222 Return to the Human World
◎Lin Qiongyu: "Mister Forest——"◎
The pure white dress is made of thin tulle. Pure handmade silk threads, gold and silver filigree and tiny gems outline a vibrant vine that climbs up the dress and blooms lifelike flowers at the top. When the light shines down, it reflects a dazzling light.
The hem of the dress was wide, and when Ye Zhizhi moved, the hem looked like a flowing galaxy, sparkling with a dreamy luster.
Her hair was half-tied up into a princess bun, embellished with jewel-studded tassels, and her thick, slightly curly hair was draped behind her, making her look like an elf princess in the forest, complementing the jungle-style venue.
It was the first time that Ye Zhizhi dressed up so gorgeously, and everyone who saw her couldn't take their eyes off her.
Yu Jingyao was happy that her daughter had surpassed them in every way, but she also felt sorry that she was not able to accompany her as she grew up.
The weather at night was still very good, neither too cold nor too hot, and there was a light night breeze blowing. Even in the empty field, one could smell the fragrance of the breeze.
The manor is even more beautiful at night. As the lights come on and shine against the twinkling stars in the night sky, this jungle-style feast that combines nature and modern luxury officially begins.
The manor gradually became bustling with people. Men and women, all dressed in classical and elegant clothes, walked hand in hand along the long corridor of green and flowers, and entered the semi-open banquet hall specially built on the huge flat ground.
Jungle-themed decorations are placed in an orderly manner on all sides. Every detail is ingeniously designed, making it look full of wildness and design.
The guests who appear in this manor are all invited guests, so there is no need to greet them anywhere specifically.
Ye Zhiyan followed Ye Lang and greeted the guests in the banquet hall with a warm smile.
When Ye Zhiyan saw a figure walking towards him, his smile faded slightly, as if he didn't expect the person to appear at the banquet.
She was not on their invitation list, but when they saw the man next to her, they didn't seem too surprised.
Ye Zhiyan frowned slightly, and when the two came over, he put on an impeccable and gentle smile on his face.
Yuwen Xuan came over with his female companion and greeted Ye Lang first: "Uncle Ye, it's been a while since we last met. You are still as energetic as ever!"
"Mr. Ye, long time no see."
Ye Zhiyan smiled and said, "Thank you, President Xuan, for taking the time to attend the banquet."
"People feel refreshed when they are happy, haha." Ye Lang was not polite and did not hide his joyful attitude at all.
Yu Wenxuan smiled, "Congratulations, Uncle Ye, for finding the pearl again."
Ye Lang thanked him loudly, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then said, "Zhiyan, you young people have something to talk about. I'll go over and greet the guests first."
Yuwen Xuan looked at Ye Zhiyan with a deep gaze, "I heard that your company has recently opened up a new industry and achieved remarkable results. It's really admirable."
Ye Zhiyan smiled: "It's just some minor things. President Xuan, thank you for your compliment. I heard that you just won a new channel in South Africa. I think Yuwen Group will expand soon."
The two men smiled at each other, as if there was a flash of sword and shadow hidden in their eyes.
The Ye family and the Yuwen family are wealthy families in the same circle. Because the businesses of the two companies overlap a lot, they have always been in a competitive relationship. Over the past few decades, the Ye family has always had a slight advantage.
Yuwen Xuan, the future heir of the Yuwen family, is of similar age to Ye Zhiyan. He consciously regards Ye Zhiyan as his rival and engages in one-sided competition with him. When he was studying, he wanted to surpass Ye Zhiyan. When he saw Ye Zhiyan skipping a grade, he followed suit. When Ye Zhiyan went abroad for further studies, he also went abroad to study.
When Ye Zhiyan started to get involved in the family business, Yuwen Xuan also ambitiously wanted to take control of the Yuwen family.
However, the Yuwen family is a complex family with endless intrigues. Although he is the eldest son of the first wife and should naturally inherit the family business, it is not easy. He spent a lot of energy to gain a foothold in the Yuwen family and have real power in his hands.
Compared with Ye Zhiyan, who was trained wholeheartedly and had no one competing for the position of heir, his experience was much more difficult, which also created a gap between the two.
