The lighting in the banquet hall was soft.
Champagne glasses clinked gently, producing crisp, clear sounds.
Several local Hong Kong family office representatives were gathered nearby in quiet conversation. Goldman Sachs' Asia-Pacific executive leaned slightly toward someone beside him, introducing something.
Li Xinguo and the other three stood several meters away, each wearing a different expression.
If they had still harbored doubts just now, thinking perhaps it was merely someone who looked alike, or perhaps they had mistaken her for someone else—
Then the moment Lin Mu Xue's faintly smiling gaze passed over the crowd and landed on them, every doubt vanished.
It really was Lin Mu Xue.
Even though Li Xinguo usually paid little attention to ordinary administrative staff, it was hard for him to have no impression at all of that face.
It was just... seeing her again in a place like this, with an identity like this.
The impact of that complete reversal in status was simply too intense.
"Let's go. Since we've confirmed it's her, let's go say hello." Li Xinguo paused, then looked at Guo Wenlei, his tone carrying an obvious hint. "Wenlei, you should open the conversation. After all, she came up under you. Old colleagues meeting again—keep it natural."
Deputy General Manager Zhang Ming immediately nodded in agreement. "Right, this is a rare opportunity. Making a connection with the Tang Jin Family Office is far too important for our trip to Hong Kong."
"Alright, Manager Li." Guo Wenlei answered quickly, but inwardly, she could not help feeling uneasy.
Her relationship with Lin Mu Xue had indeed been fairly good in the past. After all, Lin Mu Xue had been a receptionist and administrative assistant she had personally trained.
But now, the difference in their status was right there. The other woman was already