birthday banquet

Mr. Fu’s birthday is coming soon.

Almost half of the noble families in S City were present, including the Lin family, the Kitano family, the Ning family, and even the richest family, the Bai family. The scene was extremely lively.

Letang didn't know the ins and outs of it, he just felt that there were too many people, and many people's inquiring eyes fell on him from time to time. His every move was under scrutiny, making him feel uncomfortable.

There's no way around it. After all, his current status is awkward, and it's hard for others not to be curious about him.

Letang tried his best to shrink into the corner and pretend to be air.

He really didn't want to come today, but not only Fu Zhixu, but even Sister Qian and Director Xu begged him, saying "open when it's time to open", especially for such a big event related to Fu Zhixu's family.

At this point, he couldn't get rid of his identity tied to Fu Zhixu for the time being, so he could only bite the bullet and participate.

However, no matter how hard he tried to hide, there were always people coming up to him and chatting with him about all sorts of topics, either seriously or pretendingly. Letang had to smile along, and his face was almost sore.

"Baby!"

Letang looked up and saw Ning Ruotong walking towards him in a black slim dress.

He immediately felt like he had found his backbone and almost jumped towards her: "Sister! You're finally here!"

Realizing that the small commotion here immediately attracted the attention of others, Ning Ruotong skillfully pulled him to a deserted lounge.

"Let's hide here before the banquet officially begins. It's quiet." She pulled Letang to sit on the sofa. "Fu Zhixu is still in the front receiving guests. Today is his grandfather's home game, and his grandfather wants to train him. He's busy, so you can't blame him for abandoning you to those places where people are eaten without leaving any bones."

Letang looked at her gratefully: "It's all thanks to my sister that she thought of me and came to save me."

"Who made me come here like this?"

The two of them laughed and joked.

"By the way," Ning Ruotong said seriously, "Have you seen Lin Nuo?"

"Lin Nuo?"

Ning Ruotong nodded: "I see that everyone from the Lin family is here today, except Lin Nuo. I heard that he returned to China a long time ago. There is no way he wouldn't come to Mr. Fu's birthday."

This is indeed true. Even if Lin Nuo and Fu Zhixu were having a quarrel and wanted to break up, it was impossible for Lin Nuo not to attend such an important event as Mr. Fu's birthday.

After Ning Ruotong said this, Letang also felt strange.

"Maybe something delayed you?"

Ning Ruotong's expression was a little subtle: "Let's ignore him for now. Speaking of Lin Nuo, the son of the head of the Lin family is here today. He is a rare guest. It's rare to see him show up at this kind of event."

Letang had a vague impression of this. The Lin family was actually quite prestigious in S City, with a fortune second only to the richest man. However, the Lin Nuo family was a collateral branch, so their family wasn't particularly prominent.

Seeing Letang's curious expression, Ning Ruotong showed an understanding look: "Do you want to go see what he looks like? Let's go."

As soon as the two of them went out, Letang's phone rang.

Looking at the caller ID, Letang exclaimed, "Ah!" Ning Ruotong knew he had a doctor in his life, and when she saw his expression, she understood: "I'll go first, come find me later."

Letang nodded and ran to a deserted corner to answer the phone.

"Have you returned to S City?"

It’s hard to say whether it was a coincidence or not, but a few days ago, after Fu Zhixu’s “official announcement”, Letang originally wanted to find a suitable opportunity to explain everything to Lin Shaoxing, but instead of waiting for the opportunity, he received the news that Lin Shaoxing was going on a business trip to City B.

In this case, no matter what, we have to wait until Lin Shaoxing returns from his business trip before discussing it.

Le Tang has been feeling very anxious these days, as if a giant sword was hanging over his head, and whether it would fall or not, the hilt of the sword was in Lin Shaoxing's hand.

He was afraid that Lin Shaoxing would find out about what happened between him and Fu Zhixu before he returned. It would have been fine if Le Tang had just come to him and explained it clearly when it happened, but he had missed the best opportunity. The longer he delayed, the harder it would be to explain when the truth came out.

"Yeah, I just got back this morning."

Lin Shaoxing's voice sounded relatively steady, but Letang could still hear the fatigue that was well hidden in his words.

"So you want to take a break today?"

In fact, he was also afraid that Lin Shaoxing would meet him today. After all, Mr. Fu's banquet would last until very late, and he was afraid that he would not find an excuse to leave early.

Fortunately, Lin Shaoxing paused for a moment and said, "Sorry, I'm really too tired. I'll come to accompany you tomorrow, okay?"

After hearing this, Letang breathed a sigh of relief. While feeling relieved, he couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

"Then you have to rest well. You are not allowed to look at your phone, and you are not allowed to work secretly. Understand?"

Even though the tone was commanding, it showed full concern. Lin Shaoxing chuckled when he heard it. He could hear even the slightest breath sound in the receiver clearly, which stirred a tingling sensation in his ears.

"Okay, as you command."

As soon as the phone call ended, the banquet was about to begin and the guests took their seats.

Letang rushed to the banquet hall. The seating list had already been decided, with the younger generations sitting at a separate table. Ning Ruotong was already seated and waved at him from a distance.

