Chapter 16

It was Wang Ma.

Ye Heng: ...

"What do you want?"

Tang Mingxi sat on the genuine leather sofa in the living room like some young master, one leg crossed over the other.

From this angle, his waist was supple, his legs long, his eyes alluring, and his full lips naturally tinted a rosy nude. Sunk into the sofa, he looked like a piece of soft candy coated in honeyed frosting.

"Of course I'm attending the banquet." Tang Mingxi lifted his chin slightly and said arrogantly, "Tonight, this young master is going to be the sharpest-looking guy at the party."

Actually, he wanted to show off his wealth :)

The styling team filed in and began selecting Tang Mingxi's suit and tie clip. Two doors opened, revealing an enormous walk-in closet with a high ceiling. All manner of gaudy shoes, bags, clothes, accessories, and watches gleamed so brightly they nearly blinded everyone.

Tang Mingxi thought with satisfaction, I'm really so rich. Since I'm this rich, how can I let only myself know about it? :)

Thanks to Tang Mingxi, Ye Heng was also pinned to the sofa and tortured from head to toe.

He listened as Tang Mingxi's mouth never stopped running from the moment he entered, fussing over where every single strand of hair should fall.

A trace of impatience flashed through Ye Heng's eyes. He privately mocked, Whoever marries this useless spendthrift will have eight lifetimes of bad luck. His ancestors' graves must be spewing black smoke.

Two hours later, Second Young Master Tang was finally satisfied with his outfit, which practically screamed, "I'm ridiculously expensive."

The suit had been custom-made by Kidon for Tang Mingxi that season. His Patek Philippe sapphire watch was matched with a fifteen-carat gemstone tie clip in the same shade. His skin was fair, and the gems only enhanced his refined air.

Even Ye Heng, who had always looked down on him, had to admit that if the Tang Family went bankrupt, this useless young master could still become an expensive decorative vase that plenty of men would fight over.

Tang Mingxi looked at himself in the mirror for a while and could not help sighing, I'm way too good-looking. Whoever gets to marry me must have ancestors' graves smoking green! TvT

Ah, no. It was whoever married into his family.

Tang Mingxi's nowhere-to-place charm and a little of his male vanity were finally greatly satisfied at the celebration banquet.

Outside Blue City Hotel, a low-key yet luxurious Maybach slowly pulled up. A bodyguard opened the door, and a slender-waisted, long-legged beauty stepped out.

The moment he appeared, he stole the color from every light at the scene, along with the attention of most of the media and socialites at the celebration banquet.

Tang Mingxi was particularly pleased with his flashy entrance. Though he was feeling a little smug inside, he maintained the aloof, noble, breathtaking expression of the Second Young Master on the outside.

The reporters had been waiting outside the entrance for a long time. When they saw a man shining from head to toe with the aura of a protagonist, they immediately assumed he was Tang Yu, the star of the evening.

Microphones were thrust forward, and compliments spilled from their mouths, piling onto Tang Mingxi like a flood.

"Young Master Tang is truly accomplished at such a young age!"

"Handsome and outstanding, just as expected of Ningcheng's representative among the new generation of young talents."

"Young Master Tang, what plans do you have for the future development of Azure Luo Bay...?"

"..."

Tang Mingxi explained, "I'm not Tang Yu."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Mercedes-Benz stopped outside Blue City Hotel. Tang Yu opened the car door and glared furiously at Tang Mingxi. "Tang Mingxi!"

Tang Mingxi's expression did not change as he said blandly, "Cousin, it seems the reporters you hired have poor eyesight."

The reporters wore embarrassed expressions after realizing they had mistaken his identity.

Tang Yu choked back his rage. Then a graceful woman stepped out of the Mercedes-Benz, linked her arm through Tang Yu's, and gave a light laugh. "Brother Yu, this is the cousin you mentioned who married a man?"

Bullying the Cousin-in-Law

Her words were clearly mocking, intended to leave Tang Mingxi humiliated.

Tang Yu finally regained a little face and looked at him smugly.

But Tang Mingxi remained perfectly calm and asked the woman, "Yes, I married a man. Are you planning to marry a woman in the future?"

The troublemaking woman: ...Why couldn't she refute that?!

