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As the dinner draws closer, people from all walks of life begin to show off their talents to build momentum for the event.

Xia Xingchi flipped through Weibo and found that the names on the trending searches were all very familiar. In the past few days, he had already figured out the people in the circle.

The original owner had been betrayed badly by Xia Yu, with countless enemies and a lot of negative information everywhere. If he was charged with another crime of pretending not to know someone and being rude and acting like a big shot, he would be wrongly killed.

He flipped through it out of boredom and clicked on a trending search "#Xia Yu I prefer to rely on hard work#".

As expected of a popular idol, various marketing accounts and internet trolls have been praising his personality of "obviously being a young master from a wealthy family, but choosing to be low-key and rely on his own efforts."

Although he became famous thanks to his family's money and resources, and although he is so "low-key" that he wants everyone in the country to know that he is a rich second-generation, any doubts are quickly silenced by crazy fans. Only Xia Yu is inspiring and beautiful.

Xia Xingchi tilted his head, recalling the tragic ending of the original owner as cannon fodder:

As the biological son of a wealthy family, Xia's parents forced the original owner not to reveal this identity in order to avoid affecting Xia Yu's career path.

So much so that until the original owner died, he was still branded with the original sin of being "the suspected illegitimate child of the Xia family." Xia Yu, the fake one who took over the magpie's nest, became the "poor" victim, the "real" rich and noble young man.

The original owner endured this humiliation cowardly and silently until his death, but Xia Xingchi really couldn't tolerate it. Putting aside other things, just talking about the importance of status and reputation, they directly affect the money making.

As the saying goes, blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents. If anyone dares to affect the little money-grubber's career advancement and making a lot of money, he will definitely fight him to the death on the spot.

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"What the hell is going on?" Xia Yu pointed at the dinner invitation list on his phone and asked angrily, "When did his name pop up?!"

In front of him was his ace agent Feng Yingxu, who was also one of the very few people who knew the truth about his and Xia Xingchi's identities.

Most of Xia Yu’s clever personality marketing came from Feng Yingxu, who naturally knew what he was anxious about.

The reason why he had been suppressing Xia Xingchi was not just for his own pleasure, but also because he absolutely could not become popular or come under public attention.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to hide the true and false young master.

"Don't worry," Feng Yingxu analyzed, "Even if this dinner has high exposure, there are so many people walking the red carpet every year, and no one has ever become famous because of this."

"But Xia Xing......!" Xia Yu was furious. He opened his mouth but was suddenly speechless.

He wanted to say, "But Xia Xingchi is so good-looking, he will definitely be popular if he is seen by others."

But he felt something was wrong. He clearly remembered that this man had an ordinary appearance, very similar to his cheap father Xia Pingjian, rustic and sturdy, and could only serve as a foil in the entertainment industry.

It was for this reason that he "generously" helped him enter the circle and gain a good reputation of helping others in front of all his relatives and friends. Anyway, Xia Xingchi was so ugly that he could only be a supporting actor all his life.

When Xia Yu thought about it carefully again, the appearance in his memory suddenly became blurred, and then only the handsome and clear-looking young man remained... It seemed like he had always looked like this?

It's so beautiful that it makes people jealous.

"Then keep buying negative information about him and throwing mud at him. His name will only be followed by negative searches! He must not become popular!" Xia Yu gritted his teeth.

Feng Yingxu did not agree this time, but hesitated and said: "Xiao Yu, he must have been invited as an exception because of Mr. Li's face."

The implication is that Xia Xingchi is likely to be favored by Li Chengyuan, so he should not be touched anymore. Otherwise, if the person who should not be offended is angered, no one can bear the consequences.

Xia Yu answered firmly: "Impossible!"

He paid special attention to the changes in Xia Xingchi's resources after his engagement, and they were still pitifully few. Li Chengyuan gave him nothing.

If he had just informed the company, he wouldn't be sitting at home alone.

It must be that only Li Chengyuan wanted to attend this dinner. The organizer knew about the relationship between the two of them, so they brought Xia Xingchi along as a bonus.

It is impossible for a madman who is so arrogant and heartless to be moved by anyone. Xia Yu gritted her teeth and comforted herself by saying that losing the opportunity for marriage was nothing. Anyway, there was no point in following Li Chengyuan, who was as hard as ice and unyielding as before.

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Although it was a fashionable "dinner" party, many people arrived as early as noon. Not only can you adjust your look carefully, but you can also make friends with bigwigs from all walks of life that you don’t usually see as early as possible, and you might even meet some noble people.

Xia Xingchi was too bored at home and had long wanted to go out for some fresh air. He's been idle at home for more than ten days. If he stays idle for one more day, mushrooms will grow on his head.

"Sister Mengmeng, what do you think?" He jumped out of the dressing room, turned around on the spot, and excitedly showed off the results of his profitable business.

Lin Meng immediately gave a thumbs up in admiration and praised generously: "It's really great!"

The white suit was tailored to an extremely high standard, with diamonds that looked luxurious yet not tacky under the light, which especially matched Xia Xingchi's youthful temperament, making him look even more upright and dazzling, like a noble young master.

