Chapter 750 - 726:
This question stumped Ye Chen. With his head bowed, he sneaked a glance at the two, who seemed to be competing fiercely. In his heart, Ye Chen understood that he absolutely couldn’t favor any side, nor could he follow either one of them. Plucking up his courage, he reached out a shoulder and pulled both women into his arms, saying, "Stop fighting, you both will come with me today!"
The statement stopped the two of them in their tracks, and just as it did them, it also stunned the other gentlemen present. They all looked at Ye Chen with envious eyes. Shit, Ye Chen really was a real man; only a real man could conquer two such stunning women and dare to embrace them both in his arms.
Ye Chen had thought his actions would provoke a violent reaction from the two women, but unexpectedly, both of them quietly leaned into his embrace without a word. Ye Chen felt satisfied and finally at ease. In fact, the two women had already accepted each other in their hearts. It was unlikely for them to quarrel over such a matter; the previous contention was merely directed at Ye Chen rather than at each other.
"Ladies and gentlemen..." Zhang Bufen entered from outside, then holding the microphone, walked to the front and smiled, "Please take your seats now, the charity gala is officially starting!"
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Everyone hurried to their assigned seats and sat down, with the crowd spontaneously breaking into applause.
"As you all know, Japan has encountered some incidents this time, including the earthquake in the eastern region." Zhang Bufen played a short clip showing the poverty in some areas of Japan, as well as the extent of the disaster in the earthquake-hit eastern region. The dead elderly, the crying children—if this had been in China, Ye Chen would have donated without hesitation. What a pity, this was Japan. Even though the international community has been promoting humanitarianism, Ye Chen didn’t see it that way. What was the point of donating to a country that couldn’t acknowledge its heinous crimes, a country that couldn’t face its history?
After everyone watched the clip, Zhang Bufen smiled, "Ladies and gentlemen, surely after watching, your hearts must be heavy? In the spirit of Sino-Japanese friendship and humanitarianism, we have gathered here today to donate to our Japanese counterparts, as well as to overseas Chinese in Japan... Please extend your generous hands and donate!"
"Hua Heng Group donates one million!"
"Zhongxing Group donates five million..."
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Corporate representatives on site raised their placards one after another, having prepared their donations in advance. Over a dozen companies donated, totaling over sixty million, which exceeded Zhang Bufen’s expectations. What Zhang Bufen had in mind was unclear to everyone except him.