Chapter 55 Don't Be Afraid I'm Here

Recently, a big event happened in Beijing. Jiang Zhi, the youngest son of the Jiang family who had been missing since childhood, was found!

It was obvious that Jiang's father intended to release this news. With his help, the news spread quickly. When Jiang's father announced that he was going to hold a banquet, almost everyone knew the purpose of the banquet.

All of a sudden, everyone's speculations came pouring in like snowflakes. Even though they are all powerful and influential, it is human nature to be curious. Even if one is rich, curiosity is unavoidable.

The older ones still pretended to maintain their dignity, but the younger ones could not care less and tried their best to find out the current situation of the Jiang family.

These wealthy people may appear to be friendly and respectful to each other at ordinary times, but most of them have received an elite education that puts profit first. Once profit is involved, even brothers can turn against each other without any psychological burden.

Although the Jiang family had two sons in the past, the younger son was lost when he was young, leaving only Jiang Yi, so the other party naturally had no worries about seizing the inheritance rights.

I don’t know how many rich second-generations envied Jiang Yi in the past. Although he didn’t have any special abilities, he could still easily inherit the Jiang family.

But the situation has changed unexpectedly. The youngest son of the Jiang family has been found after being lost for so many years. And judging from the way Jiang's father is preparing to make a big show to bring him back, Jiang Yi is in danger.

I won't talk about those who have a good relationship with Jiang Yi, but those who don't have a good relationship with him should take the opportunity to poke the other party's heart. Who made Jiang Yi too arrogant in the past and offended many people?

So, Jiang Yi, who had just learned that his father was going to make a big fuss to bring Lu Ze back home, received a "greeting" phone call before he had time to get angry.

As he was in a bad mood at the moment, he didn't even have time to look at the caller's name before answering the call. When a hateful voice came from the other end of the phone, Jiang Yi realized that the caller was a rich second-generation rich man who had always been at odds with him.

The second-generation rich man laughed unabashedly: "Jiang Yi? Why do I hear you're in a bad mood? That shouldn't be the case. Isn't there a big happy event happening in your Jiang family right now? I thought you should be very happy now, so I called you to tell you the good news, hahaha."

"Cheng Yelei, it's none of your business whether I'm in a good mood or not, right?" Jiang Yi resisted the urge to curse, he had no choice. He wanted to curse, but if he really cursed, within half an hour, everyone in their circle would know that he cursed because Jiang Zhi was found.

Maybe this unlearned Cheng Yelei has secretly clicked the record button, ready to laugh at him.

In this case, he should keep calm.

It has to be said that the person who knows you best is always your enemy. At this time, Cheng Yelei did click to record, and was a little disappointed to see that Jiang Yi just had a bad tone but didn't curse at anyone.

Cheng Yelei had no choice but to sigh deliberately: "Why are you so angry? Don't I care about you? You must be very happy that your brother is back? That's right, how can you not be happy? The Jiang family's huge industry is finally shared with you. Otherwise, it would be too hard for you to manage it alone, right?"

"Yes, I do work hard, unlike you, hahaha. How many times have you failed in business? You must have lost a lot of money, right? Oh, I heard that your father has cut off your living expenses recently, and you are so poor that you have to sell the store at a low price?" Jiang Yi looked like he was going to eat someone. Isn't it just hitting a sore spot? Who wouldn't do that?

Jiang Yi continued: "Hey, tell me, you have come to this point, but you don't know how to talk to us friends. We can help you, right?"

Bullshit help! If Jiang Yi knew how miserable Cheng Yelei is now, it would be a relief if he didn’t laugh at him.

Cheng Yelei was so angry that he hung up the phone after failing to win over Jiang Yi in a verbal battle. He muttered, "The family reunion party will be held in a few days. I wonder how happy you can be!"

In fact, let alone the family recognition party in a few days, Jiang Yi's mood was already bad enough right now, and he was so angry that he directly broke the teacup on the table.

The teacups were shattered all over the floor, and he realized that this was the set of purple clay teapots that his father liked the most.

Just then, Jiang's father heard the noise and came in. He saw the broken pieces of teacup all over the floor and Jiang Yi's face full of anger.

