Chapter 258 Entrance BanquetHe didn't tell these words to A Yan.
After all, the couple are truly in love now, and if he brings up his adolescent thoughts again, people will only mistakenly think that he wants to be the third party.
Not to mention that he didn't have the courage... just the coming-of-age ceremony at the age of eighteen was enough to dilute the pity he had for a member of the opposite sex in his youth.
Before that, Zhou Mi had always found it strange. Shen Manzhi came from a wealthy family. Even though the Shen family had begun to decline in the previous generation, it did not affect the fact that she was once a rich lady.
After all, Shen Manzhi's surname is Shen, and her father Shen Duanwen was still an object of pursuit by some classes in the circle in the early years. Madam Shen, who accompanied Mr. Shen to take over the business empire, is still alive.
Even if the wealthy boys of the same age would exclude and suppress her out of jealousy of her talent, background and appearance, they would not go so far as to force her into danger.
They are all wealthy aristocrats. Even if they look down on the Shen family, they have to give them some face on the surface. Why would they allow the younger generation to bully them like this?
Zhou Mi was puzzled.
Until Shen Manzhi was eighteen years old.
He started a business in college and was in a good mood as the project was completed. When he was bored, he was dragged by his friends to various parties, one of which was the graduation party for the little daughter of the Shen family.
What’s funny is the graduation banquet for junior high school students.
Zhou Mi looked at his friend and sneered, then put down the champagne and prepared to leave, "Is this worth doing? Didn't she get into Huaicheng No. 1 Middle School because of her family background?"
Huaicheng No. 1 Middle School got its name because of its abnormal admission rate. The scores for the high school entrance examination are extremely high, so even if you are rich, you can't get in, except for the powerful.
The friend looked mysterious and whispered, "You don't understand this. It's obvious that this was set up by the Shen family specifically for her. All of our generation were invited here to help his daughter get to know other people. Uncle Shen loves his precious daughter the most and has doted on her since she was a child..."
Baby girl?
If I remember correctly, Shen Manzhi should be in his third year of high school now? This graduation banquet is not right.
"But to be honest, the little daughter of the Shen family is indeed more well-behaved and obedient than her sister. She has been excellent in both character and study since she was a child. She was admitted to the No. 1 Middle School based on her own academic performance. Unlike her sister, she skips classes, fights, stays out all night and lives in the red-light district. What's the difference between her and those gangsters? If I were Uncle Shen, I would also like his little daughter..."
"Who?" Zhou Mi frowned slightly, "Who did you just say?"
"Shen Manzhi."
My friend spoke in a light tone, as if he didn't care at all that the person he was talking about was the owner of the villa.
"The Shen family doesn't care about her anymore. The youngest daughter is having a graduation banquet for junior high school, but the eldest daughter got admitted to a Chinese opera academy without making any noise. Uncle Shen must be embarrassed. Look, there's no trace of her in the Shen family villa..."
Zhou Mi felt that his friend was a little noisy, and he was annoyed. "If you like her, you can marry her later."
My friend choked and almost spit out his wine, "…I am fucking sick, coveting a child!"
Zhou Mi had already turned out of the hall in a lack of interest. Someone came up to chat with him. He took a cigarette and walked towards the small garden outside the terrace. It was really a coincidence that when he looked up, he saw the shadow of the glass building diagonally above him.
The person held a violin on her shoulder. The music at the banquet was too noisy for him to hear clearly. He only saw her handsome jawline slightly resting on the violin, plucking the strings and making sounds.
A dream come true for a lady.
Zhou Mi narrowed his eyes, curled his lips, and suddenly became a little interested.
But when did she dye her hair blonde? She looks pretty good.
"Mom, today is the graduation party that Dad is holding for me, so let's not play the video today..."
"Today's opportunity is rare. Most of the people here are young people of your generation. It won't bring shame to our Shen family in front of the older generation, and we can also use these peers to spread her story..."
"But mom, this is my graduation party!"
"When you go to college in the future, Mom will find you a more respectable one. Be obedient, Luoluo. Have you forgotten that when Mom first came, your dad loved his baby so much that he couldn't even eat with her. And your grandma never looked at me straight in the eye. We have suffered so much injustice, we can't miss this opportunity again..."
