When Song Yunxuan walked down the red-carpeted stairs, a beam of light just shone on her.
The beam of light stopped for a moment, and then shone elsewhere.
Beside the swimming pool, there was a cashmere carpet with dark patterns, surrounded by flowers sent by air, exuding a charming fragrance.
Before the light stopped, the socialites and childes of aristocratic families at the dinner scene were still talking and laughing.
But when the light stopped on the podium built not far from the swimming pool, with the applause, the people present quickly became quiet.
It was winter. Through the glass wall, it was cold outside, but it was as warm as spring inside.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang were both happy.
The guests present were also very cooperative. They all hung smiles on their faces and refused to restrain them for a moment.
Only a few people quietly watched Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang in a place far away from the crowd.
After Lu Xia left the old house, she held a glass of red wine in one hand and quietly listened to the sound coming from the microphone.
She drank the red wine in the goblet out of boredom.
Not far from her sight were Song Yunxuan and Chu Mochen.
Song Yunxuan tidied up the trailing tail of the small dress, and her eyes were bright without any haze.
"Does this small dress look good?"
Chu Mochen looked at it and nodded.
Song Yunxuan still smiled, "I really didn't expect that the evening dresses prepared by Xiao Family for guests are so luxurious and beautiful. I'm really flattered."
Hearing the word "flattered", Chu Mochen moved his eyes thoughtfully.
Then he saw Lu Xia, who was drinking red wine not far away, raised the wine glass and raised it to him from a distance.
Chu Mochen's eyes were sharp and cold.
The smile on Lu Xia's lips was getting bigger and bigger.
Even the assistant George beside her could feel that she was in a very good mood.
When she finished a glass of red wine and went to change another glass, George timely admonished, "Chairman Lu, take care of yourself."
Lu Xia turned a deaf ear to him and still took the glass of red wine from the waiter's tray, and her eyes were a little intoxicated.
Her voice was a little lazy, but it was full of shrewdness, "George, don't you think today is a festival worth celebrating?"
She slightly raised her eyebrows and looked at George.
But without waiting for Idu's response, she raised her delicate neck and drank the red wine.
George sighed inaudibly. He knew that he couldn't stop her, so he stood beside her and guarded her.
Lu Xia had drunk too much. Her eyes were misty, but her mind and heart were clear.
She looked at the stage where the lights were gathered and quietly waited for the highlight of the night to begin.
She had waited for years.
Finally, this day had come.
He had waited for the day when the two generations of the Xiao Family fought amongst themselves!
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The lights in front gathered on the stage. Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang stood together in front of the guests invited tonight.
Xiao Yu was used to talking less and doing more.
Xiao Liang was good at making polite remarks.
Xiao Liang always had the heart of a wolf and the skin of a lamb. Then, he made people feel that he was a gentle and kind guy.
Xiao Luo came down from the second floor. Some of the guests saw him, but they all thought he was transparent.
After all, on the surface, it was Elder Xiao who held the most power in the Xiao Family.
However, the ones who held the real power were the two brothers of the Xiao family.
Xiao Luo was just an empty title.
Xiao Yu, the second uncle, was indifferent to Xiao Luo.
Xiao Liang, the third uncle, attached great importance to Xiao Luo.
As soon as he opened his mouth, those high-sounding words were all thrown out.
"Today, I welcome all of you to attend the dinner party for Elder Xiao."
Some people applauded below the stage. When one person applauded, many people around him began to applaud.
Xiao Liang was very happy with the applause below the stage. He raised his hands and pressed them down. His face was modest. "Thanks to all of you who care about Elder Xiao so much, Elder Xiao can be discharged from the hospital so soon. Therefore, in the celebration of the first lunar month, my brother and I want to invite all of you to have a gathering. You really give us face by coming here."
The people below the stage echoed his words.
Xiao Liang and Xiao Yu both had smiles on their faces. But after looking at each other slightly, Xiao Yu cleared his throat and said, "Of course, in addition to inviting all of you to have a gathering today, we also have something to tell you."
As soon as the audience heard that there was something to be announced, they immediately whispered to each other and began to discuss.
In recent years, the hottest topic of Xiao Family was who would take over the power of Xiao Family after Elder Xiao passed away in the future.
As everyone knew, Elder Xiao wanted to leave 80% of the property to his eldest grandson, Xiao Luo.
But the situation was not as good as Elder Xiao expected.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang, who respectively occupied 10% of the inheritance rights of Xiao Family's property, were unwilling to let their nephew inherit 80%. For many years, they had never given up the idea of asking Elder Xiao to make a new will to plan the property.
It was a pity that Elder Xiao still had his prestige when he was young. When he was old, he could use this prestige to make his two sons behave.
The two sons did not dare to make trouble on the surface, but they firmly suppressed Xiao Luo's identity and refused to let him be exposed in front of the mass media justifiably.
In recent years, there were gossips about Little Childe Xiao of Xiao Family everywhere in Harbor City, and these gossips were very vivid.