Mountain mangabey~xi~du~jia.

This child is really too immature. Father Jiang frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

Of course he knew why Jiang Yi was angry, so he just asked the question knowing the answer.

Jiang Yi was relieved to see that his father didn't care about the purple clay pot being broken by him. But he felt unhappy when he thought that his father wanted to take Lu Ze back. He asked angrily, "Dad, do you really want to take Lu Ze back?"

"How can the news that was released be false?" Father Jiang sat on the sofa with a calm expression. When he saw the servant coming to clean up the debris on the floor, he waved his hand and said, "No need to clean here."

Father Jiang paused, looked at Jiang Yi, and sighed helplessly: "Also, he is your brother, not 'that guy'. Don't let me hear such a name in the future, understand? You, it's time to change your temper."

"Dad, why are you..." Jiang Yi wanted to ask anxiously.

Father Jiang raised his hand and interrupted him: "No reason, although the child will not come to live with us, I will arrange for him to study in the company later. It is inevitable that you will have contact. Brothers should help each other. Don't think about doing anything else. I will not change my decision. Do you understand?"

After Jiang's father finished speaking, he didn't want to say more. Before he stood up and left, he said, "You will clean up the debris on the ground. You will bear the consequences of your actions."

Jiang Yi looked very unhappy, and he obviously didn't hear what his father said.

He called the servant over and said, "Clean up the things on the floor!"

After saying that, he turned and left. Haha, he had already reminded that Lu Ze not to come back. Since the other party didn't listen, he had some way to make him pay.

Father Jiang really overestimated Jiang Yi's broad-mindedness. He has always been petty-minded since he was a child. How could he just be so obedient and do nothing?

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"Oh my god, Lu Ze is actually the long-lost son of the Jiang family! Also, when did the Jiang family have a long-lost child?" God knows when Liu Yu heard this news, her jaw almost dropped. She is still shocked now, and immediately called Qi Nian: "I won't be the last one to know about this, right?"

"Ahem, well, I just found out not long ago." Well... just a dozen days earlier than Liu Yu.

"I don't believe you at all! Qi Xiaonian, you are really not good at lying. I can hear your guilty voice even through the phone." Liu Yu directly and mercilessly exposed Qi Nian.

Qi Nian: Huh? Is it that obvious? I suddenly miss the silly Zhou Jing. He is so easy to deceive.

But Liu Yu just said it casually. She has a carefree personality and doesn't care about these things. It's just that this incident is too shocking.

"By the way, can I ask Lu Ze about this?" Liu Yu still cared more about his friend's mood, so he chose to call Qi Nian first instead of asking Lu Ze directly.

"Of course." Qi Nian thought for a moment and explained, "He didn't tell you before, not because he was hiding it from you on purpose, but because he didn't know how to say it."

Liu Yu immediately smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."

The next moment, Qi Nian saw Liu Yu speaking in their small group of three.

【Liu Yu】: If you don’t give up, I am willing to be your foster father! ①@吕泽.

【Liu Yu】: If you become rich, don't forget me! ②@呂澤

Everyone thought: "..."

He coughed lightly, copied Liu Yu's message, and then spoke without thinking.

【Lu Ze】: Not really. I don’t want to have a daughter and son this old.

[Liu Yu]: Wuwuwu, I don’t blame you. If you want to blame someone, blame my dad for giving birth to me early!

【Qinian】: Don't be too exaggerated (wipes sweat) @Liu Yu

[Liu Yu]: You don’t understand. Young people’s knees should be soft when necessary.

[Lü Ze]: I can’t do anything else either. Are you coming to the family reunion party? @Liu Yu, forget about Qi Nian. Your family will definitely be invited.

[Liu Yu]: Yes, yes! Brother, please take me to see the world!

[Qinian]: How come we became sworn brothers again?

Liu Yu was particularly servile and said that he was afraid that calling Lu Bu "adoptive father" might make him sound old.

Qi Nian silently sent a thumbs-up emoticon over, saying, "You are worthy of me."

