When Shi Yunnan returned to the dining table after taking a shower, Little goldfish was making a bitter face, and his mouth was pouting unhappily.
“Who provokes our little goldfish again?” Shi Yunnan sat next to him, poking hard on his bulging little milk fat.
“Little uncle, the story you told me…”
Luo Lingsheng on the main seat called out nonchalantly, “Jinyu.”
Little goldfish fell silent, and became more and more unhappy as he stirred the fish and rice in his bowl.
His little eyes secretly glanced at Luo Lingsheng’s face, and for the first time in his young life, he had his own little idea——
Just now, uncle was shy, so he felt hot.
He didn’t talk nonsense, the story told by little uncle was so good! It wasn’t a lie!
Shi Yunnan perceived something, and took a sip of water unhurriedly, “What riddle are you two uncle and nephew playing behind my back?”
The housekeeper, who had witnessed everything, smiled and rounded up the situation, “The little young master said something wrong, so the patriarch gave him a couple of lectures. It’s nothing serious.”
In the past, Little goldfish was well-behaved and clever. When Luo Lingsheng told him not to do something, he wouldn’t get angry or retort. But during the period he followed Shi Yunnan, he completely released his childish nature.
Now his mouth was honest, and his heart was unconvinced.
Shi Yunnan patted Little goldfish’s head, raised his eyebrows, and didn’t mention the previous matter, “Eat well, and let’s drink juice after eating. Otherwise, if your uncle gets angry again, even the juice will be confiscated. I can’t save you.”
Little goldfish heard this and glanced at Luo Lingsheng again.
He seemed to be genuinely worried that the stern Luo Lingsheng would withdraw his drink reward, and hastily took a big bite of rice in his bowl.
Luo Lingsheng stared at Shi Yunnan who had subdued his troublesome little nephew in three moves, feeling a bit complicated for a while——
He finally knew why this big and small relationship had made such rapid progress. Shi Yunnan himself had been playing the good cop while painting his ‘serious education’ as a bad cop?
Sure enough, this heartless little fox was really cunning.
Luo Lingsheng retracted his gaze, still did not make a sound to stop the other party’s way of education.
The three of them ate their dinner quietly for a while.
Not long after, Little goldfish, who successfully finished his dinner, happily went upstairs holding a glass of juice.
Luo Lingsheng looked at Shi Yunnan and asked casually, “What is that letter of intent? What did you transfer?”
“A nightclub in Rongxing District, my friend…”
Shi Yunnan paused for a second, then spoke with a little explanation.
“The person you met last time, he has always been interested in nightclub brand culture, so I want to partner with him, and the future profits will be distributed according to the amount of shares.”
Luo Lingsheng held up the water glass, concealing the subtle displeasure under his eyes, “Where does the money for investment come from? The bank card I gave, second young master Shi didn’t seem to have touched it yet.”
Even if you make money by investing in partnership with your friends, you never thought about spending the money in the card right? From the beginning to the present, not even an expenditure has been transmitted to his mobile phone text messages.
“……”
Shi Yunnan hesitated for two seconds, and suddenly he was a little unsure of Luo Lingsheng’s meaning.
Did he want him to use the money in the bank card or not?
“What? It’s hard to answer?” Luo Lingsheng lowered his eyes and suppressed a touch of loss in his heart.
“No, I was planning to discuss it with you.” Shi Yunnan moved a little closer to Luo Lingsheng in the main seat, “I plan to use a sum of money from the card.”
A brief glimpse of pleasure swept across Luo Lingsheng’s eyebrows, “How much?”
Shi Yunnan quoted an approximate amount, “About another five million?”
Over the years, Shi Yunnan had made a lot of money with various designs and financial investments, but he was a big spender and couldn’t save much.
In the early stage, nightclub was a gold-swallowing project. Fu Ziyu had his family support and funding, so it wasn’t a big problem, but on Shi Yunnan’s side, the Shi family was obviously unreliable, and his savings alone were not enough.
“For the early investment of the nightclub, when I make money later, I will pay you back with interest, okay?”
Shi Yunnan was very confident about the future profitability of this nightclub, it would not lose money.
Of course, if Luo Lingsheng was really unwilling, he naturally had other channels to get the investment.
