The hall was very lively, pink embroidered tablecloths were spread on the long tables, and the sticks of delicate and beautiful roses were in full bloom, emitting bursts of refreshing fragrance. The amber champagne is arranged into a clear pyramid, and the colorful food is placed on the snow-white plate, which makes people salivate. The musicians in tuxedos on the dance floor played cheerful dance music with smiles on their faces. On the dance floor, handsome men and beautiful women looked at each other and smiled, with long hair flying and skirts fluttering. They were all the right people. Most of them are well-dressed, or fragrant and seductive, chatting in groups of wine glasses.
Shao Baiqing walked through the crowd with a pleasant smile, caught sight of Shen Li coming in from the door, and raised his hand to say hello. Shen Li strode over and looked at him with surprise: "I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you so thin?" ? You don’t want me to think about it, do you?”
Shao Baiqing punched him and raised his eyebrows: "Yes, I miss you every day and can't sleep at night!"
Shen Li made a gesture to grab his shoulders: "Tell me early if you are interested in me, young master, I can take both men and women!"
"Get out!" Shao Baiqing slapped his hand away: "Jiang Kaiwei arrived early in the morning without an invitation, why did you come here with an invitation?"
Shen Li smiled and pointed to the door: "I met your elder brother just now, and we chatted for a while."
Shao Baiqing was very surprised: "No way, my elder brother is here too? I didn't send him an invitation!"
Shen Li said: "Don't talk about you, I was taken aback. Your elder brother has never been interested in this kind of thing. I guess it's to sell your face?"
"What face do I have with him?" Shao Baiqing sneered: "It's not like you don't know that he didn't like me since he was a child."
Shen Li looked around for a while, and said, "Why haven't we seen any of the male and female protagonists?"
Shao Baiqing sighed and said: "Du Xiaoxian was afraid and didn't dare to come out. Gu Mutou probably went to cheer up the little girl again. The time is almost up. If you don't come out again, the guests don't know whose birthday it will be for! It took so much thought , but the heroine is unwilling to come out to meet people, Gu Nianbin has thought of everything, but he didn't expect this."
Shen Li said with a smile: "President Gu also has his secrets and his secrets!"
"He is too used to Du Xiaoxian. According to his temperament, if Du Xiaoxian really refuses to come out tonight, he will probably let her go." Shao Baiqing said with a habit of hating iron and steel: "I have never seen such a thing. Those who dote on girlfriends will not speak louder than little girls. Du Xiaoxian is pure and timid now, but when the little girl's wings harden one day, he will know how powerful she is."
Shen Li said with a smile: "President Gu really loves Du Xiaoxian!"
Shao Baiqing said: "It's now, it's hard to say in the future." He looked at the door and said: "You do it yourself, I'll go find my elder brother."
Shen Li said hello, and walked towards Jiang Kaiwei who was having a lively chat.
When Shao Baiqing arrived at the door, he saw his elder brother Shao Bokang smoking a cigarette against a wall of climbing vines.
"Hey, Mr. Shao, what gust of wind brought you here, you rare guest!" Shao Baiqing laughed exaggeratedly.
Shao Bokang turned around and smiled slightly: "Outside, if you call Mr. Shao, everyone will know it's you."
"Then what should I call you? President Shao?" Shao Baiqing was never serious in front of his elder brother.
Shao Bokang said: "Is it difficult to call Big Brother?"
Shao Baiqing just smiled, and changed the subject: "Why are you free?"
"I've received the invitation," Shao Bokang said, "Gu's holding a ball for a little girl, everyone is very curious, and I'm no exception, so I'm here."
Shao Baiqing shrugged: "Since we're here, let's have fun. I'm going in to get busy."
Shao Bokang held him back: "I only said a few words, why are you leaving? Don't you have anything to say to elder brother?"
Shao Baiqing looked at the big hand holding his arm and said, "Not yet."
"You didn't, I did." Shao Bokang stopped joking with him, and his expression became serious: "Listen to my mother, you broke up with Miss Fang, what's going on? How did you swear to me back then? How long has it been? Divorce. Originally, I disagreed with this matter. It was you who begged Mom, and Mom came to beg me again. I secretly checked Fang Xueqing, and felt that although she came from a small family, she has good education, ability and appearance, and is more than enough for you. So I just agreed. I thought you were sensible and restrained, but now it looks like that. Bai Qing, you are already in your thirties, and you have had enough fun. Find a good woman to marry, and Ansheng will not be good for the rest of your life. Is it? Let mom worry less too. "
"Aren't you still single?" Shao Baiqing sneered, "You're the one who makes mom worry about it! Leave my business alone?" Shao Baikang pulled him back as he was about to leave.
"Aren't you going to explain it to me?" Shao Bokang's voice sank: "Why did you lose weight? Is it because of Fang..."
"No," Shao Baiqing smiled slyly, "Am I the one who would be sad for women?"
"I know you're not," Shao Bokang stared into his eyes and asked, "Let me ask you, what's the origin of that little girl? You held this dance for her tonight, right? Such a big fight, I really like her." ? You broke up with Miss Fang just because of her?"
Shao Baiqing laughed loudly, and patted his elder brother on the shoulder: "Yes, the imagination is rich enough. President Shao, take care of yourself, I really have something to go." After speaking, he shook Shao Baikang's hand vigorously, turned and entered the door .
