Chapter 54: A cow won't drink water, so you force it to drink

A few days passed quickly, and it was the Huo family's birthday banquet.

The birthday banquet was on the weekend, and Li Mingzhi hurriedly went out of town to announce his departure. Apart from that, the three brothers of the Li family temporarily put down their work and stayed at home.

On a relaxing day without work, Li Wenzhao and Li Xu were particularly lazy, and only the third brother Li Ting was the most restless.

Jing Yi sat in the corner holding Tang Yuan, watching Li Ting's mischief quietly.

"Second brother." Li Ting endured and endured, but still couldn't help but speak: "Aren't you going out to see Miss Xie today?"

Li Xu took a sip of coffee calmly: "She went home recently for something and reunited with her family. I don't want to disturb her."

Li Ting curled his lips slightly when he heard it.

The birthday banquet was held at night. If Li Xu stayed at home the whole time, wouldn't he be exposed when they went out later?

Li Ting: "Then you won't work overtime today?"

"No." Li Xu flipped through the book in his hand and said casually: "I've been working overtime too much recently. I want to take a break today."

Li Ting said quickly: "Then go upstairs and sleep."

"..." Li Xu raised his eyes speechlessly: "Third brother, I want to rest, not to sleep. Just read a book at home."

Li Ting: "..."

[Hehehehehehehe... Third Young Master really tried his best to get Second Young Master out of the fun, hahaha]

Li Xu was stunned, and his playful and probing eyes fell on Li Ting.

Li Ting: "..."

Oops, I forgot that the young butler's inner voice is impossible to prevent.

The living room was quiet, Li Ting's scalp tingled in the eyes of his second brother. He was praying that the butler Jing, this big sieve, would not continue to leak the truth, and then he heard——

[However, with the background and status of the Third Young Master, he actually likes to go to other people's birthday banquets to eat melons. What kind of weird habit is this? 】

【Don't you let me tell the Second Young Master that in order to clear out the idlers, the Third Young Master, he's like a giant grasshopper jumping up and down, cluck cluck cluck】

Li Ting: "You..."

Li Xu put down the book in his hand with a snap, and the unfinished words of Li Ting came to an abrupt end. Li Xu turned his head slightly: "Aunt Fang."

A middle-aged aunt with a kind face came over, wiping her hands: "Hey, Second Young Master, what's the matter?"

Li Xu: "Does big brother have a specified taste for dinner?"

"No." Aunt Fang said honestly: "The eldest young master is going to attend the Huo family's birthday banquet tonight, and he has asked not to eat at home."

Li Ting's heart skipped a beat: "..." It's over.

[Third Young Master, you're done]

Li Xu smiled lightly without any emotion: "I know, go and get busy."

After Aunt Fang left, Li Xu slowly turned his gaze to Li Ting's guilty face: "Why didn't I know there was a birthday banquet?"

Jing Yi exclaimed and hugged the kitten in his arms tightly.

[The Third Young Master was discovered, and he supports the Second Young Master in reviving the brotherhood. He beat up the Third Young Master from head to toe. Hmm... it would be nice if the Second Young Master could read minds as well]

[I really want to remind him that the last time they went on a date, the Third Young Master threatened him and Miss Xie that their future might end up as corpses and the police]

Li Xu's face became darker and darker: "..."

Li Ting was sweating and glared at Jing Yi fiercely, "Second Brother, that's not what I meant."

Li Xu sneered, "I think that's what you meant."

After that, the Second Young Master got up and left. Li Ting hurriedly chased after him.

Jing Yi was holding the sleeping cat, not knowing what was going on.

·

In the evening, the three brothers of the Li family all put on formal clothes and went downstairs. They were like dragons and phoenixes among men, and each one was more handsome than the other.

Especially Li Wenzhao, the seemingly low-key black fabric, in fact, the cuffs and collar are decorated with tiny diamonds, shining brightly during the movement.

Jingyi has been fond of these sparkling things since he was a child, and his fingers gently touched the light on Li Wenzhao's cuffs, "Master, you look really good in this."

Li Wenzhao saw that his eyes were full of expectation and yearning, and without thinking, "I'll ask Fan Ming to order a set according to your size."

Not far away, Li Xu and Li Ting turned their heads to look over.