The Chu family did receive an invitation to the family recognition banquet, and it was the highest-end kind. In other words, they could bring as many people as they wanted, even an entire group.

Of course, no one would bring a group there.

Although there were some minor conflicts before, the invitation has been sent, so we still have to give them the face we should give.

"Niannian, is this Lu Ze your friend?" Ning Min covered her mouth in surprise: "What a coincidence, no wonder I felt that the name was familiar, you must have mentioned it before."

Qi Nian also found it a bit magical: "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

"So are you going with us?" Ning Min was very happy. When she attended banquets before, Qi Nian was unwilling to go with her because he didn't like to interact with people.

Although Ning Min won't force it, she can't help but feel a little worried.

"Well, I'll go with you." Qi Nian straightened his chest, put on a fierce expression on his delicate face, and said without much intimidation: "I'm going to support Lu Ze!"

Ning Min was curious: "Why do you say that?"

When Qi Nian saw his aunt asking, he immediately complained: "Aunt, you don't know, Jiang Yi is really bad. Before, Lu Ze clearly didn't want to be recognized by the Jiang family, but he went to the school to find trouble with Lu Ze. This time, Lu Ze is alone, and I'm afraid he will suffer."

Although Qi Nian himself is not very strong in combat, he has a cheat. If anyone causes trouble for Lu Ze, huh, don't blame him for being rude.

"Really?" Ning Min has always advocated that brothers should be united and friendly, so she is not used to this kind of behavior. She shook her head: "Jiang Yi is really a kid."

As soon as Chu Rongshi came back, he saw his mother and Qi Nian, both of whom looked like they shared a common hatred for a common enemy. Qi Nian, in particular, had a frown on his face, his eyes were wide open, and his expression was particularly rich.

When Qi Nian saw him coming back, his frown immediately relaxed and he said happily, "Brother, you got off work pretty early today."

"Well, the company wasn't too busy, so I came back early." Chu Rongshi hung the coat outside his suit on the hanger and sat down next to Qi Nian.

Ning Min looked at the date on her phone and found that it was Friday again. Recently, her eldest son always got off work very early on Fridays.

"What were you talking about just now?" Chu Rongshi's words interrupted Ning Min's thoughts.

Without waiting for Ning Min to speak, Qi Nian started talking.

Finally, he asked, "Brother, are you going to the family reunion party tomorrow?"

"Your brother usually doesn't attend this kind of banquet." Ning Min said with a smile.

Qi Nian was a little disappointed when he heard this, and shrugged: "Okay."

"Nothing to do tomorrow." Chu Rongshi took a sip of tea to moisten his dry lips: "I'll go."

Ning Min was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's good, don't just work all day long."

Chu Rongshi: “Yeah.”

Seeing Qi Nian staring at the cup in his hand, he asked in a low voice: "Do you want to drink?"

Qi Nian shook his head and just took a look.

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"Niannian, have you changed your clothes?" Ning Min asked downstairs in her dress.

"Almost done!" Qi Nian said loudly as he stuffed himself into his clothes, "This is a little hard to put on."

The dress fits her body too tightly. Qi Nian usually wears loose clothes, so she is not used to wearing this.

"I'll go up and take a look." Chu Rongshi said, and walked upstairs to the door of Qi Nian's room, raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Do you need help?"

"I'm dressed." Qi Nian let out a breath and opened the door.

Chu Rongshi was stunned for a moment when he saw the young man who suddenly appeared behind the door.

This was the first time that Qi Nian wore such clothes. The suit fit his figure particularly well. The dark blue color made his fair skin look even more delicate and his exquisite little face even more eye-catching.

Chu Rongshi didn't move for a long time. Qi Nian raised his hand and waved in front of him mischievously: "Brother, am I dressed too weird?"

Chu Rongshi looked away in a panic: "No, it suits you very well."

"Really?" Qi Nian frowned, moved uncomfortably, and pointed at his shoulder: "I feel so crowded here, so uncomfortable."

"Let me see." Chu Rongshi frowned and checked the shoulder of his clothes. He just touched it and quickly withdrew his hand: "It fits perfectly. You must be a little uncomfortable."

"Okay." Qi Nian moved uncomfortably again.

