Standing beside Fu Yanci, Shen Mo followed his gaze and immediately spotted the figure at the entrance, along with the woman standing in front of him.
Shen Mo remarked, "Oh, I'm afraid he isn't admiring the scenery. He's watching himself get cheated on."
Downstairs, Chi An flicked the ash off his cigarette and looked at Xu Xiaoxiao's injured face, the corners of his lips lifting. "What a coincidence, Miss Xu."
"Chi An, why are you here?!" Xu Xiaoxiao knew exactly how she had gotten her injuries, so naturally, she had no smiles to spare for Chi An now.
"Didn't your brother tell you what this gathering was for?" Chi An stubbed out his cigarette and casually placed it in the designated cigarette tray on the nearby trash can.
She really didn't know. Xu Mingxuan hadn't mentioned the banquet to her, and she had only learned today's location because someone had accidentally let it slip.
"This is my family's business. What does it have to do with you?!" Family scandals weren't meant to be aired in public. How could Xu Xiaoxiao discuss something like this in front of Chi An?
"Mm, it really has nothing to do with me." Chi An nodded, then leaned against the pillar beside him. "I just feel a little sorry for you, being so grown-up and still such a poor judge of people."
Xu Xiaoxiao said, "What do you mean?"
"Xu Xiaoxiao, your brother has been playing you for so long. Have you really not felt a thing?" Seeing Xu Xiaoxiao's expression waver, Chi An continued, "Is your brother really good to you? This gathering is a great opportunity for you two siblings, isn't it? Why didn't your brother bring you?
"Leaving everything else aside, even if he wanted to drug someone, bringing you would be