On the bank of Qinghu River, a man in a long gown, aged forty or fifty, was sitting upright with his eyes closed, holding a fishing rod in his hand, as if he was fishing.
On the other side, Feng Qian from Renbao Pavilion stood respectfully, talking nonchalantly.
"Mr. Du, this is what happened!"
The man in the long robe opened his eyes and said with a calm expression: "He is just a young boy. Even if he is lucky enough to develop inner strength, how powerful can he be?"
Hearing this, Feng Qian said anxiously: "Mr. Du, that kid is so evil. Not long ago, he used a chopstick to penetrate Zhao Lang's shoulder four or five meters away, and the chopstick was halfway inserted into the wall."
The man in the long gown sneered: "Feng Qian, you just said so much because you want me to take action to avenge you, right?"
"This... I just think that boy has an unknown origin, is too arrogant and arrogant, and doesn't take Mr. Du seriously at all."
Feng Qian flattered him and said:
"Besides, Boss Zhao seems to have some ideas about that kid and wants to win over him. There is no guarantee that he will not infringe on your interests, Mr. Du, in the future."
When the man in the long gown heard this, he put down the fishing rod and stood up.
"Zhao Biao doesn't have much strength, but his ambitions are extremely swollen. If I hadn't helped him maintain his position in the past few years, his position would have been swallowed up by others."
"That's right, Mr. Du tried his best to help him, but he wants to betray you. It's really hateful!"
The man in the long gown glanced at Feng Qian and sneered: "Feng Qian, why are you saying that Zhao Biao is also your boss? If you say bad things about him like this, if he finds out, will he spare you?"
Feng Qian's body trembled and he immediately changed his words: "What I mean is, it's all the fault of that boy. He was the one who got in the way and wanted to divide the relationship between Mr. Du and Boss Zhao."
The man in the long gown looked thoughtful, and after a while he said: "Although you are suspected of provoking, I really want to meet him."
…
With no spiritual jade or elixir available, Xiao Chen could only give up for the time being and be a otaku with peace of mind, continuing to nourish his energy with his soul and practice the Emperor's Immortal Transformation Technique.
At just five o'clock that afternoon, Xiao Yufei came back abnormally, which surprised Xiao Chen.
"Get off work so early today?"
Xiao Yufei rolled her eyes and said, "Didn't I tell you? Today is Shiyun's eighteenth birthday. We are going to Xia's house tonight. Don't say you forgot."
"Well……"
Xiao Chen really forgot, it was already a week before he knew it!
Xiao Yufei urged: "We don't have much time, hurry up and tidy up."
"I have nothing to organize. It's fine now and ready to go at any time."
Xiao Chen is a Taoist, and his spiritual power circulates throughout his body. Not only will there not be a trace of dirt on his body, but he will have a mysterious and hard-to-find aura.
"It looks very clean, but I think you should change into a formal suit. With the Xia family's current status, there may be many celebrities attending the banquet. And you and Shiyun haven't seen each other for so long, so you need to leave a good impression on her.
"
Xiao Chen said disapprovingly: "It's not necessary. Anyway, we just went there to show our support, and the protagonists are not us."
"You really think so?"
The more Xiao Chen showed no regard for her, the more Xiao Yufei seemed to be suspicious of avoiding Xia Shiyun.
Just like before, in order to put aside the relationship with Xia Shiyun and keep distance, she insisted on staying in her hometown to go to school alone.
After all, he still misses Xia Shiyun, right?
"Okay, it's up to you. But I need to take a shower and change some clothes, so you wait for me first."
…
After Xiao Yufei took a shower, she put on a white long dress. After a little dressing up, her temperament was once again upgraded to a higher level. Coupled with her tall figure, she was full of fairy spirit.
Xiao Chen stared directly at Xiao Yufei, purely from the perspective of appreciating beauty, without any distracting thoughts.
"What's wrong, doesn't it look good?"
