21: Chapter 21 Jiang Yingxue's Jealousy Has Been Spilled

"Why did President Qin leave again?"

Lin Xiaojin watched Qin Ge's retreating figure, biting her tender lip, her heart feeling empty.

Without Qin Ge's company, she once again seemed out of place in her surroundings.

She lowered her head, staring only at the plate in front of her.

When the maid served food onto her plate, she ate; when the maid didn't, she just dazed off.

In short, she did her best to minimize her presence.

She didn't want anyone else to notice her existence.

Compared to Lin Xiaojin staying as still as a turtle, the other visiting guests were exceptionally noisy.

Countless elites of Yunhai City swarmed toward the table of the Young Masters from the Magic City families.

They introduced themselves one after another, "Young Master Wang, I am Chen Bo, the chairman of Boli Group. Our company mainly deals in vitrified products. The challenger who recently applied for the Guinness World Record for breaking glass challenged the glass produced by our Boli Group. He was originally able to break sixteen or seventeen pieces of glass in a minute, but he only managed to break one piece of our company's glass!"

Wang Changfeng chuckled and said, "A foreigner managed to break one piece? Then your Boli isn't all that great either!"

Over a dozen chairmen from top industries in Yunhai stepped forward to introduce themselves.

They were all advertising their own companies.

However, no matter how much they boasted.

The Young Masters from the Magic City had no intention of investing at all.

Jiang Yingxue, who had finally made her way to the front, watched as several industry Seniors suffered defeat.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

The families of the Magic City simply had standards that were too high!

These families had legacies spanning hundreds, even thousands of years.

Their foundations were profound.

Their current sights were already set on the cutting edge of industries across the entire Blue Star.

How could they possibly look down upon small companies in a corner like Yunhai City?

It was likely that these Young Masters only came to Yunhai City simply to give Face to the Mu Family, the wealthiest Family in the city.

They had no intention of investing in Yunhai City at all.

While everyone was sighing, their hearts churning with regret that the Young Masters were within reach but untouchable.

Several Young Masters, led by Wang Changfeng, stood up and walked toward Lin Xiaojin.

"Miss Lin?"

Wang Changfeng spoke with a chuckle and a flattering tone.

Lin Xiaojin kept her head down, acting as if she were deaf.

Huang Kaiyuan said with a silly grin, "Miss Lin, we just met a moment ago!"

Lin Xiaojin finally looked up, pointed at her nose, and asked in surprise, "Are you calling me?"

Her eyes were filled with astonishment.

She looked like Benbobaba being ordered to get rid of Tang Sanzang and his disciples.

Previously, she had been a bit fearful even before knowing the identities of these Young Masters.

Now, knowing they were scions of Magic City families, she had no desire to talk to them at all.

She and these Young Masters were simply from different worlds!

Huang Kaiyuan grinned. "Of course we're calling you, Miss Lin!"

"What does your Family do?"

"We just arrived in Yunhai City and feel that this place is a blue ocean; it will surely have a great future."

Wang Changfeng nodded in agreement. "We are strangers in a strange land and only know you, Miss Lin. What industry is your Family in? We want to invest in your Family's business. We won't interfere with the company's operations, and we can even go without dividends for the first ten years."

They only knew that Qin Ge's background was astronomical.

Even the patriarchs behind them dreamed of befriending him.

Unfortunately, they were too old to find common ground.

So they had entrusted this heavy responsibility to the younger generation.

They naturally couldn't interfere in Qin Ge's company.

Even if the capital of their several major families were combined, it wouldn't even equal half of what Qin Ge's aunt had!

But just because they weren't qualified to invest in Qin Ge's company didn't mean they couldn't invest in Lin Xiaojin's Family business.

It was a roundabout strategy.

Start with Lin Xiaojin and slowly work their way closer to Qin Ge.

Perhaps in the future, they might even be able to cling to Qin Ge's coattails.

If that happened, their status within their families would rise accordingly!

