Chapter 79: Cut Until His Head Was Covered in Bumps?
Even his own cousin had fallen victim to Jiangnan's wicked hands?
Just look at that shy look!
That hesitant expression!
Can someone be allowed to do whatever they want just because they're handsome?
I, Luo Tianxiang, refuse to accept this!
Little did he know that Yu Ruonan was going crazy!
All she could think about was what would happen if he actually showed up at 11 PM!
She originally thought Jiangnan was a waiter!
But now...
[From Yu Ruonan: Resentment Value +1000!]
[From Yu Ruonan...]
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Meanwhile, Jiangnan had already sensed her gloomy gaze!
"Yu Ruonan? Someone Luo Tianxiang knows?"
Xia Yao glanced back: "His cousin. Doesn't come back to the country often. Her family is quite influential in Australia!"
"What? Got your eye on her?"
Jiangnan put on a serious face: "How could that be!"
Eye on her?
She's got her eye on me, more like!
Heh heh...
Let that guy Luo keep being smug for a while longer!
The ideas brewing in this little head of mine are already fully mature!
It was your sister who asked me to come, okay!
I didn't go looking for her!
Just then, the entire banquet hall suddenly fell silent.
Everyone's attention focused on the main seat.
Mr. and Mrs. Zhong were pushing a wheelchair out, with Old Master Zhong sitting in it.
His white hair was combed back neatly and meticulously.
At over seventy years old, Old Master Zhong was still full of energy.
But he clearly showed signs of aging—his wrinkled face was dotted with age spots.
His complexion was sickly pale, and he kept covering his mouth as he coughed, as if trying to cough out his lungs.
Xia Yao let out a long sigh: "That's Old Master Zhong!"
"A year ago, he was still quite robust, but after being diagnosed with lung cancer, his health has been failing more and more!"
"I'm afraid he doesn't have much longer. If Old Master Zhong passes, what will happen to Xuexue in the Zhong family?"
Jiangnan looked at Old Master Zhong, faintly remembering him.
It was this old man who had taken Zhong Yingxue away back then.
"Lung cancer?"
"Yeah... terminal."
Jiangnan's eyes darted around, no one knew what he was thinking.
Seeing Old Master Zhong appear, everyone stepped forward to offer their birthday greetings. Old Master Zhong received each one personally, never lacking in propriety.
"Come here, Xiaoxue! Why are you standing so far away? Not close with Grandpa anymore?"
Zhong Yingxue stepped forward with a smile.
"Grandpa Zhong! Happy birthday!"
"This is the gift I prepared for you!"
Zhong Yingxue took out an exquisite sandalwood box containing a string of Xingyue Bodhi beads.
"Haha, my granddaughter knows me best! You know I love these!"
"And what about the girl from the Xia family?"
"Grandpa Zhong! I'm right here!"
Xia Yao called out, took Jiangnan's arm, and walked over.
In an instant, she became the center of everyone's attention.
"Grandpa, look at this pair! Do you like them? Man Tou Xing Lion Head walnuts!"
Old Master Zhong took the pair of walnuts, his face full of kindness: "You girl! You must have spent a fortune, didn't you? Grandpa loves them!"
"Hehe! As long as Grandpa likes them, that's all that matters!"
Jiangnan stood rooted to the spot like a piece of wood.
I still have to give a gift?
No one told me!
If I'd known, I wouldn't have come!
Old Master Zhong: "Oh? Is this your little boyfriend? Young man, you've got a nose where a nose should be, and eyes where eyes should be! Not bad, not bad!"
Jiangnan: ???
Listen to that! Just listen to that!
What kind of talk is that?
Old man, you sure know how to compliment someone!
If a nose isn't a nose, what else would it be?
Xia Yao rolled her eyes: "Him? He's not my type!"
Old Master Zhong looked puzzled: "Then who is he..."
Jiangnan said darkly: "Five years ago, at the Nancheng Orphanage!"
"The one who chased you around with a wooden sword and cut your head until it was covered in bumps—that was me!"
As soon as he said this, even Xia Yao was stunned!
The whole room was stunned!
