CHAPTER 412: CHAPTER 412:

At the same time, in Yan City’s Jiang Family—

Today is Jiang Tairan’s birthday, which is being grandly celebrated at Jiang’s Old Mansion, and he has invited many notable figures from Yan City.

This time, numerous guests attended at the invitation, primarily because of the unfinished wedding between the Jiang Family and Third Master Fu.

They all hoped to use this birthday banquet to forge a connection with Third Master Fu.

Even if they couldn’t establish such a connection, learning gossip about why Third Master Fu and Jiang Moxi’s wedding suddenly couldn’t proceed would suffice.

Thus, from the start of the birthday banquet, the conversations of guests invariably revolved around the absent Jiang Moxi and Third Master Fu.

This made the other Jiang family members’ positions somewhat embarrassing, especially for the dressed-up Jiang Weiwei.

Here she stood, a living person, yet the guests pretended not to see her.

Instead, they were all obsessed with the absent Jiang Moxi!

Moreover, they were still unaware that Jiang Moxi was actually the real heiress of THE ONE Group.

If they knew about Jiang Moxi’s significant hidden identity, wouldn’t they idolize her to the skies?

The more she thought about it, the more Jiang Weiwei felt that it would be best if Jiang Moxi being the real heiress of THE ONE Group could be kept a long-standing secret, buried underground.

But as the guests increasingly asked Jiang Weiwei about Jiang Moxi, her smile began to falter.

"This is Moxi’s matter; I really am not very clear about it."

Moreover, in order to belittle Jiang Moxi, Jiang Weiwei added, "Moxi works at Night Color, and her love life is quite complicated, so I’m not too clear on that either."

Jiang Tairan also heard these remarks, and in fact, he didn’t particularly like Jiang Weiwei’s method of denigrating Jiang Moxi or disclosing her employment in glitzy venues.

Yet considering the current position of Jiang Moxi, and even Third Master Fu, who were practically sworn enemies of their Jiang family, Jiang Tairan tacitly accepted Jiang Weiwei’s remarks.

After all, even if they spoke well of Jiang Moxi, she certainly would not appreciate it.

It might be better to create some messy rumors and scandals to see if they could make Jiang Moxi and Third Master Fu turn against each other, preventing Third Master Fu from siding with Jiang Moxi against their Jiang family.

However, Jiang Tairan had another significant reason for endorsing Jiang Weiwei’s actions.

Now, in the middle of the birthday banquet, Jiang Tairan called Jiang Weiwei to his side: "I asked you to invite Lai De and send him a birthday invitation; did you do it?"

Indeed, Jiang Tairan also wanted to use Jiang Weiwei to connect with THE ONE Group.

Their relationship with Mrs. Suchen might have broken off because of Jiang Moxi, but wasn’t Lai De still around?

Especially at this time, with Mrs. Suchen having met with a car accident and turned into a living corpse, Jiang Tairan’s ambitions were growing.

If Jiang Weiwei couldn’t become Lai De’s foster daughter, becoming his woman would be even better.

Becoming a foster daughter would mean waiting for both Lai De and Mrs. Suchen to die to inherit the fortune.

But if she became Lai De’s woman, she could immediately reap the benefits of THE ONE Group.

If Lai De were captivated by Jiang Weiwei’s young and beautiful appearance and she bore him a child or two, removing Mrs. Suchen—who hasn’t produced an heir after decades—would just be a matter of time.

And then, their Jiang family could once again soar, supported by Jiang Weiwei’s special status within THE ONE Group!

Ever since this new idea struck him, Jiang Tairan hadn’t been able to sit still, constantly seeking opportunities for Jiang Weiwei to connect with Lai De.

However, Jiang Weiwei and Lai De had had a major falling out the day she visited Mrs. Suchen.

Now Lai De not only forbade her from approaching Mrs. Suchen’s hospital room, but he also rejected all of Jiang Weiwei’s calls.

"""To the point that so far, the birthday party invitation for Mr. Lai De is still in Jiang Weiwei’s bag."""

"""But Jiang Weiwei dares not let Jiang Tairan know about this, still striving to create the impression for Jiang Tairan that she and Mr. Lai De are on good terms."""

