Chapter 93: The Beloved Little Cousin 10

The Xu family's invitation caused a lot of discussion in the circle. Amidst all kinds of speculation and doubts in the upper class circles of Mingzhu City, they finally welcomed the birthday party of the Xu family's cousin.

It was snowing lightly that day, and white snowflakes fell from the sky. The Xu family's house, which had not been open to welcome guests for a long time, finally opened its doors today. Luxury cars passed through the iron gate of the Xu family's house and entered the house one after another.

The sky had completely darkened, but the lights in Xu's house were still brightly lit. The banquet hall was the main hall of Xu's house, and it had been decorated magnificently by the servants. The golden champagne towers stacked layer by layer shone brightly under the lights.

The banquet hall was filled with warmth. Servants dressed in uniform black and white were walking back and forth with smiles on their faces, making the hall very lively.

Guests in various formal attire were holding wine or drinks in their hands, and gathered in groups of three or five to discuss something. As they drank and chatted, they all had impeccable and friendly smiles on their faces.

The host hadn't arrived yet, and the music on the dance floor hadn't started yet, so the guests' conversations were particularly noisy.

Xu Huizhou mingled among the crowd holding a glass of non-alcoholic drink, listening to their boasting without interest. He raised his eyebrows, quickly found a quiet corner to sit down, and observed everything in the banquet hall with boredom.

Naturally, some people noticed the young master of the main branch of the Xu family and wanted to go up and make friends with him. However, remembering that they had heard recently that the young master was in a bad mood, they hesitated and changed their target.

"Brother Zhou."

A group of well-dressed second-generation people, about 17 or 18 years old, holding champagne in their hands, immediately greeted Xu Huizhou when they saw him.

Xu Huizhou raised his head and saw all his childhood friends, including his cousins Xu Mengran and Xu Jie.

"Brother Zhou, why are you sitting here? Are you bored? If you are, how about we go play a game?"

Someone felt bored and simply suggested.

There is a large game room on the second floor of the Xu family, which is equipped with the latest game consoles on the market. If the second generation who come to attend the banquet feel bored, they can go upstairs to play.

Xu Huizhou slowly withdrew his gaze from the stairs, glanced at the people in front of him, and said nonchalantly: "I don't want to go, if you want to go, go ahead."

The second generation who made the proposal saw that Xu Huizhou really didn't want to go, scratched his head, and looked at each other with the others, somewhat confused.

Xu Huizhou has never liked these social scenes with drinking and chatting. Usually, if there are banquets, he will try to avoid them. If he can't avoid them, he doesn't like to stay at the banquet. Instead, he prefers to hide aside and play games.

Over the years, whenever there was a party to attend, they were used to finding him in a quiet corner or in someone else's game room.

They all knew his habits.

Why today...

Several people looked puzzled, thinking that the other party had changed his personality again. Only Xu Mengran noticed that while this cousin was talking to them, his eyes still flickered past the stairs.

She smiled and said considerately, "If you want to go, go ahead. Today is Qiao Qiao's birthday, and we, as brothers and sisters, have to wait until Qiao Qiao shows up."

Upon hearing this, Xu Huizhou glanced at his cousin without comment. He shook the glass in his hand, and bubbles began to form on the golden champagne-like drink.

Upon hearing this, Wei Ke's smile faded, and he looked at the girl beside him with some heartache.

When the second generation saw that Xu Huizhou did not deny it, they knew that his thoughts had been revealed. They looked at each other in confusion, feeling complicated and increasingly surprised.

They also knew about the incident that Wei Ke had caused in the box, but they never believed that the arrogant young master of the Xu family would really take a cousin he hadn't seen for many years seriously.

They were familiar with Xu Huizhou and had a good relationship with Xu Mengran, so they naturally stood on Xu Mengran's side. They neither opposed nor supported Wei Ke's suggestion to give that cousin of the Xu family a warning, and they all took the position that it was none of their business.

But now it seems that this attitude needs to be changed.

No one knew better than them how much Xu Huizhou hated attending these parties.

You have to know that when their brother Zhou attended the banquets hosted by several uncles, he would hide if he could. If he couldn't hide, he would just show up, drink a glass of water and disappear immediately.

Now he is actually forcing himself to stay in the banquet hall just to wait for a cousin he hasn't seen for more than ten years to show up?

Tsk?

Who on earth is this cousin?

At this time, the second generation had been completely curious about this cousin of the Xu family whom they had never met before. They were eager to know what kind of person she was that could make this young master change his previous behavior.

The hidden contempt before the party started disappeared at this moment.

As more and more guests came, the conversations in the banquet hall became louder and louder, accompanied by the laughter and scolding of some second-generation people, which made people who liked quiet feel annoyed.

