The tall boy nodded silently at Chen Bo, his handsome face showed no expression, but he inexplicably showed a sense of loss.
"An... Ning Rong, right?" Chen Bai smiled. "Hello."
Ning Rong glanced at Chen Bai silently: "My name is not An Ningrong."
An Xing laughed so hard that he hiccuped.
Chen Bo: ...This kid is not as cute as Xingzai at all!
The young man's expression was a little distorted, and his peach blossom eyes glared at him. Considering that this person was brought by An Xing, Ning Rong felt that he had to give him face.
"Hello, Bo."
A tall and strong boy called him "brother" in a muffled voice, and Chen Bai suddenly remembered the story of the one hundred and eight brothers.
The young man exchanged a few pleasantries, then left silently with his glass in hand. It's not a good time to make friends today, let's do it another day.
The two of them sat back in the corner, and An Xing thought about what had just happened and felt a little confused.
"That was Second Aunt, right? Why did she come to the party?"
This kind of banquet requires invitations. Uncle An's status does not qualify him to be invited, and there is even less reason for Tan Xiu to receive an invitation.
Ning Rong: "I'm not sure, but if I'm not mistaken, she wasn't brought here by An Zhaoyuan, she came with a friend."
Although few, some people do bring their friends to the banquet.
An Xing still felt something was wrong. He looked around the venue but couldn't find Tan Xiu.
I don’t know why, maybe it’s the aftereffects of my past life, but An Xing felt uneasy when he saw Tan Xiu approaching Ning Rong.
The boy came up to the boy and muttered, "If you encounter difficulties, you can go to your parents or me, don't go to them."
Ning Rong took a look and inexplicably felt that this little fool seemed to be afraid of something.
After he was recognized, the two branches of the An family had not eaten together. It was said that this was because his second aunt had some problems at home and was busy. According to the information provided by An Xing, the car dealership run by the second aunt's brother ran into trouble and almost caused a death. She was very worried recently.
Ning Rong was thoughtful. This was the first time he had met this Second Aunt. Although she acted generous and dignified, Ning Rong felt that she was a little fake and her kindness to him seemed fake.
Looking at the little fool's appearance, Ning Rong felt... well, it was definitely not the brothers' fault, it was just that this Second Aunt was not good enough.
He raised his hand and stroked the boy's curly hair, comforting him softly:
"I know. Don't worry."
An Xing was still trying to think of how to make Ning Rong wary of Second Aunt. When he heard this, he was stunned and suddenly realized.
Ning Rong is the real young master of the An family. No matter what conspiracy An Hao's family has, Ning Rong should be the one to worry about. After all, this is also part of growing up.
Which boss doesn't have annoying relatives? No one else can tell you, but Brother Chen has a bunch of relatives who do nothing and take advantage of him.
Anyway, it's impossible to sever the relationship, so just get along with it.
An Xing patted Ning Rong's shoulder with emotion: "Come on!"
Through this banquet, An Zhaoming and Shen Ying met some close friends and told them Ning Rong's true identity. So in the second half, Ning Rong and An Xing were taken by the two to meet people everywhere.
——It mainly introduces Ning Rong, An Xing is just there to make up the numbers.
The behavior of the An family couple also made everyone understand that even though An Xing was not their biological child, she still had an important position in the An family. Didn't you see that not only the An family couple, but even the real young master of the An family was very close to An Xing?
Regardless of what these people were thinking, the An family was socializing throughout the entire banquet and only breathed a sigh of relief once they got into the car.
"I'm so tired."
Ning Rong looked to the left, and saw An Xing had slumped in his seat like a curly jelly. To the right, Chen Ying leaned elegantly in her seat, lazy and decadent. Finally, looking in front, An Zhaoming took a bottle of JianXbao, gulped it down, and instantly regained his energy.
Ning Rong: ...
Ning Rong: "Dad, did you know that Second Aunt is coming to the banquet today?"
With Uncle Li driving, An Zhaoming turned around and looked at his son: "Is your second aunt here? I didn't see her!"
Ning Rong nodded: "She bullied An Xing."
The curly-haired little jelly opened his eyes blankly. The two adults in the car turned their heads at the same time and looked at Ning Rong with burning eyes.
"What?!"
"At the banquet today, Second Aunt came over to ask me if Xingxing still lives at home, when he will move out, when he will transfer his household registration, and if his parents are partial to him if he hasn't moved yet..."
