Lin Mucian got into the car.
Uncle Li was driving her to the hotel for her birthday banquet. As he drove, he said,
"Miss, just now..."
Lin Mucian replied calmly,
"A passerby with no relation."
Uncle Li was taken aback. He clearly saw Zhao Jingjing and her daughter...
But Uncle Li dared not say anything more. He replied with an "oh" and focused on driving.
As they neared the city's most bustling street, a large billboard on the roadside displayed Ling Qianhe's poster. Lin Mucian looked up at the lively street, then furrowed her brow.
"Take another street."
Uncle Li was a little surprised.
"But this road is the closest to the hotel..."
Lin Mucian stated decisively,
"I don't like this road."
Uncle Li had no choice but to change the route.
After all, he was the Lin family's driver.
He had to listen to this young lady.
However, he couldn't help but feel that this young lady gave him a sense of capriciousness.
The system actually understood Lin Mucian.
Does she dislike Ling Qianhe that much?
She doesn't even want to see his poster?
Lin Mucian snorted and gave a cold laugh.
The system dared not speak.
It had originally wanted to remind the host that Ling Qianhe would also be at the hotel for the host's birthday banquet tonight...
But it decided against it.
It was better not to remind her. Given the host's personality, she would probably cause a scene, change hotels, or refuse to attend. How troublesome would that be?
The city's largest seven-star hotel was packed with guests, and the media had all arrived.
It was the Lin family's eldest daughter's birthday banquet, and many celebrities had come. The outside was paved with a red carpet, and crystal chandeliers hung overhead, looking incredibly luxurious.
Outside the revolving glass doors at the entrance,
stood a middle-aged man with a tall stature and distinguished looks. He wore a custom-made gray suit and smiled at the guests, appearing truly distinguished.
This was the original host's father, Lu Yuanhang, who had married into the Lin family and taken their surname!
Standing there, he was indeed handsome and refined, possessing the demeanor of a successful person at first glance.
A Rolls-Royce stopped, and Lin Mucian got out of the car. The man opposite her walked up warmly and said,
"Xiao Ci? Hurry over. Your mommy mentioned you were having a birthday banquet, so I specially turned down several overseas meetings to come and celebrate with you. Xiao Ci, why did you suddenly decide to hold such a grand banquet? You never wanted to go out before."
"It makes me happy that you're willing to come out and liven things up, Daddy is also very happy for you."
His words were flawless.
If she were still the original host, that little girl starved of affection,
hearing her always-neglectful father speak to her like this would have made her deeply moved.
But Lin Mucian, as an experienced mission executor, lazily yawned and said,
"Oh really?"
"Then how much of a birthday gift will Daddy prepare for me? I remember there's a good plot of land in the north of the city, why not give it to me?"
"And there was a pink diamond at the Christie's auction, I recall it was only around 180 million, right?"
"Daddy, give it to me."
She boldly asked for gifts.
The elegant face opposite her momentarily lost its composure, the elegant exterior cracking like a fissure.
His smile became strained.
"Xiao Ci is joking, right?"
"Hurry inside, your mommy is waiting for you."
He tried to push Lin Mucian inside. Lin Mucian said,
"Are you truly happy for me, to the point where you won't even spend such a small amount of money? Daddy, you're so stingy."
Lu Yuanhang felt a pang of heartache!
The land in the north of the city was worth billions, and the pink diamond was worth hundreds of millions. How could this daughter be so insensible!
Her grades were abysmal, her personality was eccentric and unlikable, she was gloomy and sickly, and she still wanted money?
It was Lin Miaoyu who was his thoughtful little darling, who never asked him for such luxuries and, like her mother, was the most frugal!
He gritted his teeth and pretended not to hear.
The system relayed Lu Yuanhang's thoughts to Lin Mucian. Lin Mucian smiled and stepped inside, then asked,
"So, what is his favorability towards Lin Mucian, his own daughter?"
The system coughed.
"It's negative."
As a supplementary reference, the system explained,
"Towards Lin Miaoyu, it's seventy percent."
Lin Mucian wasn't surprised that her own favorability was negative, but the scum dad's favorability towards Lin Miaoyu was only seventy percent?
