Chapter 223 - A Rumor
As Xiong Wuyue wished, the day she had been waiting for finally ca.
In a rather small section in one corner of the daily news was the featured article anticipating the eighteenth birthday party of the Young Miss of the second branch of the Xiong family.
With Xiong De's utmost effort, Xiong Wuyue's birthday beca the talk in the entertainnt circle and in so companies.
Though, a massive majority of the whole country and of Asia was still mainly talking about the official heiress of the Xiong family. In analogy, ninety-nine percent of the whole Asia fussed over the events from the official heiress' birthday banquet while a asly one percent talked about Xiong Wuyue's upcoming banquet. Had it not been for Xiong De's efforts, the latter's birthday would have gone unnoticed.
It was said that Xiong De, the third master of the third branch of the Xiong family was preparing for a big party. There was also a rumor that Xiong Wuyue would officially debut in the entertainnt industry starting this day.
In the past, Xiong Zhi had watched Xiong Wuyue's sensational birthday celebration on the television. She found the channel by chance and got interested when she heard it was a surnad Xiong's birthday. She was not invited and just ca to know about her cousin's birthday through this piece of news. She had not minded it though. After watching for a couple of minutes, she had gotten bored and turned to a different channel.
This ti though, she would happily participate in Xiong Wuyue's birthday, even without an invitation. As the part of the main branch of Xiong family, she could just invite herself in and no one would dare bar her entrance. It should be their honor instead.
Xiong Zhi had been waiting for this day. She touched the crescent moon hanging on her neck lovingly. It was ti for her to have so fun.
Her usually cold face faintly showed the slightest hint of a mocking smile.
She glanced at the box she had prepared containing her magnificent gift to Xiong Wuyue, and took out her phone.
She dialed a number.
"Heyooowww~" Song Xuantin owed in a waxy tone, sounding very sleepy. It was around seven in the morning.
"Co with ."
"Huh?"
"Co with ," Xiong Zhi repeated.
"Ehhh? Co to where? When? How? What are we going to do? Gosh, Zhi, can you complete your sentence once in a while? It is very early in the morning and you are already making my brain overwork~" the sleepy voice complained in a pout.
"You plan to enter the entertainnt industry, am I correct? Let's make an appearance for you as a starter. Make sure that you wear your most gorgeous dress. Dress up yourself, as if you are on a date with Gu Zhen," Xiong Zhi patiently added more details in consideration for Song Xuantin's extra slow brain in the mornings.
"Hold on. Is this one of Ms. Xiao i's assignnt for us? And you did not answer any of my questions. Seriously, Zhi, where are we going?"
Xiong Zhi's lips curled up in a rather ominous smile while looking at the prepared gift.
"Well, to a party. Gracing the party with your presence tonight will make for a good exposure. I already reported it to Xiao i."
She caressed the box with a malicious glint in her narrowed eyes.
"We are going to attend to my dear cousin's most awaited birthday."
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Ti passed and evening ca. The city lights started to spread their brilliance on the horizon.
As the two girls made their way to the banquet, a lot of explaining happened. Song Xuantin's mind was already in a jumble as she stepped out of the car into the parking lot.
She wore a gorgeous night red gown that revealed her enticing curves. Her swan-like slender back was completely bare, making one's eyes unable to tear away from it. Her exquisitely curled dark hair was coiled up in a ssy bun. Her alluring phoenix eyes appeared heavily lidded and lazy.
She looked absolutely seductive and charming as a fox.
Song Xuantin's phoenix eyes were a bit sleepy and full of bla as she looked at the young woman who ca out of the car after her.
Unlike Song Xuantin, Xiong Zhi wore a silvery off-shoulder long dress that elegantly dr.a.p.ed on her body closely, hugging her voluptuous curves while still appearing regal. Her smooth shoulders were exposed, along with most part of her upper back. It showed off her long swan-like neck. Her hair was half held up by shiny white pearls. The rest freely dr.a.p.ed down her shoulders.
A beautiful crescent moon adorned her chest. She looked very graceful, classy, and aloof.
One appeared seductively charming, the other was of fairy-like nobility.
These two beautiful won of different temperants would surely make everyone in the banquet steal glances off them.
But the words that ca out of the red lips of the seductive woman totally did not match her temperant at all.
"You woke up at seven in the morning to attend a party at seven in the evening?! Gosh, Zhi! It will be your fault if I end up falling asleep here!"
Xiong Zhi simply ignored her. There was no one in the parking lot so she allowed Song Xuantin to vent as much as she wanted.
"Sigh. Too bad, Gu Zhen could not co here," Song Xuantin continued whining as she felt that her ticulous dress-up was wasted without her man appreciating it.
"I did not invite him in gate crashing with us because if I do so, for sure, you will only give your entire attention to him tonight," Xiong Zhi chanically explained. "We have to advertise you tonight. Don't worry, Xiong Wuyue definitely invited the dia for coverage of her party. Everyone will still see your beauty, it certainly would be shown in every magazine, or maybe entertainnt news. I can guarantee you that. Who knows, Gu Zhen might see it."