As soon as they sat down, everyone's eyes involuntarily fell on Letang. This was inevitable, after all, his current status was special and he had starred in a hit drama, so it was hard not to be the center of discussion.

Fortunately, everyone present was young, including many former classmates. Plus, with Ning Ruotong taking special care of them, everyone soon had a good chat, and Letang felt much more at ease.

"I never thought that the nerdy kid would become a famous actor now? If I had known this earlier, I would have asked for your autograph before graduation!"

"Even if you thought of it, you wouldn't be able to get it. Letang didn't come to the graduation dance, and Fu Zhixu was sad for a long time..."

"Bah, you can't even say a few words to Fu Zhixu, how can you know if he's hurt or not?"

"Even if I don't know, how can I not guess? They are really sweet and sweet now, acting together. Whenever Letang suffers a little, Fu Zhixu will stand up for him and block any bullets, right?"

"You know what? Fu Zhixu looks so dull on weekdays, but he can actually do such amazing things. I'm a little envious!"

Ning Ruotong glanced at Letang's expression and spoke for him, "Aren't you talking about the autograph? Why are you getting so off topic?"

"Yeah, that's right! If you want an autograph, it's not too late now! Who knows, he might become the next best actor in the future!"

Everyone loves to joke around, and they also discovered that Letang is not easily amused. Any small joke can make him blush, which is really funny. They can't help but tease him and call him "Little Movie King".

Letang was indeed flattered, and he kept waving his hands like a little hamster, which made everyone want to tease him more.

"What are you talking about? Why are you laughing so happily?"

A figure appeared behind Letang's chair at some point, with one hand on the back of his chair, behaving in an extremely intimate manner.

Everyone at the table was silent for a moment.

"Master Kitano, what brings you here?"

Bei Ye Ji walked around from behind Letang to the front and gave a look to the person sitting next to Letang. The person immediately gave up his seat tactfully, and Bei Ye Ji sat on the other side of Letang naturally.

"You're the only one who's always talking nonsense. Grandpa Fu Zhixu is having a birthday party, so Master Beiye will naturally come, right?"

Kitano Shu smiled nonchalantly and turned the goblet in front of him: "Okay, the joke is on me?"

The few of them joked a few more times and finally stopped making Letang the center of the conversation. They started talking about some old things in school, and Letang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, why didn't Lin Nuo come today?"

Someone mentioned this, and the atmosphere at the table suddenly became subtle.

Kitano Ji tapped the crystal goblet lightly with his index finger, making a crisp sound. The sound was not loud, but it made everyone at the table feel nervous.

The person next to him immediately elbowed the person who was speaking. The person immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and immediately closed his mouth. His voice stopped abruptly, like a duck with its neck pinched.

Most of these people have known each other since childhood, their families are familiar to each other, and most of them are classmates. How could they not know the relationship between Lin Nuo and Fu Zhixu?

Now that Letang, the "real boss", is still sitting here, isn't he just trying to stir up trouble by mentioning Lin Nuo?

The man laughed dryly and forcefully changed the subject: "Speaking of which, has the person who spread rumors about you online been found?"

He said this to Letang, and several others echoed him, "Yeah, I saw that Weibo post at the time, too. It was really excessive."

"I clarified it for you at the time, but it just didn't have much traffic and not many people were watching it."

Letang smiled and thanked them, saying, "It's all over now. It's all fine now."

Ning Ruotong seemed to remember something and looked at Bei Yeji: "Didn't you say you would help with the investigation? So many days have passed, are there any results?"

Kitano Ji took a sip of his wine and said calmly, "I found out."

"Who is it?"

"Speaking of this person, you all know him."

"We know each other too?"

"Fuck, is this exciting?"

"Stop keeping us in suspense and tell us who it is!"

Everyone pricked up their ears. What could be more exciting than hearing firsthand gossip?

Kitano Ji looked at Letang.

Le Tang was stunned for a moment, and for some reason his heart suddenly started beating faster. He felt that the name that Kitano Ji was about to say next would cause an uproar.

However, at this critical moment, the lights suddenly dimmed.

This means that the banquet has officially begun.

Being stuck at such a critical moment, everyone couldn't help but feel anxious, but they didn't dare to act rashly at Mr. Fu's birthday party. They had to suppress their strong curiosity and look in the direction of the empty seat at the main table.

As Mr. Fu grows older, his legs and feet become a little inconvenient and he needs someone to support him when walking.

But even so, he still retains his majesty. Anyone who sees him for the first time will know that he is an old man of high position and power.

However, to everyone's surprise, the person who supported Mr. Fu was not Fu Zhixu. As Mr. Fu's grandson, Fu Zhixu could only stand slightly behind the two of them.

Letang looked at the figure beside Mr. Fu with some curiosity, and felt that the straight back looked familiar.

"Mr. Fu, please take a seat."

Mr. Fu was helped to sit down by the man, with a rare smile on his face, his brows full of admiration: "You sit down too, sit next to me."

"yes."

As the man turned around, Letang's eyes widened instantly.

How, how could it be...

Lin Shaoxing?