"Why don't you change into another coat first and then put on this one when you get there?" Chu Rongshi suggested.

Qi Nian nodded quickly. This outfit was too uncomfortable for him to wear.

Chu Rongshi brought him a loose coat. After changing his clothes, Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief. Although the shirt underneath was still uncomfortable, it was at least a little more comfortable than before.

Soon, they arrived at the hotel entrance where the family recognition banquet was to be held. Qi Nian changed his clothes and got out of the car with Chu Rongshi.

Ning Min and Chu Zhen went out to socialize. They felt relieved to leave Qi Nian to their eldest son.

Qi Nian didn't know anyone around him, so he followed Chu Rong closely. Chu Rong glanced at the little tail beside him with a smile in his eyes.

As for socializing? No need.

At this moment, Qi Nian saw someone. The originally quiet little sheep immediately became lively. He looked at the place not far away anxiously, but due to the distance, he did not dare to greet the other party loudly. He had to pull Chu Rongshi's sleeve and pointed to a place not far away: "Brother, go over there, Lu Ze is there."

Chu Rongshi glanced at the person not far away, pursed his lips slightly, and walked towards Lu Ze.

As the protagonist of today, Lu Ze naturally received a lot of attention. It is unknown how many people were waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

At this time, there were a few middle-aged men around the other party, who seemed to be relatives of the Jiang family. Qi Nian saw that Lu Ze was talking to them, so he did not go over to disturb them.

However, just because he didn't speak didn't mean he wouldn't be noticed, especially when Chu Rong was by his side.

Several middle-aged men noticed Chu Rongshi almost the moment they arrived: "Mr. Chu? I almost thought I saw you wrong. Haha, I really didn't entertain you well."

Seeing that the middle-aged man was about to continue talking, Chu Rongshi politely interrupted him and said, "Let's not talk about business today. Come and take my brother to meet his friends."

The middle-aged man then quickly looked at Qi Nian and was about to say a few words when he heard Chu Rongshi say, "He is an introvert and doesn't like to talk much."

Qi Nian smiled: I feel safe having my brother around, hehe.

"I didn't expect that you, Xiaozhi, are friends with Mr. Chu's brother. What a coincidence." The middle-aged man immediately became much more friendly towards Lu Ze. It was simply too realistic.

After the other party left with interest, Qi Nian let out a breath and looked at Lu Ze in a suit: "Wow, you look so handsome today, don't you? I almost didn't recognize you!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Rongshi looked at Lu Ze for a second longer.

The latter felt inexplicably nervous and smiled at Chu Rongshi.

"By the way, where's Liu Yu? Hasn't she come over yet?" Qi Nian looked around and subconsciously looked for his little friend.

As the protagonist of today, Lu Ze is destined not to be able to stay with him forever. He must find a companion who can keep each other company.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. Liu Yu came in soon and successfully joined them.

Seeing this, Chu Rongshi whispered, "If you have any questions, please come to me or my parents. I won't bother you and your friends anymore."

Qi Nian nodded obediently: "Yes, I understand, brother."

Chu Rongshi paused, raised his hand and gently touched his soft hair before leaving.

Qi Nian turned around and found that Liu Yu was smiling very strangely. He didn't understand why: "Why are you so happy?"

Liu Yu coughed lightly: "Isn't this seeing the world? You don't know, this is my first time attending such an occasion. The banquets we attended before are nothing compared to this low-key and luxurious one. In comparison, we are nouveau riche."

"Is that so?" Qi Nian always felt that it wasn't, but since Liu Yu was so sure, he didn't continue to worry about it.

Naturally, there are talks to ease the tension at this kind of family-recognition party. After a while, Father Jiang and Mrs. Jiang walked onto the stage, and the crowd who were originally chatting in low voices turned their eyes to the stage.

Then, under the introduction of Jiang's father, Lu Ze also came on stage.

I have to say that Jiang's father's acting is pretty good. He was in tears when he spoke, and his experience of searching for his little son for so many years was both heartbreaking and touching. Qi Nian even saw some of the more sentimental people crying.

