“Are the people from Meigyoku blind? Why did they invite him? His presence will ruin the event!”
As they spoke indignantly among themselves, they continued walking forward, presented their invitations, and entered the mansion.
Chapter 397 - Song Linfei
The hall was furnished extravagantly.
The people gathered in groups of twos or threes and chatted casually.
Tang Hao strolled around the hall while holding a glass of wine. He felt quite bored and, in fact, quite awkward.
He wanted to be acquainted with more business owners, which was a good idea. After reaching there, he realized that everyone there knew each other and stuck in their cliques which had no room for him.
Meanwhile, Ling Rui was acting all high and mighty. Wherever he went, he was greeted by a shower of flattery.
Tai An Group was well known throughout Huaxia. Furthermore, Ling Wei was getting hitched with Young Master Song soon, and Ling Rui would be the brother-in-law. That would elevate his status to another level.
That was why everyone had to act courteously to Tai An.
Ling Rui went to talk to those people. After that, the people looked at Tang Hao with condescending gazes.
In the eyes of those business owners, Haotian Co. Ltd. was only a small company and nothing worth mentioning.
Some people even laughed out loud.
After Ling Rui went around the hall once, everyone regarded Tang Hao differently. They pointed at him while whispering at each other.
After that, everyone simply ignored Tang Hao.
The representative from Luo Corporation was Luo Feng’s father, who was the president of Luo Corporation. He was not very close to Tang Hao, so they only nodded at each other and said nothing.
Tang Hao furrowed his brows. He was not very happy, but soon let that feeling pass.
If he could not make new friends, then he would treat it as a night out. He had nothing else to do that night anyway.
He went to a corner, sat down, and started drinking wine.
More and more people arrived, and the hall became more crowded than ever.
Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance. “The Song family is here!” Someone shouted.
Many people exclaimed in surprise and crowded around the entrance.
The Song family was renowned throughout Huaxia. Their elders were founding fathers of the country just like the He family. The two families were equally powerful in both the political and business world, though the former wielded even more influence.
Especially Song Corporation, which carried an eminent presence in the Huaxia business world.
Naturally, people crowded around them showered them with flattery. After all, the Song family had immense financial power and wielded a lot of authority.
The people jostled among each other and carried wide smiles on their faces, eager to please the people from the Song family.
“Long time no see, Young Master Song! I am the director of Elite Group. We met each other in the capital three months ago. Do you remember me?”
“Young Master Song, I am the president of Heaven’s Blessing Group. This is my name card. Please take it!”
Those people did not stop introducing themselves for a very long time.
Tang Hao furrowed his brows and his expression sank.
‘Young Master Song? Is it that Song Linfei, Ling Wei’s ‘fiance’?’
Tang Hao narrowed his eyes and looked toward the entrance.
A figure walked in, surrounded by a crowd of people. He stood tall and straight and carried a noble aura around him. His face was handsome and sculpted, especially those eyes which were profound and spirited.
He was dressed in a white suit, which added to his nobility. Under the lights of the hall, he seemed to be enveloped in a halo.
He outshone everyone that crowded around him.
Ling Rui also went near and chatted with him.
Song Linfei wore a diplomatic smile on his face. He shook hands with everyone and behaved courteously.
Ling Rui abruptly leaned close to him and whispered next to his ear while pointing at Tang Hao. Song Linfei’s expression sank immediately as he turned to look in the direction of Ling Rui’s finger.
He quickly walked toward Tang Hao.
Everyone around him was wondering what was going on.
‘That Tang Hao is enemies with the Ling family. Is Young Master Song going to stand up for them?’
In any case, the kid’s day was just about to get worse.
It was too easy for a large influential family like the Song family to ruin a kid with barely any background. Perhaps Haotian Co. Ltd. would be reduced to nothing in a matter of days.
Everyone looked at Tang Hao with pity.
Tang Hao remained seated with an impassive expression on his face. He occasionally lifted the wine glass to his mouth and took a sip, as though he did not see the group of people walking toward him.
Soon, Song Linfei arrived in front of Tang Hao and towered over him.
He furrowed his thick brows, feeling a little frustrated.
‘This kid is putting on airs. He’s not even reacting when I’m standing in front of him!’
Then, his heart burned with envy.
Ever since he knew that his fiancee did not love him, but instead loved a filthy kid from a mountain village, he could not help it but feel envious and even angry.
He, Song Linfei, was born of nobility and wealth, as though he was chosen by fate to inherit the earth. Meanwhile, the kid was no more than a country bumpkin that made some money.
The difference in status between the two people was like heaven and earth.
People like Tang Hao were nothing more than ants in his eyes, but the kid had stolen his fiancee’s heart.
He did not like Ling Wei that much; he could have won any woman’s heart anyway. However, Ling Wei was his fiancee, and he could not bear to see his fiancee in love with another man.
He did not believe that he was less charming than the kid.
“You are Tang Hao?” He finally opened his mouth after staring at Tang Hao for a long time.
