C1272

1272

The next day, noon.

Xu Taiping was having lunch with his elder cousin, and the men who were in charge of watching Rockefeller sent him a message.

Rockefeller left the hotel and headed for the airport. He took his private jet out of the city and headed for the country of Mi.

For Xu Taiping, the world was full of schemes. Although Rockefeller Fei was gone, there was no guarantee that Hermione would truly cooperate with him. In Xu Taiping's heart, Hermione was already a lunatic.

In the afternoon, Xu Taiping received a call from Hermione.

"Rockefeller has already left. My sincerity should be enough, right?" said Hermione.

"It's indeed enough. I look forward to our cooperation!" Xu Taiping laughed.

"No matter what, since we are going to work together, we will be allies with you, so I hope we can let what happened before pass. I don't want us to be too cautious of each other, no matter what, you are Emma's beloved man, even if you are not married, in my eyes, you are already my son-in-law." said Hermione.

"I think so too, with a bond like Emma's, the innate conditions for us to work together are pretty good." Xu Taiping said seriously.

"I don't want to say anything more. Tonight, I will set up a feast for you and that elder cousin of ours. We will have a meal together with the few members of the Rosshuar clan." said Hermione.

"Where do you want to eat?" Xu Taiping asked.

"In our Rochshuar Manor, our family has the best chefs. They make the most orthodox food, the great meal of our Perfume Kingdom." said Hermione.

"Sure." Xu Taiping smiled, "But let me tell you in advance, if those nobles of your family try to act like nobles in front of me, don't blame me for being disgraced."

"That won't happen. Since we are already cooperating, then there is no point in provoking him." said Hermione.

"Sure, what time is it tonight?" Xu Taiping asked.

"Eight o'clock at night. See you later." said Hermione, hanging up.

"Bro Xu, what do you say over there?" The eldest cousin saw Xu Taiping put down the phone and hurriedly asked.

"Nothing much, we've already arranged to have dinner together, but you don't need to go." Xu Taiping said.

"Why don't I go? With you here, are you afraid that they will do something to me? " the eldest cousin asked.

Last time, I took you there, I was bringing you to get to know you, and they didn't have any preparation, so they weren't afraid of what they would do to us. This time is different, they invited us to go, and if there really is an ambush trap or something, I would have no problem with it, but, to protect you, it might be a little difficult, so, not going is the best choice. Xu Taiping said seriously.

"So there's actually a time when you're not confident as well, Brother Xu!" The eldest cousin sighed.

"I'm not a god, there are a lot of things in this world that I'm helpless about. So, in order to prevent these helplessness from hurting us, we have to prepare even more, when I go to eat at night, your people will take you away from this hotel, until I see you, you can't even go back to the hotel, do you understand?" Xu Taiping said.

"Understood!" The eldest cousin nodded.

"If you are unable to receive my instructions or contact me before 10 o'clock at night, then you must immediately leave Perfume Country. Don't go back to your home country and directly go to Rampage. Eric is enough to guarantee your safety!" Xu Taiping continued.

"Why do I feel like you're talking about something behind the scenes?" The eldest cousin said while scratching his head.

"If you can't speak, then don't." Xu Taiping frowned.

"I was joking." The eldest cousin said embarrassedly.

"No matter what you do, you need to be prepared. Under normal circumstances, there won't be any problems, but there will always be accidents. As long as you are prepared, the impact of accidents will be minimized." Xu Taiping said.

"Understood!"

Night came.

Xu Taiping put on some decent clothes and drove to the Rosshuar family.

Soon, the car arrived outside the Rosshuar manor. Joseph, who was guarding the gate, had already received orders, so when he saw Xu Taiping, he immediately opened the door.

Xu Taiping drove into the Rochshuyals' manor.

Within the manor, the night wind was blowing gently. The fountain in the center of the manor had already been opened, and spring water continued to gush out. It was a very beautiful scene to behold.

Xu Taiping parked the car in front of the manor's entrance. Someone was already waiting there, and upon seeing Xu Taiping get off, this person quickly walked over and opened the door. He then bowed and said, "Welcome to our family, Mr. Xu."

