Lu Chao's face changed, he didn't expect that even after he did such a thing, Song Xuanhe still didn't give him a way out. They said they were good brothers before, but ended up falling out with him just for a little love. It was obvious that it was just false before. He was just born better, why did he look down on him and insult him so much.
Song Xuanhe's disregard was tantamount to throwing his face to the ground. Deeply insulted, Lu Chao's expression was somewhat ferocious for a moment. Even though he had tried to cover it up, he couldn't help but look at Song Xuanhe with a fierce look in his eyes.
Xiao Yuanmu noticed this definitely unfriendly gaze, and his eyes couldn't help but linger on Lu Chao's face for a while. Although he also had Lu Chao in his memories of this life, what really made him remember Lu Chao was the memories of his previous life.
After he returned to the Xiao family in his previous life, the Xiao family soon held a grand public banquet to announce his identity. People from China also attended. After learning of his true identity, the Song family sent people to test his attitude. Naturally, he would not let Song Xuanhe go, so he replied that he would never reconcile with the Song family.
Just one month after he said that, the Song family sent someone to pass him a message, saying that they would never let Song Xuanhe go and would give him a satisfactory result. At that time, he was trying to understand and integrate into the Xiao family, and also had to be wary of the overt and covert attacks from people with bad intentions. He had already ignored this matter until half a month later, when he got the news that Song Xuanhe was deceived into taking drugs.
The person who tricked Song Xuan into taking drugs was Lu Chao, who was also Song Xuan's best friend at the time.
Xiao Yuanmu did not have much emotion when he heard the news, because he was already busy with the Xiao family's affairs at that time. Apart from ordering someone to cause some trouble for the Song family, he had no time to retaliate against Song Xuanhe and the Song family.
Who knew that after he finally gained a foothold in the Xiao family, he would get Song Xuan again and fall to the point of selling his body. And because he offended the financial sponsor, he was thrown into the deep wild forest that the man was going to develop into a hidden arena, and died without a complete body.
The person who secretly caused all this to happen was Lu Chao in front of him.
In his previous life, he was only surprised for a moment when he heard this result. Although he hated Song Xuanhe, he would not go to the extent of adding insult to injury to a person who died tragically. Moreover, he knew very well that although Song Xuanhe's ending was not initiated by him, it was also caused by him. Although the result was not caused by him, it also settled his hatred with Song Xuanhe.
After learning that Song Xuanhe was dead, he forgot about Song Xuanhe and everything he had experienced in the imperial capital before his rebirth. It was not until five years later that he received news from the Song and Lu families again.
——Lü Chao was tortured to death in an extremely cruel way and his body was dismembered and thrown into the wild. When he was found by Lu’s family, only half of his body and a thigh were left.
The cause of Lu Chao's death was very similar to that of Song Xuanhe at the time, and the Lu family knew very well how important a role Lu Chao played in Song Xuanhe's death, so after Lu Chao's death, the first murderer they thought of was naturally the Song family.
Although the Song family was showing signs of decline after being suppressed from all sides at that time, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and the Lu family is not a small family that can be held accountable at will. Moreover, the Song family would not admit to this matter - the entire imperial capital knew that Song Xuanhe was expelled from the Song family, and no one thought that the Song family would risk offending the head of the Xiao family to avenge Song Xuanhe.
The Lu family had no evidence and the Song family had no motive, so the matter ended up in nothing.
Yang Jie knew what happened between him and Song Xuanhe before, and told him about it as a funny story, perhaps hoping to make him feel better, but Xiao Yuanmu didn't have any interest, so he forgot it as soon as he heard it.
Seeing the ferocious look in Lu Chao's eyes that was difficult to conceal, Xiao Yuanmu's calm eyes showed a cold light. As far as he knew, no matter which life, before that pool party, Song Xuanhe had always been nice to Lu Chao. He really wanted to know what was the reason that made him not only forget their old friendship but also want to grind Song Xuanhe to ashes.
