Chapter 206
Xu Yihuan stopped in her tracks and turned to look.
The group of people who came over looked to be in their mid-twenties, walking in twos and threes.
Among them, Xu Yihuan also saw a very familiar person, who was holding the arm of one of the boys.
Is that Xia Wan? Is she here too?
Xu Yihuan didn't say anything and turned to leave, but they called her back.
"Stop right there! Did I tell you to leave before you started moving?"
Xu Yihuan stopped and looked at them indifferently, as if they were nothing more than clowns in her eyes.
Several people were stung by such gazes.
"Where's your gigolo? What? Too scared to come to a place like this?"
Xu Yihuan frowned: "Are you sick?"
Where did she get this gigolo?
Although Xu Yihuan was thinking this, Tan Zhixu also came to mind.
Today is his grandfather's birthday, and even his parents are outside greeting guests. He and his grandfather have such a good relationship, so why is he nowhere to be seen?
Actually, they really wronged Tan Zhixu. At this moment, Tan Zhixu was like a young girl waiting to be married, locked up in a room.
Even though he was burning with anxiety, Old Master Tan just sat firmly on the sofa, leaning on his cane, with his eyes closed.
He would open his eyes immediately once he sensed Tan Zhixu's movement.
"You are not allowed to go down."
Actually, today is not Mr. Tan's real birthday. Everyone thought that Mr. Tan wanted to take advantage of the holiday to celebrate his birthday quickly with many people around.
Unexpectedly, this day was actually an auspicious day calculated for Tan Zhixu by that important person more than ten years ago.
Tan Zhixu's fate was not good from childhood, which he said was all due to his status.
Tan Zhixu was born into wealth and privilege, and his destiny could not suppress it, so he would suffer a backlash. Therefore, he needed to hide his wealth and privilege until he grew up.
If nothing happens by the time you turn twenty, then you've probably escaped danger and nothing will happen afterward.
So, Mr. Tan's original intention was to take advantage of this banquet to announce the news of his grandson, Tan Zhixu.
However, the master said that the auspicious time must be the same as the age. Tan Zhixu is twenty years old, so the time must also be 20 o'clock.
Therefore, to prevent any accidents, Tan Zhixu was not allowed to go out before 8 p.m., and at most he could lean on the railing on the second floor and look into the distance for a while.
Grandpa Tan sighed, as if he had already guessed what Tan Zhixu wanted to say.
"Xu Yihuan is here. You'll see him soon. It's almost six o'clock now."
It's almost six o'clock, and Grandpa Tan will be going down soon, leaving Tan Zhixu alone in the room.
At that time, however, Tan Zhixu's whereabouts were no longer something they could control.
Upon hearing this, Tan Zhixu managed to suppress his annoyed expression.
Xu Yihuan frowned in disgust as she looked at the radiant rich second-generation in front of her.
"I heard your dad opened a project in the new district. Tell him, can I join in?"
A son of a high-ranking official made a joke, and as soon as he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
"Young Master Cai, aren't you putting them in a difficult position?"
"No matter how well others are doing now, it can't compare to the century-old foundation of the capital."
"Do you think she'd be willing to give it up? The new district is booming, and she's only asking you for a piece of the pie. Don't get your hopes up, Mr. Cai."
"That's right. The reason she's even here is because she sacrificed her gigolo's ass. Otherwise, why isn't the gigolo here?"
This generation grew up being protected by the previous generation, so they can speak without any taboos because they know that even if they cause trouble, there will be plenty of people willing to clean up their messes.
Xu Yihuan had no intention of offending them, so she turned to leave.
He had just turned around when Xia Wan called out to him.
"stop."
"Xu Yihuan, do you still remember what happened at the mall?"
"I'll let you go as long as you apologize to me."
Xia Wan was originally following behind Pei Yutang, but they broke up because of the mall incident. Later, she found a good opportunity to get together with this group of second-generation reds.
Xu Yihuan was too lazy to speak, while Xia Wan was surrounded by a large group of people.
The group's gazes were fixed on Xu Yihuan, making it hard for her to breathe.
Xu Yihuan tightened her grip on the bag, her eyes narrowing.
His gaze swept over the group of people.
Today is the old man's birthday banquet, and she has no intention of causing trouble.
But now it seems that she only has two paths in front of her.
Conflict or forbearance.
Xu Yihuan pursed her lips, and after a long while, she finally made up her mind and was about to speak.
A cool voice came from behind.
"Apologize for what? Why should my sister apologize to you?"
Who do you think you are?
Two casually uttered words caused a drastic change in the expression of a high-ranking official's son.
Following her gaze, she saw a man in a black suit, hands in his pockets, walking with long strides, exuding a gentleness that didn't match his appearance, standing forcefully in front of Xu Yihuan.
"Oh, I thought it was someone else? It's Young Master Pei?"
"What? Mr. Pei had a daughter late in life? Another little sister for you?"
Pei Yanzhi's expression remained unchanged, and he spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly: "You're all overthinking it."
"Let me introduce you. This is my aunt's biological daughter, Xu Yihuan."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yihuan's previously calm expression immediately changed, and her sharp eyes turned to Pei Yanzhi.
Pei Yanzhi nodded and gave her a reassuring look.
Everyone's expression changed. They exchanged glances and, after confirming that no one knew about this, they relaxed again.
After all, although the Pei family wasn't much, Pei Yi'an and the others still had to respect them.
After all, Pei Yi'an's position is one that even their fathers wouldn't dare to offend.
Judging from their reactions, it's obvious that nobody knew about this, so it was probably just a fabrication by Pei Yanzhi, that paper tiger.
They're not easily intimidated.
"Look at what you're saying. If this were Director Pei's daughter, then I..."
"And how are you?" A gentle yet firm voice rang out.
Everyone's eyes turned to the source of the attack.
Pei Yi'an held a glass of champagne in her hand, looking at them all with an indifferent expression.
Despite being only 1.68 meters tall, she gave the impression of looking down at you.
"Pei... Pei Si?! You're here too!"
Pei Yi'an ignored them.
Place the champagne on the tray held by the waiter next to you.
He walked resolutely toward Xu Yihuan.
Xu Yihuan's blank expression remained unchanged, making her look adorably silly.
Pei Yi'an felt a sudden pang of sadness and reached out to pull her into his arms.
Warm, soft hands gently patted Xu Yihuan's back.
"It's okay, baby, Mommy's here, don't be afraid."
These familiar words instantly transported Xu Yihuan back to elementary school.
At the time, she got into a fight with a classmate at school, and the fight ended in a draw.
Pei Yi'an did the same, squatting down and gently patting her back to tell her that it was okay, she was there.
Xu Yihuan's head rested stiffly on Pei Yi'an's shoulder, disbelief filling her chest and her heart pounding wildly.
I didn't dare blink, my heart felt like it was being choked by something, and I couldn't describe the feeling.
"Mother?"
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