Chapter 176: 175 – Grabbing A Deal
If audio player doesn't work, press Stop then Play button again
Ren was stunned when he entered the hotel and saw the grand arrangements that Fang had made for his birthday party. A sea of familiar faces greeted him, and quite a number of unfamiliar ones, too. His business acquaintances, friends, colleagues, people he had helped – how had Fang managed to gather all of them together and host this grand party right under Ren's nose without alerting him?
Ren was especially impressed with the orphans who had been invited and were waiting nervously to greet him. Ren quickly went over to them with Fang, and learnt that not only had Fang invited them and made special arrangements at the party so that the young children won't feel bored or lost, but Prince Uno had also gone in after Fang and generously donated party clothes to all the orphanages!
The children from the orphanages had all gathered together and practiced to perform a musical play for Ren, and Ren was so touched by it that he personally thanked each and every child who had come, with Fang hovering by his side like a guardian angel. The babies, too, played with the young guests and took lots of pictures.
"Will we get invited every year for a party like this?" one small child asked hopefully, looking up at Ren and Fang.
Fang took Ren's hand and looked at the child.
"Of course," Fang said quietly. "I will always throw a party for my beloved Ren's birthday, and all of you will always be invited. So you have to study well and show off your achievements to Ren and I next year, all right?"
The child nodded eagerly, then hugged Ren's leg shyly and ran off.
Ren looked at Fang, his golden eyes filled with emotion. "You…" he murmured, caressing Fang's face with gentle fingers. "When did my big darling grow up so much to even do things like these…?"
Fang flushed. "I had plenty of help," he replied, kissing Ren's hand. He lowered his voice so that only Ren would be able to hear his next words. "Sylvia told me about your grand birthday parties in the previous world that your family used to throw for you, and I shamelessly stole the idea. Pax and Wolf and everyone helped me make the arrangements," Fang whispered in Ren's ear.
Ren chuckled and kissed Fang's cheek. "Thank you, my big darling," he said. "You have definitely made me the happiest man in the universe, just as you promised."
Fang grinned and took Ren to meet the other guests who had flown in from all over the world just for this occasion.
"Chairman Ren has never thrown a party for himself before," a businessman from Star Nation said to Ren. "I was wondering what happened this year, and then I realised that it was a surprise party being planned by Prince Fang for you."
Ren looked at Fang, his golden eyes filled with affection. "Fang hid it really well – even I don't know how he managed to do it," he confessed. "I had no idea that he had thrown such a grand party for me today. I was thinking we are going out for a family dinner until an hour ago."
Everyone laughed at Ren's words, and Fang had a proud smirk on his face that clearly said 'mission accomplished'.
"You must be thrilled, Chairman Ren," another businesswoman from Snow Country spoke up. "This is such a sweet thing to do – Prince Fang must definitely care for you very much."
"Of course," Fang said, bringing Ren's hand to his lips again. "Who will I care for if not the love of my life?" he asked cheekily, with a wink.
Ren blushed adorably, and everyone was amused to see this cute side of the normally cold and distant Chairman Ren. It looked like even Chairman Ren had a different side to his personality when he was with his significant other, and Prince Fang was clearly a greater force than any of them had anticipated before.
The minister from Sand Country, who could be counted among their friends now, came up with a huge package.
"A small gift from our country, Chairman Ren," he said, grinning ear to ear. "We hope that this will influence you to visit our country more often in the future."
"Thank you," Ren said courteously.
"Originally, we were planning to give you this for your wedding with Prince Fang – but given how much you and Prince Fang have helped our country, this would no longer be sufficient for a wedding gift. We were just wondering when to give you this when we received the invitation to your birthday party and realised that this would make a perfect birthday gift for you," the minister said happily.
Ren blinked, curious about the gift. Of course, he wouldn't open it right now – that would be done later, and he would have to write personal thank you notes to all the guests with the brand new set of luxury writing instruments that Pax had gifted him just this morning.
When Ren and Fang opened the gift from Sand Country later, they were stunned. It was the scaled down model of a luxury villa in one of the most scenic locations in Sand Country that they had been gifted by the government of Sand Country! And now that they had a holiday home in Sand Country, they would have to visit more often, wouldn't they?
