The second time, he was woken up by Xiao Yuanmu’s voice. “If you’re tired, let’s skip the birthday banquet at noon.”
Typically speaking, with how soundly Song Xuanhe tended to sleep, a quiet voice like Xiao Yuanmu’s that wasn’t a customized alarm sound would rarely be able to wake him. However, Xiao Yuanmu’s cold voice caused his eyes to immediately snap open. He even skipped over his usual habit of lazing in bed, mind blank, and instead, sat up in a flash. His face was flushed from sleep, and he was still in a bit of a daze. However, his voice was determined. “We have to go.” 3JYVQP
Xiao Yuanmu didn’t speak. Er Gou, who had been very flustered but hadn’t dared to wake Song Xuanhe because he was still deeply affected by Song Xuanhe’s scolding in the past, sighed, sounding moved, 【I didn’t think that you would be so serious in helping the big shot go back to his family, brother! I’m so moved!】
The System’s voice had always been very loud. As it echoed through his mind, although it hadn’t come in through his ears, Song Xuanhe still felt like his ears hurt. It immediately knocked him out of his daze.
It had been a really long time since he had heard this boorish, northern accent. However, Song Xuanhe didn’t miss it at all.
Just a moment ago, Xiao Yuanmu could still see that Song Xuanhe had still been in a befuddled state. He hadn’t expected for the other to so suddenly snap out of it. He couldn’t help but smile. However, that smile disappeared very quickly. lVOGZD
Song Xuanhe didn’t notice Xiao Yuanmu’s expression, because it was already ten o’clock. While the birthday banquet was set to start at noon, out of politeness, practically everyone would arrive at the venue around eleven. Even if there was no traffic, it would still take at least thirty minutes to get to the hotel where the banquet was being held from the apartment. If there was traffic, the commute would become indefinitely longer. Therefore, he rushed out of bed to wash up and change before setting out.
By the time Song Xuanhe had finished his shower and had walked out of his bathroom, Xiao Yuanmu had already disappeared. Song Xuanhe hurried to change into his prepared suit and then headed downstairs with his coat in hand.
Xiao Yuanmu was currently chatting on the phone while leaning against the window. His gaze was downcast, and the look in his eyes was that of indifference. He was wearing a form-fitting dark grey suit, which highlighted his wide shoulders and long legs. Although he was just casually leaning against the window, he gave off a formidable aura. However, the tan jacket draped over his arm subdued this aura a bit, making him appear both mature and self-restrained.
Song Xuanhe raised a brow. This was to be expected from an outfit he had tailored to Xiao Yuanmu’s measurements. No matter how you looked at him, he looked good. The most important part, however, was that his tailoring skills hadn’t diminished despite how long he had been out of practice. If his teacher could have seen this, he’d definitely feel very gratified. KHgPX1
Noticing Song Xuanhe’s arrival, Xiao Yuanmu hung up the phone after bidding goodbye to the other party. His gaze fell onto the other’s coat that was in the same style as his own. He then put on his own coat.
Song Xuanhe spoke up while putting on his shoes. “I’ve noticed that you’ve been on the phone a lot more these days. Are they all calls from Yang Jie?”
“Mn.” Xiao Yuanmu walked over to him and gave a quiet sound of affirmation.
“Yang Jie speaks to you in English?” Song Xuanhe asked. 1bMlja
Xiao Yuanmu remained calm and unruffled. “He’s been helping with his company’s expansion in America. He asked me to help him practice English.”
Song Xuanhe was in a rush to leave, so he just rolled his eyes at this answer and then hurried over to press the elevator’s button. After heading into the elevator though, he glanced at Xiao Yuanmu, who was half a head taller than him, from the corner of his eye. “Tell me the truth, are you planning on quitting?”
Xiao Yuanmu looked down at him. “Why do you ask that?”
“No reason.” The elevator reached the parking lot, and Song Xuanhe ended their conversation with a perfunctory statement. cJMUBW
There luckily wasn’t any traffic, so the two of them arrived at the venue on time.
Wei Chen, who was receiving guests at the entrance, raised a brow upon seeing the two of them in their matching coats. His lips curled into a smile. “You didn’t tell me whether you were going to come or not when I had given you the invitation. I hadn’t thought you’d really show up.”
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Song Xuanhe beamed at him. “How could I not come when Wei shao
Song Xuanhe, who had never had an older family member show concern for him like this, didn’t know that all mothers would always feel like their sons had gotten thinner after having not seen them for a few days. Therefore, he touched his face in surprise and honestly said, “I don’t think I’ve lost weight. I weighed myself recently. I gained two and a half pounds.”
Li Nianan carefully examined his face and sighed. “No, you really look like you’ve lost weight. It’s probably because you haven’t been able to eat at home, so you’ve been starving.”
Song Xuanhe: “Xiao Yuanmu is a really good cook. I eat a lot every day.”
“Then, maybe it’s because you’re not getting enough nutrition from his meals,” Li Nianan insisted, “Come home soon. Mom will help you make up for the lack of nutrients.” QTB4Xt
If Song Xuanhe still didn’t understand what Li Nianan was really hinting at here, he’d be a real idiot. But even though he had understood what she meant, he still didn’t know how to respond.
