Chapter 371 Iris's Suspicion, Just Like an Old Friend (Part 2)
The second floor of the villa.
Yi Ci stormed into the study room angrily: "Old man, what's wrong with you?"
Yi Hansheng, who was processing documents, asked: "?"
Yi Ci: "What's that pile downstairs?"
Yi Hansheng: "The one who came to celebrate your birthday?"
"Didn't I just tell you to invite a few friends? Who told you to call all those people over?"
Yi Hansheng: "Isn't this simple? How simple do you want it to be?"
Yi Ci: “…”
"Besides, the people I invited are your friends, right? The daughter of the Zhang family, you were classmates in elementary school; the second daughter of the Zhao family, didn't you two even dance the opening dance together? And that Li family..."
"Stop!" Yi Ci's temples throbbed violently. "What I meant was, I can hire someone myself. You don't need to call those random socialites and rich girls!"
"Tsk..." Yi Hansheng understood that his own son disliked him for being nosy.
The brat really didn't give him any face at all.
"Hey! Now that they're here and have given us gifts, we can't turn them away, can we?"
Yi Ci immediately wanted to go crazy.
Especially when I walked to the window and saw the bunch of glamorous and hypocritical men and women on the lawn, I felt even more irritated.
Originally, he only invited a few classmates and didn't plan to make it so grand. Who was he showing off his wealth to?
He felt uncomfortable all over when he thought about Jiang Fuyue giving him that kind of knowing and teasing look.
But Yi Hansheng followed and looked at the gradually lively place in the garden with satisfaction: "There are not many people here, they are all children, and there are no adults. Why do you feel uncomfortable?"
"It's an 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony after all. It wouldn't be in line with our family's conditions if we didn't hold a good one, right?"
Yi Ci: “…” Stop talking and shut up!
Yi Hansheng sighed lightly, feeling a little dissatisfied.
Suddenly, Yi Ci fixed his gaze on a certain spot on the lawn, and the next second, he was surprised: "I'm leaving."
After saying that, he ran away like the wind.
Yi Hansheng stood there without moving, his eyes sweeping thoughtfully across the garden downstairs, and suddenly stopped at a certain place.
There were four figures, three women and one man. Just looking at their clothes, you could feel the youthful student spirit, which was out of tune with the people around them who were dressed exquisitely.
Yi Hansheng subconsciously felt that the four people might be different.
Sure enough, when Yi Ci ran to them and chatted and laughed, the guess was confirmed.
When did that brat get along so well with ordinary students?
He had no intention of belittling these classmates, but compared to Yi Ci's bad friends and the second-generation rich kids, they were indeed very different.
Yi Hansheng watched with interest. Suddenly, the tallest girl among the four looked up in his direction.
Yi Hansheng leaned back subconsciously, and a pair of bright and charming peach blossom eyes flashed before his eyes.
When he finally realized what was happening, he was stunned.
The glass has been specially processed to prevent peeping. People inside can see outside, but people outside cannot see inside. What's more, he is the president of Yi Group, and the other party is just a little girl of seventeen or eighteen years old - why is he hiding?
In the garden downstairs, although Yi Ci was talking to Liu Bowen, his eyes never left Jiang Fuyue. Seeing her looking up, he subconsciously asked, "What are you looking at?"
Jiang Fuyue retracted her gaze: "Nothing."
But at that moment, the feeling of being spied on was very obvious.
Liu Bowen: "Why don't I see any students from No. 1 Middle School?"
Yi Ci: "We invited about a dozen people, but they probably haven't arrived yet."
"This is your birthday present." Liu Bowen handed over a gift bag containing a beautifully wrapped square paper box. "I wish you eternal youth and happiness every day."
Yi Ci accepted it, being too polite to be a school bully: "Thank you."
Lin Qiao: "This is mine. It only has a shelf life of three days. Eat it as soon as possible."
"Thanks."
When it was Wan Xiutong's turn, she was really shy and stammered: "For you...for you...happy birthday..."
He uttered a few words with difficulty and hid behind Jiang Fuyue, his red cheeks the same color as cooked shrimps.
Yi Ci scratched his head, "Thank you."
Just as Yi Hansheng knew, he actually didn't have much interaction with these "good students". They avoided him like the plague, and he was too lazy to pay attention to them.
The reason for inviting Liu Bowen and others was to invite Jiang Fuyue as a natural consequence.
