Chapter 78 Cold Palace
The banquet was scheduled to start at 6pm. Han Feng had been staying with Qu Tao since arriving in Yanshi in the morning.
The two left the company early in the afternoon. After finishing their makeup, Qu Tao drove directly to the banquet.
This banquet was held at Huifeng Hotel, which belongs to Difeng Industry. When Qu Tao and his friends arrived, it was just past six o'clock, and an endless stream of people were rushing towards the banquet hall.
Han Feng looked around, but did not see Pei Zechen and Xi Mozhou, but saw an unexpected face.
"Taozi, look, that person is He Yao."
Following the direction indicated by Han Feng's eyes, Qu Tao saw three people walking side by side in front of him after a few rows of people.
"Taozi, the one in the middle."
"The two sides are either middle-aged uncles in their 50s or old men in their 70s. How could I not know it was the one in the middle?"
The boy was wearing a white suit and his hair was combed back to a shiny finish. Because he had his back to them, Qu Tao stared at him for a long time and could only see his profile.
Unexpectedly, although Shi Jun and the boy were brothers, they did not look alike at all. Instead, they looked 50% like the uncle next to him.
"Is He Mingsheng on his left?"
"Yes, they also attended the birthday party of the old man. You may not have noticed."
"Oh..." Qu Tao thought to himself. If it wasn't for Shi Jun, he wouldn't have noticed it now.
The banquet officially started at 7 o'clock. After entering the venue, it was warm-up time, which was the time to drink and connect with each other.
There were snacks and red wine on both sides of the banquet. Qu Tao took a glass of red wine and walked towards the familiar people.
I don't know if it was because of Xi Mozhou's harsh words before, but after he came over, the few people who were originally gathered together and were very friendly, looked at each other and shut their mouths.
Damn, it's so boring. Qu Tao stayed for a few seconds and returned to Han Feng.
"Why did you come back so soon?"
"What do you think? I'm not welcome. It's all because of Xi Mozhou." Qu Tao complained and looked at the entrance of the hall, "Why haven't Xi Mozhou and your guy arrived yet?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you hear that the big guys always come out first?" Han Feng said, stuffing another small snack into his mouth.
Qu Tao looked at him irritably and spat softly: "What the hell, has he never thought that if I stay here alone, people will look down on me?"
"It's all because of what he did before."
Qu Tao's eyebrows were full of resentment. Han Feng nudged his shoulder, blinked, and gave him some advice.
"Then you go back tonight and teach him a lesson. It's best to strip him naked, press him under you, and abuse him as much as possible."
"......", Qu Tao was speechless and rolled his eyes at him, "Are you sure this is a lesson, not a reward?"
"You can just make yourself comfortable."
Qu Tao was too lazy to argue with him anymore. He drank the red wine in his hand and stared at the entrance of the hall.
When Shi Jun appeared beside Mu Jingyan, Qu Tao almost choked on the red wine he had just taken a sip of.
"Why is he here too?"
"Who?"
Han Feng, a little foodie, was still eating. When he heard his surprised voice, he looked towards the door of the hall.
When he saw Shi Jun's figure, he exchanged a glance with Qu Tao and looked towards the location of the He family at the same time.
The three members of the He family had their backs to the entrance of the hall and obviously did not notice the appearance of Shi Jun. Perhaps even if they noticed it, they might not recognize Shi Jun.
After all, Shi Jun was only a little over one year old when he left the He family. As for whether Shi Jun knew about his own life experience, Qu Tao was not sure.
Mu Jingyan patrolled the hall and finally fixed his eyes on Qu Tao.
"Where is Xi Mozhou? You won't be dumped so soon, right?"
Without waiting for Qu Tao to speak, Han Feng swallowed the last snack in his mouth and looked at him with disdain.
"What do you mean by being dumped? Even if your company goes bankrupt, my Taozi will never be dumped."
"Oh... is that so?" Mu Jingyan was equally disdainful, "Then I'll wait."
"Brother Mu..."