Many media asked Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang, the two elders, after digging out the identity of Little Childe Xiao.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang insisted that it was a rumor.
They also threatened that they would sue any media for slander if they helped Xiao Family to recognize relatives so carelessly.
Of course, the media in Harbor City no longer dared to confront the two brothers of Xiao Family.
Over time, even if the whole Harbor City knew that Xiao Xuan's son had been taken back by Elder Xiao, no one dared to blatantly insist that Little Childe Xiao of Xiao Family was Xiao Luo.
The old man turned a blind eye to this and never gave Xiao Luo a proper explanation.
Later, many quick-witted people thought a little and understood the reason why Elder Xiao turned a blind eye to it.
Elder Xiao was getting old and had gradually retired behind the scenes. Now the two brothers, Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang, were in the limelight in Xiao Family.
If Elder Xiao supported Xiao Luo, this young child would probably lose his life early even if he got the title.
The old man's ambiguous attitude just happened to save the child's life.
Now, this child had grown up.
He was already seventeen years old.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang saw that Elder Xiao was not in good health, so they naturally wanted to compete with this nephew.
Outsiders thought that it would be within this year to decide who would be the heir of Xiao Family in the end. But Song Yunxuan knew.
This was not a matter within a year, but within a day.
Song Yunxuan looked at Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang and slowly narrowed her eyes.
The next moment, Xiao Liang held the microphone and solemnly said, as if he had gotten the permission of his brother, "In fact, I think everyone has already heard the gossip about what I want to say."
As soon as he said the gossip, the people under the stage were all quiet.
Xiao Yu continued to say seriously, "In recent years, the media has reported many times that the son of my eldest brother, Xiao Xuan, has been found and is living in our Xiao Family. And everyone who is familiar with our Xiao Family must have already known that there is a noble young master in our family."
Speaking of this, he intentionally set his eyes on Xiao Xuan in the distance.
Xiao Xuan looked a little sick and weak. Even when he saw Third Uncle looking at him, he did not show any expression.
Xiao Liang was quite satisfied with his sick and dull expression.
"For a long time, our Xiao Family has not seriously explained and clarified the identity of this child to the media. You may feel puzzled, but in fact, we just want to protect this child. After all, he is still young. We don't want him to be hurt and pressured by public opinion because of the exposure of his life experience."
All the guests nodded in agreement.
Xiao Yu's eyes fell on Xiao Luo, but he found that Xiao Luo's indifferent eyes did not fall on him. Instead, he had been looking at the glass of plain water handed to him by the little maid.
It seemed that there was something strange and thought-provoking in the glass of plain water.
Xiao Yu's words had been recognized by everyone. Some people even said against their conscience that Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang were well-intentioned as elders.
Song Yunxuan listened to these people's words, and she couldn't help but sneer in a low voice.
This sound was very light, but it was enough to be noticed by Chu Mochen, who was closely watching her.
"What are you laughing at?"
Song Yunxuan raised her hand to touch the corner of her eyes and asked him, "Don't you think that the people here are a little too hypocritical?"
Chu Mochen's eyes were on Lu Xia in the distance, and he responded meaningfully, "There are always a few clear-minded people."
Song Yunxuan nodded, "That's true."
In the whole banquet scene, except for her and Chu Mochen who seemed to stay out of it, only Lu Xia was still soberly watching all this.
However, when Xiao Liang said that he wanted to protect this child, Lu Xia couldn't help but sneer in a low voice.
Anyone who was not sick in the head and had no intention of currying favor with the Xiao Family would respond with cold eyes after hearing these words.
After Xiao Yu built up the image of a considerate elder who loved the younger generation, it seemed that he suddenly remembered the business. He asked the lighting technician to shine a beam of white light like a bright moon to the place where Xiao Luo stood, and he urged, "Come on, A Luo, say hello to everyone."
Xiao Luo stood where he was and didn't move.
Everyone had a hypocritical smile on their faces.
Xiao Yu couldn't help urging again, "As the Little Childe of the Xiao Family, come and say hello to everyone."
Xiao Luo still stood where he was like a statue. He just pursed his lips and looked at the two uncles with no expression.
Seeing that he didn't move, Xiao Yu said to everyone apologetically, "This child has never seen a big scene. I'm afraid that he is frightened. I'll go and say a few words to him."
It seemed that he was protecting Xiao Luo, but anyone who was sober could hear that it was a belittling of Xiao Luo.
Born in a rich and powerful family, he had never seen a big scene, which was equivalent to being a nobody.
No family would allow an unpresentable successor to inherit such a large family.
Today, Xiao Yu and Xiao Liang didn't formally introduce him to everyone at all, but specially came to make a fool of him.
Xiao Luo didn't move, and Xiao Liang was bad-tempered.
He grasped the point in an instant and began to make a fuss.
"A Luo, why are you standing there? Come and say hello to everyone! "Xiao Liang pulled a long face and looked like an elder.
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