Chapter 372: Attending a Banquet with Fourth Brother
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Not long after receiving the invitation, Murong Qiao went to knock on Fourth Brother Yan Xiu’s door.
“What’s the matter?” Yan Xiu opened the door and asked her.
There was still a hint of gray on his body. It looked like the color of pencil ash.
It looked like he was still drawing just now.
Murong Qiao took out the invitation. “Erm… This is the engagement invitation sent by the Ruan Family. It’s Ruan Ying’s. Is Fourth Brother going?”
“The Ruan Family?” Yan Xiu repeated.
His gaze landed on the gilded invitation in his Little Sister’s hand. He was silent for a long time but couldn’t remember who Ruan Ying was.
After thinking for a long time, he couldn’t remember. Yan Xiu, who had given up, turned his gaze to Murong Qiao. Seeing her hesitant expression, the words that’d come up to his mouth stopped.
Eldest Brother and the others were not around, and it was the Ruan Family’s engagement…
It was rare for Yan Xiu to think too much. He even thought of the scene of Murong Qiao being bullied if she attended the engagement alone.
Murong Qiao was also not sure about Yan Xiu. At this moment, she could only stand at the door and wait for his reply.
“I’ll go.” Yan Xiu decided.
Since the others were not around, he couldn’t let Murong Qiao go alone.
Murong Qiao was originally mentally prepared to go alone, but she didn’t expect to hear her Fourth Brother agree.
“Then… alright.” She forcefully changed the topic.
Seeing this, Yan Xiu didn’t say much. “If there’s nothing else, 1’11 continue designing.”
He was halfway through the design in his hand and inspiration wouldn’t wait for him.
Murong Qiao naturally didn’t have anything to say. She nodded and saw Fourth Brother Yan Xiu close the door. There was no movement inside.
After staring at the tightly closed door for a while, Murong Qiao composed himself and returned to her room.
She couldn’t be careless about the engagement party. She represented the entire Murong Family.
The date of the engagement soon arrived. Although the banquet was scheduled for the evening, most people had arrived early and started socializing with each other. This became the home ground of many businessmen.
Because Huo Xiuyuan was the protagonist, he came to the banquet hall early and greeted everyone.
On the other hand, Huo Yichen came with Huo Hong. But he was from the Huo Family after all, he received a lot of attention as soon as he entered.
“Congratulations…”
“We have to offer our congratulations on such a joyous occasion…”
Many people surrounded him, all of them saying flattering words to please
Huo Hong.
Huo Yichen used the excuse of going to the toilet to leave Huo Hong’s side first. After all, he was just pretending to be polite to everyone there. His gaze then landed on the bustling crowd at the banquet. He mixed in and “coincidentally” met Murong Qiao’s gaze not far away.
“…” Murong Qiao’s eyes curved slightly.
She didn’t say anything and only looked at Huo Yichen from afar to confirm each other’s existence. She smiled silently and stood beside Yan Xiu, raising her wine gla.s.s to weaken her presence.
Because Huo Hong was present, the two of them naturally couldn’t appear too intimate.
Huo Yichen suppressed the thoughts in his heart. Just as he was about to look away and turn to leave, he was blocked by a figure.
“Why? Are you acting now?” Huo Xiuyuan looked at him proudly.
Huo Yichen looked back expressionlessly. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
Now that there were so many people around, his every word and action would probably be monitored. Huo Yichen was so cautious that he didn’t reveal a single flaw.
“It’s fine if you don’t understand. It’s good that you came to attend my engagement ceremony.” Huo Xiuyuan smiled. “After all, we’re a publicly recognized couple.”
He said the last sentence in a voice so soft that only he and Huo Yichen could hear it clearly.
Huo Xiuyuan smiled playfully and pretended to glance at Murong Qiao.
Seeing that Huo Yichen and Murong Qiao seemed to be strangers at this moment, he couldn’t be happier.
“Who are you saying this to?” Huo Yichen was not at a disadvantage.