Looking at his younger brother's back, Shao Bokang shook his head helplessly.
When Shao Baiqing entered, there was commotion in the hall, everyone looked up the curved staircase, under the eyes of everyone, Gu Nianbin took Du Xiaoxian's hand and walked down the stairs slowly.
The man from Yushu Zhilan had an extraordinary bearing, and the girl was so pure and pure as a fairy. The appearance of such a couple in front of everyone really made everyone let out a low sigh.
Shao Baiqing hurriedly squeezed through the crowd, stepped up the stairs in two or three steps, and took Du Xiaoxian's other hand. Gu Nianbin frowned slightly, but he couldn't react immediately. As for Du Xiaoxian, she was completely stupid, as if she couldn't even walk, and she didn't respond to Shao Baiqing's hand holding her. She was so nervous that she was shaking everywhere. If it wasn't for Gu Nianbin holding her tightly, she would definitely turn around and run away. The most unbearable thing is that everyone pays attention to her, and there are so many noble and extraordinary people, One or two already made her timid, and a black crowd almost killed her.
There were more and more discussions below. When Gu Nianbin came out with Du Xiaoxian, everyone was shocked. Those who are close to the Gu family know that Gu Nianbin has no women around him, and those who are more familiar know that his heart belongs to Xia. Xia Xiaowan, the daughter of the family, is completely insulated from other women, so almost everyone is dumbfounded.
But as soon as Shao Baiqing appeared, everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, as if everything was normal. With Shao Baiqing's usual high profile, it was completely possible to hold such a grand dance party for a young girl who had no experience in the world. Most of the people present already knew in their hearts that Shao Baiqing held this dance for Du Xiaoxian. They were just curious about Du Xiaoxian's origin, she looked cowardly and weak, she didn't look like a rich lady from any family.
There is a microphone in the atrium of the stairs, and the master of ceremonies in a suit is looking forward to it. Seeing them approaching step by step, he cleared his throat and started the opening speech: "Everyone, ladies and gentlemen, now our birthday girl, Ms. Du Xiaoxian, is here. Accompanied by Mr. Gu Nianbin, President of the Gu Corporation, and Mr. Shao Baiqing, the General Manager, she is walking towards everyone, let us welcome her with warm applause!"
There was thunderous applause from below, and Du Xiaoxian was almost dizzy by the warm applause. She couldn't be paid attention to since she was a child, and her freshness could only be in front of Gu Nianbin. When she was in front of others, she felt uncomfortable , I was at a loss and flustered, as if everyone was examining her inch by inch with a magnifying glass. She was nothing and didn't understand anything, just lowered her head and let the two men on the left and right carry her to the atrium. .
"Next, I would like to invite General Manager Shao to give a speech for everyone. Welcome."
Gu Nianbin was slightly taken aback, he should be the one delivering the speech, why didn't he follow the scheduled procedure
Shao Baiqing didn't look at him either, he waved his hands down with a smile on his face, signaled for silence, cleared his throat, and began to deliver a speech: "Dear friends, distinguished guests who came from afar, gentlemen and ladies, thank you all for being invited. Come to Miss Du Xiaoxian's eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony dance. I am not very honored!"
There was another applause from below.
Shao Baiqing has always been radiant on stage, his hands and feet are full of infinite charm, and his peach blossom eyes shoot out in the crowd, making many young girls with a spring heart can't help but cover their little hearts. He blinked at a handsome young girl standing in the front, and the girl immediately blushed and felt that she was short of breath.
"Oh, eighteen years old!" Shao Baiqing spread his hands, and his tone was light and melancholy: "What a beautiful age, what a wanton youth!" He looked sideways at Du Xiaoxian, with a bright smile: "Our little birthday star, Miss Du Is it prettier than flowers?"
The people below laughed and booed: "It looks good!" "Beautiful!" "Beauty!"
When Du Xiaoxian heard Shao Baiqing say this, and then heard the booing from below, she became more and more frightened, her feet hidden under her skirt kept shaking, she even heard the sound of her own teeth chattering, if she knew it was like this, she would rather not have this dance , I only lived with Gu Nianbin, eating, shopping, watching movies, and then buying a big cake home and blowing candles to make a wish, and I was also very happy.
Gu Nianbin could see her subtle expression. Seeing that the little girl was scared like this, President Gu felt a little regretful. He shouldn't have let her be placed under the spotlight before she was ready.
Holding her hand tightly, Gu Nianbin slowly approached her: "Baby, don't be afraid, I'm here." The gentle and simple words rang in Du Xiaoxian's ear, she really wanted to hide in the man In his arms, let him take him away. But she knew no way, the ball was for her, how could she leave? And Gu Nianbin hoped that she could face it bravely. For him, she should become brave.
Shao Baiqing saw that the two of them were acting a bit ambiguous, so he quickly said again: "On this beautiful night, let us toast together and send the most sincere blessings for Miss Du's formal entry into the world of adults. Wish her all the best in the future Everything is going smoothly, and I wish her every year the present and every year! May she always be as young and beautiful as she is eighteen!"
The master of ceremonies at the side complained secretly when he heard it, why did General Manager Shao say all his words.