What does it have to do with me if they hate vests?

Chapter 101: Eyes Have Power

During this period, Sigong Huangguang experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature, from having something to having nothing.

This was a completely new experience he had never had before. After all, he had been the eldest son of the Shigong family since he was born. Even his swaddling clothes were bordered with gold. Except for his old father Shigong Yan'an, everyone only flattered and praised him. It seemed as if the world revolved around him from the very beginning.

Well, he didn't want that experience if he could.

After watching the entire process of the environment created by luxury and fine food being shattered, Sigong Huangguang's mind finally came to his senses.

He hated Qiu Ling Wenping deeply, but when Qiu Ling Wenping crushed his support, the Sigong family, as easily as stepping on an ant, he became afraid.

This hatred was swallowed up by a greater darkness called fear, and Sigong Huangguang, who was like a stray dog, no longer dared to bare his teeth at the other party or show his resentment.

If it were just that, it would be fine. However, when Shinomiya Kaguya emerged as a dark horse and ascended to the position of the head of the Shinomiya family with a strength beyond anyone's expectations, and took over the last remnants of the Shinomiya family, the resentment that should have been buried in the darkness immediately returned, and even became heavier and more deep-rooted than before.

In Shinomiya Huangguang's view, after Shinomiya Yan'an fell, everything in the Shinomiya family should have been his private property. Even Kaguya herself was a doll in this property that could be used as a prop for marriage. That's why he asked his people to monitor the other party's every move. Even Hayasaka Ai, the personal maid beside Shinomiya Kaguya, was his spy.

But the fact is, this puppet inexplicably stepped on the head of his writing brother (read as his master) during the turmoil of the collapse of the Shinomiya family and climbed to the top of the Shinomiya family step by step.

How dare she!

How could she!

Anger and jealousy burst his chest and destroyed Sigong Huangguang's remaining sanity.

He originally had no plans to attend the exchange meeting, but in the end he couldn't suppress his anger and drove to the venue.

However, as the venue for the banquet held by Qiu Ling Wenping, the venue was naturally chosen to be a Western-style mansion located on a hill owned by Maple Leaf Technology. Both the mansion itself and the hill were private property of Qiu Ling Wenping, so there was a gate access control set up on the road leading to the mansion from the foot of the hill.

Because the host Qiu Ling Wenping has arrived and the exchange meeting has officially begun, the railings at the checkpoints have been lowered and the courtyard gate outside the mansion has been closed.

The late Shinomiya Huang Guang couldn't enter the venue even with the invitation letter, but he really couldn't swallow this - especially when he imagined Shinomiya Kaguya in the venue talking to those who were supposed to be his connections in the appearance of the new owner of the Shinomiya family, Shinomiya Huang Guang felt that he could even hear the sound of blood rushing wildly in his head.

At that moment, there was only one thought left in Sigong Huangguang's mind: How could I let that little bitch take possession of what belongs to me!

So he simply abandoned his car, bypassed the checkpoint, and sneaked in from the hillside on the side of the road.

Several times during the journey, he felt that he had moved too much and might have been discovered by the patrolling security guards, but in the end, for some reason, he was able to escape danger. The security guards either ignored him or treated him like an animal. Even when he was directly illuminated by one of their flashlights while climbing over the wall, they remained silent for a few seconds, then murmured stiffly that their eyes were uncomfortable today and left...

This made Sigong Huangguang sneer at Maple Leaf Technology's self-proclaimed powerful security capabilities, and further strengthened his own thoughts: Look, even God is on my side!

So there was the scene just now where Sigong Huangguang appeared in the conference hall in a disheveled state - his suit looked quite dirty, with tiny cracks in some places caused by being hooked by tree branches, and leaves and things like bird nests were hanging on his originally smooth and shiny head.

"Kaguya, you shouldn't be here." He tried not to look at Qiu Lingwenping who was in the main seat of the venue, and just said in a low and stern voice: "Hurry up and take your embarrassing maid back!"

Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Shinomiya Huang Guang with mixed feelings.

There was a time when she was actually quite afraid of her brother. After all, his power was completely different from hers. No matter how he manipulated her, she had no power to resist.

Whenever Sigong Huangguang spoke to her in this manner, she would feel extremely oppressed and eventually obey his orders.

Even now, after hearing the other party say this, her body stiffened reflexively.

But at this moment, she suddenly noticed a gaze coming from the main seat in the venue. It was the gaze from Qiu Ling Wenping.

