There would always be many cliché stories repeated in a bar, especially when a woman like Shang Qiu, who had the ability to cause a commotion, passed by. However, Xu Le always thought that he was not qualified to compete with others for a woman's affection, so the heavens would not arrange such a cliché story for him. But just as he walked a few steps out of the booth, he saw Shang Qiu snatch a glass of wine from the bar beside her and splash it directly on someone's face.
Xu Le was slightly shocked. He rushed to Shang Qiu's side and held her arm. It was slightly cold to the touch, and the back of his hand was tender and smooth. It was quite moving.
"Are you okay?" He did not have time to see who was on the other side of the conflict. He lowered his head and asked Shang Qiu, "Did someone reach out to you?"
"I'm not drunk." Shang Qiu frowned, but she did not know that she had buttoned the wrong button on her shirt. She waved her hand and said, "No one reached out. It's just that this guy said something about a young master wanting to treat me to a drink. His tone was very annoying."
Xu Le was slightly stunned. He turned around and saw a middle-aged man wiping the wine off his face. Looking at the middle-aged man's attire, he should be a powerful figure in the Federation. However, he was only inviting her on behalf of someone else. He did not know who the person behind this was.
He did not ask Shang Qiu how annoying that person's tone was because they were engineers in their bones and did not fit in with this society. Some people with power and money were used to looking down on others and using frivolity to represent their strength, but they could not get used to it.
Of course, Xu Le was not worried that he would not be able to clean up the mess later. Although his role in the development of MX was forcefully suppressed by the government, Shang Qiu and the Nutshell Engineering Department's contributions were already set in stone. From a certain perspective, Shang Qiu was now a hero of the Federation. At this time, who would be stupid enough to provoke her? Even if they made a scene in public, they would only be at a disadvantage.
"I just want to invite this young lady up for a drink on behalf of my young master. I don't know why I received such rude treatment." The middle-aged man standing not far away wiped the wine off his face and angrily asked.
Xu Le knew the details of the matter, so naturally, he couldn't answer. He raised his head and looked up. In the luxurious partition on the second floor of the bar, there were a few young people in luxurious clothes whispering to each other. From time to time, they would turn their heads and look over, as if they were commenting on him or Shang Qiu.
He narrowed his eyes and recognized one of the faces. He also found that the back of the person who was facing him was somewhat familiar. For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. Although this bar was the most famous high-end nightclub next to Capital University, with the identity of the young man's family, he shouldn't have come to such a place.
He didn't want to cause trouble, but he wouldn't torture himself to apologize to the middle-aged man in front of him. He was about to leave with Shang Qiu when Shang Qiu said with a slightly red face, "I'm in a hurry."
Xu Le immediately remembered this matter and walked forward with her. He was used to seeing Shang Qiu Qing Yan's strange appearance mixed with the spirit of an engineer. It was rare to see her blushing, so it was quite a pleasure.
The middle-aged man clearly didn't expect this pair of man and woman to walk away like they didn't exist. Not only did they not apologize, they didn't even say a word of apology.
Therefore, when Xu Le and Shang Qiu returned, there were a few more people blocking their way.
"It really is a cliché," Shang Qiu said with a wink. Previously, on the way here, Xu Le had laughed and said this kind of cliché problem.
The bar was very large, so not many people would notice the abnormality in this area. Even if they did, they would be blocked out of the area by people who had come from who knew where. Xu Le narrowed his eyes and looked at the people in front of him. He wasn't surprised that the other party would bring so many people to drink. After all, they were the children of aristocratic families. It was rare for them to experience the hardships of the common people, so of course they would pay extra attention to safety.
At this time, a very calm voice came from above the isolated quiet area. "It's fine if you don't drink, but it's really not good for you to act like a shrew when you're so pretty. You should at least apologize to my subordinates."
Some people thought that because they were elegant and calm, they could act like they were hiding needles in cotton wool. However, they didn't know that these words were really asking for a beating. Xu Le looked at the silently approaching Magnolia Bai. He heard Shang Qiu, who was beside him, shout directly to the upstairs, "This old lady wants to apologize to your mother!"
Shang Qiu was twenty-four years old this year. She worked in the underground of the Nutshell Engineering Department for many years, so she rarely saw the sun. Her snow-white skin, elegant face, and exaggerated figure were indeed very eye-catching. However, when she said the words' this old lady ', it really revealed her character. As the technical director of the Nutshell Engineering Department, she was not as simple as a beauty.
