Lu Yuan, Dong Mu, and Dong Lingxue were riding in the sa car.
Lu Yuan and Dong Mu continued discussing the recycling and reuse of bismuth tal waste mines, while the rebellious-looking Dong Lingxue was absorbed in her phone beside them.
Occasionally, Dong Mu would speak to her, and she would respond impatiently.
As for Lu Yuan, she treated him like air the entire ti.
After twenty minutes, the convoy slowly stopped near the center of Red Diamond City.
Lu Yuan saw a building that resembled a gigantic red gemstone.
He couldn't tell what material it was made of, but it shimred with a gemstone-like luster under the setting sun, looking luxurious and mysterious.
Surrounding the building was a massive circular plaza, nearly filled with various hover cars, all appearing sophisticated and suggesting the affluence or nobility of their owners.
In addition, there were nurous drones and security guards around, making the scene look more like a high-level eting of leaders rather than a regular evening banquet.
Lu Yuan followed Dong Mu out of the car, and a dedicated attendant imdiately ca up with a smile to escort them in.
Walking beside Dong Mu, Lu Yuan heard him speak in a low voice.
"Originally, I planned to entertain you at ho, but today, a prominent figure happened to arrive in Red Diamond City. It's an opportunity not to be missed, I hope you don't mind, Qi Yuan..."
"It's okay."
Lu Yuan shook his head, then with a curious expression, asked, "Uncle Dong, who is this prominent figure that attracts all the elites of Red Diamond City to attend this banquet?"
Dong Mu smiled slightly upon hearing Lu Yuan's question and replied, "The owner of this planet... Do you think this person is significant?"
Lu Yuan blinked and instantly recalled the gem-adorned, corpulent figure he encountered at the spaceship landing site, blurting out.
"Lord of Gems?"
....
Upon entering the venue, Dong Lingxue imdiately broke away from those behind her and squinted around the opulent banquet hall to find familiar figures.
"Little Xue, over here."
Soone in the crowd beckoned to Dong Lingxue, softly calling her.
Dong Lingxue's eyes lit up, and she quickly lifted her skirt and hurried toward the person.
Dong Lingxue crossed through a portion of the anteroom and reached two equally dressed-up girls.
"Good thing you're here too."
Dong Lingxue picked up a cup of colorful juice from a nearby table and gulped it down, saying, "Or else I would have been bored to death tonight."
"Little Xue, you look stunning tonight."
A girl in a moon-white dress looked at Dong Lingxue with a bit of envy.
Dong Lingxue's eyes twinkled, and she quickly moved close to the girl, leaning in close to her cheek, deliberately lowering her voice with a playful roughness, "Thank you. Darling, you also look beautiful tonight."
"Hey...you..."
The girl's cheeks turned red due to Dong Lingxue's sudden playful antics, causing Dong Lingxue to laugh heartily.
The sowhat unruly laughter drew slight attention from a few people in the banquet hall, followed by a stern gaze.
Dong Lingxue pursed her lips and had to restrain herself obediently.
After Dong Mu turned away with a stern face, Dong Lingxue quickly glared back at his retreating figure.
This little action was noticed by a handso young man in a deep blue suit beside Dong Mu, who seed amused by her, flashing her a smile.
But Dong Lingxue was not impressed; she gave him two cold stares and withdrew her gaze.
"Pretentious."
Dong Lingxue disliked people who acted all mature.
Clearly, they are around her age, yet they have to appear like they're sensible and disciplined, especially in front of her dad, who often uses them as examples to educate her, making her unbearably annoyed.
Dong Lingxue's eye-rolling and muttering drew attention from another girl in the evening gown beside her, who curiously leaned in and asked about the young man in the distance, "Little Xue, who is the person beside your dad? I've never seen him before.
Is he in our circle? He seems quite handso...."
Dong Lingxue uttered a long dismissive "hmph."
"Handso, huh."
"He's a friend's son from outside the planet, said to be here for business with my dad. In reality...."
"He's just using connections to borrow money from my dad...."
On the way here, Dong Lingxue had clearly heard the conversation between the two, and so things had already been decided in her heart.
Upon hearing "from outside the planet" and "borrowing money," her companion's interest instantly vanished, quickly changing the topic.
As the conversation continued, one of the girls mysteriously asked, "Do you know who the main character is tonight?"
"I know, Lord of Gems!"
Another girl eagerly responded, her expression sowhat excited, "I've never seen him before; I've heard his assets could buy a hundred planets! I wonder what he looks like in person?"
"Looks the sa as the pictures online."
Dong Lingxue carelessly fiddled with her hair.
She had seen the Lord of Gems in person a few years ago at a large banquet she attended with Dong Mu.
She long knew that aside from the gem-encrusted title, the so-called Lord of Gems was rely an unremarkable middle-aged man with no extraordinary features.
Then the girl who initiated the topic smiled and shook her head, saying, "You all are mistaken.
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