Xiao Xin hung up the phone without hesitation and then saw a WeChat message from Mo Xuan.
Mo Xuan: Grandpa Jiang is preparing a welcome banquet for Jiang Yuqing tomorrow night. You and I will go together.
Xiao Xin replied with an "okay," composed herself, and continued working.
The banquet was at six o'clock, so the next day Mo Xuan let Xiao Xin leave work early and took him to the mall to buy a well-fitting suit.
Mo Xuan paid for the 68,000 yuan suit without even blinking.
When Xiao Xin came out of the fitting room, she learned that Mo Xuan had already paid.
Once back in the car, Xiao Xin asked Mo Xuan, who was sitting next to her, "Is this suit worth a month's salary for me?"
Mo Xuan glanced at him and chuckled, "This is a special treatment as my male companion. Just stick with me and don't worry about anything else."
Xiao Xin glanced out the window, then nodded.
"Do you know why I brought you here?" Mo Xuan suddenly asked.
Xiao Xin thought for a moment, then looked at him and asked, "Why?"
Mo Xuan's expression was unusually serious as he shifted his gaze to the front of the car: "Today, almost all the celebrities and nobles of City A will be attending this banquet. My informant, who is planted next to Jiang Yuqing, said that he will meet with the traitor from the Fu family in the leftmost room on the third floor of the hotel tonight."
Xiao Xin: "A traitor to the Fu family?"
“Yes,” Mo Xuan nodded, “The traitor in the Fu family is working with Jiang Yuqing from the inside to bring down the Fu family, but we don’t know exactly who this traitor is…”
Xiao Xin raised an eyebrow: "So?"
Mo Xuan smiled slightly at him: "So, are you interested in finding out who that traitor is?"
Xiao Xin nodded solemnly, "Yes."
Mo Xuan patted his shoulder: "I'll probably be busy with social engagements tonight. If you want to know who the traitor is, just follow my bodyguard."
Just as Xiao Xin was about to ask something, Mo Xuan noticed his hesitation and said first, "Jiang Yuqing's bodyguards tonight have all been replaced by my men. Don't worry, they won't stop you. Even if you kick the door, it won't matter."
Seeing how exaggerated his words were, Xiao Xin silently looked out the window and said, "Okay."
There was a moment of silence in the car, then Mo Xuan suddenly asked, "Your favorite fruit is strawberries, right?"
Xiao Xin glanced at him: "Why are you asking that?"
Mo Xuan: "Just asking."
Xiao Xin hummed in agreement.
Mo Xuan smiled, arms crossed, "Okay."
Xiao Xin saw the slight smile on his lips, but didn't understand why. She didn't ask any more questions.
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The hotel's grand hall was resplendent with gold and dazzling chandeliers. High-society figures from all walks of life gathered there, creating an atmosphere of extravagance and debauchery, with even the air reeking of money.
Xiao Xin weaved through the noisy crowd, but didn't see any familiar faces, and naturally no one recognized him.
On the contrary, Mo Xuan was greeted by people all the way.
Seeing that he was busy socializing, Xiao Xin tactfully retreated to an inconspicuous corner of the venue, took a glass of wine, and sipped it by herself.
He looked around, as if searching for something.
That person should come, right?
At this moment, Xiao Xin both hoped he would come and didn't...
Even just being able to catch a glimpse of it from afar is good.
Soon, the noisy crowd quieted down considerably, the lights dimmed, and everyone's attention was focused on a figure on the stage.
Jiang Yuqing stood on the high platform, the cold white light shining on his skin, giving his already fair complexion a translucent quality, like a god descending to earth, aloof and unapproachable.
He glanced at the audience, and under everyone's watchful eyes, a smile appeared on his lips. He then gave a slight bow.
How inelegant!
A thunderous round of applause erupted from the audience.
Jiang Yuqing smiled and then said into the microphone, "Thank you all for attending the banquet. Now, I'd like to say a few words..."
Xiao Xin's lips curled into a mocking smile. What a hypocritical gentleman.
He looked away from Jiang Yuqing and downed the champagne in his hand in one gulp.
Just as I placed the champagne glass on the waiter's tray and reached for another, a warm, large hand pressed down on my wrist.
Xiao Xin followed the hand's owner's gaze and met Fu Yan's cold, deep eyes.
Xiao Xin's hand trembled as if she had been electrocuted, and then she flung Fu Yan's hand away.
"When did you get here?" Xiao Xin looked at him anxiously, then glanced around in a panic.
Fortunately, they were standing in a relatively secluded corner, and everyone was listening to Jiang Yuqing's nonsense on stage, so no one paid any attention to them.
Xiao Xin then turned her gaze back to Fu Yan's face.
Seeing the panic in Xiao Xin's eyes, as if he were afraid of something, Fu Yan pushed Xiao Xin's shoulder and pinned him against the corner, asking softly, "What are you afraid of, brother?"
Xiao Xin frowned and pushed his shoulder: "Now that you've broken up, it's best to keep your distance from now on."
Fu Yan let him push her, her body remaining completely still.
Xiao Xin looked up at him: "Are you leaving or not?"
Fu Yan looked into his eyes: "Brother, were you looking for me just now?"
Xiao Xin, having his thoughts exposed, suddenly fell silent: "..."
Fu Yan noticed the confusion in his eyes and explained, "I followed you when you entered the venue, but you didn't see me."
Xiao Xin looked away, no longer meeting his gaze.
Seeing that Jiang Yuqing had finished speaking and was about to walk off the stage, Xiao Xin increased the force of pushing Fu Yan, his face urgent.
Fu Yan suddenly grabbed his wrist and pressed it against the wall behind him. "Are you even listening to me?"
Xiao Xin stomped on his instep and glared at him: "Fu Yan, I don't have time to mess around with you, let go!"
Fu Yan bit his back teeth, but didn't move.
Xiao Xin's eyes were filled with anger, which made Fu Yan feel irritable.
The assistant suddenly walked over from the side and said, "Mr. Fu, Mr. Yu is looking for you."
Fu Yan frowned, gave his assistant a look, and then said to Xiao Xin, "I don't drink, so don't drink too much."
After saying that, he released Xiao Xin's hand and turned to walk to the other side of the venue.
Xiao Xin rubbed her wrist, which Fu Yan had pinched red, and glanced at Fu Yan's broad back.
Damn, that pup seems to have gotten stronger...
After Fu Yan's figure disappeared into the crowd, Xiao Xin glanced in the direction of Jiang Yuqing, only to find that Jiang Yuqing had already vanished.
Xiao Xin straightened up, adjusted his cuffs, and then walked towards the emergency exit.
Fortunately, he didn't encounter many people along the way, and Xiao Xin went straight to the third floor.
As expected, two bodyguards were standing in the leftmost room on the third floor.
Mo Xuan said that Jiang Yuqing had turned off the surveillance cameras on this floor, so he didn't need to worry.
The corridor was dimly lit, and Xiao Xin moved toward his target while hugging the wall.
Just as he was about to approach his target, a bodyguard who was closest to him suddenly glanced at him.
Xiao Xin met the bodyguard's gloomy gaze, and her heart tightened involuntarily.
The bodyguard only looked at him for three seconds, then beckoned him to come closer.
Xiao Xin breathed a sigh of relief and gradually moved towards the door.
The door to the room was ajar. Xiao Xin leaned against the wall and vaguely saw a familiar figure through the crack in the door.
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