"M-Major Xu, what brings you here?"
Xu Yaoyang hurried over with a fawning smile, bowing and scraping. "Some fool here tried to sneak into Elder Xu's birthday banquet. We were just about to throw him out so he wouldn't disturb Elder Xu."
As he spoke, he shot Yue Xiaofei a disdainful sidelong glance, hoping to show Xu Yiming how "thoughtful" he was.
But Xu Yiming didn't even look at him.
His gaze passed over Xu Yaoyang and landed squarely on Yue Xiaofei. A delighted smile spread across his face!
"Brother Yue! So it's you!"
Xu Yiming strode up to Yue Xiaofei and gave his shoulder a hearty pat.
"I thought you hadn't seen my message! I'm glad you came. This is great!"
Everyone around them stared, dumbfounded by his warmth.
What was going on?
Xu Yiming knew this country bumpkin?
And they seemed pretty close?
The smile froze on Xu Yaoyang's face. His mind struggled to keep up.
What on earth was happening?
How could the captain of the Flood Dragon Special Operations Team, a major from the Xu Family, treat an unemployed freeloader like a brother?
Had the world gone mad?
Su Wanning's eyes widened too. The scene before her sent shock waves through her.
She had met Xu Yiming at Chang'an Club and knew just how proud and aloof he was.
Yet here he was, treating Yue Xiaofei with such warmth?
What was so special about Yue Xiaofei?
"Major Xu. It's been a while."
Yue Xiaofei gave Xu Yiming a faint smile.
He had a good impression of this straightforward soldier.
"Forget the 'Major Xu' stuff. That's too formal!"
Xu Yiming waved a hand. "If you don't mind, call me Brother Yiming! We got to know each other through a fight, after all!"
He turned to Xu Yaoyang,