At this mont, Ye Tian, sitting not far from Qian Chengxue, had a sowhat complex expression as he chatted with her: "How have you been lately?"
"Pretty good, just noticed you seem quite tired, you should make sure to rest."
Qian Chengxue replied with a smile.
"That’s good."
Ye Tian could tell that Qian Chengxue was genuinely happy, which ant she was doing well, thus easing his mind considerably.
At this mont, Ye Quan’s old face underwent a series of changes, gritting his teeth, he set aside his pride and spoke to Lin Yaotian and Xiao Qijin.
"Getting old, mory’s not what it used to be, completely forgot to entertain so old friends, Yaotian, we’ll excuse ourselves first."
"No problem, if you have things to attend to, go ahead."
Lin Yaotian didn’t say much, after all, you don’t hit soone’s dignity, nor expose their faults.
"Let’s get together another day."
Ye Quan forced an ugly smile, thinking to himself that it was uncanny, not expecting to see Su Mo here as well.
If he’d seen Su Mo earlier, he wouldn’t have been caught in the excitent no matter what.
It’s not that he had anything against Su Mo, in fact, he quite admired Su Mo. But the issue now is that Su Mo was like a ticking bomb, better not to get involved.
Thus, one by one, the mbers of the Ye Family began to rise.
Unexpectedly, Ye Tian and Ye Wuheng seed to have no intention of leaving.
Seeing this, Ye Quan was a bit annoyed and called to Ye Tian: "Ye Tian, it’s ti to go, you still have to attend to that side later."
Ye Tian’s expression changed several tis before he finally stood up and left helplessly.
As for Ye Wuheng, since he was among the younger generation, if he wanted to stay, then let him stay, Ye Quan didn’t mind; him staying could add a bit of face for the Ye Family.
However, it ca as quite a surprise to Ye Wuheng’s other siblings.
Ye Haitang asked Ye Wuheng in a low, puzzled voice: "Brother, you’re not leaving?"
"I think I’ll pass, just want to sit here for a while, you all go ahead."
Ye Wuheng replied with a smile.
"Suit yourself."
Ye Haitang didn’t say much more and hurried away.
At this point, Xiao Qijin, seeing Ye Quan and his people leaving as well, couldn’t sit still anymore, so he said to Lin Yaotian: "Son-in-law, I’ve got so things to attend to, I’ll excuse myself first, Xiao Nan, make sure you have a drink with Yaotian."
"No problem, father, you go ahead."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Nan forced a small smile in response.
Actually, Xiao Nan also wanted to slip away, but he couldn’t help it. Due to Xiao Jie’s issues, the Xiao Family had been under heavy pressure for the past few years.
It was all thanks to Lin Yaotian’s support that they managed to recover.
No matter what, they had to save so face.
Then Xiao Qijin left with so people.
The whole table was empty again.
Lin Yaotian took a deep breath, oddly feeling irritated.
At this mont, seeing the empty table, Ye Wuheng actually took the initiative to move closer to Su Mo, smilingly asking, "Is this seat free? Can I sit for a while?"
"Sure."
Su Mo responded with a smile, feeling it’s sowhat ironic. Who would’ve thought that soone who was so disagreeable before wouldn’t mind now when he’s up to his neck in debt.
"Big brother."
Qian Chengxue also called to Ye Wuheng.
"Little sister, haven’t seen you for a while, you look better than ever. Seems like things are going well?"
Ye Wuheng chatted and laughed with Qian Chengxue.
At this ti, the noblewoman sitting next to Xiao Xun, who was Xiao Xun’s sister-in-law, Zhang Yan, whispered to Xiao Xun.
"Xuner, that Su Mo seems to be your son-in-law, right?"
"Yes."
Xiao Xun replied jubilantly.
"He’s not bad, there’s nothing much to criticize, and he’s powerful. But listen, he’s involved in that incident and owes so much money, you’d better reconsider, it might not end well, maybe choose another..."
Before Zhang Yan could finish,
Xiao Xun picked up a wine glass and slamd it hard on the table.
Bang~
Forcefully interrupting Zhang Yan’s words.
Xiao Xun expressed her great displeasure: "If you can’t speak properly, then don’t say anything, just eat quietly."
At these words, Zhang Yan was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.
Xiao Nan was also shocked as he had rarely seen his sister so furious, and quickly intervened to diate.
"Sister, your sister-in-law isn’t great with words, don’t mind her."
"Hmph."
Xiao Xun snorted coldly, saying no more.
Lin Yaotian watched this scene, his eyebrows knotting into a tangled ss, completely baffled as Xiao Xun’s reaction was unusually strong.
He could guess what Zhang Yan was talking about even with his eyes closed.
What he didn’t expect was for Xiao Xun to actually have a falling out with her family.
This had never happened before.
At this ti, people from the Zhang Family and the Wang Family entered, chatting and laughing, preparing to co over and greet.
But upon seeing Su Mo sitting at the table, they imdiately stopped and whispered among themselves.
"It’s Su Mo."
"What is he doing here? It’s better to keep our distance."
"Let’s go, let’s not get involved with him."
"You talk about how that guy always acts recklessly, and look now, he’s buried himself in debt, ruined."
"You’re right, and he even offended high officials in Star Ring City, no chance of making a coback in this lifeti."
"He’ll only be able to struggle for maybe ten years, after ten years, if he can’t repay, he’s definitely done for."
...
So, the people from the Zhang Family and Wang Family all detoured around.
However, the only exception was Wang Qing, who actually walked toward Su Mo and his table.
Wang Qing’s brother, Wang Kui, seeing this, panicked and whispered to Wang Qing.
"Qinger, what are you doing? Co back."
Unfortunately, Wang Qing pretended not to hear, ignored Wang Kui’s calling, and walked straight over.
"Little Xue sister."
Wang Qing greeted with a big smile.
"Sister Qinger, have you also boarded the fortress?"
Qian Chengxue looked up and was pleased to see Wang Qing coming over.
"Yes."
Wang Qing sat down right next to Qian Chengxue.
With Wang Qing sitting down, the atmosphere at the dining table slightly eased.
At least Su Mo and Qian Chengxue were not the only ones sitting there, preventing it from feeling too isolated.
At this ti, the band on the stage took a break, and young waitresses started serving the dishes, placing exquisite dishes on the table.
Then, Tia walked onto the stage.
She addressed everyone present: "Hello, everyone, I am Commander Tia, very pleased you could all be here. Each of you is a pillar of the Federation, venturing to Ceres together for the future of the Federation, risking danger. Ordinarily, the Federation would hold a grand send-off ceremony for you, but for various reasons, it was canceled. So, I thought of gathering everyone together for a al."
"I hope you all can get to know each other better, so that when we arrive at Ceres, everyone can help and cooperate with each other like intimate companions. Rember, we only have each other to rely on now."
...
Accompanying Tia’s opening speech,
Warm applause erupted below!
Clap~Clap~
Su Mo lifted his head to look at Tia on stage, with a thoughtful expression.
Beside him, Ye Wuheng whispered to Su Mo: "Do you know why so many freelancers have boarded the fortress?"
"Why?"
Su Mo asked, curious.
"The Federation passed a special temporary law, all materials privately brought back from Ceres are tax-exempt. The Federation is now encouraging freelancers and organizations to make as much profit as possible."
Ye Wuheng whispered in explanation.
Hearing this, Su Mo was also surprised, that such a thing existed.
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