Became a vicious male mother

20. Welcome banquet

The sound of slightly disordered breathing filled my ears, and the cold buttons on my jacket pressed against my cheek.

Gu Xinglan was probably very familiar with this position, and she subconsciously curled up in the other person's arms.

This is muscle memory.

He wanted to open his eyes to see who it was.

With just a slight tilt of his head, Geng Huan could whisper in Gu Xinglan's ear, "Have you finished pretending?"

The sound slipped smoothly into her right ear, and before Gu Xinglan could react, a painful cry rang out.

Geng Huan's head was violently pulled back.

That strength must belong to his younger brother.

They were ruthless, pulling her hair up with ten fingers, the falling dark red strands standing out conspicuously under the light.

Geng Huan's cheeks flushed red, and he grimaced in pain.

"Geng Yi, my Shu Road Mountain..."

"Let go..."

The pain was so intense that even Geng Huan's voice changed.

Someone couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing, the sound jarringly loud in the empty hall.

There was another person caught in the middle of this farce.

Gu Xinglan felt extremely uneasy in someone's arms. She couldn't pretend to faint, so she quickly grabbed Geng Yi's small wrist.

The veins on his wrists bulged out beneath his palms.

How can a child be so strong?

The moment his palm touched his skin, it was like a switch was flipped on Geng Yi. His previously cold and fierce eyes instantly regained their clarity, and his pupils regained their luster.

Gu Xinglan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

The farce in the lobby attracted a lot of people, including the hotel owner and manager.

The once empty space was suddenly filled with people.

"Young Master Geng, what brings you here?"

The protagonist of the welcoming banquet lay sprawled on the ground, his hands on his head, a ferocious expression on his face. His once vibrant dark red perm had lost its luster, making him look like a plucked rooster.

The culprit who caused the main character of the welcoming banquet to be in such a sorry state was still wiping away tears, looking at Gu Xinglan with teary eyes.

The welcoming banquet turned into a huge farce, attracting many people from inside the venue as well.

After watching the show from the sidelines for a while, Meng Guanhe finally stepped forward and extended his hand to Geng Huan.

His eyes crinkled with a smile, giving off a gloating vibe.

Geng Huan propped his head up, glanced at the scene, then lay back down, rolling his eyes: "I've lived abroad for so many years, and I've already lost face like this as soon as I come back to China. I'm not getting up until I get an explanation today."

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft; everyone around could hear it.

The manager noticed the child's expensive clothes, then turned his attention to Gu Xinglan. Seeing Gu Xinglan's ethereal demeanor, he seemed unsure of what to do. Finally, he turned his gaze to the boss, only to find that the boss was also unsure.

Whose fault is this? It can't be the hotel's.

"Geng Yi, if you don't give me an explanation today, I'll take it to Geng Heshun!" Geng Huan shouted at the top of his lungs.

How could the young master of the Geng family not know the name Geng Heshun? He is the current head of the Geng family in Wushui.

The hotel owner and manager exchanged glances. Several overweight middle-aged men in their fifties, with their large bellies, squatted down with difficulty, reaching out to help Geng Huan up from the ground, smiling obsequiously: "Young Master Geng, how about we go inside to talk? We'll definitely get the explanation you want."

It's generally accepted in the circle that the Geng family only has one son, not because the Geng family abused Geng Yi, but because the Geng couple gave all their love to their first child and neglected the second, which left outsiders confused.

Geng Yi was gradually pushed out of the circle by the others.

Tears were still welling up in the child's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged. His long eyelashes were blurred under his lower eyelids, making it impossible to see his expression.

A shadow fell from above.

The person gently wiped away their tears with a tissue. A look of heartache crossed their face.

Doesn't this person realize how captivating his expression is when he's heartbroken? Geng Yi stared at the person wiping his tears.

Gu Xinglan was completely unaware of the turbulent emotions swirling in someone's eyes. She hastily wiped the child's tears and snot with a napkin from the table, glancing cautiously at the crowd behind her every now and then.

