Chapter 147 Public announcement
While Huangfu Jingzhang and the others were exchanging greetings with Murong Yanshu, Li San pushed Huangfu Ruiling in and followed Ye Leng'an by his side.
When the two parties met, the atmosphere suddenly seemed a little awkward. They were obviously a family, but they came in two batches. Moreover, now that the two parties are standing together, there is a sense of separation, and they look like a family at all.
Murong Yanshu naturally also felt the awkwardness of the atmosphere, she hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, "Ruiling is here too!"
Although everyone is not familiar with her, but she belongs to the four major families, and she is also the mistress of the Nangong family. Naturally, it is impossible to call Huangfu Ruiling the young master, so it is reasonable to call her by her first name.
However, seeing Huangfu Ruiling coming today, she was really shocked. All along, Huangfu Ruiling never attended any banquets, let alone brought his female companions to attend. It is also for this reason that the young master of the Huangfu family has always been mysterious. Everyone only knows that he sits in a wheelchair and is magnificent, but few people have seen him in real life. Under normal circumstances, the Huangfu family is represented by the patriarch Huangfu Jingzhang and his wife Murong Yanshu.
Of course, this does not affect Huangfu Ruiling's popularity. Because Huangfu Ruiling is the only young master among the four major families who holds most of the real power in the family. Although he didn't know the reason, Huangfu Ruiling had always been the young master, but obviously, as long as he wanted, he could take the position of Patriarch at any time.
Some people speculated whether it was because Huangfu Jingzhang was Huangfu Ruiling's father, and he didn't want to compete with his own father, so he was always the young master.
However, seeing their relationship is so alienated, it doesn't look like they have a good relationship. So everything is just speculation, and no one can figure it out.
"Mrs. Nangong." Huangfu Ruiling nodded slightly, and then introduced, "This is Ye Leng'an, my girlfriend."
As soon as this remark came out, it was like a small stone being thrown into a calm lake, and immediately there were ripples.
Originally because Huangfu Jingzhang and Huangfu Ruiling were separated, but what happened at the door has attracted the attention of many people.
Many people at the banquet have already focused their attention on this side. Of course, there are also some famous daughters who look at this side from time to time. After all, there are quite a few sons-in-law who ride the dragon fast here. Nangong Xuyao is the young master of the Nangong family, and Huangfu Ruiling is the powerful young master of the Huangfu family. Even Huangfu Ruixiang, who is the worst, is also a direct descendant of the Huangfu family and the son of the current head of the family.
No matter which one, they are definitely good candidates for marriage. In particular, these three not only have prominent family backgrounds, but also have top-notch abilities. Needless to say, Huangfu Ruiling, Nangong Xuyao has now participated in family affairs, and even Huangfu Ruixiang has entered the family business.
Among these three people, Huangfu Ruiling is the most optimistic about everyone. Although Huangfu Ruiling is sitting in a wheelchair, he is already in power after all.
Who would have thought that now Huangfu Ruiling would directly announce that the girl next to him is his girlfriend in front of so many people! Although that girl did have the face of a fish and a wild goose, and the face of a closed moon and a shameful flower, she didn't look like a daughter from such a big family like them.
You must know that a female partner and a girlfriend are not the same concept at all. When a girl appeared beside Nangong Xuyao just now, although they felt a little jealous in their hearts, they didn't take each other too seriously. Because it's just a female companion, you can change it at any time.
However, the meaning of a girlfriend is different, especially now that it is introduced in front of so many people, it is even more different. Girlfriend, that means you are in a stable relationship, maybe you will get married in the future.
For a while, the hearts of many young ladies at the scene were broken.
Even Murong Yanshu, who came up to say hello, was taken aback for a moment, but after all, she was the head mistress of the Nangong family. She was used to big scenes, so she recovered immediately. Then she looked at Ye Leng'an, smiled and said, "Miss Ye, you are welcome to the banquet, I hope you have a good time."
Although Nangong Xuyao didn't like Ye Leng'an, on such an occasion, he wouldn't show Ye Leng'an any shame. After all, Huangfu Ruiling is standing beside Ye Lengan now.
But, unexpectedly, he still underestimated Ye Leng'an, and now he has become Huangfu Ruiling's girlfriend.
"Thank you," Ye Leng'an smiled and nodded slightly.
