Inside the beautifully carved Li Family banquet hall.
Delicious delicacies have been spread all over the red sandalwood round table. Under the light of the crystal lamps, the glasses are intertwined, but it is difficult to hide the subtle undercurrent of the atmosphere in the table.
Ye Li was treated as the honored guest, and the patriarch Li Zhan was seated next to the main seat, facing the pale-faced Li Xi who was trying to remain calm.
The thick layer of makeup on his face looked particularly abrupt under the bright light. The bruises he tried to cover up were still faintly visible, and the stiff posture of his right arm was also exposed under the loose sleeves.
Every time Ye Li glanced over, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly, as if he was admiring an exquisite work of art created by himself.
"Master Ye, please! We have a double happiness today. One is to welcome Miss Yan to the house to discuss the engagement, and the other is to have you as a distinguished guest. It is really Li Family's brilliance!"
Li Zhan, his face glowing red, was the first to raise his glass, and his words were full of compliments.
"Clan Chief Li is too polite."
Ye Li raised his glass with a smile, his movements were calm and elegant, the wine in his glass was swaying lightly, but his eyes fell on Li Xi with great interest.
"Speaking of it, brothers Li Xi and I are really destined to be together. We were in Azure Dragon Gang together, and now we meet again at your banquet. This "brotherly love" is clearly revealed!"
Li Xi The hand holding the wine glass trembled suddenly, and the wine in the glass almost spilled.
His Adam's apple rolled, he suppressed his humiliation and anger, and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying:
"Ye... Senior Brother Ye said that."
This "Senior Brother" call was so awkward that it seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth.
Li Zhan's face glowed red. "I don't know how Master Ye and Quanzi met. Why don't you tell us in public so that we can find out."
At this moment, in front of the Yan Family, Li Zhan wants to use Ye Li's momentum to take the initiative in the subsequent engagement negotiations.
Seeing this, Ye Li smiled even more, "This Xiao Li, when he first met me, he had a very explosive temper. I was still very embarrassed at that time. As soon as he saw me, he asked me to wash away the sour smell of poverty on my body."
"Oh, is there such a thing?"
Li Zhan frowned and said, "Quizi has been arrogant since he was a child, but he has ignored the teachings in this area. It is my fault."
Then he suddenly smiled and said, "But this is not acquaintance without fighting!"
"Hey, Uncle Li, you are right. At the beginning of the month, we actually had a fight."
"--Ah!?" Even Li Zhan noticed something was wrong this time.
Ye Li smiled and said, "We, Xiao Li, are very arrogant. When he saw that I took the first place in the teaching examination last month, he wanted to beat me when we met."
"Don't believe it?" Ye Li looked at the astonished crowd and pointed at Li Xi: "If you don't believe it, ask him! Are you going to hit me?"
Following Ye Li's direction, everyone saw an embarrassed smile on Li Xi's face, "I was ignorant at that time and made Master Ye laugh."
"That's not a joke. I didn't do it lightly or hard, and I broke both of your arms." Ye Li patted Li Xi on the shoulder and sighed:
"Fortunately, you came back with revenge and paid a few people from the gang to kill me. Otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to sleep well due to guilt."
Surprised... sluggish...
Throughout the scene, Li Family and Yan Family were completely stunned.
They didn't expect that things would unfold like this. It was completely different from what they had imagined.
Especially Li Zhan, he really thought that Ye Li was a friend of Li Xi, but he ended up humiliating himself by inviting him to the table.
As for Li Xi, Li Family Yan Family Ye Li, the gazes containing all kinds of different emotions gathered together, making him feel as if his face had been cut in half with a knife.
His Trait[Quick Eyes and Swift Hands] made his reaction 50% faster than ordinary people, but at this moment it made him want this Trait.
Ye Li's words stabbed his heart like crazy, making him almost want to vomit blood.
But be patient! Be patient!
At the banquet, Ye Li smiled and told the story of Li Xi one by one.
Particular emphasis was placed on how Li Xi described Li Family as powerful and wanted to kill his whole family in revenge after breaking through the defense.
When he heard what happened, Li Lineage's face turned livid or pale, and he stared at Li Xi with a cannibalistic look.
How dare this guy bring such big trouble to Lineage.
Although Li Family has some power over Guangming, it is more than one level behind Azure Dragon Gang.
This is why they will stuff Li Xi, which lacks potential, into Azure Dragon Gang in an attempt to win over this force.
As a result, Li Xi not only failed to dig out and build connections within the gang, but also directly offended the young gang leader?
Yan Ruyu was sitting upright, with a perfect posture and a polite smile at the corner of his mouth.
She had a panoramic view of the undercurrents at the table, especially Ye Li's seemingly humble but sharp-edged posture, and Li Xi's miserable state of embarrassment but forced to endure.
Her evaluation of Li Xi dropped to rock bottom, and her thoughts of breaking off the engagement became even stronger.
Occasionally, his eyes fell on Ye Li, who was chatting and laughing, and he became more scrutinized and curious.
Originally, she was worried that her family might stop her request to break off the engagement because of Ye Li. But now it seems that Ye Li is actually helping her!
After figuring out the rift between the two, Li Zhan and others sat there awkwardly. They were obviously the hosts, but they felt that the stools were uncomfortable.
On the contrary, Li You, as the young head of the family, played the role of smoother, frequently toasting to Ye Li, and trying his best to win over Ye Li with his words.
Under Li You's flattery, Ye Li chatted and laughed freely during the banquet, seeming to be completely immersed in the atmosphere of fun between host and guest, and the banquet was over before he knew it.
"That's it for today. I can already feel the fine family tradition of the Li Family from Master Li You's expression. He is indeed the next head of the family who has been carefully cultivated."
Ye Li casually wiped his oily lips with a handkerchief, looked at Li Zhan and said:
"Uncle Li has a good way of educating his children. He devoted his main energy to his legitimate son, but inevitably neglected the training of Li Xi. This is blameless and there is no need to blame himself."
After all, I received the gift from Li You, but I had short hands. Ye Li praised Li You very much during the dinner.
Human relationships come and go.
If you just take money and don't do anything, as time goes by, fewer people will be willing to give you gifts.
Li You is a smart man. After the position of the head of the family is stable, he will definitely mention his benevolence and righteousness to the people around him.
If people outside knew that it was not that the gifts they gave were useless, but that they were too light, there would be another wave of gift-giving craze.
As for Li Xi?
I believe that the smart Li You will help him take good care of this younger brother in the clan.
Faced with Li Xi, the protagonist who has broken off the engagement and is a loser, this is a passionate combination between the two "villains"!
Smiling and waving, Li Zhan declined Li Zhan's offer, and Ye Li walked out of the Li Family hall alone.
Miss Yan looked at Ye Li's retreating figure, and when the atmosphere at the scene faded, she slowly said:
"Uncle Li, Yan'er would like to discuss matters related to marriage."
Yan Yu's voice was carried by the wind and reached Ye Li's ears, causing a satisfied smile to appear on his face with his back to the hall.
That's it, thirty years east of Hedong and thirty years west of Hexi.
If this Li Xi really has the fate of a protagonist, this wave of breaking off the engagement can be regarded as a blessing for him to start the protagonist relationship.
Ye Li thought sadly in his heart:
"Killing Li Xi will actually help him. If this Li Xi really shows signs of rising, I will kick him to death again."