Jing Yi let go in a second, and stepped aside: "Forget it, I'm thin, and I might look like a glittering hairtail fish if I put it on."

[The light flickers in the dark]

Li Wenzhao: "..."

His eyes swept over Jing Yi's obviously rounded chin: "You haven't weighed yourself for a long time."

What nonsense are you talking about. Jing Yi raised his chin at 45 degrees, looking up at the sky with melancholy, "I dare to love and hate in my life, but I dare not weigh myself."

Li Wenzhao raised his eyebrows: "..."

Li Ting turned his head away with disdain, stupid housekeeper Jing, a little waste who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun all his life, it's a pity that he just thought he had caught some adultery, tsk.

Li Ting walked out of the house lazily, swinging the car keys. Li Xu stood at the entrance, his eyes fell on his eldest brother and Jing Yi. The two were close together, and the little housekeeper's face was full of trust and dependence on his eldest brother.

Li Xu's premonition became more and more serious. He said: "Brother, you and housekeeper Jing..."

"Huh? What?" Li Wenzhao looked at Li Xu.

His eyes were dull, and his expression and attitude were as calm and cold as usual. Li Xu seemed to be speechless in an instant. He was just imagining things. How could their proud and strict eldest brother be bewitched by a little housekeeper? His eldest brother was not such an emotionally impulsive person.

"Nothing." Li Xu gently retracted his gaze: "It's getting late, let's go."

·

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The Huo family's birthday banquet was held in their own villa. Many celebrities from the capital were invited. The garden party under the night sky was very gorgeous.

On the third floor of the villa, Huo Cenxin was dressed up. A slim and long azure evening dress wrapped her beautiful figure. Her face was also carefully retouched. The whole person looked like a level 10 beauty filter.

She licked the lip gloss on her lips in the mirror and asked: "Is Li Wenzhao here?"

The female assistant who accompanied her looked down from the balcony: "Miss, not yet."

Huo Cenxin felt vaguely lost. She touched up her lip makeup, stood up gracefully, but worry was faintly revealed between her brows: "Will those reporters my father found be able to succeed?"

The female assistant said calmly: "Don't worry, Miss. Those two are from the entertainment industry. They have followed many celebrities and can handle the situation well."

Huo Cenxin tidied her fluffy curly hair: "That's good. I don't want Li Wenzhao to find any clues and affect our post-marital relationship."

Female assistant: "Yes."

At this time, outside the gate of the Huo family, a high-end car slid past. The female assistant immediately turned around: "Miss, people are here."

"Great." Huo Cenxin thought: "Let's do it." An hour

later

, Jing Yi followed Li Wenzhao into the Huo family villa.

Li Xu and Li Ting were annoyed that they had to attend too many social events with Li Wenzhao, so they went out on their own after entering the room. But if Jing Yi paid a little attention, he would find that the two brothers were not too far away from him.

It was another lively and noisy high-end banquet. Jing Yi looked around curiously, "Wow, why is Secretary Fan here too?" Li

Wenzhao glanced to the side and said, "You seem to pay a lot of attention to Secretary Fan."

[He is the first person to say hello when he arrives at the company every day. Even if he is slacking off, he will sneak to the next room to chat. You can recognize his figure in the crowd at a glance. He is RMB, so likable?]

Li Wenzhao's tone is calm and natural, and no surface emotions can be heard, but Jing Yi can keenly taste a bit of jealousy.

He moved over carefully and lowered his voice beside Li Wenzhao, "I just want to know how far he and Secretary Zou have developed."

Jing Yi looked around carefully. No one came over for the time being. He whispered to Li Wenzhao with a hot face: "And... the queen should not be jealous. As long as we don't break up, they will always be concubines."

[Chuckles]

Li Wenzhao: "..."

He was angry and wanted to laugh. He also wanted to grab the butler and pinch him, but before he could move, Jing Yi strode away from the beeping sound.

[Young Master, I'll help you test the poison first. I suspect that the delicious meals prepared by the Huo family have quality problems! ]

Li Wenzhao: "..."

Just run away, what a messy excuse.

"Secretary Fan." Jing Yi walked over and greeted Fan Ming enthusiastically, "Why are you here too?"

Fan Ming stood in the corner and was inconspicuous: "President Li asked me to come."

