To Love You Again

While people continued to flow into the grand theater hall invested in by the Tang family, a limousine was also journeying towards the venue.

The partition was closed, thus allowing the two men inside to converse properly.

Ming Zhi Yi leaned against the seat comfortably, while in his hand was a glass of wine. He wore black from head to toe. On his tie was a pin of a silver lion eaten by a golden fire. It glistened under the dim lighting.

"I really wonder what this small party's purpose is," the man said while in deep thoughts.

Lu Jin glanced at his father. 

He too had that question.

Yesterday night, after reprimanding him, his father then told him to prepare for tomorrow's occasion. Lu Jin had not heard of any news about this private banquet. He was a bit surprised when his father handed him Mistress Tang's invitation. 

He was interested in this event?

In the midst the broken glass shards, the man reached out for a small, wax-sealed envelope on the coffee table. He lazily threw the small envelope to Lu Jin. 

Lu Jin caught it quietly.

"Prepare for tomorrow's banquet, oh right, it should be a recital or a concert. You will be attending the Tang family's private event." 

Lu Jin opened the invitation.

'Tang Yin's private concert?'

This was so sudden. A concert unknown by the world filled with powerful people. It's a suspicious gathering. That's what it looked like for Lu Jin.

Ming Zhi Yi stood up and buttoned up his suit.

"I will also be tagging along."

'...!'

When his father's said those words, Lu Jin was stumped.

This was a private event with no media and only huge powers gathered in the pretense of a small concert. Lu Jin was not surprised at all that his father managed to get this news and even an invitation. But what was confusing was that the man himself said he would be coming personally.

He, Lu Jin, was enough to attend this event. Why would his father tag along?

Lu Jin knew that his father only personally came when the matter was serious or important.

But this party... he did not have any idea at all of what its actual purpose was.

More importantly, what was his father's purpose?

The man did not have the whim to tell him at all.

Inside the car, Ming Zhi Yi continued to mutter. His eyes narrowed, thinking deeply. "The people invited by the old woman are all connected to the organization. Did she sniff me out previously...?"

Lu Jin listened to him quietly. He was trying to put the pieces together.

Ming Zhi Yi sipped on his wine and looked at Lu Jin. He decided to halt his thoughts for now.

"Lu Jin, I have confirmed today that the Chairman of Tanaka Group and his grandson will be coming. You have to secure their cooperation today."

Lu Jin now knew what was his, Lu Jin's, purpose for coming. "Yes, Father."

Ming Zhi Yi turned silent, continuing his thoughts. Finally, after a long while, the man sighed.

"I am not sure if they got a clue or not. It is better to check it out."

Lu Jin's eyes lowered.

The Tang family sniffed out their plan...?

How come?

****

Inside the private room, Tang Yin was looking at her music sheet. Her dolled-up face was serious as she quietly rehearsed in her mind. 

Usually, at around this time, the composer or performer must calm down to ensure that they would be at their best element on stage.

However, her nervousness acted up this time. Even though she had been performing in front of a crowd ever since young, she could not help but feel slightly nervous after checking the list of guests yesterday night.

Majority of the guests were all invited personally by her grandmother and not a single one of them was a mere peanut gallery member. They were people who had big prowess and huge reputation behind them. In terms of status, they did not fall behind her grandmother.

A little woman who had just made her social debut this year, having her first private concert with this kind of crowd, it was an overkill! Tang Yin could not help but feel pressured by the situation.

Even though she knew that her private concert was only a pretense and that her grandmother had other plans, it still took a huge toll on her.

She had to do her best without any flaw. Her actions would reflect the Tang family's prestige after all.

A knock on the door sounded, jolting Tang Yin from her concentration.

An old woman's voice sounded behind it.

"Yin'er?"

Tang Yin recognized the old voice. She hastily went to the door to open it.

"Grandma? You're here!"

Her grandmother arrived early before the concert started. 

"I need to be early. I will be welcoming the guests after all. How are you doing?"

Tang Yin held her grandmother's hand while assisting her to sit on the couch.