The other party clearly had nothing, no guarantees or comfort, but just knowing that she was being watched by the other party, Kaguya Shinomiya was suddenly filled with courage.

After all, that person is on another level altogether. Not to mention just Sigong Huangguang, even if all the business elites present were added together, they probably wouldn't be able to beat Maple Leaf Technology.

Such an existence, even if you just look at it, carries incomparable power.

"Hayasaka is not a disgraceful maid. It is you, Brother Huang Guang, who is bringing shame to the Shinomiya family, right?" So this time, the girl bravely retorted.

Sigong Huangguang was stunned, as he had never expected the other party to retort, but then he became even more hysterical.

"What are you talking about! Don't you know that it's thanks to someone that you've been able to go to school and become the eldest daughter of the Shinomiya family? Admired by everyone!"

"That kind of thing has nothing to do with you, right? My identity comes from the blood flowing in my veins. Rather, I would rather be an ordinary person than be stared at by strange people!"

Shinomiya Kaguya stared at her brother with her wine-red eyes and responded, "And I have decided to do that too!"

"You ungrateful—"

Shinomiya Huangguang was so angry that he was about to go up and grab Shinomiya Kaguya's arm.

Hayasaka Ai immediately took action, wanting to stand in front of Kaguya and use herself as a shield, which was also a complete farewell to her past identity.

But someone was quicker than her.

There was a crisp "ping" sound, and Sigong Huangguang froze in place. A little in front of him, an exquisite and expensive champagne glass was smashed to pieces.

The man who had thrown the champagne glass had already withdrawn his hand and straightened his tie.

"You've made such a farce at my party. It seems you haven't been taught a lesson enough, Mr. Shinomiya."

Qiu Lingwenping grinned, with a lazy expression that contained a hint of aggressive smile.

Chapter 102: It's your expression that I want to see

Sigong Huangguang froze in place, his heart beating wildly and cold sweat oozing from his forehead. He felt like an animal being targeted by its natural enemy, and an indescribable sense of crisis arose in his heart.

"That's not what I meant..."

His biological instinct made him realize immediately that he couldn't continue to pierce the thorns, so he decisively backed down and started to soften himself.

"Be it wealth, power, or fame, these things are not there for you to take. You need to fight for them. Everyone here today has relied on their own efforts and a little bit of luck to seize their current life," Qiu Lingwen said in a deafening manner. "In comparison, your behavior, like a child snatching a toy, is too stupid and laughable."

Many of the guests showed a look of reminiscence, and most of them nodded, agreeing with Qiu Lingwenping's statement.

——In fact, the class stratification in Japanese society is very serious. Most of today's customers have relied on the blessings of their ancestors. They have had superior living conditions since birth, and have been exposed to the business and official circles since childhood. Their vision and starting point are much higher than ordinary people. Compared with ordinary people, their success is really just something that is in front of them and they can take whatever they want.

However, people will always instinctively beautify their experiences and past, so there are a lot of "Wow, isn't this me?" situations on the Internet. These people are similar. They will capture a few small setbacks in their well-deserved success, and then recall the good and bad times in their hearts, thinking that it is really not easy for them to get to this point.

With this psychological moral advantage, they will naturally feel close to Qiu Ling Wenping who made this statement, and can point fingers at Sigong Huangguang from a moral high ground to gain a sense of superiority.

Sigong Huangguang, who had already been overwhelmed by Qiu Ling Wenping's aura and whose thoughts were in a mess, felt dizzy as he listened to the whispers of the guests around him and the gloating and contemptuous looks they gave him. He lost his balance and fell to his knees.

Fortunately, Sigong Huangguang is still young and in good health, so he did not faint due to excessive stimulation.

"Qiu Ling Wenping... I have fallen into this state, aren't you satisfied?" He was like a wounded old wolf, howling at Qiu Ling Wenping with red eyes.

The funny thing is that even now, he still dared not reveal the slightest hatred towards Qiu Ling Wenping on his face, only a mixture of pain, misery, regret and grievance.

Shiki let go of Yukinoshita Yukino's hand, slowly walked up to him, squatted down and adjusted his funny-looking tie, and spoke softly in a voice that only Shinomiya Huangguang could hear.

"That's the expression I want to see. It's the expression where you're extremely jealous but dare not show it."

"Is it necessary to go to this extent?!"

Sigong Huangguang growled.

At this moment, he could not have guessed that this guy was behind the sudden rise of Kaguya Shinomiya as the head of the Shinomiya family.

