Chapter 104

The Xika Hotel has a total of 66 floors. The top floor is set aside as a luxury suite. The environment is elegant and comfortable. It not only has a hot spring swimming pool, a cinema and a gym, but also has a fully glass sun-lit botanical garden.

Many precious flowers and plants are planted in the botanical garden, which is colorful and full of vitality. A crooked artificial stream circles along the central rest area and flows to an unknown distance. A

handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes sits on the left. The rose tea in his hand is only left with residual warmth. He half-closes his eyes, his expression is calm, but there is a trace of impatience in his eyes.

He glanced at the assistant behind him, who immediately understood, stepped forward with a smile, and asked in a low voice: "Hello, fifteen minutes have passed. When can Master Xia Yan come over?"

The bodyguard said solemnly: "Sorry, we have no right to ask about Master's affairs."

"Of course, I understand your difficulties." The assistant smiled and said: "Master Grover is busy with work, and he took time out this afternoon to deliver the dinner invitations."

He paused for a moment and continued: "Lord Edward, the star lord of the planet HHX29, specifically reminded that since a very important gentleman will come to this dinner, in order to ensure safety, each invitation must be delivered to the person concerned in person."

If Xia Yan continued to play it safe, After they go back, Xia Yan will have to go to Grover or Star Lord to get the invitation.

The assistant did not finish his words and stopped at the point.

The bodyguard hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Please wait." After that, he turned and walked out of the botanical garden.

"..." The assistant's mouth twitched. Good guys, these people don't even bother to pretend to be perfunctory, and their attitude changes too quickly. Young Master Grover and Xia Yan Gardner are obviously one of the candidates for the emperor, with the same status, but he is so negligent.

Really... an arrogant and annoying young master of the noble family.

The assistant couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Five minutes later.

Xia Yan Gardner was late for the affair.

He was wearing a pure white home suit, his hair was messy and there was a little red mark on the right cheek. He looked dazed as if he had just woken up, but it did not detract from his beauty.

The light from the botanical garden fell from above, casting a layer of golden light on him.

Grover was distracted for a moment.

Is Xia Yan... really that beautiful?

"Sorry for the wait." The young man did not even want to pretend to apologize in a noble and hypocritical manner. He casually said to cover up his mistake and asked righteously, "Where is my invitation?"

"Here..."

Grover's hands trembled, and he almost gave the invitation away directly. Fortunately, he was determined and came back to his senses in an instant. Facing the young man's puzzled gaze, he took a sip of black tea and said in a neutral tone: "Gillingham and the Xia family have been friends for a hundred years, but my cousin refused to see me. It's really sad."

Xia Yan: "..."

Damn it! The intrigue is here again, and that's why he doesn't want to see her!

Although Grover and the original owner are both related to the royal family, the blood lines of the two sides are very far apart. If Xia Yan hadn't suddenly revealed his golden pupil, no one would have thought of this.

The throne is based on seniority, and Grover is two years older than the original owner, so he took advantage of his age.

Every time the original owner got angry because of a cousin, Grover would act like a tolerant elder to show that he was tolerant and generous. The noble circle is full of shrewd people, who doesn't know that he did it on purpose?

A scheming king is not a bad thing, but the original owner who can't keep his temper is bad.

It's a pity that no matter how Grover calculated, the only one who finally ascended the throne was the protagonist, the only son of the current emperor. The more fierce the fight is now, the more severe the suppression will be when the emperor clears obstacles for his son in the future.

Xia Yan sat opposite Grover, did not respond, and waved casually: "I'm so sleepy, give me a cup of coffee."

Bodyguard: "Yes, young master."

The border is remote, the personnel flow is large, and the situation is complicated. In order to protect Xia Yan, Duke Xia prepared a bodyguard group in advance. The servants of the Moonlight Suite were all driven out, and all matters of Xia Yan were handled by the bodyguard group. The

tall S-level bodyguard with a bloody aura is just a little brother who grinds coffee here.

There is also one, no, two S-class warriors hiding in the dark, ready to serve Xia Yan at any time. Grover could vaguely feel their sweeping gazes.

The coffee was quickly served, Xia Yan took a sip, and criticized mercilessly: "It tastes bad."

The bodyguard who specializes in killing people: "..."

Grover: "..." Do you really treat bodyguards as servants?

Once these people join the army, it will be no problem for them to become leaders after gaining military merits. They are willing to be mercenaries because they don't want to be restricted. The higher the degree of freedom and the stronger the strength, the stronger their self-esteem.

Xia Yan will definitely be angry if he treats him like this... right? Huh?

? ?

The S-class bodyguard stared at the young man's face, his cheeks slightly red as he said, "I, I'll make you another cup."

"Forget it, it will be over soon anyway." Xia Yan put down the coffee and put his arms around his chest, "Grover, I'm already here, give me the invitation."

Without any polite words, he made a request straight to the point.

