"Oh?" Xie Feng raised an eyebrow, surprised at what he had just discovered.

"Big brother Xie Feng, is something wrong?" Xie Yao whispered beside him, worried.

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Xie Feng patted her hand gently and shook his head indifferently, "Nothing important. Don't worry."

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, Young Miss Gu. Please come in, come in." The butler began to sweat when he learned who Gu Qianxue was and quickly apologized as he stepped aside.

Xie Feng's group finally entered the main Manor, the place where the official banquet would be held and where Yao Mei would appear.... At least, that was the idea.

However, while inspecting the place, Xie Feng discovered something interesting...

'That girl won't be able to live past tonight. What happened?' Xie Feng had a head full of questions. Of course, he wasn't too worried; after all, Yao Mei was an unknown person to him and was a member of the family most suspected of murdering Xie Yao's parents. Although he didn't wish her death, he didn't care too much about what happened to her either.... At least, in the past it would be like that....

Since Xie Feng chatted with Yin Yue on their flight from Shanghai to Beijing, his thoughts began to change slightly.

Although Yao Mei was very powerful, enough to be called a goddess by normal people, she was still a girl who would only turn 15 today. Moreover, Xie Feng had a suspicion that what was currently happening to Yao Mei was somehow related to him.

Xie Feng could still remember with clarity of detail the overwhelming pain he felt in his head when he disconnected from the virtual world after using Green Flame. It was a pain that seemed to seep from his core and flooded every pore of his body ... Xie Feng could also remember how Yao Mei's face did not look very good at the end of the battle against the Immortal grade boss and how she disconnected immediately after the rewards were taken.

If Xie Feng's theory was correct, then it would not be an exaggeration to say that in part, what was happening to her was his fault. After all, if he had kept his word and arrived within the estimated time, Yao Mei would not have been forced to do anything that had put her in the dangerous condition she was currently in.

"Eh? What's happening over there?"

While Xie Feng was lost in thought, Xie Yao's voice brought him back to reality. Only now did he realize that they had been standing in a corner of the large festive hall; but even then, the number of people looking in the direction they were standing were many. After all, with two top-level beauties like Xie Yao and Gu Qianxue beside him, it was impossible for young men not to be attracted.

"Em?" Xie Feng ignored those gazes and turned his attention in the direction pointed by Xie Yao.

A group of about twenty people of all ages were surrounding and chatting excitedly with a woman. Although most of them were young men between 17 and 30 years old, there were also some middle-aged men between 40 and 50 years old, young women and adult ladies. However, Xie Feng's gaze went through all these people and stopped on the woman in her 20s who was smiling elegantly, answering each person's questions.

This woman had long dark-colored hair combed in neat loops that fell down her back and some locks covered small parts of her face. The woman's face could only be described as heavenly, capable of rivaling legendary goddesses. The tight beige dress accentuated her body slightly but at the same time gave her an appearance of nobility that no one would be willing to blemish.

Of course, this young woman was Shen Xinya.

What surprised Xie Feng a bit was that he could not see Yin Yue anywhere. But after a bit of searching, he finally found her; she was sitting at a table near where they were.

Seeing Shen Xinya surrounded by people, casually chatting, Xie Feng smiled slightly and shook his head, "Yaoyao, Qianxue, looks like the most famous superstar is busy right now. Let's go this way, Yin Yue is sitting alone. Let's go say hello to her."

Yin Yue was sitting at a round table that was somewhat away from the center of the large hall, so the number of people paying attention in her direction was relatively few. She was wearing a seductive deep black dress, fully accentuating the curves of her mature body.

She sighed: "I really don't like such events."

Surprisingly to her, a nearby voice replied:

"That's not good. As the manager of the most beautiful woman in Asia and the hottest superstar of the moment, doesn't that mean you'll end up bored to death by so many such events?"

Yin Yue blinked in confusion, but when she lifted her face, she was pleasantly surprised to see three people she knew not long ago but really appreciated.

