Chapter 276: I'll move closer to you, say it again?

Chapter 276: I'll move closer to you, say it again?

The epic showdown between Xu Xiangbai and Zhou Jichen on the pool table ended with Xu Xiangbai emerging victorious.

Xu Xiangbai was extremely smug after winning the game.

"I was just letting you have the ball in front of me; the real highlight of my game came later."

Zhou Jichen threw down his golf club, particularly disliking Xu Xiangbai's smug face. "Who was it that just shouted that they were underestimating their opponent and tried to bully others by relying on their master's power?"

There were people sitting at a mahjong table, beckoning Young Master Xu to come and play.

Zhou Jichen thought of Xu Xiangbai's recent bad luck with money and smiled slyly, "Want to go play cards?"

"Sure."

Both of them were quite ambitious.

After two rounds, Fu Yanjing won big.

He took the card in his hand, and with his signature gesture, dragged it in front of him, ran his index finger over the concave part of the card's surface, and without even glancing at it, confidently tossed it away.

"I won."

Xu Xiangbai was convinced but refused to admit it, saying, "Those with extremely high-end spiritual roots should be banned from participating in the competition."

Just then, the villa door opened again.

An Yu arrived late, dressed casually.

This party is huge, it feels like an apocalyptic celebration. Apart from a few actors I've met in the entertainment industry, most of the people in the room are strangers.

Xiao Yin was the first to greet her, "Sister An Yu, you're here?"

An Yu hung the coat on the hanger. "And today?"

"My sister went upstairs today to find me a book, she should be downstairs in a little while."

An Yu greeted several female celebrities she knew in the entertainment industry.

At the mahjong table, the man sitting next to Xu Xiangbai glanced at the game a few times, then suddenly leaned over and asked:

"Mr. Xu, is this an artist under your company? I saw her at an offline event last time, and wow, my heart was pounding. She's beautiful, but a bit aloof."

His family runs a business selling Chinese medicinal herbs; his name is Zhang Guan.

He's a complete idiot who knows nothing about Chinese medicinal herbs, and his family has no hope for him, letting him indulge in a life of debauchery as long as the children are happy.

Speaking of An Yu, Zhang Guan said with some regret, "That day I even had my assistant go to her agent, trying to extend an olive branch, but I don't know if she has some powerful backer, because she didn't even accept it."

Xu Xiangbai swept his cold gaze over them, "What do you think you are?"

"Hey? Even if I can't outshine the moon and shame the flowers, I'm still pretty handsome, right?"

Xu Xiangbai, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, shuddered as he spoke, “She’s not interested in rotten pigs.”

Zhang Guan: ...

That's something to say.

After all, many playboys like him in the industry share a tacitly understood idea.

That is, women are like clothes.

However, if Zhou Jichen said this to Fu Yanjing, he would accept it, but Xu Xiangbai said it to him.

It's not very convincing.

Although everyone in the industry knows that Xu Xiangbai had been behaving strangely recently, the womanizer had suddenly changed his ways and was now completely head over heels in love.

but:

"Young Master Xu, you can't forget your roots so soon after you've landed, can you?"

He is two years younger than Xu Xiangbai.

"Back when I was still envying the blond guy from the vocational high school next door who rode a ghost-horse in junior high, you were already a big shot in high school, and you had several girlfriends who were just coasting along in girl groups, right? You changed women like clothes."

Xu Xiangbai was caught off guard and choked for a moment.

In such wealthy and influential families, family relationships and emotions are undeniably complex.

No one ever taught him the right view of love.

In the early years, people did whatever they wanted and felt that they could have fun together. So, in Jiangbei, Xu Xiangbai was definitely one of the most carefree people.

He stubbed out the cigarette between his fingers.

With a touch of self-deprecation, he said, "Now I've fallen in love with streaking."

Xu Xiangbai glanced discreetly at the woman in the distance who was sharing her recent skincare experiences with a few relatively unknown female celebrities. Her eyes and brows shone brightly even without makeup.

The group of people behind them were urging them to play Truth or Dare together.

An Yu didn't know them at all.

But she always manages to socialize with ease in all kinds of situations; as long as she doesn't resist, she can get along well with all kinds of people.

Speak human language to humans, and ghost language to ghosts.

See him—

They don't say anything at all now.

Even though his gaze was subtle, An Yu, who was chatting and laughing with others, casually glanced at him.

Then ignore it like it's nothing.

Their relationship started to become awkward at some point, I don't know when.

It seems like ever since I saw him with the crazy He Jiayu in the office last time, I've felt awkward.

She didn't see him as a leader or a person at first. The two of them would bicker whenever they met, which looked like firecrackers, but they were indeed happy.

But later—

She suddenly became distant from herself.

She became much more well-behaved and reserved in his presence.

But Xu Xiangbai just couldn't shake the feeling of discomfort.

Would she hate someone so much that she automatically categorizes him as part of He Jiayu's group?

My mind was filled with all sorts of guesses.

An Yu casually looked away, as if she didn't recognize him.

It's getting lively up ahead.

We started setting the rules of the game, one after the other.

A young model's gaze kept drifting in this direction.

He walked over familiarly and naturally put his arm around the neck of the man next to Xu Xiangbai. "Third Young Master, wanna play together?"

"Sure."

Who could refuse an invitation from a beautiful woman?

The man turned to the three of them and asked, "Shall we go together?"

Fu Yanjing stood up. "You guys have fun."

Fu Yanjing hadn't seen Wen Jinye on the first floor for a long time, so he assumed she was annoyed by the noise and wanted to go upstairs to find her.

The model didn't dare to offer further advice.

She could only turn to Xu Xiangbai and Zhou Jichen with a charming smile, "Would you two young masters like to play together?"

Xu Xiangbai glanced at the woman's profile again. Xiao Yin handed her a dessert and stuffed it all into her mouth, making her very happy. Her eyes crinkled with laughter.

Xu Xiangbai also curled his lips, "Play, of course we'll play."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jichen stood up before him, "Then let's go together."

*

Xiao Yin has recently become obsessed with astrology.

Before sitting down, I specifically asked Xiaoyin about Aquarius's horoscope for the day.

After receiving a positive response, An Yu was full of fighting spirit and was choosing a feng shui throne when three grown men suddenly walked over, guided by a young model.

The atmosphere became even more lively.

Some people wailed.

"Who called Young Master Xu over? He's really good at spinning bottles, like he has a bottle-controlling technique."

"I'm about to reveal all the secrets I've kept for years, please leave me some underwear."

"—It's no secret that you used to sniff dog farts when you were a kid, okay?"

An Yu listened to the people around her, some excited and some wailing.

Three people are coming towards us.

She didn't know him.

She didn't want to talk to one of them.

Another one is that he has embarrassed himself in front of others several times and is feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

But since I had asked for a favor some time ago, An Yu's friend even said that he would invite Zhou Jichen to have dinner together sometime.

She nodded to Zhou Jichen, not at all surprised to see him here.

"Dr. Zhou."

Zhou Jichen smiled gently, "Long time no see."

The environment was clearly noisy.

But someone's sneer was particularly grating.

He speaks in a strange, sarcastic tone, as if he were sitting on a Bagua diagram.

"Even if he helped you, you can't only have eyes for Dr. Zhou and not for Boss Xu, can you?"

An Yu paused for a moment, then gave a forced smile, "Boss Xu."

He shrugged past her, pushing aside a young man who was trying to sit next to An Yu, and plopped down next to her, saying, "Your voice is too soft, I can't hear you."

In a serious tone, he said, "I'll move closer to you, will you say it again?"