"Gu Zhen will not waste ti on magazines or any fashion articles. He was most likely playing in his computer," Song Xuantin sourly said, totally sure of her words.
Xiong Zhi glanced at her thoughtfully.
"Did you ntion to him that you'll co here?"
"Yeah. I ssaged him that I am going to accompany you on your cousin's birthday. Why?" Song Xuantin curiously asked. She wanted to hear her answer, simply because Xiong Zhi usually do not ask random questions.
"I see." Xiong Zhi nodded.
"What do you an 'I see'?"
"I bet Gu Zhen is watching the live coverage of Xiong Wuyue's birthday right now," Xiong Zhi murmured in a low voice, yet Song Xuantin still heard her.
"Why did you say so? Is sothing going to happen today? Or is there any gaming company that would co today?" Song Xuantin laid out her guesses one by one, her eyes widened in curiosity. Gu Zhen was not the type of person who would watch such a boring stream like this.
"..." Xiong Zhi looked at her. She did not answer her but asked another question instead.
"How's the progress between the two of you?"
Song Xuantin stopped for a mont and tilted her head to think about it.
"Hmm... We beca friends. We're a lot closer than before. He still doesn't rember though. But, that is actually better."
Inside the elevator, Xiong Zhi pressed the floor number of their destination.
"The two of you had t before?"
"I told you that he is my first love, for almost nine years. We were preschool classmates," Song Xuantin said. She seed unwilling to talk about it too much. She was afraid her mouth would not stop talking and spill everything else right at this mont. Today was not the best ti for telling a story.
"You already knew 'love' at that age?" Xiong Zhi was stunned. She only ca to know what love was when she was about to die. She was already twenty-three years old at that ti. And Son Xuantin was only around six years old when she first fell in love? That was too precocious!
"Well, it's, uhm, puppy love before. But of course, it grew as ti passed by." Song Xuantin was still reigning in her mouth from telling the whole story.
Xiong Zhi was rendered speechless, her face blank with eyes looking at the other that said 'If you say so. WTF.'
People can fall in love at that age? What had she been doing at that ti? She was probably locked up at the mansion and was busy listening to her private teachers' tireless education. There was nothing worth rembering as those days were all boring and fruitless.
"Anyway, will I train under Big Sis i during sumr? I need to fly to U.S. since my family wants to check on ," Song Xuantin forcefully averted the topic.
"Yeah. You can talk it out with Xiao i."
"Sigh. I am kind afraid of Big Sis. She is really strict and I can't run my mouth with her around. I can't even reject Big Sis i's assigned tasks." Song Xuantin's mouth had no stop button. She was not afraid of Xiong Zhi or Lu Yin Ze's intimidating aura. But she was afraid of people like Xiao i. Gentle persuasion with a smiling face was so terrible!
"It would have been better if Lu Yin Ze is here," she added.
"He is busy," Xiong Zhi said. She got a ssage from Lu Yin Zhe saying that he would be busy this weekend and probably the week after that. He said that he was fully occupied by the Lu Empire. What was more, he was busy checking out his old house too.
But Xiong Zhi felt that there was another reason than that.
Maybe it was connected to the box?
Besides, Xiong Zhi had no plans to invite Lu Yin Ze here.
She brought Song Xuantin here since she wanted to use the opportunity tonight. Xiong De invited all the big shots of the entertainnt industry here today. Unfortunately, the Lu family was not involved in any of the entertainnt industry.
Ting.
The elevator opened.
Flashes of cara and a crowded dia were standing on both sides of the red carpet.
"Hold on... T-that Lady!"
"Oh My! The Young Miss of Xiong is here!"
"She is really attending!"
The journalists' microphones were all simultaneously directed to her as they bombarded Xiong Zhi with questions.
"Young Miss Xiong Zhi! What can you say about becoming the newly appointed heiress of the Xiong Empire?!"
"Young Miss Zhi! Are you close to the Guan family? Can you give us an idea why Master Guan approved of you buying the shares of the Guan Empire?!"
"How about Master Lu?! What can you say about the generous gift from Master Lu?"
"Is it true that your fiancée is Second Young Master Lu Yin Ze?"
"Or is it one of the Young Masters from the Guan family?"
"What can you say about becoming the prospective daughter-in-law for both of the families?!"
The journalists' unceasing shouts resounded loudly in the hallway.
Xiong Zhi who had cared for any of the questions, slightly frowned at the last question. Song Xuantin went closer to her.
"Don't mind them. Let's go."
Xiong Zhi nodded and was about to ignore them but one question made her halt in her steps.
"Is it true that your fiancée is Young Master Gao Huan of the Guan family?"
Xiong Zhi raised her chin and faintly looked at that reporter.
She read the other's initials through the reporter's badge.
"Who paid you?" Her being suspected as the daughter-in-law of one of the two families was within her expectations. But being specific about it, not even ntioning the first young master who was likely be the heir of the Guan Empire and directly went to ntion to Guan Gao Huan made Xiong Zhi suspicious of this certain journalist.
This made her speculate unpleasant thoughts.
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