172 Uninvited Gues (1/2)
An Zixuan was now like a hot potato in San Lin City. Even though Mr. Fang had hired Anthony to help save the An family's company and he had been doing a marvelous job, at the end of the day, the An family's business had to be given back to an An. As impressive as Anthony was, they would not let him manage the company forever. This was the point of contention for the An family's elders. Their daughter was very nice, but if she refused to reconcile with the Chen family, then they would not be cooperating with the Chen family's company. If they did reconcile, the baby in their daughter's stomach definitely would not have the surname An.
Their son was not bad, but the fatal point was that he liked men. The two elders had compromised already—he could have his true love if only he married someone for the sake of his public image. If he produced a grandchild for the An family, he could do whatever he wanted, but he refused to do even that.
The An family could not just let their lineage end.
Therefore, the two elders were caught in this difficulty; they looked at their daughter and believed perhaps they could convince her to get back together with Chen He and produce another progeny with the An surname. Then they looked at their son, thinking perhaps they could still convince him to just treat childbirth as a mission. They were caught in a difficulty and so was everyone else—the An family's young master had not really lost his hope yet, so should they befriend him or not‽
When people threw parties, those who were friends with the An family would find themselves with this conundrum. Not inviting An Zixuan meant isolating him; if he really regained his footing in the future, it would be unhealthy for business. However, if he was invited, it would be awkward for everyone. Before this, even if people knew about his sexuality, they could pretend not to know anything, but now that the cat was out of the bag and An Zixuan was all sharp due to the trauma, inviting him would ruin the party completely!
It was an impossible choice to make, so some simply wrote in the invitation that was sent to the two elders, ”We invite the younger generation to attend.”
Whether you're sending the daughter or son is your decision. Whomever it is, we'll be welcoming.
Therefore, the conundrum was tossed back to the An family elders.
Then again, they did not want to send their son out to offend other people either!
”Wait, so it wasn't you who invited An Zixuan?” After Fang Mo greeted An Zixuan, the latter glanced at Fang Mo and Ye Shuang before heading for the bar to grab some alcohol. Ye Shuang led Fang Mo to a quiet place to talk. After listening to what Fang Mo had to say, Ye Shuang said, ”I saw him come from your special parking spot. Without the card prepared by your assistant, he wouldn't have been able to park there. Are you sure you don't want to call your people to ask about this‽”
Fang Mo frowned, and his eyes darkened. ”You said that he came from the special parking lot‽ Right, both of you rode the VIP elevator together… Excuse me a moment.” Then, Fang Mo took several steps away to pull out his phone and make a call.
Naturally, Ye Shuang did not follow; this was not her business to care about. Furthermore, even standing where she was, she could hear the phone conversation clearly. Therefore, she chewed on a small cookie, and while she looked to be spacing out, she was actually eavesdropping on Fang Mo's conversation. According to the summary from Fang Mo's assistant, An Zixuan was indeed an invited guest. Even though Fang Mo himself did not send the invitation, the invitation was given by the Beijing headquarters.
Then some privacy issue was involved. Fang Mo stuck his ear close to the phone and turned to smile apologetically at Ye Shuang before walking out of the party with a dark expression. He was probably going to contact the headquarters. Ye Shuang arranged her thoughts. Why would the main company intervene into the branch at San Lin City? Why did they invite An Zixuan? Do they plan to extend an olive branch while he is down‽ If this is just a social event, why did Fang Mo's face look so dark earlier? Is there something else I'm unaware of‽
While her CPU was fully running, the couch next to her moved. Ye Shuang stopped her thought and turned to look. An Zixuan had moved over with a glass of wine in his hand. He also turned to look at her. ”Are you the face for Noah Real Estate?”
Ye Shuang examined An Zixuan's expression closely—forced calmness that could not hide his nervousness. He seemed to be watching his attitude closely, which made him appear unnatural. It should be the unconscious self-defense mechanism… Looks like the man has suffered a lot lately, so he's sensitive to other people's reaction. Such a suspicious type that can be triggered easily.
”Not really.” Ye Shuang thought about it and smiled. ”Getting to know Fang Mo was just an accident. At the time, his company planned to shoot a commercial, and I need a job and money, so I accepted his offer. They probably have someone else prepared to be their spokesperson. I don't plan to be in the entertainment business, so they'll probably have someone else in their commercial in the future.”
”Need money‽” An Zixuan was surprised; he did not expect Ye Shuang's reason to be so… mundane.
However, after giving it some thought, he realized that the answer felt the most realistic. Everyone wanted to move up in life, but some had smaller goals and others bigger goals. Some would be satisfied with just enough while other would never be satisfied even if they had the world.