Chapter 640: Tang Jin Estate, Going All Out

In front of the magnificent main building of the Charleston Estate, the lights were brilliant.

Because of the personal appearance of Tina Spencer, the guests who were originally scattered in various places couldn't help but focus their gazes over.

Immediately after, they saw the black-haired beauty who was chatting intimately with Lady Tina.

Bursts of curious and probing discussion quietly arose in the crowd.

After the brief shock, Lin Mu took a deep breath and looked at the eyes with a kind smile opposite her; the tension and sense of oppression in her heart gradually dissipated.

Replaced by a huge surprise.

This was one of her own!

She certainly knew the relationship between Tang Song and 【Tang Jin】, but she never expected.

That among the members of the family office's executive committee, there would actually be a direct descendant of an old European noble family.

She immediately took the initiative to reach out, a bright smile blooming on her face: "Hello, Lady Tina, it is a great honor to meet you."

Tina gently shook her hand back, "I have heard many things about you, but here, we don't need to be so official; you can call me Tina directly."

"Okay, Tina."

The two chatted as if no one else was around.

Lin Mu could clearly feel that the gazes cast toward her from the surroundings had completely changed from the initial "scrutiny" and "curiosity" to "awe" and "envy."

Henry Devonshire, who had come to pick her up diagonally in front, was standing there stiffly, his face full of shock.

The status of "Empress Mu Xue" was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The surname Spencer had extremely high popularity in Britain.

Although the most well-known branch was the Earl family where the late Princess Diana was from.

But Lin Mu had seen when "studying" luxury history that this ancient family, through hundreds of years of intermarriage and capital operation, had long had its branches permeate the entire European noble and power network like vines.

This branch of the Duke of Charleston probably inherited its current illustrious title through intermarriage with a more ancient ducal family.

And such a noble-blooded lady who held significant weight in European high society was actually... actually responsible for global property asset management within the family office.

This position seemed like just a "head housekeeper," but Lin Mu understood the symbolic meaning behind it.

These old-money nobles in Europe were the originators of the concept of a "family office" themselves.

Their wealth and glory were built on the inheritance of real estate such as land, estates, castles, and art for hundreds of years.

And now, such a direct descendant of a noble was willing to manage the property assets under the name of Tang Song, a new rich man from the East.

This was no longer a simple "job"; this was a recognition of the highest level.

It symbolized that the energy and status possessed by the emerging consortium 【Tang Jin Family Office】 were already sufficient to serve the top old money in Europe.

Lin Mu felt the terrifying strength of the 【Tang Jin Family Office】 intuitively and truly for the first time.

And Tang Song had once said that he would hand over the operation of some of his non-core assets to her.

This was also the main reason supporting Lin Mu's hard work.

Currently, it was just private jets and mansions in Hong Kong, but in the future, it would inevitably involve other industries spread across the globe.

By then, she and Tina Spencer in front of her would inevitably have many opportunities to interact.

Judging from today's attitude, the other party shouldn't be difficult to get along with.

Unexpectedly, she, Seeing Xiao Xue, had reached this step without knowing it.

In the future, if she could truly join Tang Jin, wouldn't that be... Seeing Xiao Xue, who had always been keen on showing off, had a clear goal at this moment that was strong enough to make her tremble all over.

Wang Si, who was following closely behind Lin Mu, gradually came to her senses, her face full of disbelief.

She had originally thought the two were the same kind of people "huddling together for warmth."

But the scene before her completely overturned her cognition.

The same identity background, the same entry into Imperial College's Global MBA program through "special channels."

The same high enthusiasm shown in the fields of luxury and fashion.

Even the self-evident resonance and fit when chatting.

Wang Si had truly regarded Lin Mu as "the same kind."

Yet she never expected Lin Mu to receive such courtesy.

Tina Spencer took the initiative to come up and greet her on such an occasion, even appearing enthusiastic and intimate.

Simply unbelievable.

What on earth was going on?

She looked at Lin Mu's back, which seemed to have been elevated in an instant, her eyes full of complex and unclear emotions.