“What’s wrong?” When Li Nianan didn’t hear a response, she looked at him, displeased. “I just want you to come home for a meal. Will it get in the way of your love life?”
“Of course not.” Song Xuanhe smiled. “I’ll come home to eat with you sometime during the next few days when I’m free.”
Song Guochao was silent and had an icy expression on the whole way to Old Mr. Wei’s lounge on the second floor. WK7Na6
However, as soon as the door to the lounge had opened, a smile immediately graced his face. He said, “Old sir, may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea.”
The lounge was huge. There was quite a number of elderly people sitting inside, including Old Mr. Wei. When he heard Song Guochao’s blessing, he nodded. “Thank you for your kindness.”
Song Guochao smiled and continued to give his good wishes. Old Mr. Wei had already gone through this with other guests and had already gotten used to hearing all sorts of good wishes. Therefore, the faint smile on his face didn’t change. He looked very kind.
Song Xuanhe simply stood on the side, arm around Li Nianan. He couldn’t help but sincerely sigh upon hearing Song Guochao continually give Old Mr. Wei his blessings without ever repeating one. He thought that Song Guochao really wasn’t meant to go into business. With this kind of wit, a profession in comedy suited him much better. qQXyG8
Song Guochao still hadn’t finished speaking yet when someone knocked on the door. Old Mr. Wei quietly told the person outside to come in. Song Guochao also tactfully stopped speaking.
The person outside didn’t say anything and directly walked in. When he passed Song Xuanhe, he paused and said, “I didn’t see you downstairs earlier. Turns out you were here.”
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When he had heard Wei Chen speak to the other in a rather familiar voice, Old Mr. Wei, who had had a perpetual faint smile on, suddenly looked up in surprise. He looked at Song Xuanhe and Li Nianan, who were standing in the back.
Song Xuanhe had everyone’s curious gazes on him as well as Song Guochao’s extremely shocked gaze. He smiled slightly and said, “I came to congratulate Old Mr. Wei for his longevity.” Hd1oRb
Afterwards, he cast a polite gaze in Old Mr. Wei’s direction. He bent down into a slight bow and said, “Old Mr. Wei, Mother and I hope that you always shine as brightly as the sun and moon and that you are ever-young like the red-crowned crane and pine tree.”
Very few people knew that Old Mr. Wei’s favourite plant was the pine tree and that his favourite animal was the crane. Song Xuanhe’s good wishes had precisely aligned with his tastes. Furthermore, Song Xuanhe had spoken with an easy-mannered, steady attitude. Altogether, this caused Old Mr. Wei to show a rare fondness for him. He smiled and replied, “Since you’re Wei Chen’s friend, just call me Grandpa Wei. There’s no need to be so distant.”
Song Xuanhe complied. “Grandpa Wei.”
Most of the people sitting here knew of the Old Mister’s tastes. Although they were a bit surprised that he had taken a liking to this young man, it was just for a moment. After all, they all knew that Wei Chen, this youngster, had a cold personality and few friends. It was rare for him to have a friend outside of his usual few. Therefore, it was only to be expected that Old Wei would treat him more kindly. CotHqj
Meanwhile, Song Guochao’s eyes had widened in shock. You could count on one’s fingers how many people in the Capital around his age were allowed to call Old Mr. Wei, “Uncle Wei.” Likewise, there were just as few people in Song Xuanhe’s age group who could call him, “Grandpa Wei.”
He hadn’t expected that Song Xuanhe would enter Old Mr. Wei’s eyes in their first meeting. Moreover, he hadn’t expected Song Xuanhe to be on good terms with Wei Chen, the Wei Family’s only legitimate grandson.
Song Guochao wasn’t sure how he felt about this. Song Xuanhe was his son. Even though they didn’t have a good relationship, if other people knew that Song Xuanhe had won Old Mr. Wei’s favour, his own position would rise up. It was just that, if Song Xuanhe had this kind of support and Old Mr. Song’s support to boot, it would be even more difficult to predict whether the Song Family would be handed over to Song Xuanlin or Song Xuanhe.
When he recalled how he had inadvertently found out that Song Xuanlin and Wei Chen had a sort of friendly relation, Song Guochao sighed in relief inwardly. Perhaps Wei Chen looked at Song Xuanhe favourably because his relationship with Song Xuanlin was good. That might be why he was giving Song Xuanhe some face. spPzqT
The author has something to say:
Truth or false:
Song Xuanlin: I’m not a bad person.
Song Guochao: I won’t go die so easily. Y692K5
Song Yansong: I have already decided on my successor.
Song Jiani: Even if I die, I won’t give up on Xuanhe gege.
Xiao Yuanmu: I will never fall in love with anyone.
Wei Chen: I think that Song Xuanhe is a bit interesting. Rj4sIH
Six questions, full score is sixty points. What do you guys think?
Eve: LOL SXH keeps digging his own grave. Sometimes I wonder if this boy processes the things he says. And SGC, dream on. WC def doesn’t look at SXH differently because of his brother.