What the hell? Something like that happened?
Only Zhong Yingxue couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.
Back then, Old Master Zhong went to the orphanage to adopt Zhong Yingxue, and Jiangnan refused!
He picked up a wooden sword and chased Old Master Zhong all over the yard!
In the end, he really did leave a big green bump on his head.
Old Master Zhong's face also darkened a bit, and their eyes met.
It was truly a match made in heaven!
"So it's you, kid!"
Zhong Yingxue laughed: "I took this opportunity of Grandpa Zhong's birthday to bring him here to get acquainted!"
The waiters were dumbfounded! The seventeen car owners were shocked!
So he was a guest of the Zhong family?
Then why the hell were you walking around in a waiter's uniform?
And going to the parking lot to collect seventeen car keys and drop them off at lost and found?
Aren't you just being idle?
Gong Xiaoyu also wore a gloomy expression, thinking Jiangnan was a waiter, never expecting it to be like this.
[From Gong Xiaoyu: Resentment Value +333!]
[From Wang Bo: Resentment Value +666!]
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But Luo Tianxiang couldn't sit still anymore. He stepped forward and said with a smile: "Wishing Old Master Zhong boundless happiness and longevity!"
"This time, I've prepared a generous gift for you. I'm sure you'll like it!"
As he spoke, he took out a green fruit, and instantly a fragrant aroma filled the air!
The surface of the fruit even glowed with spiritual light.
As soon as the fruit appeared, the hall erupted in uproar!
"Oh my god! The Yan Kang Fruit! The Luo family really went all out!"
"I heard its market price has skyrocketed to nearly 30 million outside!"
"It's a holy medicine produced in the Zhejiang Ancient Forest Spirit Ruins! They say it can cure all kinds of diseases!"
"That's incredible? Then Old Master Zhong's cancer..."
"It can't cure cancer! But it should be able to slow down the progression!"
Seeing the Yan Kang Fruit, Old Master Zhong was also visibly moved. He smiled and said: "The Luo family has been very thoughtful! I graciously accept this gift!"
Luo Tianxiang chuckled: "Old Master, please don't take it to heart. It's only right for me, a junior, to do this!"
"Unlike some people! Coming to the old master's birthday banquet without even preparing a birthday gift? Here just to freeload?"
His gaze inevitably fell on Jiangnan.
Zhong Yingxue's pretty face turned cold: "Xiao Nan came with me! If you have any objections, take it up with me!"
"Don't be so sarcastic here!"
"Grandpa Zhong, Xiao Nan only just found out about your birthday. He didn't have much time to prepare..."
Just as Zhong Yingxue was defending Jiangnan, Luo Tianxiang sneered:
"Prepare? A clown who sets up a shabby stall at the night market, relying on splitting bricks to get attention! Even if you let him prepare, what could he come up with?"
"Hand-grabbed pancakes and grilled cold noodles?"
"Hmph... Jiangnan, this isn't the place for someone like you!"
A night market stall vendor?
The moment he said that, the crowd started buzzing with discussion!
What?
Was he trying to use his past relationship with Zhong Yingxue to latch onto the Zhong family's big tree?
In an instant, everyone in the hall looked at Jiangnan differently.
Contempt, ridicule, sneers—all were abundant!
Old Master Zhong didn't stop it; instead, he watched the scene with great interest.
Zhong Yingxue was furious: "What's wrong with being a night market stall vendor? Xiao Nan has grown up all on his own, never relying on anyone!"
"I won't allow you to talk about him like that!"
But Jiangnan just grinned: "Xiaoxue, don't get angry!"
"Who said I didn't prepare a birthday gift?"
"My gift is quite valuable! I fought my way into the Tianchi Spirit Ruins and battled a Gold-level Earth Rampaging Bear!"
"I escaped death by a hair's breadth to bring back this absolute treasure!"
"That so-called Yan Kang Fruit doesn't even come close!"
Luo Tianxiang sneered!
"Then bring it out and let us see! Otherwise, everything you said is worthless!"
Jiangnan: "I won't allow you to say that about yourself!"
Luo Tianxiang: ???
You motherf—
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