Of course, this was not the only extravagant gift Ren received – now that Fang had been elevated to a real life prince, many people upgraded their gift to a couple gift so that they could get into the good books of both Chairman Ren and Prince Fang (and, of course, they were hoping to get invited to more parties by this glamorous couple in the future).
All in all, the party was a grand success. Ren enjoyed himself very much, and the party was very fruitful in terms of both personal and professional relationships and deals. Fang had really outdone himself, Ren thought, looking at his extraordinary fiancé, who was currently chatting with Zeus's father at an equal level, and pride surged through Ren. The male lead would always have his protagonist halo – but Ren thought to himself that perhaps he could claim a small part of the credit for Fang's success, too.
"Ren? What's wrong?" Fang's soft voice echoed in Ren's ear, full of concern and affection, drawing Ren out of the daze that he was in.
Ren shook his head and smiled at Fang. "I was just thinking that you have become such an extraordinary young man," he said.
"All thanks to you," Fang replied immediately. "Without you, I would be nothing."
Ren chuckled and shook his head. "Even without me, a diamond like you wouldn't remain buried in the mud for too long," he murmured.
Fang shook his head firmly and dragged Ren away to chat with Zeus's father, too. It was then that Ren realised that Fang had almost convinced the elderly man to cooperate on a joint project with Sirocco and Zephyr both!
Really extraordinary, Ren thought with a smile, pride filling his golden eyes as he looked at Fang.
With Ren in the picture as well, Zeus's father was won over in a matter of moments, and a very profitable deal was sealed immediately.
"What an amazing couple you two make," Zeus's father said with a sigh, looking at Ren and Fang. "If only my Zeus was half as good as one of you…" He shot a glare at Zeus, who was happily chatting with Prince Uno at the moment, and pulling at the latter's scarf playfully, while Princess Una was watching them with a fond expression on her face.
"Secret CEO Zeus is even more talented than us, I feel," Ren said mildly. "After all, it is more difficult to keep your talent hidden when all eyes are on you."
Zeus's father was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed happily – naturally, he was very proud of his son and only whined about him to people on the outside out of affection.
"I am very glad that we are going to be related in the future, Chairman Ren and Prince Fang," Zeus's father said, beaming at the two young men. "It is indeed Zeus's fortune that he somehow managed to win over Princess Una's heart." Zeus's father was very satisfied with his son's fiancée – not only was she a stunning beauty, and the heiress to the throne of the Dragon Nation, but she was also a wonderful woman with an excellent brain and a kind nature. She was the complete package, and everyone in Zeus's family adored her.
And now that it turned out that they would even have relatives like Chairman Ren and Prince Fang – Zeus's father became more and more satisfied with the match.
On the other side, the Dragon Queen was also very satisfied with her future son in law and his family – and she had given her blessings to Una and Zeus a long time ago already.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
Ren was stunned when he entered the hotel and saw the grand arrangements that Fang had made for his birthday party. A sea of familiar faces greeted him, and quite a number of unfamiliar ones, too. His business acquaintances, friends, colleagues, people he had helped – how had Fang managed to gather all of them together and host this grand party right under Ren's nose without alerting him?
Ren was especially impressed with the orphans who had been invited and were waiting nervously to greet him. Ren quickly went over to them with Fang, and learnt that not only had Fang invited them and made special arrangements at the party so that the young children won't feel bored or lost, but Prince Uno had also gone in after Fang and generously donated party clothes to all the orphanages!
The children from the orphanages had all gathered together and practiced to perform a musical play for Ren, and Ren was so touched by it that he personally thanked each and every child who had come, with Fang hovering by his side like a guardian angel. The babies, too, played with the young guests and took lots of pictures.
"Will we get invited every year for a party like this?" one small child asked hopefully, looking up at Ren and Fang.
Fang took Ren's hand and looked at the child.
"Of course," Fang said quietly. "I will always throw a party for my beloved Ren's birthday, and all of you will always be invited. So you have to study well and show off your achievements to Ren and I next year, all right?"
The child nodded eagerly, then hugged Ren's leg shyly and ran off.
