18: Chapter 18 Engagement Banquet, Chen Yuan Makes His Appearance

The next day, evening.

Outside the Mu Family villa in Yunhai City, luxury cars were like clouds and the wealthy were like rain.

Today was the engagement ceremony of the Mu Family's eldest Young Miss, Mu Xinyi, and the son of the Chen Family from the Magic Capital.

The Mu Family had specially organized an engagement banquet; it was very grand, with guests invited from all over.

Celebrities from all walks of life in Yunhai City.

Even high-society individuals from the Magic Capital came in flocks.

The visitors were either rich or noble.

Having a net worth of over a hundred million to attend the engagement ceremony of the richest man's daughter?

Don't ask.

If you ask, there's no seat!

And among these true celebrities and true tycoons, a certain Lin Niuniu, whose net worth had just surpassed ten thousand last night, had snuck in.

Tap, tap, tap—

Lin Xiaojin, somewhat unaccustomed to wearing high heels, stepped aside for a wealthy man passing by.

She dodged her way to a catering area.

Her watery big eyes were full of fear as she looked around.

"Where did President Qin go?"

"President Qin went to the bathroom, why is he taking so long?"

"Why hasn't President Qin come back yet!"

Lin Xiaojin was uneasy and didn't dare to meet anyone's gaze.

She had been brought to the Mu Family villa by Qin Ge.

She was terrified that someone would come over and ask for an invitation, getting her kicked out in public.

In her fear, she avoided others' gazes as much as possible.

She just stared at the dazzling array of gourmet food before her; after watching for a while, her mouth watered, and she swallowed hard.

"So much delicious food!"

"It doesn't just smell good, it looks great too."

"It would be great if I could bring Mom here for a big feast."

Having had the experience of being caught taking a croissant before, Lin Xiaojin didn't dare reach out again.

Moreover, she was currently wearing a pearl-white floor-length dress that President Qin had helped her buy.

There was simply no place to pack anything away.

She couldn't exactly take a plastic bag and carry it off like she was at a wet market, could she?

She was now President Qin's female companion.

She couldn't bring shame to President Qin's face.

"Lin Xiaojin!?"

Suddenly, a surprised voice sounded behind Lin Xiaojin.

She instinctively turned her head and looked at the young man walking quickly toward her not far away.

This young man was just over 1.8 meters tall, slightly shorter than President Qin.

There was a hint of a ruffian's air in his eyes.

His looks weren't bad, and he had a bit of a wild and unrestrained free spirit.

But compared to President Qin's peerlessly handsome face, he was still more than just a little bit lacking.

Lin Xiaojin asked in confusion, "You... who are you?"

She was a bit scared.

It felt as if her act of being a fake socialite was being seen through.

Chen Yuan pointed at his own nose and said in disbelief, "It's me, Chen Yuan, Xiao Jin! You don't recognize me?"

Since coming down from the mountain, Chen Yuan was like a hidden dragon emerging from the abyss.

When he was on the mountain, his beautiful Master always made him keep his distance from his seven stunningly beautiful Senior Sisters.

He could see them but couldn't touch them.

It was incredibly torturous!

Now that he had come down the mountain, the mountain was high and Master was far away.

Could Master still stop him from picking up girls?

He looked around the banquet hall, his heart for hunting beauties running wild.

He hadn't found a single beauty who could compare to his Senior Sisters.

Finally, he found one, and she actually turned out to be his childhood friend, his childhood sweetheart.

Chen Yuan never imagined in his wildest dreams.

That one day, that scrawny little girl from his childhood would actually grow up to be so slim and graceful.

She made his eyes light up!

Lin Xiaojin showed a look of surprise and said, "You're Chen Yuan? Weren't you sent to an orphanage?"

In her memory, the grown-up Chen Yuan overlapped with the Chen Yuan who was the neighbor's kid from her childhood.

However, when she was still young, a tragedy had occurred in Chen Yuan's family.

Afterward, he was sent to an orphanage.

She had never seen him again.

Chen Yuan shook his head repeatedly. "I didn't go to an orphanage. It's a long story. By the way, you don't live in the old place anymore?"

Lin Xiaojin nodded.

Her family situation wasn't much better than Chen Yuan's.

The old house had been sold long ago.

Chen Yuan familiarly picked up two glasses of red wine, drank one himself, and handed the other to Lin Xiaojin, asking, "So where do you live now?"

Just as Lin Xiaojin was about to introduce her background, Qin Ge finally appeared not far away.

He kept a straight face and beckoned to Lin Xiaojin, "Lin Xiaojin, come here!"

The moment she saw Qin Ge, Lin Xiaojin's eyes lit up. "Coming!"

"Chen Yuan, my boss is looking for me. I can't chat with you anymore."

Lin Xiaojin waved at Chen Yuan, then walked around him and ran quickly toward Qin Ge in her high heels.

Walking up to Qin Ge, Lin Xiaojin stumbled and instinctively grabbed Qin Ge's arm.

She looked up and murmured aggrievedly, "President Qin, where did you go? Why did you only just come back?"

"I've been waiting for you for so long!"

"If you didn't come out soon, I was afraid I'd be kicked out."

Qin Ge didn't answer; he looked at Chen Yuan behind Lin Xiaojin, squinting as their eyes met.

It was like flint hitting steel; the moment their gazes collided, sparks and lightning flew.

Qin Ge withdrew his gaze, stared at Lin Xiaojin, and said stiffly with a straight face, "Lin Xiaojin, you're quite lucky in love. You just arrived at this kind of event and already hooked a wealthy husband?"

"You must remember, I brought you here to be my female companion."

"Not to let you be someone else's female companion."

"And certainly not to let you flirt with other men!"

Lin Xiaojin pouted aggrievedly. "I wasn't flirting with Chen Yuan!"

"He was the one who approached me."

"Besides, he's my childhood friend and former neighbor."

Qin Ge narrowed his eyes. "Really?"

Lin Xiaojin nodded emphatically. "Of course it's true."

She felt a bit suspicious in her heart.

President Qin first intentionally kissed her last night.

And today, he flew into a rage just because she spoke with Chen Yuan.

Lin Xiaojin muttered suspiciously to herself.

Could it be that President Qin really likes her?

That's impossible!

President Qin's former girlfriend was President Jiang.

In all of Yunhai City, there is no woman more beautiful than President Jiang.

Even in the entire Dragon Kingdom, you couldn't find many beauties who could outshine Jiang Yingxue.

President Qin ignores Yunhai City's number one beauty.

Why would he like her, Lin Xiaojin?

Keeping a straight face, in front of Chen Yuan behind her, Qin Ge flicked Lin Xiaojin's forehead and threatened, "If you dare lie to me, I'll post the video of you stealing into the company's main group chat!"

Lin Xiaojin shook her head in protest. "President Qin, I really didn't lie to you."

Qin Ge dropped his serious expression and nodded. "Fine, I believe you."

He extended his arm to his side and tilted his chin forward. "Come on, let's walk around."

Lin Xiaojin took the initiative to hook her arm into Qin Ge's, standing cooperatively by his side.

Inseparable from him, she strolled forward.

At the same time, the System's notification sounds rang out one after another in Qin Ge's mind:

"Ding! Detected the appearance of the Child of Destiny Chen Yuan. Host, please be prepared!"

"Ding! The Child of Destiny Chen Yuan has developed feelings of anger toward the Host. Congratulations to the Host for gaining villain points +5,000!"

"Ding! The Child of Destiny Chen Yuan has developed killing intent toward the Host. Congratulations to the Host for gaining villain points +10,000!"