In the banquet hall, Wu Weibang stood at the table and said something to Ning Zhe in a normal tone. Although the words were not offensive, the arrogance in his eyes was ready to come out.

As the only son of the top military officer of the fortress, Wu Weibang did have the ability to be condescending, and he did not take Ning Zhe seriously at all. However, Qin Xiaoyu was extremely disgusted with Wu Weibang's attitude: "I don't need others to make decisions for me.

, so I'm sorry, my friend will not leave, and I am not interested in attending your dinner."

"Siyao, pay attention to your attitude." Qu Xiangran was dissatisfied with Qin Xiaoyu's contradiction, and then looked at Ning Zhe: "The company has business to deal with, take your people and leave first."

As a father, Qu Xiangran has long-term plans for Qin Xiaoyu's life. He hopes that Qin Xiaoyu can enter a higher-level circle, instead of still hanging out with homeless people like Ning Zhe like a wild child.

The purpose of Qu Xiangran bringing Qin Xiaoyu and Wu Weibang into contact was to bring them together. From a purely fatherly perspective, Qu Xiangran had no problem with her life plan. It would develop according to normal circumstances.

Even if Qin Xiaoyu didn't like Wu Weibang, he would still choose to go to the banquet with Qu Xiangran.

If not for anything else, it's because Qin Xiaoyu knows very well that the more he defends Ning Zhe, the more he will arouse Qu Xiangran's resentment, which is extremely detrimental to Ning Zhe's development.

The reason why she still chose to contradict a few people was entirely because of Qu Xiangran's toughness and Wu Weibang's disdainful attitude.

The childhood experience in the refugee area made Qin Xiaoyu a girl who knows how to be patient. This kind of character is very rare for a woman.

Similarly, the environment in the refugee area also made Qin Xiaoyu feel unruly in her heart. Faced with the attitudes of Qu Xiangran and Wu Weibang, she instinctively chose to protect Ning Zhe.

Just when the atmosphere became a little subtle, a burst of noise suddenly appeared from behind the crowd. Everyone looked around and found a young and beautiful girl, accompanied by a middle-aged man.

Where the girl passed by, the guests at the surrounding tables stood up to say hello, but the girl turned a blind eye to these compliments.

In the spotlight of everyone, the girl walked straight towards where Qu Xiangran and others were.

There was no one present who didn't know this girl.

She is Pei Xiangtong, the youngest daughter of Pei Jingyi, the third master of the Pei family.

Although Pei Jingyi is not the head of the Pei family's chaebol, he is the third son of the old family leader. He is also the mainstay of the Pei family today, and the supreme commander of the Pei family's hundreds of thousands of military guards.

This identity alone is enough for Pei Xiangtong to run rampant in the Pei family and even the entire Northern Wilderness. However, she is not a domineering person. She usually only concentrates on academics in the WFP's research institute and has no interest in official career.

Even so, her prominent status is destined to make people dare not look down upon her. When Wu Kangyu saw Pei Xiangtong, he hurriedly greeted her: "Second Miss, how come you have the grace to attend this banquet today? If you had arrived earlier,

Just a hello, I should let the guards protect you."

"No need, I came here to meet a friend." Pei Xiangtong walked up to Ning Zhe without stopping: "Long time no see."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

Not to mention the Wu family father and son, even Qu Xiangran, who was about to say hello, was slightly startled. He didn't expect that there would be any connection between the two people, let alone that the eldest daughter of the Pei family would actually be so condescending.

Say hello to Ning Zhe.

Wu Weibang, who was originally arrogant, looked strange when he heard that Ning Zhe was Pei Xiangtong's friend. He narrowed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.

Ning Zhe didn't expect to see Pei Xiangtong here, and nodded slightly: "Long time no see!"

"Give way!" At this moment, Pei Mu's voice came from behind. As the crowd gave way, Pei Mu looked at Pei Xiangtong with a smile: "Tongtong, why didn't you come to this annual meeting?

Want to say hello to me?"

Pei Xiangtong smiled and said, "Fourth uncle, I just came here to take a look. I don't want to cause you any trouble."

Pei Xiangtong's "fourth uncle" made Pei Mu smile. He was the concubine of the Pei family. According to the family rules, he could not be included in the family tree, so he was not ranked. And the fourth uncle in the Pei family tree was not

he.

Because of this, although Pei Mu worked very hard, he could only become a manager of a fortress and was completely unqualified to touch military power. However, Pei Xiangtong's words "fourth uncle" were equivalent to acknowledging his orthodox status and not treating him as a concubine.

Treat it as a child.

For Pei Mu, the meaning of this sentence "fourth uncle" is not only the respect from the younger generation, but also the recognition from the direct family members. He quickly waved his hand: "What are you talking about? You and I are a family, how can this be possible?"

You’re calling trouble! There are so many people here and it’s noisy, let’s go, let’s talk upstairs!”

Pei Xiangtong shook his head gently: "No, Fourth Uncle, I came here to find a friend. If it is convenient, I would like to chat with him alone."

"In that case, just ask your friends to go upstairs together!" Pei Mu looked sideways at Qu Xiangran: "Mr. Qu, please arrange a private room for Tongtong alone."

"Okay, no problem." Qu Xiangran nodded slightly and gave the person next to him a look, who immediately followed his instructions.

Pei Xiangtong's sudden arrival relieved the awkward atmosphere at the scene, and everyone walked upstairs at the same time.

Qin Xiaoyu walked closer to Ning Zhe and asked in a deep voice, "How did you meet her?"

Ning Zhe sneered: "Just an ordinary friend."

"Then you, an ordinary friend, are really not simple!" Qin Xiaoyu was quite happy that someone came to Ning Zhe's rescue, and gave him a stern look: "I'll settle the score with you later!"

After the group of people went upstairs, they first sent Pei Xiangtong to a reception room like a crowd of stars holding the moon, and then they dispersed. Soon only Ning Zhe, Pei Xiangtong, and the middle-aged man beside her were left in the room.

Pei Xiangtong smiled at Ning Zhe: "Tonight, I came here to replace my father. I saw you being made things difficult for me, so I came forward to help you. I hope I didn't cause any trouble to you."

Ning Zhe also smiled and shook his head: "No, thank you for helping me out."

"You also helped me, didn't you." Pei Xiangtong looked at the middle-aged man next to him: "Uncle Zhong, I want to have a few words with him alone, is that okay?"

"No." Uncle Zhong thought for a moment and rejected Pei Xiangtong's proposal. He looked at Ning Zhe and said, "This person is very dangerous. I can't let you be alone with him."

Pei Xiangtong pursed his lips: "He is my friend and he also saved my life!"

"We have repaid him." Uncle Zhong said expressionlessly, "In addition to giving him food in the refugee area, I also saved him in Baoshi Flower Street and repaid the favor for you!"

When Ning Zhe heard Uncle Zhong's response, he instantly remembered that when he went to Baoshi Flower Street for the first time, Song Jia had rescued him and persuaded the flower street thugs in the name of "Mr. Zhong", so he raised his head and looked at him
Chapter completed!