Unable to save face, the woman stammered, "B-but you're a man too!"

"Yeah." Tang Mingxi said, "Are you planning to marry me?"

The woman hurriedly replied, "Who wants to marry you?!"

Tang Mingxi looked surprised. "Then why do you care whether I'm a man or a woman?"

The woman: ...Why was she unable to refute that either?!

Tang Mingxi said

this, waved to Ye Heng, and walked straight into the banquet hall.

The banquet hall was filled with clinking glasses and endless toasts. Layer upon layer of crystal chandeliers reflected the glittering extravagance of high-society networking.

As the Tang Family's Second Young Master, Tang Mingxi naturally became the center of attention wherever he went, surrounded like the moon among stars.

Before long, a group of fake friends had gathered around him, showering Tang Mingxi with all kinds of empty praise.

Ye Heng was squeezed to the outermost edge. Looking at Tang Mingxi smiling appropriately amid the crowd, he thought that probably no one knew how vicious and willful he was in private—like poison coated in sugar frosting.

Tang Yu gripped a wineglass in his hand, his eyes full of jealousy as he watched Tang Mingxi.

Since childhood, whenever he and Tang Mingxi appeared at the same social event, Tang Mingxi had always been the one everyone admired.

Even though today's celebration banquet had been held for him, Tang Mingxi's appearance still stole all the spotlight.

"Everyone!" the host of the banquet announced loudly. "We have gathered here today to celebrate Tang Yu, President Tang! Let us raise our glasses and congratulate President Tang on securing the land development rights for Azure Luo Bay!"

Following the host's gesture, everyone's attention finally shifted to Tang Yu.

Tang Yu raised his glass and nodded slightly. Only then did the jealousy in his heart fade considerably.

Tang Mingxi took a glass of juice from the table but, to be safe, did not drink it.

One of the idle rich heirs surrounding him asked, "Second Young Master, that beauty beside your cousin isn't Wang Min, is she?"

"Wang Min? The daughter of the person in charge of Azure Luo Bay? Tang Yu didn't get the contract by selling his body, did he? Hehe."

"Him? Is he even worthy? He's too ugly even to carry Little Xi's shoes."

Tang Mingxi had little interest in their remarks, which trampled one person to flatter another.

Meanwhile, Tang Yu, flushed with pride, wrapped an arm around his lover's slim waist and approached Tang Mingxi with a wineglass in hand.

"Little Xi, you're not angry that your cousin beat you to the Azure Luo Bay project, are you?" Tang Yu smiled. "We're all members of the Tang Family. Whoever gets the contract is bringing honor to the family. But Little Xi, you really were too thoughtless. You actually let that useless Ye Heng handle the project. If it had fallen into the hands of an outsider with the surname Ye, let's see how you would explain yourself to your brother."

Tang Yu's little lover leaned against his chest. "Brother Yu is right. I heard the higher-ups place particular importance on cooperating with Brother Yu. Before signing the contract, they even sent a generous gift."

A waiter promptly wheeled over a watch resting in an expensive velvet box. Under the lights, the gemstones on the watch sparkled brilliantly, drawing everyone's attention.

"Ah, it's that watch—the final work of designer Qiao. It's incredibly valuable!"

"I heard there are only seven in the entire world. Every one costs a fortune, a full twenty million yuan."

"It seems the higher-ups truly think highly of Tang Yu. Otherwise, they would never have given him such a lavish gift. It really shows how much they value him!"

Tang Yu thoroughly enjoyed the flattery. He had just taken out the watch and put it on when the rapid clatter of high heels sounded from the entrance.

Then came a woman's shriek. "Tang Yu! Is this what you meant when you said you were too busy with work?!"

Upon hearing the voice, Tang Yu's face turned deathly pale. He turned around and muttered, "Minmin, weren't you abroad?"

The person who had arrived was Tang Yu's girlfriend, Wang Min.

From Tang Mingxi's perspective, Wang Min looked furious. She had clearly come to catch a mistress.

At that moment, Tang Yu and his lover were entwined like two fried dough sticks, inseparable and intimate. No one could possibly call her merely a female companion.

Tang Mingxi inwardly went "wow," then immediately found a chair and sat down to watch the show.

Seeing that Ye Heng was still standing, he tugged at him. "Sit."