Chapter 1669
The look on his face made me shiver, and knowing that I couldn’t ask the truth, I didn’t dwell on it.
The car drove for more than half an hour before stopping.
It was not yet seven o’clock, but the warm lights were on, and the fountains leapt out in the light, like elves of the night, making the whole castle mysterious and solemn.
The Fu family is the richest in Jiangcheng and the villa is considered decent even in the capital, but after getting out of the car, I really felt the grandeur brought by the Zhao family’s building and realised the gap between Jiangcheng and the capital.
Shen Yu was used to it and naturally walked in on the red carpet with me on her arm, while Fu Shen Yan followed us in a bit behind.
When we entered the room, there was a lively conversation going on inside.
Seeing us, Ivana got up and came over to greet us, “Here you are.”
With her looking after us, Shen Yu naturally let go and slowed down to enter alongside Fu Shen Yan.
After a few introductions, I was introduced to Gao Ye, whom Mo Zhizang and Shen Changlin had talked about with great interest.
He was sitting on the sofa opposite me, dressed in plain old man’s clothes, with white hair and a folding fan in his hand, looking amiable and smiling at everyone he met, not at all like I had imagined, but with the connotation and temperament of an official.
I don’t know what’s wrong with Shen Yu today, but he insisted on sitting next to me, so Fu Shen Yan had to sit between Zhao Zhe Xiong and Mo Zhi Zhan.
The position at the banquet often determines the status of the person sitting on it. Today, it was clearly the Zhao family’s banquet, but Gao Ye was sitting on the main seat, so it was obvious that the Zhao family had great respect for this Gao Ye.
As the wine went into the glasses, Gao Ye picked up the small spoon in front of him and tapped the tall glass, the crisp sound of binging immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
“Come, let’s raise our glasses together and turn our differences into peace for Mr. Fu and the third young man from the Zhao family.”
Surprisingly, it was the one who was the peacemaker, which was unexpected by everyone.
The Zhao family was from Gao Ye, Zhao Zhe Xiong and his wife naturally gave face and immediately raised their goblets, looked in Fu Shen Yan’s direction and took the lead in lowering their stance, “Mr. Fu, yesterday’s incident was wrong for both of our families, drink this glass of wine, from now on, the Zhao family and the Fu family are friends, business-wise, fair play, how about that?”
Fu Shen Yan’s face was cold and before he could say anything, Gao Ye took over and praised him in a grand manner, “Both Fu’s and Zhao’s are quality enterprises in our capital, as a parent official, I really don’t know what to say to thank you for being able to put aside personal grudges and put the bigger picture first and work together to contribute to the economic development of the capital.”
With an emotional look on his face, Gao Ye got up with his red wine glass and walked next to Zhao Zhexiong in a respectful manner, “Come, Mr Zhao, this glass is my personal thanks to you, thank you for ah, having great love in your heart!”
As he stood, Zhao Zhexiong naturally did not dare to do the same, he got up with fear and trepidation, tilted his cup, half a cup lower than Gao Ye’s, and gently clinked it, “Gao, Shu, remember to over-appreciate, we are also giving back to the people what we have taken from them, as we should.”
These two people were blowing off steam, and those who didn’t know thought this was their exclusive mutual praise meeting, as if things were set in stone as soon as they clapped their hands on each other.
Just at the moment they were about to put a lid on it and drink up the wine in their glasses, an unpleasant voice rang out.
“It’s the Shen family that’s hurt, yet General Manager Zhao and Gao, Shu, Ji are begging the Fu family for peace, do you really think the Shen family has no one?”
Chapter 1670
Fu Shen Yan was silent, Zhao Zhe Xiong and Gao Ye could have taken it for granted, playing sloppy games, and the matter would have passed, but once Shen Yu spoke up, the atmosphere instantly became awkward, Gao Ye’s cup was raised halfway and then dropped, smiling, sitting back down and putting the cup back on the table in a stiff motion.
The first one to speak up was Zhao Zhexiong, probably because of what happened on Weibo, his hostility towards Shen Yu was even greater, standing in a condescending manner and assuming the air of an elder, “I forgot that the Zhao and Shen families are both decent people, but their private feud has to be taken to the internet for the whole city to see the joke. back from the countryside, it’s time to know what rules mean after so many years!”
After that, he threw his glass on the table and sat back in his chair so violently that the glass swayed on the table and almost fell over and spilled a piece of it, but Zhao Zhexiong’s wife reached out in time to help him before the atmosphere became even more tense.
Noticing that I was looking at him, we nodded to each other as a greeting.
I had no idea that a man as indiscriminate as Zhao Zhexiong was married to a wife with a gentle nature.
In high society circles, the past of being adopted in the countryside is not a matter of honour, especially when it is brought up in front of this class of people, with the clear intention of embarrassing Shen Yu.
Shen Yu hung his head, sneered and turned his head, his sinister eyes met Zhao Zhexiong’s, “Mr. Zhao is right, what I dislike most is to talk about rules, and I have no intention to talk about rules in this matter today, Zhao Mingcheng kidnapped my sister and almost killed my twin nephews, I’m sure he’ll get it. Either I let him stay abroad for the rest of his life, or I’ll sue him until he goes to jail!”
In the end, Gao Ye was used to big scenes and in the blink of an eye, he had already swept away the displeasure on his face and patiently calmed the crowd, “Alright, alright, a private dinner, why all the fuss? Just think of it as giving me, Gao, face, and finish the meal happily, okay?”
The words were for Shen Yu’s ears, so naturally the others couldn’t take them, and Shen Yu’s attitude was crucial to whether the meal could go on peacefully.
The whole room was waiting for Shen Yu’s reaction, yet he focused on Fu Shen Yan, his almond eyes squinting, his lips tightly closed, his eyebrows arrogantly raised upwards, his anger concealed.
In the end, Fu Shen Yan was the protagonist of this Hongmen Banquet, but after he sat down, he never opened his mouth, allowing Gao Ye and Zhao Zhe Xiong to dominate the situation, looking like he was on the same front as them.
Shen Yu only had one purpose, to seek justice for me and the child in my belly, and when he saw Fu Shen Yan’s attitude like this, his mood was naturally not good, so he began to speak in a strange manner, “Some people’s words were so grand before, but now they don’t even dare to say a word to their enemies who have harmed their wives and children. …”
Shen Yu’s mouth was as sarcastic as it could be, making the atmosphere even more awkward.
However, Fu Shen Yan acted as if he did not hear, as if nothing had happened, he raised his hand and cupped the red wine glass in front of him, slowly and carefully took a sip, and then carefully put it back, with elegant and noble movements.
Shen Yu was so angry that he got up and swept the cutlery in front of him to the ground, “I’m talking about you Fu Shen Yan, what are you pretending to be mute!