Ren looked at Fang, his golden eyes filled with emotion. "You…" he murmured, caressing Fang's face with gentle fingers. "When did my big darling grow up so much to even do things like these…?"
Fang flushed. "I had plenty of help," he replied, kissing Ren's hand. He lowered his voice so that only Ren would be able to hear his next words. "Sylvia told me about your grand birthday parties in the previous world that your family used to throw for you, and I shamelessly stole the idea. Pax and Wolf and everyone helped me make the arrangements," Fang whispered in Ren's ear.
Ren chuckled and kissed Fang's cheek. "Thank you, my big darling," he said. "You have definitely made me the happiest man in the universe, just as you promised."
Fang grinned and took Ren to meet the other guests who had flown in from all over the world just for this occasion.
"Chairman Ren has never thrown a party for himself before," a businessman from Star Nation said to Ren. "I was wondering what happened this year, and then I realised that it was a surprise party being planned by Prince Fang for you."
Ren looked at Fang, his golden eyes filled with affection. "Fang hid it really well – even I don't know how he managed to do it," he confessed. "I had no idea that he had thrown such a grand party for me today. I was thinking we are going out for a family dinner until an hour ago."
Everyone laughed at Ren's words, and Fang had a proud smirk on his face that clearly said 'mission accomplished'.
"You must be thrilled, Chairman Ren," another businesswoman from Snow Country spoke up. "This is such a sweet thing to do – Prince Fang must definitely care for you very much."
"Of course," Fang said, bringing Ren's hand to his lips again. "Who will I care for if not the love of my life?" he asked cheekily, with a wink.
Ren blushed adorably, and everyone was amused to see this cute side of the normally cold and distant Chairman Ren. It looked like even Chairman Ren had a different side to his personality when he was with his significant other, and Prince Fang was clearly a greater force than any of them had anticipated before.
The minister from Sand Country, who could be counted among their friends now, came up with a huge package.
"A small gift from our country, Chairman Ren," he said, grinning ear to ear. "We hope that this will influence you to visit our country more often in the future."
"Thank you," Ren said courteously.
"Originally, we were planning to give you this for your wedding with Prince Fang – but given how much you and Prince Fang have helped our country, this would no longer be sufficient for a wedding gift. We were just wondering when to give you this when we received the invitation to your birthday party and realised that this would make a perfect birthday gift for you," the minister said happily.
Ren blinked, curious about the gift. Of course, he wouldn't open it right now – that would be done later, and he would have to write personal thank you notes to all the guests with the brand new set of luxury writing instruments that Pax had gifted him just this morning.
When Ren and Fang opened the gift from Sand Country later, they were stunned. It was the scaled down model of a luxury villa in one of the most scenic locations in Sand Country that they had been gifted by the government of Sand Country! And now that they had a holiday home in Sand Country, they would have to visit more often, wouldn't they?
Of course, this was not the only extravagant gift Ren received – now that Fang had been elevated to a real life prince, many people upgraded their gift to a couple gift so that they could get into the good books of both Chairman Ren and Prince Fang (and, of course, they were hoping to get invited to more parties by this glamorous couple in the future).
All in all, the party was a grand success. Ren enjoyed himself very much, and the party was very fruitful in terms of both personal and professional relationships and deals. Fang had really outdone himself, Ren thought, looking at his extraordinary fiancé, who was currently chatting with Zeus's father at an equal level, and pride surged through Ren. The male lead would always have his protagonist halo – but Ren thought to himself that perhaps he could claim a small part of the credit for Fang's success, too.
"Ren? What's wrong?" Fang's soft voice echoed in Ren's ear, full of concern and affection, drawing Ren out of the daze that he was in.
Ren shook his head and smiled at Fang. "I was just thinking that you have become such an extraordinary young man," he said.
"All thanks to you," Fang replied immediately. "Without you, I would be nothing."
Ren chuckled and shook his head. "Even without me, a diamond like you wouldn't remain buried in the mud for too long," he murmured.
Fang shook his head firmly and dragged Ren away to chat with Zeus's father, too. It was then that Ren realised that Fang had almost convinced the elderly man to cooperate on a joint project with Sirocco and Zephyr both!
