Rong Doudou's birthday banquet officially commenced.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, the little princess made her grand entrance. As the youngest daughter of the Rothschild family and one of the future heirs to the Rong Group, her every move was destined to set global trends.
However, Rong Jingyang was nowhere to be seen that day.
At the banquet, Doudou's grandparents, uncles, aunts, and other elders from the family were all present.
Only Rong Jingyang was missing.
Everyone was curious, but not a single person dared to ask.
Perhaps, it was because of the awkwardness that might arise between divorced spouses meeting again?
To avoid any misunderstanding from Christiano, or to spare Ruoxin any trouble, he chose not to appear?
Du Ruoxin felt a pang of unease upon not seeing Rong Jingyang.
A sense of disquiet she couldn't quite articulate.
But she didn't let it show. Throughout the banquet, she chatted and laughed with guests, appearing perfectly happy and engaged.
The smile on Du Ruoxin's face seemed to convey a clear message to everyone: she was living a better, more fulfilling life without Rong Jingyang.
Christiano, too, felt a flutter of anxiety.
He knew that Rong Jingyang was not the type to give up easily.
It was unlikely he would simply walk away like Qin Yunxi after being spoken to a few words by Du Ruoxin.
From Rong Jingyang's refusal to leave the mountain peak and their prolonged stay there, Christiano observed that Rong Jingyang had no intention of abandoning Du Ruoxin.
But his absence from Doudou's birthday banquet…
It simply didn't add up.
Could it be that he was planning something big?
Christiano's unease escalated into a restless agitation.
He had a nagging feeling that something was slipping out of his control, that some unknown risk lay in wait for him.
This sensation was deeply unsettling.
Christiano ordered Trevor to investigate Rong Jingyang's whereabouts and activities.
He wanted a detailed report on everything.
Trevor quickly returned with information: Rong Jingyang was at the gym, handling work at the company, including who he met and which projects he was working on, all meticulously reported.
"Just handling work?" Christiano was skeptical.
Trevor replied earnestly, "Yes, Mr. Rong has always been a workaholic."
Wasn't it precisely because Rong Jingyang neglected his wife and daughter for the sake of his work that Du Ruoxin became disheartened and initiated the divorce?
Christiano's intuition told him it wasn't that simple.
But without any further evidence, he had to suppress his doubts for the moment.
"Keep a close watch on the Rong couple," Christiano commanded, his brow furrowed. "And the Rong family, monitor them closely."
Every single member of the Rong family.
He absolutely would not allow Rong Jingyang to cause trouble tonight!
Trevor immediately adopted a state of heightened alert. "Yes, sir."
Trevor turned and left, leading his men and instructing all the bodyguards at the banquet to be on high alert.
They were to ensure that anyone causing trouble would be made to disappear on the spot.
The guests attending today included not only the Rong family but also close friends of the Rong couple, as well as friends and relatives of the Rothschild family.
The scale of the event was so grand that the word "luxurious" could not adequately describe it.
This was after both families had streamlined their guest lists repeatedly, then again, and again.
The chairmen of Tesla, Amazon, Tengx, Jingd, and Alibaba were not even qualified to attend.
In short, it was incredibly opulent!
Any randomly selected guest was a world-class super-rich individual.
Although the two families did not explicitly state it, they were indirectly informing those around them that Rong Lingyan would be a future darling of the world!
The pleasant day quickly passed, and dusk gradually descended.
As night enveloped the land, Christiano's birthday gift, meticulously prepared for Du Ruoxin and her daughter, was officially unveiled.
Christiano approached Rong Doudou, lifted her into his arms, and pointed to the sky. "Doudou, what do you see in the sky?"
Rong Doudou's round, bright eyes blinked. "Stars."
Christiano asked, "Do you want them?"
Rong Doudou clapped her chubby little hands. "Yes." She exclaimed excitedly, "Uncle, are you going to pick the stars for me?"
How could one pick stars?
Rong Doudou reached for the sky, grasping at it several times but failing to bring them down.