"Are you done yet?" Gu Xian rebelliously tried to pull his tie askew again, but he couldn't break through Xie Yunjing's defense at all.
"This is a cocktail party at my house, a place where everyone's just pretending to be nice to each other!" he emphasized grumpily. "This isn't military training, so what's wrong with me dressing casually? Is it really necessary to be so strict about the angle of my tie? I thought I was here to perform a hanging act!"
The tie around his neck was so tight after being adjusted by Xie Yunjing that it seemed to strangle him. If it weren't for the lack of time, Xie Yunjing could even arrange every strand of his hair clearly.
"If you stand up straight, you won't be strangled." Xie Yunjing seemed to be holding his tie affectionately, but in fact, the strength in his hands was frightening. "If you insist on wasting time with me here, I don't really mind. After all, you're right, I have no interest in this pretentious cocktail party either."
No matter how boring the cocktail party was, Gu Xian didn't want to stand at the door like an idiot and blow the wind with him. And no matter whether it was the organizer of the cocktail party or the guests who came to attend, it was impossible for them to stay quiet.
"Xie San Shao, Gu Da Shao, you are finally here. Everyone has been waiting for you for a long time."
People are coming now.
After all, Gu Rongcai is Xie Yunjing's father-in-law. If he rushes up to him at the first opportunity like the others, it would be too embarrassing.
Gu Xian watched Xie Yunjing hypocritically being polite to others, treating himself as a pendant with a clear conscience, and ignoring everyone - anyway, his reputation among this group of people was not good.
Gu Rongcai coughed at the back of the crowd, then leisurely walked past the guests who made way for him, seemingly enjoying his special identity as "Xie Yunjing's father-in-law."
"Yunjing, you are finally here." These words were quite sincere. After all, if Xie Yunjing had not come, the Gu family would have lost face tonight.
Xie Yunjing smiled appropriately: "Hello, Uncle Gu."
Gu Xian just tsk-tskted.
He obviously doesn't like his dad, why is he pretending to be so powerful?
Gu Rongcai immediately glared at him, then patted Xie Yunjing on the shoulder and said helplessly, "It must be Xiao Xian who has caused you trouble, right? This brat just likes to make trouble. Yunjing, please bear with him."
Xie Yunjing glanced at Gu Xian and agreed seriously, "It's really annoying."
Gu Xian didn't feel angry about Xie Yunjing's evaluation. After all, Xie Yunjing was unhappy, and he was happy. It was just that Gu Rongcai's frozen expression was really funny.
Gu Xian kindly came to his poor father's rescue: "Dad, how long are you going to let us stand at the door? If we don't go in, we'll be starving."
Gu Rongcai didn't appreciate it at all, and even glared at him angrily.
The entrance area is spacious and the sight is focused. If you enter the hall, everyone will start to busy themselves. There will be no such good conditions for everyone to see how good his relationship with Xie Yunjing and the Xie family is!
But he couldn't really let Xie Yunjing starve.
Gu Rongcai put his arm around Xie Yunjing's shoulders and said warmly, "Come on, Yunjing, let's go inside and talk."
Others had to see if Xie Yunjing gave them face even when shaking hands, but he could act like an elder to Xie Yunjing. When Gu Rongcai realized this, the smugness on his face was so strong that it was disgusting.
Gu Xian saw that Xie Yunjing stiffened slightly when his father hugged him. Just as he was feeling gloating, he felt a hand on his waist.
Xie Yunjing broke free from his father without leaving a trace, and now he put his arm around his waist affectionately, smiling and saying, "Okay."
Now it was Gu Xian who was frozen.
If a young couple hugs each other and the father-in-law gets involved, what will it look like?
Although Gu Rongcai was unwilling to lose the opportunity to show his close relationship with Xie Yunjing, the person being hugged by Xie Yunjing was his son after all, so rounding it off would not make much difference.
The hall became lively again.
Gu Rongcai pulled Xie Yunjing aside and had a chat with him. Finally, he had shown off enough and let Xie Yunjing go. After all, the real purpose of this cocktail party was to win over other talents by using the Xie family's banner.
Because Xie Yunjing kept holding Gu Xian tightly and refused to let go, and he seemed to be obsessed with his son, Gu Rongcai felt more confident.
"Xiao Jing, I have something to tell Xiao Xian. Why don't you just wander around on your own first?"
He hugged Gu Xian because he didn't want Gu Rongcai to hug him again. Xie Yunjing's good upbringing prevented him from showing any impatience towards Gu Rongcai's nonsense. He didn't care that Gu Rongcai's tone had become a bit more bossy. He replied politely but with a hint of impatience, "Uncle, take your time."
