Even though Wen Xingze repeatedly stressed that he really didn't want or need it, Xu Baijing seemed not to understand what he was saying and insisted on dragging Wen Xingze to "return to his roots."

Wen Xingze: “…”

Wen Xingze had no choice but to tell the truth: "Let me be frank. I have parents, and... those five people you mentioned are not worthy of being my parents."

Xu Baijing was stunned for a moment, then his expression darkened. He had indeed resigned himself to his fate; he had already tasted complete failure throughout his entire life. But he had never imagined that all he had painstakingly stolen would be worthless in Wen Xingze's eyes.

The stalemate between the two people attracted the security guards.

"Mr. Wen?" Ji Meng had specifically instructed the security guard to keep an eye on Wen Xingze and make sure he wasn't bullied, so he came over immediately upon seeing the situation. "Are you in trouble? ... This person doesn't seem to be on our invitation list. Do you need me to get him out?"

Xu Baijing: "..."

Xu Baijing's face turned from blue to white, and then from white to blue.

He lowered his head and his lips trembled.

Wen Xingze wondered if Xu Baijing was just playing it safe. He was a bit taken aback, but he still said to the security guard, "It's okay. I can handle it. There's no need to disturb Ms. Ji."

After all, this was Ji Meng and her old friends' Christmas Eve party. Wen Xingze felt that making such a big fuss and sending security to chase them away was inappropriate. Furthermore, Wen Xingze believed Xu Baijing's words about giving up, and Xu Baijing really couldn't make any more waves now. Even if he took a step back, Xu Baijing's intelligence was not enough to do anything.

"Okay." The security guard looked at Xu Baijing suspiciously twice, walked back to his original position, but still glanced over here from time to time.

Xu Baijing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Wen Xingze, I sincerely want to apologize to you and return everything I stole. I feel very guilty... Please give me a chance to atone for my sins and go to a place with me. After that, I promise not to bother you again."

"Besides, you're actually moved by me. The fact that you didn't let the security guard chase me away just now is the biggest proof."

Wen Xingze: “?”

Wen Xingze slowly typed a question mark again.

Why is he so ordinary yet so confident?

Half an hour later, in a small reception room on the second floor of Linshui Mansion.

Linshui Mansion, which covers an area equivalent to half of a manor, is so huge that even Ji Meng himself may not be able to tell what each reception room is used for and who has sneaked in.

After Wen Xingze rejected Xu Baijing, he went straight downstairs.

Because he had only eaten two slices of roast duck for dinner, he was a little dizzy from hunger. When he turned the corner in the corridor, he accidentally bumped into another guest, and the coffee in the other person's hand spilled on Wen Xingze. The other person immediately apologized and said that he could lend Wen Xingze a set of clothes to change. At this time, Wen Xingze already felt that something was a little wrong.

"I brought clothes," Wen Xingze said, "No need, thank you."

Wen Xingze really has no shortage of clothes. Ever since the cosmic express delivery system came online, Wen Xingze's wardrobe has been filled with formal suits designed and tailored by various royal designers, high-end fashion brands, and hand-knitted sweaters and long trousers by his parents, not to mention the gifts sent by the luxury brands he endorses.

Wen Xingze had originally thought he'd be wearing formal attire, so he'd casually brought a more understated couture outfit with him to change into. But the customer seemed incredibly apologetic, apologizing profusely before taking Wen Xingze directly to the dressing room.

Standing alone in the locker room, Wen Xingze came to his senses and realized that he had been tricked.

“…”

No, is Xu Baijing really that free? !

The clothes that the guest prepared for him were a waiter's uniform.

It looks quite complete.

The waiters in Ji Meng's family all wear British-style uniforms, with a small vest and a tuxedo jacket, a bow tie, and a cane.

Wen Xingze was now wondering what Xu Baijing was up to. He simply changed into his waiter's uniform, which fitted him well. As soon as he walked out the door, someone handed him a rose and told him to stand somewhere in the living room.

