The pupils were a rare dark gold, like melted, solidified liquid gold, flowing with an inhuman luster under the dancing candlelight.
Those eyes were calm and deep like a black hole in the universe. There was no emotion in them, only an all-knowing, heart-pounding indifference.
It seemed as if the priceless artwork in front of him, the fine wine in the glass, and even the prosperous human scene outside the window were nothing but insignificant dust in the long river of time in his eyes.
He leaned lazily against the soft back of the sofa, his slender fingers unconsciously and extremely slowly turning the stem of the crystal goblet in front of him.
The glass contained half a glass of top-quality red wine that looked like solidified blood, reflecting an enchanting luster under the dim blue light.
His movements were graceful and precise, with a sense of rhythm that was almost ingrained in his bones.
Opposite him sat a middle-aged man wearing an expensive custom-made suit and with his hair meticulously combed. He was talking incessantly about the details of a cross-border merger and acquisition case, his tone filled with deliberate humility and undisguised excitement.
He is a rising star in the city's financial circle. He has gone to great lengths to establish a connection with Qi Shang. Now he is vigorously promoting his carefully packaged project, trying to gain the favor and investment of this mysterious tycoon.
"...So, Mr. Qi, you see, once this project is successfully integrated, the prospects will be absolutely limitless! The rate of return in the next five years is conservatively estimated..." The middle-aged man's saliva almost splashed onto the table.
Qi Shang didn't seem to be listening. His gaze passed through the chattering man opposite him and fell on the dazzling sea of lights outside the French window.
Deep within his dark golden pupils, countless streams of data seemed to flicker and flow silently. He was "looking," but not at the project in front of him, nor at the nightscape of the city.
He is "seeing" something farther and deeper.
An extremely subtle ripple of energy, perceptible only to him, spread out through his inhuman perception like a pebble dropped into a calm lake. Its source... pointed towards the Ye family mansion, protected by an ancient magic array and profound heritage.
The ripples carried a familiar wave that made him feel disgusted and burning in the depths of his soul - the breath of the observer!
That damned observer, floating like a ghost outside the world line! He actually intervened? For that "little sun"?
The corners of Qi Shang's perfect lips curved upwards ever so slightly.
The arc was cold, without any warmth, but instead carried the cruel interest of a hunter seeing his prey finally fall into a trap.
"Mr. Qi?" The middle-aged man finally noticed Qi Shang's absent-mindedness and cautiously asked, "What do you think...this plan..."
Qi Shang finally withdrew his gaze from the sea of lights, and his dark golden pupils fell on the middle-aged man's face.
With just one glance, the man's endless words were like being strangled by an invisible hand, and they were stuck in an instant, with fine beads of cold sweat oozing from his forehead.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Wang." Qi Shang's voice sounded, like the finest velvet brushing against the ice surface, low and pleasant, but with an unquestionable alienation and a hint of imperceptible mockery.
"I have little interest in this...'mortal game' you describe."
He picked up the wine glass and elegantly took a sip of the scarlet liquid, his Adam's apple rolling slightly. "Capital is just numbers, and numbers... are the most boring things."
He put down the wine glass, and the bottom of the crystal glass touched the smooth table surface, making a crisp "ding" sound, like some kind of verdict.
"However," Qi Shang changed the subject, and a malicious light flashed in the depths of his dark golden eyes.
"You mentioned the 'Eye of the Stars' auction dinner in three days? The Ye family is hosting it?" He seemed to suddenly become interested. "I heard that the young leader of the Ye family, Ye Qingliu, has been quite active recently."
The middle-aged man nodded quickly, as if he had grabbed a lifeline. "Yes, yes! The Ye family suddenly intervened and won the hosting rights! It is said that the scale is unprecedented! Ye Qingliu himself will also attend in person!"
"There are also rumors that he invited Chao Youye, the recently popular heir of the Chao family, and his... um, partner, Mr. Mu Xinrong..."
"Chao Youye...Mu Xinrong..." Qi Shang repeated these two names in a low voice, as if he was savoring some delicacy.
Deep within his dark golden pupils, the inhuman indifference was instantly replaced by a twisted, almost morbid frenzy! That frenzy, like the infernal fire of hell, burned fiercely beneath his perfect skin, threatening to burst forth from his body!
His god! His supreme, pure entropy! He actually wanted to appear in a place filled with vulgar desires and the filthy smell of human beings? And bring that damned "little sun" with him like a maggot on the tarsal bone?!
An invisible, suffocating pressure instantly spread out with Qi Shang as the center, as if it were a substance!
The candle on the table flickered wildly and almost went out!
Mr. Wang, who was chattering incessantly on the opposite side, felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by a cold big hand. His breathing stopped instantly, his face turned pale as paper, his brain went blank, and only boundless fear remained!
Qi Shang seemed to realize his own loss of composure. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the twisted frenzy had been forced back into the depths of his eyes, leaving only a cold calm.
He raised his hand slightly and gestured to the black-clad waiter standing beside him like a sculpture.
The waiter stepped forward silently and gently placed a gold-stamped invitation with a star pattern on it on the table in front of Mr. Wang.
"Prepare a...'little gift' for me." Qi Shang's voice returned to its previous elegance and laziness, as if the suffocating pressure just now had never existed.
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