CH 25

Chapter 25 - Three birds with one stone1

In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend, and it started to rain a few days after it was sunny. The late autumn rain mixed with the cold wind pierced into the neck, making people shiver.

Qu Cheng was sitting in the back seat of the car in a straight black suit, half-squinting his eyes, unable to tell whether he was sleeping or thinking about something.

“Brother Cheng, let’s go directly to my sister-in-law… er… Mr. Xu’s house?” Ah Si turned around and asked him.

Qu Cheng raised his eyelids and glanced at him, “If I want to stop people at your sister-in-law’s house, do you want you to accompany me to the banquet?”

Ah Si stuck out his tongue and smiled, “That… Brother Cheng, I want to ask you a question. Haven’t you taken down your sister-in-law yet? Otherwise, why did you call him so many times, and he didn’t agree to be your dance partner?”

“…..” Qu Cheng’s face darkened, he raised his hand and knocked on his Head, little brat really can’t lift the pot without opening it.

After investigating Xu Cinian’s identity that day, he kept calling, but the peacock didn’t know whether it was really unwilling to see him, or there was some other reason, so he never answered the phone and sent him text messages to test Xu Cinian. He didn’t respond to the matter, he invited him to be a dance partner, and directly replied with two words [Not available].

This kind of soft knife sharpened Qu Cheng’s teeth. He wanted to catch this bird and put it in a cage, but when they met again, he used the wrong method. If he forced Xu Cinian to do things he didn’t like, he’s afraid it will make things worse and worse, so he has been holding back, trying to overcome rigidity with softness.

Unfortunately, after waiting for two days, Xu Cinian didn’t let go. Seeing that he was going to attend the Xu family banquet in the afternoon, Qu Cheng couldn’t hold back any longer, and directly asked Ah Si to drive to Xu Cinian’s house. Anyway, it was not the first time for him. After entering the hall, no matter whether the peacock is involved with the Xu family, he must let Xu Cinian be his dance partner.

The car drove all the way, and the rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. When it came to a small slope, a car suddenly blocked the road in front.

Ah Si raised his hand and looked at his watch. Fearing that the time would be too late, he honked the horn impatiently.

Qu Cheng opened his eyes and glanced out. Through the fine rain curtain, a motor tricycle was stuck in the pit and couldn’t get out. A tall and thin man was pushing hard behind him. When it became a piece, the car owner raised his hand to wipe the rain and sweat on his forehead, gritted his teeth and pushed it forward a few times.

Seeing that the man was not good, he used his whole body to block the car and barely stabilized the car on the half-slope.

Ah Si stuck his head out and glanced, then turned back in surprise, “Brother Cheng, it seems like a sister-in-law… eh? Where is the person?”

Xu Cinian was so tired that he was out of breath and didn’t know what to do for a while, when a pair of big hands stretched out come over to help him hold the car steadily.

“What are you doing running out in the rain?”

Hearing the expected voice, Xu Cinian lowered his head and secretly raised the corner of his mouth.

“Why are you here?” He raised his hand and wiped his face, looking a little embarrassed when he met Qu Cheng’s deep gaze.

“It should be me asking why you are here?” Qu Cheng glanced at him and wanted to help push the cart.

“No, I’ll do it myself. Are you going to a banquet dressed like this? Hurry up and don’t delay here.

“Because he was wearing too little, he sneezed coldly, and his embarrassed ears turned red.

Relying on his tall figure, Qu Cheng looked at him condescendingly. He was wearing an old white shirt and jeans, and a half apron was stuffed in his pocket. He didn’t have any clothes to keep out the cold. At this time, the tip of his frozen nose was red, and his hair, the water was dripping wet, and it looked a bit shabby.

“You wear a shirt in this weather? Come with me, buy some clothes together, and accompany me to the banquet later.” Qu Cheng frowned, and without saying a word, he took off his coat and put it on Xu Cinian.

“I said, I really don’t have time to go to any banquets, and don’t you think it’s strange to find a man as a dance partner?” Xu Cinian sniffed and reached out to take off his jacket.