The faces of Huangfu Jingzhang and Zhong Yuliuying on the other side became particularly ugly. They didn't expect that Huangfu Ruiling would come over today. What made them even more unexpected was that Huangfu Ruiling already had a girlfriend. Moreover, without their consent, it was announced directly in front of so many people, which simply did not take them as parents seriously.
Especially Zhong Yuliuying, when he looked at Ye Leng'an, his eyes were full of disgust. Unlike Huangfu Jingzhang, she already knew about Ye Leng'an's existence. But she didn't care too much about Ye Leng'an, she just planned to wait until after school started, and then go directly to Ye Leng'an for a showdown.
She even thought that perhaps before school started, Huangfu Ruiling already felt disgusted with Ye Leng'an. Then she doesn't have to do anything.
I just didn't expect that Huangfu Ruiling would stay in Paris for the New Year because of Ye Leng's safety. Now, he brought Ye Leng'an directly to the Nangong family's banquet, and even announced that Ye Leng'an was his girlfriend in front of so many people. This is where they are parents!
"Brother, when did you have a girlfriend?" Huangfu Ruixiang said with a smile, "Why haven't you heard of it before?"
It looks like a very simple question, just a very common question that a younger brother asks his elder brother. However, as long as you listen carefully, you can hear what he wants to express. That is Ye Leng'an, the so-called girlfriend, who has never met her parents and has not been approved by them.
As soon as they heard such words, those daughters present who coveted Huangfu Ruiling started to move again. It turns out that it has not been recognized by the family. That being the case, does that mean that they still have a chance!
"Ruixiang, what are you talking about!" Zhong Yuliuying's eyes flashed with contempt, and she said, "There is no one who is qualified to be known by us. There is no one who can enter the gate of our Huangfu family."
Although Huangfu Jingzhang didn't say anything, it was obvious that he had the same idea.
Obviously, the three of them seem to be in the same camp, and they are resisting Ye Leng'an, the so-called girlfriend of Huangfu Ruiling. They are using their actual actions to send a signal to others that Ye Leng'an is not recognized by them.
Hearing these words, Ye Leng'an's face still didn't change at all, and he still had a faint smile. Because she knew very well that she didn't need to come forward at this time.
Huangfu Ruiling's eyes flashed with darkness, he raised his head, looked at the family of three on the opposite side, and said coldly, "Whether you can enter the gate of the Huangfu family is not up to you, but to me. Ye Leng'an is my girlfriend and my future wife. In the future, she will also become the head of the Huangfu family."
As soon as this remark came out, the audience was shocked. Huangfu Ruiling's words like this are obviously announcing Ye Leng'an's status. It's not just a girlfriend, but a future wife.
You must know that a girlfriend and a future wife are completely two concepts. Although the girlfriend is also recognized by Young Master Huangfu, but the relationship will change. But the future wife, that is, this person has been identified.
Suddenly, when everyone looked at Ye Leng'an, their eyes changed. If they looked at Ye Leng'an with admiration just now, then when they look at Ye Leng'an now, they are a little more respectful and fearful.
Although she wouldn't treat Ye Leng'an the same way she treated Huangfu Ruiling, she didn't dare to underestimate this girl.
"Nonsense!" Huangfu Jingzhang's face suddenly became gloomy, and when he looked at Huangfu Ruiling, he became even more annoyed, "Do you know what you are talking about? I will never admit it."
He never expected that Huangfu Ruiling would raise the status of this girl named Ye Leng'an in front of so many people. A girl who doesn't know where she came from, what qualifications does she have to be the head mistress of the Huangfu family? He would never let this girl named Ye Lengan in.
"I don't need your acknowledgment." Huangfu Ruiling raised his head and looked at Huangfu Jingzhang, there was no trace of warmth in his eyes, "I'm not discussing with you now, but telling you. Also, I don't need any advice from you."
He doesn't have any excessive feelings for these so-called family members. As long as everyone does not interfere with each other, they can still coexist peacefully in this way. But if they tried to interfere with anything about him, they were pushing his boundaries, and he wasn't going to let it go.
Hearing such words, Huangfu Jingzhang's entire anger was mixed. When he looked at Huangfu Ruiling, his face was full of anger, "You rebellious son, do you know what you are talking about? I am your father. Is this how you treat your father?"
