Chapter 80

80 2.66 – Elders – Mr. and Mrs. Jelly

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Bing Shi’s eyes lit up, “Interesting. Oh, Mia! Guan Fei is going to have a competitor.”

As soon as Mia arrived, the spotlight which was Guan Fei’s switched to Mia instead.

Xuan Mu chuckled, “If you were there, you would catch the most attention.” His girlfriend was the type who preferred to look over the crowd, rather than be a part of it.

“Nah, I highly doubt that,” Bing Shi studied the interaction between people on the stage with a smile, “Silent respect tastes better than attention.”

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“Isn’t she Mia, the P.A.?” One of the elders asked his friend, “Does it mean he is here too?” While all the young men’s lustful eyes were on Mia and Guan Fei, older men looked around, searching for a specific person. When they saw the girl next to the man in black, their eyes brightened, “She is here too!”

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With their wives, they walked towards the young couple. “You brat, you finally brought her along!” They started to reprimand Xuan Mu, not waiting for him to introduce them, they introduced themselves to Bing Shi, who immediately got along with them on the spot.

“Let her breathe. Stop bombarding her with questions,” scolded Xuan Mu in irritation. Standing up, he walked to a nearby waiter and took a glass of cold water.

*Silence.*

Nobody spoke a word, though they joked with Xuan Mu, no one was stupid enough to provoke a crazy genius.

Only Bing Shi watched Xuan Mu in amusement, “He is a bit worried; I think my voice became a bit hoarse from too much talking.” She coughed out a little; she didn’t lie.

All the older men called for waiters to bring her all kinds of beverages.

“...” Bing Shi glanced down at all the glasses filled with water, wine, juices...et cetera. Taking a glass filled with ice water from Xuan Mu, she took a sip, “Thank you. That’s so cute,” she laughed genuinely, “Your spouses are lucky to have such caring husbands.”

“Those workaholics? Humpf!” one of the women spoke out, “He doesn’t even remember our anniversary!”

“No way! Really?” Bing Shi looked at her in surprise.

All the women sat down around Bing Shi and started to cry out all of their grievances. While drinking the cup of water, Bing Shi listened to them patiently. The table filled with beverages was now empty, each woman held a glass of their own.

Xuan Mu even had to offer his seat. Standing next to the men, he spoke out with a helpless sigh, “That’s why I never bring her along.” Was one of the reasons. The second reason was to make sure that nobody would dare to approach Bing Shi.

All the men nodded in understanding, “No wonder everyone wanted her as a daughter in law.” They looked at their sons and daughters, “Youngsters nowadays only see outer beauty.”

“My Bing Shi is the most beautiful,” Xuan Mu said as a matter of fact.

“We know, but when you compare her to Mia,” they said awkwardly.

“What’s there to compare?” he spoke out boringly, “Don’t put your sense of beauty into me.”

“...” Their silence was interrupted by Lu Wuhan, who spoke to his wife, “Where is our son? It’s his birthday for god’s sake! Who goes on a business trip on their birthday?” He stomped his foot in frustration and dialed his son’s number, “When are you coming? Are you on your way? Fine then.”

Soon, a man in a black tuxedo, around 28 years, arrived at the ceremony. Walking up a stage, he gave out a short speech with a deep voice. The sound of clapping accompanied by women’s squeals of excitement filled the whole ballroom. The reason was simple. The man was exceptionally handsome.

Thanks to the loud squealing, Bing Shi took a closer look at Lu Ren.

‘Two eyes, a nose a mouth... wow ... so handsome... not.’

She turned her head towards the black pair of eyes, which were staring at her. She waved back cutely.

Xuan Mu, with a low chuckle, patted Bing Shi’s shoulder and whispered to her ears, “I’m going to discuss some business with them, be good.”

Bing Shi whispered back, “I’m always good.” She, then waved at those powerful men with a grin, “Have fun!” Like a chain, every woman waved at their husbands with laughter.

“They sure love their work, don’t they?” Bing Shi asked in fascination while looking at her departing man.

Ah, that’s what I call handsome.

“They do. Bing Shi, do you want to go with us, or do you want to stay back with the youngsters?” responded one of the females.

Bing Shi glanced at Mia. Mia just refused a few men a while ago and caught Lu Ren’s attention at the same time. While studying Mia’s behavior, she questioned herself.

‘Does she like their attention or not? It’s hard to tell. She could be doing it for Xuan Mu and me.’

‘Is she waiting for me to make the first step?’

Bing Shi dialed Mia’s number, “Do you need my help with those bugs? We know each other for years, no needs to be afraid.” She waved at Mia with a smile.

Mia answered with a wave, “It’s fine. I can stop them myself.”

“Do you want me to accompany you?”

“Eh, you don’t have to.”

“Do you want to accompany me?”

“I’m fine, really.”

‘I thought she wanted a friend. I suppose she didn’t.’

Standing up, she spoke to the women, “I’ll go with you.” Following them, she glanced back at those young men and women her age, overloaded with hormones. Beautiful women were trying to catch the attention of powerful men while powerful men were on a hunt for their next prey to bed. As a prideful human being, Mia wasn’t an exception, which was understandable.

‘Not a place for me.’