Du Guanglong did not respond to him.
Lu Yi is still in the early stages of his career, and too much attention will only do him harm.
The Huo family is more complicated than the Lu family, and he doesn't want Lu Yi to get involved with the Huo family so soon.
In the banquet hall, those who wanted to greet Huo Xiao were all surprised to see Du Guanglong.
Those who came from Jiangzhou, in particular, almost without exception, began to mutter to themselves.
"Isn't this Lu Yi's sworn brother?"
"Wow, so he was the Huo family's top secretary back then!"
"I've heard of his reputation for a long time, and now I finally understand why. If he hadn't gone in, none of the families in Fengcheng would have risen to prominence!"
"He single-handedly shielded the Huo family from disaster; I really don't know how he did it."
"I've read some old gossip, and the Huo family's disaster stemmed from a marriage. If I remember correctly, the instigator was the eldest daughter of the Su family..."
"Pah! How dare you speak like that? It was Young Master Huo who abducted Miss Su, which made the Su family patriarch make such a ruthless decision, okay?"
"Stop talking nonsense! Miss Su was pregnant out of wedlock and came to our door to force us into marriage. Young Master Huo was almost beaten to death..."
As soon as Huo Xiao approached, everyone's chatter stopped.
Du Guanglong lifted his eyelids and gave them a cold glance, and the men and women scattered like birds and beasts.
"In other people's eyes, the Huo family has eventually become a topic of gossip. Long'er, in the past, not a single word of these rumors would have reached my ears."
Huo Xiao sighed, picked up two glasses of wine, and clinked them together.
He handed one of the cups to Du Guanglong, glancing at the vast sea of newly rich out of the corner of his eye.
"Time is of the essence...and the difficulties are greater than I anticipated!"
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