Skyrocketing, even!

Bombarded by the Young Masters, Lin Xiaojin had no choice but to speak. "My dad is a carpenter."

Wang Changfeng's eyes lit up. "In the timber business?! The timber business is great, with a bright future. Our Wang Family plans to invest eight billion to take a stake in the Lin Family's company. What do you think, Miss Lin?"

He stared at Lin Xiaojin with an expectant gaze.

Lin Xiaojin shook her head. "My dad is no longer with us."

Huang Kaiyuan sneered inwardly, thinking Wang Changfeng had messed up his attempt at flattery this time.

Taking a lesson from Wang Changfeng's mistake, Huang Kaiyuan sighed mournfully and then asked, "Then what does your mother do?"

Lin Xiaojin looked up. "My mom used to lay tiles."

Huang Kaiyuan shouted, "A decoration company? Decoration is great! In the whole of Dragon Country, there are nearly three billion buildings alone!"

"If you capture just a tenth of that, you'd be a business tycoon at the trillion-level! My Huang Family plans to invest ten billion first. Miss Lin, do you think that's enough?"

Lin Xiaojin shook her head. "But my mom is now paralyzed in bed and can't lay tiles anymore."

She felt like she was going crazy.

What timber business?

What decoration company?

Her dad used to build cabinets for people.

Her mom followed her dad to lay tiles.

Are they insane?

Three billion houses, leaving one billion for her mom to tile?

It was a good thing her mom couldn't stand; otherwise, hearing Huang Kaiyuan's words, she would have collapsed from shock!

*Hiss...*

The wealthy of Yunhai City watching this from nearby sucked in all the cold air in the Mu Family villa.

What were they seeing?

Several Young Masters from Magic City families...

...wanting to invest eight billion in a carpenter.

...wanting to invest ten billion in a tile-layer?

How did it feel like these Young Masters, who only cared about eating when Patriarch Mu was speaking...

...now had a humble and flattering air about them in front of Lin Xiaojin.

Wasn't this just trying to curry favor?

Magic City Young Masters, currying favor with a carpenter's daughter!?

This was madness!

"Is it because of Qin Ge?"

"Because Lin Xiaojin is Qin Ge's companion, the Magic City Young Masters want to get close to Qin Ge through her?"

Jiang Yingxue watched the scene before her.

Her heart felt increasingly stifled.

She clenched her small fists.

For some reason, she actually began to feel jealous of Lin Xiaojin.

At this moment!

These Young Masters should have been currying favor with her.

Not Lin Xiaojin!

She, Jiang Yingxue, was Qin Ge's girlfriend.

Not Lin Xiaojin!

Why, in the eyes of outsiders, did they think that getting close to Lin Xiaojin would earn them Qin Ge's favor?

Could it be that in the eyes of others, Lin Xiaojin's weight in Qin Ge's heart was more important than hers?

At this moment, Jiang Yingxue no longer had any thought of seeking investment.

Nor was she curious why the Young Masters wanted to get close to Qin Ge.

She was simply indignant.

Enraged!

Any one of the things Qin Ge had done for her in the past could crush Lin Xiaojin into the dust.

How could Qin Ge possibly like Lin Xiaojin more than her!?

...

"Ding! Daughter of Destiny Jiang Yingxue's jealousy has overflowed. Reward: Host receives +10,000 villain points!"

Having left the banquet hall, the System notification suddenly sounded in Qin Ge's mind.

The corners of his mouth curled slightly as he murmured, "Jealous already?"

This is just the beginning.

The real show is yet to come!

However, the protagonist tonight isn't Jiang Yingxue.

He was just shearing a bit of wool from Jiang Yingxue along the way.

The true protagonist is still lying on a sickbed!

Qin Ge saw Patriarch Mu and the others coming out of Mu Xinyi's room one after another.

Silently, like a ghost.

He slipped unnoticed into the bedroom of the Mu Family's eldest daughter, whose engagement had failed tonight.