As the year drew to a close, Xie Wei prepared for Qi Yuan's annual meeting. Generally, Xie Wei would not attend such meetings to conceal his identity. However, Xie Wei wanted Xu Daiwei to join Qi Yuan, and the powerful families in the capital would eventually find out that Xu Daiwei had returned to the country with Xie Wei. If Xu Daiwei joined Qi Yuan, it would inevitably arouse suspicion from others, so it was better for Xie Wei to reveal his identity.

Xie Wei had already decided to let Xu Daiwei join Qiyuan after he agreed to let her return to China. Xu Daiwei's current hacking skills were more than capable of protecting information such as the beauty cream, and since her father had previously worked in the cosmetics industry, it was more suitable for her to manage the beauty cream business.

Xie Wei didn't want Xu Daiwei's life to revolve solely around him. She was an outstanding individual, and her talent shouldn't be buried because of Xie Wei. Xu Daiwei also understood Xie Wei's intentions and wanted to win him over even more.

On the day of the annual meeting, Xie Wei wore a well-fitting black suit, a purple striped tie, and his hair was styled by the makeup artist, making him look more like a company leader.

Xu Daiwei departed from her usual style, wearing a purple evening gown, exaggerated earrings, a custom-made necklace, and star embellishments on the hem. Her long legs, clad in black stockings, were revealed, and she wore pearl white high heels that complemented the silver stars on the skirt. The gown couldn't conceal Xu Daiwei's voluptuous figure, and the purple color accentuated her alluring makeup, creating a harmonious look with Xie Wei's tie.

Xie Wei was slightly amazed by Xu Daiwei's outfit and praised her, "It suits you very well."

"Does brother like this style?" Xu Daiwei blinked, her eyes sparkling with barely concealed joy at Xie Wei's praise.

Stared at by Xu Daiwei, and with a view of her deep cleavage from Xie Wei's angle, Xie Wei turned his head away and said, "You look good no matter what."

Although she didn't directly answer Hsu Tai-wei's question, Hsu Tai-wei was still very happy to see Hsieh Wei's reaction.

Qiyuan's annual meeting was not an internal company event, but rather an event that invited celebrities from all walks of life in the capital and some media reporters, making it more like a press conference.

When the host introduced Xie Wei and Xu Daiwei and revealed their identities, everyone present was taken aback. They had thought that Xie Wei's four years of silence in helping the Xie Group expand its overseas market was enough to make people take the Xie family's third young master seriously. They never expected that the dark horse Qiyuan Group, which had emerged in recent years, was also founded by the third young master. This made the Xie family even more feared by the people of the capital.

Xie Wei and Xu Daiwei's makeup remained unchanged, except that Xie Wei had draped his coat over Xu Daiwei's shoulders, obscuring most of her figure. This made Xu Daiwei laugh even more heartily.

After Xie Wei explained the situation regarding Xu Daiwei and the beauty cream, it was time for the toasting ceremony. After Xie Wei finished exchanging pleasantries with everyone, a woman approached.

"Third Brother, I was wondering why I didn't see you earlier. You've been hiding this for so long!" The one who came to toast was Lin Qingying from the Lin family. The Lin family is also a top family, and she and Xie Wei were childhood sweethearts. She is also the current president of the Lin Group.

Beneath a Van Cleef & Arpels silver-white four-leaf clover necklace, a light blue cocktail dress hugged Lin Qingying's curvaceous figure. Her striking long legs were adorned with high heels in the same color as the dress, and most noticeably, a red string hung from her ankle.

"Qingying, what are you saying?" Xie Weiyi saw it was Lin Qingying and raised his hand to clink their wine glasses together.

Seeing a man following closely behind Lin Qingying, the man was handsome and sharp-looking, wearing a black suit but without a tie, which clearly indicated he was not an invited guest. He asked, "And who is this?"

"Ye Yan, currently President Lin's bodyguard," Ye Yan replied.

"Ye Yan! Isn't that the name of the chosen one?! And Qingying's bodyguard! Is this some kind of domineering female CEO falling in love with a special forces bodyguard? Does that mean Qingying is the female lead? Playing this kind of trope, Tiandao is really low-class." In just a few seconds, Xie Wei had already ridiculed Tiandao. He smiled and replied to Ye Yan, "Nice to meet you."

After all, I'm not a villain. Even if I stop the male lead from destroying the world in the end, I'm still just a minor supporting character and don't have much of a grudge against the male lead.

Ye Yan nodded and then said nothing more.

"My dad insisted on giving it to me, saying he had been in the army and paid a lot of money to be my bodyguard for a few days." Lin Qingying rubbed her forehead with a slight sense of helplessness.

'It really is this kind of routine, this is the way of heaven...' Xie Wei thought speechlessly. 'Fortunately, my contact with Qingying was within the bounds of fate, and thankfully, it didn't change her destiny.' Thinking of this, Xie Wei breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Brother, who is this sister?" Xu Daiwei had wanted to ask Lin Qingying's identity for a long time. She always felt that the way this woman looked at her brother was not as simple as looking at a friend.

"I've known my third brother since we were little, childhood sweethearts, inseparable since childhood. I don't know who my sister is? I've never heard of my third brother having a sister." Lin Qingying had also been annoyed by Xu Daiwei's constant clinging to Xie Wei's arm for a long time.

The moment the two women locked eyes, Xie Wei felt as if he saw a sword flashing. Xie Wei didn't understand. Hadn't Xu Daiwei's fate changed? Before the change, it was one thing for her and the female lead to dislike each other because they liked Ye Yan, but now that things had changed, it was still the same.

Confused, Xie Wei quickly introduced Xu Daiwei to Lin Qingying: "Xiaowei is my adopted sister from Y country for various reasons. She is exceptionally talented, so I specially invited her back to work at Qiyuan."

Seeing Xie Wei defend Xu Daiwei, Lin Qingying narrowed her eyes slightly, scrutinizing Xu Daiwei. Xu Daiwei, not to be outdone, stared directly at Lin Qingying with her large eyes.

Seeing that the situation wasn't improving, Xie Wei quickly changed the subject, "Where's Lu Yan? I haven't seen him today."

"He's busy chasing a girl in college," Lin Qingying said, covering her mouth with a laugh as if she had thought of something funny. "If he knew that this whole thing was yours, Third Brother, he'd probably be shocked."

The Xie, Lin, and Lu families have a very good relationship, so the three younger generations, Xie Wei, Lin Qingying, and Lu Yan, grew up together in the same alley, so their relationship goes without saying.

"That Lu Yan kid has such a charming face, but he's starting to act all innocent?" Xie Wei teased, thinking about how his brother had never pursued a girl before, and how clumsy he must have been when trying to woo one.

“Speaking of looks, Third Brother is second to none,” Lin Qingying teased Xie Wei, “How many girls in the capital have fallen for you because of your face?” Xie Wei could only smile bitterly after hearing this.