There was a tense smell in the atmosphere, and Shi Jun wanted to speak up to smooth things over, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was given a cold eye by Mu Jingyan.
"Shut up."
"Only people with no ability will get angry with the person next to them." Han Feng snorted coldly at Mu Jingyan, dragging Qu Tao to the sofa in the corner, "Taozi, let's go, lest we look at dirty things for too long and dirty our eyes."
Qu Tao was taken to the sofa in the corner by Han Feng, and looked at him jokingly: "Okay, I haven't seen you for a few days, and your little mouth has become poisonous."
"Birds of a feather flock together, and birds of a feather flock together. I am with you and your brother every day, so I am not supposed to be poisonous."
"Yo... you opened a dyeing room after giving me some color, are you scolding me in a roundabout way?"
"I'm glad to know."
"Show off."
Qu Tao gave him a shudder, his eyes locked on Shi Jun's direction.
Mu Jingyan was leading him towards the He family. Shi Jun's arms were hanging down, his fists were clenched tighter and tighter, and veins were bulging.
Qu Tao can now be sure that Shi Jun knows his own life experience!
"Mr. He, I didn't expect you to come to Yanshi. I haven't seen you attend a banquet in many years."
"Indeed, this time I came to Yanshi, mainly to take care of some private matters." Mr. He said, his eyes fell on Shi Jun, "Mr. Mu, who is this?"
Looks like, too much like, Mr. He turned his head and glanced at He Mingsheng next to him. This boy and He Mingsheng when he was young really look alike.
"Oh...him." A hint of contempt flashed across Mu Jingyan's lips. "He is my friend - Zhou Ye."
After Mu Jingyan finished speaking, he cast a warning glance at Shi Jun, "Why don't you say hello to Mr. He."
"Hello, Mr. He."
There was no expression on Shi Jun's face, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad. Mr. He's bright eyes when he saw him, but they dimmed instantly after hearing his name.
As if he didn't quite believe it, Mr. He was silent for a few seconds, looked into Shi Jun's eyes, and asked again.
"Is your last name Zhou?"
Shi Jun looked at him without saying a word, until Mu Jingyan elbowed him hard, and then he replied respectfully.
"Yes, Zhou Ye."
Shi Jun met Mu Jingyan when he was a bartender at Jinbihuihuang.
No one there would use their real name, and Mu Jingyan knew that he was using a pseudonym and had never asked for his real name.
In the final analysis, he was an insignificant person in Mu Jingyan's eyes.
Grandpa He still didn't give up and looked him up and down.
"Are you a local of Yanshi?"
"Yes."
"How old are you?"
"Twenty."
Grandpa He didn't ask anything this time, but just nodded lightly, and the last bit of light left in his eyes disappeared completely.
"Dad, are you feeling unwell?"
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"
Grandpa He took a step back and almost fell down. Seeing this, He Mingsheng and He Yao supported him in time and spoke at the same time.
Mr. He glanced at the two of them, then looked at Mu Jingyan with a wry smile.
"I'm old, sorry to embarrass you, President Mu. I'm a little tired. I'll go sit over there for a while, and you young people can chat."
At first, Qu Tao was still paying attention to the movements of Shi Jun and the He family, but when he saw Xi Mozhou and Pei Zechen accompanying Han's father at the door of the hall, he shifted his gaze.
"Fengzi, is uncle here too?"
"Of course, if he doesn't come, who will? Do you want to count on me? I don't know anything about company affairs."
"Your uncle is old, have you ever thought about taking over the company?"
"No, don't you have your brother to help you now? It won't be tiring for him."
Qu Tao glanced at him, looked at the silver watch on his wrist, and stood up.
"Okay, the banquet is about to start, let's not sit here anymore, we look like we've been banished to the cold palace."
Qu Tao said as he walked towards Xi Mozhou and the others. Suddenly, a small sigh came from the crowded crowd in the banquet hall.
Shi Jun punched Mu Jingyan and ran out of the hall door.
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