Jing Yi was slightly stunned and immediately guessed: "Has the eldest master prepared a counterattack plan?"

"Not really, the eldest master said..." Fan Ming was stunned for two seconds, his expression turned cold, and he imitated Li Wenzhao's tone: "The gifts have been given, and I was invited to bring two more people to make up for the cost."

Jing Yi blinked: "How many people did you bring?"

Fan Ming paused with an unnatural expression: "Just one."

Jing Yi: "?"

He tilted his head and saw Zou Ting sitting behind Fan Ming, quietly savoring the banquet food with a look of calmness on his face.

"Secretary Zou?"

Zou Ting also noticed Jing Yi, smiled slightly, and walked to Fan Ming. Looking at his gentle appearance, he was actually half a head taller than Fan Ming. "Assistant Jing, long time no see, just call me Zou Ting from now on. I have resigned from Shen's and am no longer a secretary."

The smile on Jing Yi's lips widened: "So you are the family member that Secretary Fan brought along this time."

"When did I say..." Fan Ming paused: "Wait, Butler Jing, what do you mean by 'bring along'? You are using random words again."

Jing Yi pursed his lips excitedly: "Secretary Fan, it turns out that you were not concerned about 'family members', but 'bringing along'?"

[Blind student! I found the highlight!

Secretary Fan: "..." Zou

Ting smiled and naturally helped Fan Ming out: "I haven't seen Assistant Jing for a long time. There is dinner there. Do you want to go eat together?"

When Jing Yi heard about food, he forgot everything, "Okay, okay."

The banquet was held in the evening, which was dinner time. The Huo family was thoughtful and prepared a sumptuous dinner for the guests in the side hall.

Jing Yi just sat down and prepared to feast, and the chair opposite was suddenly pulled by someone. Li Ting sat down leisurely with a smile of settling accounts later, and his eyes were staring at him.

Jing Yi swallowed his saliva with a gulp.

[Oh no, where did I offend the Third Young Master again? ]

"Third Young Master." Fan Ming glanced at Li Ting, greeted him respectfully, and sat next to Jing Yi with Zou Ting.

This is a large table that can accommodate ten people dining together. Jing Yi estimated the distance. There was a whole dining table between him and Li Ting who appeared inexplicably.

At least 3 meters, this distance gave Jing Yi a sense of security that was a little too bold. He sat quietly and did not immediately seek Li Wenzhao's protection.

"Third Master, you go first." Fan Ming broke the deadlock.

Li Ting chuckled and picked up the chopsticks. Jing Yi straightened his back and fixed his eyes on the taco in front of him.

[So beautiful, it smells good. ]

Jing Yi swallowed unconsciously, pursed his lips, and stretched out his chopsticks. The next second, he pinched a chopstick of air...

The exquisitely placed taco was "whoosh" away.

Who is it!

If he was a second later, he would have grabbed the delicious food!

He looked up as if the sky had fallen, and saw Li Ting across from him calmly let go of his hand, the table was stable, and the Tucker that Jing Yi had been staring at for a long time was taken away by him along with the plate.

Jing Yi: "..."

Jing Yi: "!!!"

[It's hard, my fist is getting hard! ]

[Big greedy girl, do you have to be so fast! ]

Relying on Li Ting's inability to hear, Jing Yi kept nagging Li Ting in his heart for two full minutes.

Li Ting: "..."

He raised his lips with a playful expression, and he was happy to see the butler Jing's angry look.

Compared with the previous open and covert attacks between Li Ting and Jing Yi, Fan Ming and Zou Ting were much calmer. The two seemed to be unable to feel the gunfire between Jing Yi and Li Ting. They took their own bowls and ate in small bites, occasionally chatting to embellish the boring dinner.

"...So, the civil service exam results will be out next month. Are you nervous?" Fan Ming asked.

"Not nervous." Zou Ting said calmly, "I know how many points I'll get. It won't be hard to pass."

Fan Ming thought of the questions he had done and the scolding he had received. He felt very unbalanced. He wanted to turn around to find comfort, but saw Jing Yi also looking angry, "Butler Jing, are you... offended by the tableware of the Huo family?"

Jing Yi then let go of the chopsticks that he had pinched until they were hot: "No."

