20: Chapter 20 Assassination at the Engagement Banquet

"People change. It's good that you've seen him for who he is, so you won't be deceived in the future."

Qin Ge patted Lin Xiaojin's delicate shoulder and comforted her with a smile.

How could he not know what kind of character Chen Yuan had?

Supposedly a Child of Destiny,

but in reality, Chen Yuan was a lecher to his core!

As soon as he came down from the mountain and reached the train station, he was drooling over the long legs and black stockings of beautiful women.

Having met Jiang Yingxue, yunhai citys number one beauty, how could he not be moved?

Although there were slight changes from the original plot, the attempt to strike up a conversation was still inevitable.

He had intentionally brought Lin Xiaojin along to see through Chen Yuan's 'true face'.

To break Lin Xiaojin's preconceived notions.

One must never underestimate preconceived notions.

That sort of thing has a massive impact on a person's independent judgment and thoughts.

It's like a classic TV series; no matter how good the remake is,

it can never beat the original version in people's hearts.

Every version has its own god.

Different eras and different preconceived objects naturally create 'generation gaps' between different age groups.

In the end, it's all because of preconceived notions causing trouble.

But now, Chen Yuan's image in Lin Xiaojin's heart was in tatters; he could no longer influence her.

"The side show is over; now it's time for the main event."

Qin Ge pulled Lin Xiaojin and walked out of the corner.

The moment they came out, he encountered Jiang Yingxue.

However, Qin Ge acted as if he hadn't seen her and walked straight past.

He sat down at a dining table together with Lin Xiaojin.

Lin Xiaojin's heart was thumping wildly.

When passing by Jiang Yingxue, she felt a sense of dread, as if she were having an affair with President Qin and had been caught by his legitimate partner.

She lowered her voice and whispered in Qin Ge's ear, "President Qin, will us being like this cause President Jiang to misunderstand and affect your relationship?"

Qin Ge replied amusedly, "Let her misunderstand. Getting angry is her own business; I've already broken up with her."

"Besides, you don't need to think I'm that important to her; you're putting me on too high a pedestal."

He was drawing a line between himself and Jiang Yingxue.

He was also removing the barrier between himself and Lin Xiaojin.

Normally, in a relationship, the man should prove himself and elevate his status to win admiration and worship.

However, his situation with the somewhat insecure Lin Xiaojin was special; he needed to lower his stature.

As the banquet began, the Mu Family's servants brought a dazzling array of dishes to the tables.

The star of the engagement banquet, the eldest daughter of the Mu Family, Mu Xinyi, dressed in a Xiuhe Suit, went up on stage to give a speech alongside Chen Kai, the son of the Shanghai Chen family, led by Patriarch Mu.

Patriarch Mu said loudly with a smile, "Guests from the business, political, and various other sectors, I am deeply grateful for your presence at my daughter's engagement ceremony."

"Here, I would like to formally introduce some distinguished guests from Shanghai to everyone."

As he spoke, he looked toward a front table, extended his hand in an inviting gesture toward one of the young men, and said seriously, "This is the eldest son of the Shanghai Wang family, Wang Changfeng."

"Sitting next to Young Master Wang is the second son of the Shanghai Huang family, Huang Kaiyuan."

"..."

Ordinary guests were naturally not worthy of a formal introduction by the richest man in Yunhai City, Patriarch Mu, who possessed hundreds of billions in assets.

That these scions of prominent Shanghai families would visit was something even Patriarch Mu found incredible.

He gave the Shanghai families plenty of face.

At the same time, he was giving the visiting guests an opportunity to make connections.

Sure enough, as soon as Patriarch Mu pointed this out, the guests at the banquet felt an itch in their hearts like a cat scratching.

The prominent families of Shanghai!

Even the Mu Family was slightly inferior to them!

If they could befriend these scions, it would be a direct line to powerful connections!

Even Jiang Yingxue, whose heart felt stifled from seeing Qin Ge and Lin Xiaojin so intimate,

had her messy thoughts replaced by the matter of securing investment.

Lin Xiaojin murmured in disbelief, "Those lackeys are actually Young Masters from Shanghai?"