"I'm sorry, big brother, but now I really have to go."

Seeing that the group of people behind them hadn't paid any attention to them, Gu Xinglan composed herself.

There's always a way out; now is the best time to escape!

What Gu Xinglan didn't see was that the child lowered his head with a heavy heart. Geng Yi's previously moved expression was abruptly suppressed.

Let them all go. It would be best if they all left, ideally disappearing from this world.

"Do you want to come with me?"

After much deliberation, Gu Xinglan decided that she should bring the child along.

After all, the child had been with him all evening and definitely hadn't eaten dinner.

The noise from the crowd behind them was gradually decreasing.

Gu Xinglan quickly grabbed the child's wrist, but the child stood still.

"……""……hug"

The child stood quietly with his head down for a while before stretching out his arm, and the tears that had been gathering on his chin fell to the floor with a thud.

Gu Xinglan quickly released the child's wrist.

Sure enough, his hand pinched several red marks on her wrist.

This was terrible! Gu Xinglan's heart skipped a beat. She quickly apologized, muttering "I'm sorry" repeatedly, while still lifting the child up by his thighs.

The two of them quietly slipped towards the door.

We arrived at the gate.

An unexpected person appeared at the door.

Lu Yinian, holding a bottle of wine, kept craning his neck to look into the hall. He then saw Gu Xinglan looking suspicious, disheveled, and with messy hair, like a beggar who had entered a place he shouldn't be in. Lu Yinian's eyes widened immediately.

"Are you kidding me, taking a test like this???"

"To make a long story short, I'll explain later. Let us out first." Gu Xinglan said in one breath, her facial features contorted.

“No way.” Lu Yinian frowned: “You have a chance to stand out tonight. The company has a new project and they need someone to test it out. It’s a huge opportunity, and the CEO is personally overseeing it.”

After speaking, Lu Yinian slowly turned her gaze to the little boy leaning on Gu Xinglan's shoulder.

For a moment, I was stunned by the child's eyes.

Despite his bean sprout-like build, his stern face inexplicably sends shivers down people's spines, leaving them stunned and speechless for a long time.

Gu Xinglan gritted her teeth, preparing to bypass Lu Yinian.

"Brother, if you go out now, the duck that's already in your mouth will fly away!" Lu Yinian only came to his senses after the two had walked behind him and whispered.

Seeing that neither the adult nor the child showed any sign of stopping, they were determined to leave.

Lu Yinian let out a sigh and took a step forward, intending to grab Gu Xinglan.

The moment his hand touched Gu Xinglan, Lu Yinian caught a glimpse of someone out of the corner of his eye, and his movements stopped abruptly. He stood up straight like a quail and exclaimed, "Hello, President Meng!"

With a smile on his face, Meng Guanhe slowly walked up to him.

His caring demeanor towards his subordinates gave Lu Yinian goosebumps.

"Where are you going? I'll drive you?" Meng Guanhe's phoenix eyes looked in Gu Xinglan's direction. "I happen to have something I want to talk to you about."

Interrupted like this, Gu Xinglan could only stiffly turn her head halfway, lowering her eyelashes, and say, "We want to go out to get something to eat, do you want to come?"

Lu Yinian thought to himself that Gu Xinglan was brainless, even though they could have just eaten at the party. But he couldn’t show it on his face and could only force a smile.

If Gu Xinglan could hear Lu Yinian's inner thoughts, she would definitely retort fiercely: Who is it that can't understand the unspoken message!

"Okay." Meng Guanhe raised an eyebrow, his hands having been in his pockets for a while before finally taking them out.

They're clearly interested.

Lu Yinian gritted his teeth, smiled, and leaned closer: "President Meng, Xinglan got her hand caught in a door last time and can't speak properly. Just assume she's lost her mind." After saying that, he turned around and shoved the wine bottle in his hand into Gu Xinglan's left hand.

After stuffing the child's eyes into Gu Xinglan's right hand, Lu Yinian subconsciously looked away.

He couldn't figure out where the kid came from, but he was definitely not an ordinary kid.