“Don’t take off your clothes.” Qu Cheng held his hand and said with a pun, “Do you want to go or is there someone you can’t see, so you don’t dare to go?”

Xu Cinian paused, then looked He glanced at him as usual, “Of course I don’t dare to go. You are the boss of the Qinglong Gang. If I follow you. What if someone is staring at me, I still want to save a small life to support my son.”

The car pushed the slope smoothly, Xu Cinian put the jacket back into Qu Cheng’s hands, and shuddered again, “Thank you for your help today, I should repay you, but I really can’t handle being a dance partner, let alone. Xiaomao, oh that is the friend I met at my house that day. He is sick and hospitalized. I’m in a hurry to take care of him. Can you spare me? I’ll treat you to dinner the other day, okay?”

Qu Cheng lowered his head in front of him, and now his eyebrows were slightly knitted together, a hint of pleading appeared in his eyes, and the drooping corners of his mouth were a bit cute.

It’s rare for him to be soft on himself, so why force him to do things he doesn’t like?

Qu Cheng felt that he was trapped by this bird, and smiled helplessly in his heart. He used a chance to be a dance partner in exchange for Xu Cinian’s active invitation. No matter how he thought about it, he earned it.

“Okay, I’ll let you go this time. I’ll be waiting for you to invite me to dinner. Don’t forget it. Otherwise, be careful if I go to Chengnan Street to block you. You know that I professionally collect protection fees.”

Xu Cinian was amused, he stretched out his hand and patted Qu Cheng on the chest, “It’s cheap for you, hurry up, I’m about to freeze to death.”

Qu Cheng sneered, took out a blanket from the car and wrapped it around him without hesitation. After wiping the oil, he turned around reluctantly and got into the carriage.

The car drove away, and the temperature on the blanket made Xu Cinian feel very warm. Looking at the shadow of the car disappearing in the rain, he took out the invitation from Qu Cheng’s jacket from his cuff and hooked it silently. Mouth raised.

***

The Xu family had been quiet for many years, but suddenly, it was a grand and festive celebration for the youngest son’s birthday.

Seven years ago, Mr. Xu died suddenly, and the eldest son disappeared. Everyone in the circle thought that Xu Jianguo was middle-aged, and even if he had another son, he would not be able to cultivate a illegitimate child talent, the whole upper circle heard the news for a while, and they all rushed to see what happened on this day.

The Xu family has been rich and wealthy for many years. The venue is decorated with flowers and ribbons. The huge “Happy Birthday” is made of broken diamonds on the top of the big screen, which is particularly dazzling and eye-catching.

Xu Xinnian was wearing a white suit, with brown hair held behind his head with wax, as handsome as a Prince. Walking down from a pictorial, Xu Jianguo smiled and patted his shoulder, “Xinnian, you are turning 30 years old, I was also very satisfied with your performance in the company before, and I can rest assured to hand over the Xu family to you after today.”

Xu Xinnian’s heart was pounding, his palms were sweating, he had waited too long for this moment, Now that everything is at hand, he almost burst into tears, “Dad, thank you for accepting me, I will do my best in the future, and I will never embarrass you.”

“Well, not bad.” Xu Jianguo nodded with satisfaction, “Then I will go first. Greeting guests, you know more ladies and ladies, and it’s time for me to hug my grandson.”

After he turned to leave, Xu Xinnian took a deep breath and walked down the stairs with his head held high. Everyone around him turned their attention to him. On his body, at this moment, he felt like an emperor who seized the country, and finally realized the boundless beauty of Xu Xinnian.

Since his rebirth, Xu Cinian has been his nightmare. This man is better than him in everything. When it comes to the Xu family, no one knows who he is, only the shrewd and capable Young Master Xu. Saying goodbye to Cinian is just a handful of yellow sand, and everyone will only know that the future of the Xu family is Xu Xinnian.