Really extraordinary, Ren thought with a smile, pride filling his golden eyes as he looked at Fang.
With Ren in the picture as well, Zeus's father was won over in a matter of moments, and a very profitable deal was sealed immediately.
"What an amazing couple you two make," Zeus's father said with a sigh, looking at Ren and Fang. "If only my Zeus was half as good as one of you…" He shot a glare at Zeus, who was happily chatting with Prince Uno at the moment, and pulling at the latter's scarf playfully, while Princess Una was watching them with a fond expression on her face.
"Secret CEO Zeus is even more talented than us, I feel," Ren said mildly. "After all, it is more difficult to keep your talent hidden when all eyes are on you."
Zeus's father was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed happily – naturally, he was very proud of his son and only whined about him to people on the outside out of affection.
"I am very glad that we are going to be related in the future, Chairman Ren and Prince Fang," Zeus's father said, beaming at the two young men. "It is indeed Zeus's fortune that he somehow managed to win over Princess Una's heart." Zeus's father was very satisfied with his son's fiancée – not only was she a stunning beauty, and the heiress to the throne of the Dragon Nation, but she was also a wonderful woman with an excellent brain and a kind nature. She was the complete package, and everyone in Zeus's family adored her.
And now that it turned out that they would even have relatives like Chairman Ren and Prince Fang – Zeus's father became more and more satisfied with the match.
On the other side, the Dragon Queen was also very satisfied with her future son in law and his family – and she had given her blessings to Una and Zeus a long time ago already.
Ren was stunned when he entered the hotel and saw the grand arrangements that Fang had made for his birthday party. A sea of familiar faces greeted him, and quite a number of unfamiliar ones, too. His business acquaintances, friends, colleagues, people he had helped how had Fang managed to gather all of them together and host this grand party right under Ren's nose without alerting him?Ren was especially impressed with the orphans who had been invited and were waiting nervously to greet him. Ren quickly went over to them with Fang, and learnt that not only had Fang invited them and made special arrangements at the party so that the young children won't feel bored or lost, but Prince Uno had also gone in after Fang and generously donated party clothes to all the orphanages!The children from the orphanages had all gathered together and practiced to perform a musical play for Ren, and Ren was so touched by it that he personally thanked each and every child who had come, with Fang hovering by his side like a guardian angel. The babies, too, played with the young guests and took lots of pictures."Will we get invited every year for a party like this?" one small child asked hopefully, looking up at Ren and Fang.Fang took Ren's hand and looked at the child."Of course," Fang said quietly. "I will always throw a party for my beloved Ren's birthday, and all of you will always be invited. So you have to study well and show off your achievements to Ren and I next year, all right?"The child nodded eagerly, then hugged Ren's leg shyly and ran off.Ren looked at Fang, his golden eyes filled with emotion. "You" he murmured, caressing Fang's face with gentle fingers. "When did my big darling grow up so much to even do things like these?"Fang flushed. "I had plenty of help," he replied, kissing Ren's hand. He lowered his voice so that only Ren would be able to hear his next words. "Sylvia told me about your grand birthday parties in the previous world that your family used to throw for you, and I shamelessly stole the idea. Pax and Wolf and everyone helped me make the arrangements," Fang whispered in Ren's ear.Ren chuckled and kissed Fang's cheek. "Thank you, my big darling," he said. "You have definitely made me the happiest man in the universe, just as you promised."Fang grinned and took Ren to meet the other guests who had flown in from all over the world just for this occasion."Chairman Ren has never thrown a party for himself before," a businessman from Star Nation said to Ren. "I was wondering what happened this year, and then I realised that it was a surprise party being planned by Prince Fang for you."Ren looked at Fang, his golden eyes filled with affection. "Fang hid it really well even I don't know how he managed to do it," he confessed. "I had no idea that he had thrown such a grand party for me today. I was thinking we are going out for a family dinner until an hour ago."Everyone laughed at Ren's words, and Fang had a proud smirk on his face that clearly said 'mission accomplished'."You must be thrilled, Chairman Ren," another businesswoman from Snow Country spoke up. "This is such a sweet thing to do Prince Fang must definitely care for you very much.""Of course," Fang said, bringing Ren's hand to