Xu Taiping looked at this person. This person was the housekeeper of the Rochshuyals. Although he didn't know his name, Xu Taiping had seen his face many times before.

"Good evening." Xu Taiping greeted the butler with a smile.

"Good evening. Madam is already waiting for you in the banquet hall. Please follow me." the butler said.

Xu Taiping nodded and followed the butler into the Rochshuar family building.

Inside the banquet hall on the first floor of the Rochshuyals' house, the lights were bright.

The bench had been set up and covered with a white tablecloth.

On the tablecloth, the golden candlesticks were placed neatly, with each candlestick being separated by the same width.

The giant chandelier above the banquet hall was opened, and the entire hall was as bright as day.

An orchestra stood at the side of the hall, playing a world-famous piece.

When Xu Taiping walked in from outside, he wondered if he had gone to the palace.

"Peace." With a smile on her face, Hermione walked up to Xu Taiping and said, "It's great that you're here."

"Madam." Xu Taiping greeted Hermione with a smile.

"Just call me mother-in-law." said Hermione.

"Forget it." Xu Taiping shook his head.

"It's only a matter of time before you marry our Emma. What's the difference between shouting now and shouting later?" Hermione laughed.

"There's still a difference." Xu Taiping smiled and said, "We're partners now, so calling you mother-in-law wouldn't be good for our business."

"Hahaha, you're right. I heard that you do a lot of business in China. It looks like you're a pretty good businessman." said Hermione.

"You're too kind, I'll just eat!" Xu Taiping shook his head.

"Let's go, I'll take you to meet my family. They are all Emma's elders, and due to other reasons, you might have some misunderstandings with them. Now that we're partners, I don't want these misunderstandings to continue." said Hermione.

"If we can work together properly, then all the unpleasantness will become a thing of the past." Xu Taiping said.

"That's good!" Hermione nodded, then brought Xu Taiping to the dining table with a smile on her face, introducing him to the people at the table one by one.

Because Hermione had greeted them beforehand, everyone at this table now looked at Xu Taiping with a smile on their faces. When Hermione introduced them, they even nodded at him, no longer showing any signs of the previous tense atmosphere.

The way they were behaving didn't make Xu Taiping relax his vigilance.

In fact, Xu Taiping had been on high alert ever since he had entered the Rochshuar manor. He had to be on guard against any attacks that might occur at any time.

There were eight people sitting on either side of the long table in the middle of the banquet hall, all of whom were the main members of the Roschuval family.

Under Hermione's guidance, Xu Taiping sat alone in the center of the long table, facing Hermione on the other side.

According to the Chinese custom, Xu Taiping's seat was where the guests would sit. However, in the country of perfume, there wasn't that much of a fuss about it, so Xu Taiping just sat down comfortably in his seat.

"Tonight, our family will host a feast. We will treat Mr. Xu from Huaxia. We hope that Mr. Xu can enjoy tonight's meal and drink happily!" said Hermione, smiling.

"I also hope that you can eat and drink to your heart's content." Xu Taiping said.

Hermione smiled, then raised her hand and patted it.

As Hermione applauded, the door to the ballroom opened.

One after another, delicately dressed attendants walked in from outside, holding exquisite plates in their hands.

All of these waiters had fair skin and golden hair. When they walked, they raised their heads and puffed out their chests, making them look very eye-catching.

"You will definitely make the trip worth it tonight." said Hermione, smiling.

"I look forward to it!" Xu Taiping smiled and nodded.

The waiters came in through the door, then walked up to everyone and set their plates on the table.

Xu Taiping looked at these waiters, each of them wearing a faint smile. The tight clothes made it hard for these people to hide things.

Hermione, who was sitting across from Xu Taiping, narrowed her eyes as she looked at him. When she realised that Xu Taiping's eyes had swept across all of the waiters, she couldn't help but inwardly marvel at his vigilance.

"This is your appetizer." A 1.8m waiter smiled as he placed a plate in front of Xu Taiping, then opened the lid.

"Thank you." Xu Taiping smiled and nodded to him, but the man smiled and turned to leave.

"Please begin." said Hermione.

"Alright." Xu Taiping nodded, then picked up his knife and fork.

The banquet officially began.