Zhou Mi's ears twitched slightly, and he looked in the direction of the vague sound. There seemed to be two figures standing behind the greenhouse of the small garden glass house.
Judging from the tone, it's today's protagonist, Shen Luo, the little girl of the Shen family, and her mother?
Tsk, you hate Shen Manzhi so much?
Shen Luo interrupted Xie Yulan, "That's you, not me."
"Then have you forgotten that your father always bought Shen Manzhi her favorite and most suitable things, and bought you an extra copy. He didn't care about you at the beginning. And your grandmother, I heard her go to your father more than once and said that the heir to the family property can only be Shen Manzhi, not you.
If I hadn't hired someone to pretend to be a human trafficker to take you away from Shen Manzhi when you were six years old, and if your father hadn't used family rules to beat her for the first time, your father and your grandmother would have started to pay more attention to you, and if I hadn't sent people to school to cause her all kinds of trouble over the years, making her study uneasy, otherwise, do you think there would be such a graduation banquet?"
Perhaps knowing that her words were too harsh, Xie Yulan whispered to comfort her daughter, "Okay, Luoluo, I know you don't want to be wronged. Shen Manzhi's reputation has been tarnished over the years, and the outside world will not be on her side. As long as Shen Manzhi is driven away, the entire Shen family will be ours. You can do whatever you want then. Don't be so petty now, okay?"
Just when he heard the important part, his friend came over and took Zhou Mi away, "Hey, the sister of the Qi family is back. Let's go take a look. She's so beautiful. Let's go."
Zhou Mi was helpless. When he heard the noise, the sound disappeared from behind the greenhouse of the glass house. Even if he wanted to listen, he had to leave.
However, the things that had troubled him before seemed to have finally been solved.
This also explains why Shen Manzhi, who came from a prominent family, was still surrounded by troubles. It turned out that it was Shen Duanwen's newly married wife and youngest daughter who were behind the scenes, making it impossible for Shen Manzhi to return home and being bullied outside with no one to support her.
Just being the heir to the Shen family's fortune, could make someone so cruel to an underage child?
Of course he wouldn't understand. Born into a loving two-parent family, how could he have imagined that it was the Shen family that caused all this?
So what kind of video could allow them to force Shen Manzhi to voluntarily leave the Shen family?
Thinking of this, he glared at his friend, feeling very dissatisfied with his sudden behavior of taking him away.
"Brother Mi, let me introduce you to Xiao Yi, the young master of the Xiao family. He is also my direct junior." Zhou Mi was bored. Thinking of the video that the mother and daughter mentioned just now, he was looking around for a screen.
A friend leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Brother Mi, the Xiao family was a shady family in the early years. You will inevitably be charged protection fees in your business in the future. Make more friends."
Zhou Mi raised his eyebrows, then leisurely looked at the young man in front of him, thought for a moment and stretched out his hand, "Master Xiao."
"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it, Brother Mi, you are too kind."
After all, Xiao Yi was a few years younger than all of them, so he had to accept the face given by others. Although he was not very old, he did have a somewhat ferocious temperament. There was a whale tattooed on the back of his slender neck, which looked lifelike.
Zhou Mi was very pleased with his politeness, "Are you also from Huaizhong?"
Xiao Yi laughed heartily, "Yes, I just graduated."
In the same class as Shen Manzhi?
Zhou Mi looked at his outfit today, which had too many punk elements and was all fancy clothes. He glanced at him and said, "You are considered a big shot in school, right?"
"No way," Xiao Yi denied with a wry smile, "When I was studying, my family was very strict and I didn't dare to be too ostentatious or cause trouble. Now, they let me go free after I graduated."
As he spoke, he raised his finger and pointed to the whale tattoo on the back of his neck.
"Are there no people at the same level who like to show off? If you don't look for trouble, trouble will find you."
Xiao Yi handed him a cigarette and chuckled, "Of course there are, but those people's fun is on other people, and they bully the weak and fear the strong, which has no effect on me."