He didn't favor Lin Miaoyu as much as she thought.
The system added,
"Phoenix men are all like that. They love themselves the most!"
Lin Mucian nodded. In the distance, Lin Mu, Lin Cuiping, wearing a pink woolen coat, her expression shy like a young girl, eagerly came over to hold her hand.
"Xiao Ci, your daddy has really come back to celebrate your birthday! Xiao Ci, you're right, he still has us in his heart! That bitch Zhao Jingjing must be furious!"
Lin Mucian looked at the innocent Lin Cuiping, at her pink woolen coat and shy face, and could only sigh.
Love-addledness is a disease that needs treatment!
She hummed and casually picked up a glass of wine.
She watched Lin Cuiping talk to Lu Yuanhang as he walked in, holding his arm sweetly, showing no sign of the impatience in his eyes.
Lin Mu's level was too low.
Compared to a green tea.
Ten of her bundled together wouldn't be enough to fuel one green tea.
While pink might be tender, at her age, as the Lin family's madam, she should adopt a dignified and elegant route.
Lowering herself for a man would only make him look down on her.
Ultimately, women still need to rely on their own strength.
Lin Mucian glanced at Lin Mu and Lu Yuanhang, then turned to look at the invited guests. She then lowered her head and looked at her phone, logging into the world's largest auction platform.
Lin Mucian tapped twice with her fingertip.
A smile flickered in her eyes as she turned and walked onto the stage.
Holding the microphone, the young girl was radiant.
She wore a white dress, simple yet dignified.
"Welcome everyone to my birthday banquet today."
"I also want to specially thank my Daddy. He took time out of his busy schedule to attend my birthday banquet, and he also prepared a pink diamond for me as a birthday gift. I am very pleased. I know he intends to pay on the spot, right, Daddy?"
Lu Yuanhang's face was filled with surprise!
"What, what pink diamond?"
Lin Mu was even more delighted!
"Why didn't you say so? You prepared such a surprise gift for Xiao Ci too?"
Lu Yuanhang forced a smile.
"Yes, yes."
The diamond auction information was displayed on the large screen, and payment had to be completed within ten minutes.
Lu Yuanhang gritted his teeth and had his assistant sign a check and make the transfer.
Within an hour, the diamond would be released from the auction house and delivered to Lin Mucian.
The media was present, and everyone took photos, thinking that the Lin family was truly a harmonious couple, and the Lin father doted on his only daughter. It seemed their stock would continue to rise.
The media had news to write about!
Lin Mucian watched the man who had suffered a great loss, his face stiff, and perfunctorily responded to Lin Mu.
Lin Cuiping held his arm and asked charmingly why he remembered to prepare such a surprise gift for Xiao Ci.
Lu Yuanhang said,
"Xiao Ci's birthday, I definitely have to contribute. But recently, my business has been experiencing some losses. Cuiping, could you lend me the money first?"
The man was about to trick Lin Cuiping into providing money to cover his losses.
But Lin Mucian loudly said,
"Daddy's business is at a loss? But I just looked at the Lin family's company reports yesterday. Everything is normal. The profit in the third quarter even surpassed the second quarter. Daddy, as the manager, should know best. Strange, where is the loss?"
"Could it be that Daddy has a secret company of his own?"
The little girl tilted her head, her eyes appearing innocent!
But they were like knives, making the man opposite her tremble all over.
His voice immediately changed pitch.
"No, no losses. Yes."
"Xiao Ci, Daddy has to go to the company. I'll be leaving shortly."
Lin Mucian smiled.
"Fighting with me? It's quite satisfying that Lu Yuanhang had to cut his flesh." As for Lin Cuiping, she excitedly rushed forward to grasp Lin Mucian's hand, her voice filled with emotion.
"Xiao Ci, your Daddy really has us mother and daughter in his heart. *sob sob* I'm so touched, so happy!"
Lin Mucian looked at the innocent, naive, and sweet Lin Cuiping and said,
"What is most important in Daddy's heart, I will let Mommy see clearly."
"If it's not to the bone, how can one truly see what lies beneath a person's painted skin, whether they are human or ghost?"