Tang Hao lifted his head. “You are Song Linfei?” He said calmly.
“Looks like you know me!” Song Linfei said coldly.
“Of course!” Tang Hao replied coldly.
“Since you know me, then I’ll make this quick. Get out from here this instant!” Song Linfei roared as he pointed at the front door.
Everyone behind him exclaimed in surprise.
‘Young Master Song is so direct!’
Everyone mumbled among themselves and looked at Tang Hao.
Tang Hao sat there, not moving an inch. He lifted his wine glass and took another sip.
“Are you deaf? Didn’t you hear what he said?” Ling Rui yelled before Song Linfei could open his mouth again.
Tang Hao glared at him coldly. “Of course I heard that, but I don’t think you’re the host of tonight’s dinner party, right? What right do you have to ask me to leave?”
“You…” Ling Rui was livid. His eyes were opened round and wide.
Song Linfei’s expression sank, and anger flashed across his face.
“How rude!” He said while continuing to glare at Tang Hao.
“You’re the rude one. I haven’t seen anyone else asking someone to get out the first time they meet!” Tang Hao said coldly.
Song Linfei smirked. “I’m rude because I can afford to do so. Don’t you know who I am? You can’t afford to cross the Song family.
“You are nothing but a lowly peasant in my eyes! If you dare to cross me, you won’t know when you’ll breathe your last!” He bent down and whispered cruelly next to Tang Hao’s ear.
Then, he took a step backward, pointed at Tang Hao, and said sternly. “I’ll count to three now. If you don’t get lost, don’t blame me for being merciless.”
Chapter 398 - Fox-Like Divine Beauty
“I’d like to see what you can do!”
Tang Hao smirked.
He continued sitting there with no intention of getting up.
The crowd in front of him exclaimed in surprise again.
“This kid isn’t afraid of death! How dare he speak to Young Master Song like that?”
They could not believe what they saw. Even they, the bosses of large corporations, had to be courteous and flattering in front of Young Master Song, but that kid dared to oppose him.
He was looking for his own demise!
Ling Rui was at first angry but soon became excited. If the kid remained stubborn, he would stoke his future brother-in-law’s anger, and as a result, suffer a gruesome fate.
Song Linfei gritted his teeth. The veins on his forehead bulged.
‘This kid is too arrogant! Everyone would have bowed to my status, but this kid treats it like nothing!’
“You’re not moving, right? Never mind, I’ll throw you out!”
His facial muscles twitched viciously, then turned around and yelled at the people behind him. “Go and get my bodyguards here. I want them to throw this kid out of the hall.”
Someone ran out of the door.
The crowd around Song Linfei was eager to watch the drama unfold.
However, they suddenly heard a deep and resonant voice from a door at the side of the hall. “Everyone, please calm down!”
Everyone turned to see. They saw the door open, and a thin middle-aged man in his fifties walked out. He had a pencil mustache on his face and he was dressed in a tuxedo.
“Mr. Miyazawa!” Everyone exclaimed.
That person was Kotobuki Miyazawa, the clan leader of the Miyazawa clan who owned Meigyoku Group. He was also the owner of the mansion.
“I’ve heard about you before, Young Master Song. Now that I’ve met you, I can say that your appearance and bearing have exceeded my expectations!”
Kotobui Miyazawa laughed heartily as he walked over.
He spoke Chinese fluently, as though he was a true-born Huaxia person.
“Mr. Miyazawa!”
Song Linfei also smiled, though there was a slight awkwardness in his expression. He had been rude for throwing out another guest in someone else’s house.
He would not care as much if the house belonged to a lesser person, but Meigyoku Group was very influential, and he was there to seek their collaboration. It would not be prudent if he angered the host.
One had to know that even though Song Corporation was massive, there were other competitors of equal size present at the event.
Kotobuki Miyazawa walked in front of Song Linfei and smiled. “Young Master Song, anyone who comes here is our guest. We shouldn’t throw them out, don’t you think so? How about this, Young Master Song, can you bury the hatchet for now, maybe you can at least do that for me?”
“Well…” Song Linfei hesitated. He looked at Tang Hao with some resentment in his eyes.
Eventually, he nodded. “Alright, I’ll do this for you, Mr. Miyazawa. I’ll try to tolerate him for now!”
Then, he turned around and glared at Tang Hao. “It’s your lucky day!”
Kotobuki Miyazawa turned around and smiled at Tang Hao, though there was something curious about his gaze.
Song Linfei continued, “I have to mention this, Mr. Miyazawa, there ought to be some criteria for this party’s guests. How could you invite someone like him?
“How is his company big enough to collaborate with your Meigyoku Group? I don’t think he even has a billion yuan to his name.”
Everyone also showed their agreement.
Someone without one billion yuan should not qualify for the party that night.
Kotobuki Miyazawa smiled. “Ah, that’s something that you don’t know, Young Master Song. I am not in charge of the guest list tonight. Someone else is.”
Song Linfei was shocked. “Who else could it be other than you, Mr. Miyazawa?”