At 5:30 PM, the guests gathered, and the alumni gathering gradually entered the main topic. Tina very naturally took Lin Mu's arm and said with a smile: "Let's go, Luna, I'll take you to meet a few friends."

"Thank you, Tina." Lin Mu nodded immediately, trying hard to keep her voice steady, and stepped forward.

Wang Si hesitated for a moment, but still carefully followed behind them.

They crossed the terrace and arrived at a lounge area illuminated by the warm firelight of a fireplace.

Most of those gathered here were white-haired scholars and elders with elegant temperaments.

It was the core "academic circle" of the entire estate.

"Robert." Tina greeted an elderly gentleman wearing an exquisite tweed suit with a smile, "Let me introduce you to a new friend of mine, Luna Lin; she is also a new member who just joined the business school. Luna, this is Robert Hamilton, the dean of our business school."

The dean immediately stood up enthusiastically and said: "Welcome, Luna. I have heard your name, a core executive of 【Rongliu Capital】. We very much welcome capital forces like yours with a global cutting-edge vision to join our community."

Lin Mu's heart pounded wildly, "Mr. Dean, you are overpraising me. Imperial College's academic achievements in the field of financial technology have always been something I admire very much."

"This is Professor Philip, the winner of last year's Nobel Prize in Economics; his research direction is behavioral finance, which is very interesting..."

"Oh, this is the Second Permanent Secretary of the Treasury, Sir Alan..."

Bidding farewell to the academic circle, Tina took her to another area dominated by young faces with a significantly more active atmosphere.

This was the gathering place for the new rich of the City of London.

Hedge fund managers, fintech entrepreneurs, venture capitalists—under Tina's guidance, she received unprecedented high-standard courtesy.

And the name of the General Assistant of Rongliu Capital also brought her sufficient weight and respect here.

Lin Mu felt adrenaline surging wildly in her blood vessels, her emotions running high.

Her whole person was in a dreamlike, unreal state.

Wang Si, who was following behind and being ignored, had stopped at some point.

She stared blankly at Luna, who was at ease and radiant in the crowd.

Watching her talk and laugh with those figures she looked up to.

Finally, she painfully understood that even if both were assistants to "sugar daddies," even if both walked through "special channels."

They were simply not people from the same world.

The flow of the alumni gathering proceeded in an orderly manner.

From the dean's impassioned speech and the school's annual report, to the wise keynote sharing by heavyweight guests, and then to the honor dinner with clinking glasses—when the dinner officially ended, most of the guests left by car with satisfaction.

Lin Mu, however, together with a few core circle members, was respectfully invited to a private library on the third floor of the estate's main building.

To attend a more private small cocktail party.

After some pleasantries.

Tina personally poured a glass of top-tier red wine from the Petrus winery in Bordeaux for Lin Mu.

"Cheers."

"Cheers."

"Clink~" The crystal glasses clinked lightly under the warm light.

Lin Mu lowered her head and took a light sip; the mellow and complex fruity aroma and silky tannins instantly bloomed between her lips and teeth.

Tina swirled the red liquid in her glass and said with a hint of a smile: "Actually, your admission procedures were handled by me personally."

"So I might know a little more about you than you imagine."

Lin Mu's heart tightened, and she said flatteringly, "This is truly a great honor for me. Thank you, Lady Tina."

"Don't be nervous, no need to thank me; I also received sufficient remuneration because of this. You are a very interesting girl, Luna; I think we should have more contact in the future."

"I think so too."

The two sat side by side on the soft silk sofa, and the fireplace in front of them radiated warm light and heat.

Outside the window were the estate lights shrouded in night, beautiful and magnificent.

After a long silence.

Tina suddenly spoke, her tone relaxed yet meaningful: "Luna, what do you think of this estate?"

Lin Mu was stunned and immediately said: "Beautiful to the point of suffocation. It is not just an estate, but more like an inheritance of history and glory, something to yearn for."

Tina smiled faintly after hearing this, "Soon, you will come into contact with an estate larger and more beautiful than this one."

"Uh?" Lin Mu didn't understand what the other party meant.