"At the beginning, I was just blinded by the interests... Do I have to go to such lengths just for such a small matter?!"

"Of course it's necessary," Qiu Lingwenping stood up, looked down at him, and said lightly, "There were actually quite a few idiots like you at that time. Unfortunately, I didn't want to waste too much time on this kind of thing, so I needed a target to establish my authority, and you just happened to run into it... What target in this country could be more suitable than the Shigong family?"

It seems to be a behemoth leading the entire business world, but in fact it has a loose structure and no pillar industries. It is easiest to defeat it without spending much time and energy.

At the same time, as a giant, the impact of the Shinomiya family's demise was enormous, and the whale fall that eventually appeared was also quite spectacular, which could eliminate the possibility that the monkeys would not notice the fate of the chicken to the greatest extent.

"I can only say that it is really unfortunate, but I still want to thank you... Your current appearance should be able to serve as a reference for those idiots. If I were not like you, they would not use any clumsy means to bother me."

Qiu Ling Wenping said meaningfully: "So as my last act of mercy, this matter ends here. From now on, we will probably never meet again."

"No, you can't do this! At least, let her return the Shinomiya House to me! I am the owner there!"

Sigong Huangguang wanted to grab Qiu Lingwenping's trouser legs, but was held down by the security guards who were already prepared and dragged out of the venue.

Perhaps because Sigong Huangguang’s end was too tragic, the entire venue fell silent for a moment.

Qiu Lingwenping raised his hand nonchalantly towards the band in the corner and said, "Don't worry about it, just keep playing and dancing!"

The conductor understood, and music with a hint of capitalist decadence began to flow through the venue again, completely erasing the solemn atmosphere.

The guests seemed to have forgotten Sigong Huangguang and started talking again. However, judging from the awe-filled looks they gave Qiu Lingwenping, his actions today had achieved his intended purpose.

The upper-class circle is actually not that large. After the banquet is over, today's events will probably spread throughout the entire circle immediately.

After the song, the attendants moved the long table in the middle to both sides, leaving the dance floor in the center, and the band began to play a melodious and lively waltz.

After Qiu Lingwenping led Yukinoshita Yukino, whose movements were a little stiff, in dancing for a while, he returned to the dance floor to eat dessert. Yukinoshita Yukino looked at him resentfully, used the dining table as a cover to take off her shoes, and rubbed the instep of her foot that he had stepped on three times.

At this time, Shinomiya Kaguya came over, politely lifted the hem of her skirt and asked softly, "Mr. Qiu Ling, do you mind dancing with me?"

Qiu Lingwenping raised his eyebrows, held up her hand, and smiled coolly: "Of course no problem."

He naturally understood that the girl wanted to borrow his prestige to intimidate others and to hold on to the few remaining industries of the Shinomiya family in her hands. Although she did not plan to continue to be involved in this circle in the future, the weight of those industries was there. If there was no deterrent effect, it was hard to guarantee that someone would have the idea of ​​coveting them.

And now that Qiu Ling Wenping had crushed Sigong Huangguang with thundering means, as long as she could act close to Qiu Ling Wenping, she could scare off those who were eager to try to the greatest extent.

Qiu Ling and Wen Ping didn't mind, as they considered it a blessing in disguise.

After the dance, he returned to the dance floor with a normal expression after stepping on the girl's feet. He secretly made up his mind to practice his dancing skills well in the future, otherwise Yukinoshita's instep would be in a very miserable state in the future.

Chapter 103 The Perfect Ending of the Banquet

After the dance part was over, Qiu Lingwenping announced the important thing he had mentioned at the beginning.

In fact, it was not a big deal. He just took the opportunity to launch the consciousness link device - that is, the quasi-Seccomu system that Sigong Huangguang had been coveting for a long time at the beginning, and even sent commercial spies to steal information, which eventually directly angered Qiu Ling Wenping and led to the destruction of the Sigong family.

The basic technology of this thing comes from Gundam, and its technological content is completely from the interstellar era. It is actually difficult to use it with the current technology on Earth.

So just like what he did with the Ark reactor, Qiu Lingwenping spent a long time refining this technology, and finally produced a 0.05 beta version, which is the consciousness link device that is now ready to be launched.

The essence of the current version of the consciousness link device has become something similar to a brain-computer device, but there is no need to implant strange gadgets in the scalp or even the brain. Just wearing a helmet can achieve a perfect link in consciousness. Rich people can also directly purchase the game cabin version, which is safer and more comfortable.

