Mu Ye looked at the man before him, his expression complex, for he truly did not know how to face him.
On one hand, he was the top presence in Great Xia, a divine figure, the King of Great Xia, at the pinnacle of power, holding real authority.
But as a father, he only wished for his daughter's future peace and happiness.
The contradiction was that Ye Longlin, a man like this, was destined to live in the eye of the storm forever, only able to find peace when he stepped down, and even then, it was uncertain.
"I don't know what you intend to do. As a businessman, I only look at profits. I don't see any points in the proposal that would allow for cost recovery, or rather, a high rate of return. For an investment of two billion, I believe very few people in Great Xia, apart from investment institutions, could afford it.
However, this matter can be discussed after the banquet when we get back. This is not the appropriate occasion to talk about such things."
Mu Ye said with a smile. This was indeed not the place for business.
"My daughter, she messaged me this afternoon saying she also received an invitation. Why haven't I seen her?"
Ye Longlin was startled, "I don't know, she didn't tell me either."
The two big men exchanged glances, neither understanding the situation.
Yuan Gang, who had overheard their conversation, immediately understood and silently got up.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the venue.
Mu Hanqi was wearing an off-the-shoulder evening gown, her beautiful collarbone faintly visible, her shoulders partially exposed. A pure green emerald on her collarbone emitted a faint glow, and her earrings were also deep green gems. As she moved, her skin was accentuated as if it were fine jade.
However, at this moment, Mu Hanqi's expression was somewhat unpleasant.
"Lin Wanqiu, do you think it's fun to deliberately mess with me? We're classmates, after all. Is it necessary to be like this?"
Mu Hanqi angrily threw the invitation in her hand at Lin Wanqiu, glaring at her.
Lin Wanqiu, one of the Four Young Divas of the current era, and the only one among them without a background, was an ordinary person. To reach her current status, she either had to put in more effort than others or use her body.
But from Mu Hanqi's understanding of Lin Wanqiu, the former was definitely not the case.
"Heh heh, classmates? You have the nerve to talk to me about classmates? Mu Hanqi, you're still so naive. Have you forgotten that the boy I liked, I asked you to give him a love letter, and you told me he didn't like me. But on graduation day, I found out you never gave it to him, and he never even knew about it.
Is this what you call classmates? So what if I'm messing with you? I'm messing with you today, what can you do? Do you really think you can lay a hand on me? Think about it, what kind of occasion is this? If you make a move today, you won't be able to survive in South Province!"
Mu Hanqi rolled her eyes speechlessly. It was true that Lin Wanqiu had asked her to give him the love letter, but that was back in their freshman year!
By the time they graduated, they were already in their junior year.
What was crucial was that the boy she liked was the campus heartthrob, and many people liked him. He received love letters every day, so he must have forgotten!
Three years was enough time to forget everything trivial.
Did anyone remember what they had for lunch on a certain day three years ago?
This was simply unrealistic.
"This is your reason for messing with me? Big sister, you're talking about a love letter you gave in freshman year, and you're only asking about it in junior year after graduation. Do you think he'd remember? Then tell me, what did you eat on this day last month? Can you say it?"
Mu Hanqi was speechless. To bring up something like this, did she have a problem with her brain?
"For the sake of our classmates, I don't want to argue with you. The invitation you gave me is indeed fake, but that doesn't mean I can't get in. Move aside."
She didn't want to waste any more words with her. As she had said earlier, this charity gala was very important, and neither of them dared to cause a scene. Now, they could only exchange insults at the entrance.
"Heh heh, Mu Hanqi, do you still think you're the campus belle you were in school? Do you think everyone has to revolve around you? An ordinary family is an ordinary family, so why pretend to be part of high society? You're just puffing yourself up to look good. You think you can get in... Let me think... Could you be some rich man's kept mistress? Hahaha."
Speaking of this, Mu Hanqi was truly speechless, feeling helpless about her father's bizarre way of thinking.
Since childhood, she and Mu Ye had lived on a rooftop not far from the urban village. They were truly poor back then, as they had just arrived in South Province. Mu Ye would come home drunk and stumbling, which led Mu Hanqi to mature at a young age.
It wasn't until she went to college that Mu Ye told Mu Hanqi he had opened a renovation company, with a profit of only tens of thousands per month. Therefore, during college, Mu Hanqi never participated in any school activities, and she worked part-time whenever she had the chance.
She earned her tuition fees bit by bit.
On graduation day, Mu Ye took her to their villa in Star City. Mu Hanqi asked him how long he had owned it, and Mu Ye told her that he had bought it when she was in the sixth grade. In those six years, Mu Ye had already started his company and had thousands of employees.
Mu Hanqi would remember what Mu Ye said for the rest of her life.
"Children of big families are pampered from birth and do not understand the ways of the world, because they are already at the finish line from the moment they are born. I don't want my daughter to be arrogant like the children of big families, so I kept this from you. However, it seems that my educational approach towards you has undoubtedly been successful."
Mu Hanqi looked at her and shook her head slightly, "Don't judge everything with your limited perspective."
Saying this, she took out her phone and sent separate messages to Mu Ye and Ye Longlin. But as soon as she sent them, a figure entered her vision.
Yuan Gang!
After overhearing Mu Ye and Ye Longlin's conversation, Yuan Gang got up and searched the entire venue, but couldn't find Mu Hanqi. As he was about to return to his seat, he noticed a small conflict at the entrance. He turned his head and saw Mu Hanqi.
"Sister-in-law!"
Yuan Gang grinned.
Since hearing Mu Hanqi's words at the entrance today, Yuan Gang had directly called her sister-in-law, without even getting Ye Longlin's permission.
But... even if Ye Longlin told Yuan Gang, he would still call her that. Ye Longlin couldn't stop him from calling others whatever he wanted, so he could only let him be.
After all, Ye Longlin had not stopped him.
"Are my dad and Ye Longlin inside?"