The door to the banquet opened, and Xu Xinnian saw Qu Cheng who walked in with his pockets at a glance. He adjusted his collar and made sure that his outfit was perfect before running over, “Brother Cheng, you’re here, I’m all here. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

Qu Cheng glanced at him and nodded expressionlessly.

“Where’s your dance partner? I even called to remind you, how can you forget it?”

He walked beside Qu Cheng with his eyes bent. The waiter at the door saw that they knew each other and didn’t ask to see Qu Cheng’s invitation letter.

Without Xu Cinian’s company, Qu Cheng’s interest was waning, and he kept a distance from him before he spoke loudly, “If you don’t have a dance partner, you won’t dance at most. Anyway, this is a birthday party, you are the protagonist, and others will not steal the limelight.”

This sentence was sarcasm secretly, but it turned into a taste in Xu Xinnian’s ears, as if Qu Cheng had already acknowledged his identity, his ears turned red.

In front of Dong Feng and others, he can be exquisite, but he doesn’t know why when he encounters Qu Cheng, he can’t think seriously, and there is only joy in his head.

“I don’t have a dance partner today. Can I invite you to dance later? Just um… I wish us a happy cooperation?” He bowed his head, his cheeks flushed, and he invited Qu Cheng.

As if he didn’t see what he was thinking, Qu Cheng said coldly, “Sorry, I have business to deal with in the company today. I’ll be leaving in a while. I don’t think I can wait for the dance, but I wish you a happy birthday.”

He even prepared, He didn’t even care about the gift, so he just wrapped a red envelope and handed it over. Xu Xinnian was already in a good mood, and he was very happy to see that he was willing to attend. He didn’t care about the sincerity of the gift, and asked with his eyes bent, “Anyway, there is still a chance next time, there will be a recording of my growth at the beginning of the banquet, can you record a couple of sentences for me as a friend?”

“So it turns out that your brother also likes to do this on his birthday?”

Qu Cheng asked suddenly, Xu Xinnian’s He subconsciously snorted, “He doesn’t have this kind of fun.”

It was too late to say the words, Qu Cheng’s eyes suddenly sharpened, he grabbed his wrist and asked with a smile, “Oh? Xinnian, I remember you ever said no other brother than you.

I…” Xu Xinnian was horrified, he was confused, and quickly covered up, “My brother… died seven years ago. I thought there was nothing to say since he was gone, so…”

“oh, I see. Qu Cheng nodded and joked, “I heard what the person at the door said about the young master of the Xu family, and then I remembered and asked, why are you so nervous? Could it be that there is something hidden behind your brother’s death seven years ago that you don’t want to tell me?

Xu Xinnian’s face turned pale, and he squeezed out a stiff smile. He was just about to find an excuse when he heard Xu Jianguo calling him not far away.

Finally found a reason to escape, he sighed in relief, shook off Qu Cheng’s hand and said, “I’m sorry. Brother Cheng, my father is looking for me, I’ll excuse me for a while, you have a good time.

After saying that, he left in a panic. Qu Cheng stared at his back and narrowed his eyes sternly. He always felt that everything was connected by an invisible thread, which had a vague shape but couldn’t see it clearly.

He thought If Xu Cinian was really the eldest young master of the Xu family, why did he go to prison? If everything was a coincidence, why did the two things happen at the same time seven years ago?

Just when Qu Cheng’s face was gloomy and uncertain. The lights suddenly dimmed, the big screen in the center flickered a few times, and there were a few technicians in overalls who were making final adjustments to the equipment.

His eyes swept across, and in the dimness, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure, which was extremely Xu Cinian, he wondered if he was dizzy, and squinted and stared at it for a long time, the slender figure and the undulating curve of the waist were so similar that he quickly chased after him without even thinking about it.

Soon, he chased after a few steps, but the man turned around with a strange face, “Sir, what are you doing? ”

Uh… no, sorry for the wrong person.” Qu Cheng smiled politely, and took a few steps back, but he was lamenting in his heart.

He thought that he must be a demon, and thinking about the peacock in his heart, he could see others as him.

