Chapter 28: Everyone Was Shocked
Chapter 28: Everyone Was Shocked
“Xiaoyue!”
Seeing Du Xiaoyue who showed no reaction, Wang Ya was the first to get anxious. “Lin Mu is going to bring another woman home! How can you still be so calm?”
“Who he brings home has nothing to do with me. We were going to call off the engagement anyway. We’re not family.” Du Xiaoyue shook her head lightly and smiled.
“But your engagement hasn’t been canceled yet!” Wang Ya had a look on her face that suggested she was frustrated with Du Xiaoyue for not living up to her expectations. “What Lin Mu is doing is openly slapping you in the face! It’s your face, Du Xiaoyue’s face, that he’s slapping!”
“Exactly! That’s right!” Several other girls immediately chimed in.
“As long as the engagement isn’t canceled, you’re still his fiancée for the day. If he does this, aren’t you completely losing face?”
“Alright, sit down quickly. The teacher will be here soon.” Du Xiaoyue waved her hand impatiently, a shadow of gloom flashing between her brows.
At five o’clock, the last class ended on time. Lin Mu had just reached the staircase when the roar of an engine sounded from not far away.
With another extremely stylish drift, the supercar stopped precisely in front of Lin Mu. Then, the car door slowly swung upward.
“Do you know how to drive?” Luo Bingyun, sitting in the driver’s seat, asked with a smile.
“Yes, I can.” Lin Mu nodded. He had gotten his driver’s license a long time ago and had secretly practiced driving over the past two months. His skills were almost as good as a professional racer’s. After all, his control over his own body had long reached a masterful level.
Hearing that Lin Mu could drive, Luo Bingyun happily unbuckled her seatbelt and climbed into the passenger seat. “Then you drive! Since we’re going to your home, you must know the way well!”
Skillfully shifting gears, stepping hard on the gas, and giving the steering wheel a slight turn, the fiery red supercar screeched as it turned around. Then, leaving a trail of faint smoke, it disappeared from the campus.
Luo Bingyun, sitting in the passenger seat, had long taken off her high heels. She curled her knees up on the seat, constantly rubbing the areas around the top of her feet with both hands.
Glancing over slightly, Lin Mu said curiously, “What’s wrong? Didn’t it heal completely last time? Does it still hurt now?”
“Pfft!” Seeing Lin Mu’s clueless expression, Luo Bingyun suddenly burst out laughing. “Of course not! It’s just that my feet get sore from wearing high heels for too long, so I need to massage them.”
“Then why don’t you just not wear them?” Lin Mu was speechless.
“But high heels are pretty! They make my legs look long and go better with clothes!” Luo Bingyun gave reason after reason, leaving Lin Mu dumbfounded.
“I really don’t understand you girls. It’s clearly so tiring, but you’re willing to endure all that just for the sake of looking pretty.”
Lin Mu seemed quite emotional. “By the way, where did you go earlier? Why did it take you so long to come?”
“Didn’t you say your grandfather is celebrating his birthday tonight? I went to get some gifts! I can’t just show up empty-handed, especially since it’s my first time visiting your home!” Luo Bingyun looked as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “The first time you visit someone’s home, you have to bring a gift. That’s just polite!”
Lin Mu nodded, only half-understanding. The supercar’s performance was excellent. Under Lin Mu’s control, it sped along and soon arrived at the Dinghu Villa area.
Many cars were already parked in the yard at this time, including quite a few luxury models. This showed that Old Master Lin had a wide circle of friends, and many guests had come.
“Young Master Mu is back!” The old steward greeting guests at the entrance saw Lin Mu getting out of the car and immediately walked over joyfully. This was Lin Mu’s first time home since he was injured and hospitalized last time.
But just as he was about to continue speaking, the passenger door of the supercar also opened. Then, Luo Bingyun swung her legs out and got out of the car with extreme elegance.
“And this is…?” The old steward looked at Lin Mu with hesitation.
“Bingyun is my friend. Since Grandfather is celebrating his birthday today, she came along to see him.” Lin Mu smiled faintly and said calmly.
A look of sudden understanding flashed in the old steward’s eyes, and he smiled even more happily. “Good, good! Young Master Mu’s friends are also the Lin Family’s friends. Please, come in quickly!”
As the two walked up the steps to the first floor, Lin Mu’s foot paused. His gaze immediately shifted to the steps, then he looked up at the space above. Starting from the second floor, each level had a protruding balcony.
“What’s wrong?” Luo Bingyun reached out her right hand and linked arms with Lin Mu.
“It’s nothing.” Lin Mu shook his head and smiled. “Let’s go in.”
From the moment the two entered the first-floor hall, the eyes of the guests inside were drawn to them. To be precise, they were drawn to Luo Bingyun.
Although Lin Mu could be considered somewhat handsome now, Luo Bingyun was a stunningly beautiful woman. In any situation, a beautiful woman always attracted more attention.
Gently waving her left hand, Luo Bingyun wore a standard party smile on her face, greeting every guest who looked her way.
