Magic Doctor CEO Lady's Humble Husband (Fade Chen)
Chapter 1437

Fade was wearing a black suit and a pair of leather shoes. He felt a little strange as he walked in.

Hollace led him in and he started greeting and engaging in small talks with the guests who were already there.

Although it was just socializing, Fade felt that it was even more exhausting than participating in a fight.

This was because the guests whom Hollace wanted him to meet were not martial artists at all. Instead, they were of the management levels.

They were either the director of the Martial Arts Association, the director of the Sports Bureau or the members of the committees.

Their hair were all slicked back with hair gel and they all had beer bellies. They didn't seem like martial artists at all. They greeted him in a bureaucratic manner.

A member of the committee shook hands with Fade with a huge smile plastered on his face, praising that he was skillful.

The director encouraged him to be less arrogant, and that he should continue to work hard to strive for better results.

Furthermore, the other director patted Fade on the shoulder, encouraging him to work hard, to strive to participate in the international competitions, and to make the country proud.

In short, the conversations were pointless and those officials were just acting bureaucratic towards Fade. He was almost on the verge of breaking down.

Fortunately, Romeo and a few other acquaintances from his world had finally arrived at the scene. They started chatting with him, which made him feel more comfortable.

After chatting around, he noticed that Romeo didn't attend this forum as a member of the Five Elements Squad, but rather as a representative of some kind of management committee for the martial artists. In short, this event was for all sorts of organizations and the nation's leaders to participate in.

Fade, the champion of the match, was just a mere guest.

At 2:30 p.m., the forum officially began.

First of all, the host gave a speech. He was a man with a big belly. With a script in hand, he read through it for more than 30 minutes on stage.

Fade clapped his hand when the host was finally done speaking, but soon, he realized that the torture was yet to end.

More representatives and members of committees presented their speeches on stage.

The speeches were at least 15 minutes long each. Half an hour was the most common duration, and someone even presented for more than an hour.

Fade was sitting and staring at these so-called leaders who had no martial arts cultivation at all. They were talking about the difficulties and opportunities they faced while promoting Chinese martial arts. They said they wanted to pour in more effort in developing martial arts and even suggested integrating it with the modern age civilization concept. He grew stiff in his seat as he heard those words, and he forced a smile while applauding at each speech.

After a few hours of suffering, it was already 5:30 p.m. and finally, the forum was about to end.

Fade, as the representative of the martial artists, was finally called to the stage. He received an honor certificate and a bouquet of flowers from the leaders. Then, he nodded and accepted the words of encouragement of the leaders. He promised to continue to work hard in the future, to practice hard, and to make the country proud.

It wasn't until the group photo session which took place later that he finally got back his freedom.

However, it was not over yet. After the forum, they proceeded for dinner in the canteen, and there would also be a cocktail reception later at night.

Fade felt that he had had enough. He didn't want to go to the party at night, but Hollace told him that the party at night was the perfect opportunity for him to communicate with other martial artists, as the officials would be retiring for the night after the forum ended.

Therefore, he continued to stay on. He got on a bus and attended the party at another hotel.

After the same official routine speech, the party finally began. Although it was still a little awkward, it was much more relaxed when compared with the forum earlier.

Overall, there were fewer officials and more martial artists present that night.

In that environment, Fade looked a bit more relaxed. Romeo and Hollace also brought him with them to socialize with different martial artists.

Hollace intended to introduce some martial artists with official backgrounds to Fade. It was to at least establish an official impression and identity for him, preventing him from falling into the category of an unknown martial artist.

On the other hand, Romeo introduced some martial artists from big families to him. Among them, there were many hidden families that were similar to the Hsing family in Capital City.

Harmon was there that night, and he started singing praises about Fade again, hinting that he wanted to recruit him, but Fade rejected his offer.

Halfway through the party, the remaining officials finally left the venue too.

The remaining night was left to the young martial artists, and they were mostly from official backgrounds and of reputable skills.

The gathering was basically for them to exchange their skills, propose ideas on promoting martial arts, and also to plan the prospect of martial arts. It was a lively atmosphere.

As the champion, Fade was naturally the center of attention that night. Some martial artists came over to greet him and be acquainted with him that night.

He greeted them one by one and politely declined some of their recruitments. Then, he sat down on one side to take a break.

However, at that moment, a series of footsteps approached him.

Fade looked up and saw a man in his mid-20's walking towards him with a wine glass in hand. Behind the man was a group of young martial artists. It was obvious that this man was someone not of the ordinary.

"Mr. Chen, I've heard so much about you!" The man walked over with a smile and raised his glass to greet him.

Fade also raised his glass and said, "Hello!"

At this moment, Romeo came to Fade's side and whispered in his ear, "This is Ingram, a member of the Zhao family in Capital City. He has reached the late stage of the Earth Level. He is comparable to Faxon."

"Zhao family?" Hearing this, Fade was slightly surprised and asked, "Is it the same Zhao family that is related to Farrell? I heard that they work as bodyguards for the government?"

Romeo nodded and said, "It's indeed them, the imperial guards. They are considered to be the family with the highest status among us martial artists. The entire Zhao family's martial arts cultivation is of high skills and they hold some important roles."

Fade nodded and looked at Ingram, his heart filled with doubt.

Logically speaking, he was not acquainted with Ingram, and he had beaten Farrell up previously. Yet, Ingram was all smiles standing in front of him.

Regardless, Fade still nodded with a smile and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhao, I've heard a lot about you too."

Ingram smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, I heard you've defeated Faxon this time and won the championship. It's a shocking achievement!"

"I was just lucky," Fade said politely.