In his previous life, Lu Chao interfered with his revenge and disrupted his plans, leaving him with no chance of revenge on Song Xuan or sense of accomplishment. At the time, he had neither the time nor the interest to make a fuss about it, but thinking about it now, he suddenly felt unhappy.
Xiao Yuanmu suppressed the coldness in his eyes. In that case, letting Lu Chao pay for it in this life can be regarded as retribution.
Lu Chao's expression management was not good enough, and Song Xuanhe also noticed his expression. Although he had no emotion at first, a trace of anger appeared on his face. If the original owner was retaliated by Xiao Yuanmu as karma, then what Lu Chao did to the original owner was ingratitude, and what he hated most was ungrateful people.
He will let Lu Chao experience everything that the original owner experienced in his previous life.
Song Xuanhe restrained the nonchalant expression on his face, pursed the corners of his mouth, and asked calmly: "Since you said you need my help with something, then tell me, what is it?"
Unexpectedly, Song Xuanhe suddenly changed his attitude. Although he didn't know why, he finally had hope. A look of ecstasy appeared on Lu Chao's face. He opened his mouth to tell him about the difficulties at home. However, when he saw the location and other people around him, he closed his mouth again.
Song Xuanhe had been observing Lu Chao's expression. The original owner was very familiar with Lu Chao, and he could easily see his concerns from Lu Chao's face - he was afraid that if he told about his family's predicament here, he would not be able to hold his head up in the circle in the future.
Sure enough, after looking around, Lu Chao hesitated and said, "Second Young Master, how about we find a place to talk about it?"
"I don't have time to go anywhere else with you. If you want to say something, just say it here. If you don't want to say it, don't bother me again in the future."
Song Xuanhe's words were merciless, which made Lu Chao, who had thought that he had softened and was ready to negotiate, feel a chill in his heart. He quickly said, "Don't go. I'll say this here, Second Young Master. I came to you to ask you to say hello to those suppliers of Song's. They have recently joined forces to exclude our family, and we have lost the right to supply several products. It's not just Song's. The supply of several other companies has also been monopolized by them. This is simply trying to completely block our Lu family's path!"
Lu Chao's last sentence was filled with indignation. He looked at Song Xuanhe with his eyes red with excitement, expecting him to make a statement.
Song Xuanhe raised an eyebrow when he heard this, and looked around his face, and asked, "It's not impossible for you to ask me to say hello for you, but what can you do in return?"
Seeing Lu Chao's flushed face, Song Xuanhe sneered, with the sneer in his eyes undisguised: "Or do you want to get something for nothing, without paying anything, and let me come forward to block the common interests of the suppliers who have cooperated with my Song family for a long time?"
Under Song Xuanhe's mocking gaze, Lu Chao clenched his fists, took a deep breath and forced a smile. He tried to raise his hand to put his hand on Song Xuanhe's shoulder and said, "What is the relationship between us? How can you..."
He didn't say anything, but his raised hand was grabbed by someone. The person who grabbed him frowned, let go of his hand with a look of disgust and said, "Just talk, why are you touching me?"
Then he turned to Song Xuanhe and said, "What kind of people are these around you? They are like a garbage dump. I am so disgusted that I cannot eat. Remember to have lunch in half a month. I am leaving now."
Guan Zhi walked away, and Lu Chao's face turned pale and blue.
Lu Chao memorized Guan Zhi's appearance, suppressed his anger and asked Song Xuanhe: "Second Young Master, who was that just now?"
"Guan Zhi." Song Xuanhe looked at Lu Chao's sudden change of expression and said lightly: "But you should be thankful that you didn't run into me, otherwise I wouldn't have the patience to continue talking to you. Just tell me what conditions you can give me, or get out."
Lu Chao gritted his teeth, knowing that Song Xuanhe really didn't care about their previous friendship at all, so he could only change his tone and said, "As long as they are willing to help, the Lu family can do anything."
Song Xuanhe raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "What if my condition is to let Lu Yue recognize his ancestry and return to his ancestral home?"
Hearing this, Lu Chao's face changed drastically. He looked at Song Xuanhe in disbelief, his eyes widened as he asked, "Song Xuanhe! What do you mean?"