The reception room was of medium size, with a rose-colored carpet on the floor. The door was tightly closed, but the curtains on the floor-to-ceiling windows were open, allowing one to see the fountain outside and the heavy motorcycle parked next to it.

After the treatment, many male customers would look out the window from time to time, drooling over the cool heavy motorcycle, wondering which lucky person would be its owner.

"Just stand here," said the man who looked like a foreman, "holding the flowers. Yes, stand still."

Wen Xingze: "I'm a vase?"

foreman:"……"

Foreman: "Stand still and don't move."

Wen Xingze said indifferently, "Oh."

He finally understood Xu Baijing's train of thought. After being beaten by society several times, Xu Baijing knew that Wen Xingze should not be provoked, but in the end he still wanted to disgust him.

So he planned to have Wen Xingze wear this outfit and act as a "vase" in the living room - not only would he receive disdainful looks from the guests, but it would also be a mockery of Wen Xingze's acting skills. Indeed, after the casting of "Dust Planet" was confirmed, a few sour people online began to say that Wen Xingze was a completely unworthy vase.

In Xu Baijing's fantasy, Wen Xingze was wearing a waiter's uniform. Of course, he was too embarrassed to walk around. He could only stand there like a vase, feeling regretful in shame and anger...

But Xu Baijing, who was hiding in the corner and watching everything, soon found out that he had miscalculated.

Firstly, it’s because Wen Xingze doesn’t care at all.

Wen Xingze has done everything from childhood to adulthood to earn a living, including serving dishes, riding a tricycle, selling leeks in the vegetable market, collecting rags, and playing the suona at weddings and funerals. This treatment is the best among all the jobs he has ever had.

Secondly...

"Am I just a vase?" Wen Xingze said to the foreman, "That's fine. I'm really pretty."

foreman:"……"

Wen Xingze occasionally goes online. With his recent popularity, it is inevitable that some black fans will appear - they are really a small part among all his fans. Wen Xingze and his fans often look at these black fans as rare species. In order to protect them from extinction, they sometimes take corresponding measures.

The black fans are also pitiful, because Wen Xingze can't find any place to criticize, so they can only attack him helplessly and angrily, calling him a "vase" and "what else can fans praise besides his looks."

It’s not surprising for any star to be called a vase if they are as good-looking as him, and Wen Xingze will use his strength to prove that he is more than just good-looking.

The most important thing is that Wen Xingze is really good-looking!

Just like now.

Wen Xingze, dressed in his waiter's uniform and vest, exuded an air of dignity that was undeniable. He clearly possessed a quality that distinguished him from the ordinary waiters. The delicate, voluptuous rose in his hands seemed frozen in time, like a vivid, meticulously painted oil painting, the light suffusing his eyes and eyebrows with vivid color.

He seemed at ease and graceful.

The doors of the reception room opened wide, and guests poured in like water, mostly middle-aged people. After they entered and took champagne from the waiter, their first glance would inevitably fall on Wen Xingze.

Soon, someone started chatting with him.

"Handsome guy, what are you doing standing here?"

Wen Xingze answered truthfully: "I'm here to work, as a vase."

"Hahaha," the guests all laughed. Even if they had never seen TV and didn't know Wen Xingze, anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that he wasn't working here. They were still wondering whose young master had come out to experience life. "Okay, perform well, and your family will reward you with a sports car."

Guests came and went.

Wen Xingze stood there bored for a while, making sure that Xu Baijing really didn't have any tricks up his sleeve. Just as he loosened his tie and was about to walk out, someone suddenly stopped in front of him.

He is a man of Chinese and French descent.

Xu William pulled down his mask and looked at Wen Xingze with the eyes of someone examining the goods.

——Xu Bianzhou has completely severed ties with Xu Baijing, Xu Yan is still in deep economic crisis, Xu Sichao has been expelled from the domestic Feng Shui community and is hiding everywhere, and Xu Wenwen is crying behind bars.

The Xu William in front of him is Xu Baijing's last adoptive father and his last reliance.