At this time, the three siblings in charge of the Lin Family also sensed something unusual. Turning around, they saw Lin Mu and Luo Bingyun, who stood out prominently in the crowd.
Not paying much attention to Lin Mu, Lin Rong’s gaze immediately focused on Luo Bingyun. After examining her carefully for a moment, she suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise. “The woman next to Lin Mu… why does she look so familiar?”
“Yes, I also think she looks familiar. Have we seen her somewhere before?”
Lin Yifu also looked puzzled, but he just couldn’t remember where he had seen her.
It wasn’t until one of the guests below suddenly dropped his wine glass with a crash, his face dumbfounded, and said, “Th-this isn’t the Luo Family’s young lady, Luo Bingyun, is it?”
“Which Luo Family?” The guests present were all people of status and immediately pressed for details.
In their social circle, networking had long become instinct. When meeting someone they didn’t know, they absolutely had to figure out their identity.
“Which Luo Family could it be? It’s the Luo Family behind the Haoyu Financial Group. This is their young lady, Luo Bingyun. She returned to Huaxia for investment a while ago and has already set up a branch company in our Donghai City.”
With that reminder, some of the guests immediately recalled Luo Bingyun’s identity. After all, they were all people who moved in high-society circles.
Even though everyone present was a person of some standing in Donghai City, compared to the Luo Family’s background, they were several tiers lower. That was a colossal family with assets exceeding hundreds of billions of dollars!
At this point, the three Lin siblings finally remembered Luo Bingyun’s identity. They glanced at each other, their eyes filled with extreme shock. At this moment, their minds were full of questions.
How did Lin Mu get to know this Luo Family young lady?
What does the Luo Family young lady’s arrival mean for the Old Master’s eightieth birthday celebration?
Could it be that Lin Mu has already connected with the Haoyu Financial Group?
This last speculation was precisely what they feared the most. They had been scheming meticulously to seize the Lin Family’s assets. If Lin Mu had connected with someone from the Luo Family, given their power, they would be completely helpless against him!
Making a great effort to compose her expression, Lin Rong piled a smile onto her face, parted the crowd, and walked up to Lin Mu.
“A-Mu, it’s Grandfather’s eightieth birthday today. Why are you back so late? It’s been so long since he last saw you. Grandfather has been talking about you constantly!”
Lin Mu had long forgotten most of his relatives. He only had some impression of this Lin Rong because she had visited him once in the hospital. He nodded casually and said, “I had classes in the afternoon. I came back after they ended.”
Lin Rong nodded slightly upon hearing this, then her gaze shifted to Luo Bingyun beside him, subtly flickering past their linked arms.
“Oh, isn’t this President Luo? Ah, I never thought that the Old Master’s eightieth birthday would even attract President Luo’s attention! That you have personally come to our Lin Family really brings us great honor!”
Lin Rong deliberately said this a bit loudly. The surrounding guests immediately fell silent, watching the three of them quietly. This showed that Lin Rong’s earlier question clearly had ulterior motives.
Asking Lin Mu was just to avoid seeming too abrupt. The real target was Luo Bingyun, this Luo Family young lady with a powerful family behind her.
“You’re too polite.” Luo Bingyun smiled politely. She was already very skilled at handling such situations. “I came this time purely in a private capacity, as Lin Mu’s friend. I’m not representing the Haoyu Financial Group.”
The smile on Lin Rong’s face stiffened slightly, then she smiled again. “As long as President Luo has come, our entire Lin Family welcomes you wholeheartedly! Please, come inside and sit. Standing must be so tiring!”
Politely ushering Lin Mu and Luo Bingyun further inside, Lin Mu glanced around but didn’t see Old Master Lin. “Where’s Grandfather? I don’t see him.”
“Ah, you probably don’t remember.” Lin Rong sighed. “After your parents passed away, the Old Master developed dementia. He can’t handle such occasions anymore, so he’s staying in the study upstairs.”
“I see. I’ll go up to see Grandfather first. You carry on.” Lin Mu nodded and, taking Luo Bingyun with him, went straight up the stairs to the second-floor study.
“So? Did you find out anything?” As soon as the two left, Lin Yifu immediately came closer.
Staring at the backs of the two as they left, Lin Rong shook her head with a gloomy expression. “That girl isn’t simple. Truly worthy of being the Luo Family’s young lady. I couldn’t detect anything from her.”
“What about her relationship with that kid Lin Mu?”
“Hard to say. But I’m sure it’s definitely not a romantic relationship.” Lin Rong shook her head slightly, then said with certainty.
Hearing this, Lin Yifu and Lin Yitai were also a bit confused. What exactly was the relationship between Lin Mu and Luo Bingyun? They couldn’t figure it out for the moment.
Just after Lin Mu and Luo Bingyun entered the study, the old steward at the entrance called out loudly again, “The Du Family’s Miss Du Xiaoyue is here to visit, to offer birthday wishes to the Old Master!”
The guests, who had just started to chatter again, immediately fell silent once more. In Donghai City’s high society, who didn’t know about the feud between the Lin Family and the Du Family?
Both families were old, established families in the collecting world. Their reputation as arch-rivals had long been widespread.