But isn't she the good friend that Zai Zai mentioned?
Wow, is your taste in making friends really that unique?
[My daughter's dating life...isn't she just a sucker for good looks?]
[...]
At this moment, Mingmei had no idea how terrible the initial impression her social anxiety had created on everyone.
At that moment, all she knew was that she had to leave quickly. Once she entered the banquet hall, she wouldn't be the only one being watched by all the live stream viewers!
After all, there are many nobles in the Empire and quite a few people from the Federation. There are plenty of people who are worth talking about, so she and her older brother won't be the only focus of the live stream viewers!
Unfortunately, Mingmei's plan was well-thought-out, until she and Meiqiu entered the banquet hall and saw that all the classmates she usually saw online and offline on campus were now there as family heirs. Mingmei was dumbfounded.
One by one, Lu Xiaoyao, Bai Xiao, Hu Yue, Yuan Fang, Leng Youyou...
Mingmei: "..."
So everyone here has quite a background?
The others were equally shocked when they saw Mingmei follow Meiqiu in. Then Mingmei felt even more gazes directed at her!
Mingmei: I'm knocking! Help!
"Come on, what are you doing blocking the doorway?"
As if oblivious to the various gazes directed at them, Mei Qiu continued to pull Ming Mei further inside until they reached the members of the Imperial Family, at which point Ming Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of the royal family, Mingmei noticed a significant reduction in the number of prying eyes around her.
This made the socially anxious Mingmei feel much more relaxed.
"Go ahead and wander around. Aren't there quite a few people you know over there? Hurry up and go over there. I have something to say to Cheshire."
Mingmei: "...?"
Is her brother trying to kick her while she's down?
The relief lasted only a second before suddenly becoming overwhelming.
He let a socially awkward person like her wander around?!
Just as Mingmei was trying to figure out how to maintain her image in front of her homeroom teacher and glare at her second brother again, a small commotion broke out at the door.
Mingmei turned her head and naturally followed everyone's gaze to the entrance of the banquet hall.
The Hua Lan Star Region diplomat and his family, stationed on the central star of the Empire, also arrived.
Leading the group was a woman whose age was hard to guess, but who was dressed in rich and luxurious clothes. Behind her was a young man, who caused many of the younger generation present to gasp in surprise. Mingmei almost exclaimed as well.
Because that young man was none other than Mu Chen, Mingmei didn't even need to think; the players in the escape game and the viewers in the live stream were already in an uproar.
During the day, she mentioned Mu Feize and the Mu family to Mei Qiu, so she asked Gui Gui to search for information about the Mu family.
The Mu family is a large family that has existed on Hualan Star for a long time. It was also one of the first families to leave Hualan Star and venture into the interstellar world. Family members are distributed in the business and military circles of the empire, and the entire family can be said to have produced many outstanding figures.
Afterwards, Hualan Star rose to prominence in the interstellar world, and the Mu family provided strong support. The entire Mu family returned to Hualan Star through a star loan, and the head of the Mu family has since served as Hualan Star's diplomatic consul to the Empire.
"The Empire's attitude toward Hualan Star is really friendly... There are even Hualan Star people in the Imperial military. The Empire is really magnanimous..."
Julian was not unfazed by the appearance of Mingmei and Muchen, but what surprised him even more was the Empire's attitude toward Hualan Star.
Julian had heard a little about the Mu family's affairs. Thinking about Mei Qiu and the Mu family, who were once prominent figures in the Empire, now that they had all returned to Hua Lan Star, Julian even felt that the Empire's attitude towards Hua Lan Star was too lenient.
In contrast, the Federation did not treat Hualan Star as affectionately as the Empire.
“Young Master, you should know the history of the rise of Hualan Star and its star system. The people of Hualan Star deserve to be respected and befriended by other people in the interstellar space. Besides, you should know the location of the Hualan star system in the universe; it is not far from the Zerg.”
Joan whispered to Julian, "Giving them favors is also beneficial to the Empire."
"And what about us? The Empire values and is courting Hualan Star, are we just going to... sit here and wait to die?"
"Young Master, you must understand, playing both sides isn't a sweet job. They'd be more than happy to see us acting indifferent on the surface."
Joan smiled, raised his glass, and clinked it against Julian's. Then he reached out and nudged Julian toward the younger man beside him, saying, "Young master, it's time for you to build up your social network."
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