Chapter 3303: Honored Guest

Don't look at the fact that the main character of today's party is the yet-to-appear Tavana Sweet, but the upper-class society present are essentially businessmen; chasing stars is not their passion, making money is.

So, these people gathered today, treating Carrie West as the core and chatting with her, their deepest desire being to get on Fee Ke Xin's line.

Unfortunately, Fee Ke Xin has always been indifferent to the entertainment industry; despite multiple invitations from the head of the Mitsui family, she remained completely unmoved.

Unexpectedly, Fee Ke Xin didn't come, but two of her close friends did.

Moreover, from Carrie's attitude toward Ye Chen and Xiao Churan, it can be seen that these two have a very good relationship with Fee Ke Xin, at least better than Carrie's relationship with Fee Ke Xin.

Sasaki Miki had completely lost her ability to think, staring blankly at Ye Chen, utterly unable to understand how this man could be Fee Ke Xin's good friend—what kind of person is Fee Ke Xin? She single-handedly controls trillions of US dollars in the Fee family; just measuring by personal asset management, the head of the Mitsui family is nothing but an elementary school student in her presence.

Just thinking that she had actually mocked Ye Chen and Xiao Churan to their faces earlier, Sasaki Miki turned deathly pale with fright, completely unaware of how Ye Chen might retaliate against her.

Meanwhile, the usually laid-back Sasaki Sachiko was also stunned.

Unlike her cousin Miki, Sachiko doesn't care about climbing up; whether it's her status in the family or in society, these are not what Miki is very concerned about, so she spends all her time happily networking with the powerful.

As for Sachiko, she only thinks about living a simple, peaceful life, with no other grand ambitions.

So when the family gave each of them three invitation slots, Miki spent an entire day scoring all the upper-class people she knew, selecting the top three to receive invitations, while Sachiko thought: her good friend Dong Ruolin has always loved Tavana, and now there's this good opportunity, so naturally she invited her first.

Dong Ruolin had no idea there were so many unspoken rules behind this concert; hearing Sachiko say this, besides feeling excited, her second thought was to ask Sachiko if there were any extra tickets, as she wanted to invite her good friend to watch together.

Sachiko originally didn't know who to give the remaining two tickets to; seeing Dong Ruolin still wanting to invite other friends, she simply handed over the decision-making power for the remaining two slots to Dong Ruolin.

But she never expected that Dong Ruolin would actually invite two people who seemed to have significant backgrounds.

At this moment, Carrie had already approached Xiao Churan affectionately, lightly embracing and touching faces, then respectfully bowed to Ye Chen, and only then happily asked Xiao Churan: "Churan, when did you and Mr. Ye arrive in Tokyo?"

Xiao Churan replied: "We just arrived yesterday, and you?"

Carrie laughed: "I've been here for a few days already, coming with Miss Fee."

After saying that, she couldn't help but sigh: "I never imagined the world would be so small—I came all the way from America to Japan, and actually ran into you and Mr. Ye here! If I told Miss Fee, she'd probably think I'm joking with her."

Xiao Churan also couldn't help but exclaim: "Indeed, it's too much of a coincidence—I never thought I'd meet you here."

As she spoke, Xiao Churan asked again: "By the way, Carrie, you said Miss Fee also came? Where is she?"

Carrie said: "Miss Fee doesn't chase stars, so she didn't attend this party, nor is she preparing to attend tonight's concert, but if she knew you were here, she would definitely change her mind—I'll call her later."

At this moment, a bespectacled, refined-looking East Asian man in his forties walked over, respectfully asking Carrie: "Miss West, may I boldly ask—are these two honored guests your friends?"

Carrie looked at him, nodded slightly, then said: "Mr. Mitsui, let me introduce you—this is Mr. Ye, and beside him is Mr. Ye's wife, Ms. Xiao; they are both good friends of Miss Fee and me."

Immediately, Carrie then said to Ye Chen and Xiao Churan: "Mr. Ye, Churan, this is Mitsui Chokou, Vice Chairman of the Mitsui family's board of directors; this Tavana Tokyo concert is fully under Mr. Mitsui's responsibility."

