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Chapter 243: Chapter 243: The Charm of Fan Bing [Second Update]

No enemy will fight till they meet; this phrase couldn’t have been more apt for Murong Fei’s mood at the moment.

Just as she worried about Qin Tian being ridiculed, the last person she wanted to see immediately appeared.

”Ms. Fei, Mr. Tian, good evening,”

Wang Zifu greeted Murong Fei and Qin Tian with a fake smile.

Murong Fei was already furious and did not reply.

Qin Tian was enjoying his meal and was even less inclined to respond.

”Xinyu, our seats are over there,” Wang Zifu spotted his name tag on the table and said, ”At table eight.”

Zhang Xinyu smiled and said, ”Table eight, it’s a bit at the back, but still better than those at table ten.”

As she spoke, Zhang Xinyu’s gaze fixed on the name tags of Murong Fei and Qin Tian at table ten, her cold and derisive laugh filled with scorn and mockery.

”Zhang Xinyu, don’t overstep, speaking in roundabout ways!”

Murong Fei couldn’t contain herself any longer, frowned at Zhang Xinyu, and her displeasure was evident on her face.

However, Zhang Xinyu seemed to be deliberately trying to anger Murong Fei, so upon seeing Murong Fei’s angered frown, she was even more pleased with herself.

”What’s wrong with speaking in roundabout ways? Am I not stating the obvious? Some people are so eager to leave their poor Eastern District to come to Jinshan District, simply to attach themselves to the powerful. Too bad, tonight’s powerful aren’t the kind just anybody can latch onto, hehe...”

After her round of mockery, Zhang Xinyu walked away with head held high under Murong Fei’s furious gaze.

”I’m so angry!” Murong Fei was furious, thinking why she always encountered such annoying people!

Qin Tian, earnestly enjoying the pastries and red wine, handed her a glass of red wine and said, ”Ms. Fei, please keep calm, there’s no need to stoop to that person’s level. Here, have a drink to steady your nerves.”

”You’re still in the mood for wine; I don’t want it,” Murong Fei said to Qin Tian, who remained unruffled.

By seven o’clock in the evening, more and more distinguished guests arrived, and with each new arrival, there was a flurry of whispered conversations and quiet discussions.

”There goes Mayor Zhang Yuehua.”

Murong Fei pointed to a middle-aged man, just entering the hall, dressed in a blue suit and silver-framed glasses.

Zhang Yuehua walked in under everyone’s gaze, and a few middle-aged men who seemed to recognise each other crowded around him, greeting and sharing drinks.

”Qin Tian, stay here and don’t move; I’ll go and talk to Mayor Zhang.”

Keeping her eyes on Zhang Yuehua’s movements, Murong Fei saw his entourage dwindle to a single person and immediately walked over with her glass of red wine.

Qin Tian watched from a distance as Murong Fei approached and greeted Zhang Yuehua. Zhang Yuehua exchanged a few words with her, but that was all. He then gestured apologetically and moved off in another direction.

Murong Fei pouted, walking back with a hint of annoyance.

”How did it go, got rejected?” asked Qin Tian.

”Not exactly,” Murong Fei replied, ”Mayor Zhang said he hasn’t looked closely at that project and didn’t want to talk about it today, maybe some other time.”

Before Qin Tian could reply, Murong Fei added, ”I don’t know if he really hasn’t seen it or was just making excuses. If it was the latter, then... that project might be in trouble.” Murong Fei looked slightly disappointed.

Looking again in the direction of Zhang Yuehua, Murong Fei said, ”Later, I have to find another opportunity to get on good terms with Mayor Zhang, at least to give this project a fighting chance. After all, it’s a twenty-million project.”

Just as she was speaking, excitement and gasps of surprise echoed from the entrance of the hall. The volume of discussion was louder than it had been for any other arrival.

”Mayor Fan has arrived.”

”Hello, Mayor Fan!”

”Hello, Mayor Fan!”

The one who walked into the hall from the entrance was none other than the son of Minister Fan Guocheng, the Mayor of Beijing, Fan Zongtian.

Of course, accompanying Fan Zongtian as he stepped into the hall was Fan Bing, clad in a purple gown that exuded nobility and elegance.

Fan Bing smiled, holding Fan Zongtian’s arm, and under everyone’s gaze, entered the dancefloor with a smile, while slowly making her way in.

The owner of Tianhai Villa immediately went up to say a few words to Fan Zongtian, who then stepped onto the podium and said to everyone, ”Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize, my father has gone to pick up some old friends in Zhonghai City and will probably arrive later. Let’s chat and dance first, then; the dinner will be delayed by half an hour.”

Since Mayor Fan had spoken, nobody dared not comply.

With the gentle music playing in the dance hall, the guests began to dance an elegant waltz.

Murong Fei originally didn’t feel like dancing as she had been wanting to find another opportunity to talk with Mayor Zhang Yuehua. However, when she saw Zhang Yuehua walking up with a smile to shake hands and chat with Fan Zongtian, she dismissed the idea.

It would be better not to disturb the conversation between two important figures.

So, when everyone else was dancing gracefully, Murong Fei gave Qin Tian a signal with her eyes. Qin Tian ran up eagerly and said with a laugh, ”Shall we start dancing?”

”Just dance for the sake of it,” said Murong Fei, absentmindedly.

Qin Tian said, ”I mean, with that kind of attitude, you really aren’t taking me seriously, are you? I’ve practiced for half the day; are you just going to brush me off like this?”

Murong Fei gave Qin Tian an apologetic look, ”You know I’m not really in the mood to dance, let’s just take it slow.”

The two of them were quite inconspicuous among the dancing crowd.

In such a high-profile event, no one took notice of them.

When the first dance ended, most dancers sat down to rest.

At this point, the middle-aged owner of Tianhai Villa stood up and spoke, ”The first dance has finished. For the second, I suggest we change partners to continue dancing and get to know more friends.”

As soon as he finished speaking, people started inviting strangers to dance immediately.

Wang Zifu invited a beautiful woman. Zhang Xinyu was invited by two men at the same time. Sitting next to Qin Tian, Murong Fei was also asked by two men.

Of course, the person who received the most invitations was naturally the focus of the entire hall, the great beauty Fan Bing.

As soon as the villa’s owner finished his speech, eight young men who were not too shabby looking extended their arms to invite Fan Bing to dance, making her the center of attention once again.

To invite someone to dance was a way to show interest in getting to know them better. And as the granddaughter of Minister Fan Guocheng, only men of certain standing and confidence could invite Fan Bing to dance.

Murong Fei glanced over at Fan Bing and seemed to have a hint of envy on her face.

”I’m sorry, I’m tired and would like to rest for a bit,” Murong Fei declined the invitations from the two men, like Qin Tian, they both looked in Fan Bing’s direction.

With so many invitations, which scion of a wealthy family would Fan Bing accept?

However, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the hall, Fan Bing stood up from her seat and then, with a joyous smile on her face, looked towards Qin Tian.

Fan Bing pushed through the arms of the wealthy young men around her, and to everyone’s astonishment, she walked directly toward Qin Tian!