“That would be the true owner of Meigyoku Group, of course!” Kotobuki Miyazawa said with a smile.
Everyone was shocked when they heard that.
If the Miyazawa clan was not the owners of Meigyoku Group, who else could it be? How could there be another ‘true owner’ of Meigyoku Group?
If that were true, who could that person be?
“Pardon me, Mr. Miyazawa, but you must be joking!” Song Linfei smiled stiffly. He was confused.
“Do I look like I’m joking, Young Master Son?” Kotobuki Miyazawa said.
Song Linfei was at a loss for a reply.
Kotobuki Miyazawa continued, “Don’t worry, the true owner of Meigyoku Group will be here soon!” He turned to look at a closed door.
Everyone looked curiously at the door.
Who could be the true owner of Meigyoku Group?
Even Tang Hao was curious. Meigyoku Group was a renowned international corporation with almost forty companies under its banner. Their financial resources were shockingly massive.
Even Song Corporation was tiny when compared to Meigyoku Group.
More and more people stretched their necks and turned to look at the closed door.
A while later, they could hear the sound of high heels walking on the corridor beyond the door.
Everyone was shocked when they heard that.
‘The true owner of Meigyoku Group is a woman?’
Everyone was surprised and curious at the same time. Their curiosity grew stronger by the moment and they crowded around the door.
Even Song Linfei followed along with the crowd.
Click clack! The sound of high heels became closer.
An amazing scent emanated from behind the door. Everyone who took a whiff could feel their bones melt.
“What… What perfume is this?”
“This is too fragrant! Unbelievable!”
Everyone exclaimed as their eyes widened.
The perfume intoxicated everyone in the hall, so how would the owner of the scent look?
The people started to imagine how that person would be.
Tang Hao was surprised. He thought that the scent was quite familiar.
Before he could recall who it was, the sound of high heels reached the door. A nimble and petite figure appeared in view.
She was a woman of absolute beauty. The woman wore an extremely extravagant white evening gown that was adorned with small crystals that shimmered under the lights.
The evening gown tightly wrapped around her body and accentuated her curves. Her twin peaks stood tall and proud, while her waist was slender. Her legs were dazzlingly fair.
She had a perfect oval-shaped face. Her cherry lips and the rest of her facial features were flawless. Her face took everyone’s breath away.
Her eyes were long and slit, like a fox.
She was like a fairy descended from the heavens1.
The hall fell into silence when they saw her.
Next, the sounds of wine glasses falling on the floor were heard.
Chapter 399 - Shizuka Tamamo
Plink! Plink!
The sounds of wine glasses falling on the floor could be heard everywhere in the hall.
All the males, no matter old or young, stood dumbstruck. Their eyes were opened wide.
Their minds were blank at that instant.
When they smelled the amazing fragrance of the perfume earlier, they imagined that the woman must be incredibly beautiful. Now that they finally saw her, they realized that whatever they had imagined earlier was not even one ten-thousandth of the beauty of the woman who stood before them.
The woman in front of them could only be described as ‘perfect’.
Her fox-like eyes were spirited and charming, as though they could easily claim a man’s soul just by looking at him.
Unfortunately, her expression was frosty and distant. However, that had stoked the desires of the men around her.
Her beauty was unequaled in this world.
However, they were more shocked by another fact.
The true owner of Meigyoku Group worth hundreds of billions
was a beautiful woman?
Were they dreaming?
Many people pinched themselves on their faces.
“Ouch!” They yelped in pain.
If they could feel pain, it meant that it was not a dream.
They breathed heavily and opened their eyes wide, clearly infatuated by the woman.
Song Linfei also looked equally infatuated.
He encountered many women before, thanks to his status, but he had never seen someone so beautiful.
His gaze went up and down the woman’s body. The desire in his heart only grew.
He swallowed a mouthful of saliva but his throat was dry.
‘I’ll have to win this collaboration no matter what it takes,’ he thought.
He was not the only person who was thinking about it at that moment.
Meanwhile, after Tang Hao came to his senses, he laughed drily.
The beautiful woman in front of him was none other than that Tamamo woman.
He soon understood why a small company like his would receive an invitation to the party. It was all because of that woman!
He grimaced and felt a headache creeping in.
‘What does this Tamamo woman want?’
He was also quite shocked by the revelation. That woman was the owner of Meigyoku Group, which meant that she was obscenely rich!
He felt embarrassed. His wealth must have been insignificant in her eyes.
“Looks like I’m still too poor!” Tang Hao mumbled to himself.
However, he soon let that feeling pass. There was no use for that much money anyway since he could not bring it beyond his death. As long as he had the money for himself and his loved ones, that would be enough. If he really cared about money, then he would not have donated all the money he looted from Miki Group to charity.
Everyone eventually came to their senses, and the hall exploded with activity.
The guests shoved and jostled among each other to be the first one to introduce themselves. They were shouting and cursing at each other, and some of them even threatened to get physical.
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