Song Xuanhe put away his smile and said coldly: "Tell Uncle Lu that I have no other requests. I just happened to meet Lu Yue before and had a good impression of him. Just think of it as a favor for him because I am in a good mood. As long as Lu Yue recognizes his ancestry, I will speak on behalf of the Lu family."
After saying that, he didn't even look at Lu Chao's expression and walked straight past him.
Mr. Xiao, who came to China to inspect the industry, arrived very quickly. Just five days after Mr. Wei’s birthday banquet, he had already arrived in China.
At the birthday banquet, the young man surnamed Xiao did not hide anything when he spoke. Those who had been secretly waiting for news also learned the news as soon as Mr. Xiao landed, and were looking forward to the Xiao family's banquet.
Before the banquet began, Song Xuanhe unexpectedly got news about Mr. Xiao, who was inspecting China's industries, from Xiao Ranyun - he was Xiao Ranyun's father.
Therefore, Song Xuanhe got the invitation to the Xiao family banquet directly without going through Guan Zhi. There were two copies of the invitation. Xiao Ranyun was very considerate and prepared a separate one for Xiao Yuanmu.
Xiao Yuanmu had been busy since the Xiao family's banquet, and Song Xuanhe hardly saw him except during his commute. Yes, Xiao Yuanmu no longer cooked, and from that day on Song Xuanhe either ate in the cafeteria or took-out. Therefore, he and Xiao Yuanmu also stopped having lunch together in the office.
One morning, Song Xuanhe was woken up by the urge to pee and found it difficult to fall asleep again, so he went downstairs to make something to eat. After all, Xiao Yuanmu didn't even make breakfast. However, when he went downstairs, he found that the light in the study was still on. Xiao Yuanmu was typing while talking on the phone in English, and it seemed that he had not slept all night.
Song Xuanhe probably guessed what he was doing and left the study without saying a word. For the first time, he realized that Xiao Yuanmu might really leave here soon and go to where he really should go, to find his true identity and family, and then it would probably be difficult for them to meet again until he left this world.
For some reason, Song Xuanhe, who had been looking forward to the Xiao family's banquet, suddenly lost interest. He did not go downstairs again. He turned back to his room and threw himself on the bed. He opened his eyes and thought about something, but thought of nothing.
So on the day of the banquet, Song Xuan, who had been excited for nearly a week, and Xiao Yuanmu, who had been lacking interest and had lost some weight due to staying up late, looked good. When he saw Song Xuan wearing the custom-made suit sent by the Song family, he rarely raised his lips and commented: Not bad.
Song Xuanhe raised his eyes, looked at Xiao Yuanmu's expression, pursed his lips, thought for a moment and asked, "What are you busy with recently? I remember that the company doesn't seem to have so many things for you to do, right?"
Xiao Yuanmu's slightly raised mouth corners slowly returned to their original position, and his expression became a little lighter. When he saw Song Xuanhe's tentative expression, his expression became even colder, and he looked away and said, "You've always wanted me to resign, and I've decided to do as you wish."
Song Xuanhe was stunned for a moment. He should have concealed his emotions and denied what Xiao Yuanmu said, but after a few seconds of reaction, he suddenly didn't want to continue acting like this.
So he turned his face away and sneered, "If I say we break up now and ask you to move out, will you do as I wish?"
Xiao Yuanmu's eyes changed slightly, and he turned to look at him, staring at his profile with a dark gaze, and after a long while he said coldly: "No."
"In that case." Song Xuanhe's face showed a hint of sarcasm, and he said, "Then don't use me as an excuse."
The two of them were silent all the way, and they didn't even look at each other until they arrived at the Xiao family's banquet. When Zhou Nan saw them, he whistled and said with a smile: "Oh, are you arguing? Doesn't that mean that you don't have to force your dog food into your mouth today?"
Song Xuanhe paused and gave him a cold look. Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly realized that his sudden mood before he left was very abnormal.