Even though others think that Yuwen Xuan is also an outstanding new business upstart, with the even more outstanding Ye Zhiyan around, whenever people mention the two of them, they always praise Ye Zhiyan more. There is a sense of fate between the two of them that if there is Yu, there must be Liang.
Yuwenxuan has always been proud. He thinks he is no worse than Ye Zhiyan, but he has been too successful. The elders of the Ye family easily delegate power to him, and he can get full support from the Ye family for every project. That is his reputation in the business world that he has built up. If Ye Zhiyan was in his complicated family environment, he would not do better than himself.
Yu Wenxuan always compares himself with Ye Zhiyan. Now he has become the group manager and leads many projects. Soon, he will be able to compete with Ye Zhiyan in the business world. He is looking forward to it.
Ye Zhiyan knew that the relationship between his family and the Yuwen family was just a matter of face, and they were actually competitors. Moreover, the Yuwen family was ambitious and intended to expand their business territory and erode market share.
The cake in the business world is so small that either the east wind will prevail over the west wind, or the west wind will prevail over the east wind. The Ye family does not want to give in and will inevitably confront the Yuwen family.
In such public places, everyone is very decent and will not quarrel with each other.
Yuwen Xuan seemed to remember something and introduced to Ye Zhiyan: "This is Lin Qiongyu, the daughter of the Lin family and our junior high school sister. I believe you know her."
Lin Qiongyu, who had been silently looking at Ye Zhiyan on the side, finally spoke: "Long time no see." After a pause, she called out "Mr. Ye".
Ye Zhiyan said politely, "Long time no see." Even if the guest was not invited, he would not give him a cold face since he had already come.
"So awkward?" Yu Wenxuan glanced at the two of them and said with a smile, "This little junior sister has been in the same school as us from elementary school to university. Moreover, her future academic plans include studying abroad in a few years. It's really fate, don't you think?"
Ye Zhiyan smiled faintly: "Isn't it a coincidence?"
Lin Qiongyu wanted to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she lowered her head and pursed her lips slightly, looking cold and stubborn.
Ye Zhiyan checked the time and called over his cousin from the Yu family who was passing by, signaling him to accompany the guests. He raised his glass and said, "I'll go greet the other guests. Please do as you please."
The younger cousin of the Yu family said enthusiastically, "Isn't this President Xuan? I've heard so much about you. Seeing is believing. You're truly a rare talent..."
"This is..."
After Ye Zhiyan left, he could still hear the exaggerated voice of his younger cousin from the Yu family. He looked back and felt a little uneasy, so he called the waiter and asked him to pay more attention to the two people.
It's not that he is mean-spirited, but these two people are not good people. He will not allow anyone to ruin his sister's birthday party.
The banquet hall was becoming increasingly lively inside and outside. Almost everyone had arrived, and soon the host of the banquet made his grand appearance.
Ye Zhizhi walked into the banquet hall surrounded by Yu Jingyao and Qian Duoduo.
There was clearly no spotlight, but when she walked in, it seemed as if all the light was focused on her, and more and more people looked over.
Qin Fei, who was originally leaning in the corner chatting with his friends, also looked over.
She has delicate features and fair skin that seems to be glowing. Dressed up, she looks like an elf princess from a fairy tale stepping into reality.
"The little birthday boy is here, let's go over there quickly." Peng Wan called.
Yi Lushan heard many people exclaiming and praising the Ye family's daughter who was found.
However, he felt that Ye Zhizhi, who was wearing a simple snakeskin suit and had messy hair and was jumping lightly in the mountains and forests, was more dazzling.
Ye Zhizhi was extremely lively and vivid at that time, and now she is so beautiful that she doesn't look like a real person.
Qin Fei and his group walked up to Ye Zhizhi and presented the gifts to her.
"I wish our little birthday boy peace, health and happiness!"
Ye Zhizhi was instantly delighted, "Thank you!"
One of the things that made her happiest at this banquet was receiving gifts.
The gifts she received piled up into a mountain.