Tina put down her wine glass, turned slightly, and her gaze became solemn, "I came to London this time, besides attending the alumni gathering, actually had another main purpose."

"Please tell me." Lin Mu immediately sat up straight, knowing that it was finally time to get to the point.

She was such a clever person; for the other party to take the initiative to contact her and be so enthusiastic, how could it just be "making friends" simply.

She even felt that the reason why tonight's alumni gathering was held at this duke's estate might have been specially arranged by the other party for her.

"Do you know the 【Tang Jin Estate】?"

Lin Mu's heart pounded wildly, and she shook her head, "I don't know."

Tina smiled and raised her hand.

Not far away, a man who had been standing quietly walked over quickly and respectfully handed an iPad to her.

Tina took it casually and placed it directly in front of Lin Mu.

"Take a look, get to know it in advance."

Lin Mu took the cold tablet with nervousness.

Sliding the screen, an encrypted electronic instruction document slowly unfolded.

Immediately after, her eyes widened suddenly, and her face flushed slightly.

What first caught her eyes on the screen were aerial photos of magnificent buildings.

Lavender fields, olive groves, private vineyards, huge artificial lakes—and on this vast land, stood a magnificent main mansion.

A palace-style building more luxurious than the Ritz Hotel, with an independent health management center, constant-temperature swimming pool, art gallery, and multi-level underground wine cellar inside.

The dozen or so independent villas scattered around were distributed in different architectural styles:

From French classical to modern minimalist, to Tuscan countryside, each one was enough to be called a work of art.

Her fingertips trembled as she continued to slide down, and she saw lines of text descriptions.

【Tang Jin Estate】

【Geographic Location: France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region】

【Land Area: 230 hectares, complete private property rights】

【Core Facilities: International Conference Center, Art Museum, Equestrian Arena, Wine Estate, Helipad】 Lin Mu held her breath, her heartbeat accelerating like a drum.

This... this was a standard top-tier private estate that only appeared in top-tier documentaries.

As a senior "luxury goods researcher," she had naturally heard of the existence of this level.

It had long transcended the category of "luxury mansion" and was the ultimate physical carrier used by top rich people to display family heritage, conduct private socializing, and even realize wealth inheritance.

For example, the Charleston Estate she was in tonight, its history could be traced back to several centuries ago.

But even for such a top-tier estate with a long heritage, most of its areas needed to be open to the public in exchange for high maintenance costs and government tax exemptions.

An estate of the same level that could be completely privatized and not open to the outside world.

Could be counted on one hand across all of Europe.

The energy represented behind it had already exceeded the category of simple money.

And one could see many things from the name "Tang Jin," combined with Tina's own identity.

Could this be a private estate under the Tang Jin Family Office?

Just as her mind was shaking violently.

Tina's voice sounded again, steady and clear:

"The overall renovation and security system upgrade of the 【Tang Jin Estate】 have all been completed, and it just passed the final acceptance last week and can be officially put into use."

"You are Mr. Tang's personal assistant, and at the same time, you are also assisting him in managing some related assets."

"The initial reception and daily operation docking of the estate are very complicated and require someone he absolutely trusts to follow up for a long time."

"Next, I will arrange for the estate's butler team to conduct a formal work handover with you."

Lin Mu only felt a loud "boom" in her brain, her cheeks flushed, and cold sweat oozed from her palms.

She stared blankly at Tina in front of her, and then looked down at the magnificent private estate on the Pad.

Her throat tightened, her mouth opened, but she couldn't say a word.

This is Tang Song's estate... Tang Jin Estate is to be received and assisted in management by me?!

Her body began to tremble uncontrollably, and having drunk quite a bit of wine, her bladder contracted violently for a moment.

She almost painted a world-famous painting on the spot in this duke's library.

"What?" Tina's eyes turned slightly, looking at her with a smile that was not a smile, "Feeling a lot of pressure? Actually, choosing you also has Mira's meaning. She has a good impression of you and hopes you won't let her down."

Hearing this, Lin Mu shuddered instantly.

Ever since being scolded by Qin Yingxue in Hong Kong, she had always been in awe of Jin Dongshi.

