"You looked quite impressive just now."
Du Yuanzhe was picking something to eat at the dining table when Xia Ningmi walked over to him.
When Du Yuanzhe heard this, he knew that she had seen everything.
"It's just so-so. It just makes Jiang Chelin feel angry but can't vent it."
Du Yuanzhe handed her a small dessert.
Xia Ningmi took a bite and secretly sighed in her heart that he was worthy of being the dessert master specially hired by Jiang. The taste was just right and not too greasy.
Seeing Xia Ningmi finish one dessert and want a second one, Du Yuanzhe teased, "Aren't you worried about the calorie explosion now?"
Xia Ning paused and withdrew her hand.
"Mr. Xia, how are you these days?"
At this time, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie came over to greet Xia Ningmi.
Du Yuanzhe smiled politely and left the area.
In such business exchange occasions, Xia Ningmi is the most eye-catching and popular person on the scene. There will be no bad people around her, and it is basically impossible for her to find a place to laze around like Du Yuanzhe.
Xia Ningmi's expression returned to indifference, and she spoke to the man in a flat tone.
Du Yuanzhe ate some more food and looked around. He felt that he was the only one who was eating seriously. Everyone else was there to make connections and perhaps to close some business deals at the birthday banquet.
Du Yuanwen may have been watching him. He walked over and asked, "Has your family been starving you for three days and three nights?"
Du Yuanzhe ate a piece of fruit and said, "Aren't all these things here for people to eat? I don't have the appearance of wolfing down food. You can't just not eat and not let me eat, right?"
Du Yuanwen was helpless: "Then what is your purpose in coming here with me?"
Du Yuanzhe pretended to be proud and said: "I just scolded Jiang Chelin and made him dare not talk back."
Du Yuanwen looked at him suspiciously: "You don't dare to talk back? Are you sure that's Jiang Chelin?"
Du Yuanzhe said: "What I said is true. I can't help it if you don't believe me."
Du Yuanwen wanted to ask more questions, but at that moment, Mr. Jiang came out accompanied by Wang Lianxuan. Although his face was full of wrinkles, his steps were still very steady, and his eyes were gentle, like a kind old man.
Of course, no one would really think that he and the 趙.
Du Yuanzhe's gaze fell on Wang Lianxuan, and his eyes became deep.
Finally it’s out!
Wang Lianxuan also looked at the people in the hall and said silently in her heart: "It seems that Wei Lingling is really gone. Good luck to her."
[I have said that the heroine has great luck and that ordinary means cannot deal with her. Now you can only use Mr. Jiang’s connections to attack the heroine’s career in the entertainment industry and thus affect her luck.]
"I know. I have a plan."
Mr. Jiang walked to the podium and said loudly: "Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend my birthday banquet. I hope that everything I have prepared tonight will satisfy everyone."
Naturally, the people below gave him a round of compliments.
Master Jiang said, "Chelin, Lianxuan, you two come up."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Are they going to announce the engagement of Jiang Chelin and Wang Linxuan?
Jiang Chelin frowned, and secretly decided that if Master Jiang really ignored his wishes and tried to match him up with Wang Lianxuan, he would not dare to give Master Jiang face and refuse in public.
He and Wang Lianxuan walked up to Mr. Jiang together.
Old Master Jiang held their hands and said, "Although my son and daughter-in-law are unfilial, I have a filial and capable grandson. I don't have to worry about the Jiang family being left without successors a hundred years from now. I hope everyone can take care of Che Lin for me."
The scene was silent as everyone waited for his next words.
Old Master Jiang pulled Wang Lianxuan to his side and said with a smile, "Although Chelin is filial, he is really too busy and may not come home for several months. Fortunately, Lianxuan is here to fulfill his filial duty. During this period, I am grateful to Lianxuan for keeping me company and relieve my boredom. This old man of mine is not like a lonely old man. Lianxuan is like my own granddaughter. Today I will introduce her to everyone and let her get to know you uncles and aunts."
The people attending the birthday party were a little confused.
I thought that the old man is old and can't even speak clearly. You should give me a definite answer as to whether this person is my granddaughter-in-law.
Many people secretly criticized her in their hearts, but they agreed with her on the surface, praising Wang Lianxuan for her talent and filial piety, saying that she was much better than their own sons and daughters.