Zou Ting also looked over, "Assistant Jing, I haven't asked you before, do you have any thoughts on taking the civil service exam? I can recommend you some materials and give you a whole set of civil service exam gift packages."

Jing Yi smiled, "Thank you, but I don't need it."

Zou Ting chuckled softly, "It seems that Assistant Jing has a good plan for his future."

"Yeah." Jing Yi was leaning on the table, and suddenly raised the topic: "I still want to work harder."

Zou Ting's eyes lit up: "What stimulated your will to work?"

Jing Yi glanced at Li Ting and said faintly: "The disappearing taco."

He said word by word: "If I work harder, no one will dare to turn my table when eating in the future."

[Not to mention snatching a bite of food from me... hehe] Zou

Ting: "..." Li

Ting: "..."

Look, Jing Butler is only this little bit.

Jing Yi picked up the chopsticks with a snort, and was about to pick up the food, but someone rubbed his head lightly: "Jing Yi, follow me."

Jing Yi put down his chopsticks when he heard it: [Is Huo Cenxin here? ]

Li Wenzhao nodded.

Jing Yi immediately put down his chopsticks and ran away. What's the point of delicious food? Let's solve the big trouble in front of him first.

Behind him, Li Ting looked at Li Xu who was chatting happily with his friends in the corner, smiled proudly, stood up and followed him.

Li Wenzhao had already visited the old man of the Huo family and presented him with a gift. The old man looked very happy and invited Li Wenzhao to take a photo with their family and have dinner together.

Li Wenzhao was not sure what they were up to, so he made an excuse that he had something to do and took the Butler brand automatic lie detector with him.

"Wenzhao is back." Old man Huo said with a smile: "...Who is this?"

Li Wenzhao: "My assistant."

[Wow, it's only been a short while, and the title has changed from President Li to Wenzhao? 】

Old Master Huo was so happy that he didn't care about the presence of outsiders. He took his granddaughter's hand and sent her to Li Wenzhao with a smile: "Haha, you young people have common topics. I'm old and a little tired, so I won't join in. Xinxin, treat Wenzhao well."

Huo Cenxin nodded shyly, and the strong woman couldn't help but say coquettishly: "I know, Grandpa."

【Ah~】

Jing Yi trembled with stimulation from the tone that Huo Cenxin deliberately pinched out.

"Wen Zhao."

At this time, a familiar voice came from behind. The old man of the Xie family, whom Jing Yi had met once, came over with a cane. His hair and beard were all white, but his eyes were bright. "You are here as expected."

Seeing the old man of the Xie family, Huo Cenxin's face turned pale and she couldn't help but look at the grandfather. Old man Huo signaled her not to panic and took the initiative to greet him, "Old Xie, you are here too."

"The invitations have been sent." Old man Xie smiled and said, "It's your 70th birthday, I should come to support you."

"Come, come, come this way. I will personally receive you tonight."

Old Master Xie smiled and shook his head. He looked at Li Wenzhao, then at Huo Cenxin, and his expression faded. "Have you settled the matter between you and the Huo family?"

Li Wenzhao was stunned: "What?"

Jingyi also leaned forward. What was it?

Old Master Huo's face changed, and Huo Cenxin also panicked.

Old Master Xie smiled lightly, but his voice was like a huge bell, ringing in Jingyi's ears: "Two hours ago, there were rumors outside that the eldest daughter of the Huo family was engaged to the head of the Li family, and they will get married next month."

Li Wenzhao: "..."

Jingyi: "..."

[How dare you! Who is making up a rumor about our eldest master? You are forcing the cow to drink water.]

Huo Cenxin's face turned pale.

Jing Yi took a quick glance and said, "Oh, it turns out the rumormonger is right next to us."

Li Wenzhao's originally angry mood was not only no longer angry, but he even felt like laughing.

The complaints were really sharp, but it was a pity that the scope of his voice was only within the Li family, otherwise we should have seen the wonderful expression on Huo Cenxin's face when he heard these words.

The conspiracy hidden in the undercurrent suddenly revealed itself, catching Mr. Huo and Huo Cenxin off guard. When the two saw Li Wenzhao's face change, they immediately fell silent and moved the chat to the lounge.

"Wen Zhao." Old Master Huo frowned, his face full of worry: "This matter, it's really not that we want to plot against you... The truth is, our Huo family also has difficulties."

