Pyramid Hanging Upside Down Chapter 26

Chapter 26

After the beginning of the new year, the issue of Ji Taizhen being forced to quit by Ji Xingyuan and supporting Ji Yinli gradually became a hot topic in the upper class circles.

Ji Yinli was an illegitimate child who had basically nothing to do with the Ji family group. With Ji Taizhen’s full support, he suddenly found a position in the decision-making level. The two of them even attended the business dinner after the year.

Ji Taizhen retreated from the stage to the background, suffered a big loss but also re-launched his chess pieces.

However, as time moved forward to March, the internal struggle within the Ji family was overshadowed by an even more exciting event, that is, Mu Hean and Grantham were going to hold an engagement party.

Those who received the invitation to the engagement banquet didn’t know how to react. Mu Hean himself was Ji Xingyuan’s lover. Mu Hean also had an affair with Ji Xingyuan’s father. People who knew the inside story doubted whether the cause of Ji Taizhen’s death was related to this. Now Mu Hean is actually engaged to Grantham again…

Qi Feiluan even personally received the engagement banquet invitation from Mu Hean to him.

That day, while staying in Ji Xingyuan’s office on the top floor, he received a message from his secretary, saying that Mr. Mu Hean was visiting to hand over invitations to the engagement banquet.

But Ji Xingyuan was in talks with other people at that time, and it was Qi Feiluan who went to receive Mu Hean.

When Mu He’an saw Qi Feiluan, he smiled and said to him: “I just came to deliver an invitation, inviting Ji Xingyuan to attend my and Grantham’s engagement banquet with you. It doesn’t matter if the invitation is given to you or to him, I won’t wait for him and will give it to you directly.”

Mu Hean and Qi Feiluan were different when they saw him last time.

At that time, Mu Hean was like a piece of cake that was about to melt. He was trying his best to show off his external attractiveness intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, the sweetness on his body was reduced, and his words and demeanor had a natural charm, even a bit lazy and contented.

If Qi Feiluan used it as an analogy, it would be like a carnivorous plant using nectar to attract prey that satisfies it. After a full meal and being satisfied, it no longer needs to secrete fragrant nectar for the time being.

“I will forward the invitation to Mr. Ji.”

“Mr. Ji?” Hearing this title, Mu Hean smiled to himself for a while under Qi Feiluan’s gaze, and then asked, “Will you come to our engagement banquet?”

Qi Feiluan didn’t know what he was laughing at. He still maintained the appearance of a qualified subordinate and replied: “That depends on what Mr. Ji means.”

“Okay, okay.” Mu He’an felt bored and asked Qi Feiluan before leaving, “You must tell him that I am looking forward to you coming to the engagement banquet. Please come.”

Mu Hean came suddenly and left simply.

Grantham’s motorcade was parked downstairs in Ji’s Building. After Mu He’an walked into the elevator, the smile on his face gradually faded. When he stepped out of the elevator, his face had changed into a blank look.

The car Grantham was sitting in slowly opened the door as he approached. His dark green eyes stared at the ghostly Mu Hean, and then he said: “Come up.”

Mu Hean got into the car without saying a word, still looking like he was in a daze.

The atmosphere in the car froze for a moment. Grantham reached out and pinched Mu He’an’s chin, forcing his face to turn to her: “Why, are you so lost? Is it because I asked you to send the engagement banquet invitation to your ex in person, or are you distracted after seeing your ex?”

The confusion on Mu Hean’s face turned into hidden anger. He said, “I didn’t see him at all. I gave the invitation to his subordinate.”

Grantham stared at Mu He’an, anger adding a touch of color to this astonishingly beautiful face. He let go of his hand, stretched out his fingers to rub the end of Mu He’an’s eyes, and leaned back on the back of the car.

Mu He’an lowered his head with a forbearing look and said, “I said I don’t care about Ji Xingyuan anymore. He has his Beta lover. I am your Omega now. We have been married and will be engaged soon. Isn’t that enough?”

