Although Xiao Yuanmu’s face was usually cool, it was still serene. Furthermore, because of their interactions lately, although they weren’t close, Xiao Yuanmu would at least greet him when he saw him again. Sometimes, he would even hold Song Xuanhe’s hand, refusing to let go, on a whim.
However, when Song Xuanhe finally sat down next to Xiao Yuanmu at noon, the other only gave him an insipid glance. When he looked away, the look in his eyes was frosty. It looked like there was a layer of thin ice over his face. Song Xuanhe didn’t need to consult his previous experience. He was able to easily tell that the big shot was angry. b1LMFn
“Song Guochao seems to want to use Old Mr. Wei to change his fortunes. He wouldn’t leave after we had entered the room and didn’t let either my mother or I leave either. Old Mr. Wei also couldn’t shoo us away, so I was forced to stay there.”
Song Xuanhe was able to easily figure out why Xiao Yuanmu was unhappy as soon as he saw him. In the next second, he was also able to pass the blame off of himself in one clean sweep. As expected, as soon as he had finished speaking, although Xiao Yuanmu’s expression didn’t change, his gaze did return to Song Xuanhe’s face.
“He’s got a good idea.” Song Xuanhe didn’t feel guilty for talking crap behind someone else’s back, even if the other was this body’s father. He continued, “Indeed, he’d be able to rise up by clinging onto the Wei Family. You must have seen it too. The gazes directed towards him have changed. In a few days’ time, those friends of his who had previously started to avoid him will probably call him up.”
Although Song Xuanhe’s words were impolite, they were true. D3Y4X6
When his family had come downstairs with those important elderly men, he had noticed the smiles on the faces of the other guests as they had greeted them. Those people had then turned around and whispered guesses to each other. Shortly after Song Guochao had sat down, Song Xuanhe had seen several people at the other’s table chatting him up.
“So, it wasn’t because of Wei Chen?” As Xiao Yuanmu said this, his eyes narrowed slightly. His drooping eyelashes fluttered open, revealing his peach blossom eyes as he looked up. The outer corners of his eyes curved a bit. He was still a bit taller than Song Xuanhe even when they were both seated. Song Xuanhe couldn’t read the expression in the other’s eyes, but he seemed to realize what exactly had been making the other unhappy.
“Of course not.” Song Xuanhe replied without any hesitation. “I’ve only met him a few times. Why would he have me stay?”
Regardless of why Xiao Yuanmu had asked him this, Song Xuanhe would never say that he was on good terms with one of the big shot’s future pursuers. Moreover, he and Wei Chen really were strangers who had only met a few times. UH6bET
It was probably because Song Xuanhe’s reply had held no hesitation and had been very firm, but the ice on Xiao Yuanmu’s face melted. For some baffling reason, he even chuckled.
Song Xuanhe’s intuition told him that there was something he didn’t know. Therefore, he asked the System:【What happened to Xiao Yuanmu while I wasn’t here?】
The System said：【I don’t know either, brother. After the crucial scenes have ended, you become nothing but an insignificant character to the big shot and the book. Therefore, my tracking and monitoring access also become limited. If you’re not within a set distance to the big shot, I can’t see what’s happening to him.】
【How useful.】Song Xuanhe had already gotten used to Er Gou being completely useless. After sarcastically roasting him once, he didn’t ask any other questions. ikhY 6
In front of the main table of the banquet hall, there was a two-step-high podium. Currently, someone from the Wei Family was making a speech there. Based on his looks, he was probably Wei Chen’s father, who had not made an appearance until now.
It was probably because of his occupation, but Mr. Wei, who had been enlisted in the army since he had been young, spoke very briskly. He didn’t speak much. He simply thanked everyone for coming and then announced for the banquet to begin.
One of the absolutely indispensable parts of large Chinese banquets were toasts. Shortly after the dishes had been brought out, there was even more mingling and drinking inside the hall. There were people standing up and moving around from every table. They all wanted to chat and toast people they knew or wanted to get to know. A moment later, aside from Old Mr. Wei’s table, Song Xuanhe’s table, which was mostly composed of the younger generation, was the most quiet table.
Song Xuanhe was very satisfied. In the beginning, when he had heard that Old Mr. Wei had invited a chef whose ancestor’s services had been employed in the imperial kitchen and who had been frequently invited to serve at state banquets for three generations, he had been very intrigued. Now, upon tasting the food, he realized that this chef did indeed live up to his reputation. yVYc89
Most of the people sitting at this table were Wei Chen’s childhood friends. Several of them were second-generation rich kids who were on good terms with Wei Chen and in the same social circles. They had never seen Song Xuanhe before. However, they knew that, although they were all at a table in the back, everyone here was close friends with Wei Chen and simply didn’t want to mingle with their elders.
Everyone else at this table knew each other. For there to suddenly be two new faces, they would naturally feel curious.
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Since Song Xuanhe had sat down, he had had no intention of chatting with the other people at the table. He only quietly ate the food on the table. He didn’t even look at anyone else through his peripheral vision. Eventually, one of the people at the table could not hold back and asked, “Song shao
This time, Song Xuanhe finally replied to him. He looked at the flushed Lu Chao and asked in an indifferent tone, “What are you to me? Why should I help you?” CwjtEP
The author has something to say:
Everyone had different answers to the last chapter’s questions.
Here’s a spoiler: Three are true, and three are false.
As for which are true and which are false, that’s up to you guys to determine. 3V4nls
Eve: Wow so much is happening this chapter HAHA. Hope there’s some face-slapping for BM and LC next chapter.\n