Zhang Xiaoxiao couldn't describe what it looked like, so she took out her phone and took a picture for herself.
Ye Lan glanced down, then looked away expressionlessly, saying, "It's just too hot."
In fact, she knew in her heart that it was Zhu Li who was affecting her senses, but her mind knew clearly that everything was an illusion, which was why she had two completely opposite emotions.
"Well...actually, it's normal to blush when you see Xiao Yunting. My heart was fluttering the first time I saw him, too. After all, a face like that is rare even in the entertainment industry." Zhang Xiaoxiao shrugged to comfort her, thinking she was too embarrassed to show her young love. "Look at those celebrities here, every one of them is practically drooling with envy."
Ye Lan: “…”
This is true.
As soon as Xiao Yunting appeared, the female creatures around him swarmed towards him as if they had smelled pheromones. No matter how much cold air he released from his body, there were always people who rushed towards him without hesitation.
Later, the security in the venue had to be dispatched to escort the person to the front of the stage.
"What's this?"
When he arrived at the front of the stage, he saw a group of children and a mess of musical instruments, and his brows furrowed slightly.
One of the wealthy men pulled his child with some fear, and smiled guiltily, "I heard that Mr. Xiao's daughter has a birthday today. Our kid just learned a few songs recently and wanted to come over to perform. If the daughter likes it, the two children can play together in the future."
There is no loophole in what he said.
only……
"Play?" Xiao Yunting's eyes fell directly on the child who was not even as tall as his knees. Then he looked at the other children and vaguely realized that they had misunderstood something. So he said coldly, "I appreciate your kindness, but I don't think she likes this."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They felt that this statement was a bit strange, but they couldn't put their finger on it.
At this time, Xiao Yunting had already picked up the microphone, and his deep and magnetic voice spread throughout the banquet hall.
"Thank you all for coming to this birthday party. On behalf of the Xiao family's patriarch, I would like to announce to the outside world my only legal guardian - Ye Lan."
Ye Lan.
As the last two words were spoken, the Tang family, who had arrived late, entered the venue just in time.
Hearing the sound, Tang Hede and Tang Sinian, grandfather and grandson, staggered and almost fell to the ground, their pupils bigger than bells.
Who did they hear?
"Ye Lan... this name sounds familiar. Who is it?"
"I feel like I've heard it somewhere before."
…
The other people in the room were still talking and guessing, and they didn't notice Zhang Xiaoxiao, who was standing in a corner with a lollipop in her mouth and looked stupid, and the Zhang couple who were standing next to her with shocked faces.
"Now, please invite the protagonist of this banquet to the stage."
Xiao Yunting's steady and powerful voice continued to ring out.
As the head of the Xiao family, who is busy with all kinds of affairs and has a business empire as huge as that of a king, he took time out to hold a birthday party and announced the other party's legal identity.
This action is enough to confirm the status of this adopted daughter in his heart.
Amidst everyone's attention and anticipation, a tall and slender figure slowly appeared from the side of the stage.
The pearly light seemed to give the girl's milky white skin a halo. The pearl flowers on her skirt swirled like gently lapping waves as she moved, carrying a hint of youthful air. When she stood in front of the stage and turned around to face everyone, everyone saw her appearance clearly, then slowly opened their mouths and dropped their chins to the ground.
Isn't this the most beautiful girl on the field tonight?!
She is the adopted daughter of the Xiao family? !
Where are the three, four, five, or six year old kids?!
Everyone was shocked and felt like they had been scammed, but then they thought about it and realized that when the news was released, the birthday boy's age was indeed not stated on the banquet invitation. It was just a conclusion they came to after a logical analysis.
So the slap in the face came as fiercely as a tiger, and they almost lost their way.
Ye Lan stood in front of the stage, looking at the people below who were inexplicably surprised, but his heart was calm. Instead, he looked straight ahead, his lips slightly opening and closing as he spoke to the person beside him.
"I thought it was just a potluck."
She prefers celebrating her birthday that way.
Hearing this, Xiao Yunting, who was standing beside her, opened the microphone and said in the same tone, "That will be arranged later."
Ye Lan: “…”
So how long is your rich people’s birthday process?
But the birthday party had already begun, and since the man was kind-hearted, Ye Lan didn't refuse his face. She took the microphone and simply said, "Thank you all for coming to my 18th birthday ceremony."
Eighteen years old.
A grand and delicate age.
The wealthy people in the audience were all shrewd people and immediately realized the age issue.
"Eighteen years old, you've grown up! What a joy!" Someone congratulated, and then said meaningfully, "Miss Ye is a very pretty girl. When she joins the Xiao Group, she'll definitely become President Xiao's right-hand man."
On the stage, Ye Lan glanced at the inquiring expressions on the faces of the group of people, and said coldly with a cold gaze: "Applying for guardianship is just a coincidence. When I come of age, I will set up my own business and leave the Xiao family."
According to her original personality, she was too lazy to explain these things.
But now that she is influenced by Zhu Li, matters concerning men always touch her sensitive nerves.
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like another bomb thrown into the crowd and exploded.
Everyone opened their mouths again, suspecting they had heard wrongly.
Is there anyone in this world who, after being registered in the Xiao family household register, voluntarily left? Didn't she know how much Xiao Yunting actually had in assets?!
Just when everyone thought her brain might have short-circuited, the microphone fell back into Xiao Yunting's hands.
"I respect her decision." The man's voice was deep, and the metallic quality of it immediately hushed the crowd. He then continued, as everyone fell silent, "But whether her last name is Xiao or not, I, Xiao Yunting, will always be her guardian."
“…”
“!!!”
The crowd was silent for a moment, as if frightened, and then they all gasped.
Xiao Yunting's words...
"Fuck, this sounds like a confession."
Chen Zhexi in the corner touched his nose and muttered, not daring to look at the expression of his good brother Xie Chenan, with whom he had just formed an alliance.
But even if he didn't say it, he wasn't the only one who misunderstood.
Because the two people on the stage are only a few years apart in age, and both have outstanding looks, and their auras are equally matched, just standing together they look like a perfect match.
Xiao Yunting, who has always been cold-hearted, specially held a birthday party for the girl and announced loudly that even if the legal relationship is eliminated in the future, the girl will always be protected under his wings.
If this isn't a confession, what is?!
In front of the stage, Ye Lan also glanced at Xiao Yunting, and opened his lips slightly, "You..."
She wanted to say something, but couldn't express it clearly at the moment.
Because she also realized the real purpose of this birthday party and was surprised at Xiao Yunting's care and trust in her.
Earlier at the entrance to the guesthouse, the two of them had clearly already tacitly agreed to stand in their respective lines...
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