Grantham activated the automatic driving of the vehicle. After the vehicle started, he said, “Just remember that you are my Omega.”

Mu He’an turned his head and looked out the window, putting on an empty expression. After all, it was very tiring to keep acting in such emotionally draining scenes…

Mu Hean recalled the scene where he just saw Qi Feiluan mouthing “Mr. Ji”. It was really funny to think about it.

Ji Xingyuan and Grantham are both top Alphas but they don’t know how to love. Predation is their nature.

He just saw clearly and took advantage of this instinct.

He just didn’t know when the weird boss-subordinate relationship between Ji Xingyuan and Qi Feiluan would end. He had been waiting for a long time to see the show, but the show hadn’t started yet. It was in vain that he had waited so long to see Ji Xingyuan become embarrassed and crazy.

…

Qi Feiluan handed the invitation to Ji Xingyuan that night and relayed Mu Hean’s words.

Ji Xingyuan stroked the invitation with a slightly strange expression.

When Mu Hean proposed cooperation with him and said that he could lurk next to Grantham and provide him with information, Ji Xingyuan actually didn’t have high expectations.

However, in just over three months, Mu Hean was actually engaged to Grantham.

It seemed that he had despised Mu Hean.

Since Mu Hean asked him and Qi Feiluan to go to the engagement party, they would go. Ji Xingyuan didn’t mind giving Mu Hean a show.

What’s more…for an Alpha who was married to an Omega who didn’t love him, Ji Xingyuan had to think of Ji Tailin again. He really wanted to witness the beginning of Grantham’s entry into the abyss.

“We will attend and tell the secretary and assistant to re-plan the itinerary.” Ji Xingyuan said.

“Yes.”

Grantham and Mu He’an’s engagement party was held at a private residence on the outskirts of the city, and the time was uncharacteristically set to officially start at nine o’clock in the evening.

When Qi Feiluan arrived at the private residence on the outskirts of the city with Ji Xingyuan, he realized why the engagement banquet was held in the evening.

It turns out that this private residence is located in the center of a lake. The water is so clear and clean that it looks like a huge gem inlaid on the ground.

Moreover, the light pollution in the suburbs is much less than that in the city, so you can see bright stars in the cloudless night sky.

The lake reflects the stars in the sky, like another starry sky falling into the world.

This private residence is mainly made of glass. After Qi Feiluan, Ji Xingyuan and other guests entered the residence by boat and took their seats, they felt as if they were sitting in the center of the starry sky.

Since it was just an engagement party, the people invited to attend were either elders related to the Grantham Group or Mu Hean’s family members. Ji Xingyuan and Qi Feiluan were the most unusual figures among all the invitees.

Qi Feiluan is actually just a sideshow to Ji Xingyuan, the most important thing is Ji Xingyuan.

In the eyes of the outside world, Ji Xingyuan had been in a relationship with Mu He’an for a period of time, and the two were just short of getting engaged. Now Ji Xingyuan became a spectator at the engagement banquet, and the other protagonist of the engagement banquet was Grantham.

When Mu’s father, who was sitting in the main seat, saw Ji Xingyuan sitting down, the smile he could barely maintain on his face could no longer hold on.

His career has plummeted recently and everything is going wrong. His youngest son, Mu He’an, is entangled with both the Ji family and his son. Now he is engaged to Grantham. Now the entire Mu family has become a hot topic in the industry.

No one cared about his proposal, and no one was interested in understanding his thoughts. Every time others talked to him, they would always make various insinuations about his son.

Although Mu’s father wanted to sell his Omega to some powerful Alpha in exchange for their support, he never thought of involving his own reputation.

But Mu’s father had no way to stop Mu He’an from getting engaged to Grantham. He didn’t have the energy, so he could only watch as Mu He’an and Grantham exchanged rings in front of him, and he had to grit his teeth and bless the two of them.

Grantham and Mu He’an exchanged engagement rings with each other, surrounded by stars, melodious music and blessings from everyone present.