According to his plan and preparations for the future, he should not have been angry with Xiao Yuanmu while Xiao Yuanmu was still living here. He had done very well before, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a little bad in the morning and what he said was very inconsistent with his character.
Seeing that Song Xuanhe pursed his lips and remained silent, Zhou Nan couldn't help but turn his gaze to Xiao Yuanmu, winking at him and asking with his mouth - did you make him angry?
Xiao Yuanmu glanced at him indifferently, then looked away.
Zhou Nan sighed and spread his hands, saying, "Come on, I won't bother you anymore. I'll go by myself."
Just as he raised his foot, Song Xuanhe called him: "Have you seen Lin Zi? He said he would bring someone here today."
Zhou Nan nodded: "I'm waiting for you here just for this matter. He did bring someone here and asked me to take you there when I see you."
Song Xuanhe looked at Xiao Yuanmu. His attitude in the morning was indeed inexplicable. His original purpose was to make Xiao Yuanmu resign, but after Xiao Yuanmu resigned, he suddenly became sarcastic. If he were Xiao Yuanmu, he would probably be unhappy and even think that he was sick.
"Lin Zi and I have an appointment." Song Xuanhe felt a little guilty, and spoke in a rare friendly manner: "Do you want to go with me? Or you can go there and sit and rest for a while, and I will come to find you later?"
Xiao Yuan's eyes were like a deep pool, with unpredictable emotions hidden under the calm surface. He looked at Song Xuanhe, who suddenly changed his attitude, for two seconds, and said in a clear voice: "I'll go take a rest."
Zhou Nan and Song Xuanhe left side by side. When they were out of Xiao Yuanmu's hearing range, Zhou Nan punched Song Xuanhe's chest and said with a sly smile, "What are you guys arguing about so early in the morning? Was it because you guys weren't harmonious last night?"
Song Xuanhe paused and punched Zhou Nan in the stomach with his elbow. He didn't hold back at all and the pain made Zhou Nan bend over instantly.
"Fuck! Even if it's true, don't kill people to silence them!" Zhou Nan held her stomach and stood up straight, saying, "You guys had a problem in bed, you're just looking for trouble with him, why are you hitting me here!"
Song Xuanhe turned around and waved his fist at him. Zhou Nan shut up, walked for a while, and couldn't help asking, "Isn't it because his skills are not good enough that he makes you uncomfortable? How about I lend you a few..."
"Can you say that again?"
Zhou Nan shook his head: "No more talking."
"No, say it again."
Song Xuanhe narrowed his eyes and threatened him: "Repeat your exact words again, word for word."
Zhou Nan shook his head again and said righteously, "If you want to borrow a few movies, I can only say that I don't have many of your movies, but if you need them, I will find them for you."
Song Xuanhe gritted his teeth, held Zhou Nan's neck, leaned close to his ear and said word by word: "Listen carefully, I am the one above, don't misunderstand me next time."
Zhou Nan's head shrank, his eyes widened and his mouth slightly opened, fully reflecting his disbelief: "Are you fucking kidding me? How is this possible?"
Song Xuanhe glanced at him coldly. Although he had doubted it when he saw Xiao Yuanmu's figure and momentum, the fact was like this and there was no way to argue, so he said confidently: "How can it be impossible?"
Until he met Xiao Shenglin, Zhou Nan had an expression of shattered worldview.
After Xiao Shenglin introduced Song Xuanhe and Feng Tong to each other, he asked, "What happened to him?"
"Because my thoughts and perspectives are too narrow," Song Xuanhe said calmly, "I was a bit shocked."
Zhou Nan didn't say anything, just drank his coffee quietly with empty eyes.
Today's meeting had a purpose, so Xiao Shenglin retracted his gaze and smiled gently, "I've always wanted to find an opportunity for you two to meet, but I never found the right time. Today you can have a good chat."
Song Xuanhe nodded gently with a smile on his face: "Mr. Feng Tong, I like your designs very much, especially your last autumn and winter finale. The unique cutting method spliced the cashmere in an unimaginable way, which was really amazing."