Xiao Yufei's face was slightly red. She rarely wore such a long dress. Seeing Xiao Chen looking at her all the time, she felt awkward and thought it didn't look good.
"What a silly thing to say, it looks great!" Xiao Chen praised with a smile.
"real?"
Xiao Yufei happily turned around in a circle, losing her aloofness from the female CEO. She was like a little girl who was inexperienced in the world.
After all, she is only twenty-one years old this year, and girls of this age are usually still in college.
"Let's go to Xia's house!"
Xiao Yufei opened the car door and got into the driver's seat, and Xiao Chen followed her into the back seat.
…
Xia's Group is now a listed company with assets of tens of billions. Needless to say, founder Xia Mingfeng's personal worth goes without saying. He was also named one of the top ten outstanding entrepreneurs in Jiangnan.
The Xia family has their own high-end villa, and the banquet is held in their villa.
When Xiao Chen and the two arrived at Xia's house, the night had completely fallen. Although the banquet hadn't started yet, many people had already come.
A small number of them are young people, probably friends or classmates of Xia Shiyun, while the vast majority are celebrities, dressed formally and with a dignified appearance.
No one in the Xia family doesn't know Xiao Yufei, and no one doesn't know the relationship between the Xia family and the Xiao family, so they can enter directly without an invitation.
Xiao Yufei entered the stage and quickly became the center of attention. Men praised her and women were envious.
Xiao Chen's situation was exactly the opposite. Many people looked at him with obvious doubts in their eyes.
In response to this, Xiao Chen could only touch his nose and said: "Maybe I should listen to you and come back again after changing my clothes!"
This kind of banquet was already of a very high standard. He was wearing a set of casual clothes, which were clean and not too formal.
Xiao Yufei advised: "Since you are here, don't worry about what others think, Uncle Xia won't mind."
"Um!"
…
On the other side, Xia Mingfeng was greeting guests.
A servant from the Xia family came over and whispered: "Master, Miss Yufei is here!"
Xia Mingfeng glanced at Xiao Chen and Xiao Yufei, and said to the guests: "Sorry, excuse me."
With that said, Xia Mingfeng turned around and walked towards this side.
"Yufei, you are here!"
Xiao Yufei smiled back and said, "Uncle Xia!"
Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
Xia Mingfeng didn't care much about Xiao Chen's attitude. Instead, he smiled and said:
"Xiaochen is still the same as before, not good at talking. This is not good. In today's society, communication is more important than talent. We are a family. If you are like this in front of me, it will be even harder when you leave society."
"Uncle Xia is right, Xiaochen, you really should change your attitude."
After spending the past few days together, Xiao Yufei thought Xiao Chen's temperament had improved, because Xiao Chen was not as afraid of her as before and would still laugh occasionally.
But I didn't expect that now, he would have an attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, without even saying "Uncle Xia".
In Xiao Yufei's memory, Xiao Chen was quite lively when he was a child. However, due to Xia Shiyun's incident, he went to school alone in his hometown for two years and developed a withdrawn character and did not like to talk to others.
This is also the reason why Xiao Yufei forced Xiao Chen to transfer to another school. She wanted to get along with Xiao Chen more and change Xiao Chen's personality.
"Yufei, you and Xiaochen should be more casual tonight. I have an important guest coming later, and I'm afraid I won't have time to greet you all the time."
Xiao Yufei said: "Uncle Xia, just go about your business and don't worry about us!"
"Okay, you guys have fun!"
After Xia Mingfeng finished speaking, he left.
Xiao Yufei looked at Xiao Chen with some annoyance and asked, "What happened to you just now?"
"Nothing, just thinking about some questions."
"what is the problem?"
Xiao Chen shook his head and did not intend to answer. He found a table and sat down.
Xiao Yufei was helpless.
Three feet of ice did not freeze in a day. There is no need to rush into changing Xiao Chen's character. You have to do it slowly and gently, step by step.
"Okay, if you don't want to say it, forget it. But today is Shiyun's birthday, what gifts have you prepared?"