"Fuck her!"
Without waiting for Ning Rong to finish speaking, An Zhaoming instantly became furious and cursed.
"It's our family's business, none of her business!"
Ning Rong nodded: "Yes, she bullied Xingxing."
Ning Rong's logic was very simple. Tan Xiu came to him and asked these questions. On the surface, she was concerned, but in fact, she was trying to sow discord, and she hoped that he, the real young master, would feel repulsive to An Xing. There was nothing wrong with saying that Tan Xiu was bullying An Xing.
Chen Ying slowly sat up straight, her voice was gentle when she spoke, but her eyes had turned cold.
"Xingxing and Rongrong were taken by mistake. If anyone should care, it should be my second brother. My sister-in-law came to ask about this herself. Haven't you been busy with your own family affairs recently? Haven't you had a good talk with my second brother?"
The woman sighed and looked at her husband.
"If the company is not busy recently, don't let your second brother and nephew work for you every day. Give them a holiday, let them take good care of your brother and sister-in-law, and reunite as a family."
An Xing translated it in his mind and understood.
Mom openly said that Tan Xiu was meddling in other people's business, but in fact she wanted Dad to warn Uncle An and An Hao that if they didn't take care of Aunt An, they would be in trouble.
As a member of the An family, An Xing felt that he should say something. He thought hard and spoke softly:
"Don't be angry, Mom and Dad. Second Aunt is just too concerned about Brother Rong. After all, the whole family has long known that Brother and I were taken away by mistake, so it's inevitable that they treat Brother differently."
Ning Rong felt refreshed after being called. He stroked the little curly hair and nodded lightly.
"Yes, they just care about me too much."
The little drama queen was full of tea, and Ning Rong was still telling lies with his eyes open. After being interrupted, An Zhaoming and Shen Ying's anger subsided a little. They looked at the two children, laughed and shook their heads. In the end, it was An Zhaoming who spoke.
"Okay, don't worry about their business, we know what's going on."
The two of them agreed, and An Xing collapsed back into a curly-haired little jelly.
*
An Zhaoming is a very thoughtful person, and this thoughtfulness is reflected both in his career and in his family.
At that time, An Xing was not suitable to inherit the family business, so An Zhaoming invested in many parties to ensure that even if the little fool did not take over the company in the future, he could live a worry-free life by receiving dividends from various companies.
After learning that the two children were taken away by mistake, An Zhaoming was not in a hurry to recognize them. After discovering that the two children got along well, he took Ning Rong back to the An family with An Xing as the bond to slowly cultivate their relationship.
Now that their relationship is almost established, it's time to make it public. He sets out to pave the way for his son, but finds that his younger brother and sister-in-law do have some thoughts that they shouldn't have.
——What do you want to do by stirring up trouble between the two children? Do you want to make their family restless?
For An Zhaoming, it was not surprising that his brother's family had some small thoughts, after all, An Xing was unable to take over the company before. From a big picture perspective, handing the company over to his nephew was more likely to be more reliable than handing it over to outsiders.
Who doesn't want to make progress? Besides, An Hao is his nephew, so he still cares about him to some extent.
But now, An Zhaoming doesn't care whether his brother's family wants to make money, show off, or make progress. His only bottom line is his family. And Tan Xiu's behavior has touched his bottom line.
After returning home from the banquet, An Zhaoming went straight to the study without changing his clothes and called An Zhaoyuan. Anyway, the second son did not do much at the company every day, so he might as well go home and accompany his wife.
He did not follow Chen Ying's suggestion and send his brother and nephew back home to eat him. On the one hand, there was no need to tear his relationship with him. On the other hand, his nephew was young and naive after all. By keeping him under his nose, he could see what his brother and his family were trying to do.
After hanging up the phone call from his younger brother, An Zhaoming contacted his capable secretary with an expressionless face.
"Xiao Xu, there's a job... You don't have to work overtime on the weekend! Find out more when you have time, and I'll give you extra money!"
"There is a group of hooligans around the neighborhood where Rongrong used to live. They have been keeping an eye on Rongrong for a long time... Check this group of hooligans and try to find their leader, a man called 'Brother Hai'."
"The An family doesn't have enough connections in this area. You go find Xingxing's teacher, Xiao Rui from the design department. Ask him to pass on a message to the Xiao family and investigate the car accident together with the kid from the Xiao family."
