Everyone present at the event, most especially the ladies and the media, couldn"t help but stare at them in a daze. The two men standing in front were dazzling, as if the moon and the sun stood there together, creating lights bright enough to make anyone subconsciously cover their eyes.
They were surprised but actually, not that much because they all thought that it was quite obvious. They thought that it was only to be expected that the younger brother was just as good looking as the big brother. This combination was almost too much to handle for everyone, especially the ladies.
"Ahh, my eyes!! These G.o.ds are too much!!"
"We can"t fantasize about the CEO anymore but oh my G.o.d, my broken heart has finally mended. I didn"t know Mr. Chen was hiding such a beautiful man all this time!"
"That"s right, that"s right! This is our chance!"
"Oh G.o.d, he"s so handsome! So beautiful! The King already has his queen so let"s go after the prince!"
As the ladies continued fantasizing within themselves, Zaki spoke. He welcomed all the guests and expressed his grat.i.tude and after that, Sei asked Zaki to follow him.
"Come, let"s go meet the president and CEO"s." he said and Zaki could only walk beside him as they both headed towards the guests.
"Sei, at least give me a hint on what it is you are planning." Zaki swiftly confronted Sei as they walked and Sei simply glanced at him.
"Are you saying you still don"t have any idea on what"s going on?"
"Well, I have an inkling but…"
"But what?"
When Zaki didn"t reply, Sei halted and looked at him with a serious gaze. Zaki stared back at him and after a moment, he secretly sighed. It seemed that it only took one serious look from Sei and he could only give in.
"Okay, I got it, I got it." he surrendered and Sei simply said the word "good" before they went and mingled with the high profile personalities Sei had invited.
Time pa.s.sed and the party was going smoothly as planned. Hinari was with Madam Chen and the graceful madam was proudly introducing Hinari to her friends as her future second daughter-in-law.
Hinari could see the surprise, disappointment and envy in those women"s eyes as they looked at her. It looked like they"ve been planning to introduce their daughters to Zaki after finally knowing about his existence. Some of the women gave up but a lot still looked like they weren"t convinced at all, as if they were saying that what the madam was saying was a lie.
Hinari quite understood it since n.o.body among them knew about her engagement to Zaki yet but she didn"t care despite the animosity they were already throwing her. She instead smiled with confidence, looking at them as though telling them the words, "you people don"t have even 0.1% of chance. Because beauty is already 1 million % mine! Just you guys wait, I will crush all your delusions into ashes soon."
As the party finally reached its final phase, the king, Sei, once again took over the stage with Zaki beside him.
"One of the reasons why I invited you all here was because we wanted to announce to everyone a big achievement. I am proud to announce that the Zhao Corporation is now under Red Empire."
As soon as those words left Sei"s lips, the first reaction from everyone was a gasp, even the old CEO"s eyes widened in disbelief. They couldn"t believe that Chen Seiji also acquired another giant company under his name. Within a short span of time, the giant company he founded, the Red Empire Corporation had turned into a conglomerate, taking the huge Chen Corporation and the Mikazuki Industries under it. Now, he actually acquired another giant and it was the oldest and one of the biggest companies; the Zhao Corporation?! How much of a monster was this man? How could he do all this like n.o.body"s business?
The announcement was indeed a shock. The CEO"s who were desperately looking for a chance to compete with Sei, lost their slightest hope in a single announcement by him. They all knew that the merger of four giant corporations were now impossible for them to overtake. Right now, the Red Empire wasn"t just the largest in East Asia anymore. At this moment, the already mighty image of Sei in their eyes turned even mightier and even more powerful than before. He was now invincible in their eyes. Indeed, this man, the founder, the chairman, the CEO of Red Empire was a monster, an unbeatable monster.
But the surprise didn"t end there as Sei continued his announcement.
"Also, from this day forward, my younger brother, Zaki, is now the new president of the Red Empire Conglomerate." He said and another gasp echoed.