Xie Yin arrived at the busiest moment of the dinner.
The black Maybach with three license plates slowly stopped on the red carpet at the entrance of the banquet hall.
The hotel doorman opened the car door respectfully, bowed slightly and waited for the distinguished guests to come out of the car.
Elegant music was playing in the banquet hall, and some sharp-eyed people had already recognized the unique black Maybach with three license plates.
Someone in the crowd spread the news about Xie Yin's arrival, and everyone at the banquet unanimously looked at the noble man who was getting out of the black Maybach.
They thought that Xie Yin would step directly into the banquet hall after getting off the car, but what everyone did not expect was that Xie Yin, who had always attended dinner parties alone in the past, actually brought a female companion with him for the first time today.
Realizing that many people in the hall were looking at him, Xia Li licked his lower lip nervously and looked at the man who was slowly bowing in front of him and extending his hand.
Xie Yin stared at her with lowered eyes. The pleasant scent of ebony agarwood enveloped her whole body.
She slowly stretched out her hand and placed it in the warm and generous palm in front of her.
"take it easy."
Perhaps seeing the calmness barely showing on the girl's lightly made-up face, Xie Yin softly soothed her nervous mood:
"I am here."
The man's warm fingertips with thin calluses caressed the back of the girl's hand intentionally or unintentionally, causing slight itch on her small piece of skin.
The low voice was like a reassurance, calming down the uneasiness in Xia Li's heart at this moment.
"Um."
Xia Li nodded, lifted up her skirt slightly and got out of the car.
Everyone's surprised eyes fell on the girl who was slowly taken out of the car by the dignified and elegant man.
A red dress looks particularly bright in the night.
Coupled with the girl's already white and translucent skin and the global limited-edition diamond necklace hanging around her neck, she looks even more bright and attractive when paired with the red dress.
"Who is that girl?" Someone in the crowd muttered quietly, "She always looks familiar."
"She seems to be Xia Youming's daughter."
"Xia Youming? Is it the Xia family that is about to go bankrupt?" The gossip looked at the two people who entered the banquet hall and lowered their voices a little, "How did she become the female companion of the head of the Xie family?"
"Who knows. He probably hooked up with the head of the Xie family in some shady way."
The faint sound of discussion slowly reached the ears of a woman not far away who was hugging a man in a white suit.
Su Cheng handed the red wine glass to his full red lips and took a sip, his graceful figure pressed against the man's side.
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she raised her voice slightly to pretend to be teasing:
"A'Du, look, there's no way anyone can do anything other than you."
A sharp and somewhat proud voice sounded in the banquet hall, and many people who were still muttering in low voices closed their mouths and cast gossipy glances at Su Cheng.
Su Cheng arrogantly shook the tall wine glass in his hand, his eyes fell on the red wine swaying in the glass, and a careless smile appeared at the corner of his mouth:
"Oh, let's just talk about how the Xia family agreed to cancel the engagement. It turns out that they have a new sponsor."
The voice reached Xia Li's ears impartially.
Xia Li paused and looked around to see Su Cheng holding Qi Du's arms.
She frowned in confusion.
She and Su Cheng had no reason or acquaintance, but she could clearly feel Su Cheng's hostility towards her from the words just now.
Qi Du, who was standing next to Su Cheng, slowly raised his eyes and met the calm and cold gaze of the man next to Xia Li.
Su Cheng, who had just been brought into the circle, didn't recognize the man standing next to Xia Li, but that didn't mean Qi Du didn't recognize him.
Everyone in the circle knew that the head of the Xie family in Hong Kong City was unpredictable and ruthless, but at this moment, the cold gaze fell on him like an ice knife, making his hands and feet feel cold.
Inexplicably, I felt a chill running down my spine.
Even if the Qi family is powerful, they are just a poor ant in front of Xie Yin.
If he wanted to, he could trample them to death mercilessly under his feet in a matter of minutes.
And Qi Du relied on his family to be able to play so coolly outside. Without the Qi family behind him, he would be nothing.
Of course, it is impossible for him to ruin his life because of a woman.
No matter whether it is light or heavy, he can still carry it clearly.
He could choose to cancel the engagement with the Xia family for Su Cheng, but this did not mean that the person he would marry in the future would definitely be Su Cheng.
For Su Cheng, she was using Qidu to enter high-end circles.
But why not Qidu?
He just happened to use Su Cheng as an excuse to cancel his engagement with the Xia family.
Besides, she was just a woman who took the initiative.
To each his own, this is perfectly normal.
But as long as Su Cheng becomes a hidden danger to him one day, he will throw her away without hesitation.
Qi Du swallowed nervously and warned the woman standing next to him in a cold voice:
"Cheng Cheng, if you want to continue to hang out in this circle, you should know what to say and what not to say."
Su Cheng obviously didn't expect that Qi Du would not speak for him.
The proud smile on his lips froze a bit.
She was worried that Qi Du's words would make her lose face, so she gently pulled the sleeve of the man's coat with her fingers painted with red nail polish.
"A'Du."
Qi Du's tone became more serious:
"Cheng Cheng."
"Don't push yourself too far."
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While the banquet was going on, Xie Yin was toasted by many people in turn.
At first, Xia Li stood beside the man politely and laughed with him. Later, Xia Li felt that his face was about to freeze from laughter.
