Shen Qingxi, his face filled with disappointment, got into the car.
The car headed straight for the Fu family manor.
As a prominent family in Jiangcheng, the Fu family's assets were naturally quite substantial.
They owned their own manor in the suburbs.
To be honest, when Shen Qingxi first heard about this, he pondered it for a long time but still couldn't understand
how the Fu family had obtained the necessary permits to build the manor.
Crucially, it was legal!
Shen Qingxi couldn't fathom it, but he was deeply shocked.
He genuinely didn't believe that such a large plot of land could be so easily approved.
Yet, the Fu family had managed to do it.
The Lao Lao stopped at the entrance of the Fu family manor, and Pang Cheng handed the keys to the driver arranged by the Fu family beforehand.
Then, he followed Shen Qingxi into the hall.
Shen Qingxi's entrance immediately attracted a lot of attention.
"That's...that one from the Shen family?"
"Didn't they say the Shen family is in crisis? Shen Feng even went abroad!"
"I heard someone was trying to take down the Shen family, but for some reason they suddenly stopped.
The Shen Group has started restarting its projects!"
"Does that mean the Shen family has weathered the crisis?"
"Who knows? What if the person behind it makes another move?"
Shen Qingxi listened to the discussions.
He turned to Pang Cheng and said, "Look at these people's faces."
Pang Cheng said, "The upper class is used to flattering the weak and oppressing the strong.
Plus, Chairman Shen was too harsh on these families back then, so it's normal for them to harbor resentment."
Shen Qingxi sighed, "So, it really is a case of the son paying for the father's sins. Never mind all that, let's go watch the show."
Shen Qingxi took a glass of champagne from the tray and carried it into the hall.
He found the best viewing spot and waited to see the spectacle.
Just then, three figures walked towards Shen Qingxi.
Shen Qingxi recognized two of them:
Fu Yongkang and his sister Fu Ningning.
The other person beside the two must be the real daughter of the Fu family.
Fu Yongkang, holding a wine glass, approached Shen Qingxi and said with a smile, "Young Master Shen, it's an honor to have you here. I didn't expect you to come."
Shen Qingxi smiled and said, "Young Master Fu is too kind. How could I not come for such an important occasion? I'm quite curious myself.
Aren't you going to introduce me, Young Master Fu?"
Fu Yongkang said, "It was my oversight. This is my sister, Fu An'an. An'an, come and say hello to Young Master Shen."
Fu An'an, holding a wine glass, approached Shen Qingxi.
"Young Master Shen, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Fu An'an."
Shen Qingxi nodded. "You know, you do look a bit like Fu Yongkang."
Fu An'an said, "Young Master Shen has a good eye."
Shen Qingxi waved his hand and looked at Fu Ningning beside him. "Ningning, it's been a long time!"
Fu Ningning said with a smile, "Young Master Shen, it really has been a long time."
Shen Qingxi glanced at Fu Ningning, then at Fu An'an.
So, according to the short drama, there were two possible plots: one was the fake heiress dealing with the real heiress;
the other was the real heiress playing the innocent victim bullying the fake one.
But the expressions on their faces didn't reveal anything.
This made Shen Qingxi's heart itch with
anticipation, like a weasel in a melon patch.
Fu Yongkang said, "Young Master Shen, I'll go greet the guests first. Please make yourself at home!"
Shen Qingxi nodded, "Okay, you go ahead with your work."
Fu Yongkang left with his two younger sisters to greet the other guests.
Shen Qingxi found a chair, sat down, and crossed his legs.
Pang Cheng stood behind Shen Qingxi.
Shen Qingxi lowered his voice and said, "Old Pang, do you have any more information about this real heiress?"
Pang Cheng shook his head: "No, the Fu family and the Shen family don't have much contact!
So, I've never paid attention to the Fu family."
Shen Qingxi said, "You can't do that. You have to be more accommodating. They're all from Jiangcheng. What if the Fu family is actually targeting the Shen family behind the scenes?"
Pang Cheng was startled.
Could it be that this young master received some information?
Pang Cheng felt that he should investigate the Fu family's affairs thoroughly when he got back.
Shen Qingxi chatted casually with Pang Cheng for a few minutes before deciding to continue watching the show.
"Shen Qingxi?"
Shen Qingxi turned his head.
"Yun Miaomiao? Why are you here?"
Yun Miaomiao came to Shen Qingxi's side with a glass of red wine.
"If you can come, why can't I? Besides, isn't it normal for the Yun family to be invited?"
Shen Qingxi said. "Don't you never attend these kinds of events?"
Yun Miaomiao said, "I'm happy to, what's it to you!"
Shen Qingxi rolled his eyes. "I don't care."
Shen Qingxi ignored Yun Miaomiao and continued watching the show.
Yun Miaomiao secretly glanced at Shen Qingxi.
She cursed herself inwardly. Why couldn't she say something nice? Was it
so hard to just say that she was worried about Shen Qingxi's condition and came to see if she could run into him?
Yun Miaomiao sighed almost imperceptibly.
She sat quietly next to Shen Qingxi without saying much.
Pang Cheng looked at Yun Miaomiao and shook his head. As the person who knew Shen Qingxi best, he naturally understood the people around him.
So, this young lady of the Yun family, who seemed carefree, had actually tried very hard to hide her sharpness in front of Shen Qingxi.
Unfortunately, the young master Shen was oblivious. He was even closer to Yun Miaomiao than anyone else.
Just then, Yun Miaomiao inexplicably felt a chill descend upon her.
Yun Miaomiao frowned,a deep malice in her eyes.
Yun Miaomiao turned her head to look, but didn't see anyone.
Before she could search carefully,the family reunion banquet had officially begun.
Shen Qingxi quickly looked up at the steps.
On the steps, Fu Yongkang held a microphone: "Welcome everyone to my Fu family. Today, my Fu family is holding a family reunion banquet for my little sister, Fu An'an. Due to some special reasons, my sister was lost when she was young. She was only recently found. Today, we are holding this family reunion banquet so that everyone can recognize my little sister.
From today onwards, I, Fu Yongkang, will have two sisters, Fu An'an and Fu Ningning."
The applause from the audience was thunderous.
All the words were congratulations.
Shen Qingxi remained seated in her chair, not moving an inch.
"Speaking of which, Lao Pang, do you think that the return of the real daughter means that the Fu family will have two heirs? Will we get to see a drama of fighting for the family fortune?"
Pang Cheng's lips twitched slightly.
Sure enough, his young master always had a novel way of thinking.
Shen Qingxi started to yawn.
Because, shortly after Fu Yongkang finished speaking,
the banquet began, and it was incredibly boring.
None of the plot points Shen Qingxi wanted to see materialized.
This left Shen Qingxi utterly disappointed.
According to the pacing of short dramas, wouldn't this kind of family reunion banquet be the perfect opportunity for both the real and fake heiresses to turn on each other?
Why wasn't anything happening?
Could it be that all the domineering CEO novels she'd been reading were fake?