"Master, you are here." Xi Mengyao came out of the waterside pavilion with a smile and greeted Lin Yang and others in an ancient woman's manner.
After Lin Yang looked her up and down, he sincerely praised: "Mengyao, you look really good in ancient costume."
"Thank you for the compliment, Master." A blush appeared on Xi Mengyao's pretty face. This shy look made everyone's hearts tremble.
Liu Xiangcheng said half with emotion and half jokingly: "Mengyao, I really regret it now. Why didn't I pursue you in the first place? Oh, what a pity."
"Yes, Brother Liu, I think you are really going to regret it." Xi Mengyao smiled narrowly, a bit like schadenfreude.
"Huh?" Liu Xiangcheng was stunned when he heard this.
Do you really want to regret it? What does this mean?
Just when he was wondering, a familiar voice suddenly floated out from behind him: "Why regret it? You can also pursue Mengyao now, as long as you have the ability."
Liu Xiangcheng's expression suddenly changed.
He finally understood what Xi Mengyao meant by regret just now.
Not daring to neglect, he quickly put on a flattering smile, turned around and said, "What I said just now was to compliment Mengyao. Who made her the birthday girl and the protagonist today? In fact, in my heart
, only you, Nana, are the most beautiful and the most worthy of my pursuit... Hey, why are you wearing ancient costumes too?"
There is no doubt that the person who appears behind Liu Xiangcheng is his girlfriend Diao Nina.
At this moment, Diao Nina, like Xi Mengyao, also put on ancient clothes. However, compared with Xi Mengyao's pink high-waisted Confucian skirt, the clothes she wore were a little less elegant, but more elegant.
It smells like practicing. And the bright red color is also very consistent with her lively and straightforward character.
"You are so sweet." After giving Liu Xiangcheng a blank look, Diao Nina turned around in her skirt and asked with a smile: "How about it, do I look good in ancient clothes?"
"It's beautiful, it's really beautiful, just like a fairy descending to earth." Liu Xiangcheng nodded vigorously and praised as much as he could.
Lin Yang and others couldn't stand it, and laughed and shouted: "Boss, are you too cowardly? How embarrassing."
"What does it mean to be embarrassed? I don't call it kindness," Liu Xiangcheng protested.
Cai Qiuya and Tao Lin also appeared in front of everyone at this time.
Like Xi Mengyao and Diao Nina, these two people also put on ancient costumes. The four girls in ancient costumes stood together, pure and beautiful but with different styles. They contrasted with the surrounding lakes and buildings, which was amazing.
Zhang Shaojie's eyes widened when he saw it, and he asked with a smile: "Four sisters, why are you all dressed in ancient costumes? Couldn't the theme of today's birthday party be Dreaming Back to the Tang and Song Dynasties? Why didn't you tell me earlier?
?So that we can also get some costumes to wear."
Diao Nina, Cai Qiuya and Tao Lin smiled and said: "This is all Mengyao's idea, and we also risk our lives to accompany the gentleman."
Everyone was talking and laughing as they walked into the waterside pavilion.
The waterside pavilion standing in the middle of the lake is very large, and its upper and lower floors can accommodate hundreds of guests.
Although it was still early, there were already many guests in the Waterside Pavilion. Everyone was holding wine glasses, gathering together in twos and threes, chatting and laughing amidst the melodious sound of silk and bamboo.
Lin Yang and the others had just entered the Waterside Pavilion when a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Xi Mengyao and looked very attractive came up to them. While looking at everyone, he said with a smile: "Yao'er, these guys are all
Is he your friend? Please introduce him to me."
This middle-aged man is Xi Mengyao's father, the head of the Xi family of this generation, Xi Yuanming, who is nicknamed in the antiques and jade circles.
After Xi Mengyao introduced everyone's identities, Xi Yuantang's eyes fell on Lin Yang and said with a smile: "So you are Lin Yang. These days, I have often heard Lao Wang and Mengyao mention your name.
Get up, I have to thank you for helping our Baishi Hall to find a lot of good jade. Among young people, there are not many people with your good vision."
Lin Yang was a little embarrassed by the praise: "Uncle Xi, thank you very much. Actually, I don't know much about Xiangshi."
"If you don't understand very well, then who dares to say that you understand? Humility is a good virtue, but excessive modesty can become hypocrisy." Xi Yuantang waved his hand, obviously not believing what Lin Yang said.
In response to this, Lin Yang could only smile bitterly.
Xi Yuantang said again: "Hey, by the way, I heard from Lao Wang that you not only have a Xiongbo seal, which is a rare treasure, but also the famous jade statue of Chen Yuanyuan in history? I wonder if you can show it to me.
What do you think?"
Before Lin Yang could answer, Xi Mengyao started to get angry: "Dad, you're here again, why do you want to see the baby everywhere?"
