Chapter 198 The most favored person in the Jiang family
In the noisy banquet hall, Jiang Wanning was in a corner, her eyes sweeping over everyone present.
Seeing these faces, some unfamiliar and some familiar, they were all staring at Xie Yanchuan on the stage.
There was jealousy, hatred, resentment, and even excitement in their eyes, but no one was happy for him.
Jiang Wanning was a little confused.
It wasn’t the first day that Xie Yanchuan was chosen as the heir of the Xie family.
Mr. Xie is nearly a hundred years old, and it is only a matter of time before he dies. She thought these people should have been prepared for this day.
But the current situation told her clearly.
These people were not prepared at all.
Whether they are slandering or secretly disobeying at this moment, they are actually nothing but jackals, tigers and leopards with wolfish ambitions.
Mr. Xie has lived long enough that at his current age, he has successfully outlasted a group of second-generation people, and even many of the third generation could not hold on.
He has enough dignity, so no one dares to act rashly against him.
But Xie Yanchuan is different. Compared with Grandpa Xie, or even other elders or people of the same age, he is really too young.
He was so young that he looked like a lamb to be slaughtered. Everyone wanted to pull him down from the "throne of God", peel off his skin and bones, and replace him.
What's more, among these "wolves", the one with the most vicious eyes is the biological father who is supposed to protect the "lamb" the most.
However, the young man who was being "attacked" by everyone so eagerly remained calm at this moment.
Such loneliness formed a sharp contrast with the noisy crowd below the stage.
It seemed as if the noise from the crowd had nothing to do with him, and it also seemed as if he had experienced such scenes countless times and was therefore accustomed to them.
Seeing this, Jiang Wanning couldn't help but grit her teeth.
She didn't know why, but her mind suddenly recalled the way Xie Yanchuan smiled in front of her in the afternoon.
He should be at an age where he can be unrestrained, but it seems like he has already taken on too much without realizing it.
Jiang Wanning felt an inexplicable sour feeling in her heart.
She really wanted to break away from the two aunts in front of her, walk up to Xie Yanchuan, hold his lonely hand, and tell him that he was not alone.
He will have someone to help him in the future.
Jiang Wanning knew it was wrong, but she still did it.
She walked up to the stage, and under everyone's astonished gaze, she raised her hands and easily flipped onto the stage.
The sudden appearance of the figure made the originally noisy venue quiet for a moment, and then an even more intense quarrel broke out.
"Who is this woman?"
"I've never seen that before. How dare she do that? Going on stage at a time like this, does she even know what kind of occasion this is?!"
"Whose daughter from the Pianzhi family is this? Take her away quickly. Don't you think this situation is not chaotic enough?"
Even Xie Yanchuan was stunned for a moment.
The originally indifferent expression he had when he looked at her suddenly changed a little: "Ningning, you..."
But before he could say anything, Jiang Wanning frowned coldly, and the sudden powerful aura made the people in the audience inexplicably weakened for a moment.
"I'm Xie Yanchuan's fiancée, the next wife of the Xie family's Patriarch. You say I'm not qualified to come up, but do you have any?"
Jiang Wanning curled her red lips slightly and glared at the person who had shouted the loudest in the crowd just now.
The latter obviously didn't expect that Jiang Wanning would lock onto him at a glance in the bustling crowd.
Seeing everyone's eyes turning towards him following the latter's voice, the man who spoke instantly weakened.
He was originally a young member of the most inconspicuous branch of the Xie family. He only dared to stir up trouble in the crowd. If he really had to face Xie Yanchuan, he probably wouldn't dare to do so even if he had ten times the courage.
"And you." Jiang Wanning finally became puzzled and looked directly at Xie Kaiwen: "I just don't understand. I hope your son will become a dragon. Since you are Xie Yanchuan's father, shouldn't you be the one who hopes for his best?"
A few people looked at each other across the crowd, and a fleeting gloom flashed across Xie Kaiwen's face.
At this moment, the uncle of the Xie family, who was standing beside Xie Kaiwen, warned Jiang Wanning, "Youngster of the Jiang family! This is not something you should say."
The atmosphere was tense for a moment.
Finally, someone in the crowd recognized Jiang Wanning: "Is Xie Yanchuan's fiancée the Jiang Wanning from the Jiang family?"
"...I heard that she is the most favored third lady of the Jiang family."
It seemed like an unintentional remark, but it made everyone present gasp in surprise.
Although Jiang Wanning and Xie Yanchuan did not announce the previous engagement party, they, the insiders of the Xie family, were still very aware of it.
Especially considering Jiang Wanning's terrifying family background, no one is willing to completely break off relations with her for the sake of face.
After all, the other party is extremely wealthy, and the group's businesses are spread all over the world. It's possible that one day he will need help from him, and if that happens, it will be too late to maintain the relationship.
Jiang Wanning had realized this from Xie Kaiwen before, which is why she dared to go on stage so "confidently" at this time.
The banquet hall, which had been noisy for a moment, became eerily quiet again at this moment.
Even Mr. Xie, who was still calm and composed in the wheelchair beside him, finally raised his eyelids and glanced at Jiang Wanning with some ambiguous meaning.
Xie Kaiwen, who was sitting in the audience, was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth at this moment: "Jiang family girl, you are still young. After all, this matter concerns the century-old foundation of my Xie family..."
He wanted to struggle in a roundabout way, but he didn't expect that as soon as he said this, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Mr. Xie again: "Enough, stop arguing!"
He seemed a little angry, and when he spoke again, his majestic and powerful aura almost made everyone present unable to raise their heads: "I have made up my mind, and this is settled."
"grandfather……!"
"Old man... please think twice!"
"Although she is Yanchuan's fiancée, her last name is Jiang after all...!"
Xie Kaiwen and his group in the audience seemed to be still unwilling to give in, but this time they had just started talking when they suddenly met Xie Yanchuan's eyes, who suddenly stepped forward and glanced at everyone with a cold look.
He protected Jiang Wanning behind him and stood in front of the stage without saying a word. The terrifying aura around him was no less than that of Mr. Xie before.
It also made the faces of those who were about to say something turn pale in an instant.
Yes.
It’s probably because Xie Yanchuan has been too restrained in the past two years.
So much so that they almost forgot for a moment that this kid was an absolute lunatic many years ago.
Everyone swallowed their saliva, and Mr. Xie also issued a final ultimatum at this time: "While I still have energy, choose a good date for the inheritance meeting of this head of the family. Let's set it on May 1st."
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