During this period, she had almost been trying her best to perform carefully, for fear of leaving a bad impression again.

Now the other party had handed such an important task to her.

What did this mean?

This meant that Jin Dongshi had already recognized her.

Lin Mu's eyes were slightly hot, "Thank you—thank you for Jin Dongshi's trust. I will definitely do my best and won't let you down."

Tina looked at her excited appearance, a meaningful smile appearing on her face.

She slowly raised the champagne glass in her hand, "Don't be nervous, Luna, you don't need to think about how to do your best."

"You only need to remember one thing—always stand beside the right person."

"The rest, everything will fall into place."

Having said that, she extended the wine glass toward Lin Mu,

"Clink~~"

The golden wine liquid rippled slowly between the walls of the dazzling crystal glass.

Lin Mu was slightly stunned, then nodded vigorously: "I understand!"

November 21, 2023, Tuesday.

Yancheng, Lanfeng International High-end Apartment.

In the bright bedroom, Xu Qing slowly opened her eyes on a bed big enough to roll around on and sat up.

Without the "thump-thump" sound from her best friend's fitness next door, the room was very quiet.

She got out of bed, stepped barefoot on the soft long-pile carpet, and walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

"Swish," she pulled open the curtains.

The morning light surged in instantly, plating the whole room with a layer of gentle gold.

"Wow—"

She couldn't help but let out a small exclamation,

w（°o°）w

Looking down from the height of the 22nd floor, the usually crowded streets were like quiet rivers at this moment.

The CBD building complex in the distance outlined a towering silhouette in the morning mist.

This feeling was truly—too cool!

Before at Beicheng Garden, she only lived in a small 11-square-meter secondary bedroom. Now, this master bedroom suite with an independent bathroom and cloakroom was a full thirty-plus square meters!

She ran around excitedly in the 140-square-meter big house.

Sometimes touching the genuine leather sofa that looked expensive, sometimes opening the walk-in cloakroom that could fit her whole person.

Finally, she even lay in the super-large bathtub, fantasizing about the scene of watching the night view while taking a bath.

It wasn't until her excited mood finally calmed down that she remembered she still had to go to work.

She quickly washed up and went downstairs.

Driving her beloved crimson DB11, listening to Su Yu's new song, she set off for Yuhua Business Building.

9:00 AM, Fanfu Suzi Cultural Media.

Walking into her independent office, just after turning on the computer, preparing to slack off and write some novels.

"Ding-a-ling—" the phone rang.

【Scheming Yan】

Xu Qing answered immediately, giggling: "Morning~ Yan Yan, you big beauty^ saw the photos of the new home I sent you, right? Were you amazed by this lady's taste?"

However, Shen Yu Yan on the other end of the phone didn't giggle with her as usual, but instead said seriously: "Qingqing, is it convenient to talk now?"

"What's wrong? It's convenient."

"Tell you a big thing, be mentally prepared."

"Ah? What is it, don't scare me!" Xu Qing instantly became nervous.

（！°°

Shen Yu Yan took a deep breath and said slowly: "You know Xingyun International Group, right?"

"Of course I do," Xu Qing answered immediately, "Wen Ruan is a big leader there, Xiao Jing told me a lot about her before."

"Right! I just got confirmation from Tang Song that Xingyun International Group plans to fully acquire a batch of domestic leading short-drama production and distribution companies, and 【Fanfu Suzi】 is on the first list. Because Tang Song is also a shareholder of Fanfu Suzi, he wants to facilitate this merger. This matter will be followed up by me personally."

"Ah?!" Xu Qing was stunned, her mouth opening subconsciously, "What the heck is this? Then... then wouldn't I become Wen Ruan's subordinate?!"

Thinking that the charming imperial sister who possessed huge "Nainaizi" would become her boss in the future, Xu Qing felt immense pressure.

She was a "little bully" at Fanfu Suzi now, not needing to clock in every day, doing whatever she wanted.

If this was acquired, wouldn't the good days come to an end?

Would she have to be crushed by big E in the future?! ===== CHAPTER 641 =====