After the most important exchange of engagement rings, Grantham and Mu He’an came down to toast and chat with the invited guests. When they reached Ji Xingyuan and Qi Feiluan’s side, everyone’s attention was focused here.

Grantham linked his fingers with Mu He’an with one hand, raised his wine glass with the other, and said to Ji Xingyuan, “Why don’t you give us your blessing?”

Ji Xingyuan raised his glass and said condescendingly: “Bless you.”

Ji Xingyuan’s too straightforward blessing actually made Grantham’s high-spirited mood sink. He glanced sideways at Mu Hean. Mu Hean was pulled quietly by him and looked down at the ground slightly, as if he was avoiding Ji Xingyuan.

Are you afraid to look at Ji Xingyuan, or are you afraid of revealing the emotions in your eyes?

In an instant, Grantham fixed his gaze on Qi Feiluan, who was well-fitted and well-dressed. There was nothing out of the ordinary except for the neck that was covered by the high collar. It could even be said that the standard was so low-key that her presence was almost non-existent.

Grantham has seen too many people like this, bodyguards, assistants, secretaries… Such people are too professional and will lose their personal characteristics once they enter the work role. This is the favorite and most effective type of subordinate for a leader like him.

But…as far as the information he got about Qi Feiluan and Ji Xingyuan, and the things Mu Hean had told him…

Grantham said: “Qi Feiluan, right? The raid on the accompanying crystal mine to obtain the data caught my people off guard. Even I have to say that it was a great job. For someone as capable as you, why don’t you consider working here? I guarantee that no matter what kind of treatment Ji Xingyuan gives you, I can give you double or even more. It’s not out of the question.”

Ji Xingyuan put the wine glass on the table and said coldly: “Poaching my people in front of me?”

“Your people? It doesn’t make sense for you to say that.” Grantham smiled, raised his hand that was intertwined with Mu He’an’s, and said, “Only my Omega can be said to be my person. He is just your subordinate, your employee. Isn’t it normal for employees to switch jobs to employers who can offer better benefits?”

Only then did Ji Xingyuan realize that Grantham was talking to Qi Feiluan in front of him, irritating him in circles. Perhaps the reason was…jealousy?

Ji Xingyuan looked at Mu Hean, who had been standing silently beside him, with a forbearing look on his body, and roughly guessed the script he wrote for him.

Being used by him, hurt by him and then still having unrequited love for him?

Grantham actually came to show off and provoke him because of this?

Ji Xingyuan wanted to laugh at the first moment. He even locked hands with Mu Hean and said, “Only my Omega can be said to be mine.” Only then did he realize that an Alpha who was in “love” could be so stupid and fall into such a vulgar and bloody script.

Of course Ji Xingyuan will not ruin the situation, but will also help Mu Hean continue the drama. It is best to keep Grantham so brain-congested, so that he can deal with him more easily.

“He is my person and will not jump to anyone else.” Ji Xingyuan lowered his face and looked at Grantham with cold anger in his eyes. “You should first make sure that your Omega is really yours. Bonding can allow you to hold a body, but you can’t hold a person’s heart and you can’t keep it.”

The smile on Grantham’s face slowly disappeared, and he felt ridiculous at the same time.

What Ji Xingyuan said also applies to himself. All he has left behind is just a body. Does he feel that he has Qi Feiluan’s heart in his palm?

Ji Xingyuan looked at Grantham, laughing in his heart that he was a fool who had lost his mind for being caught up in such a show of hypocrisy. He was waiting to see Grantham being played with by Mu Hean until he had nothing.

Grantham looked at Ji Xingyuan, laughing in his heart that he had lost the other person a long time ago and still didn’t understand. He was a fool who felt good about himself. He was waiting to see Ji Xingyuan fall into the embarrassing situation of begging Qi Feiluan to turn back.

On the surface, both sides were at war with each other, but secretly they were both laughing at each other as a fool, and both were waiting to see the other side lose all dignity, grace and pride.

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The author has something to say: Mu and An, who are acting next to each other: I think you are both idiots.

Qi Feiluan, who is not in the situation: What does it have to do with me?