The silence on the dining table permeated for a few seconds.
When Shi Yunnan saw that Luo Lingsheng did not answer, he thought the other party was not happy, so he muttered in a low voice——
“You promised me, didn’t you? The money in the card is free for me to spend. I’m not like other wealthy wives who splurge money on jewelry. Can’t I help you make money ah? The fertile water does not flow to outsiders’ fields1…”
As he was talking, a short chuckle came from the side, the voice was so low that it made people think it was an auditory hallucination.
Shi Yunnan aimed at Luo Lingsheng again, trying to verify the authenticity of the chuckle just now.
Luo Lingsheng met his inquiring gaze, “Yes, I said you can use the money in the card as you like.”
The man’s eyes were as calm as ever, but a clear smile appeared between his eyebrows, which dissolved the coldness around him completely. It made people’s hearts slow down for a beat and then beat again violently.
“As long as I give it to you, it’s all yours.”
A good-looking person with a gentle voice, whatever he said, it all sounded like sweet nothings.
Shi Yunnan’s brain was blank for a moment, only to feel a warmth overflowing from the top of his heart and spreading quickly across his limbs.
“…Oh, thank you.” He quickly turned his gaze back, and drank two mouthfuls of water to relieve the heat.
Is the air conditioner not turned on today? Why is it so hot?
Just in time, uncle Qin, who had settled down Little goldfish, walked down the stairs, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere that had not yet fully begun.
Luo Lingsheng restrained his emotions and called out calmly, “Uncle Qin, bring the invitation letter from the Zhao family.”
“Yes, Patriarch.”
Uncle Qin took out an invitation letter from the drawer on the side of the stairs, and handed it to Shi Yunnan, “Second young master Shi, please take a look.”
The inner and outer layers of the invitation letter were covered with gold leaf, which looked extravagant and gorgeous.
Shi Yunnan roughly glanced at the content of the invitation letter, “Zhao family? The Imperial Capital Business Exchange?”
“En, Zhao Chengru, the inviting party, is the chairman of the Imperial Capital Chamber of Commerce. He said it was a commercial banquet, but the guests will be mixed with many wealthy and distinguished figures…”
This was a banquet that was both commercial in nature and rich in participation. Naturally, it would be good to get acquainted with people.
“I will have a meeting that afternoon. If you are interested, will you go first instead of me? When I’m done, I’ll meet up with you and introduce you to some people?”
For Luo Lingsheng, he was the most inaccessible person in the whole imperial capital circle. He didn’t need to run to such a place to be surrounded by other people three layers in and out.
However, Luo Lingsheng had the intention to use this banquet to let Shi Yunnan meet some people in his circle.
After all, the other party had been staying abroad for all these years, and he had been squeezed out by the Shi family to the very edge of the imperial capital gentry.
Of course, it was up to Shi Yunnan himself whether he wanted to go or not.
Shi Yunnan had been staring at the content of this invitation letter, so he could not see Luo Lingsheng’s true thoughts, but another layer of contemplation had emerged in his mind——
Coincidentally, this was another banquet that had something to do with the plot of the dream.
Now that he had the opportunity, he naturally wanted to take a look.
Shi Yunnan regained his senses and held up a smile, “Yes, I’ll be there.”
“Ok.”
Half a month later, Imperial Capital Grand Hotel.
Shi Yunnan arrived in an unassuming sports car. The attendant who was guarding the reception at the entrance of the hotel immediately welcomed him and opened the car door for Shi Yunnan.
“Hello, sir, welcome.”
Shi Yunan smiled as he got out of the driver’s seat, his loose hair length stopping just at the side of his neck.
Shi Yunnan was not too fond of wearing formal clothes in summer. He only wore a pure black shirt. The luster of silk satin fabric set off his white complexion, making it look brighter.
He felt that the pure black clothes alone were too dull, so he deliberately tied a loose dark blue leopard print ribbon on his collar…
His hair and the ribbon were gently blown by the wind into a beautiful arc, combined with the carefree smile on his face, he appeared casual and charming.