Regarding Huangfu Ruiling's son, he was very conflicted. Ever since he was a child, he didn't know why, but he couldn't get close to this son. However, he also felt indebted to this son for what happened back then.
It's just that he never thought that Huangfu Ruiling would actually seize his power. He didn't know exactly how it happened, but when he knew, most of the power of the Huangfu family was already in the hands of Huangfu Ruiling. When he knew about this, he was anxious and angry, but he was powerless and could only accept this reality.
The only thing that made him feel more fortunate was that although Huangfu Ruiling held great power, he had no intention of taking the position of Patriarch. Therefore, until now, he is still a member of the Huangfu family. He is also involved in all the external affairs of the Huangfu family. This also allowed him to maintain his superficial decency.
It is because of such complicated feelings that the relationship between him and Huangfu Ruiling is not like that between superior and subordinate, and father and son are not like father and son.
Now he suddenly heard that Huangfu Ruiling announced Ye Leng'an as his girlfriend without their consent, or even notifying them. He seemed to have returned to the time when Huangfu Ruiling took power without saying a word, which made him feel very angry.
"I know exactly what I'm talking about," Huangfu Ruiling didn't flinch because of Huangfu Jingzhang's anger, and didn't even change his expression, "I don't need your consent for the decision I made. Just like you don't need to tell me what you want to do."
Hearing such words, Huangfu Jingzhang was so angry that he was speechless.
"Dad, don't be angry, big brother doesn't mean that." Huangfu Ruixiang hurried forward, patted Huangfu Jingzhang on the back to calm his breath, "If you have something to say, big brother will listen to you."
"I have nothing to say to this rebellious son." Apparently, Huangfu Jingzhang couldn't listen to any advice at the moment, "Now he has grown up and has the ability to fight against his father. So now he wants to **** me off."
Although he was speaking to Huangfu Ruixiang, anyone with a discerning eye could see that what Huangfu Jingzhang said was speaking to Huangfu Ruiling.
It's a pity that Huangfu Ruiling didn't even look at him.
As for Ye Leng'an, he didn't say anything from the beginning to the end. She just stood beside Huangfu Ruiling quietly, like a beautiful vase.
Seeing that things seemed to be developing in a worse direction, Murong Yanshu hurriedly stepped forward, and said with a smile, "Patriarch Huangfu, Mrs. Huangfu, today is the day for our Nangong family to hold a banquet, so please do me a favor and stop pursuing it. After all, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. As adults, we should not interfere too much."
This is persuasion and warning. Now this is the domain of the Nangong family. It's better to go back to solve the matter of their Huangfu family. Although the Nangong family is not comparable to the Huangfu family, it is still one of the four major families.
Huangfu Jingzhang didn't say anything more, after he snorted coldly, he went straight on. When he left, he took a deep look at Huangfu Ruiling. Obviously, he left at this time not because of a compromise, but because today is the day for the Nangong family to hold a banquet, and there is no need for their family affairs to be so ugly here.
Zhong Yuliuying naturally followed in her husband's footsteps. However, she glanced at Ye Leng'an indiscriminately.
Originally, she planned to find a time to ask Ye Leng'an to come out for a showdown, but now it seems that the time really needs to be brought forward. Otherwise, there are really some people who can't see their identity clearly, thinking that they can climb into a wealthy family by virtue of their beauty, and they don't even look at their identity.
Seeing Huangfu Jingzhang and others leave, Ye Leng'an really felt a little regretful. If the other party really continues to make trouble, then she can directly speak out in anger. Unexpectedly, the opponent's combat power is really quite weak. Huangfu Ruiling surrendered without saying a few words.
Seeing Ye Lengan's expression, Huangfu Ruiling knew what the other person was thinking. He shook his head amusedly, and then said, "The future is long, are you afraid that you won't have a chance in the future?"
After hearing Huangfu Ruiling's words, Ye Leng'an couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "In your opinion, it's possible that I'm still a militant!"
In any case, she will never admit this. If Huangfu Ruiling dared to say yes, then he would be dead.
Seeing Ye Leng'an's threatening eyes, Huangfu Ruiling shook his head with a smile, "How could it be! I know that An An is definitely a very gentle person, and usually disdains to quarrel with others."
Although he fell in love not long ago, his desire to survive is still very strong. Especially at this moment Ye Leng'an's threatening eyes are still staring at him! Of course he won't talk nonsense.