Feng Tong had seen Song Xuanhe's designs and admired him very much. When he heard him praising his most proud work, he couldn't help but laugh: "That's not my credit. In fact, the existing ancient handmade suit fabrics are controlled by my master's family. The permission he gave me allowed me to learn the weaving methods of those fabrics and get new tailoring inspiration. So I am just standing on the shoulders of giants."
"The cutting techniques have long been replaced by modern tools. No one has invented a completely new cutting method for decades." Song Xuanhe never hesitates to praise his colleagues whom he admires. His eyebrows are curved, and his eyes are full of sincere smiles: "Mr. Feng Tong's creation this time has set off a storm in the design world. You deserve all the praise."
Everyone likes to hear good words, especially since these words have substance. Feng Tong smiled even more deeply: "If you praise me like this, then I must praise you back. Your design drafts were truly amazing when I saw them before. In fact, I have always had a question, do you color your clothes yourself? I was always good at color when I was in school, but I have tried for a long time to adjust your colors to be just right like you. I am really curious about your grasp and accuracy of color. The combination of colors of each piece of clothing is so amazing that I can't take my eyes off it."
Feng Tong grew up abroad, but received orthodox Chinese education, so even though he was very curious, he was always tactful and polite, which made people like him very much.
Song Xuanhe was very impressed with him and told him his color matching method and his previous attempts in color matching without reservation. After talking for only half an hour, the two of them were calling each other by their names.
Xiao Shenglin sat beside them with a smile, listening to their conversation quietly. Zhou Nan had also come back to his senses a long time ago. Hearing the two talking about fashion design, he was a little surprised and asked Xiao Shenglin: "Why didn't I know that Song Er had studied design before, and it seems that he is quite good at it."
Song Xuanhe realized that he had been too carried away when he heard Zhou Nan's words. Just when he wanted to find a topic to explain why he was suddenly interested in design, he heard Zhou Nan say, "But he seemed to like painting when he was a child. He probably learned it secretly without telling Uncle Song. This is a small matter. Do you know what Song Er said just now? Song Er actually said that he and Xiao Yuanmu were in bed..."
"Did you forget that I was sitting next to you?" Song Xuanhe turned and glanced at him.
Zhou Nan shrugged: "I just don't like talking about other people's private affairs behind their backs, so I want to say it in front of you."
Xiao Shenglin smiled and said, "You are really straightforward and confident."
"I'm just walking and sitting upright, there's nothing wrong with that." Zhou Nan crossed his legs and shrugged.
Song Xuanhe didn't bother to pay attention to him and continued talking to Feng Tong until Feng Tong suddenly received a call and had to leave early. Only then did he end the conversation with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
Just at this time, the young man named Xiao who had been seen at Mr. Wei’s birthday party also appeared in the hall, and the three of them stood up again to look for Xiao Yuanmu.
"Linzi, thank you so much this time." Song Xuanhe thought of the dyeing and weaving techniques and tailoring techniques that he had just heard about, which were different from his own world. His eyes were sparkling, and the smile on his face was more brilliant than ever before: "The conversation with Feng Tong just now was really pleasant. I learned a lot of things that I had never heard before. It was very rewarding."
It was rare for Xiao Shenglin to see him smile so brightly, so he rubbed his hair and said with a smile: "If you like design, you can also go to study professionally. Even if Uncle Song disagrees, you can think of other ways."
Song Xuanhe shook his head, with a smile on his face. He just did that to make Xiao Shenglin and Zhou Nan believe that he had learned design without Song Guochao's knowledge. However, fashion design was not something he had ordinary meaning to. He didn't want to tell any more lies about this matter, so he changed the subject and talked about something else.
Zhou Nan was not interested in these. He was bored and searched for Xiao Yuanmu. Finally, he saw him in the crowd and couldn't help but said, "Xiao Yuanmu!"
Song Xuanhe and Xiao Shenglin turned their heads at the same time and saw Xiao Yuanmu not far away. His gaze moved away from Xiao Shenglin's hand on Song Xuanhe's head and fell on Song Xuanhe's bright smile, and his eyes gradually became cold.
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