Xu Huizhou frowned, spun the cup, and was just thinking about whether he should find another place to hide first and wait for his cousin to come down before reappearing, when the buzzing sound like flies in his ears suddenly decreased a lot.

?

The sudden silence made Xu Huizhou confused. He thought that his cousin had come downstairs. He quickly put down his phone and looked at the stairs not far away.

But there was still no one on the stairs.

It was obvious that Qiao Qiao did not go downstairs.

Xu Huizhou became even more confused. He followed the gaze of the second-generation people around him and was immediately attracted by the tall figure slowly entering the banquet hall.

The man was wearing a well-tailored royal blue suit, with a high nose bridge, upturned eyes, and an extremely handsome face. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth. He looked joking, but his temperament was sharp. He walked like the wind, and guests avoided him wherever he passed.

That familiar smile and cynical temperament made Xu Huizhou think that this was his fourth brother Xu Mu.

Subconsciously shaking his head, Xu Huizhou stared and pursed his lips, with surprise in his eyes.

Who is this?

Before he could figure it out, the guests next to him started chattering about it.

"Why is Mr. Xue from Shengshi here this time?..."

"I heard this guy isn't hostile to Mr. Xie. It's like a king meeting a king..."

"Could it be that Shengshi and Xu's have recently had some kind of cooperation..."

“I haven’t heard any news about this either…”

“…”

Xu Huizhou managed to understand some of what the guests said by piecing together what they said.

The person in front of him should be his elder brother's competitor in the business world?

And they are the type of sworn enemies that never see each other again?

The young man, who had never been exposed to business competition, took a sip of water, looked at the imposing "business competitor of the big brother", and secretly became alert.

Although he didn't know why the other party came to the Xu family's banquet, this was Qiao Qiao's first time appearing in front of everyone, and he had to be vigilant and not give anyone the opportunity to disrupt it.

Xue Hao did not bring a female companion. He stood alone in the banquet hall, accepting the attention of everyone in the banquet hall, with a calm expression as usual on his face.

This was his first time setting foot in the Xu residence, on the territory of this century-old family with the deepest roots in Mingzhu City.

He casually picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter and glanced calmly at the layout of the entire banquet hall. He still maintained a graceful demeanor on his face, but sneered in his heart.

Xie family, Li family, Liu family, Wei family...

The Xu family is indeed an old family that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

It was just a cousin's birthday party, but it was so lavish that almost all the prominent families in Mingzhu City were invited.

Thinking of the information that had been uncovered in the past two days, Xue Hao's eyes flashed with interest, and he became even more curious about the cousin of the Xu family, whose name was only known.

But after a moment, this curiosity was quickly suppressed by him. He didn't want to waste time on such things.

After taking a sip of champagne, he noticed that some people couldn't help but come over. He communicated with a few of them with ease, which attracted more people to come forward and chat.

If Xie Congnan is the representative of the best heirs in aristocratic families and the "other people's children" among the second generation of aristocratic families, then Xue Hao is the best example of someone who started from scratch in Mingzhu City.

Unlike the second generation of entrepreneurs who were born into wealthy families and had ample resources to start their own businesses, Xue Hao grew up in poverty and worked hard to gain admission to a top university. While in college, he earned his first fortune with a gaming patent, and later, with his foresight, invested in emerging industries, earning his current wealth.

It can be said that he is the best example of a grassroots student's counterattack and success. He is well-known and popular. Even Mingzhu University invites this outstanding graduate student representative to return to the Department of Finance to give lectures every year.

One is a template of a young master from an aristocratic family, and the other is a model of a grassroots counterattack. They both have handsome faces and extraordinary net worth, so they will naturally be discussed together by those who are interested.

There was competition in business, and the two rarely appeared in the same social occasions, so rumors of discord spread.

Although many people believe that he has a hostile relationship with the Xu family, Shengshi has huge capital, so naturally there are many people who want to make friends with Shengshi's president.

Soon, Xue Hao, who was originally alone, was surrounded by people on both sides. In addition to the business bosses, there were also a few daughters of wealthy families with affectionate eyes who came over from time to time.

For a moment, the entire banquet hall became Xue Hao's home court, as if this banquet was hosted by Xue Hao.

Several second-generation people beside Xu Huizhou looked at this scene and raised their heads to look at his expression.

Xu Huizhou was not angry when he saw this, but his expression was calm. Seeing that the other party did not do anything special, he felt relieved.

It was getting late, and he moved his gaze to the stairs of the banquet hall. Just as he was about to look away, he vaguely saw a shadow moving with the light, followed by a series of light but hard-to-ignore footsteps.

Xu Huizhou was stunned, and immediately looked intently towards the stairs, with anticipation in his eyes.

Everyone in the banquet hall noticed the change in light, and as if sensing something, they also turned their gaze towards the light at the stairwell.

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