Li Wen Zhao was not surprised, and did not respond or say anything, so that Old Master Huo's suffering fell directly to the ground.

Old Master Huo: "......?"

How did it develop like this? Shouldn't he normally respond to the poor old man's words?

Although he was in a warm room, Old Master Huo felt like a salted fish that had been dried thoroughly, flying alone in the wind.

Over there, Jing Yi was talking to Li Wen Zhao in his heart.

[He is so embarrassed because you didn't respond to him]

Li Wen Zhao raised his eyebrows: [What else did you say? 】

Jing Yi looked at the grandfather and grandson who were exchanging eye contact, listened carefully for a while, and pursed his lips: [They are exchanging eye contact, how can they treat you as a fool. 】Li

Wenzhao: "..."

The housekeeper's words were rough but the truth was true. After all, the abacus beads of the Huo family were about to fall on his face.

While he was still at the banquet and couldn't get away, and had no time to pay attention to the news outside, he took the opportunity to spread the news of the marriage between the two families. By the time he knew the news, this ridiculous engagement party would have been known to everyone. Could he still go door to door to explain?

Just like the housekeeper said, if a cow doesn't drink water, you can't force its head.

"Wen Zhao." Huo Cenxin spoke softly, with the gentle attitude of a little woman: "Sorry, we really don't want this to happen, there is really no way..."

Old Master Huo sighed heavily: "Wen Zhao, you don't know, our Huo family is about to face a disaster."

For the next ten minutes, Jing Yi and Li Wen Zhao listened silently to the old and the young of the Huo family, who used the same tone and the same excuse, crying about their family's misfortune, which led to Huo Cenxin being forced to marry by the gang boss. She had no choice but to resort to this last resort and borrow Li Wen Zhao's name to cover up the matter.

"We don't want this either..." Huo Cen said in a depressed mood, "It's just that there is really no other way. They said that I will marry them next month. I don't want to, Wen Zhao, I really don't want to... Please help me."

The two voices were full of grief. If Jing Yi hadn't been able to read people's minds, they would have believed the lies of these two people.

[Hehe, as long as they don't clarify after today, Xinxin and Li Wenzhao's engagement will be a clear road. If the Li family wants to regret it in the future, our Huo family can still accuse him of giving up! ]

[We are so pitiful. We beg you to agree to the engagement in person. We are old acquaintances. The Huo family has a good reputation both inside and outside. I don't believe you can still refuse? ... I said it before, if I like something, it must be mine, and the same goes for men. 】

Jing Yi: "..."

【Young Master, I'm a little speechless. I don't even want to translate or complain, for fear of dirtying your ears.】 Li

Wenzhao raised his eyebrows slightly.

Jing Yi: 【Between slandering others and slandering you, they chose to stab you in the back, and they even thought that you should feel sad and take the big black pot they threw on your head.】

Humph, sorry!

Li Wenzhao: "..."

This translation wording has a bit of personal grudge.

"Wenzhao..." Huo Cenxin was cautious, his eyes full of expectation: "Did you agree?"

Old Master Huo also showed a look of joy.

Li Wenzhao still had a calm expression, as if he had just listened to a chaotic crosstalk that was not exciting, and he didn't even have the interest to comment on it. He was as calm as a statue.

The old and the young of the Huo family were stunned.

After a moment, Li Wenzhao spoke softly: "So..."

The old and the young's eyes brightened.

Jing Yi: "?"

[So...?"

Li Wenzhao: "Do you need me to call the police for you? Forced marriage is against the law.]

Mr. Huo: "..."

Huo Cenxin: "..."

Jing Yi: [Giggle giggle giggle giggle giggle giggle]

Their eldest master is such a good citizen who abides by the law!

The next second, Li Wenzhao took out his mobile phone and asked Fan Ming to withdraw the news in front of the two of them. Huo Cenxin was so angry that his face turned pale: "Do you really have to kill our Huo family?" Li

Wenzhao's eyes flashed with a trace of annoyance: "Ms. Huo, we are not related, and your Huo family's suffering is not caused by me. If I want to kill them all, the means will definitely not be so despicable.