The young man upstairs couldn't sit still. His face darkened as he walked down the stairs. A quiet girl in the luxurious compartment looked at him with a trace of helplessness in her eyes.
Xu Le looked at the young man walking down the stairs. His expression didn't change. However, when he saw Li Xiaotong, who followed him downstairs, he couldn't help but feel that it was a small world. It turned out that the familiar figure upstairs was actually the seventh young master of the Li family.
When Li Xiaotong saw Xu Le, he couldn't help but be slightly startled. He immediately showed a bitter smile and said, "Douhai, don't mess around. This is my friend."
It was a rare scene for two of the second generation of the seven great families to appear in this bar. The one who had asked his subordinates to invite Shang Qiu upstairs to drink was Lin Douhai.
Lin Douhai's trip was originally to visit Lady Tai at the back mountain of Mochou according to his family's wishes. However, he was coldly refused. He had to stay in the capital for a few days to see the situation. The Li and Lin families had been close in recent years. Li Qishao, who was in the capital, naturally had to do the reception work. However, Lin Douhai didn't want to go to those quiet clubs. He asked to come to the bar near the Capital University.
Lin Daohai made this choice because the quiet girl was studying at the Capital University. He had invited Shang Qiu upstairs because he liked Shang Qiu's hot body. He wanted to vent his anger on the quiet girl. However, he didn't expect that the girl with the impressive figure seemed to have a strong background. Not only did she splash wine on his subordinates, but she was also called a friend by Li Qishao.
After a moment of silence, Lin Douhai narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Le's face. He felt that it was somewhat familiar. Suddenly, he said coldly, "Li Qishao, I'll give you face and let them apologize."
Li Xiaotong didn't answer. He just stood quietly to the side.
After a while, Lin Douhai found that there was only silence. He looked back in surprise. He thought, you're not the legitimate successor of the Li family. You were quite close to me before. I've already given you enough face. What else do you want?
"Li Qishao, I'll give you face and let them get out of the way. This matter will be over." In the silence, Xu Le suddenly said. However, even he felt that these words were somewhat awkward.
Li Xiaotong's words were very pleasing to his ears. His usually gloomy face suddenly looked like a flower in the snow that had been washed by water. He smiled very gently and replied, "That's great. This bar belongs to one of my subordinates. I'll ask him to send you two bottles of good wine later."
When the people on the stairs came down, Shang Qiu knew that the situation today was a little different. She had seen some children of rich families in the Federation, but she could clearly feel that the two young people on the other side today were obviously a level higher than those people. Whether it was the words or the information revealed in their actions, it all proved this point. So she fell silent. She wanted to see how Xu Le would handle this matter.
But after this simple exchange, not only was Shang Qiu stunned, but Lin Douhai and his subordinates were also stunned.
Lin Douhai said that he was giving face to Li Xiaotong, and Xu Le also said that he was giving face to Li Xiaotong. In truth, Li Xiaotong's last words were giving face to Xu Le.
When had the descendants of the Seven Great Clans ever been so disrespected? Lin Douhai's face was so gloomy that it seemed like it would condense into ice. He coldly said, "Since that's the case, Li Xiaotong, don't blame me for not giving you face."
"That's too awkward. Face is earned by oneself, not given by others." Xu Le narrowed his eyes and expressed his opinion. He didn't pay attention to Lin Douhai, only looking at Uncle Kong behind him, who seemed to be facing a great enemy. He asked, "How have you been recently?"
Kong Wu naturally wouldn't answer. His eyes had long since been fixed on the delicate man behind Xu Le. He didn't know when this man had slipped over, but he was even more aware of the terrifying strength of these two young people in front of him. If a conflict were to break out at this time, he simply wouldn't be able to protect his young master. So he walked over to Lin Douhai and whispered a few words.
Lin Douhai's expression slightly changed. Only now did he recall that wine party in Gangdu. Associating it with the scene of that day, an unprecedented anger welled up in his heart. But this was, after all, Li Xiaotong's territory. Since the other party had already spoken and he didn't want to shed all pretense of cordiality, he could only wait until after the matter was over.
Xu Le said to Li Xiaotong, "Where's Brother Zeng?" Li Xiaotong smiled bitterly. "I'll tell you in two days."
