209: Su Fan arrives at the banquet hall, and the show begins~~

"Mom! What exactly is going on?"

"Didn't you say tonight's banquet was specially held by the Su Family to apologize to you?"

"But look at their attitude, where is there any intention to apologize?!"

"They actually insinuated we were barking like dogs? Hmph! My Wang Family's face has been completely lost..."

"..."

On the other side.

Wang Fugui, who was kept in the dark, chastised Su Yan in a low voice as she walked back.

Beside him, Zhu Xiuman and her son's expressions were equally grim.

They had just enjoyed the vanity of being praised by everyone, and before they could even savor it, they became the guests' laughing stock.

Isn't this just rubbing their faces in the dirt?!

"Fugui, don't be angry! This must be that scoundrel's own doing. He won't dare to be arrogant once my niece arrives."

"I promise you, I will make that disrespectful brat personally pour you tea and admit his mistake, and I'll get everything back for you."

Su Yan was incredibly annoyed, but she still smiled apologetically and tried to appease them.

"Not only should he pour tea and admit his mistake, but he should also bow and apologize publicly."

"Exactly! That kid made us lose so much face, he must pay back tenfold."

"Oh, and compensation for emotional distress can't be less! We're in a very bad mood because of his humiliation, so we must be given financial compensation."

"Hmph! How dare he even give us attitude? Who does he think he is?!"

"Exactly! He's just a live-in son-in-law, a man with no dignity. What right does he have to treat us like this?!"

"..."

Faced with the increasingly outrageous demands from Wang Fugui's family.

Su Yan agreed to all of them without question.

This finally quieted down the Wang Family trio, and the joy on their faces grew even stronger.

Seeing this, Su Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She was genuinely annoyed to the point of a headache, and her dislike for Lin Xuan deepened.

If it weren't for his aggressiveness, why would she be in such a predicament, even being blamed by her children?

Fortunately, she knew her niece well; she always sided with family, not with reason, and would surely stand up for her.

After all, they shared the same blood; that was the bond of family, thicker than water.

Even if there were some minor conflicts between them now, blood was thicker than water... when faced with Lin Xuan, a man with no blood relation, the choice was obvious.

Upon learning that she had been bullied by a mere live-in son-in-law... Su Qingge would definitely stand up for her, and the aunt and niece would focus their fire, united against the outsider.

"Will it really... be that smooth?"

Only Wang Defa remained silent throughout, observing everything from the side.

His right eyelid kept twitching, seemingly foretelling a bad omen.

Especially after noticing the playful look on Lin Xuan's face, a certain unease in his heart grew stronger.

Fortunately, he looked around.

Finally, in the crowd, he locked onto a gloomy and domineering figure, and his heart immediately felt much calmer... With this person backing the Wang Family, they could rest easy.

The only thing that surprised Wang Defa was... that top young master, who claimed no woman in this world was worthy of him.

This time, he actually brought a female companion, and that companion seemed quite reluctant, shrinking back, as if she wasn't some rich young lady... "Everyone, please enjoy yourselves tonight! We won't go home until we're drunk!"

Su Qingge was still changing clothes backstage because she was feeling a bit unwell.

Lin Xuan, being bored, came to the banquet early to look around and socialize with some influential people.

He held a goblet full of red wine, toasting and chatting with guests everywhere, appearing quite relaxed and at ease.

"Young Master Lin, long time no see!"

"After three days apart, one should truly look at you with new eyes."

Hmm?

Just then, a rough voice sounded, making Lin Xuan turn back in confusion.

He saw a bald man in a Hawaiian shirt walking towards him with a wine glass.

The big man was smoking a large cigar, and the back of his head was tattooed with a black Siberian tiger.

It was none other than Zhao Hu, whom he had met once at Tiancheng KTV?!

"Oh, Master Hu~~"

"You've graced us with your presence, surely you're not here to avenge your son's slap from that day and cause trouble, are you?"

Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, vaguely guessing.

"Uh... Young Master Lin, you're joking! That kid of mine deserved it! It's his honor to be taught a lesson by you."

"I'm here to sincerely congratulate you, please don't misunderstand."

Zhao Hu quickly explained, almost breaking out in a sweat.

He wouldn't dare offend the current Lin Xuan, otherwise, he wouldn't even know how he died... The rise of the Su Corporation was unstoppable.

Perhaps one day in the future, it could reach the level of his backer—the Han Family.

Zhao Hu was a smart man.

Naturally, he wouldn't create a potentially limitless enemy for himself out of a small past conflict.

Of course... what made him most wary was... Master Su seemed to be very good friends with the person in front of him.

The main reason he was present today was that he had received a call from Master Su, temporarily acting as a tool to bring the other party in.

"Oh, by the way. I heard Lin Jianjun borrowed a sum of money from you. Has that debt been repaid?"

"Ah... this? No, Mr. Lin... after all, he's your father..."

When Lin Corporation's loan of over a hundred million was mentioned, a flicker of pain crossed Zhao Hu's eyes.

That was no small sum!

If it were an ordinary person, he would have long used the bloody methods of loan sharks to relentlessly pursue the debt.

But the other party was Lin Xuan's biological father.

Even with rumors that they had severed their father-son relationship, Zhao Hu still didn't dare to go too far.

Currently, Lin Jianjun hadn't repaid a single cent, and the interest had even grown to an incredible amount.

But after much consideration, Zhao Hu was mentally prepared and chose to grit his teeth and accept his bad luck.

Suddenly.

Lin Xuan's low voice reached his ears.

"Debts must be repaid, that's only right and proper. It's the same for everyone!"

Zhao Hu looked up in disbelief, meeting Lin Xuan's playful eyes.

Both were intelligent people; a hint was enough.

"Hahaha..."

"Young Master Lin is indeed a man of noble character, I admire you greatly."

Zhao Hu gave a thumbs-up and burst out laughing.

It seemed his debt... could now be aggressively collected... "Zhao Hu, what's making you so happy?"

"No... nothing, Young Miss, you've arrived."

Hearing Han Xinqiao's voice, Zhao Hu shivered, quickly reining in his smile and respectfully said.

"Oh, by the way, let me introduce you. This is Miss Han Xinqiao, and this is Mr. Lin Xuan."

Han Xinqiao?

One of the four beauties of Modu, supposedly ranked third?

I remember in the original novel, she was a self-serving woman who admired strength, the most loyal sycophant of the male lead's older brother.

She always wanted to be first in everything and had a competitive rivalry with Su Qingge.

Lin Xuan grinned, Han Xinqiao's character profile appearing in his mind.

He looked up.

The woman had a beautiful face, wearing a low-cut black evening gown that exposed a large expanse of fair skin, coupled with her charming eyes and alluring voice, she indeed had a strong appeal to men.

However, with Su Qingge's stunning beauty already seen.

Han Xinqiao's looks didn't give Lin Xuan too much of an amazing feeling.

What truly attracted him was the young man standing next to Han Xinqiao... with a faded shirt, ripped jeans, a cold expression, and his hands in his pockets.

Su Fan!!!