Ti Shen-Chapter 22
Su Yi Mo's idea was a good one; unfortunately, they didn't have the opportunity to test it out.
The surgery had taken two hours. In that time, if Lan Kuang really wanted to, he would have found them already. The only reason he hadn't was because he had a run in with someone far more important - An Mu!
While Lan Kuang was on his way to the nearest hospital, An Mu had driven past him on the opposite side of the road. At the same time, another car that was following An Mu sped by as well.
Having spotted the two cars, Lan Kuang only hesitated for a moment before turning his car around at the earliest opportunity he had. Aggressively stepping down on the gas pedal, his car skid a little before Lan Kuang righted the car once again to chase after the cars ahead of him.
An Mu was on his way to attend a gala.
The An family had quite a reputation in 'A' City. Of course, it was nothing compared to the name they had built for themselves back in America and other countries. However, in order for businessmen to further their connections, they would always invite all sorts of big names even to their little parties.
An Mu was the eldest son of the An family. Moreover, he was named the heir by the Grand Master of the family. Therefore, whenever there were functions like this, they would always receive many invitations. This was further reinforced after An Mu had sincerely relayed to the press that the An family had already reached the pinnacle of business internationally, and from now on, the An family was ready to support their local businesses.
Such a lucrative opportunity was a godsend and all the local businesses were fighting to get into his good books.
Everyone who was anyone were trying to invite the eldest son of the An family to join them in their galas - not only was it a good way to make connections, it was also a way to form business partnerships.
An Mu was born with naturally genteel features. He did not exude any sense of entitlement or arrogance—regardless of the occasion, An Mu never lacked a smile for anyone. He gave people comfort and a sense of familiarity. This made people want to cooperate with him and his family.
This time round, it was another CEO that wished to bask in An Mu's favor, so he had one of the first few invitations delivered directly into An Mu's hands.
Having nothing much to do anyways, An Mu decided to accept the invitation. The An family had already announced their decision to join the Chinese market and so, making connections was an important part of the deal.
An Chen had originally prevented him from going to these nonsense parties and galas. Although it was said to be just a networking event, but in reality, only good came from using An Mu's beautiful features.
Ever since An Chen realized that his brotherly feelings for An Mu had morphed into something else, he could never stand seeing his brother showing off that sweet, innocent smile. His brother could only show that to him - An Mu could only be gentle towards him!
However, An Mu never listened to him. Using that smile of his as a distraction, he had asked An Chen to help him grab something to eat. While An Chen was away, An Mu took the opportunity to slip into a car and drive off.
Because An Chen hadn't received an invitation to this party, he was already unhappy. Now, seeing his brother leave without him, An Chen decided to follow. Gritting his teeth, An Chen silently vowed to himself: "This cannot go on… I will have to do something; brother needs to be more wary!"
One after another, three extremely flashy cars entered the parking garage.
An Mu was the first one to reach the lift, bringing him directly from the underground garage right up to the twentieth floor of the hotel. He was followed closely by An Chen with Lan Kuang catching up from behind.
An Mu was able to easily present the invitation that had been handed to him personally by the host. The two behind him, however, did not have the same experience.
An Chen was stopped promptly by the security standing guard outside the event hall. Without batting an eyelid, An Chen pointed towards An Mu who had just disappeared into the room, announcing: "I am here with my elder brother. Get out of my way now!"
The guards followed the direction in which An Chen had pointed towards, their gaze landing on An Mu, the man who was becoming increasingly popular in recent times. Stunned, they retraced their sights back onto An Chen and realized he was someone influential as well. The air around him was no less than any of the other important personnel mingling around in the room behind them. Everyone who was attending the event was either a rich, second-generation heir or some sort of public figure. Checking the background of each and every person would be very tedious and they would be treading on thin ice.
The guards at the door were already well-trained at spotting an aristocrat: first, by what they wore, second, by how they carried themselves. This man before them who was trying to get in did indeed look somewhat similar to An Mu. With only a moment's hesitation, the guards made the decision to step aside and allow entrance to An Chen.
The next person they had to stop was Lan Kuang.
In actuality, it was not that Lan Kuang had not been given an invitation. Lan Kuang was a well-known figure in the business world - especially in the grey areas of the industry; there was no way he wouldn't be given an invitation. It was all due to the recent troubles he had with Su Yi Mo that Lan Kuang did not bother with any of the events that were going on. The invitation that was sent to him prior had also been thrown aside without a second thought.
Lan Kuang only had to make a single phone call before the host of the event came out to escort him personally.
After ending the call, Lan Kuang placed his phone in his chest pocket. He did not even bother to look at his gracious host before saying, "I forgot the card."
The host waved away the apology in haste: "Young Master Lan, please don't say that! You don't need an invitation to show up here. Please, please! Come in. Having you here is my honor!"
Lan Kuang gave the man a slight nod in reply, strutting into the room before the host. His search for An Mu had begun.
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Translator: Jypoonie
Proofreaders: Charlotte Grey, Lyrick