Du Yuanzhe narrowed his eyes and saw this scene, secretly sighing that Mr. Jiang really wanted to protect Wang Lianxuan.
He called Wang Linxuan and Jiang Chelin to the stage together, sending a signal that he treated Wang Linxuan as his grandson's daughter-in-law, especially when he said that Wang Linxuan was fulfilling her filial duty on behalf of Jiang Chelin.
It's just that Grandpa Jiang knows that Jiang Chelin has a girlfriend now. He understands his grandson's personality and can't push him too hard, so he said that Wang Linxuan is like his own granddaughter. This is nothing more than giving Jiang Chelin a step down, and at the same time making Jiang Chelin feel that there is still room for maneuver in this matter.
With Jiang Chelin's proud character, as long as there is a way forward, he thinks he can do it. He has always had the capital to be proud, but it is not easy to outsmart Jiang Laozi, this old fox.
Du Yuanzhe knew that what would follow was a game of chess between Jiang Chelin and Mr. Jiang.
With Mr. Jiang holding Jiang Chelin in check, Wang Lianxuan can deal with Wei Lingling freely. This is not good news.
Du Yuanzhe frowned and thought about countermeasures silently.
After Master Jiang finished his speech, it was time to dance. Master Jiang said, "Chelin, you and Lianxuan will perform the opening dance."
Jiang Chelin had originally wanted to perform an opening dance with Wei Lingling to tell everyone about Wei Lingling's identity and at the same time discourage Jiang from trying to match him up with Wang Lianxuan. Unfortunately, Wei Lingling was driven away by Du Yuanzhe's divisive words.
Jiang Chelin's plan failed. Old Master Jiang personally asked him to dance the opening dance with Wang Linxuan. He couldn't disobey Old Master for such a small matter, so he had to agree and extended his hand to invite Wang Linxuan.
Wang Lianxuan put her hand in Jiang Chelin's palm. Although she had a shy expression on her face, she always raised her head and looked at others with a smile, appearing to be very confident and graceful. When others saw her performance, they secretly praised the old man for his good taste.
As the opening dance ended, other people gradually pulled their partners onto the dance floor to dance. The atmosphere of the birthday banquet began to reach its climax, and everyone was enjoying the atmosphere of the moment.
Du Yuanwen asked, "There are quite a few young women here. Do you want to invite one to dance?"
Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "Not interested."
He only wanted to invite Xia Ningmi, but the situation was too obvious now, and it was not the time to expose their relationship.
Seeing that someone was looking for Du Yuanwen to discuss cooperation again, Du Yuanzhe quickly dodged, found a corner to sit down, and picked up the oranges on the table and ate them one by one.
When Xia Ning found him, he was looking at the dancing people with a contented look on his face.
"Why don't you go dancing?"
Xia Ningmi walked to the sofa next to him and sat down.
Du Yuanzhe joked: "If I dance with someone else, will you just chop me with a big knife?"
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "I will chop down the person who dances with you."
Du Yuanzhe shrank his neck and said, "Then I'd better not hurt innocent people."
Xia Ningmi asked him, "What would you do if you were in this situation today?"
Du Yuanzhe knew what she was asking and said, "I can't let this happen. Jiang Chelin is too proud and confident. He thinks he can solve everything, so he doesn't care about the details. Maybe he can solve everything in the end, but many of the processes involved are not necessarily necessary."
"No matter why Wang Lianxuan is favored by Grandpa Chiang, it is not a reason for Grandpa Chiang to match them up at will, not to mention that Jiang Chelin already has a girlfriend. If I were Jiang Chelin, I would let Grandpa Chiang choose between his grandson and Wang Lianxuan."
"It's a pity that Mr. Jiang knows Jiang Chelin too well, so he always asks Jiang Chelin to compromise on some harmless little things. Jiang Chelin may think that he has an open heart, but emotional matters are not simply about love or hate."
"Just like you don't want me to dance with other women, how could Wei Lingling feel good if she saw the photo of him dancing with Wang Lianxuan?"
[Based on Wang Linxuan's scheming, she will definitely send today's photos to Wei Lingling]
[This is a completely unnecessary sad point, but it exists because of the hero’s arrogance and arrogance]
Du Yuanzhe shook his head and handed the cleanly peeled orange in his hand to Xia Ningmi.