At first she was very worried that the mean old man who didn't give her any resources and took advantage of her stupid brother would just deal with it casually, but she didn't expect that the clothes would actually fit her well and look good?

Although a small artist who can barely make ends meet cannot pursue the latest luxury goods to compete with others, at least he can be the most beautiful one now.

Lin Meng finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that your sponsor has good taste and is somewhat reliable."

The reason why it was only "a little" was because she was very angry just now - someone who was so rich and could afford a global limited edition supercar actually let Xia Xingchi take the bus here by himself? !

We are already living together, is it difficult to find a driver? She really wanted to ask where the stunning-looking driver had gone, but she suddenly remembered that she had obtained the clothes by pleasing her sponsor.

Lin Meng's rich imagination immediately allowed him to imagine the heartbreaking scene of Xia Xingchi being intimate with the sponsor, while the driver could only watch weakly and helplessly with a pale face, and then feel sad alone.

——Oh my God, what kind of suffering is this in the world! What a nasty old man!

The headquarters building of Li Group.

Li Chengyuan, who was unaware that he was "playing two roles", was angrily scolding several bodyguards who could not even keep an eye on a person, and actually let Xia Xingchi leave the driver and slip away.

Just when he was about to confirm with the venue manager whether Xia Xingchi had arrived, he sneezed as if he had sensed something.

Just then, Dr. Zhao Yinhe pushed open the door to his office. Seeing this, he raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Oh? It seems that someone cursed you behind your back?"

Li Chengyuan: “…”

Lin Meng had imagined enough of the heart-wrenching love triangle and began to look at Xia Xingchi's clothes with satisfaction, but as she looked at them, she suddenly felt that he looked familiar.

"Wait a minute?" She took out her phone hesitantly and looked through it. "Why do I feel like this outfit looks a bit like—"

On the screen, the latest fashion shows of a top luxury brand appeared.

Lin Meng took a deep breath. She still remembered that Xia Xingchi called her a few days ago and happily reported that the clothing problem had been solved. The sponsor bought him a super nice and expensive set of clothes.

Buy... How rich and in love must the sponsor be to be able to casually buy a high-end piece of clothing worth millions?

Then there is only one truth. Thinking of this, she instantly turned into a screaming famous painting: "Xingchi, we can't wear high imitations on the red carpet. If the brand sees it, we will lose a lot of money!"

Although the tailoring is extremely high-end and the details are exactly the same, this highly anticipated top luxury new model of the season may be so authentic that you may run into it as soon as you go out before the brand even notices it.

Xia Xingchi didn't understand the train of thought, but he heard the word "compensation" and asked in panic, "Why should we pay compensation?"

Meeting his blank eyes, Lin Meng was speechless. I really want to overthrow his financial sponsor and yell: How did you choose the clothes! My younger brother is ignorant, don’t you understand it either?

The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and Xia Xingchi finally understood this incoherent sentence, and quickly explained happily: "Don't worry, Sister Mengmeng, this is the real thing, and my sponsor is super rich."

It’s good to be one of the richest people in the country, so that you can get so much money with just one hand.

Unexpectedly, this sentence not only failed to make Lin Meng feel at ease, but made her even more resentful and unbearable: This is too much, how can an old man deceive an ignorant child?

Not to mention that it costs millions, what’s more important is that not everyone is eligible to buy it even if they want to spend money, and ordinary wealthy brands don’t even sell it.

But she couldn't let Xia Xingchi take off all his clothes now, and she thought the brand would not sue her. Lin Meng could only comfort herself that she had more lice than others, so it didn't matter if she had more scandals about wearing fake goods.

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As night falls, the red carpet outside extends all the way to the inner field, with countless cameras set up on both sides.

Countless fans from various groups stood excitedly outside the venue waiting for the main event, standing on both sides of the red carpet outside, holding various sparkling cheers in their hands.

The live broadcast is also ready. Although there is only the LOGO of the dinner organizer on the screen now, the live broadcast is already filled with long-awaited fans.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one knew him, Xia Xingchi was wandering around to kill time. He saw a group of people from the "popular idol Xia Yu" in the crowd.

Not only were his cheering signs everywhere, but his fans were even practicing loudly how to shout slogans.

He is worthy of being the protagonist who is loved by everyone. He is always spoiled and loved by everyone, and all his evil deeds are justified and sympathetic and forgivable.

He has family and loved ones. If he is punished by lightning and killed one day, there will definitely be many people crying for him.

Xia Xingchi blinked his eyes and thought helplessly that he was sent here by lightning, and he didn't know how long it would take for someone to notice that he was missing. And if he disappeared from here, perhaps only Li Chengyuan would look for him.

Maybe the reason is simply that this man's paranoid personality does not allow anyone to escape his control.

Speaking of this terrible desire for control, Xia Xingchi couldn't help but frown:

Secretary Ye had just tipped off Li Chengyuan that he had been discovered sneaking out to take the bus. Li Chengyuan was very angry, and the atmosphere was so terrifying that no one even dared to deliver the documents, and they all begged her to take them in together.