But at this moment, listening to their simple yet sincere blessings, Yi Ci suddenly felt a warmth in his heart.
There is also a bit of helpless and cute awkwardness.
Jiang Fuyue also took the opportunity to offer her own: "Happy birthday."
Yi Ci's eyes lit up, but he didn't do anything rude like opening the box on the spot. Instead, he held the box tightly.
"Hehe...thank you."
At this time, the housekeeper came to call him, and another wave of guests arrived. They were the children of Yi Hansheng's partners. Yi Ci gave him a black face on the spot.
The housekeeper was sweating profusely: "First, the gentleman said that guests are guests and basic etiquette cannot be lost."
Yi Ci: "Let him come down to entertain the person he called."
The butler's legs went weak: "Master, stop joking..."
How could a gentleman of his status possibly come down in person to entertain these little brats? Even their parents might not have this honor.
In the end, Yi Ci left cursing.
Before leaving, he said to the four people: "I will be there in a while, you can eat something first, and if you are bored, you can just walk around."
Then he winked at the housekeeper: You can go, just take good care of the place for me!
The butler breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly.
He personally led Jiang Fuyue and others to visit around the garden and introduced them to some of the Yi family chef's best desserts.
Wan Xiutong took a bite and her face lit up immediately: "It's delicious!"
The housekeeper smiled and nodded: "As long as the guests like it."
Lin Qiao, a foodie, dove right in and couldn't pull herself out. As she ate, she commented, "This lava cheese is sweet but not greasy, and the bursting texture is absolutely amazing! There's no refrigerator smell at all. It's more authentic than any dessert I've had in any Michelin restaurant!"
Liu Bowen didn't like these sweet things. He ate a fried chicken leg and thought it would be better if he had an ice cola.
The butler seemed to hear his thoughts and immediately handed him a cup with cold steam still coming out of the cup.
"Burp——" Perfect!
Jiang Fuyue couldn't help but frown after taking just one bite of the dessert. This taste...
"Jiang Jiang, I didn't lie to you, did I? Isn't it delicious?" Wan Xiutong blinked and waited for feedback online.
"Yeah, it's delicious." She nodded. It was so delicious that it was exactly the same taste that Lou Mingyue liked in her previous life.
Looking at the garden again at this time, Jiang Fuyue felt even more strange.
All I saw were large patches of blooming purple irises, with thick rhizomes and knife-broad leaves, lush and vigorous, demonstrating their tenacious vitality at all times.
"These flowers..."
Butler: "Are you talking about these irises?"
"Yeah." Jiang Fuyue lowered her eyes, her expression unclear, "Very beautiful."
This was the first of today's guests to notice the irises. The old butler suddenly became talkative, "Of course they're beautiful. The master pays a fortune to have experts take care of them, and the annual fee is about the same. He also occasionally prunes them himself. The shape of the iris bush we see here was created by the master."
"Really?" Jiang Fuyue asked in an ambiguous tone.
I saw large patches of irises that were trimmed neatly and simply. They looked ordinary from a close distance, but from a distance they took on the shape of a rainbow, with a gradient of colors showing the seven colors of the rainbow.
“Why is it cut into this shape?”
The butler smiled slightly. "Sir, you know, the iris is God's messenger, connecting the Earth with the rest of the world. It's a rainbow, a symbol of light and freedom."
Jiang Fuyue's eyes became more subtle.
Didn't she say this back then? And it was just a random lie, so there's no way to verify it. Unless you heard her say it yourself, it's impossible to learn it from other sources.
So, the owner of this house...
Last name Yi?
Suddenly, a young and tender face flashed through her mind. It stood in front of her with a stubborn look, its eyes red and aggrieved: "It really wasn't me!"
Just as Jiang Fuyue was lost in her memories, the housekeeper was called away. Liu Bowen and Lin Qiao also went to another long table to taste the food, while Wan Xiutong was attracted by the little squirrel that suddenly appeared and followed it unconsciously.
Jiang Fuyue was left alone.
He stood there, looking thoughtful.
"Tsk—what's the big deal?" A delicate snort came from the side, with a hint of obvious ridicule in her reserved tone.
Jiang Fuyue suddenly came back to her senses and looked over, only to see a girl in a light pink evening dress, delicate makeup, and her chin almost raised to the sky, looking at her coldly.
"?" Does she know this person?
Three thousand words, two updates at a time.
(End of this chapter)
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