Xia Ningmi ate an orange and said, "Don't underestimate Mr. Jiang. He used this method to deal with Jiang Chelin. If he were to deal with you, he would use a different method. You can't beat him."
Du Yuanzhe was not worried at all: "If I can't beat you, I still have you. I didn't say one thing just now. The biggest difference between Jiang Chelin and I is that you are my girlfriend. You won't let anyone else get close to me."
[After all, my Qiqi is a big jealous person]
Xia Ningmi raised her eyebrows and looked at him: "You always want to rely on me, aren't you afraid that others will say you are a gigolo?"
Du Yuanzhe shrugged and said, "This is inevitable. Who told me to find a strong woman as my girlfriend? When our relationship is made public, there will definitely be a lot of comments like this. But I don't care. They are all jealous and envious. Believe it or not, if this opportunity is placed in front of them, they will definitely not let it go. I will not give others the opportunity to take advantage of me."
Seeing Xia Ningmi finish eating the orange, Du Yuanzhe handed her a tissue.
Xia Ningmi wiped her fingers and was about to speak when an annoying fly came over.
"Mr. Xia, may I have the honor of asking you to dance with me?"
Du Yuanzhe's face darkened. Guys, are you pretending he doesn't exist?
Xia Ning looked at the man coldly.
The man was frightened by Xia Ningmi's aura, but he suppressed his trembling and waited for her answer.
[I have some courage, but unfortunately I don’t have good eyesight]
Du Yuanzhe stood up and said with a smile: "You are late. President Xia has already accepted my invitation."
After saying that, Du Yuanzhe stretched out his hand and bent over to invite Xia Ningmi.
Xia Ningmi put her hand into his palm.
The two of them walked onto the dance floor together without even looking at the man.
As the two began to dance, everyone who saw this scene was so shocked that their dance steps were messed up and they stepped on their partner's feet one after another. For a while, the dance floor was filled with cries of pain.
