Xiao Chen was slightly startled, thinking that he would be embarrassed again.
The last time I talked about Xia Shiyun with Xiao Yufei, he got distracted while recalling it. Xiao Yufei asked him what he was thinking about, and he casually said that he was thinking about his birthday gift.
In fact, he didn't take Xia Shiyun's birthday to heart at all and forgot about it the next day.
Even if he bought the rosary a few days ago, his first thought was only to give it to Xiao Yufei for self-defense, and never thought of giving it to Xia Shiyun.
But now, the rosary has been given to Lin Xuanying, and there is nothing on hand to give to Xia Shiyun.
"You're not going to tell me you're not prepared, are you?" Xiao Yufei said in surprise.
Xiao Chen said honestly: "I forgot!"
"Oh my god, can you forget this?"
Xiao Yufei held her forehead, feeling that Xiao Chen was hopeless.
…
Xia Shiyun is still dressing up in the room, and another girl who has a good relationship with her is helping her, named Li Shanshan.
Li Shanshan smiled while combing Xia Shiyun's long, silky hair:
"Shiyun, you are simply not too beautiful today. You will surely amaze everyone when you go out. Those boys may be drooling!"
Xia Shiyun said: "How can it be so exaggerated?"
"It's not an exaggeration at all. You are one of the two campus beauties of our Lanning High School, and in my opinion, Ling Xiaozhu can't compare to you at all."
"Don't talk nonsense, I have met Ling Xiaozhu several times, and she is indeed much prettier than me."
"Are you too modest?"
"Okay, let's not argue about these useless things. I want to practice the piano and play it later!"
Xia Shiyun said and walked to a piano in the room.
Li Shanshan seemed to have remembered something and asked: "Shiyun, I heard that the piano master Wu Fang will also come tonight, is it true?"
Xia Shiyun replied: "Of course, he is my piano teacher and will definitely attend the banquet tonight. The piano performance later will also be the answer sheet I gave him."
"Wow, you really can't be careless, come on!"
"Um!"
At this time, Xia Mingfeng knocked on the door and entered the room.
"Shiyun, are you ready? The banquet is about to begin."
Xia Shiyun said: "It's almost done."
"That's good, Yufei has arrived, and Xiaochen is here too."
When Xia Shiyun heard this, her expression changed slightly, "Xiao Chen is here too?"
Xia Mingfeng smiled and said: "Today is your eighteenth birthday, why doesn't he come?"
Xia Shiyun shook her head and said, "I thought he wouldn't come. He has been avoiding me for the past two years."
"You..." Xia Mingfeng hesitated and asked, "Do you really have no feelings for Xiaochen?"
"I don't know what to say!" Xia Shiyun bit her lip and said, "Dad, do you want me to be with Xiao Chen?"
"It's all up to you, I believe you will make the right choice!"
Xia Mingfeng knew that his daughter would never choose Xiao Chen, so he said this with confidence.
In fact, in the past, he did think about making his daughter and Xiao Chen a couple, but as his status continued to improve in recent years and he came into contact with more and more important people, his thoughts changed.
He has an excellent daughter, and he can definitely find a better man for her. In this way, the Xia family's status will not only be stabilized, but it may also be able to move to a higher level.
It's not that he is selfish, but that he has been in the upper class society for a long time, which makes him understand the reality more clearly.
As for Xiao Chen, he is becoming more and more mediocre and introverted. He may be doing nothing in this life. If he can arrange a job or a marriage for him in the future, he will have done his best.
"I see!"
Xia Shiyun nodded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was originally worried that her father would attach too much importance to the relationship with the Xiao family and force her to be with Xiao Chen, but now it seems that this is not the case.
In this way, she would have nothing to worry about.
She didn't mean to hate Xiao Chen, and she always regarded Xiao Chen as her elder brother, but she really didn't have that feeling for Xiao Chen.
The love she longed for, not to mention vigorous, should at least give her an experience of instant heartbeat speeding up.
After Xia Mingfeng left, Li Shanshan immediately asked in a gossipy manner: "Shiyun, who is Xiao Chen? Your boyfriend? When did you have a boyfriend? Why didn't I know?"
Xia Shiyun rolled her eyes at her speechlessly, "Xiao Chen and I just grew up together, we don't have that much of a messy relationship."
"Wow, you are your childhood sweetheart, no different from your boyfriend?" Li Shanshan said in surprise, "If the boys who are pursuing you find out about this, won't you be jealous to death?"
"Can you be more serious? I don't know how to face him now!"
Seeing that Xia Shiyun was a little angry, Li Shanshan stopped joking and asked, "He likes you, but you don't like him?"
Xia Shiyun hesitated slightly, then nodded and said, "I rejected him before!"
"That's fine. What are you still struggling with?"
Xia Shiyun shook her head and said: "I will definitely meet him when I go down later. I'm afraid the situation will be embarrassing."
"What's the matter? If you're afraid of embarrassment, just stop talking. I'll help you smooth things over."
"real?"
"Of course, who said we are good friends?"
…
It was approaching seven o'clock, the banquet was about to begin, and more and more celebrities entered the venue.
Before Xia Shiyun appeared on the scene, many people would communicate with each other and get to know each other. The most important thing in society is personal connections. It is always good to have multiple friends.
Many people also came to strike up a conversation with Xiao Yufei, but Xiao Yufei gave them a few perfunctory words and made them retreat.
"Miss Xia is out!"
Someone shouted, pushing the atmosphere of the venue to a boiling point, and everyone's eyes were focused on one place.
There, Xia Shiyun was wearing a noble princess dress, like a beautiful white swan, radiant.
Her black hair is like a waterfall, her skin is like jade, and she can be broken by a blow. When faced with the crowd's attention, she still maintains her manners, has a gentle smile, and is elegant and graceful. While people are amazed, they can't help but admire her in their hearts.
"Hey, Shiyun is here!"
Xiao Yufei patted Xiao Chen and was very angry. This guy was actually sleeping?
Of course Xiao Chen was not sleeping, he was just squinting his eyes.
He opened his eyes, glanced at Xia Shiyun, and said boringly: "She is busy dealing with guests and won't come to our place, so don't be nervous."
"You should be nervous. Why should I be nervous?" Xiao Yufei said angrily, "If she doesn't come over, why don't you take the initiative to say hello to her?"
"It's not necessary, it will only make it more embarrassing!"
"It seems so!"
Xiao Yufei did not continue to force Xiao Chen, but took out a beautiful box and handed it to him, saying, "You can give this to Shiyun later. It's her eighteenth birthday. It won't make sense if you don't give it a gift."
The age of eighteen means adulthood and entering another stage of life, which is of great significance, otherwise this banquet would not be so grand.
"What about you?" Xiao Chen asked.
Xiao Yufei said indifferently: "I have such a good relationship with Shiyun, so gifts don't matter."
Xiao Chen thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No, you chose this gift for her. You must have put a lot of thought into it. You can give it to her yourself, and I can say goodbye."
Xiao Yufei asked strangely: "Didn't you say you didn't prepare any gifts?"
"I just thought of it on the spur of the moment. Giving a gift doesn't necessarily mean giving something."
…
There were many people congratulating each other, and Xia Shiyun returned the congratulations one by one. Finally, she walked up to an old man with a gray beard and said respectfully:
"Teacher, when did you come and why are you here alone?"
The old man stroked his beard and smiled lovingly: "When we first arrived, there were all young people here, and no one knew me, an old man."
"How come? You are a famous piano master in China. Who has never heard of your name?"
As soon as Xia Shiyun's words came out, someone immediately said in surprise: "He is the piano master Wu Fang!"