Huo Cenxin pursed her lips: "What do you want to do?" Jing

Yi frowned impatiently: [This kind of person is the most annoying. He asks for help as a victim, and if the person being asked for help cannot help, the victim will actually hate him with gnashing teeth.]

[It's true that gratitude pays off, and hatred pays homage. Our ancestors said it all in vain.]

Li Wenzhao nodded slightly in agreement: "Today is Mr. Huo's birthday banquet. I have no intention of ruining anything. If you continue to act secretly, I will fight back."

After that, Li Wenzhao said, "Take care of yourself," and took Jing Yi out the door.

Jing Yi looked at the two people behind him suspiciously, with his eyebrows tightly wrinkled.

[How strange.]

Li Wenzhao slowed down his steps: "What's strange? "

Jing Yi explained: "They invited you here with great fanfare and held such a banquet, and this is the only trick you used?"

Li Wenzhao smiled lightly: "With you here, no conspiracy or trick can be hidden."

Jing Yi was stunned, and nodded with bright eyes: "Yeah!"

The birthday banquet had lost its meaning, and Li Wenzhao had no interest in staying any longer. Li Ting and Li Xu were nowhere to be found. He looked at the fair and excited boy beside him, and his heart softened: "You didn't have enough dinner, I'll take you out to eat."

Jing Yi was happy, and then reacted: "What about the second and third young masters?"

"They are all adults, they can't get lost."

Jing Yi changed sides in a second: "Let's go, let's go. "

Li Wenzhao took him away from the Huo family. It was already ten o'clock in the evening after dinner. It was already

late at night. The two returned to their private residence in the city center. The community garden was quiet and dim, with one or two frogs croaking occasionally by the lotus pond.

As soon as the elevator door opened, Jingyi found that the emergency lights in the corridor were on, "Is there a power outage?"

Li Wenzhao opened the door and found that the house was pitch black. The house without heating was as cold as an ice cellar. He checked it once and said, "No one has lived here for a while. The lines are a bit old. You go in first, and I'll ask someone to fix it."

Jingyi nodded repeatedly.

He had not been here for a long time and was not familiar with the layout. As soon as he entered the house, he was tripped by an unknown thing. Before he could say anything, his slightly cool fingers were circled by the soft palm, "Where did you bump into? "

I didn't bump into anything, I kicked something." Jing Yi answered. His heartbeat became unbalanced again, and he was silently pulled forward by Li Wenzhao.

"I'll take you back first."

Jing Yi couldn't see anything. The darkness in front of him covered everything, leaving only the pleasant temperature of his fingertips. His cheeks were hot, and he couldn't help but have wild thoughts.

He thought Li Wenzhao, who was striding in the dark

, was very charming. He was so lucky to have picked up such a charming and handsome man!

No wonder Huo Cenxin was willing to throw away the dignity of a girl and take him into his arms.

If he had power and influence, he would also tie Li Wenzhao home and rape him. Hehehe...

"I heard it all."

Jing Yi's giggles were stuck: "!!! "

He raised his eyes, staring at the darkness in front of him stupidly, and subconsciously took a step back. His knees went weak and he fell onto the soft bed.

It turned out that he had already reached the room...

It was pitch dark in front of him, and Jing Yi couldn't even tell where Li Wenzhao was. The darkness fueled a certain arrogance. Jing Yi was braver than the cold wind tonight. He sat on the edge of the bed, turned his face away, and said shyly but boldly: "You are my boyfriend."

"Isn't it normal that I think you are handsome..."

A low laugh came from the darkness, and Li Wenzhao seemed to move closer to him, "Why aren't your marginal thoughts blocked? Are you discriminating?"

Jing Yi swallowed and said slowly: "You, you are a pirated copy, how dare you compare your functions with my official version."

Li Wenzhao smiled.

Jing Yi waited for a while, but heard nothing: "You... aren't you going to call someone to repair the line?"

"No hurry." A voice fell in front of him: "A goodnight kiss, okay."

Boom -

Jing Yi's head was hot when he realized what Li Wenzhao said.

He didn't say anything, and silence spread in the darkness.

Li Wenzhao seemed to understand his acquiescence, and Jing Yi felt a familiar breath slowly approaching.

[Beep beep beep -]

Amid the rapid and rapid beeping sounds, Jing Yi grabbed the bed sheet tightly and felt his lips soften heavily.