his lips again. "Who will I care for if not the love of my life?" he asked cheekily, with a wink.Ren blushed adorably, and everyone was amused to see this cute side of the normally cold and distant Chairman Ren. It looked like even Chairman Ren had a different side to his personality when he was with his significant other, and Prince Fang was clearly a greater force than any of them had anticipated before.The minister from Sand Country, who could be counted among their friends now, came up with a huge package."A small gift from our country, Chairman Ren," he said, grinning ear to ear. "We hope that this will influence you to visit our country more often in the future.""Thank you," Ren said courteously."Originally, we were planning to give you this for your wedding with Prince Fang but given how much you and Prince Fang have helped our country, this would no longer be sufficient for a wedding gift. We were just wondering when to give you this when we received the invitation to your birthday party and realised that this would make a perfect birthday gift for you," the minister said happily.Ren blinked, curious about the gift. Of course, he wouldn't open it right now that would be done later, and he would have to write personal thank you notes to all the guests with the brand new set of luxury writing instruments that Pax had gifted him just this morning. When Ren and Fang opened the gift from Sand Country later, they were stunned. It was the scaled down model of a luxury villa in one of the most scenic locations in Sand Country that they had been gifted by the government of Sand Country! And now that they had a holiday home in Sand Country, they would have to visit more often, wouldn't they?Of course, this was not the only extravagant gift Ren received now that Fang had been elevated to a real life prince, many people upgraded their gift to a couple gift so that they could get into the good books of both Chairman Ren and Prince Fang and, of course, they were hoping to get invited to more parties by this glamorous couple in the future.All in all, the party was a grand success. Ren enjoyed himself very much, and the party was very fruitful in terms of both personal and professional relationships and deals. Fang had really outdone himself, Ren thought, looking at his extraordinary fianc, who was currently chatting with Zeus's father at an equal level, and pride surged through Ren. The male lead would always have his protagonist halo but Ren thought to himself that perhaps he could claim a small part of the credit for Fang's success, too."Ren? What's wrong?" Fang's soft voice echoed in Ren's ear, full of concern and affection, drawing Ren out of the daze that he was in.Ren shook his head and smiled at Fang. "I was just thinking that you have become such an extraordinary young man," he said."All thanks to you," Fang replied immediately. "Without you, I would be nothing."Ren chuckled and shook his head. "Even without me, a diamond like you wouldn't remain buried in the mud for too long," he murmured.Fang shook his head firmly and dragged Ren away to chat with Zeus's father, too. It was then that Ren realised that Fang had almost convinced the elderly man to cooperate on a joint project with Sirocco and Zephyr both!Really extraordinary, Ren thought with a smile, pride filling his golden eyes as he looked at Fang.With Ren in the picture as well, Zeus's father was won over in a matter of moments, and a very profitable deal was sealed immediately."What an amazing couple you two make," Zeus's father said with a sigh, looking at Ren and Fang. "If only my Zeus was half as good as one of you" He shot a glare at Zeus, who was happily chatting with Prince Uno at the moment, and pulling at the latter's scarf playfully, while Princess Una was watching them with a fond expression on her face."Secret CEO Zeus is even more talented than us, I feel," Ren said mildly. "After all, it is more difficult to keep your talent hidden when all eyes are on you."Zeus's father was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed happily naturally, he was very proud of his son and only whined about him to people on the outside out of affection."I am very glad that we are going to be related in the future, Chairman Ren and Prince Fang," Zeus's father said, beaming at the two young men. "It is indeed Zeus's fortune that he somehow managed to win over Princess Una's heart." Zeus's father was very satisfied with his son's fiance not only was she a stunning beauty, and the heiress to the throne of the Dragon Nation, but she was also a wonderful woman with an excellent brain and a kind nature. She was the complete package, and everyone in Zeus's family adored her.And now that it turned out that they would even have relatives like Chairman Ren and Prince Fang Zeus's father became more and more satisfied with the match.On the other side, the Dragon Queen was also very satisfied with her future son in law and his family and she had given her blessings to Una and Zeus a long time ago already.
