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Chapter 420: Knowing Oneself and the Other

Chapter 420: Chapter 420: Knowing Oneself and the Other

"Young Master Yan, you honor me too much. No need for empty platitudes. Allow me to toast to you."

Not more than ten minutes after their arrival, Young Master Yan and the Eldest Young Master Wang had already engaged in mutual flattery, busy toasting and drinking several glasses of wine.

Qin Xiu thought that this cocktail party was merely a stage for his grandfather to make his presence felt, to intimidate the Yi and Wang families with his arrival, attract a crowd, steal the limelight and then leave.

However, he clearly underestimated Young Master Yan’s love for such games, or rather, he couldn’t quite grasp what game his grandfather was playing.

Naturally, wherever Young Master Yan was, whether it was his wish or not, he would naturally become the center of attention.

After all, in this world, people’s gaze is always focused on the most brilliant amongst them.

At this opening cocktail party for Yi Wang Real Estate, it was only natural for Young Master Yan to become the center of attention.

Such irony was indeed difficult for Yi Changxing and Eldest Young Master Wang, the hosts, to bear.

"Wenjie, did you invite Yan Han to embarrass yourself?"

Yi Changxing was always very courteous towards his future son-in-law, Wang Wenjie, but this time, he spoke in a very displeased tone.

Apparently, he didn’t know beforehand that Wang Wenjie would invite Young Master Yan. If he had known, he would have definitely tried to prevent it.

"Uncle Yi, I’m not very familiar with Yan Han. To be invincible, we need to know ourselves and our opponent. How can we understand him if we don’t interact with him?"

Yi Changxing glared at Wang Wenjie, his gloomy eyes unabashedly shooting towards Young Master Yan, who was surrounded by a crowd in the center of the venue. The hand that held his glass, revealing an unusually pale color at the knuckles.

Suppressing his anger, he listened to Wang Wenjie’s explanation, adjusted his breathing slightly, then said earnestly.

"Wenjie, if you want to understand Yan Han, you could just ask me, why go to such lengths? Moreover, today is our auspicious day of opening, seeing him really marred the mood!"

Yi Changxing’s fear of Yan Han and the Yan family had already turned into naked hatred.

He only resented his own incompetence, otherwise, he would have wanted to trample and torment Young Master Yan and the Yan family like ants, to vent his anger.

However, he never considered that the cause of his Yi family’s current predicament, their need to marry off their daughter to a disabled man to break free from the situation, lay in his daughter, and in himself rather than the Yan family or Young Master Yan.

In response to Yi Changxing’s words, Wang Wenjie neither acknowledged nor denied. To be honest, he didn’t believe Yi Changxing understood Yan Han, in fact, he often looked down on Yi Changxing.

However, he genuinely liked Yi Wei. Although a bit silly, at least her pretty face was pleasing to the eye. With his appearance, finding a good-looking, upper-class woman to marry, was not easy. Otherwise, he wouldn’t still be single in his thirties.

Whether Yi Changxing was aware of Wang Wenjie’s thoughts or not, the point was that now he was using the Wang family as a lifeline, and he even hoped the Wang family would go beyond helping him out of his predicament, and also take a shot at the Yan family.

So, when Wang Wenjie proposed establishing a real estate company in L City, Yi Changxing quickly agreed without giving it much thought.

Despite being aware of the ridicule and mockery from the outside world, Yi Changxing had a lot of hope in the Wang family. Therefore, he expected that once Yi Wang Real Estate was on track, he could then parade his success in front of Yan Han.

He didn’t expect that his future son-in-law would actually invite Yan Han, was the man a fool?

Of course, Wang Wenjie was not a fool. He invited Yan Han for a couple of reasons, not just to get to know him, and one of the very important reasons, he couldn’t tell Yi Changxing.

The cocktail party guests arrived in droves. The hosts, Wang Wenjie and Yi Changxing, had already taken their seats in front of the stage, with the MC and staff bustling on stage to prepare for the speeches and performances.

Young Master Yan and Qin Xiu sat in the center of the first row behind the stage, their gaze falling directly on the backs of Wang Wenjie and Yi Changxing.

"Grandfather, Wang Wenjie did this on purpose, didn’t he?!"

Qin Xiu was not happy with this arrangement, but Yan responded with a smile, "You’re overthinking it!"

With this level of magnanimity, Qin Xiu almost didn’t recognize his grandfather.

What good fortune must Grandfather have encountered recently? His mood is so good!

Ah, Qin Xiu conceded, maybe he was overthinking.

However, Qin Xiu soon discovered that his suspicions were accurate.

After Wang Wenjie and Yi Changxing respectively had taken the stage and spoken, various performers began filling the stage with song and dance. The audience below the stage began leaving their seats, picking up their wine glasses to engage in small groups, drinking and chatting, building relationships.

And as the man at the top of the food chain, Young Master Yan naturally had the upper hand; wherever he stood, there was a continuous stream of people trying to start conversations and flatter him.

As Yan’s special assistant, Qin Xiu naturally received the same treatment as Yan.

Both men were surrounded by several guests in the center, sipping wine and casually discussing current politics, when suddenly, there was a ripple in the crowd.

Young Master Yan instinctively raised his eyes, glanced past the guests in front of him and towards the direction of the crowd.

There, he saw Yi Wei, dressed in a white suit, being slowly wheeled into the center of the venue by an assistant, accompanying Wang Wenjie.

"Grandfather, shall we go and greet them?" Qin Xiu leaned over and asked in a low voice.

Apparently, he too had spotted Yi Wei right away, because Yi Wei was indeed beautiful, the kind of beauty that stands out in a crowd.

"Later!"

Young Master Yan responded with a sigh, then shifted his gaze back to the other guests, continuing their discussion on current affairs.

Neither his mood nor the expression on his face seemed to have been affected by Wei’s appearance.

Qin Xiu thought for a bit, took a glass of wine, moved through the crowd, and walked over to Yi Wei and Wang Wenjie.

Young Master Yan, however, did not stop him, apparently implying his consent to Qin Xiu’s initiative.

Qin Xiu held the wine and walked straight towards the pairing, who were a couple only in name.

As Yan Han’s subordinate, Qin Xiu was often seen as a servant by Yi Wei when they interacted in the past. So, his initiative was not inappropriate.

However, Yi Wei’s reaction was as if she had seen a horrifying monster when she saw him.

"Miss Yi, Master Wang, congratulations!"

When Yi Wei glanced at him, she first appeared shocked, then fearful, and her body involuntarily backed up a couple of steps.

Her worried gaze swept over the crowd, soon spotting Young Master Yan standing out from the crowd, even in a crowd, he was the most eye-catching man. Her immediate expression was one of great excitement.

Seeing Yi Wei’s reaction, Qin Xiu immediately realized that everything Wang Wenjie had done today was premeditated and deliberate.