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Watching the man and woman leave, Lin Douhai was silent for a long time at the top of the stairs. He turned his head to look coldly at Li Xiaotong and said, "Don't you have anything to say?"
Li Xiaotong glanced at him indifferently. He didn't need to explain anything, but he knew that this person had remembered Xu Le. In order to help Xu Le reduce some of the trouble, he opened his mouth and said, "He is Xu Le."
"Xu Le?" Lin Douhai repeated this name silently in his heart, thinking that he understood Li Xiaotong's fear. The inside story of the mecha battle had been sealed, but it couldn't stop existences like the seven great families from finding out the details. In his impression, this was an even crazier fellow who had forced Madman Li to call him uncle.
Li Xiaotong ignored him and walked up the stairs, a cold smile on his lips. He thought to himself, the girl you wanted to force up to drink with is probably Shang Qiu from Nutshell. Even your family's Dean Lin was flipped over by this woman, so what do you count for?
Lin Douhai stood where he was, unmoving. With the mention of Xu Le's name, he thought of many things, including the commotion caused by the mecha battle a few days ago. The double humiliation made it impossible for him to stay in this bar any longer. Especially when he thought of that quiet girl who had been watching this scene from upstairs, he felt even more furious. He stormed off with his subordinates in a huff.
"Douhai still has a childish temper. I hope he can change it after marriage," said Li Xiaotong as he looked at the quiet girl on the sofa.
"My engagement with him has already been annulled, but he came to school to see me today … after all, we've known each other since we were young. Plus, he knew you were here too, so I didn't reject him. But I didn't expect him to lose his composure like this."
The quiet girl gently brushed her fluffy black hair, a trace of sadness in her beautiful eyes. It was Nan Xiangmei.
"Annulled? When did this happen?" Li Xiaotong frowned. The annulment of the marriage alliance between the Lin family and the Nan family was naturally a big deal. Why hadn't there been any news about it?
Nan Xiangmei didn't want to explain these personal matters, and it was even more inconvenient to say that Lin Banshan had boarded the train in the middle of the night. After all, this wasn't a glorious story for the two families. She gently blinked her eyes, and suddenly asked curiously, "The person downstairs … was Xu Le, right? Are you familiar with him?"
"You know Xu Le?" Li Xiaotong was surprised again. He felt that Xu Le was a person he couldn't see through. How could an ordinary Federation citizen seem to know people from the Seven Great Families?
Nan Xiangmei sat quietly and said softly, "I guess you can say that." Then she nodded vigorously, as if she wanted to use this cute action to express her confirmation of this matter.
"I met him on the train." Nan Xiangmei smiled, revealing her pearly white teeth. She wasn't familiar with Li Xiaotong, but she found that he seemed to know that person. "He's an engineer from Nutshell, how do you know him?"
Li Xiaotong's hand that was holding the wine glass slightly stiffened. He thought of the racing in the suburbs of Wangdu, and the knife light in the Ivy Garden. He couldn't help but laugh at himself and said softly, "He's the biggest investment I've made in my life, and from the looks of it, it should be a steady profit."
Li Xiaotong and Xu Le's private dealings couldn't be hidden from the eagle-like eyes of the family elders. Li Xiaotong subdued the master invited by the family, Brother Zeng, but now Brother Zeng was transferred away. This should be a warning from the family to him. However, Seventh Young Master Li wasn't worried about this. Xu Le, whom he invested in, had begun to stand out in the Federation and shine. A firm calculator was a businessman. He would never place all his resources on one planet, and he would never place all his chips on one side of the planet.
Just like a hedge fund, Li Xiaotong had invested in Xu Le a long time ago. After the battle with Ka Qifeng, this vision was bound to be praised by the family, although Xu Le had an extremely bad impact on the family's affairs.
Nan Xiangmei looked at him who was lost in thought. She gathered her courage and asked softly with a slightly red face, "Can you tell me his contact information?"
Li Xiaotong, who had always been calm and even gloomy, was dumbfounded when he heard this request. Didn't you say you knew each other? It turned out that you just met by chance, but now you want Xu Le's contact information?
Although Li Xiaotong now considered himself and Xu Le as friends, he still felt that life was unfair. A guy who used to be a soldier made Zou Yu, whom he and Madman Li both liked, pregnant, and now seduced the daughter of the Nan family, who had the strictest upbringing among the seven families. How could he summon the courage to chase after her?
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