"Xie Feng, Xie Yao, Gu Qianxue..." Yin Yue slowly stood up and murmured in surprise. But, seeing the smile on the three people's faces, she smiled and said, "Well, naturally you guys would be here too."

Xie Yao smiled sweetly and replied, "Although we have only just arrived. Big sister Yin Yue, you look bored?"

"Don't even mention it, girl." Yin Yue smiled bitterly. After everyone took their seats, she remarked, "Seeing all these people falsely smiling really turns my stomach."

"Hehe..." Gu Qianxue laughed playfully and replied, "Let me ease your evening a bit then. You know, Xie Feng just humiliated the Lin Family's young master at the hall entrance not long ago."

Yin Yue raised an eyebrow, but didn't look too surprised as she looked at Xie Feng, "Somehow I'm not surprised.... You're a trouble magnet."

Xie Feng grimaced, as if offended, and replied, "What do you mean by trouble magnet? I advocate peace!"

Yin Yue rolled her eyes and scoffed, "Oh? Maybe the person who punched a person so hard that he almost destroyed a plane in mid-flight wasn't you?"

Cough...

Xie Feng coughed in embarrassment and did not reply.... Although he really couldn't be blamed for what happened!

Seeing Xie Feng silently admitting defeat, the three beauties looked at each other with a smile. The four of them continued chatting for several minutes in a low voice and without attracting too much attention. As for the occasional glances from men and women, that was something that could not be helped.

While Xie Feng's group was chatting and having fun with jokes, Shen Xinya was suffering torment.

She and Yin Yue had barely arrived at the birthday banquet when a group of young men surrounded her and began trying to engage her in conversation. Each of the young men able to attend the Yao Family Manor today was a young master from an important family whose status could not be ignored and with hundreds of admirers; however, how could these normal women compare to Shen Xinya? Not for nothing was she crowned with the title of the most beautiful woman in all of Asia! Even Mu Wuying, Xie Yao, and Gu Qianxue, who were first class beauties, were slightly lacking in comparison to her....

Shen Xinya's temperament was not very good. In fact, she was quite grumpy at times. However, this behavior was reserved for people whom she truly appreciated from the bottom of her heart and with whom she did not need to hide behind a fake smile or a polite mask. Unfortunately, this was undoubtedly a place where smiling falsely and responding politely was her only option.

After all, Shen Xinya's actions represented the Shen Family from Hong Kong to some extent. Shen Xinya was very grateful to her adoptive parents, therefore, she endured and chatted with these people even though she wished nothing more than walking away.

Maintaining a polite smile, Shen Xinya's eyes scanned the crowd, bored. However, when she looked at the table Yin Yue was at, her eyes stopped dead in their tracks.

"Uh?" she unconsciously let out a confused sound. Wasn't that Xie Feng? He had already arrived and was having fun instead of coming to help her? Shen Xinya gritted her teeth secretly. He definitely knew that she was having a hard time but did nothing about it! She should have made him suffer!

"Miss Xinya, did something happen?" a handsome young man of about 25 wearing an elegant snow-white suit asked courteously.

"Eh?" Shen Xinya snapped back to reality and looked at the young man who had been trying to court her all night. Unfortunately, she didn't even remember this person's name. "It's nothing important."

She put on an apologetic smile and excused herself, "If you'll excuse me, everyone. Some old friends I haven't seen in a while have just arrived and I'd like to exchange greetings with them."

Then, skillfully ignoring the attempts to escort her from all the men, Shen Xinya walked with graceful steps and a faint smile on her beautiful face to the table where Xie Feng and the three girls were chatting idly.

"Oh~ Looks like the devil is coming." Yin Yue commented in amusement as she pointed at Xie Feng with her gaze.

Confused, he looked back and almost jumped out of his seat.

Although Shen Xinya looked like an imperial princess and the vast majority of men looked at her with all kinds of feelings, he, who had known her since they were young, knew instinctively that the little devil was angry.

Xie Feng didn't even know what he had done wrong! Hadn't he just arrived a few minutes ago!?