""""Uncle Lai De said he’s been very busy recently, having to take care of Aunt Suchen, and doesn’t have time to come over.""""

"""When Jiang Tairan learned that Lai De would not attend his birthday party, his plans couldn’t move forward at all, and he couldn’t help but grumble irritably, "He’s practically a living dead, what’s there to watch over!" """

"""However, Jiang Tairan was never the type to sit and wait for disaster."""

"""Upon learning of Lai De’s absence, he began to use the presence of other guests to inquire about Lai De’s upcoming whereabouts."""

"""If Lai De won’t come to see them, why don’t they just go to him?"""

"""These guests also extensively connected, quickly relayed an important piece of news to Jiang Tairan:"""

""""Tonight, THE ONE Corporation is hosting a charity auction banquet to pray for Mrs. Suchen’s blessing, Mr. Lai De is surely at the banquet right now.""""

"""Jiang Tairan puzzled: "Tonight?" """

"""Then why did Jiang Weiwei not mention this when she spoke of Lai De just now?"""

"""Could it be that Jiang Weiwei is repulsed by the older man, unwilling to accept Lai De, and has thus been deliberately withholding information from him, Jiang Tairan?" """

"""Though Jiang Tairan was somewhat annoyed, he immediately mingled around and managed to secure an invitation to THE ONE Corporation’s charity auction banquet."""

"""Once Jiang Tairan got the invitation, he instantly thought about making Jiang Weiwei and Lai De consummate the relationship tonight, giving Jiang Weiwei no chance to hesitate."""

"""Once Jiang Weiwei and Lai De had a fling, they could have media reporters stake out tomorrow and wouldn’t fear Lai De denying any involvement afterwards."""

"""As for Jiang Weiwei, resisting this arrangement would be futile."""

"""The Jiang Family had spent so much money on her; naturally, they wanted to maximize their return on investment."""

"""Before initiating the plan, Jiang Tairan disclosed tonight’s arrangements to Jiang Guosheng and Yu Man."""

""""Lai De? He’s even older than Guosheng, this..." """

"""Yu Man clearly disapproved of Jiang Tairan’s decision and quickly looked to Jiang Guosheng, hoping he would make the decision."""

"""However, Jiang Guosheng knew that their branch of the family had disappointed the patriarch several times recently, and their status was almost untenable."""

"""Now that Jiang Tairan had everything arranged, rejecting his decision would mean losing face and feeling his authority being challenged, which could truly sever their branch from the Jiang Family’s substantial wealth."""

"""Thus, after a brief moment of contemplation, Jiang Guosheng said, "I think father’s arrangements are good. It’s quite nice for a man to be a bit older; he will be caring and won’t have much time to flirt around.""""

"""Yu Man didn’t expect Jiang Guosheng to push Jiang Weiwei out like this, feeling a bit awkward, "Shouldn’t we discuss this with Weiwei?""""

"""But Jiang Tairan alluded, "Even if she knows, she’ll definitely agree. Having a brief liaison with Lai De, even if she doesn’t marry him, the compensation alone is enough to spend for several lifetimes." """

"""Jiang Guosheng then added, "Besides, Suchen is still comatose, so if Weiwei tries a bit harder now and marries Lai De, birthing him a hefty son, later on, THE ONE Corporation will belong to our family.""""

"""Seeing Yu Man slightly conflicted, Jiang Tairan added, "Once you become the mother-in-law of THE ONE Corporation, those who previously slighted you will have to cater to your wishes." """

"""Yu Man immediately remembered being driven out of the Fu Family’s Old Mansion by Third Master Fu and Jiang Moxi that day."""

"""She thought, if she became the mother-in-law of THE ONE Corporation, whether Jiang Moxi and Third Master Fu would rekindle their past relationship or not, they’d have to tread lightly around her, Yu Man."""

"""At that point, even if Jiang Moxi begged her to attend her wedding as a member of her natal family, she would not agree."""

"""She wanted Jiang Moxi to thoroughly experience what it means to "ignore me today, can’t afford me tomorrow!" """

"""Thereupon, Yu Man agreed to Jiang Tairan’s arrangements, and soon, they led Jiang Weiwei, appearing at THE ONE Corporation’s charity auction banquet..."""