Xi Yuantang slapped his forehead and laughed and said: "Sorry, sorry, it's an occupational disease. Today is Mengyao's birthday, let's not talk about these things. Xiao Lin, after today is over, how about we make an appointment to see the baby?"
Lin Yang nodded and replied with a smile: "Uncle Xi wants to see it, how can this junior say no? We are always waiting."
While Xi Yuantang and Lin Yang were chatting and laughing, Huang Zonghan had a frown on his face at the entrance of Yanyu Pavilion.
As Uncle Wang said, he has always liked Xi Mengyao and has been trying every means to pursue Xi Mengyao. Although the results were not good, he never gave up.
Today, Huang Zonghan was busy in Yanyu Pavilion in order to gain a good impression in front of Xi Mengyao, Xi Yuantang and other Xi family members. If Lin Yang had not appeared, he would have continued to be busy like this, as if he was the master.
But Lin Yang's appearance disrupted his plan.
In Huang Zonghan's opinion, Lin Yang has probably entered the waterside pavilion at this moment and stayed with Xi Mengyao. If he still stayed at the door to help receive guests, he might be taken advantage of by Lin Yang who was near the waterside tower - these days
, he learned from some channels that there seemed to be an unexplainable relationship between Xi Mengyao and Lin Yang. It was precisely for this reason that he was very wary of Lin Yang.
"No, I also want to go to Shuixie Tower, and I also want to stay by Mengyao's side. I can't let that boy named Lin take advantage of this."
After a brief hesitation, Huang Zonghan made up his mind and handed over the work of receiving guests to two disciples of the Xi family, then turned around and strode towards the waterside pavilion.
Just a few minutes after he left, a man wearing a large windbreaker, a large felt hat and a mask, with only a pair of eyes exposed, appeared at the door of the Yanyu Pavilion Club.
Although this person's dress seemed a bit weird, the two Xi family children were considered well-informed people. They did not show their surprise and still greeted each other with smiles: "Hello, sir, but I'm here to attend Xi Mengyao's event."
For a birthday party?”
"Yes." The man's voice was very harsh and hoarse, which made people feel very uncomfortable.
"Please show me your invitation," said the two Xi family members.
The man took out his hand from his pocket. His complexion was gray and dark, which looked very abnormal. In his hand, he held a bright red invitation.
After taking the invitation and opening it, the two Xi family members immediately made an invitation gesture.
The one on the left even smiled and said: "It turns out to be Teacher Meng from the Archeology Department. Please forgive me for being a little distant. Come in quickly. Mengyao and the others are all in the water pavilion at the moment. I will lead them right away."
Come over. I believe your arrival will definitely make Mengyao very happy."
Teacher Meng declined politely: "No, I can find it myself. You guys, be busy, it's yours."
The tone of his speech was very strange, as if he was spitting out words one by one, and he was doing it very hard.
The two Xi family members were well-informed, but they had never seen anyone speak like this before.
However, although they felt puzzled, they did not ask any more questions. They invited Teacher Meng into the door with a smile and allowed him to walk towards the inside of the club.
After Teacher Meng walked away, the two Xi family disciples couldn't help but get together and murmured in a low voice:
"This teacher surnamed Meng is so strange. Not to mention the way he dresses, and even the way he speaks is weird. How can such a person be a teacher and educate people? Gee, aren't you afraid of causing problems for your students?
?”
"I originally thought that there were many weirdos who play antiques, but I didn't expect that there are weirdos among the university teachers. Hey, have you noticed that his eyes are dark and dull, with no energy at all, just like a dead person. I just looked at it
When I looked into his eyes, I was really shocked."
"Hearing what you said, I remembered something. When I took the invitation from his hand just now, I felt that his hand was very cold. Logically speaking, his hand had been in his pocket, so it should be very cold.
They should be warm. But those hands are as cold as if they had been frozen in a freezer..."
"Stop, stop, stop, stop talking. If you keep talking, it will turn into a ghost story. If Xi Mengyao knew that we arranged this for her teacher behind her back, I don't know how angry she would be."
The two Xi family disciples did not know that after entering the Yanyu Pavilion Club, Teacher Meng did not go to the Shui Pavilion. Instead, without anyone noticing, he turned onto a gravel path and went straight to the
Next to the lake where the Waterside Pavilion is located.
Nestled among the green bushes, Teacher Meng looked at the antique wooden building in the middle of the lake in the distance.
Looking from this direction, we can just see the figure of Xi Mengyao in the waterside pavilion.
"Today...must...succeed..."
Yu Se's unpleasant voice came out from under the mask.
Teacher Meng's originally dull eyes suddenly burst out with two faint blue lights.
He turned around, walked quickly, and soon disappeared into the bushes. He didn't know where he went.