“小杜總，那，那是二少嗎？”
杜元聞順着這人的目光看去，整個人愣在原地。
他弟弟在和夏凝覓跳舞？
他眼花了吧。
身邊人喃喃道：“夏總竟然進舞池跳舞了，早知道她會答應邀請，我就多邀請幾次了。”
“別自戀了，首先你得長得和杜二少一樣帥。”
“不過還是太不可思議，夏總參加了那麽多次宴會，這是我第一次見她跳舞。”
“她第一次參加宴會的時候，毫不留情地拒絕了十幾個人的舞伴邀請，其中也不缺長得帥的人。”
“難不成夏總看上杜二少了？”
八卦是每個人的愛好，大多數人都會對比自己地位高的八卦感興趣。
衆人的目光一會兒落在跳舞的兩人身上，一會兒看向杜元聞，表情很是豐富。
杜元聞打發掉第n個來探口風的人，很想把杜元哲拉過來好好審問，他和夏凝覓究竟是怎麽回事，難不成真想不開打算吃軟飯？
蔣澈霖和汪憐萱跳完開場舞後就出了舞池，他同樣看到夏凝覓和杜元哲跳舞，不由得挑了挑眉。
去年的慈善晚宴上夏凝覓雖然出聲維護杜元哲，但他始終不覺得兩人會有什麽關系，再加上之後沒聽到兩人什麽消息，蔣澈霖更是認定兩人沒關系。
只是今天這支舞稍稍改變了蔣澈霖的想法。
但他又很清楚杜元哲對衛菱菱的感情，杜元哲剛剛還在替衛菱菱打抱不平，按理說不應該這麽快移情別戀。
那這一幕又怎麽解釋？
蔣澈霖第一次覺得自己腦容量不夠用。
而他身邊的汪憐萱同樣呆住了。
在心裏瘋狂問道：“你不是說夏凝覓喜歡蔣澈霖，杜元哲喜歡衛菱菱嗎？這是怎麽回事？”
惡毒女配和深情男配一起跳舞，這世界敢不敢再幻滅一點！
劇本不是這麽寫的啊！
【我猜測可能是蔣老爺子太重要了，宿主改變了他的劇情，由此引發了一系列蝴蝶效應，杜元哲和夏凝覓可能因為某些原因走得近了些】
汪憐萱理智回歸，若有所思道：“有沒有可能兩人都知道了對方的心思，決定合作拆散男女主，自己好趁虛而入？”
【不是沒有這種可能】
“如果真是這樣，或許可以找機會利用他們一下。”
【請宿主謹慎對待，夏凝覓十分難對付，宿主最好不要主動招惹她】
汪憐萱也聽說過夏凝覓的傳聞，雖然詫異這種人竟然會是惡毒女配，但她之前經歷的種種告訴她最好聽系統的。
“那就在杜元哲身上想辦法。”
柿子挑軟得捏，不能得罪夏凝覓，但可以想辦法利用杜元哲。
杜元哲和夏凝覓還在跳舞，他低聲道：“今天之後，我在圈子裏應該就出名了。”
【娛樂圈還沒出名，倒是先在權貴圈出名了】
夏凝覓淡淡道：“不高興嗎？”
杜元哲搖頭：“我想過出名，但沒想過會是這種方式。”
“在我們這個圈子，可不會因為你演了幾部爆劇就能出名。”
“這倒是，這個圈子看得始終是財力。”
兩人終究沒有太高調，一曲結束就分開了。
“我今晚可能不會回家，你別等我，記得早點休息。”
杜元哲在分開前說道。
然後他就被杜元聞拉了過去，兩人提前離開蔣家老宅。
杜元哲坐進車裏，故意詫異道：“我們為什麽走得這麽急？”
杜元聞沒好氣道：“你再不走就得被無數人圍住，到時候想走都走不了。”
“這麽可怕嗎？”
杜元聞盯着他問道：“你和夏凝覓是怎麽回事？”
杜元哲抿嘴，道：“本來這事我也沒想刻意瞞着，哥既然問了，那我就告訴你，其實我和她正在交往。”
杜元聞擡手摸摸他的額頭，疑惑道：“你也沒發燒啊，怎麽就開始說胡話了？”
他本來還懷疑杜元哲和夏凝覓之間有什麽，現在聽到這話突然就覺得自己想多了。
杜元哲躲開他的手：“我沒說胡話！”
杜元聞被逗笑了：“你當我傻嗎？夏凝覓是什麽人，稱一句當今煙城商界的女王都不為過，她會喜歡你？我的弟弟啊，就算是覺得你樣樣優秀的咱媽都不敢這麽想。”
陳蓉珊當然不敢這麽想，她恨不得離夏凝覓遠一點。
杜元哲怎麽也想不到他選擇說實話，杜元聞卻一個字都不信。
杜元哲很不高興：“我怎麽了？她怎麽就不能喜歡我？你還是不是我親哥，怎麽能這麽看不起我！”
杜元聞摸摸他的頭，嘆氣道：“元哲啊，有些人就是妖孽得不像話，我們得認，夏凝覓那麽有本事的人，只會找一個比她更有本事的，蔣澈霖都不一定合格，更何況你呢？”
這話越說越紮心。
杜元哲翻白眼：“照你這麽說，她是找不到合适的人了。”
杜元聞竟然點頭了：“我真覺得夏凝覓這輩子就和她的事業過了。”
杜元哲面無表情。
他不知道自己該為杜元聞對夏凝覓的推崇而驕傲，還是對杜元聞看低他而生氣。
雖然他自己也知道，正常情況下，他和夏凝覓是兩個世界的人，不怪別人覺得他們不可能。
夏凝覓竟然還問他擔不擔心別人說他吃軟飯，呵，在別人眼裏，他連吃軟飯的資格都沒有。
更可氣的是，這個“別人”裏還包括他的親大哥。
算了，躺平吧。
杜元哲不再辯解。
杜元聞卻沒放過他，好奇道：“夏凝覓為什麽和你跳舞？”
杜元哲随口胡謅道：“有個男的一直纏着她，她就拿我當擋箭牌，說必須長得比我帥才能入她的眼。”
杜元聞恍然道：“我早就聽說夏凝覓追求者無數，她不厭其煩拿你當擋箭牌也是有可能的。”
