Having wingmen really was convenient. There were so many things Li Chen did not even need to say.
A smile played on his lips as he savored the wine in his cup, his peripheral vision sweeping indifferently over the Tang family's women. His languid ease did nothing to diminish the noble bearing unique to those who stood above others.
It had to be said that each of the Tang family's women had her own distinctive charms.
Tang Hongxiu wore a red strapless dress with an untrimmed hem. Narrow above and flaring below, its cut displayed her exquisite figure to perfection, while the pale red gauze added a festive touch without sacrificing its fiery allure.
In particular, the clarity in the phoenix eyes set in her oval face, where maturity mingled with an unusual innocence, inexplicably stirred a desire to explore that untapped territory.
Seated across from Li Chen were Liu Yuran and Su Qinghe.
Su Qinghe wore a long white dress, her expression cold throughout, invisibly radiating a chill that kept others a thousand miles away.
Liu Yuran wore a blue-green ruqun dress, with a phoenix jade hairpin in her hair. Her fair skin and voluptuous figure exuded the charm of a married woman.
Tang Yue happened to notice Li Chen appraising Tang Hongxiu. Excitement flashed in his eyes, and he hurriedly shot Tang Zhen a discreet look.
Whatever happened, they had to play matchmaker for this lord of the Imperial Clan today.
He held a place in the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce. Every major merchant family knew the chamber's standing in the Imperial Capital.
Even thinking with their backsides, they could tell he must have some standing within the Imperial House. Even if he could not secure their eldest brother's release, helping the Tang family rise another step