At the banquet, Xu Yang might not have been the most handsome man, but he was certainly the youngest.
With rosy lips, white teeth, and a face like polished jade, he radiated youthful vitality.
Xiao Ya studied his clean-cut, delicate face and smooth skin, her gaze traveling up and down as delight stirred in her heart. She liked young men with exactly this sort of youthful appearance.
For these geniuses, the banquet was a chance to broaden their connections. For women from great lineages like her, it was a chance to pick a man who caught their fancy.
If the attraction was mutual, they could recruit a genius from the Cloud Ascension Rankings for their lineage and marry a husband who suited their heart.
Although the geniuses on the Cloud Ascension Rankings were all young, youth did not necessarily mean good looks.
Xiao Ya?
An amused smile tugged at Xu Yang's lips. He cupped his hands. "I am Xu Yang."
The smile on Xiao Ya's face froze, and her lovely eyes widened. "The Xu Yang ranked ninety-eighth on the Cloud Ascension Rankings?"
Xu Yang nodded. "Indeed!"
"Sorry for disturbing you!"
What rotten luck, Xiao Ya thought. She had finally found someone who made her heart flutter, only for him to turn out to be Xu Yang, the man at odds with Huo Xiaochेन.
Being at odds with Huo Xiaochेन naturally meant being at odds with the Xiao Family as well.
As Xiao Ya left, Sun Tao could not help laughing beside him.
Xu Yang, however, frowned inwardly.
A young lady of the Xiao Family had appeared at the Kong Family's banquet, so the two families must have been on good terms. If the Kong Family recruited him, how would they resolve the feud between him and Huo Xiaochेन?
Moreover, Xiao