The past twenty-four years of Xu Baijing's life made Wen Xingze feel strange - he had a good hand from the beginning, but he played it worse and worse, and no one targeted him specifically, but at the age of twenty-four he still had nothing.

Wen Xingze: "Who are you?"

Xu William was a man who was even more ordinary and confident than Xu Baijing. He simply didn't believe that Wen Xingze didn't recognize him. He lifted Wen Xingze's chin with one hand and took a look at him, saying, "He looks okay."

Wen Xingze didn't want to appear so confident, but in front of some mortal creatures, the best way was to be more confident than them. "Of course, better than you."

Xu William: "..."

"I'll make it short," Xu William took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. "Bai Jing told me the whole story. Because of that agreement, I should indeed adopt you... I was thinking the same thing, but before you enter the Xu family, there are some rules I need to explain to you."

Wen Xingze: “?”

"After all, you are of humble origin and haven't seen much of the world, unlike Bai Jing who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. It would be bad if you bring shame to our family." The Xu family is related to the royal family of a certain country.

Wen Xingze: “???”

Wen Xingze didn't know where to start interrupting, and could only look at him with a speechless and slightly confused look. Xu William was very satisfied with this "admiring" look.

As Xu William lowered his head to drink champagne, Wen Xingze finally couldn't help but slowly said, "Are you worthy?"

Xu William: "..."

Xu William: “…………”

Bang. The goblet in Xu William's hand fell to the ground.

"Don't think I don't know you, Wen Xingze," Xu William didn't seem to worry about making things worse. "I've investigated you. Not only have you been seen playing the suona outside, but your family has also cut off contact with you a long time ago."

Wen Xingze's information was difficult to find, as if someone was secretly protecting him, but Xu William finally found out - the fate of Xu Baijing's other four fathers were more or less related to Wen Xingze. Xu William originally thought that he had a very powerful family background, but who knew that he was almost an orphan.

It seems that what happened before was probably just a coincidence, and Xu Bianzhou and his men were just unlucky.

Xu William is different. He has a high opinion of himself and is very confident in his luck.

Xu William: "People like you are the ones who were born without a mother to raise them... And you don't even have any family—your original parents didn't want you anymore, so you can't blame them."

"I heard you tell Bai Jing that you have a family. Where are your family members? Where are they? You must have imagined this."

Wen Xingze originally treated it as a joke, but as soon as these words were spoken, he slowly stopped smiling.

Wen Xingze has a good temper and rarely gets really angry about anything. This Xu William is also amazing.

The guests around had no idea what was going on. Some looked at this side worriedly and whispered to each other, while others were wondering whether they should come up and say a few words.

Outside the French windows, the night darkened, the distant fountain reflecting the cold moonlight. The air inside was overly silent, no one spoke, as if a silent tide was rising, threatening to drown everything.

Only Xu William was still talking.

chatter.

Xu William: "...If you have a family, they are probably not good people, otherwise how could you be so uneducated——"

This sentence made Wen Xingze feel extremely bad. He looked at Xu William and moved his lips.

And it was at this moment, at this second, that lightning struck through the dark clouds.

There was light shining from behind Wen Xingze.

…A private jet was hovering outside the window, and a modified sports car worth tens of millions arrogantly drifted and stopped in front of Linshui Villa, and fireworks suddenly bloomed in the sky.

The door suddenly opened.

The man who walked in walked calmly and his eyes were as sharp as a knife.

He had an aura that was far more intimidating than any wealthy businessman or high-ranking official present. He seemed decisive and ruthless, leaving people breathless.

No one gave any orders, but the crowd spontaneously made way for them. Xu William, who was standing in front of Wen Xingze, even felt his calves tremble, but he forced himself not to retreat.

"Have you had enough fun, kid? Leave when you're done. Our time is precious."

The man ignored Xu William and helped Wen Xingze adjust his bow tie as if no one was around. He frowned again and simply crumpled up the bow tie and threw it into the trash can.

