36: Chapter 36 The Banquet

Xu Yuyan was gradually becoming more and more like the "white moonlight" from his high school days.

Perhaps having received guidance from someone, she had put effort into learning how to apply a "no-makeup" makeup look. While it certainly couldn't replicate the youthful innocence of a high school student, it possessed the charm of a white moonlight who had grown up.

Her attire had also changed to a "pure and sexy" style. When Zhao Xiaoshuai first opened the door and took a look, he truly recaptured a bit of that youthful heart-throb feeling.

It was a sleeveless halter-neck sweater. From the front, it just looked quite form-fitting, but when she turned around, it completely ignited the already blazing fire in Zhao Xiaoshuai's heart.

Thus, he opened up a new map: the entryway.

Of course, it was also necessary to explore the other maps he had unlocked before, and this time, since he had a new "panel," the experience was completely different.

With the premise that Xu Yuyan had hinted she was ready to be conquered, Zhao Xiaoshuai took the opportunity to unlock a new path.

In this way, there were now three paths to reach the boss's lair.

Xu Yuyan had married her husband after graduating from college, then her mother was diagnosed with uremia, and her husband disappeared a month later.

For these years, she had remained chaste, hoping against hope to wait for her husband to return from "working to earn money," and this wait had lasted seven years.

At an age like a wolf, with a body long starved of intimacy, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was draining him to the bone.

At this moment, Zhao Xiaoshuai was like a hero killed by a boss, with not a drop of HP left.

He had come too hurriedly today and forgotten to call for reinforcements, but fortunately, the three points added to his all-combat attributes were already silently taking effect.

At the very least, relying on that fire in his heart which had been fueled three times, he could burn through all his stamina before lying down.

After contemplating the true meaning of life and the mysteries of the universe for a fleeting moment, Zhao Xiaoshuai squeezed the Vietnamese milk melon in his hand and asked about the matter he had entrusted to her last time.

Xu Yuyan replied lazily, "It's only been one day, don't be so impatient."

"I asked Sister Hong for help and made a plan. Everything is basically ready today, and tomorrow I will go to submit the forged documents to lure that guy surnamed Lei into the trap."

Zhao Xiaoshuai said coldly, "I don't want him to have a good New Year."

"Don't worry, within three days, I'll definitely catch him. By the way, can you contact the other victims? Sister Hong had people reach out to a few, but none of them are saying anything."

"I'll look into this matter later; you prepare the other things first."

"Understood."

Returning home, Zhao Xiaoshuai opened the game. The game was quite lively at this moment, with people waiting for the celebration to end, chatting enthusiastically.

He topped up the remaining multiplier cards as well.

It finally settled at 183 sets of 648.

While doing his daily tasks, he waited for the 10 o'clock event settlement time. Tonight, he was going to give the Brotherhood a big surprise.

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The largest hotel in Chuncheng, its most luxurious banquet hall, had been booked out entirely for today.

It was the birthday of the Xing Family's daughter, and they took this opportunity to host the prominent figures of Chuncheng.

Chen Guozhong was fortunate enough to obtain an invitation and was currently going around the hall, toasting people one by one.

"Isn't this Young Master Lin? Your father didn't come today?"

Lin Yongbo looked sideways at the smiling middle-aged man and said coldly, "My father is out of town and couldn't make it back. What, do you have business with him?"

Chen Guozhong didn't mind the young man's disdain and replied enthusiastically, "Nothing, nothing. But Young Master Lin, you haven't been to iSport much lately. Don't you know that a new coach recently arrived there? She's absolutely top-tier."

Mentioning this, Lin Yongbo finally became interested. "I went yesterday and saw that coach named Meng Yawen. She is indeed top-notch, but some country bumpkin booked all her classes."

Chen Guozhong's eyes lit up. "Exactly! I wanted to get to know that beauty that day too, but I didn't get the chance. That person is really too much, actually hogging it all to himself."

Lin Yongbo was also somewhat indignant. He thought for a moment, "The boss of iSport, Boss Ma, should be here in a while. I'll talk to him then and have him change the rules."

"I agree, that's clearly a loophole in the rules. Coach Meng being occupied by one person wastes her whole day and isn't good for her future development either. Young Master Lin, you really are thoughtful of her."

The two exchanged knowing smiles, and their relationship became a bit more familiar.

Those invited today were either rich or noble, all belonging to the so-called elite class.

They had the resources to select better genes for procreation, so their appearances were generally not too bad.

Even those who were less fortunate in terms of luck were able to possess sufficiently outstanding looks due to years of living in luxury, skincare maintenance, and medical aesthetic procedures.

At least in terms of looks, in the banquet hall right now, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that 7s are everywhere and 6s are as common as dogs.

After all, without the Cheat Dad's "remove makeup/remove technology" scan, the average person wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

However, even in an occasion of this caliber, a beauty with an 8-point rating was absolutely dazzling.

Ling Rui was one of them.

"Miss Ling, your perfume is so unique. I consider myself a connoisseur, but I have never smelled anything similar. One whiff of this blend and you know it's the work of a master."

"This was specially made by a master. It's a formula created just for me, for the whole world, and it won't be leaked. Naturally, you couldn't have smelled it before."

At this moment, Ling Rui had reverted to that haughty, willful young lady.

The face of the woman trying to cozy up to her stiffened, but she immediately continued to look for the next topic as if nothing had happened.

"Why hasn't it started yet? I'm tired of standing. Miss Ling, shall we go sit over there?"

"No, I like standing."

Although Ling Rui's butt had healed quite a bit and generally didn't affect her walking much, it still hurt quite a bit when she sat down.

Meanwhile, the protagonist of the banquet was in a side room lecturing her younger brother.

"Xing Tianjie, when will you be able to delete those childish games of yours and come to the company to learn some real skills?"

"Sis, I just graduated. What's the rush?"

"If you were playing some major game, that would be one thing; you might even have a chance to meet big shots who also like playing games. But you, playing a small mobile game, what are you trying to achieve?"

"It's all your fault for insisting on setting a rule that I can spend at most 100,000 a month. In those big games, throwing 100,000 in doesn't even make a sound. In small games, I can almost dominate the server."

Xing Huiqiong shook her head, looking utterly frustrated by his lack of ambition.

"When you can earn money for the company and the family, I won't care how much you spend."

"To keep an eye on you, I specifically played that crappy game with you. Do you know how much time I've wasted?"

"Do you know how much profit I could have earned in that time?"

"Do you know..."

In the game, Xing Tianjie was a ruthless, man-of-few-words tycoon, but in reality, he was just a little brother who was afraid of his sister.

At this moment, he hurriedly begged for mercy, "My dear sister, your birthday party should have started long ago; it's already been delayed for a long time!"

Xing Huiqiong checked her watch, frowned, and hurried toward the banquet hall.