As for the initial promotion, he has also made preparations - Maple Leaf Technology spent a large sum of money to purchase the game adaptation rights of "Sword Art Online", the debut light novel by Natsume Makuru, a living national treasure of the Japanese literary world, from the top masterpiece of its Maple Leaf Library. It plans to adapt it into a full immersion game and launch it into the market together with the consciousness linking device!

After that, he also hinted vaguely that he had already revealed the existence of the consciousness link device to the "shareholders" of Maple Leaf Technology, and that it had been technically verified by the relevant departments of the other party earlier. It had even been purchased by the military of several major countries and was intended to be used for military training and exercises.

With the endorsement of those "shareholders", the launch of this new technology will naturally not be questioned. Almost all the guests are attracted by the prospects of this technology and are eager to join this feast - Maple Leaf Technology can obviously eat alone, but he actually wants to bring his younger brothers to play together. He really makes me cry.

Qiu Ling and Wenping did not immediately decide on their partners... well, they planned to slowly select them later.

Although I don’t know what other people think, for Qiu Lingwenping, this banquet was quite successful.

The matter of the Shigong family has been completely resolved, and the consciousness link system has also gained a firm foothold. At least in the short term, the identity of "Qiu Ling Wenping" should not encounter such troubles again, which will disturb his idle life.

Still maintaining the appearance of a blond business elite, he drove his luxury car happily through the night.

Actually, it’s not quite correct to say that he was taking her for a ride. In fact, he was just sending Yukinoshita Yukino home.

"My instep is swollen. Does the boss of Maple Leaf Technology have any idea about this?"

Suddenly, the girl in the passenger seat spoke with her usual cold voice, but her pleasant voice was rarely accompanied by a hint of mockery.

After dancing with Kaguya Shinomiya, the other women in the venue probably followed the principle of "If a monk can touch, why can't I?", thinking that if even Kaguya, whose family was in decline, could dance with Qiu Ling Wenping, why couldn't they? They began to invite Qiu Ling Wenping one after another, intending to have a warm and friendly exchange with him in a ballroom dance with a lot of physical contact. If possible, this exchange might even develop to other places...

But Qiu Ling Wenping obviously had no such plan. He himself did not like dancing and had no interest in those socialites who dressed up fancy. He danced with Kaguya only because she helped him at the risk of being stabbed to death by Shinomiya Huangguang in the process. In the end, she successfully fooled the clown, which made Qiu Ling Wenping feel satisfied.

That's why he was a good person to the end and danced with Kaguya, so as to serve as a background for her to bully others in the future and let the girl live a peaceful life with peace of mind.

This does not mean that Qiu Lingwenping is willing to dance with other women. Not only will it lower her own status, but it will also make Shinomiya Kaguya lose her uniqueness and make her protective color of pretending to be powerful invalid. Isn't this completely putting the cart before the horse...

So in the second half of the dance, Qiu Ling Wenping often pulled Xue Noi to dance, and while practicing the dance, he also let her serve as the shield he originally wanted.

Of course, even though Qiu Ling Wenping paid attention to the rhythm afterwards, she still couldn't avoid stepping on the other person's feet in the process - Xue No seemed to have thought about pretending that she was not good at dancing and stepped back, but she decisively gave up this idea after facing Qiu Ling Wenping's half-smile.

That's why the girl asked the question with a bit of dissatisfaction and ridicule.

"Who knows? Maybe it's calcium deficiency." Qiu Lingwenping answered seriously: "Remember to drink more hot water."

"There is absolutely no causal relationship between your two sentences, right?"

The girl complained.

Qiu Lingwenping's sophistry did not affect the girl's good mood:

She had always thought that Qiu Ling Wenping was a rather scary guy, because in the previous few encounters, this guy never revealed the slightest flaw from beginning to end, and no matter what situation he faced, he didn't seem to be shaken at all.

No matter what the situation was, it was under his control, and no one could escape his calculations. He was like a devil who could see through everything in the world, without any flaws.

Until today, she had been face to face with him for quite a long time, and even their bodies were pressed against each other, and she knew very well that he did not really want to step on her, it was simply the result of his lack of attainments in ballroom dancing.

In short, it's like picking the feet of a vegetable.

This made the girl feel relieved of the heavy burden that she had been carrying.

Although she was stepped on many times by him, Yukinoshita Yukino felt for the first time that the man in front of her was just a human being, not some perfect ultimate creature.

As long as they are human, they will definitely be defeated!