77: Chapter 77 All Families Gather

"It is like this, our Tian Family was previously attached to the Wang Family. Yesterday, in the battle at Black Water Bay, we stood on the side of the Wang Family. We hope Mr. Xiao can forgive us. To express our apologies, I have specifically brought out my own collection."

As he spoke, Tian Gui looked at his daughter, "Ruyu, bring the painting of the lady by Tang Bohu to Mr. Xiao."

Hearing her father's words, Tian Ruyu took the painting and came before Xiao Yuchen.

"Young Master Xiao, please accept this."

Tian Ruyu held the painting in her palms, then extended her hands forward and bowed as she handed the painting to Xiao Yuchen.

However, Tian Ruyu was wearing a low-cut short skirt. As she bowed, a patch of snow-white skin on her chest was revealed. Xiao Yuchen only glanced at it unintentionally before turning away; he felt that Tian Ruyu was deliberately seducing him.

"Mr. Tian, you are overthinking it. I already said back at Black Water River that no matter which side you stood on before, it is all the same to me."

"I will not retaliate in secret just because you did not support me. Of course, I will not give extra care to any Family just because they stood on my side."

"We are all from Jiangcheng. I do not hope to see you scheming against each other for the sake of profit. The people of Jiangcheng should unite and build Jiangcheng together."

"Mr. Xiao, you speak very well. It was us who judged a gentleman with a petty mind. However, this painting is a small token of my sincerity; please do accept it."

Tian Gui insisted. Perhaps Xiao Yuchen would not implicate the Tian Family because of the Wang Family's matter, but he wanted to befriend Xiao Yuchen, which is why he specifically brought his beautiful daughter. If Xiao Yuchen happened to take a liking to her, then his Tian Family would prosper.

"I have noted Mr. Tian's sincerity, but there is no need to gift the painting. I am a person who does not understand art; giving it to me would be a waste."

Seeing that Xiao Yuchen refused to accept it, Tian Gui wanted to continue persuading him, but he heard bursts of braking sounds coming from outside; it seemed someone had arrived.

Xiao Yuchen was also curious and opened the door, but the scene before him left him stunned.

He saw that over twenty luxury cars had arrived outside the villa, lined up neatly at his doorstep. They did not belong to the same Family, yet they had all arrived here simultaneously and coincidentally.

Thinking of the previous Qian Jinxin and the current Tian Gui, Xiao Yuchen could roughly guess the purpose of these people coming here; some were worried that he would retaliate, and some wanted to take the opportunity to befriend him.

Because the commotion was too loud, Li Yiran and Xiao Yuxin were both woken up. They hurriedly looked through the window, and when they saw the luxury motorcade outside, they were also shocked to the point of being speechless.

The people in the cars got out one after another. Almost every car had two people, mostly one man and one woman, though a few cars had two men.

The only commonality was that the women were all very young and beautiful; they were likely the Young Misses of various Families.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yuchen had the feeling of watching a fashion show in Zhou Tiancheng's training room.

"Do these people only know one trick, the beauty trap? The key is that so many people came together; is this making me select a concubine? What era is this? What do they take me for?"

The crowd also saw Xiao Yuchen standing at the villa entrance and hurriedly brought the gifts they had prepared, coming before Xiao Yuchen.

"Li Qingtian of the International Trade Group, Wan Yiliang of the Hualong Group, Hu Tiancheng of Tiancheng Entertainment... We pay our respects to Mr. Xiao!"

The crowd shouted in unison, their attitude extremely respectful; they were just short of kneeling down to Xiao Yuchen.

"Is there anything you all need by coming here?" Facing so many big shots of Jiangcheng, Xiao Yuchen remained indifferent.

"Mr. Xiao, we were confused for a moment and mistakenly trusted the Wang Family. We hope Mr. Xiao can forgive us. We have prepared some small gifts to express our apologies; please accept them, Mr. Xiao."

It was Li Qingtian from the International Trade Group who spoke. Judging by the stance, he should be the representative of these people.

As soon as Li Qingtian finished speaking, the younger generation of all the Families proactively stood in a row, holding their respective gifts in their hands, and slowly walked toward Xiao Yuchen.

Because most of them were young women dressed sexily, it really felt like a fashion show, as if whoever's gift Xiao Yuchen accepted, that Family's daughter would be chosen.

Although Xiao Yuchen had no extra thoughts, he forgot to stop them for a moment; this was truly the first time he had seen such a fashion show.

Thinking about it now, what is the purpose of a model runway show? Does anyone really observe whether the clothes look good? They are probably all looking at the models' Faces and figures; this is simply an opportunity for men to openly act like hooligans.

Just as Xiao Yuchen was letting his imagination run wild, he suddenly felt a chill coming from behind him. Seeming to understand the source of the chill, Xiao Yuchen hurriedly stopped the crowd.

"Everyone, I have already told you all before; no matter what choice you made yesterday, I will not blame you. So, please go back. As long as you have Jiangcheng at heart, you are naturally friends of Xiao Yuchen."

Xiao Yuchen repeated the words he had just said to Tian Gui.

Normally, at a time like this, Li Yiran should not have disturbed Xiao Yuchen, but these people were actually using their daughters to seduce her boyfriend, so how could she remain indifferent?

Therefore, Li Yiran, who had dressed up elaborately, came before Xiao Yuchen in full view of everyone and gently took Xiao Yuchen's arm; this was clearly to declare ownership.

Xiao Yuchen smiled awkwardly. Having this scene caught by Li Yiran meant he would have to explain it well.

The young women present, upon seeing Li Yiran, also stopped in their tracks, feeling inferior. Although they were also confident in their own appearance, compared to Li Yiran, they felt ashamed of their inferiority.

"Not bad, watching a fashion show here?"

Li Yiran said sarcastically in Xiao Yuchen's ear, while her right hand pinched the soft flesh on Xiao Yuchen's waist with force.

"No, you saw it too. I didn't do anything, and I didn't know they were coming." Xiao Yuchen felt aggrieved; he had only appreciated it a little bit.

"Hmph! I'll deal with you when we go back."

With so many people watching now, Li Yiran naturally had to save Face for Xiao Yuchen.

"Everyone, I have said what needs to be said. You should go back." Xiao Yuchen persuaded them again.

"Mr. Xiao, you are broad-minded and naturally will not hold it against us, but those people under you may not be the same; they will surely have some opinions about us."

"That's right, Mr. Xiao. The Zhou Family, the Zheng Family, and the Li Family, in order to please you, will definitely strictly screen their business partners. Families like us who were once very close to the Wang Family will certainly be eliminated by them."

"Losing the cooperative relationship with The Three Great Families is something our Families simply cannot bear. We implore Mr. Xiao to make the decision for us."

Hearing the words of these two representatives, Xiao Yuchen seemed to understand. He was not a businessman, so naturally, he would not consider so much, but the Zhou Family and the Zheng Family might not be the same; this matter could indeed happen.

"I understand. Wait a moment."

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuchen directly dialed a video call to Zhou Tiancheng, Zheng He, Li Feng, and Li Xin.

Without waiting for the four to ask, Xiao Yuchen took the initiative to speak: "The matter regarding the Wang Family and the Qi Family ends here. My grievances are settled. Do not involve other Families anymore. I hope you four Families can set a good example for other Families and, together with the other Families, jointly promote the development of Jiangcheng."

The four were confused, not knowing why Xiao Yuchen would suddenly say this, but before they could ask, Xiao Yuchen ended the video call.