The people Patriarch Mu was introducing were precisely the lackeys and sycophants who had been following Qin Ge earlier!

She looked at Qin Ge and asked curiously, "President Qin, why do I feel like they are being very fawning toward you?"

"It's probably because I'm a good person," Qin Ge joked.

Inwardly, he sighed.

The richest man like Patriarch Mu, who built his wealth from scratch, was a total fox.

With his introductions, he gave plenty of face to the Shanghai families.

And he also made the wealthy guests who might connect with these scions owe him a favor.

Like a certain teacher's films—he's playing both sides!

Patriarch Mu reaped all the benefits for himself!

Just as Patriarch Mu was continuing his social maneuvers, an unexpected change occurred.

Suddenly, the lights in the villa went out in an instant.

Immediately after, screams rang out.

In less than half a minute, the scene fell into chaos.

Even Lin Xiaojin was so frightened that she instinctively dove into Qin Ge's arms.

Click!

The lights once again illuminated the dark villa.

Everyone stood in place, dazed and confused.

Jiang Yingxue had already rushed to the front of Qin Ge's table.

The moment the lights went out,

her heart had almost reflexively driven her to rush toward Qin Ge.

It was as if her subconscious told her

that being by Qin Ge's side was the safest.

But now, what she saw was Qin Ge with his arms around this intern, Lin Xiaojin.

An inexplicable sense of bitterness began to brew in her heart like never before.

"Miss Mu!"

"Miss Mu is injured!"

When someone noticed Mu Xinyi lying in a pool of blood on the stage, almost everyone's eyes snapped toward her.

They saw Mu Xinyi, graceful in her Xiuhe Suit, now collapsed on the stage, at her last gasp.

"Xin Yi!"

Patriarch Mu shouted, then his gaze swept to a suspect on the second floor. He roared at the bodyguards in the villa, "Catch him!"

"Don't let him get away!"

"I want him, dead or alive!"

Thud, thud, thud!

Dozens of bodyguards swarmed toward the second floor.

Among these bodyguards, one young man stood out from the crowd.

It was precisely the Child of Destiny, Chen Yuan!

He leaped three meters high, as if he knew qinggong, and shot toward the suspect on the second floor.

A chase ensued.

The suspect crashed through a window in the second-floor corridor to escape, and Chen Yuan followed closely behind.

"Doctor!"

"Take Xin Yi down for treatment!"

Patriarch Mu gave orders in an orderly fashion.

As the richest man in Yunhai City, he didn't need an ambulance for such a situation.

The Mu Family had a private medical team stationed there, and the medical facilities were even more high-end than a hospital!

Under Patriarch Mu's arrangements, the banquet returned to calm in a short time.

People ate and drank as they should.

As if nothing had happened.

Qin Ge had known about this long-planned assassination. He looked down at the blushing Lin Xiaojin in his arms and said playfully, "Guess who the killer is?"

Lin Xiaojin bit her lip, her chin resting on Qin Ge's chest, and said pitifully, "President Qin, can you let go of me first?"

Qin Ge was holding her too tightly.

Her 'cream puffs' were about to be flattened!

Qin Ge unhurriedly let go and joked, "I forgot about that. I was terrified."

Lin Xiaojin hummed in annoyance.

You were terrified?

You weren't scared at all, okay!

You were smiling the whole time.

You were just one step away from eating a slice of watermelon!

"Could it be a business rival of the Mu Family who took this opportunity to strike?"

Lin Xiaojin asked tentatively, sighing, "Business wars are truly terrifying."

Qin Ge shook his head.

Lin Xiaojin tilted her head and thought for a moment, then had a flash of inspiration. "Could it be an ex-boyfriend abandoned by the Mu Family's eldest daughter, who couldn't take it and took the chance to get revenge?"

Qin Ge continued to shake his head. "Not that either. I won't keep you in suspense anymore. I'll go find out and come back to gossip with you."

With that, his gaze swept over the scions from Shanghai, Jiang Yingxue, and Lin Xiaojin.

He left with a silent smile.

Leaving the banquet scene some time and space for things to ferment on their own.