Chapter 173 You can give up now!

Yun Zhinian, who was on the road, saw the news and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, his whole body exuding a joyful aura.

Yun Gan, who was sitting on the other side of the back seat, asked with a smile, "What's the matter that makes us so happy?"

Yun Zhinian put away his phone and said nonchalantly, "To thank Mr. Xu for his help during this period, I gave him a small gift yesterday. I didn't expect he liked it so much."

"It seems that you and Shaoyu have been getting along well during this period." Yun Gan joked.

"He's a leader among the younger generation in North City, and you're not young anymore. It would be great if you two could make it."

Yun Zhinian asked a little embarrassedly, "Dad, what are you talking about?"

When the Yun family father and daughter arrived, many people were already there and the entire manor was bustling with activity.

Yun Gan first took Yun Zhinian to greet Mr. Xu. Sitting together and chatting with Mr. Xu were several older generations from North City who had good relations with the Xu family.

Sit together and reminisce about the past and talk about the younger generations.

The two of them didn't stay long. When they returned to the banquet hall, they saw Xu Shaoyu chatting with someone from afar.

Yun Zhinian could see from afar that Xu Shaoyu was wearing a light purple tie today, which should be the one she gave him yesterday. A faint light flashed in her eyes.

Yun Gan glanced sideways at his daughter and said with a smile, "That's great, let's go say hello to Shao Yu."

Yun Zhinian nodded, "Yeah."

As the two of them started walking over there, Xu Shaoyu happened to look over there. Yun Zhinian smiled brightly and was about to step forward quickly.

Unexpectedly, Xu Shaoyu walked straight past her.

The smile on her lips froze instantly. She turned around awkwardly, only to see Xu Shaoyu reaching out to pull Yan Ruo, lowering his head and saying something to her.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared.

Seeing that Yun Zhinian looked unhappy, Yun Gan raised his hand and placed it on her shoulder, patting her gently.

"Zhi Nian, be careful to control your emotions and expressions, don't let others laugh at you."

After Yun Zhinian calmed down, he continued, "Let's go and say hello to Shaoyu. There will be many opportunities for cooperation between the Yun and Xu families in the future."

Yun Zhinian understood what he meant, put on a decent smile again, and followed his father towards Xu Shaoyu.

"Shao Yu, long time no see." Yun Gan greeted him with a gentle smile after approaching.

Xu Shaoyu turned around, his expression softening. "Uncle Yun, thank you for taking the time to come over despite your busy schedule."

Yun Gan's smile did not fade, and he seemed to disagree and said, "What are you talking about? Considering the friendship between our two families, it's too polite to say that."

Yun Zhinian also greeted him with a smile, "Brother Xu, nice to see you again."

Xu Shaoyu nodded, "Miss Yun."

"Shaoyu, it's really thanks to your help and guidance during this period that Zhinian is now doing well in the company."

Yun Gan looked at his daughter with a doting look on his face.

Yun Zhinian immediately responded, "Since returning to China, I have indeed learned a lot from Brother Xu. I must toast you later."

Listening to the back-and-forth conversation between the Yun family father and daughter, Yan Ruo, who was completely ignored, was somewhat bored as she tackled the beads on her wrist.

Xu Shaoyu tilted his head and lowered his eyes. Seeing that she was having fun, he felt relieved. Taking advantage of the gap between their conversations, he put his arm around her shoulders and introduced her.

"Uncle Yun, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Yan Ruo."

"Yan Ruo? This name sounds familiar?" Yun Zhinian's expression froze for a moment, but Yun Gan's expression did not change. He asked casually as if he was curious.

"Mr. Yun, Miss Yun." Yan Ruo was suddenly cueed and quickly cheered up and entered social mode.

"Boss Yun may have forgotten that I used to work at the Xu Group. I visited your company several times with Xu Shaoyu and met Boss Yun as well."

Yun Gan suddenly realized, as if he had just remembered, "It turned out to be Secretary Yan."

Then he looked at Xu Shaoyu and said with emotion, "I used to advise you to get married soon, but you always said you didn't have the heart for it. I didn't expect you to have a girlfriend so soon."

Xu Shaoyu looked at Yan Ruo gently, "It's just that I didn't introduce you to each other before."

During this time, Yun Zhinian remained silent. Her eyes wandered between Xu Shaoyu's tie and Yan Ruo's clothes, and her expression changed.

Although this charity dinner was organized by Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu.

But the busiest person tonight is definitely Xu Shaoyu.

As the host, he needs to keep smiling, or take the initiative to greet people he knows, or accept toasts from others.

Fortunately, Yan Ruo arranged a waiter to be responsible for pouring wine for Xu Shaoyu.

I don’t know how many glasses of boiled water I will have to drink after this dinner.

Glancing at Xu Shaoyu, who was chatting calmly with the person opposite him, clinking glasses, and drinking, with a whole process as smooth as flowing water, Yan Ruo didn't know whether to sympathize with him or laugh at him.

Seeing that she looked unwell, Xu Shaoyu lowered his head and asked in her ear.

"Are you tired? Do you want to take a rest?"

Yan Ruo nodded and looked towards the corner not far away, "You come too, sit over there for a while."

As soon as the two of them sat down, Su Yue came over with a wine glass.

"Not bad, second brother. Your body hasn't fully recovered yet, but your alcohol tolerance has recovered. Do you have any secrets you can share?"

Sitting on the sofa, Xu Shaoyu leaned back.

"Want to know? Ask your sister-in-law."

Facing Su Yue's curious gaze, Yan Ruo smiled and said, "It's just a matter of refining the ingredients of the wine."

"How do you refine it?"

"Simply put, it removes impurities and retains only the main component, hydrogen peroxide."

Su Yue took a long time to react before slowly raising a thumbs up.

"Second sister-in-law, you can make it sound so refreshing even if the wine is replaced with water. You must be studying journalism."

Yan Ruo raised his hand and said modestly, "I am not talented. When I graduated, newspapers were one of my main employment options."

"Then why did you end up working at Xu's?"

"Because there is no salary for internship at a newspaper, although the internship salary at Xu's is not high, at least I can support myself."

"This answer is really simple and unpretentious." This time Su Yue gave her a thumbs up.

After a while, Song Yichuan also got out of the crowd and sat down next to them.

Although they sat in the corner, they were still the focus of the entire banquet.

Especially, there were a lot of gazes falling on Yan Ruo.

Ever since the dinner organized by Su Yue two or three months ago, people in the wealthy circle of North City have vaguely heard that Xu Shaoyu is in a relationship with his former secretary.

After hearing this, everyone just sighed that the usually cold Mr. Xu had actually been tempted by worldly desires.

In fact, I don’t take it very seriously.

Most people think that Xu Shaoyu may have been single for too long and is just looking for someone to play with.

Moreover, for a family like the Xu family, even if Xu Shaoyu really likes her, the elders in the family will never agree.

Unexpectedly, he would be able to attend the dinner party hosted by the Xu family openly so soon.

On the corridor on the second floor, Zhang Xi, holding a wine glass, glanced at the few people who were happily chatting in the corner downstairs, and said to Zhang Ya.

"It seems that Mr. Xu has agreed with them. You can give up now."