Chapter 989: 985

Mu Chengxi’s deep eyes seriously gazed at Wen Xin, the earnest look in his eyes left her with no means to refuse. She placed her vibrating phone on her lap and took Mu Chengxi’s hand.

“Let’s talk about marriage after returning to Beijing.”

Having said this, Wen Xin wanted to withdraw her hand from Mu Chengxi’s grasp, but to no avail, as Mu Chengxi was holding it too tightly, giving her no chance to escape.

“I need you to give me a definite answer, promise me, once we return to Beijing, we’ll get our marriage certificate.”

Not understanding why Mu Chengxi was so persistent, Wen Xin glanced at her phone, replied to a message, then turned her head to look earnestly at Mu Chengxi.

“Okay, we’ll get married once we’re back in Beijing.”

Wen Xin’s character was straightforward; she had no intention of stringing Mu Chengxi along. She felt that if the affairs of the Independent State were settled, marrying Mu Chengxi would be a wonderful thing, and she saw no reason to refuse.

Having received Wen Xin’s definite answer, Mu Chengxi leaned in and gently kissed her, releasing her hand, no longer preventing her from tending to her own matters.

The Elders Guild proceeded as scheduled. Alfredo stood outside the hotel, waiting for Wen Xin’s arrival, but after a long time, he still hadn’t seen her appear.

Alfredo took out his phone from his pocket, checked the message on it, and confirmed he had informed Moore about the Elders Guild’s movements. Moore would surely tell Wen Xin.

However, why had Wen Xin not come after so long? If she didn’t arrive by the time the Elders Guild’s election results were finalized, it would be troublesome.

After some hesitation, Alfredo decided to dial Moore’s number. Moore, who was driving, saw Alfredo’s incoming call and, without any hesitation, hung up. He didn’t want Wen Xin to know he was working with Alfredo.

In Wen Xin’s opinion, Alfredo was far from a good person, at least she very much disliked him.

None in the car noticed Moore’s actions, but on the other end of the phone, Alfredo was unsettled. He didn’t understand what problem had occurred on Moore’s end, puzzled why he wasn’t answering the call.

Just then, Old Fox Wen, with a smile brimming with delight, walked out of the hotel’s conference room and saw Alfredo standing outside, looking anxious. The Old Fox’s shrewd eyes narrowed slightly.

“Chairman, what are you doing standing here? Why don’t you come in? With the Second Elder absent, the Chairman’s vote is very important. Please, come inside with me.”@@novelbin@@

The Old Fox’s tone was mild as he spoke to Alfredo, but anyone intelligent could hear that his tone wasn’t friendly; obviously, it contained a tinge of warning.

Looking at his phone that was declined once more, Alfredo slipped it back into his pocket, lifted his head, his gaze growing cold and somewhat distant.

“Old Fox Wen, I’ve heard that the Seventh Elder, Feng Qing, isn’t here today, so I won’t be attending the Elders Guild meeting. Whenever all the Elders are present again, we can reconvene,” Alfredo said, then turned to leave. He had only taken one step before turning back to approach the Old Fox, his tone containing a hint of warning as he spoke, “Old Fox Wen, your status in the Independent State is high enough already. It’s better not to be too greedy, especially for things that don’t belong to you. Otherwise, in the end, it might not be worth the loss!”

Alfredo struggled to steady his own emotions, trying to convince the old fox to be a bit more content, for being too ambitious often made one the target needing to be eliminated. There was absolutely no need to put oneself in such a perilous position.

The old fox looked at Alfredo, his shrewd, fox-like eyes narrowing slightly as he let out a cold huff.

“You’re not me, how could you know what makes me happy? Alfredo,” the old fox intoned, “remember, you don’t actually have that much power. If…”

The old fox had never anticipated that Alfredo would now be so difficult to control. In the past, Alfredo would heed every word he said, but now, not only did he no longer listen, but he also showed outright defiance.

Before the old fox had time to think of a reason to threaten Alfredo, Alfredo spoke again, this time with an unfathomable smile on his face.

He said very seriously to the old fox, “Old Wen, there’s no need to rush to warn me. I can leak some news to you in advance: once the little princess returns to Independent State, I will relinquish the position of director of Independent State on the spot, and then resign from the role of director.”

“The next time you see me, I will have no official post to weigh me down, and there will be no need for you to threaten me.”

“However, as of now, I’m still in the position of Chairman, so I still have the right to prevent any changes to the Elders Guild!”

Having said that, Alfredo turned and left, leaving Old Fox Wen angrily gripping his Buddha Beads, rubbing them furiously.

The way he rubbed those beads made it clear just how beside himself with rage he was at the moment.

At that moment, Wen Moran emerged from the conference room looking her usual noble and graceful self, with an air of elegance and a touch of debauchery, a cigarette pinched between her slender fingers.

“Father, the matter with the Elders Guild seems that it won’t be resolved for some time, so… If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving now. I still need to practice the piano; Wen has released a new song on the platform recently, and I want to go check it out,” said Moran.

Although Moran was already quite a famous pianist internationally, when she mentioned Wen, her eyes still held a look of admiration; she was simply too fond of Wen’s piano compositions.

Having said this, Moran didn’t bother to check the old fox’s expression and directly picked up her car keys and phone, bypassing the old fox and heading towards the hotel elevator.

Watching Moran’s unrestrained departure, the old fox threw his Buddha Beads to the ground in dismay. Here was a man who was a troublemaker at heart and yet pretended to be a virtuous person, a great pianist. He couldn’t fathom what she was thinking.

The old fox’s assistant, seeing his action, hurriedly dashed over to the scattered Buddha Beads, picked them up, and thoroughly examined them. Upon finding no damage, he immediately returned to the old fox’s side and presented the beads as if offering a precious treasure.

“Old Wen, the Elders Guild session is still in progress and requires your leadership,” the assistant said.

“What can I preside over? Tell them to reconvene the Elders Guild in three days, and next time remember to invite Feng Qing as well. You all are well aware of Feng Qing’s situation. For now, we still need to prop him up a bit. Once we’ve settled our issues with the ore and rare earths, then it’ll be time to discard him!” retorted the old fox.

After speaking, the old fox took the rosary passed to him by his assistant and, with the same demeanor, also headed towards the elevator.