Elliot, the Orc leader, renowned throughout the universe and a mercenary leader in the Old Universe, was not dressed in his usual mercenary attire today. He wore a tailored suit and a simple, obviously expensive watch. His hair was meticulously combed back, revealing a handsome yet aloof face.

Extraordinary bearing.

He was obviously very dissatisfied with Wen Xingze's outfit. He snapped his fingers, and two waiters hurried in with their heads lowered. They pushed a row of mobile coat racks with five or six high-end suits hanging on them. Wen Xingze's brain was almost non-sound, and he pointed to one at random.

The waiter came up and helped Wen Xingze put on his coat, then used a small brush to brush away the nonexistent dust on his shoulders. Elliot half-knelt down and pinned on Wen Xingze's expensive antique jade cufflinks.

Everyone stared at it all in a daze.

"The conditions outside are not as good as at home, so just make do with it." The man said concisely, and then suddenly looked at Xu William.

Elliot placed a hand on Wen Xingze's shoulder, a protective gesture from a parent to a child, and smiled. His voice was clear and calm, heard by everyone in the living room:

"My child's affairs are not something that any random person can interfere with, so please don't bother with it."

Xu William subconsciously took a half step back, his mind buzzing with questions: This isn't right! He'd checked Wen Xingze's family background beforehand, and Wen Xingze certainly didn't have any powerful social connections. So where did this seemingly untouchable parent come from?!

The guests looked at Xu William as if he were a clown.

Everyone felt that something was wrong with him just now.

Xu William came right up and said he wanted to adopt Wen Xingze, and that he would set rules for him, and then ended up cursing like a shrew. It was obvious that the child wasn't from an ordinary family, and his temperament was completely different from Xu William's. How could he have the nerve to say that Wen Xingze had no upbringing?

Now, the real parents have come, and it’s obvious that he will never be able to reach the level of his family in his entire life. He has been slapped in the face.

Of course, Elliot had a hundred ways to deal with Xu William and his adopted son, but he decided to leave this matter to the parents of other tribes and Chi Yan - it was their fault for being slow to react and not making the appointment, so he should leave them something to do so that they wouldn't be too upset.

Moreover, Elliot and the other orcs couldn't wait any longer. They really needed some alone time with their cubs. They had been waiting for this moment for too long.

...This was the last time Xu William and Xu Baijing appeared in Wen Xingze's life. Wen Xingze suddenly had this premonition when he passed by Xu William. This life-transmigrating book, adoptive father, koi fish... This was the last time. After today, he would completely cut off all ties with these messed-up things.

Like Elliot said, his time was valuable and should only be spent with those who deserved it.

Xu William still didn't know what he was about to face.

Elliot walked out with Wen Xingze. When he passed by Xu William, he said in a lower and sarcastic tone:

"Wake up. Do you really think you're worthy enough to adopt my cub?"

“…”

"Your entire family's money combined couldn't even buy him a single cufflink."

“…”

"Trash like you should stop daydreaming when you have nothing to do, okay? It's embarrassing."

“…”

Xu William fell to the ground and almost burst into tears.

And this is not the end yet.

Before the guests could recover from the drama, a scream suddenly came from somewhere, and then the whole villa was in commotion.

The entire reception room—no, not just the reception room, but the entire three floors of Linshui Mansion, from the financial tycoon in his sixties to the servants and chefs, all the men at that moment rushed to the floor-to-ceiling window closest to the outside, looked at the fountain with envy, and swallowed their saliva.

The scream was: "AJS...!!!"

There is a saying that goes, a man remains a boy until he dies, and he will never be able to resist this dreamlike and romantic heavy motorcycle.

Outside the Linshui Mansion, a private jet and several sports cars were waiting obediently. Without a second thought, Wen Xingze chose the third option.

Elliot laughed, put a helmet on Wen Xingze, then lifted him onto the heavy motorcycle that every man dreamed of and stepped on the accelerator.

"Buzz—"

The heavy motorcycle was far ahead.

The souls of all the men in Linshui Mansion also flew away.

So cool...