Fortunately, Xie Yin could easily see through her mind and asked someone to lead her to a lounge on the second floor.
As soon as I stepped into the lounge, I saw people sitting at the table playing cards.
When one of the girls saw Xia Li coming, she stood up with a smile and took Xia Li's arm in a familiar manner and brought her into the private room.
"Mr. Xie said your name is Xia Li, right?" Song Miao hugged Xia Li and sat down on the sofa, "Can you play cards?"
Xia Li smiled awkwardly: "I know a little bit."
Song Miao skillfully took the playing cards placed on the table:
"Their men's socializing will take a long time, let's play cards together."
When Xie Yin pushed the door open and came in, Xia Li, who was sitting closest to the door, looked at the cards in his hand and didn't know how to start.
After several games, Xia Li's cards got worse every time.
Just when she was hesitating, the familiar scent of ebony suddenly came from beside her.
She slowly turned her head to look at the man standing next to her. The pleasant ebony agarwood on the man's body was tinged with a faint scent of wine.
Xie Yin looked down at the card in the girl's hand and frowned slightly.
Finally, he calmly moved his eyes from the cards to the girl's face.
"Mr. Xie..."
Xie Yin slightly raised his lips: "I don't know what to fight?"
"Um."
Xie Yin placed one hand casually on the back of the girl's chair, and propped his other hand on the corner of the table as he slowly leaned towards the girl.
Looking at the face of the man who was getting closer, Xia Li subconsciously leaned back a little.
Xie Yin looked into the girl's frightened and nervous eyes, lowered his head and leaned close to her ear and said in a voice that only two people could hear clearly:
"In exchange?"
The hot breath sprayed from the man's nostrils, accompanied by the faint scent of wine, fell on the skin next to the girl's ears.
It was like a blurry and numb electric current that suddenly rushed into her body and quickly spread to her limbs and bones.
The deep voice poured into her ears like mellow red wine, as if there were little invisible and intangible hooks, quietly swaying the girl's heart.
Xia Li couldn't help but hold her breath and looked at the man close at hand with trembling eyelashes:
"H-Exchange for what?"
A chuckle escaped from Xie Yin's throat:
"I'll tell you later."
The man straightened up, pulled an empty chair aside and sat next to Xia Li.
He naturally took the card from the girl's hand, and his warm palm accidentally touched the back of the girl's hand. The fleeting softness on his skin made him lust for it for a moment.
He glanced at the cards in his hand, neatly picked up the card he wanted to play with his long fingers and threw it out.
With Xie Yin's help, he won this game smoothly.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk," Song Miao teased, smacking her lips, "I didn't expect that I would be fed a mouthful of dog food by you just because I was playing cards today."
Song Miao's words reached Xia Li's ears, making Xia Li's unpromising ears tingle.
Dog food or something is obviously meant for couples to show their affection.
Can.....
Xia Li glanced at the man next to him with his peripheral vision, his cheeks burning.
Xie Yin just curled his lower lip lightly, and his knuckled hand slowly went down to grab the girl's thin wrist under the table.
Xia Li just wanted to deny his relationship with Xie Yin, but was silenced by the sudden warmth on his wrist.
The warm touch slowly spread throughout her body along with the skin of her wrist, and the blood in her body became hot as if the seal had been released at this moment.
Xia Li could clearly feel the disordered heartbeat in his chest.
Thump, thump.
Every sound seemed to hit her heart hard.
She turned her head and looked at the man in surprise, but the man just raised his eyebrows at her calmly.
She swallowed and tried to calm herself down.
But the warmth coming from her wrist was something she couldn't ignore at all.
The next second, Xie Yin held her wrist and stood up.
Out of instinct, Xia Li also stood up with the man.
Xie Yin nodded slightly towards the others present:
"Everyone, let's take the first step."
When I walked out of the banquet hall, a cool breeze blew in my face.
Although it is summer in the capital, there is a hint of coolness in the wind tonight.
Xia Li only had a thin dress on her body, and she was trembling slightly due to the cool breeze blowing in her face.
Xie Yin took off his suit jacket and put it on the girl's shoulders smoothly.
Xia Li only felt her shoulders sink, and then the unique scent of ebony agarwood spread in her nose.
The man's body temperature still remained on the black suit jacket. At this moment, it was draped over her shoulders as if she was being held in the man's arms from behind.
Xia Li was startled by the idea that popped into his mind.
When she came back to her senses, the area behind her ears was already so red that it was almost bleeding.
After getting in the car, Xia Li remembered the exchange proposed by the man in the private room just now.
She hasn't asked what exactly was exchanged.
She turned her head and looked at the man's face, which was flickering:
"Mr. Xie, what exactly is the exchange you just mentioned?"
"Actually, it's nothing." Xie Yin said lightly, "I just want to ask Miss Xia for a favor."
Xia Li tilted his head: "What are you busy with?"
From Xia Li's point of view, she seemed to be of little help to the man.
Xie Yin looked at her.
Because of the movement of turning around just now, the black suit jacket draped on the girl's shoulders fell off slightly at this moment, vaguely revealing the girl's round and white shoulders.
The man hidden in the darkness darkened his eyes a little, and moved his eyes away from the girl without any trace, his Adam's apple rolling up and down restrainedly:
"Come to Tingyuan tomorrow."
"Yeye misses you."
