"Young Master Yan thinks too highly of me. Enough with the formalities, let me offer you a toast."
Within ten minutes of entering the venue, Young Master Yan and Young Master Wang had already drunk several glasses of wine while exchanging compliments and toasts.
Qin Xiu thought that his master was just going to attend the banquet, to put the Yi and Wang families in their place, make a brief appearance, garner a lot of praise and steal the limelight from the Yi and Wang families, and then leave.
But he clearly underestimated Yan Shao's playful nature, or rather, he increasingly couldn't understand what his master wanted to play.
Naturally, in any setting where Yan Shao is present, whether or not it is Yan Shao's own will, he will naturally become the focus of attention.
After all, in this world, people's eyes are always focused on the most dazzling person.
At the opening banquet of Yi Wang Real Estate, Yan Shao naturally became the focus of attention.
This was truly an irony for the two hosts, Yi Changxing and Wang Da Gongzi.
"Wenjie, did you invite Yanhan here just to annoy yourself?"
Yi Changxing had always been extremely polite to Wang Wenjie, his future son-in-law, but this time, his tone was extremely displeased.
Clearly, he didn't know beforehand that Wang Wenjie would invite Yan Shao to the event. If he had known, he would definitely have spoken out to stop it.
"Uncle Yi, I'm not very familiar with Yan Han. As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.' How can we understand each other without getting to know each other?"
Yi Changxing's face was gloomy, and his sinister gaze was undisguisedly directed at Yan Shao, who was surrounded by the crowd in the center of the venue. His hand holding the cup had an unusual bluish-white color between his knuckles.
He suppressed his anger and listened to Wang Wenjie's explanation. He adjusted his breathing slightly before speaking earnestly.
"Wenjie, if you want to understand Yanhan, you can just ask me. Why go to all this trouble? Besides, today is our grand opening day, and seeing him really makes me uncomfortable!"
Yi Changxing's initial fear of Yan Han and even the Yan family has now turned into naked hatred.
He only regretted his lack of ability; otherwise, he would have trampled and ravaged Yan Shao and the Yan family like ants to vent his anger.
He never considered that the reason his Yi family was in such a sorry state, needing to marry his daughter to a disabled man in order to get the group out of its predicament, lay with his daughter, and with him, but never with the Yan family or Young Master Yan.
Wang Wenjie remained noncommittal about Yi Changxing's words, but inwardly he was quite dismissive.
To be honest, he didn't think Yi Changxing understood Yan Han; in fact, he often looked down on Yi Changxing from the bottom of his heart.
However, he truly liked Yi Wei. Although she was a bit dim-witted, at least her face was pleasing to the eye. With his physical attributes, it wouldn't be easy for him to find a woman who was both of equal social standing and good-looking to be his wife. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in his thirties and still unmarried.
Whether Yi Changxing knew about Wang Wenjie's thoughts or not, he was now treating the Wang family as his lifeline. Moreover, he even hoped that the Wang family would not only help him out of his predicament, but also give the Yan family a good beating.
Therefore, when Wang Wenjie proposed to set up a real estate company in L City, Yi Changxing agreed without hesitation.
Yi Changxing was aware of the ridicule and mockery from the outside world, but he had high hopes for the Wang family. Therefore, he was only thinking about showing off in front of Yan Han once Yi Wang Real Estate was on track.
Unexpectedly, the future son-in-law actually invited Yan Han to the event. Is this man an idiot?
Wang Wenjie was no fool. He invited Yan Han to the event not only to get to know him better, but also for another very important reason. And he couldn't possibly tell Yi Changxing this reason.
The guests at the reception had mostly arrived. Wang Wenjie and Yi Changxing, the hosts, were already seated in front of the stage, while the emcee and staff were busy preparing for the speeches.
Yan Shao and Qin Xiu sat in the center of the first row behind the podium, their eyes fixed on Wang Wenjie and Yi Changxing's backs.
"Sir, is Wang Wenjie doing this on purpose?!"
Qin Xiu was very dissatisfied with this arrangement, but Yan Shao just smiled at him and said, "You're overthinking it!"
Yan Shao's magnanimity almost made Qin Xiu afraid to acknowledge him.
Has something good happened to you lately, sir? You seem to be in a great mood!
Well, Qin Xiu admitted that he was probably overthinking things.
Soon, Qin Xiu realized that he hadn't thought too much about it.
After Wang Wenjie and Yi Changxing finished speaking, some minor celebrities began to perform to entertain the audience. The stage was filled with singing and dancing, while in the audience, people left their seats and gathered in twos and threes to drink, chat, and build relationships.
As for Yan Shao, who stands at the top of the food chain, he is naturally the one who is fawned over. He only needs to stand there, and people will come to chat and flatter him in an endless stream.
As Yan Shao's special assistant, Qin Xiu naturally received the same treatment as Yan Shao.
The two were surrounded by several guests, sipping wine and casually chatting about current affairs, when suddenly a surge of people appeared over there.
Yan Shao subconsciously raised his eyelids and glanced past the guests in front of him towards the crowd.
Then they saw Yi Wei, dressed in a white dress, accompanying Wang Wenjie, who was being pushed by his assistant, as they slowly walked to the center of the venue.
"Sir, should we go say hello?" Qin Xiu leaned closer and asked in a low voice.
Clearly, he spotted Yi Wei immediately. After all, Yi Wei was indeed beautiful, the kind of beauty that would make her stand out in a crowd.
"We'll see!"
Yan Shao gave a faint reply, looked away, and continued chatting with the other guests about current affairs.
Neither his mood nor his facial expression seemed to be affected by Yi Wei's appearance.
Qin Xiu thought for a moment, took a glass of wine, pushed through the crowd, and walked towards Yi Wei and Wang Wenjie.
Yan Shao did not stop him, which clearly meant he tacitly approved of his actions.
Qin Xiu, holding his wine cup, walked straight toward the couple, judging by their faces alone.
He parted the crowd and walked up to Yi Wei.
As Yan Han's subordinate, Qin Xiu had always been regarded as a servant by Yi Wei, so there was nothing inappropriate about his initiative.
However, when Yi Wei saw him, it was as if she had seen a terrifying monster.
"Miss Yi, Mr. Wang, congratulations!"
When Yi Wei first saw him, she was startled and then a little scared, and involuntarily took two steps back.
Her gaze unconsciously swept across the room, and soon she saw the man who stood out from the crowd, the one who was the most eye-catching even in the center of the crowd. The expression on his face was incredibly interesting in that instant.
Seeing Yi Wei's reaction, Qin Xiu immediately understood that everything Wang Wenjie had done today was intentional and premeditated.
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