Ruan Tang gradually figured out a way to get along with Austin. After getting to know him carefully, he actually felt that this crazy guy Austin was not as difficult to get along with as others imagined.
At least, he treated his nominal partner pretty well.
At the same time, after waking up, Ruan Tang received an invitation to an Imperial Star Banquet.
In the extravagant and decadent aristocratic circles of the Imperial Star, the idle nobles are holding banquets almost every moment for the upper-class nobles who love eating, drinking and having fun to pass the time.
Ruan Xi is a celebrity at this type of banquet. She has many supporters and has made many devoted admirers.
But Ruan Tang actually doesn't really like this kind of banquet. For him, it is better to stay at home and read books than to attend such social occasions, so he has no idea how many times he has rejected this type of banquet invitations this month.
But if you refuse something like this, it's okay once or twice, but if you refuse too many times, people will start gossiping.
It would have been fine if he had not been married before, but now that he is married, he represents the face of the royal family and the Dukedom of Austin.
She hasn't appeared in such a public occasion for a long time, and her husband is the notorious Duke Bluebeard of the Empire, which always arouses people's imagination and causes a lot of rumors... The Queen will also be unhappy.
So, Ruan Tang thought about it and agreed to the party.
At the appointed time, he arrived at the gathering place in the Duke of Austin's Palace's special hovercraft.
"Long time no see, Ruan Tang. No, no, I should call you Duchess now." As soon as Ruan Tang entered the room, the host of the party, Countess Wengers, and several other noble ladies came forward to greet him, "You are a very busy person. This is the first time you have come out for an event since your marriage. You really make me feel proud."
He looks warm and cheerful, and is friendly to everyone, but in fact he is a shrewd person who knows how to choose the right dish according to the situation.
In the past, when Ruan Tang was out of favor in front of Ruan Ming, he never paid any attention to Ruan Tang. Now that Ruan Tang's nominal identity has become the Duchess of Austin, he can also become familiar with Ruan Tang freely on the surface.
Ruan Tang was well aware of the rules of this circle. When others smiled at him, he smiled back: "I just got married, and I am not very busy with many things. I hope you can bear with me."
"After all, it's a newlywed relationship, it's as it should be... We can all understand." Upon hearing this, several noble ladies nodded in agreement, no matter what they thought in their hearts.
This can be considered one of the benefits of Ruan Tang and Austin's marriage. No matter what these people think of him in their hearts, they will not give him face because of Austin and the royal family.
The banquet lasted a very long time.
After Ruan Tang greeted everyone she needed to socialize with, she found a place to sit down, alone, away from this world of decadence and extravagance.
Although she was the Duchess of Austin, everyone knew that she was just a reproductive tool, so no one paid attention to her or disturbed her, leaving Ruan Tang alone in peace.
It was not until another bright and lively figure appeared at the banquet that many people turned their inquiring eyes to Ruan Tang.
"It's Xiaoxi. Long time no see. You look really beautiful today."
"It's been a long time since we last saw Researcher Ruan."
"Isn't this Master Ruan? I wonder when I can drink the wedding wine between you and Master Shen..."
It’s Ruan Xi.
Compared to Ruan Tang, the so-called Duchess, who is not liked by her father, married to the Duke of Austin as a reproductive tool by her family, and whose husband is a lunatic and obviously does not care about him much, and who lives from today to tomorrow, Ruan Xi is the most beloved son of Marshal Ruan Ming, the beloved fiancé of Shen Mozhi, and an Omega who has won the admiration of a large number of outstanding Alphas.
Ruan Xi is a celebrity at such a banquet.
No matter whether they are really familiar with him or just pretending to be familiar with him, they are all willing to approach him and get close to him for his future prospects.
Likewise, there were many people who couldn't get forward, and they cast their inquiring gazes directly or implicitly at Ruan Tang...
Although the identities and status of this pair of brothers are very different, the fact that Ruan Tang had two engagements canceled because of Ruan Xi is also a fact that Ruan Tang had his own fault.
And every time Ruan Tang and Ruan Xi meet, there will be something interesting to watch.
Now, even if Ruan Tang is only a duchess in name only, her status has been greatly improved compared to before.
Now that the two of them have appeared in the same occasion again, how can people not be looking forward to seeing a good show?
But in the face of their expectations, Ruan Tang disappointed them. He only glanced towards the noisy place when the crowd was bustling, and then he was indifferent to the fame or criticism and turned his gaze away.
He never looked at his beloved brother again.
It was as if he didn't know him at all, which made those who were waiting to watch the show so angry that their teeth were itching.