No matter what he thought in his heart, Grover at least pretended to be a gentle brother on the surface. As long as he didn't want to tear his face, he couldn't refuse the request at this time.

He handed over the invitation: "My cousin is really impatient."

The empire is currently using electronic invitations. Only in remote borders or some hidden gatherings, because some guests do not want to reveal their identities, will physical invitations be used.

The banquet will be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, which is a warm-up for the auction five days later.

Grover couldn't guess why Xia Yan came to the border, and he came to send the invitation today to test him: "I heard everything that happened in school."

"..." Xia Yan didn't say anything.

"Although I heard that my cousin came here temporarily to relax, when I booked the hotel half a month ago, I heard that the Moonlight Suite was booked for a month."

Xia Yan: "..."

Aren't you tired of talking in a roundabout way?

The young man raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "My grandfather owns 57% of the shares of Xika Hotel, and this suite was prepared for our family from the beginning."

After a pause, he raised his lips and glanced at Grover with a mocking look: "Except for His Majesty, anyone who comes to book a room will be told that the Moonlight Suite has been reserved."

Grover: "..."

To be honest, he knew that Lina Carter's family was very rich, but he didn't expect that they were the largest shareholder of the Xika Hotel, which was open all over the stars and very famous in the Federation.

In addition, how much power do they hide?

Xia Yan is a fool, easy to deal with.

But Xia Jiuqian and Lina Carter behind him are cunning hunters, hiding in the dark and sharpening their claws, ready to give him a blow at any time.

Grover's face darkened slightly: "So that's how it is."

"Although there's no rooftop, the Starlight Suite on the 65th floor is also very good." Xia Yan emphasized, "My grandfather attaches great importance to the hotel. He personally participated in the design of all the suites."

Grover: "??!!!" Personally designed?

Xia Yan smiled imperceptibly. For a man as scheming as Grover, living in the enemy's lair is like putting his neck in the mouth of a beast, which must make them feel uneasy.

It's just right, let him move out quickly, and then there will be no time to bother him.

Ahem... He seems to have learned a bad lesson.

Sure enough, when he heard the news, Grover was in no mood to inquire anymore, and immediately found an excuse to leave in a hurry.

*

The next day.

Not long after Xia Yan got up, he got the news from his mother that although Grover did not check out and was still staying on the 65th floor, he had actually left the night before, leaving only one empty room in the hotel.

[I know, Mom.]

[Have fun at the party tonight.]

Lina Carter had a lot to say to her son, but after thinking it over, she could only say one word of advice. Turning off the smart computer, she looked at her husband in distress: "They know about the Sika Hotel."

Duke Xia said calmly: "Well, the confidentiality was not done well at the beginning. Even if Xiaoyan was not here, they would have found out sooner or later."

"How are the rest of the things being transferred?"

"The fake identities of the Federation have been prepared." Xia Jiuqian took out a dozen identity IDs, "Once Xiaoyan fails in the fight for the throne, we will give up everything here and go to the Federation."

The property they secretly prepared was enough for Xia Yan to squander for the rest of his life.

Lina nodded: "I will prepare a batch of jewelry and antiques to hide in case of emergency."

"Do you need my help?"

"No, my dear brother has taken on this job." Lina shook her head and raised a cunning smile, "After all... who cares what a playboy is doing?"

There are three people in this generation of the Carter family.

The eldest daughter Martha is calm and smart, and inherited the core industry; the son Clay has been a playboy since he was a child, and is obsessed with spending money in the beauty country; the youngest daughter Lina married Duke Xia in business, and the two sides joined forces.

Of course, Lina is very satisfied with this marriage.

Xia Jiuqian is young and handsome, with high power, scheming and skillful, playing with power but not being controlled by desire, caring about his family more than money and power.

Under the waves, undercurrents surge.

As night falls, the lights on the roadside gradually light up. In the tall and luxurious manor, men and women in gorgeous clothes clink glasses, laugh and talk, and the air is filled with the strong aroma of wine.

People gather in twos and threes, chatting in low voices.

"I heard that the mysterious mecha master D will also come to the banquet?"

"It seems? Does anyone know D?"

"..."

Everyone looked at each other, and no one spoke.

D is a genius mecha designer who suddenly emerged a few years ago. Every year, he would come up with amazing design drawings. It is said that the new mecha he designed recently could subvert the entire mecha industry.

Everyone is very curious about this and can't wait to get a piece of the pie.

"Ah... Grover is here." Someone exclaimed softly.

As one of the heirs to the throne, everyone in the upper circle knows Grover. Everyone is looking at him openly or secretly. Some families who have already confirmed their support for him have taken the lead in talking to him.

But more people are still waiting and watching.

Grover doesn't mind and always keeps a decent smile. Most people who can climb to this level are very smart and don't act without seeing the rabbit.

As long as they remain neutral, he is confident that he can beat Xia Yan.

Grover is full of confidence.

The next second, with the sound of the door opening and footsteps, the whole hall suddenly became quiet.