Murong Ye walked over to a young man with Murong Yunxi.
With short chestnut hair and wearing a bow tie, the man looked handsome in his black tuxedo.
Murong Ye walked up to the man and said, "Zhongtian, let me introduce someone to you."
The man politely and modestly looked at Murong Yunxi with a smile.
"This is my sister, Murong Yunxi. Xiao Xi, this is my cla.s.smate, Jing Zhongtian. Today, Xiao Yao is engaged to his brother, Jing Zhongfei. Zhongtian is working in the publishing industry. You can contact him later if you need help."
Murong Yunxi smiled and extended her hand to Jing Zhongtian. "h.e.l.lo."
Jing Zhongtian shook hands with her and said, "h.e.l.lo! Nice to meet you!"
Then Jing Zhongtian asked Murong Ye with a smile, "Master Ye, when did you have such a beautiful sister?"
Murong Ye slightly smiled and said, "I"ve always had this sister. However, I had lost her for many years and just found her."
Jing Zhongtian looked at Murong Ye in surprise. "Master Ye, you are smiling! It"s the first time I saw you smile in all the years I"ve known you."
Murong Ye quickly restored his consistent cold facial expression.
As one of the few people who could get close to Murong Ye, Jing Zhongtian had a relatively close friendship with him.
Jing Zhongtian looked at Murong Yunxi and said with a smile, "Master Ye, does your sister have a boyfriend? One should always keep all benefits for one"s own people. You really should introduce her as a girlfriend to me."
Murong Ye coldly glimpsed at Jing Zhongtian and said to him while pointing at Gong Yu, "Another man I want to introduce to you. This is my brother-in-law, Gong Yu."
Jing Zhongtian looked disappointed, but then seemed to remember something and said, "Wait, Gong Yu... Are you the star Gong Yu?"
Gong Yu slightly nodded.
Jing Zhongtian looked at Murong Yunxi again. He suddenly realized something and said, "I know why I felt so familiar with your sister. Murong Yunxi, it was you who acted with Gong Yu in the movie "Where Does Love Belong". And you were the heroine Zhen Ai. "So, you were the couple who hit the headlines not long ago?"
Murong Yunxi chuckled and nodded.
Jing Zhongtian continued with a heartbroken look, "Oh, my G.o.d. It is not easy to meet a cute girl I"m satisfied with. However, she actually has married. It is unfair."
Watching Jing Zhongtian"s dramatic expression, Murong Ye coldly said, "Ok, it"s enough. If you love acting so much, you can follow them to act in a play tomorrow."
"Well, that"s a good idea," Jing Zhongtian said with a smile. He turned to Gong Yu and asked, "Gong Yu, does your crew still need actors for insignificant roles?"
Looking at Jing Zhongtian"s inflated behaviors, Murong Ye hit a fist on his arm, and said, "Okay, enough! Let"s talk about business. Xiao Xi is a screenwriter, and she has written novels before. If you need her, call her please."
Hearing the words, Jing Zhongtian looked at Murong Yunxi seriously and asked, "Oh? So... what works has she created?"
Murong Yunxi replied, "When I was in college, I wrote several online novels. Later, my novel "Where Does Love Belong" adapted to the film directed by Zhao Yi. And he then asked me for a new script, and I"m writing it now."
After listening, Jing Zhongtian was slightly surprised, and said, "Did you just say that "Where Does Love Belong" was your work?"
Murong Yunxi nodded.
"Oh my G.o.d, are you the online author "Xiwei Nuanjin"?"
Murong Yunxi nodded again.
"Well! Unexpectedly, you are so young. At that time, we really paid attention to your works. They are pretty good, especially the book "Where Does Love Belong". Zhao Yi did have a good eye to find out your talent."
"Well, thank you. I was just trying to earn some pocket money while I was at college."
"Oh, you are so modest, but your work is really good. We can talk about publishing them later if you have an intention to do so."
"Well, yes!"
"So, is it convenient for you to give me your phone number?"
Murong Ye coldly interjected, "You can contact me directly. I can act as her agent."
Jing Zhongtian said unhappily, "Master Ye, don"t treat me as a thief. Her husband hasn"t spoken yet. Why are you so sensitive to it first! I have no bad intention toward Xiao Xi."
Murong Ye replied indifferently, "It"s better for me to do so because my sister is so charming."
Murong Yunxi awkwardly laughed and said, "It"s OK. I"ll leave a call on your phone, and we can talk about it later."
Jing Zhongtian smiled and said to Murong Ye, "Look, your sister is a girl of sense, not like you, a penny pincher."
Murong Ye looked at Jing Zhongtian coldly, and said in a warning tone, "You"d better not plan something else."
Jing Zhongtian sneered out and said, "Master Ye, you are too cautious. I"m not a man who would destroy others" relationships. I won"t do this kind of immoral things."
While they were talking, the engagement party had entered an important moment.
Instantly, the live music raised, with lights turned on. Under the spotlight, Jing Ting was standing on the center stage.