他又看看杜元哲，笑道：“你雖然沒什麽本事，單論長相，能勝過你的可沒幾個人。”
杜元哲一臉呵呵。
說真話你不信，假話倒是信以為真。
兩人一起回了杜家老宅，陳蓉珊随意問了下壽宴的事，兄弟二人默契地沒提杜元哲和夏凝覓跳舞的事，一家人随意聊了會兒天就回房休息，杜元哲也在老宅住下。
他一回房就和夏凝覓打電話吐槽。
“你敢相信？我都準備坦白了，結果我哥他連一個字都不信，非說我在騙他。”
夏凝覓道：“這樣你就暫時不用擔心和家裏人解釋了。”
杜元哲心想也是，壞心眼道：“我就等着他們自己發現，如果媽怪我瞞她，我就拿我哥出來擋槍，誰讓他看低我。”
夏凝覓：“......你們真是兄友弟恭。”
杜元哲笑笑，問道：“你回家了嗎？”
他和杜元聞是提前離開的壽宴，那會兒壽宴還沒結束。
“已經到家了。”
杜元哲前腳剛走，夏凝覓後腳也離開了壽宴，完全沒去管壽宴那幫人的驚訝與猜測。
“我已經在老宅住下，你記得早點休息。”
杜元哲關心夏凝覓幾句，就挂掉了電話。
躺在床上，杜元哲思考汪憐萱下一步會做什麽，該怎麽從系統身上得到他想知道的信息。
叮鈴鈴——
路軒的電話打過來。
“艹艹艹，我剛才就該再返回去，竟然錯過這麽大的熱鬧！”
杜元哲把手機遠離耳朵：“你吃興奮劑了？”
路軒幽怨道：“元哲，你不夠哥們啊，我之前還擔心夏凝覓和蔣澈霖聯手，沒想到你竟然拿下了她，我太佩服你了。”
杜元哲坐起來，詫異道：“你覺得我和她有關系？”
路軒道：“元哲，你不會想編瞎話騙我吧，就夏凝覓那性格，你倆沒點事她能和你跳舞？”
杜元哲突然熱淚盈眶，親人啊，還是有人相信他的。
“你就不覺得我配不上她？”
路軒：“元哲，你能這麽想就說明沒有被感情蒙蔽理智，我估計你們兩個長久不了，趁這段時間，多給自己争取點好處。”
杜元哲心中的感動瞬間消失。
他黑着臉道：“你想多了，我們會長長久久，你等着看就知道了。”
嘟——
說完就把電話挂了。
叮——
路軒的信息緊跟着發了過來。
路軒：“兄弟，我支持你，今後我就跟着你吃香喝辣了”
杜元哲氣笑。
這家夥倒是會順着杆子往上爬。
接連被杜元聞和路軒兩個人氣到，杜元哲已經沒心思想其他事，心想明天還得早起拍戲，閉上眼睛開始睡覺。
......
小胖來老宅接杜元哲去片場，好奇問道：“哲哥，老蔣總的壽宴是不是聚集了衆多商界名流？”
杜元哲點頭：“确實有很多。”
“夏總去了嗎？”
杜元哲扭頭看他，突然想起來他是自己和夏凝覓的cp粉，心裏莫名感慨：“胖啊，還是你最相信我。”
小胖不明所以，只是笑着點頭：“那當然，我無條件相信哲哥。”
杜元哲充滿鬥志道：“我肯定不會辜負你的信任。”
小胖感覺杜元哲今天格外興奮，小心問道：“哲哥，你是不是受什麽刺激了？”
難道壽宴上有人向夏總求愛？
小胖的思緒開始發散。
Du Yuanzhe looked ahead, his eyes bright and firm: "I'm fine."
Liu Xu was waiting for them on the set. Seeing Du Yuanzhe going into the dressing room to change clothes after saying hello, he asked Xiao Pang, "Did he take stimulants today?"
Xiaopang whispered, "Maybe something happened at the birthday party last night, and Brother Zhe was upset."
"What could have happened to provoke him like this?"
Xiaopang expressed his guess: "Maybe he met a rival in love who is better than him."
Liu Xu smiled and said, "That's good. Competition is motivation. He will have to go through this eventually."
Xia Ningmi was both pretty and rich, so she had many suitors. In the past, there were always suitors who sent flowers to the company, but after Xia Ningmi ordered the people who sent flowers to be thrown out, those people no longer dared to send flowers.
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