After Ye Qing had ruined the mood of this evening function and Lu Beichuan went on the stage and quelled the unpleasant mood, many people were waiting to see Ye Zhen’s embarrassment, but they were met with disappointment.

  They thought that since Ye Zhen and Ye Qing were twin sisters and Ye Qing had performed so badly, Ye Zhen wouldn’t be able to stay out of it.

  Wandering away from the crowd and holding a wine glass, Lu Shaoyan smiled as he looked at Lu Beichuan and the others. He said to the woman by his side, “Miss Shen, this nephew of mine is quite outstanding.”


  Shen Weiyin’s face was pale and wan. When she looked at Lu Beichuan, her eyes were alarmingly bright.

  “Moreover, it seems that his relationship with his wife is very deep. You won’t be able to come between them.”


  Shen Weiyin took a deep breath. “Okay, I’ll help you get a meeting with my grandpa.”


  Lu Shaoyan raised his wine glass, tilted it, and clinked it with Shen Weiyin’s glass. “Happy cooperation.”


  Charlie was worthy of being a professional musician. There was no one at the party that could reach his level of musical attainments. To wish Madam Zhou a happy birthday, he played two songs that thoroughly relaxed all of the guests, restored the happy mood from the beginning of the birthday celebration, and elevated it to a higher level.

  At the end of the birthday celebration, Mayor Zhou and Madam Zhou smiled while symbolically cutting the birthday cake together. While Mayor Zhou and Lu Beichuan made an appointment for a meeting, Madam Zhou handed the first slice of cake to Ye Zhen.

  Soon, the birthday celebration winded down.

  On the car ride back, Ye Zhen leaned on the back seat and closed her eyes to take a nap, but then she thought about how Mayor Zhou was so friendly to Lu Beichuan near the end of the function. She asked, “Why was Mayor Zhou looking for you?”


  Lu Beichuan pulled his tightly tied tie. Smiling, he answered, “To talk about a project on the northern corner of the city.”


  Ye Zhen’s eyes lit up. “An opportunity?”


  “The chance was small before, but the mayor made an appointment with me to discuss it the day after tomorrow.”


  Ye Zhen gave him a thumbs up. “Outstanding!”


  Lu Beichuan looked at her. The hazy light from outside spilled into the car, casting flickering light on Ye Zhen’s face. He suddenly recalled what he had wanted to say to her in the ballroom and grew ready to do something.

  “I…”


  “I’m a bit tired. I want to rest for a bit.” Ye Zhen closed her eyes and leaned back into the seat, seeming as if she didn’t notice Lu Beichuan’s expression. “It’s too tiring to attend a function. I don’t want to go next time.”


  A helpless smile appeared on the corners of Lu Beichuan’s mouth. He swallowed down the words he wanted to say and said instead, “You’re my wife. If I don’t ask you, who will I ask?”


  Ye Zhen opened her eyes a crack and didn’t refute.

  ***

  However, just when Ye Zhen thought she had attended a simple and ordinary function, she saw a video.

  It was a video of Ye Qing playing the piano on the stage. She didn’t know who had recorded the complete performance and posted it online. Many people had left comments below that video.

  “Is this Ye Zhen or Ye Qing? This performance is too awful. It’s an embarrassment to all music students!”


  “Exactly! She even slammed her hands down on the piano. Oh, my God, she’s too lacking in quality!”


  “This is probably Ye Zhen? After all, Ye Zhen is Mrs. Lu. This looks like an evening function. Lu Beichuan probably took her to a party? CEO Lu is probably feeling super embarrassed.”


  “This looks like Ye Qing. If you take too much time off from practicing piano, this is the outcome. She must be busy with work and didn’t have time to practice diligently. If she kept up with diligently practising, this wouldn’t have happened. She’s impatient and flippant.”


  “I’ll make a bet that it’s Ye Qing. Ye Qing’s Baidu entry says she knows how to play piano.”


  Under these differing opinions, a video of Lu Beichuan playing the piano came out.

  “Wow! So handsome! A domineering CEO!”


  “It’s the same piano as the other video. Sure enough, it must be Ye Zhen in that earlier video!”


  “Mrs. Lu, hurry up and learn to play the piano from your husband. If you can’t learn, don’t come out and embarrass yourself!”


  Lu Beichuan had also seen the video of Ye Qing. He only glanced at it before impatiently shutting it down. He asked Qin Zhiyin, “What company did Ye Qing sign with?”


  Qin Zhiyin was silent for a moment. “Chaoxun Entertainment.”


  Lu Beichuan pondered this for a long time. He repeatedly rapped his knuckles against the desk.

  Soon after, he sent Qin Zhiyin away and made a call. “Notify the people in the Investment Department to go to the conference room for a meeting.”