Du Guanglong pushed Huo Xiao to the villa entrance, and just then he saw the large screen in front of him, his eyes welling up with tears.
"Old Lu, the third brother finally has a home!"
He looked up at the sky, feeling a mix of emotions he couldn't quite describe.
Huo Xiao poked him with his finger and handed him a few napkins.
She turned to look at Lu Yi's back and sighed softly, almost imperceptibly.
"Lu Yi is a tough kid, no wonder he became sworn brothers with you and Jing Xi."
“I’m getting old and can’t keep making plans for Jingxi forever. With the two of you by his side giving him guidance, I can die in peace.”
"Long'er, give this gift list to Lao Fan for me. Look at how stingy he is. All he has to offer is a villa, a car, and a tiny bit of stock. He's practically giving money to a beggar!"
He took a red folder out of his pocket.
It's not as exquisite as those on the market, but you can tell that it was made with care.
"This is……"
Du Guanglong gathered his thoughts and examined the item in his hand several times.
Huo Xiao placed his hands on his knees and stared at his face for a long time.
“Long’er, Jingxi doesn’t have his eldest brother’s ambition, nor his second brother’s composure. I originally intended to groom Jingyue as my successor.”
“Back then, I shouldn’t have called him back. Those people had been waiting for that day, planning to harm Jing Yue. I personally delivered Jing Yue to their blades…”
Du Guanglong rarely heard him mention Huo Lao Er's name on his own initiative.
Seeing the elderly man with white hair and a deep look in his eyes, the gift list in his hand suddenly felt quite heavy.
Just as he was about to say a few words of comfort, Huo Xiao raised his hand and said "Hey."
“I wasn’t there when you three brothers took your sworn brotherhood, and I didn’t formally celebrate with you.”
"Taking advantage of Lu Yi's coming of age, I'll give the three of you a big gift... Go on, don't let Lao Fan be the only one who shines today!"
Huo Xiao smiled and waved to Du Guanglong.
Du Guanglong called to his brothers next to him, gave them instructions on the security details, and then walked over.
With Huo Jingxi in charge, Wang Chan making a "sacrifice," and the compensation offered by the Fan and Gu families, the order at the scene improved significantly.
When Du Guanglong walked over, most people had received their briefcases and cell phones, and were happily holding their drinks, discussing Lu Yi's "birthday gift."
Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure.
The woman was slender and wore a baseball cap. She stood in the crowd, staring in the direction where Lu Yi was standing.
Her hands were empty; she held neither a wine glass nor a snack.
He would only occasionally cover the area below his nose and lower his head in thought.
Seemingly noticing Du Guanglong's gaze, she turned and walked into the shadows.
"Big brother!"
Huo Jingxi stood at the edge of the field, keeping a close eye on the people around Lu Yi and Fan Shenglun. He was no longer the playboy he was a few years ago.
In such situations, he is more willing to take on the duty of protection.
Although this is not the Huo family home, his brothers and his father are here.
"Have all the troublemakers been cleared out?"
Du Guanglong withdrew his gaze from the crowd and looked around.
Dongzi held the landscape stone in his hand, his eyes glancing elsewhere, and strode over.
"Brother Long, the brothers are investigating. Right now, we only know that there is a mastermind behind it, but we haven't found out who that person is yet."
Du Guanglong flicked his fingers. "The third brother's biggest enemy is the Lu family. There's no mistake in investigating the Lu family."
"By the way, Lu Baofei came here before. Didn't you investigate her?"
Dongzi hesitated for a moment.
“I checked. I had my brother follow her the whole way and found that she went back to the company and didn’t contact anyone.”
"As for whether she contacted anyone in the car, that's hard to find out."
Huo Jingxi saw the large red envelope in his hand and pouted, "There must be someone else behind this!"
"The Lu family does some despicable things, but judging from Madam Lu's appearance, she doesn't seem like someone who would charge into battle."
"Brother, don't you think this is more like causing trouble for the Fan family, the Gu family, and even the Huo family?"
Du Guanglong dared not draw a conclusion easily.
She wrapped one arm around his neck and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore, Dongzi. Go stay by President Huo's side and don't leave his side for even a moment."
"Second brother, we're here on behalf of President Huo to deliver a gift to the third brother!"
...
When Fan Shenglun saw Huo Jingxi and Du Guanglong approaching at the same time, he instantly understood their purpose.
He turned his head and looked past the crowd towards Huo Xiao's direction.
Seeing the old man with his head down, as if he were an ancient clock amidst the bustling city, my eyes suddenly felt a little sore.
"Mr. Fan, what's wrong? Are your eyes bothering you?"
Lu Yi noticed his unusual behavior, took out eye drops from his pocket, and quickly unscrewed the cap.
This was prepared in advance by Fan Huijun and was meant for him to carry with him.
Since the start of the banquet, numerous incidents have occurred, wasting too much time. Fan Shenglun has been standing for quite a while now.
The stimulation of various dazzling lights may trigger an eye disease.
"I'm fine..."
Fan Shenglun pressed down on his hand, then grasped it again, saying, "Child, from today onwards you are a real adult."
"Whether I'm your adoptive father or godfather, there's not much I can do for you."
"It's great that you have several good brothers and friends. They will be your right-hand men in the future, and you will be their right-hand men in return."
"Remember, never let your brothers have any grudges, otherwise you will give others an opportunity to take advantage of you, and in the end, it will be too late to regret it."
Lu Yi didn't understand why he made such a remark.
He glanced in the direction he had been looking and saw Huo Xiao looking up at him, his brows furrowed as he pondered.
"Could it be that the brother Mr. Fan was referring to is Huo Xiao? But I've never heard of any close relationship between the Fan family and the Huo family..."
Just as he was about to speak, Fan Shenglun turned around and chuckled twice.
"Jingxi, Guanglong, you two have worked hard!"
"If it weren't for you guys holding the fort today, this banquet would probably have been ruined long ago... The main feast is in another villa, everything is ready, I'm going to have a good drink with you guys later!"
He put his arms around the two of them and gave them a hug.
Du Guanglong seized the opportunity to hand him a large red envelope. "President Fan, this is President Huo's instruction. He only asked me to send it over, but didn't say anything else."
Huo Jingxi joked, "My dad wasn't like this before. Now he's like a playful old man, all mysterious."
Fan Shenglun didn't respond to what the two said. Instead, he took their hands, stacked them together, and then took Lu Yi's hand.
His gaze lingered meaningfully on the faces of the three people.
"Guanglong is the oldest, Jingxi is the second oldest, and my son Lu Yi is the youngest... Although he is young, he is just as smart as you are, so don't underestimate him!"
"Enough talk, come on, let's see what surprise that old man has prepared for my son!"
He kept referring to him as "my son," and Qin Fengying, who was standing not far behind him, almost burst into tears when she heard it.
If she hadn't lost her phone, she couldn't guarantee she wouldn't have been unable to resist showing him the paternity test results on the spot and humiliating Fan Shenglun.
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