He cleared his throat and said, "Dear friends and relatives, first of all, thank you for coming to attend the engagement banquet of my son Jing Zhongfei and prospective daughter-in-law Murong Yao. Today, it"s their great honor to receive your blessings here. I hope you can have a good night."
As soon as the voice faded, the spotlight focused on one side of the field. Holding Jing Zhongfei"s arms, Murong Yao elegantly and slowly walked to the stage. The two were wearing custom-made formal dresses, which were absolutely perfect. Their matching was very enviable to others.
They walked onto the stage and said some grat.i.tude words, showing their love for each other. Then the dance music raised, indicating that the next part was a dance session.
Jing Zhongfei took Murong Yao into the dance floor at the very first, and then, Jing Ting with Zhu Yumei and Murong Xintian with Fang Haiying, all went to the dance floor.
Since the host had already started dancing, other guests began to invite their partner to join in.
Gong Yu gently invited Murong Yunxi to dance with him. She nodded with a smile and walked into the dance floor with him.
Murong Yunxi had learned how to dance when she was a child, so she did well for ballroom dancing. Although Gong Yu learned a little later, he seemed good at it, too. They danced like two b.u.t.terflies in the crowd, which attracted a lot of attention.
Fang Xinting finally found the opportunity and walked over to Murong Ye. She said very politely to him, "Big Master Murong, may I invite you to dance with me?"
Murong Ye wanted to refuse, but he immediately agreed after taking a look at Fang Xinting. He then took her into the dance floor.
Seeing that Murong Ye accepted her invitation, Fang Xinting was overjoyed inside but maintained a perfect smile on her face like a polite and elegant princess.
The two began to dance, but Murong Ye looked aloof all the time. Fang Xinting carefully asked him, "Is Big Master Murong familiar with Yun Muxi?"
Murong Ye looked at Fang Xinting but didn"t answer her question. On the contrary, he asked, "Does Miss Fang have some conflict with Xiao Xi?"
Fang Xinting was shocked, and asked indifferently, "No, why did you ask so?"
Murong Ye had no patience to continue to talk with her. He directly asked, "If there is no hatred between the two of you, it must be that you have an attempt on Gong Yu."
Fang Xinting couldn"t help feeling embarra.s.sed because he had spoken out her mind. But she still kept calm and said, "Big Master Murong, you"re good at jokes."
Murong Ye stared at Fang Xinting coldly with unquestionable dignity in his eyes. "Don"t mess with me. I know what you want. I have to warn you that you"d better not do anything you shouldn"t or put your hands on the person you should never touch. Otherwise, I will be ruthless."
Murong Ye"s threatening words overcame Fang Xinting, and facing the dignity of a man of the upper cla.s.s, she dared not to question or disobey him just as others. The guilty feeling deepened her fear of him.
She was stiff and unable to look into Murong Ye"s eyes. She could not say a word.
Murong Ye continued to warn her, "Xiao Xi and Gong Yu are protected by me. If they have any trouble, you"re the first to blame. Don"t challenge my baseline; otherwise, I will let you regret coming to this world."
Speaking out the last sentence, Murong Ye released Fang Xinting"s hands and went out of the dance floor, leaving Fang Xinting in the center of the dance floor.
Many people present didn"t know what had happened, and when they saw Murong Ye"s cold face, they naturally thought that Fang Xinting had angered him. Therefore, they were pointing at and gossiping her.
Fang Xinting felt very embarra.s.sed and left the dance floor with a flushed face. But she found that no matter where she went, even at the corner, people around all looked at her with questioning eyes. She felt she couldn"t stay there anymore, so, she hurriedly left the banquet. Her plan not only failed but also made her fall into a dilemma again, which made her extremely frustrated and angry.
After Fang Xinting left, there was someone else who had the same desire about Murong Ye. A woman, who dressed up very enchantingly, walked over to Murong Ye.
"Master Murong, could you please dance with me?"
Murong Ye ignored the women and walked away without taking a look at her.
The woman was very unwilling to give up, so, she turned back and chased him up.
"Master Murong, let"s get acquainted. I am a good friend of Ding Sisi."
Murong Ye stopped walking and turned to look at the woman.
Seeing that she got Murong Ye"s attention, the woman instantly smiled and put on her most touching expression. She drew closer to Murong Ye and said, "Master Murong, my name is Wei Xinyu. Ding Sisi had been my good friend since I was a child. I heard you knew Sisi, so I want to know you, too."
Murong Ye coldly glared at Wei Xinyu, and said in a more ruthless tone, "Do you know where she is now?"
Indeed as expected, Murong Ye was interested. Wei Xinyu slightly smiled with full happiness. She said, "Of course, I know. After that thing happened, she dared not to go home and broke the relationship with her family. Originally, the Ding Family didn"t want to pay attention to her, a cheap girl of an illegitimate daughter. Unluckily, she chose the family-hated job to be an actress. Now the Ding Family has already refused to admit her. She had nowhere to go and finally ended up hiding in South Korea."
Murong Ye had already known these details. He wanted to know more, so he continued to ask, "And then?"