What surprised her most was that her human parents, brother, and Duoduo all prepared seventeen gifts for her to make up for the one she had not received before.
Qin Fei on the side: "..." Why didn't he think of making up for the previous birthday gift? Inexplicably, he felt that he had lost.
However, seeing that Yu's relatives generously expressed that they would make up for the previous birthday gifts later, Qin Fei also quietly prepared to find some more gifts.
Ye Lang personally hosted the banquet. He did not say anything sentimental, but only solemnly introduced the existence of Ye Zhizhi and explained that the Ye family and the Yu family would transfer most of their property to her name.
Although everyone had heard about the daughter being identified as the heir so openly, the fact that it was not announced in such a grand manner showed that there was no room for maneuver.
Everyone looked at Ye Zhiyan.
There was no dissatisfaction on Ye Zhiyan's face, only approval and relief.
Everyone couldn't see anything, but they just didn't believe in their hearts that the eldest son of the Ye family would have no complaints.
Although they had many thoughts in their minds, everyone congratulated her on the surface and attached even greater importance to the importance of the daughter of the Ye family. At least no one dared to look down on her.
Ye Zhizhi could keenly sense many complex emotions, but she didn't care about so many things. She had no idea about the property under her name. She herself had no real sense of it, and she knew in her heart that the Ye family would go bankrupt in the future, and it was not certain whether these properties would still exist.
The plot will continue to develop, and the crisis of the Ye family will still exist. Who knows what will happen.
But she is happy now and doesn't want to think too much.
There were so many delicious foods at the banquet. Ye Zhizhi did not participate in the social interactions between adults. She took a group of new friends to taste the food everywhere and then explore the manor.
Qian Duoduo had a camera hanging on her chest, and she wanted to take a picture of Ye Zhizhi.
Ye Zhizhi was very cooperative. She also wanted beautiful photos, but she was not very good at making expressions. However, there were other people teaching her. Whether it was funny or serious, the group of young people had fun and laughter could be heard from time to time.
The most anticipated part is cutting the birthday cake.
This is a very large cake, also from the forest series. It is covered with forest animals and entwined with green vines. On the top is her model wearing a princess dress, like a forest princess and a jungle animal world.
After eating the cake, there were fireworks. These were not ordinary fireworks, but a drone fireworks show with amazing visual effects.
The formal banquet lasted until nearly ten o'clock, and the elders left one after another. Some who were in a hurry took the plane to leave, while others returned to the Manor Hotel.
And more young people close to the Ye family were still making a fuss, preparing to have a bonfire party.
Ye Zhizhi felt that the dress was too obstructive, so she changed into another set of clothes and skipped back into the crowd.
There were people surrounding her, and a chef was barbecuing on the flat ground not far away.
Everyone was chattering, it was very lively and full of the flavor of life.
Ye Zhiyan was also helping with a smile on his face. He had taken off his suit jacket and was only wearing a white shirt and trousers. He had unbuttoned a button under his neck and rolled up his sleeves, ready to grill meat for his sister himself.
Lin Qiongyu, who seemed to be isolated from the crowd, walked over to Ye Zhiyan and said, "Mr. Ye, could you please move over and say a few words?"
Ye Zhiyan glanced sideways, a little surprised that Lin Qiongyu was still there. He thought she and Yuwen Xuan had left. He declined politely: "I can't leave here."
Lin Qiongyu stood aside stubbornly for a moment, but Ye Zhiyan only gave her a side profile.
Her heart ached, her plump, rosy lower lip was bitten with marks, and her eyes were filled with grievance. She didn't understand what she had done wrong to make the person she had admired since childhood so indifferent to her.
She shamelessly asked Yu Wen, a senior whom she had just met, to bring her to the banquet, just to take a look. That girl was the center of attention, the only star in the eye of the beholder. Such a grand banquet, with so many celebrities, and she was the only protagonist.
She should have had a moment like this, but it was ruined, and the person in front of her was also responsible for the ruin...
Lin Qiongyu blurted out in impulse: "Mister Forest--" As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she lost her voice when Ye Zhiyan looked at her sideways.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
