Chapter 113
As Yaoyao finished counting the numbers and slowly opened her eyes, everything before her instantly returned to its original state. A bright full moon still hung high in the night sky, illuminating countless stars.
“Really back!”
Seeing this, Yaoyao wiped away her tears and looked up at the moon. Chu Tianhe quietly stepped forward, gently embracing his daughter as they both gazed at the moon together.
Everything felt so warm and tender. The others remained silent, quietly accompanying Yaoyao in her bittersweet remembrance.
Yet, while Chu Tianhe’s side was filled with warmth, the corporate tycoons gathered in the banquet hall were growing restless.
“What on earth is going on?”
“Why haven’t Mr. Mu and Miss Mu arrived yet?”
“It’s not right to leave us waiting here all this time!”
“Exactly! I have so many things I want to discuss with Mr. Mu!”
“I even brought my project proposal especially after hearing Mr. Mu would be here. It’s no way to be left in the dark like this!”
The business magnates were like ants on a hot pan, anxious and uneasy. They had come for the banquet hosted by the Mu family, yet had been left sitting in the hall for a full hour. Not only had no food been served, not even a glass of water was offered. They simply sat there, exchanging uneasy glances—the atmosphere unbearably awkward.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I sincerely apologize. The banquet has ended. Please feel free to leave.”
Half an hour later, Wang Yanyan appeared in the banquet hall. Her words stunned everyone into silence.
“What? The banquet is already over?”
“Miss Wang, are you joking?”
“The banquet hasn’t even started. How could it be over?”
After waiting for an hour and a half, the guests were naturally unwilling to accept such a result. They had all come for Mu Sihai, hoping to build connections with the Mu family. Yet at this banquet, they hadn’t even had a sip of water or seen anyone from the Mu family, and now they were being told to leave?
“Everyone, I understand your frustration, but Mr. Mu and Miss Mu have already left. I’m here to inform you that the banquet is concluded. If you don’t wish to leave, you may stay—it’s your choice. That is all.”
With that, Wang Yanyan turned and walked away.
It wasn’t her nature to be so curt; she was only carrying out Mu Xue’s explicit instructions.
Otherwise, with Wang Yanyan’s gentle disposition, she would never have done such a thing.
“Miss Wang, please wait! Please wait!”
Just as Wang Yanyan was about to leave, several influential business figures from Jiangzhou hurried forward to stop her.
“May I ask if there’s something you need?”
Having completed the task Mu Xue assigned, Wang Yanyan’s demeanor softened considerably as she gave the businessmen a gentle smile.
They returned her smile hurriedly. “Miss Wang, may I ask why Mr. Mu and Miss Mu left so suddenly? This banquet... this banquet seems rather...”
“Well...” Wang Yanyan frowned slightly, choosing her words carefully. “Miss Mu specifically instructed that the details of the Mu family’s affairs must not be shared with outsiders. I’m sorry, but you won’t be able to get the information you seek from me.”