From Carrie's earlier conversation with Ye Chen and Xiao Churan, Mitsui Chokou could tell that these two are not only very close to Fee Ke Xin but also carry great weight in her presence; despite his painstaking efforts to invite Fee Ke Xin to the party and concert, she remained unmoved, while Carrie casually said that if Fee Ke Xin knew they were coming, she would definitely change her mind—clearly, Fee Ke Xin's relationship with these two is not ordinary.

So, without waiting for Ye Chen and Xiao Churan to speak, he immediately said respectfully: "Mr. Ye, Mrs. Ye, I am Mitsui Chokou; first meeting, please take care of me!"

Although Ye Chen didn't want to engage in socializing here, he had to extend his hand—after all, one doesn't strike a smiling face—so he shook hands and exchanged a few polite words.

Seeing the second-in-command of the Mitsui family being so courteous to Ye Chen, Sasaki Miki panicked even more, recalling how she had just rudely mocked Ye Chen and his wife, making her heart race with anxiety.

At this moment, an elderly man with a smiling face walked over and said to the still-dazed Sasaki Sachiko: "Sachiko, you haven't yet introduced these two honored guests to Grandfather—how should they be addressed?"

The speaker was the grandfather of Sasaki Sachiko and Sasaki Miki, Sasaki Tarou, the head of the Sasaki family and a maternal relative of the Mitsui family; his sister had married into the Mitsui family years ago, and thanks to this connection, they became relatives of the Mitsui family.

Sasaki Tarou himself, in this core circle, holds a position just as awkward as his granddaughter Sasaki Miki—basically a marginal figure who can't interject—but he never imagined that his usually invisible granddaughter would silently invite two prominent figures; such a chance to shine before the core circle members, how could he possibly miss it?

Upon hearing her grandfather's question, Sasaki Sachiko was about to answer truthfully when Ye Chen stepped forward and said: "This old sir, we hardly qualify as honored guests—just as Miss Miki said earlier, I'm not even allowed to be here speaking with you, so I'd rather step aside."

After saying that, he looked at Carrie and smiled: "Carrie, you go ahead and chat; we'll retreat to that quiet corner over there to avoid disturbing everyone."

Carrie immediately said: "Mr. Ye, I also don't like overly lively occasions—why don't we go together?"

Ye Chen nodded and smiled: "Then let's go talk over there."

Watching Carrie, Ye Chen, and the others turn and head to the corner, the remaining people exchanged bewildered glances; many began to look at the instigator, Sasaki Miki, with doubtful eyes, making her feel as if prickles were on her back.

At this moment, Sasaki Tarou coldly questioned her: "Miki! What on earth is going on?! Why were you so rude to that Mr. Ye?!"

"I..." Sasaki Miki stammered: "I don't know, Grandfather... I judged him by his clothes and appearance, thinking he wasn't a big shot, didn't want him to disturb everyone, so I accidentally spoke wrong..."

Sasaki Tarou snorted coldly: "In this day and age, you still judge a person's ability by their clothing—truly foolish to the extreme; staying here is only embarrassing yourself—go home and reflect properly!"

For today's party and concert, Sasaki Miki had been so excited these past two days that she hadn't slept properly; besides being a Tavana fan herself, more importantly, she wanted to use this opportunity to meet more upper-class people—but now she hasn't even seen Tavana, and her grandfather is sending her home to reflect; aren't all these days of anticipation just turned into bubbles?

Thinking this, she couldn't help but plead: "Grandfather... Miki knows she was wrong, please give Miki one more chance—Miki will never judge people by their looks again..."

Sasaki Tarou showed no mercy, saying in an unquestionable tone: "Nothing to negotiate—hurry back home, don't embarrass the Sasaki family here!"

Seeing her grandfather's firm attitude, Sasaki Miki's eye sockets instantly turned blood-red, and tears welled up and spilled over.

Just as she was still wanting to plead, someone ran over and said to Mitsui Chokou: "Mr. Mitsui! The patriarch and the eldest daughter, along with Tavana's motorcade, have arrived!"