"Tsk tsk, if you don't know, you would think what he said is true." Qi Nian secretly complained to Liu Yu in a low voice.

Liu Yu nodded in agreement: "That's right."

"Hurry up, it's Jiang Yi's turn to perform on stage!" Liu Yu said excitedly.

Sure enough, when Jiang Yi came on stage, you could see that she was trying hard to smile, so hard that the corners of her mouth were twitching, yet she was forcing herself to perform.

I have to say, it was disgusting enough to make both him and Lu Ze feel disgusted.

Afterwards, Jiang's father took Lu Ze to introduce them to the guests one by one. Jiang Yi looked at Lu Ze who had become the center of the crowd not far away, clenched his fists, and felt so jealous that his liver ached.

"Hey, is it that serious? He's just a poor boy from the countryside. Did he make you so angry?" Jiang Yi's friend shook his red wine glass slowly with a smile on his face: "You are too petty~"

Jiang Yi glared at the other person and said, "Are you speaking for him? Then stay away from me and get out of here!"

Upon hearing this, my friend quickly said, "I was just joking. We are friends, so I will definitely stand on your side. We must teach him a lesson today, so that he doesn't think he can really turn a sparrow into a phoenix."

Jiang Yi's complexion looked a little better.

This friend of his has no special abilities, he just has a cunning mind and a vicious tongue.

Jiang Yi's friend watched as Jiang's father and Mrs. Jiang left temporarily, and when he saw the opportunity, he walked over to Lu Ze.

Then, he "accidentally" poured the red wine in the glass onto the other person.

Jiang Yi's friend immediately apologized exaggeratedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't see anyone here."

Qi Nian and Liu Yu had been keeping their eye on Lu Ze, fearing that someone might cause trouble for the other, so when they noticed the movement here, they immediately came over.

"Didn't you see anyone? Is there something wrong with your eyes?" Unexpectedly, Lu Ze was so direct and merciless in mocking him.

Qi Nian and Liu Yu looked at each other and decided to stand aside quietly.

When Jiang Yi's friend heard this, his face really turned ugly, and he whispered: "You are indeed from the country, your words are really vulgar, not presentable."

"You speak so softly, are you afraid of being heard?" Lu Ze asked sincerely.

"You!" Jiang Yi's friend was so angry that he started to talk without thinking: "Is this your upbringing? As expected, I should have a good talk with Uncle Jiang and tell you to stay away from those despicable people. Don't get dirty and can't wash it off."

Lu Ze didn't care about this little idiot at first. He had met so many evil people before. Wouldn't he be mad if he cared about him? But he had to admit that Jiang Yi's friend was as annoying as him. Lu Ze's face turned ugly.

"Are you angry? Then go and complain to Uncle Jiang." Jiang Yi's friend said deliberately. He knew Jiang's father well. The other party didn't like those who liked to complain.

"Fuck! I'm so pissed!" Liu Yu looked like he wanted to kick the other person.

Qi Nian was equally angry, but kicking him twice was obviously useless, so he frantically pulled at the melon of the man in front of him.

Sure enough, this person is obviously not a quiet person: [Oh my god, am I seeing this right? ]

[This guy actually introduced his girlfriend to his father as a stepmother! Does he have any bottom line? ]

[Well, there is really no bottom line, because he is still unclear with his current stepmother, and he even said something like, let his stepmother suffer with that stinky old man, the two of them are discussing letting his father die quickly. ]

【Oh, his classic quote: "My stepmother is pregnant. I don't know if she is pregnant with my brother or my son? It doesn't matter. We are all family. When I get the old man's property, I will treat him well."】

"You're talking bullshit! Shut up!" Jiang Yi's friend didn't expect Qi Nian to know all this. He was so scared that his face turned horrible and he rushed towards Qi Nian like a madman.

Qi Nian was startled, and at this moment, a strong hand hugged him and helped him avoid the person who was rushing towards him.

Chu Rongshi looked coldly at the pale-faced man: "Go and explain it to your father, don't go crazy here."

He lowered his eyes to look at the dazed Qi Nian and gently patted his head: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Liu Yu, who was eating melons, said: “!!!” Help! Where should I look?