Inside the banquet hall, glasses clinked, wine flowed freely, and people chatted animatedly, their faces beaming with smiles—a truly lively scene. As soon as Sui Yi and Lin Xiao entered, they were spotted; after all, such favored children naturally commanded attention. Zhao's father quickly came over to greet them.
"Oh my, what a rare guest! Your arrival, Nephew Lin, has greatly honored my humble abode."
"...Damn, what is this guy saying? How can he be so funny! A humble abode? With that luxurious atmosphere all over the place, it's hardly worthy of the name. My god, what a jerk." Sui Yi couldn't help but laugh when she heard what Zhao's father said. But she couldn't be so casual in this situation, so she had to hold it in. However, her shoulders were shaking, and to prevent others from seeing, Sui Yi turned around and leaned against Lin Xiao.
"..." Lin Xiao looked at the woman's bold actions and really wanted to throw her over, but then thought better of it. For so many years, he had disliked physical contact with women, yet he had shown tolerance towards her; he didn't know what was wrong with him.
"Congratulations, Mr. Zhao, on the company's listing. This is a small token of my appreciation; please accept it." Lin Xiao stopped paying attention to Sui Yi's actions and instead looked at Zhao's father. After speaking, he gestured for Ah Xuan to present the gifts he had brought.
"Nephew Lin, you're too kind. It's the best that you came," said Zhao's father. Everyone present probably knew who Lin Xiao was. Although they didn't know his background, his abilities alone were enough to make people look up to him.
“You young people have something in common, so this old man will head over first. Yuandong, you stay with Mr. Lin.” After saying this, Zhao’s father walked to the group of elderly people. Zhao Yuandong came over to greet Suiyi and Lin Xiao.
"Mr. Lin, may I ask who this young lady is?" Zhao Yuandong asked, looking at Sui Yi who was holding Lin Xiao's hand. His tone was full of undisguised curiosity. This was the first time in many years that he had seen Lin Xiao bring a female companion to a banquet. In the past, he had always been alone, or he would send his subordinates to deliver a gift. This was the first time.
"This lady is surnamed Tao." Lin Xiao frowned, not wanting to elaborate on this topic, and simply introduced her.
"Oh, hello Miss Tao." Zhao Yuandong, being quite self-aware, didn't ask any more questions, guessing in his heart that this woman must hold a relatively high place in his heart.
"What do you want to eat?" Lin Xiao asked Suiyi.
"You go talk your business, I'll just go get something to eat over there." Sui Yi knew this was a business event, and most people here were looking for business partners. Since Lin Xiao was here, he must have his own things to do.
"Don't go too far, be careful." After giving Suiyi a word of advice, he turned and walked towards the area where the men were talking. Suiyi, on the other hand, went to the area where there were more women, intending to eat something to satisfy her hunger.
"Hey, cousin, look at that woman with her face covered..." a woman in a white dress said to the woman next to her.
"What's wrong?" the woman asked.
"He came with Lin Xiao. It's the first time I've ever seen Lin Xiao bring a woman to a banquet. They're acting all mysterious. I bet this woman is ugly," said the woman in the white dress.
"Don't say anything. It's none of your business what she wants to do," the woman scolded her cousin. Her eyes, however, were fixed on Sui Yi, as if trying to see something out of her.
"Cousin, everyone knows you are the perfect match for Lin Xiao. Your family background, abilities, and looks are all top-notch. It's just that Lin Xiao is blind to it."
"Cousin, let's go say hello." The woman appeared calm, but her heart was burning with anxiety.
“Alright, let’s take this opportunity to strip her of her veil.” The woman’s cousin spoke with an air of arrogance. After they finished speaking, the two walked towards Suiyi.
At this moment, Suiyi was eating the fruit on the table with a fork, which was quite inconvenient. Since she couldn't take off the cover covering her face, she could only stuff the fruit underneath, and she would accidentally get it dirty. She really wanted to take this cumbersome thing off. Suiyi prayed in her heart that something bad would happen, so that if there was any trouble, she would still be polite. How wonderful that would be.
Sui Yi ate slowly, then looked up and saw two women walking towards her directly in front of her. "Hehe, they're up to no good," Sui Yi thought to herself, thanking God for making her wish come true.
"What's the use of thanking God? You should be grateful that you have a trouble-causing constitution—oh no, I mean, a face," the system retorted.
"Get out of my way and don't bother this old lady."
The two women stopped, and the younger one spoke first, "Hello, are you a local? I've never seen you before."
“I’m not from here.”
"So what is your relationship with Brother Lin Xiao?"
Sui Yi was surprised. It turned out that she hadn't caused these two troubles. "We're friends," Sui Yi replied ambiguously.
At this moment, the older one spoke up, "Miss isn't a local. It's fate that you've come here. If you feel uncomfortable in any way, please tell us. After all, we are women and understand how women conduct themselves."
"[This woman, it's a shame she's not an opera singer, she talks so sweetly. The emotions in her eyes are so complicated. Sigh, her cultivation is not up to par!]" Sui Yi complained to the system, looking at the woman's two-faced nature.
"That's right, no one in this world can compare to you, Master, you old devil." The system shook its head, quite regretfully.
"Damn it, have you taken the wrong medicine?" Sui Yi couldn't help but curse when she heard the system's words.
"Women are so hard to please. If you treat them well, they'll suspect you have ulterior motives. If you don't treat them well, they'll say you're sick. Sigh! How can there be such a creature as women in this world?" the system sighed.
"You've made the same mistake again. I'm telling you, System..." Sui Yi was interrupted by the system before she could finish speaking.
"Master, stop! Don't just focus on criticizing me and ignore that beautiful lady. Look at her eyes, they're practically spitting fire."
"???" Sui Yi returned to reality with a question mark on her face, looking at the little beauty who was radiating anger, completely dumbfounded!
“I said, what’s wrong with you? My cousin kindly offered to introduce you to some high society people, but you ignored her and have no manners at all.”
"How stupid, they've been used as pawns and they don't even know it." Sui Yi guessed what it was all about as soon as she saw it.
"Cousin, it's alright. It was my overestimation of myself, Miss. I'm sorry to have bothered you." The beautiful woman made an embarrassed expression.
"I don't care, I want to see what gives you the right to be so arrogant here." After saying that, the pretty girl couldn't help but reach out to Sui Yi, trying to lift Sui Yi's veil.
"Amitabha, if you don't go to hell, who will? I'm sorry, benefactor." Suiyi looked at the outstretched hand, feeling a surge of anticipation, and quickly lifted it up.
Suiyi felt a tickling sensation in her ears, and her face felt light as her veil was removed.
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