Finally she came to a conclusion: Mr. Li is very angry, so you should try to coax him or stay away from him. The driver has arrived, and I estimate that Mr. Li will arrive at the dinner soon.

After reading the message, Xia Xingchi was stunned for a moment. Li Chengyuan was coming soon? ! Did he intend to attend the dinner anyway, or did he come out in anger to arrest someone?

As a witness to heaven and earth, Xia Xingchi didn't want to sneak away.

But as a dark figure who might be made into a story if he blinked a few more times, it would be bad enough if people saw him being picked up by a personal driver and a luxury car. What's even more outrageous is that he was followed by four bodyguards?

A fashionable dinner was organized like a prince's outing. Not only did his haters who disliked him anyway think he was just posing as a big shot, but even he himself almost thought he was showing off.

Who would have thought that this was actually because his paranoid fiancé was too controlling and was inexplicably afraid that he would run away?

Xia Xingchi suddenly didn't dare to wander around anymore. He decided to stroke Li Chengyuan's fur before he arrived and sneak away to avoid being bitten off his head by Li Chengyuan after being found.

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Li Chengyuan was sitting in the car, and his phone was flashing with messages from someone like a string of cannonballs:

[Dear Boss Li~Are you happy today? Are you happy today? Are you satisfied today? 】

[By the way, are the little snacks I brought you tasty? Chef Xia’s newly developed salty cheese baking soda cookies! 】

Do you feel the weather is good now? It makes people not want to be angry at all? 】

Then he published a popular science article that is the favorite of the elderly: "The Disadvantages of Being Angry: Can Being Angry Really Kill You? The Five Major Dangers of Frequently Getting Angry. Do You Still Dare to Get Angry After Reading This!"

Li Chengyuan smiled softly and looked up at the night sky outside the car window. It was obvious that he couldn't see whether the weather was good or not.

Of course he knew why Xia Xingchi kept chattering, but he just pretended that he was still angry and didn't reply to his message indifferently, and took cookies from the box with the small hedgehog pattern.

The mellow taste of cheese and milk bloomed on the tip of his tongue. Li Chengyuan pursed his lips and saw a hand quietly reaching out from the seat next to him. He also wanted to take a piece to taste it.

So he immediately closed the lid of the box with an expressionless face and didn't even let anyone touch the box.

Zhao Yinhe, who shamelessly took the car, had to withdraw his hand in dismay, rolled his eyes and said:

"You can't even bear to give me a cookie. How can you be so stingy? You can't let it go. How delicious is it?"

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Didn't you dislike these before? I heard that you eat them every day recently?"

Indeed, Li Chengyuan had no interest in any snacks, but he still carefully finished his snacks every day and put the empty box back on the table.

So Xia Xingchi mistakenly thought that he had found the secret to "catering to his tastes", and he excitedly and felt quite accomplished, making different flavors for him every day.

Zhao Yinhe asked mysteriously in a low voice: "Are you in love with someone else? It's not your fault. After all, little Xia is really cute. It's a pity that he is already engaged to you, otherwise I..."

Li Chengyuan immediately gave him a cold look, and the latter quickly shut up and said he dared not say anything.

After a two-second pause, Zhao Yinhe continued to talk nonsense: "I told you, you haven't found it after so many years of searching, you should have given up long ago. There are beautiful flowers everywhere in the world, you can pick them for yourself——"

"That's him."

"Oh...ah?!" Zhao Yinhe was stunned.

He was not shocked because Li Chengyuan actually found the person, but because Xia Xingchi could definitely not be the person he was looking for.

At that time, the Xia couple was on a business trip in a small town. Unexpectedly, their child, who was less than nine months pregnant, was born prematurely.

It was precisely because of this sudden and chaotic situation that the real young master "Xia Xingchi" had his life wrongly replaced by a conspiracy and ended up staying in a small city thousands of miles away from the capital.

But although his life was tragic and poor, it was orderly and traceable. Li Chengyuan had definitely never been to the capital when he was seven years old, so how could he be the person he was looking for?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yinhe didn't know what to say for a long time.

He knew Li Chengyuan's sharp and meticulous character. He must have investigated the other party's background before getting engaged, so he should be aware that this was absolutely impossible.

The reason why Li Chengyuan said this...is it that he is not only deceiving himself, but also using Xia Xingchi as a substitute? !

In an instant, Zhao Yinhe felt that his three views were shattered. This is not the iron tree blooming, this is simply the iron tree growing crooked and bearing poisonous fruit.

He immediately wanted to denounce this scumbag's behavior, but when he turned around, he found that Li Chengyuan's eyes were filled with a faint smile when he spoke, and he put away the hostility that had always been difficult to eliminate. This was an expression he had never shown before.

——Forget it, it’s none of my business as this sweet couple’s business has nothing to do with me.

After all, even if it is a substitute, whether his so-called white moonlight actually exists is still a mystery.

Now no one raises any doubts in front of him, but at that time, little Li Chengyuan paid a lot of price and suffered a lot in order to insist on "his" existence.

It's good that Li Chengyuan is happy now. It would be a great sin to break up the couple. What if he is punished by God to be a single dog for the rest of his life?

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