Zhou Mi's thoughts turned slightly, and just when he was about to ask who "others" referred to, he heard a burst of applause.
Several people looked for the source and found that it was seven o'clock, and the protagonist of the banquet, Shen Luo, was standing on the stage giving a speech.
Shen Luo wore an exquisite evening gown with the same style of makeup, which made her look a little mature. She didn't look like a 15 or 16-year-old girl, but more like an adult in her twenties.
The stage was built temporarily. There was a big screen behind the square stage as the background. At this moment, a video was playing, which showed the extra points Shen Luo had gained by participating in the training camp during the winter and summer vacations. The rhythm was gradual and everything was just right.
Zhou Mi looked at the screen, but couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
Xie Yulan took the lead in applauding from below, and when she looked at Shen Luo on the stage, her eyes conveyed her instructions.
Shen Luo was finally convinced. After thinking for a long time, he said, "But Shen Manzhi is at home today."
"What are you afraid of? There are so many people at the banquet today, and your father is also at home. Even if she finds out, what can she do? Just give your classmate a little more money and let her insist that she wanted to deal with Shen Manzhi. What does it have to do with us?"
"But... last month she seemed to know that we changed her choice of major, and she slapped me on my birthday party. Will she make a scene this time?"
Xie Yulan's expression deepened, and she lowered her voice, "We just need to make her make a scene, preferably like a madman, and embarrass herself. If she wants to hit you, you just act pitiful, and your father will definitely stand on your side. You will be laughed at by so many people, and then she will naturally leave..."
Shen Luo managed his facial expressions very well. He tilted his head slightly while holding the microphone and smiled very sweetly. "I am very grateful to all the brothers and sisters for coming to my graduation banquet. I am also grateful to my family and friends who have always supported me, allowing me to stand here and share the joy with you all..."
A huge three-layer cake was pushed out on a food cart. Shen Luo went off the stage to touch up her makeup and was given a crown by her friend. When they were so happy, the gentle screen suddenly changed color and flashed twice before another picture appeared.
In front of the transparent glass floor-to-ceiling window, a slender person seemed to have just changed her clothes. The hem of her skirt naturally hung down along her white calves, covering her beautiful body.
The thin golden dress fitted her waist, with fine sparkles at the hem. The afterglow of the setting sun cast a gentle halo on her, and sprinkled a circle of sparkling light around her feet, creating ripples.
She reached out and lifted up her waist-length hair, which was also dyed golden, making her skin look as white and flawless as jade.
She broke off a branch of the gorgeous red rose and held it between her lips and teeth. She drew a semicircle with her feet and stretched out her arms softly, combining both strength and softness, dancing in the dark room and in the sunset glow.
Through the low-pixel screen, everyone could only see the person's beautiful figure and seductive outline, and could not recognize the person inside.
She just tilted her head and whispered something. She must be a very beautiful young girl.
Only Zhou Mi knew best that this location was exactly the room he had just seen when he looked up in the small garden.
The person in the video seems to be unaware that she might be "secretly photographed", and her graceful dance reveals a hint of indulgence.
The rose tilted towards her mouth as her body did. A cluster of fire passed over her fingers and gently brushed across the flower. The blue flame instantly enveloped the entire rose, illuminating its owner's face in an instant.
Her drooped eyelashes trembled slightly, and she raised her eyes and glanced somewhere in the air. There was a sense of loneliness under her beautiful facial features.
Like an elf that has fallen into chaos, he has picked up his sword and is determined to rule the country.
The people below were surprised and some even cried out in surprise.
"Is it the eldest lady of the Shen family?"
"Shen Luo? She doesn't seem to be able to dance, and she's not that tall."
"It's that young lady, Shen Manzhi!"
"The one with the bad reputation? I haven't met her much, but she's so beautiful..."
When everyone wanted to take a closer look, the screen was turned off. Surprised, few people noticed the expression of the protagonist of the party.
Shen Luo clenched his fists in the audience, and gritted his teeth while trying to control himself from rushing onto the stage to lose his temper, and certainly not asking the people in the audience not to watch!
Why this scene? She didn't do it for Shen Manzhi to show off!
I won't give up, I'm just too lazy.