Rubbing his forehead, he turned and left the big house. The screen and the dim venue covered everything up. Xu Cinian, who was hiding behind the curtain, patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief, almost breaking out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, he hid quickly and was not found…

At eight o’clock, the banquet started on time. Xu Xinnian and Xu Jianguo walked side by side from the red carpet. The spotlight was on them.

Xu Jianguo walked onto the small stage gracefully and said into the microphone, “Thank you for coming to Xinnian’s birthday party. Xu is very honored. Today, I would like to take advantage of this good day to officially introduce my youngest son Xu Xinnian to everyone.”

He took Xu Xinnian’s hand and let him stand at the center of the spotlight, “Xu has been looking for his little son who has been living abroad for so many years, and now he has finally found it, he is very excited, and now he has recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors , I am also getting older, and I will rely on him to take care of everything in the Xu family in the future. I hope that all friends will help him a lot. If anyone has a daughter of the right age, Xu will also pull this down. Zhang Lao Lian is going to be with everyone.” 　　Everyone laughed and applauded as soon as he said this. Xu Xinnian cooperated with a decent smile. Saying this, it seems like he want to marry a daughter-in-law too much, and all the uncles and uncles will see a joke.”

There was another burst of laughter, and everyone around him echoed, almost holding Xu Xinnian to the sky, and the atmosphere was pushed to the top, Xu Jianguo, he hugged Xu Xinnian cordially, wishing he could immediately dig out a woman to be his wife at the scene, the emcee seized the opportunity and spoke into the microphone passionately, “The following is the growth experience of Mr. Xu Xinnian and the blessings of friends, everyone. Happy birthday to Mr. Xu!”

Everyone give some applous.

The huge screen slowly fell, everyone’s eyes were cast, and Xu Xinnian raised the corner of his mouth proudly.

But at this time, a loud noise suddenly came from the stereo, and two people overlapping each other appeared in the dim screen…

“Brother Feng… ahh…harder! Hmm…” 　　Excited words were spoken. The sound of this sounded, the audience was instantly silent, Xu Xinnian turned around, his entire face was suddenly At eight o’clock, the banquet started on time. Xu New Year and Xu Jianguo walked side by side from the red carpet. The spotlight was on them. the prince.

Xu Jianguo walked onto the small stage gracefully and said into the microphone, “Thank you for coming to the dog’s birthday party. Xu is very honored. Today, I would like to take advantage of this good day to officially introduce my youngest son Xu New Year to everyone.”

Said He took Xu New Year’s hand and let him stand at the center of the spotlight, “Xu has been looking for his little son who has been living abroad for so many years, and now he has finally found it, he is very excited, and now he has recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors , I am also getting older, and I will rely on him to take care of everything in the Xu family in the future. I hope that all friends will help him a lot. If anyone has a daughter of the right age and looks like a dog, Xu will also pull this down. Zhang Lao Lian is going to be with everyone.”

Everyone laughed and applauded as soon as he said this. Xu Xinnian cooperated with a decent smile. Saying this, it seems like I want to marry a daughter-in-law too much, and all the uncles and uncles will see a joke.”

There was another burst of laughter, and everyone around him echoed, almost holding Xu Xinnian to the sky, and the atmosphere was pushed to the top, Xu Jianguo He hugged Xu New Year cordially, wishing he could immediately dig out a woman to be his wife at the scene, the emcee seized the opportunity and spoke into the microphone passionately, “The following is the growth experience of Mr. Xu New Year and the blessings of friends, everyone. Happy birthday to Mr. Xu!”

Applause broke out.

The huge screen slowly fell, everyone’s eyes were cast, and Xu Xinnian raised the corner of his mouth proudly.

But at this time, a loud noise suddenly came from the stereo, and two people overlapping each other appeared in the dim screen…

“Brother Feng… ah… work harder! Hmm…”

Excited words were spoken. The sound of this sounded, the audience was instantly silent, Xu Xinnian turned around, his entire face was suddenly pale…