Lu Wanqing’s wrist was lightly tugged by a small hand, so lightly and carefully, as if she shouldn't make a sound.
“Mommy, let’s go to the front,” little Mu Lan looked up at Lu Wanqing and whispered.
Lu Wanqing lowered her gaze to the child, then looked ahead and nodded.
This was the Mu family’s home turf, and they were Mu family, so going to the front shouldn’t be a problem.
At this moment, Lu Wanqing didn't know that those who could attend this press conference were all people of extraordinary status in the Interstellar Federation. Especially the military bigwigs, more than half of them were present. Everyone was staring intently at the front, very serious.
Lu Wanqing followed little Mu Lan, their footsteps quiet, not disturbing others. They carefully made their way to the very front.
She saw that the first row of the venue had two empty seats. Little Mu Lan’s eyes lit up immediately upon seeing them. He quickly turned and happily said to Lu Wanqing, “Mommy, there are two seats! Dad must have specifically saved one for you.”
Before, there was only one, which was his.
Lu Wanqing was stunned, not quite understanding Mu Lan’s meaning. However, she glanced around the venue, then at the two newly vacant seats in front, and suddenly seemed to understand.
This press conference appeared to be very high-profile, with seats in short supply, and many people had to stand. Yet, the best seats at the front were reserved for two. As a member of the Mu family, it was only natural for Mu Lan to have one seat. As for the other…
Lu Wanqing hesitated, and couldn't help but ask, “Lanlan, is that seat really for me?”
Without a definite answer, Lu Wanqing felt a little anxious. She sensed that the atmosphere here was not simple, and the aura of the people around her was equally extraordinary. If she sat in that seat and it wasn’t meant for her, would it be inappropriate?
Seated beside the empty seats, Mu Sijie seemed to sense something. He turned his head and looked towards them. Upon seeing Lu Wanqing and little Mu Lan, he was momentarily surprised, then smiled and waved at them.
Was he calling them over?
Lu Wanqing thought, and carefully took Mu Lan over.
“Sit here,” Mu Sijie said, pointing to the empty seat beside him.
Lu Wanqing sat down with the child. She instinctively let the child sit in the center and sat on the other side. However, after sitting down, she still felt a little uneasy and couldn't help but lean over to ask Mu Sijie, “Is this seat for me? Would it be inappropriate for me to sit here?”
Mu Sijie nodded with a smile and said gently, “It’s a seat specifically reserved for you.”
Lu Wanqing: “…”
Lu Wanqing’s mind went blank. A seat specifically reserved for her?
How come she didn’t know about it before?
She didn't even know the Mu family was holding a press conference today!
If little Mu Lan hadn’t mentioned it and brought her here, she would have known nothing!
Or, had Mu Sijie anticipated all of this, calculating that she would eventually come?
Just as Lu Wanqing was lost in thought, someone suddenly walked onto the stage. The person took out a spatial distortion device, released a mech, and then entered it.
Lu Wanqing instinctively focused her attention on the stage. She then noticed that the two mechs in the center of the venue quickly began to fight, seemingly in a competition!
This was Lu Wanqing’s first time witnessing a mech battle, and she couldn’t help but concentrate, watching with great focus.
The black and white mechs, which were also the 3S mechs from the promotional advertisements, were clearly more powerful than the mechs that came on stage later. It didn’t take long for it to defeat the newly arrived mech.
The cockpit of the defeated mech opened, and the man who had entered it came out. He looked somewhat disheveled, glanced at the audience, then used his spatial distortion device to retrieve his mech and stepped off the stage.
The black and white mech once again stood motionless on the stage, just as before.
Not long after, another person from the audience went onto the stage. Just like before, he released his mech and battled the black and white mech. The result was obvious: the newly arrived mech was defeated in a short time, and the black and white mech emerged victorious again!
Was this the 3S mech?
Lu Wanqing looked at the black and white mech in the center of the stage, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, it was truly formidable!
Based on what she had seen, Lu Wanqing could probably understand that what was happening in the venue was likely a challenge and testing mode, allowing the audience to freely come up and challenge the 3S mech on stage, thereby testing the performance of the 3S mech!
As time passed, battles unfolded one after another in the center of the stage. Many people went up and were eventually defeated, while the 3S mech remained standing firm, never losing.
After an unknown amount of time, the challenges finally stopped. The cockpit of the 3S mech opened, and a middle-aged man descended from it and then left.
The host came onto the stage and began to meticulously explain the advantages of the 3S mech, drawing waves of warm applause from the entire audience.
By the time the press conference finally concluded, it was already past seven in the evening. Mu Sijie stood up, went onto the stage to retrieve the 3S mech, and then turned to leave.
Mu Sijie’s parents and grandparents all stood up, preparing to leave.
Lu Wanqing followed suit, seeing the situation, and stood up with little Mu Lan, leaving with them.
The other audience members in the venue also stood up and left in an orderly fashion.
Lu Wanqing realized that after passing through the light portal with Mu Sijie and his family, they had directly arrived at the Mu family’s company, or more precisely, the Mu Group’s official website on the star net.
“It’s getting late, everyone should log off and go home early,” Mu Sijie’s mother said gently.
“Mm,” Mu Sijie nodded slightly.
The other members of the Mu family also agreed.
Mu Sijie looked at Lu Wanqing and said with a smile, “Wanqing, you worked hard today, going to pick up Mu Lan alone.”
Lu Wanqing wanted to say something. Mu Sijie hadn’t informed her beforehand about such an important event as releasing the 3S mech? But thinking of the other elders of the Mu family present, she held back.
“It’s alright, Lanlan is my child, it’s only right that I pick him up,” Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
“Let’s log off first and get some rest,” Mu Sijie comforted.
Lu Wanqing thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, “Mm.”
Lu Wanqing logged off with little Mu Lan. She opened her eyes and found herself in her own room. Lying in the star net pod, she remained still for a long time. It wasn't until she had recovered that she opened the pod and got out.
Lu Wanqing left her room and went upstairs to find little Mu Lan. Little Mu Lan was clearly very excited. As soon as he saw her, he rushed over and happily exclaimed, “Mommy, Dad really made the 3S mech! Dad is so amazing!”
Lu Wanqing looked at the child’s sparkling eyes and felt her mood lift. She squatted down, kissed the child, and said, “Lanlan, you should also study hard, and become as amazing as Daddy in the future, okay?”
“Okay!” little Mu Lan immediately nodded emphatically, with utmost seriousness.