The attendant heard his thumping heartbeat, and was almost taken aback–
He had worked at the Grand Hotel for so many years, and he had seen more than half of the imperial capital giants and celebrities. Why does he have no impression of this person in front of him?
It shouldn’t be.
The waiter regained his senses slowly and continued his work, “Sir, are you here to attend Zhao’s business exchange meeting? If so, please show me the invitation letter.”
Shi Yunnan nodded and took out the invitation letter full of gold leaf.
The attendant was stunned at the sight of the unusual invitation.
“The banquet venue is on the 19th floor? If there’s no problem, can I go in?” Shi Yunnan was a little hot, and wanted to enter the door quickly to inhale cold air.
“O-of course, no problem, please go in and leave the car to us for safekeeping.”
The attendant’s voice had more than a hint of respect. He beckoned another companion and asked him to bring Shi Yunnan into the venue.
Only when the two entered the hotel did the attendant, who was still clutching the invitation, speak anxiously to his other colleagues.
“That man just now is an honored guest! I’ll make a phone call to inform Mr. Zhao!”
As soon as he approached the banquet hall, the air-conditioning from inside blew straight in his face.
Shi Yunnan’s open collar was surging. He suddenly felt that he was wearing a little less.
The banquet had already begun. The guests in the hall stood in groups and chatted, no one cared about the entrance and exit.
Shi Yunnan looked around slightly. He walked straight to the sofa lounge area at the corner, picked up a glass of champagne, and sat down to slowly sort out the banquet plot in his dream——
The protagonist gong and shou, Luo Yanchuan and Xie Keyue, met each other for the second time at this banquet after the first encounter at the nightclub. The latter was working on his new investment project, trying to get acquainted with the host of the banquet, the Zhao family.
‘Shi Yunnan’ who refused the marriage, and was loathed by both Shi and Luo, also paid off the waiter to sneak into this banquet.
The ‘Shi Yunnan’ in the dream was vaguely moved by the handsome Luo Yanchuan, but after seeing the other party and Xie Keyue chatting and laughing so merrily, he became jealous, and couldn’t help but deliberately insult Xie Keyue’s identity in public.
The result could be imagined.
The incident of ‘Shi Yunnan’ sneaking into the banquet was exposed. He was met with a crowd of ridicule and ostracism, disgraced by the entire imperial capital circle.
And Xie Keyue, due to his generous attitude, not only Luo Yanchuan’s favor was greatly increased, but he was also successfully appreciated by the Zhao family couple who hosted the event.
Cannon Fodder Toolman2 once again gave the two protagonists a divine assist.
However, with the nightclub ‘accident’ , he wondered if Xie Keyue would appear at today’s banquet?
Shi Yunnan pulled away from the flashback, and suddenly noticed the strange gazes from the side——
“Hey, who is that person? Looks quite familiar.”
“It seems to be the second young master of the Shi family?”
“The Shi family? Second young master? Come to think of it, is it that Shi Yunnan who was thrown abroad since he was a child? What is he doing here?”
“To come to such a high-end banquet and not wear formal attire? That’s really shabby.”
“Without father’s doting or mother’s love, the stepmother’s child lives better than him, how can he not be shabby?”
The words fell, and there was another roar of laughter, as if they were afraid Shi Yunnan couldn’t hear them.
Trampled on the lows and holding up the highs, this routine was even more evident among the rich than in the entertainment circle. Unloved young masters like Shi Yunnan would become the object of their ridicule and pleasure once they run into him.
This group of young masters and young ladies who were discussing by the sideline did not lower their voices at all, one sentence was louder than the other.
Another person snickered,, “Doesn’t Shi Yunnan still have a twin brother? They were all born from the same mother, but the difference was like clouds and mud, his brother Wen Yibei…”
Shi Yunnan finally cast his sight.
His gaze clearly contained a measured smile, but it was colder than the sharp ice in winter.
The young master across from him noticed his eyes and got stuck subconsciously.
In the next second, another voice rang out from the side——
“If young master Wei has something to say, you might as well say it out loud in front of me and my brother?”
The newcomer paused briefly, and the mild-sounding tone of his voice implied dissatisfaction.
“Hiding in the crowd, whispering maliciously, and driving a wedge between our brother’s relationship, it’s called being uneducated.”