After moving into Xie Chen's large apartment, apart from spending the first night with Xie Chen, Fu Bai went into the studio the next day at noon to start making two custom-made evening gowns for Shu Changchang and Xie Ru.

Shu Changchang is young, and she requested that the evening gown be fashionable and have a strong sense of design.

Xie Ru hopes to appear dignified and poised.

Fu Bai can meet their requirements, and he has already shown the design to the two ladies. As long as the appropriate fabrics and props are available, the production speed will be quite fast.

It took Fu Bai a week to complete the production of two evening gowns.

The embroidery on the dress was all sewn on by Fu Bai himself, stitch by stitch; it was truly a handmade custom-made piece.

The evening gown was finished, and there were only four days left until the banquet.

Shu Changchang's evening gown was sent to her three days ago. That very evening, Shu Changchang tried it on and made a video call to Fu Bai, praising the gown from head to toe.

In Shu Changchang's own words, she was so beautiful it made her cry.

It truly felt like she was draped in the starry sky; the evening gown accentuated her elegance and sophistication without making her appear old-fashioned. She was a trendsetter, riding the wave of fashion.

In any case, Shu Changchang exaggerated her reaction during the video call, which shows how satisfied she was with the dress.

As a designer, Fu Bai was naturally pleased to hear such praise for her dresses.

In high spirits, I gave Shu Changchang a 20% discount.

Shu Changchang not only transferred the money on the spot, but also made Fu Bai promise her the privilege of cutting in line.

She was certain that once Fu Bai's haute couture studio officially opened, the line of people waiting to have dresses made by Fu Bai would stretch from the first ring road of Beijing to the fifth ring road.

She should start looking out for her own interests sooner rather than later.

Fu Bai agreed.

The day after the evening gown was sent to Shu Changchang, Shu Changchang sent Fu Bai a return gift—a gold-embossed invitation to the grand anniversary banquet.

Fu Bai knew that Shengshi was the largest film and television company in the entertainment industry, with businesses encompassing artist management, film and television investment and production, and even an online television station...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of Shengshi's founding.

So, on the tenth anniversary, Shengshi held a grand banquet, inviting not only celebrities and stars from the entertainment industry, but also many business tycoons from the business world.

The Chen family was also among those invited by Shengshi. Xie Ru had previously mentioned attending a banquet, which was Shengshi's anniversary banquet.

For celebrities in the entertainment industry, invitations to grand banquets are extremely rare and expensive, yet Shu Changchang could easily produce a gold-embossed VIP invitation.

This invitation is extremely rare for others.

Fu Bai didn't pay much attention to the invitation. He glanced at it, put it away, turned around, and went into the studio to continue working on Xie Ru's evening gown.

The evening gown was completed the next day.

Fu Bai and Xie Chen went to the Chen family together to deliver an evening dress to Xie Ru and also to visit her.

It was already evening when the two arrived at the Chen family's house.

Chen Shengqi, the head of the Chen family, had just returned home from get off work and was talking to Xie Ru in the living room.

Chen Shengqi has an ordinary appearance and suffers from the common problem of middle-aged people: he has gained weight.

He spoke with a smile, appearing gentle and harmless, like a Maitreya Buddha.

Upon hearing the maid say that Xie Chen and Fu Bai had returned together, the smile on his lips froze for a moment, and he turned to ask Xie Ru, "Fu Bai? Is that the child that A-Chen has taken a liking to?"

Xie Ru made no attempt to conceal Fu Bai's presence, nodding gently, "It's him. He's a good boy, and he and Achen are a perfect match."

Chen Shengqi frowned, a hint of disapproval in his eyes.

Before he could say anything, Xie Ru glared at him and warned, "Don't interfere in A-Chen's affairs. Who he likes and what he does are his own choices. I won't get involved, and don't say anything unpleasant."

Chen Shengqi quickly assured him, "I definitely won't care. As long as you're satisfied, I promise I won't say anything."

After he finished speaking, he stared at Xie Ru again.

His eyes were filled with curiosity and joy.

Xie Ru felt uncomfortable under his gaze and frowned, asking, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Chen Shengqi put his arm around Xie Ru's shoulder and sighed deeply, "It's nothing, I just suddenly feel that you've finally recovered."

For the past two years, Xie Ru seemed obsessed, wanting to cut off Xie Chen's wings and prevent him from flying far away.

He tried to persuade her, but each time he did, Xie Ru became even more hysterical.

There was nothing he could do; for Xie Ru's health, he had to pretend he hadn't seen anything.

For Chen Shengqi, Xie Ru was everything.

A week has passed, and Xie Ru's many complicated feelings have completely subsided. Hearing Chen Shengqi say this, she smiled gently and had completely regained her composure.

We can also face the past two years with equanimity.

She has already lost two years, but there are many more two-year periods to come. She cannot push her son away because of guilt over those two years.

While Xie Ru and Chen Shengqi were talking, Xie Chen and Fu Bai walked into the living room hand in hand.

Xie Chen nodded to Chen Shengqi and called him "Uncle Chen".

The attitude was neither warm nor distant.

Chen Shengqi: "I heard you've returned to training?"

Xie Chen nodded: "Yes, we've been training for a week now."

"Good, good, good!" Chen Shengqi said three times, clearly very satisfied that Xie Chen had not given up swimming. He had even found out Xie Chen's schedule. "Your mother and I will go to cheer you on for the competition the day after tomorrow."

Xie Chen wants to participate in this year's Asian Games, but he doesn't have any points yet this season. He will need to participate in competitions frequently to accumulate points.

Next week, Beijing will host a national swimming championship.

This is the highest-level swimming competition in the country, and it is also Xie Chen's comeback battle.

However, this news is still confidential, and not many people know about it. Chen Shengqi must have specifically looked into it and paid attention to it.

Xie Chen and Chen Shengqi were talking about swimming. Xie Ru listened for a few minutes but then didn't want to listen anymore. She pulled Fu Bai to sit down next to her, took the evening dress from Fu Bai's hand, and went back to her room to change.

Before Xie Ru came downstairs, Chen Lan had already arrived home.

He didn't come back alone; he was accompanied by a foreign man with long hair.

Chen Lan frowned when she saw Fu Bai and Xie Chen at home.

The next moment, he turned his hostile gaze toward Fu Bai.

748 shouted in Fu Bai's mind: "[Fu Bai, if looks could kill, I think Chen Lan would have already torn you to pieces.]"

The only response to 748 was the eyelid lifted by the nine-tailed fox in the floating white sea of ​​consciousness, and its lazy gaze.

In reality, Fu Bai smiled and met Chen Lan's gaze.

After seeing Chen Lan's current appearance, Fu Bai raised an eyebrow slightly.

There was nothing special about it; compared to a week ago, Chen Lan's energy and spirit had diminished considerably.

748 also realized that something was wrong.

[I have a feeling that Chen Lan is the one whose yang energy was drained by the fox spirit.]