Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Xing Yu’s birthday fell on a workday. Lu Dangui received a message from him early in the morning, saying that a car would be sent to pick him up for the dinner party.
Lu Dangui clocked out of get off work, changed into a suit in the locker room, and went downstairs where he saw a car parked in front of the hospital.
A few days ago, the foundation staff sent him an email with a preliminary donation contract provided by the Golan Group, and the prosthetics had already been scheduled for installation after the donation was completed.
Because he still had some doubts, Lu Dangui did not reply to the email immediately. He wanted to wait until after the banquet to talk to Xing Yu in person.
Once in the car, Lu Dangui pulled out his prepared speech from his phone’s notes app, preparing to practice it a few more times. After all, this charity gala had a commercial aspect, and he needed to practice properly so as not to embarrass Mr. Yu.
“…Is this the boss’s new selection?”
The car was stuck in traffic at the intersection, and the driver turned to ask the bodyguard sitting in the passenger seat.
The bodyguard in black glanced at the person in the rearview mirror and raised the partition inside the car.
“I guess so.”
After confirming that the people in the back row couldn’t hear, the bodyguard in black whispered, “The boss has already told Secretary Gao to wait at the door.”
“Tsk tsk, this kid is really lucky.”
The driver honked the horn a few times: “This person doesn’t seem as good as the previous model. What’s the boss thinking?”
“Maybe he’s really good in that area,” the bodyguard shrugged. “Anyone who can please the boss has some skills in bed.”
Hearing a series of cackling laughs coming from the front row, Lu Dangui put down his phone and frowned.
….
Xing Yu’s birthday party was held at a private villa on the outskirts of S City.
Lu Dangui looked out through the glass window. Only a few luxury cars were parked at the entrance of the villa, indicating that there weren’t as many guests as he had imagined. Everywhere he looked, there were uniformed security personnel; it seemed more like a private gathering of the wealthy than a charity gala.
As soon as Lu Dangui got out of the car, he was stopped by the security guards at the entrance of the resort.
The security personnel politely asked him to show the invitation letter.
After receiving the letter from Lu Dangui and confirming its authenticity, the security guards began to carefully examine Lu Dangui’s entire body with a detector.
After being poked all over with detectors, security made way for Dangui to take out the inner pocket of his bag for inspection.
“Does the gentleman have any recording or audio recording devices with him?”
“No.”
“Your phone has audio and video recording capabilities. Please keep it switched off throughout the dinner.”
“…”
Lu Dangui’s eyelids twitched involuntarily.
It’s just a birthday party, why are they checking it so strictly?
Just as he was about to ask a question, he saw a young woman with wavy hair walking briskly out of the hall in high heels.
Upon seeing the newcomer, the security guards stopped what they were doing and greeted her respectfully: “Miss Gao.”
The woman curled her red lips into a sneer at the security guards at the door: “This is the boss’s distinguished guest. Aren’t you afraid the boss will blame you for taking so long here?”
At her words, the men who had been blocking Lu Dangui’s path scattered like birds and beasts in an instant.
The woman stepped forward and extended her hand to Mr. Lu Dangui: “Mr. Lu, I am Gao Lei, Mr. Xing’s secretary. You can call me Secretary Gao. Mr. Xing has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come with me.”
Following Secretary Gao into the villa, Lu Dangui did not see a single person along the way.
The moon hung in the sky, and the outdoor swimming pool outside the window shimmered in the moonlight. The hall, which should have been bustling with activity, was unusually quiet, with only the rustling sound of the wind from the hillside passing through the corridors.
As Lu Dangui walked along, he felt something was strange.
Since it was Mr. Xing’s birthday and the founding ceremony of a multinational foundation, shouldn’t it be a large-scale charity event? Why is the place so sparsely populated?
Secretary Gao led Lu Dangui to a tightly closed solid wood door and handed him an exquisite rectangular box:
“Mr. Lu, please put this on before the banquet begins.”
Opening the long box in his hand, Lu Dangui frowned: “…What is this?”
Inside the long box was an exquisite half-face mask.
“This is a token that represents your identity,” Secretary Gao said. “As long as you wear this mask, President Xing will be able to recognize you immediately.”
Taking out the pure white feather mask from the box, Lu Dangui felt increasingly confused.
“Aren’t I supposed to speak at the foundation’s founding ceremony? Why am I wearing a mask?”
Secretary Gao spoke softly, “President Xing’s birthday banquet is a very private event, and those invited each year are all President Xing’s closest friends. President Xing has great faith in Mr. Lu’s character, which is why he invited Mr. Lu to such a private party. To avoid any unnecessary trouble, Mr. Lu, please cooperate.”
Doesn’t what you said amount to nothing?
Lu Dangui’s lips twitched slightly.
He came to the dinner party because he had promised to give a speech at the donation ceremony, and also to show his support for his sister’s former benefactor.
After being here for so long, he hadn’t seen a single person from Golan, let alone anyone else.
After a moment of silence, Lu Dangui took out his phone from his pocket: “…I’ll call and contact Mr. Yu.”
He increasingly felt that something was wrong.
Ever since he was tricked by Xing Cheng into signing a confidentiality agreement, he had stopped believing the stories of wealthy people. He shouldn’t have actually thought that a windfall would fall from the sky and just happen to land on his head for no reason.
Perhaps by attending this banquet today, he would get himself into new trouble.
Before Lu Dangui could even make the call, the door had already been pushed open from the inside.
The person who opened the door was a tall man wearing a suit vest. The man wore a dark black half-face mask, the same style as the white mask in Lu Dangui’s hand.
The veil on his mask concealed his high nose bridge and deep-set eyes, making it impossible to see his expression.
“Dr. Lu,” the man said with some surprise, “why didn’t you say you were coming?”
Lu Dangui recognized the voice; it was Xing Yu himself.
“Mr. Yu, I’m here to discuss the details of the donation with you.”
Lu Dangui composed himself, maintaining a calm expression, and politely addressed Xing Yu, “If it’s just a joke or a misunderstanding, then I’ll take my leave.”
The subtext was: you dragged me to this godforsaken place, and I can’t even see a soul in sight. I must have been utterly fooled.
Hearing Lu Dangui say this, Xing Yu stared at the woman behind Lu Dangui, his tone turning somewhat cold: “Secretary Gao, you’ve frightened Dr. Lu.”
Secretary Gao lowered her head with a look of shame on her face.
“I’m sorry, Dr. Lu, my secretary didn’t explain it to you clearly.”
Xing Yu opened the door behind him and said slowly to Lu Dangui, “This is a tradition of my annual birthday banquet. All guests will wear masks without exception. I hope you understand.”
Upon seeing the scene inside the gate, Lu Dangui’s pupils contracted slightly.
Hidden at the very back of the resort is a small private club with a huge, upside-down diamond chandelier hanging from the ceiling and several single leather sofas in the center.
In front of each sofa stood a well-dressed man. They held champagne glasses, some standing, some sitting, and some lazily tapping their shoes to the beat of jazz music playing from a record player.
The only thing they had in common was that they all wore masks.
Holding the doorknob, Xing Yu bowed gracefully and said to Lu Dangui, “Dr. Lu, please.”
….
The host left for a moment, and when he returned, there was another person behind him.
Although his face was not visible, it was still impossible to prevent people from focusing their attention on him.
A grey suit, a white feather mask, soft, pale lips, and a slightly flustered look in his eyes.
Turning their gaze away from Lu Dangui, the guests exchanged smiles and raised their glasses to toast their friends.
They celebrated with their good friend, the second young master of the Xing family, who had brought his prey, the queen of this year’s hunting game.
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