The banquet officially began, and the head of the Cao family came on stage to speak. He simply thanked everyone for coming and said polite words such as "please forgive me if there are any mistakes in the future."
After everyone applauded, the highlight of tonight's banquet, the family recognition session, began.
The youngest daughter of the Cao family, the real daughter who was found just a few years ago, was arranged to go on stage.
Song Xijiao knew this girl, she was her stepsister Zhao Ruoxue.
Pei Zhiting rested his hand on the back of the chair she was sitting on, stroking it occasionally.
"The one who cheated on your dad is Cao Weixiong!"
His tone was very normal, as if he was talking about the weather today, and it didn't sound like he was talking about a romantic scandal at all.
That old guy is an omnivore. As long as it looks good, it is his hunting target. After getting it, he will throw it away like collecting stamps.
It’s just that he played it very covertly and never made any mistakes in these years.
Song Xijiao tilted her head and leaned close to his ear, "Can I praise it, is it green?"
Hahahahahahahahaha…
Zhao Hairong, that male chauvinist and hypocritical villain, raised someone else's child for thirty years. It's both tragic and funny.
Pei Zhiting smiled but said nothing. If one really wanted to be calculative, more than half of the people in this banquet hall were probably not clean.
He glanced at Cao Dinghuan who was standing diagonally opposite him, and his face looked as if he had eaten stale pickled cabbage.
He remembered that the last time he saw her, Zhao Zongxue was Cao Dinghuan's new girlfriend. In less than two months, she had become his sister.
Oh...it's such a mess.
"Cao Weixiong has over ten children out in the open, not including those who haven't acknowledged their ancestral roots or those who haven't gotten pregnant. Zhao Ruoxue and Zhao Ruobin will have a hard time in the future."
Pei Zhiting whispered in Song Xijiao's ear, and his warm breath sprayed on her ear, which made her feel a little itchy. She couldn't help but shiver.
"Ah, so many!"
…
Cao Weixiong's original wife was still alive, and the three of them could not enter the Cao family's gate, but he still had a little conscience, so he directly gave them a villa, gave them a card, and arranged a position for Zhao Ruobin in Cao's enterprise.
As for Zhao Ruoxu, she still needs to make use of her surplus value.
In the hotel lounge, the mother and her two children had a fierce quarrel.
Lin Qingrou slapped the two of them twice, "The Cao family is more than a level higher than the Zhao family."
"Can……"
"Don't give me any more, you two should just try to coax the Cao family. I spent so much effort to get you to recognize your ancestry. You two better be sensible."
Lin Qingrou glared at the two of them warningly. She knew very well that being an illegitimate child of the Cao family would only bring wealth and fortune, but definitely no power.
But sooner or later, what she did in the past will be exposed by Zhao Hairong.
Only by having a powerful person and making Zhao Hairong dare not touch her can she sit back and enjoy wealth and prosperity without any worries.
Zhao Ruobin felt that the sky was dark and would never clear up. Instead of being the only son, he had to compete for favor with a group of illegitimate children. What was this?
…
"Mr. Pei, Third Young Master Cao has started a gambling game upstairs and invites you to play a few rounds."
Pei Zhiting took Song Xijiao to the suite on the top floor. The suite was very large, but the layout was very strange. The living room was converted into a casino.
There was a rectangular table with the dealer standing on one side dealing cards, and a group of second-generations gathered around the table.
Seeing Pei Zhiting coming, Cao Dinghuan pushed the woman on him away and walked up to him.
"Mr. Pei, your presence truly brings honor to my humble home!"
Pei Zhiting chuckled, "If Young Master Cao's house is a humble hut, then ours is worse than a thatched hut."
"Mr. Pei is really good at joking. Please come in."
Cao Dinghuan gave up the main seat to Pei Zhiting and personally poured him a glass of wine.
Pei Zhiting pulled Song Xijiao to sit at the lower seat.
"Young Master Cao, please open it."
"Okay."
Cao Dinghuan asked the dealer to start dealing the cards, and he sat opposite Pei Zhiting. His eyes swept over Song Xijiao vaguely, and a lustful light flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Judging from her appearance, there is nothing special about her. If Pei Zhiting looks at her differently, there must be something outstanding about her.
He wanted to see what was so special about a woman.
"Mr. Pei, what should we play? Blackjack, Stud Poker, or Big/Small?"
"Blackjack!"
Pei Zhiting took a sip of wine and played with the chips in his hand with a calm expression.
Pei Zhiting lost the first game.
Cao Ding laughed and grabbed the chips in front of him, "Mr. Pei's luck doesn't seem to be that good!"
Pei Zhiting didn't care. "It's only the first round. There will be plenty of opportunities later."
In the second game, Pei Zhiting lost again.
Cao Dinghuan looked at the mountain of chips in front of him, and the smile on his face never stopped.
"Boss Pei, I'm afraid it's not a good time to gamble today. Why not let this beautiful woman next to you do it? Women are always a little luckier than men."
Pei Zhiting turned his head to look at Song Xijiao, "Want to play?"
Song Xijiao sat up straight and said, "Okay."
Pei Zhiting took her bag and said, "Winning or losing doesn't matter, as long as Jiaojiao is happy."
His voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone present to hear.
Everyone present looked at Song Xijiao with something strange in their eyes.
Cao Dinghuan smiled evilly, "Mr. Pei is really good to Miss Song. I just wonder if you would still like her so much if Miss Song lost everything to you."
Pei Zhiting sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, putting the Birkin 25 In And Out on his legs, rubbing the metal buckle with his fingertips, looking lazy.
"If I lose, it's mine, and if I win, it's hers."
"Mr. Pei is so kind to Miss Song."
Cao Ding smiled and asked someone to make room for Song Xijiao.
Song Xijiao sat down and was about to start dealing the cards, but Cao Dinghuan suddenly held down the cards.
"etc."
He turned his head to look at Pei Zhiting, "Boss Pei, since we're changing players, let's change the way we play. How about playing Stud Poker?"
"Master Cao is the master, Master Cao has the final say."
Cao Dinghuan asked the dealer to change a new deck of cards, and then he couldn't wait to urge:
"Miss Song, it's your turn."
Song Xijiao glanced at her own cards and calculated how many hands she would need to lose all the chips in front of her.
Ten rounds, just ten rounds, and she would lose them all.
"Call."
She threw in two chips.
Cao Dinghuan followed with two, but Li Shaohua next to him folded directly.
"This round is unlucky. I'll try again next round."
In the first round, Song Xijiao lost everything.
Cao Dinghuan held the chips in front of him and comforted him with a smile:
"It's normal for Miss Song to be unfamiliar with this game for the first time. Please continue."
The dealer quickly dealt the second round of cards. Song Xijiao considered for a moment and threw in two more chips.
Li Shaohua glanced at his cards and threw in two more chips.
Cao Dinghuan threw the cards away and said, "You guys play, I'm going to the bathroom."
He had to find someone to investigate and find out what was so special about Song Xijiao that she could take down Pei Zhiting.
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