Gu Xian was dragged to a secluded corner by Gu Rongcai. He raised his hand and smelled the clothes on his body, his face full of disgust.
After being detained by Xie Yunjing for so long, his clothes were almost full of the smell of Xie Yunjing's perfume!
Gu Rongcai felt that he was arrogant, and slapped his hand away angrily, asking, "Where is the old man?"
"How should I know?"
In such occasions, Xie Yunjing could never think of having a rest. As soon as Gu Rongcai left, someone quickly filled his seat.
Xie Yunjing was busy talking to someone, and Gu Xian loosened his tie without hesitation and unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt.
"What do you mean by 'how would I know'? Did you ask the old man for help?"
"It's my treat." Gu Xian took a plate of snacks from the table beside him and started eating. His tie was too tight just now, and he felt choked when drinking.
Gu Rongcai looked like he wanted to flip his plate over. "What about after you invited him? Did the old man agree? Why did only you and Xie Yunjing come together?!"
Gu Xian took two steps back to ensure the safety of the food in his hand: "Xie Yunjing and I don't live with Grandpa Xie, so of course we won't come together. Grandpa Xie agreed when I went to talk to him, but I don't know why he won't come now. I can't just tie him up and bring him here, right?"
"You really are!" Gu Rongcai pointed at him, then slammed the table next to him, fully proving that Gu Xian's two steps back just now were very foresighted.
As he gets older, Mr. Xie attends such occasions less and less. If he could come and show up, it would definitely be of great benefit to the development of the Gu Group.
The cocktail party failed to achieve the desired effect, which obviously made Gu Rongcai a little annoyed, but at least Xie Yunjing came.
Gu Rongcai left a warning: "Don't cause me any more trouble!"
He hurried to the social scene.
Gu Xian shrugged indifferently, put down the empty plate in his hand, walked to another table, intending to try something else.
Li Yuqiu and a few other people who were good friends with Gu Xian also came to the cocktail party, but they were all held by their parents and were busy socializing.
Gu Xian picked up a cocktail that the waiter had just brought, took a sip, and suddenly frowned.
"Wait a minute." He stopped the waiter who was about to leave, "Is there mango juice in this drink?"
"Yes, this is a new product that the chef in charge of tonight's catering just developed." The waiter was a little confused. "Is there any problem?"
Gu Xian clicked his tongue and said, "Besides this wine, is there anything else with mango?"
"And some snacks..."
"Withdraw."
"ah?"
"I said to withdraw." Gu Xian glanced in the direction of Xie Yunjing. He didn't know when Gu Leyu went there, but probably to give face to the host, everyone else temporarily stepped aside, giving him and Xie Yunjing a chance to talk.
"Go notify the kitchen and quickly send someone to remove all items containing mango ingredients."
The waiter was a bit embarrassed. "Is it because the food and drinks today are mostly new creations developed by the chef using mango as an ingredient. If we were to remove them, we'd have to clear most of the table."
"Then quickly replace it with something else!" Gu Xian said impatiently, "I don't like mangoes!"
Of course, the little waiter didn't dare to disobey the eldest young master of the Gu family, not to mention that Gu Xian's eyes suddenly became a little fierce.
The waiter left in panic, but Gu Xian, who didn't like mangoes, didn't put down the cocktail in his hand and continued to drink it sip by sip.
He looked towards Xie Yunjing again in annoyance, only to see that the latter had actually walked over to him without him noticing, and was already close to him.
Behind Xie Yunjing was Gu Leyu, and Gu Xian was just wondering what trouble his younger brother had made.
Xie Yunjing pushed him up to the edge of the table, then placed his hands on either side of his body. He glanced in the direction the waiter had left, lowered his head and leaned closer to him, "What bad things are you doing behind my back again?"
"..." The faint smell of alcohol on Xie Yunjing's mouth made Gu Xian blink. He reminded him in a low voice, "There's nothing wrong with you——"
Xie Yunjing held the wine glass in his hand and wanted to drink, but he immediately reacted violently and covered the rim of the glass with his hand: "Don't drink!"
"Hmm?" Xie Yunjing's tone was confused and aggrieved, but his eyes were clear. "So stingy that you won't even give me a drink?"
Gu Xian realized that it was probably his stupid brother who had offended Xie Yunjing in some way, so Xie Yunjing came to him to act.
He rolled his eyes, took his hand away from the rim of the glass, and even handed the glass to Xie Yunjing: "There is mango in the wine, aren't you allergic? Drink it if you want to die."
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