"I'm done preparing. My dresses are all ready as well. I am just rehearsing in my mind."

"Good, but don't be pressured too much. Don't mind us old people. I just want you to have fun." 

Mistress Tang knew her granddaughters well. Even though Tang Yin was hailed as a genius musician, she tended to get nervous a lot an hour before a performance. Especially now that this was her first private concert, which had been filled with powerful people.

This was why Mistress Tang checked on her to ease her mind. 

"Yes grandma. Don't worry, I will not let the Tang family down."

Mistress Tang shook her head. "I don't care if you miss a note. Not many of them are familiar with music professionally. They are businessmen. Just do your thing well."

Tang Yin smiled. She knew that her grandmother was trying to comfort her and relieve the pressure on her.

It did work though.

"Alright. I will keep that in mind." She looked at the door. "By the way, grandma. Where is sister?"

"I went ahead of your sister. We left the mansion in separate cars. She said she will arrive later and waited for Jang Shin."

"Jang Shin is coming?" 

Tang Yin only received the guest list that Mistress Tang personally invited, not the one Tang Xinyang had.

"Yes. A lot of your sister's friends will be coming. It is a good thing, it will serve as a cover up so that we are not too suspicious with the list of guests. This gave me an idea, so I invited some people in the entertainment industry at the last minute. Of course, this is still private, so there will be no news or coverage."

Tang Yin nodded. "Who are they?"

She was not very familiar with the recent entertainment trends in the country yet.

"Just a few rising stars and a rising agency."

Tang Yin did not ask about the secondary guests anymore, because she assumed that they might just be small fries in her grandmother's eyes, used as cover.

Since Jang Shin would be coming, then, Linfeng...

Would he come as well?

"How about Linfeng?" she asked after hesitating.

Mistress Tang gave her a glance. "I heard from Xinyang, he is likely to come." 

Tang Yin's eyes brightened. 

"But I am warning you, my dear Yin'er. Be modest and don't make a fool of yourself. A lot of eyes will be watching. Linfeng is still working under a Xiong."

Hearing the word 'Xiong' made Tang Yin pout.

"That Xiong Zhi will be there as well, will she not?"

"Of course she will be there. She is the heiress of the Xiong family. According to Xinyang, IHZHI's talents will be attending too."

Tang Yin's face turned sour.

Since Linfeng was coming, there was no way that that stingy Xiong girl would not come.

Mistress Tang saw her granddaughter's reaction. "You and Xiong Zhi are not in good terms? The girl has a pleasant personality, or else your sister won't befriend her."

"Not that, grandma. There are just some matters between me and Xiong Zhi."

Mistress Tang raised her eyebrows. Then suddenly, it dawned on her. "Oh... Is it because of Linfeng?"

Tang Yin did not answer. 

Mistress Tang shook her head. "Give up, Yin'er. If Linfeng is a Jang, I won't stop you. But he belongs to the Xiongs." 

Tang Yin's face darkened.

She could not give up now.

Linfeng... was the only man where she could see her future belong to.

Mistress Tang sighed, seeing her granddaughter being so stubborn.

"Anyway, these matters are for you, young ones, to solve. Discuss it among yourselves. Just be good to Xiong Zhi when she comes later. Don't let others make up a misunderstanding that we are not in good terms with the Xiongs."

Tang Yin answered begrudgingly, "Yes, grandma..."

She did not like to see that cold face at all, ah.

Wait...

Since that woman will come, then...

Tang Yin looked at her grandmother and asked, "Then that Lu--I mean, Second Young Master Lu will come as well, right?"

Mistress Tang nodded. "I invited Old Lu. He will naturally bring his grandson."

Tang Yin's eyes flashed. She fell into deep thoughts.

She and that man had never arrived at an agreement.

If only that man had agreed with her plan, then maybe they could use this opportunity. But alas, the man was a coward.

Tang Yin was silent as she thought whether they could use this chance to try to get in the way between Linfeng and Xiong Zhi. She had not even realized that her nervousness for the concert was gone.