Besides, no matter what Ye Leng'an looks like, he is the cutest in his eyes.
Murong Yanshu on the side breathed a sigh of relief. Today is a big day for the Nangong family to hold a banquet. As the host, she naturally doesn't want any mistakes to happen. If they had really quarreled here just now, then the banquet would have been ruined in half.
Fortunately, this Huangfu Jingzhang could see the situation clearly, and didn't continue to entangle here, otherwise it would be really ugly, and she would lose face as the master.
Murong Yanshu personally brought Huangfu Ruiling into the banquet. Compared with Huangfu Jingzhang, the nominal head of the family, Huangfu Ruiling, the actual person in power, is obviously more important.
During this period, Murong Yanshu couldn't help but glance at Ye Leng'an indiscriminately. She really couldn't see what kind of ability such a young girl had that could make someone like Huangfu Ruiling fall in love. Obviously, apart from her beauty, she didn't find anything special about this girl.
But Nangong Xuyao, every time he looked at Ye Leng'an, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes involuntarily. He didn't forget what he heard from Ye Xiyuan before that Ye Leng'an stepped on two boats.
He couldn't figure it out, how could someone like Huangfu Ruiling fall in love with Ye Leng'an? Moreover, he still likes blindly like this, no matter what the other party says, he will believe it.
After the person in charge took good care of Huangfu Ruiling and Ye Leng'an, Murong Yanshu left with Nangong Xuyao.
After confirming that the distance was far enough and that Huangfu Ruiling could never hear her, Murong Yanshu asked as she walked, "Xu Yao, do you know that Miss Ye?"
Suddenly hearing such a question from his mother, Nangong Xuyao froze for a moment, and then began to organize the words in his mind. He was thinking, how to say it would be better.
Because, this matter is not only related to him, but Ye Xiyuan is also involved. He was worried that if what he said was wrong, his mother would feel bad for Ye Xiyuan.
Nangong Xuyao didn't answer, but Murong Yanshu spoke again, "What? Is it difficult to answer my question? Who is Ye Lengan this time?"
Obviously, the son hesitated at this time, trying to hide something. This made her very unhappy. Of course, it didn't mean that her son had to tell her everything, but she didn't think it was a secret like this. The son didn't say it, it must be for a special reason.
And she felt that this reason should be related to the female companion he brought today.
"No, I was just thinking about how to answer your question."
After thinking for a while, Nangong Xuyao still told the story between Ye Leng'an and Ye Xiyuan. Although I don't know if my mother will think about Xiyuan after she finds out. But such a thing, he thinks it's better not to hide it, maybe his mother has already investigated it.
After hearing Nangong Xuyao's description, Murong Yanshu suddenly realized, no wonder when she heard the name Ye Leng'an just now, she felt a little familiar! It turned out that in Ye Xiyuan's investigation report, she had seen the name overnight Leng'an.
It was just because Ye Leng'an's description was just a few words, so she didn't take it seriously. Unexpectedly, Ye Leng'an's ability is really amazing! To be able to become Huangfu Ruiling's publicly recognized girlfriend, and even make Huangfu Ruiling say the words "future wife", it shows that this girl is absolutely impossible to just have beauty.
At least, this Ye Leng'an's scheming is definitely very deep, otherwise how could he get Huangfu Ruiling's love!
Nangong Xuyao didn't know what his mother was thinking, so he quickly returned to Ye Xiyuan's side.
Ye Xiyuan was sitting alone eating a small cake at the moment, looking at the crowd around her from time to time. This made her seem a little out of tune with the atmosphere of the whole banquet.
Actually, it's not that she wants to sit here by herself, it's just that she doesn't know the people around her. Nangong Xuyao, who was able to introduce her, left temporarily again.
Although there is a housekeeper by her side, she can't do anything. She can only sit here quietly and wait for Nangong Xuyao to come back.
Soon, she saw Nangong Xuyao walking towards her. She immediately put down the small cake in her hand, then got up, and walked towards Nangong Xuyao.
"Brother Nangong, you're back!" Ye Xiyuan came to Nangong Xuyao, smiling like a flower, "Why don't you see your aunt?"
She hasn't forgotten that the main goal of today's banquet is Murong Yanshu. If she wants to gain the favorability of the other party, the premise is that the other party must be there, isn't it?
(end of this chapter)