He looked threateningly in Ruan Ying’s direction. The little girl was standing innocently beside the Ruan Family’s parents and greeting people she knew. For a moment, she didn’t notice the situation on Huo Xiuyuan and Huo Yichen’s side.
Huo Xiuyuan’s expression changed. “What do you mean?”
Huo Yichen’s words made Huo Xiuyuan a little afraid, but the engagement was so close that it could be said to be a sure win. After a moment of silence, Huo Xiuyuan was certain that Huo Yichen was just bluffing sourly.
Coupled with the fact that he had hesitated for a while, Ruan Ying seemed to be looking at Huo Xiuyuan. This made him even more determined not to let Huo Yichen meet Ruan Ying.
“I’m very busy today and don’t have time to chat with you,” Huo Xiuyuan said coldly.
He wouldn’t allow even the slightest risk to occur today.
Huo Xiuyuan turned around and walked away. He had just taken a few steps when he met Ruan Ying walking towards him.
“Xiuyuan?” Ruan Ying called out to him. “Who is that?”
Huo Xiuyuan smiled gently. “It’s not anyone important.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he used his body to block Ruan Ying’s curious gaze on Huo Yichen.
Although Huo Xiuyuan didn’t want to admit it, he was indeed afraid that Ruan Ying would have other thoughts after seeing Huo Yichen.
For example… falling in love with Huo Yichen.
At the thought of this possibility, Huo Xiuyuan gritted his teeth as a trace of frustration flashed across his eyes. He reached out and wrapped his arms around Ruan Ying’s body, forcefully turning her gaze away.
“Speaking of which, 1 haven’t met your family much…” Huo Xiuyuan casually made an excuse and left with Ruan Ying.
From the beginning to the end, from the moment Huo Xiuyuan spoke to Huo Yichen to the moment Ruan Ying was brought away without knowing anything, everything was seen by Murong Qiao, who was standing at the side.
She lowered her eyes to look at the wine gla.s.s to hide the mockery in her eyes. After watching Huo Xiuyuan’s performance for a long time, she had to admit that he didn’t find it tiring to live like this.
“…I’m going to the washroom,” Yan Xiu suddenly said.
His unbearable tone and frown showed that he was very frustrated.
In such a noisy environment, the boiling human voices almost filled his mind. It was extremely noisy.
Murong Qiao was stunned for a moment before reacting. “Alright.”
She nodded and saw her Fourth Brother walking towards the corridor at the side. Although his expression was calm, Murong Qiao felt that he was anxious.
Thinking of her Fourth Brother’s “introverted” personality, Murong Qiao had probably guessed that he was not used to such an occasion.
“You’re here to look for Yan Xiu too?” An arrogant female voice suddenly landed beside Murong Qiao’s ear.
The arrogance in the other party’s tone made Murong Qiao subconsciously unhappy.
She frowned, then turned back. “Also?”
She repeated the other party’s words and saw her appearance clearly.
She looked like a woman in her thirties. She was wearing a black formal dress and her makeup was so thick that no one knew what to make of her. She looked at Murong Qiao with hostility and gave off an uncomfortable feeling.
“I advise you to save your breath.” The woman sneered.
She seemed to take Murong Qiao’s question as a tacit agreement. Her gaze sized up Murong Qiao from head to toe, as if she wanted to cut her open.
The woman carried her expensive limited edition bag. “We’ve been negotiating with Yan Xiu for a long time to get his cooperation.”
Her tone was firm, but Murong Qiao only felt that this person was baffling.
“You haven’t introduced yourself after talking for so long. How can such an uneducated person have the cheek to talk about cooperation?” Murong Qiao raised her eyebrows and smiled.
“You!” The woman was furious.
Fortunately, she still gave her name later. “Tang Sha.”
These two short words were said arrogantly.
Murong Qiao searched through her memories but couldn’t find any information about this person.
It was probably someone unrelated, she judged in her heart..