Although Ruan Tang did not cast a glance in the direction of Ruan Xi, Ruan Xi had been secretly paying attention to Ruan Tang while socializing with others...
Ever since Ruan Tang got married, he had been waiting for the good news that Ruan Tang would die accidentally after being skinned alive and having her glands dug out by Austin, so that he could smoothly and completely replace Ruan Tang as the protagonist of the world and gain the power of the entire world.
Unexpectedly, things went against one's wishes. Ruan Tang had been married for such a long time, but nothing happened and no news at all.
But he couldn't get in touch with the protagonist Ruan Tang for a long time, and couldn't slap Ruan Tang in the face, so the aura and energy he stole from her became less and less...
He is not the real protagonist of the world. He can only rely on the stolen energy to purchase system props in order to maintain his charm and attract more people to fall in love with him.
Seeing that his energy was getting lower and lower, Ruan Xi didn't bother to find out why Ruan Tang was not dead yet. When he heard that Ruan Tang showed up at the party, he rushed over without stopping, intending to slap Ruan Tang in the face first, arouse his anger and the contempt and hostility of others towards him, and gain a wave of energy first.
"Brother, I have something to tell you. Can you come with me?" Ruan Xi walked up to Ruan Tang in front of everyone with a pitiful look and spoke nervously, acting like a graceful and elegant lady.
As he spoke, he looked very intimate and was about to hold Ruan Tang's hand.
Before he could touch her, Ruan Tang had already thrown away Ruan Xi's hand and said in a cold tone, "I don't think we have anything to say."
He didn't know what Ruan Xi was trying to do, but every time he met him in such a public place, it would end up as a big drama that made people laugh.
Ruan Xi wants to be a laughing stock for people's entertainment, but Ruan Tang doesn't want to.
Besides, he didn't think there was anything left to talk about between him and Ruan Xi.
"Brother, I know I was wrong. It's all because of me that you and Brother Zhou had a misunderstanding and ended up like this. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have married Duke Austin. It's all me...it's all my fault. Don't hate me, don't blame me, okay?" Ruan Xi saw that he was about to leave, but she didn't give him a chance to escape. She grabbed Ruan Tang's hand, as if Ruan Tang had done something to him, and tears welled up in her eyes.
He cried out in pain, but his voice was not small: "I don't expect you to forgive me, but seeing you like this now, and having such a fight with Brother Zhou, I feel really uncomfortable..."
Because of his loud voice, there were already many people secretly spying on them at the banquet hall, and suddenly more people's eyes fell on them.
As expected, as soon as he met Ruan Xi, he would put on a show again.
"You think too much. The Duke and I have been living a good life since we got married. I don't have time to hate you, nor do I have time to blame you." Faced with such a scene, Ruan Tang no longer knew what expression she should make. She only felt that her mentality had become like a pool of stagnant water, without even the slightest ripple.
Ruan Xi seemed to have some kind of histrionic personality. The more people saw him, the more he held on to Ruan Tang and cried even louder: "Brother, seeing you like this, I would rather you hate me and blame me. I know you must be having a hard time, and I feel really bad..."
Seeing his beautiful appearance, Ruan Tang finally couldn't stand it anymore. She pushed Ruan Xi away and turned away.
I feel like I really can't afford to lose this person.
Ruan Xi was gently thrown by him and fell heavily to the ground: "Ah~" she screamed miserably.
"Ruan Tang, what do you mean? Don't be so shameless here!" Shen Mozhi and Zhou Yao were not here today. Seeing Ruan Xi fall to the ground, just like in the past, one of Ruan Xi's other suitors, the youngest son of Duke Fedia, immediately rushed forward in anger, helped Ruan Xi up, and acted as his protector.
He looked at Ruan Xi, whose face was covered with tears, with heartache, and glared at Ruan Tang: "I'll give you one last chance, you apologize to Xixi right now, otherwise I'll make you pay!"
"No, Owen, don't be like this. Brother didn't mean it. He just felt so bad..." Hearing this, Ruan Xi immediately wanted to protect Ruan Tang.
Owen immediately felt even more distressed for Ruan Xi: "Xi Xi, you are too kind. You were completely deceived by this vicious person Ruan Tang..."
Ruan Tang looked at them like this and felt as if she was watching some kind of drama, which was absurd and ridiculous.
"How could I be so shameless! I won't apologize today. I want to see what Master Ferdia can do to me?" Ruan Tang didn't know why every Alpha would become like this when seeing Ruan Xi. She just looked at this dandy boy and sneered.
He used to be too lazy to argue with these people. In fact, he really didn't think Owen Fedya could do anything to him.
He didn't do anything wrong, why should he apologize?
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