Chapter 222 - About to come
The man in the room put down the remote after turning off the television.
He was on the highest floor of a high-end hotel in a foreign country. Still, the channels on his television all came from the mainland. It was especially done to match his preferences.
The man reached for his wineglass. He gently twirled the wine inside, slowly tasting every sip. His mind was in deep contemplation.
After a while, the man's voice rang inside this spacious and dimly lit room.
"Call for Gunan."
"Yes, Master." A butler stationed in one corner of the room dialed a number. After one ring, a young man's voice sounded in the room.
"Father, I'm listening."
The man in the room was silent at first, organizing his thoughts. After what appeared as an endless stretch of silence, he finally spoke.
"Were you there?"
"..." Guan Gao Huan gripped his phone tightly.
"No. My grandfather chose my brother—"
"Too bad. A lot of interesting things happened. Your lack of presence there in the scene is disappointing, when the history of the three legendary families is about to change. Tsk. What a waste." The man, Ming Zhi Yi, clicked his tongue in disappointment. He wished he was there instead. Or at least Lu Jin should have been there.
Oh right. His other son was present.
But still... he was disappointed.
Gao Huan's voice sounded from the other line.
"I am sorry, Father."
"It's alright. Your value also rises the more your fiancée's value does. It is deserving enough for me to forgive you."
"..."
"Now, shall we talk about this fiancée of yours? I'm getting really interested in her. You see, she managed to get two percent of that old man's business empire without a single effort. Ha-ha. How savage," Ming Zhi Yi said while laughing a bit. He really found it funny.
Here he was, a person who meticulously planned and schemed just to get every single penny he had right now in possession. Yet, some people were simply born with a golden spoon in their mouth, grew up with love, blessed to the point that they easily get everything that other people were willing to die for.
Ha-ha. How laughable.
"Unfair, isn't?" Ming Zhi Yi softly asked Gao Huan who stayed silent on the other line.
"..." Gao Huan did not speak. He knew that with this news, this man was definitely feeling annoyed right now.
"Well, let them be happy while it lasts," Ming Zhi Yi carelessly added, as if he did not really care about it.
"Master, Lu Jin is here," the butler whispered respectfully.
Ming Zhi Yi gestured to his butler to let the person come in.
"Anyway, I am still busy here in the south. I leave everything to you until I become vacant and return there. Just make sure you get ahold of your fiancée. I don't want to lose such an important pawn. She's now—" Ming Zhi Yi gently traced the rim of his wineglass with a finger lazily as he looked at the newly entered Lu Jin.
"—very important," he continued.
"Yes, father. I understand," the voice from the other line answered.
"Good." Ming Zhi Yi ended the call, tossed the phone away, and smiled insincerely to Lu Jin.
"How's the flight, son?"
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Meanwhile, Xiong Wuyue was trying out the especially designed dresses that she would be wearing for tomorrow. She had already made her debut in the high society last year.
Still, she intended to have an unforgettable and amazing birthday party again this year. She must have the best party of the year to surpass that bitch who liked to flaunt her face on media outlets.
Her personal assistant was busily jotting down her notes to note down every demand from her.
The personal assistant had thought, she was doomed to have a damned day today. But surprisingly, her fussy boss was calmly checking her specially-made dresses without making a tantrum.
With all the luck that the Young Miss of the Xiong family received on her birthday, everyone was envious of her. Naturally, the person who should be the most infuriated about it was none other than Xiong Wuyue. The personal assistant dared not say anything as her life would be at stake if she did. She just did her job and moved around the ticking time bomb carefully to avoid lighting her fuse.
"I hope I can invite him to come to my banquet. Tell father that he needed to invite Zhou Linfeng, no matter what. Oh! If he could also invite Second Young Master Lu Yin Ze, that would be perfect as well. Who else, hmm, the CEO of XX company, the Manager of..."
Xiong Wuyue continued to happily list out the important people whom she thought must attend her birthday banquet. They had already give out invitations since two weeks ago. Nevertheless, Xiong Wuyue still wanted to confirm that their presence would be there.
"Can you also check who is on the top search, the reddest A-liners right now? My birthday is already tomorrow. I want to see the netizens go crazy about my birthday. "
The personal assistant sneakily gripped her phone and turned it off.
"Oh, Young Miss, I'm sorry. My phone shut down. I forgot to charge my phone yesterday night," she apologized tearfully. The personal assistant had to change phones at least two times every month. And it was all because Xiong Wuyue would suddenly throw a fit and hurl the phone at her or on the floor or walls. She did not want to lose the newly purchased phone in her hand so fast.
Xiong Wuyue glared at her coldly. "Useless."
She did not have a choice but to endure it. Her father came to her room yesterday night and took out all of her electronic devices. He said that he was modifying them to increase security, so that no one could hack them in any way.
Xiong Wuyue simply thought that her father happened to face some troubles and was making preparations, thus, she did not mind nor give it any thought. She was not a 'techie' person to begin with. What was more, she was busy with all the preparations for her birthday banquet, to sweep that bitch's face on the floor in humiliation.
She faced the mirror again and smiled confidently. She hoped that tomorrow would come soon.
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