*
After the banquet, the news about the An family spread quickly and obscurely. It spread quickly because it was really explosive news, and it spread obscurely for the sake of the An family's reputation and because of An Xing.
Logically speaking, when such a mistaken child happened, An Xing, as a fake young master, should slowly fade out of the public eye, leave the An family, and return to his biological parents' home. But now everyone knows that the Ning family couple sacrificed themselves for a just cause, and An Xing has nowhere to go, so he still lives in the An family.
——Although no one knows whether it is a temporary or permanent stay, as long as he does not leave the An family, everyone will have to consider the An family's face.
Not to mention, as everyone knows, An Xing has a powerful backer like Lu Tianchen.
So, some people who like to watch the fun figured it out. Oh my god, An Xing not only still lives in the An family, but also seems to have a good relationship with the real young master, and there is a big boss like Lu Tianchen behind him. What else can this do? Slip away.
"...Brother Bo told me that An Hao wanted to instigate others to deal with me, but it was Sun Cheng who was so rude. However, no one in the group paid any attention to him, so he shut up!"
On Sunday evening, when Lu Tianchen was driving to pick up An Xing to go home, the young man was sitting in the passenger seat, gesticulating and talking proudly.
Lu Tianchen: "You guys have a group? Why am I not in it?"
The boy was momentarily stuck, looking at the man innocently, his round almond-shaped eyes rolled around before he spoke confidently:
"In our group, all the members love to eat, drink, and have fun, and they all want to live a carefree life. Look, Bo's eldest brother is not in the group!"
"Brother Chen, you are so great, isn't it normal that you are not in the group?"
The man drove the car and only glanced sideways at the boy with a smile on his face, as if he accepted the explanation.
An Xing secretly let out a breath and leaned back in his chair, thinking that his brother Chen was really hard to appease and he had to flatter him in order to please him.
Sigh!
"People like Sun Cheng are nothing to be afraid of. But you should be careful with your second uncle and his family. Don't have too much contact with them."
Hearing this, An Xing was about to nod vigorously to show his approval, but suddenly hesitated, and felt a little embarrassed to move forward.
"Brother Chen, when I say this about An Hao's family...don't you think I'm being too harsh?"
Zengzi said, "I examine myself three times a day." An Xing felt that he was a person who was good at self-reflection and correction. He also reflected on whether it was wrong to put on tinted glasses for An Hao's family because of what happened in the previous life. After all, they had not had time to do anything in this life.
But later An Xing found that he couldn't do it. An Xing couldn't forget the harm that An Hao's family had caused to their family in the previous life.
In this life, many things have been changed by him, but many things have remained unchanged, such as An Hao's hostility towards him, and the fact that An Hao's family knew the truth about the wrong baby but still concealed it.
Therefore, An Xing felt that not influencing others with his likes and dislikes was his limit. It was simply impossible for him not to hate An Hao and his family.
He couldn't tell anyone about his rebirth, and he couldn't tell his parents Ning Rong about these little thoughts. Only in front of Lu Tianchen could An Xing reveal these little thoughts.
So even though it's unfortunate that he was taken away by mistake and all the family wealth isn't his, but Brother Chen, his best childhood friend, is still his, right?
While the boy was daydreaming, the car had already entered the underground garage. Lu Tianchen turned off the engine, leaned back in his chair, tilted his head slightly, and looked at the boy.
"You're not exaggerating at all. People who make you hate them are definitely extremely bad people."
The boy stared at the man with wide eyes.
Lu Tianchen smiled slightly. Looking at this smile, An Xing suddenly remembered the Lu Tianchen he accidentally saw at the banquet on Friday.
The man was dressed in a suit and was surrounded by people. He lowered his eyes, shook the goblet in his hand, and raised his head to take a sip. There was no fluctuation in his sharp and narrow eyes, and he was so calm and indifferent even when talking to people.
Unlike when he was talking to him, Lu Tianchen was smiling from his eyebrows to the corners of his mouth.
Lu Tianchen seemed to only smile at him in such a nice way, An Xing thought. This realization made him feel light and his sense of accomplishment surged up like a wave.
"So don't think too much. I will always be by your side."
Looking at the man leaning closer, even though the ventilation system was working well, An Xing still had the illusion of having difficulty breathing.
Oh no, he thought dazedly, I must have eaten too much dinner.
He is carsick!
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