Li Jincheng and He Zhenxuan's engagement banquet was held as scheduled, and the location was chosen at the He family's mansion in Repulse Bay.
Looking at the smiling and laughing people in the hall, Li Jincheng finally understood what He Zongtong meant.
He did this simply to affirm his status from the side and to introduce himself to everyone.
But it was obvious that most of the people present at the banquet were young, between the ages of twenty and forty. If Li Jincheng guessed correctly, these should be uncle He Zhenxuan's generation, as well as relatives and friends of He Zhenxuan's generation. .
This made Li Jincheng a little confused. On the one hand, it was because He Zongtong adopted an open-minded attitude towards He Zhenxuan's sexual orientation. On the other hand, he seemed to care about his own face and did not want to make this matter known to everyone.
The banquet had just started. Looking at He Zhenxuan next to him, Li Jincheng said, "Why did your grandfather agree to your marriage to a man? Didn't they say anything about you when you came out to them?"
He Zhenxuan was dressed more formally today, wearing a silver-gray suit and a white shirt. The sleeves of the shirt were slightly longer than those of the coat, and a pure black silk handkerchief was inserted into the collar. Because of the cut and texture of the clothes, he was handsome and meticulous at the same time.
This meticulousness includes his demeanor and even his hairstyle.
Li Jincheng wore similar clothes to him, which was also one of the reasons why he felt awkward.
He Zhenxuan was in a good mood that night. When Li Jincheng asked him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "I am already twenty-eight years old. From the time I discovered my sexual orientation, my family and I have been fighting for almost thirteen years. .”
"So I have better luck?"
"You can say that." After a pause, He Zhenxuan added: "We are engaged today, but none of your friends and colleagues came."
There was no accusation in his tone, but there was a touch of regret.
"I'm different from you. I don't have your power and wealth, and I can't stand other people's rumors. I just do this because I don't want to make myself sad."
Just like this engagement banquet, the same thing happened to him and He Zhenxuan, but in the eyes of others, it represented two completely different concepts.
For He Zhenxuan, they will think that he is courageous and not afraid of the eyes of the world. As for themselves, they will never put themselves and He Zhenxuan in the same position.
At the engagement banquet that night, Li Yaozu, Song Wanru, and Li Jiajun were all invited to attend. They stood there, even though their eyes could not hide the desire and expectation, but others would still consciously keep a certain distance from them.
Because in the eyes of those people, Li Yaozu and Song Wanru sold their children to seek glory, and Li Jiajun followed the dragon and the phoenix, which were all unscrupulous behaviors.
Li Jincheng's tone was calm, but the smile at the corner of his mouth seemed a bit sarcastic. Seeing him staring at his family, He Zhenxuan said nothing.
He didn't quite understand emotional matters, but he knew clearly that no one would have the courage to confess their sexual orientation in front of others unless they loved the other person to a certain extent.
After thinking this way, He Zhenxuan quickly felt relieved.
He Zhenxuan is a business elite, and the He family will completely belong to him in the future, so there were many people talking to him at the table.
Gradually, Li Jincheng distanced himself from him.
I don't know if he has read too many songs from the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, but Li Jincheng has a kind of aloofness in his bones that is difficult to detect. Because he doesn't like the hypocrisy of those people, he simply hides aside.
There were a lot of delicacies on display in the hall. Seeing many expensive desserts that he had never eaten before, Li Jincheng stood at the table and concentrated on eating snacks.
"Jincheng."
Hearing Liao Changyuan's voice, Li Jincheng turned around in disgust and said, "What are you doing here? Who invited you?"
Seeing Li Jincheng standing here alone, Liao Changyuan put on a confident expression and said, "Jincheng, you saw it too."
"what did you see?"
"You and He Zhenxuan are not of the same class at all. He is just curious now, just like he wants to try some porridge and side dishes after eating too much delicacies from the mountains and seas. When one day he gets tired of it, he will definitely abandon you!"
"so what?"
"I'm waiting for you! When I'm tired or injured, I'll always be there waiting for you!"
Thinking of those things in his previous life, Li Jincheng burst into laughter and thought that Liao Changyuan should become an actor.
In the year when he first eloped to Kaohsiung in his previous life, he was quite patient with himself. Later, when he didn't have enough money to spend, and he couldn't maintain his luxurious life, he started to look at him with an expression like "You owe me a lot." To myself.
At that time, Li Jincheng was very patient with him because of what he thought was love and dedication. Unfortunately, it was not until the moment before his death that he realized that he was just a tool to be used by him.
At that time, he went from despair to numbness, and he once thought about what kind of life they would have lived if they had not eloped.
He may break away from his family and end up living alone.
As for Liao Changyuan, just like what he is doing now, relying on his outstanding appearance to get along with several married but lonely wealthy women, and then continue his life of drunkenness and dreams.
However, he now has this idea in his head.
Li Jincheng smiled wildly and said, "No need to wait, even if He Zhenxuan abandons me one day, I will never look for you."
“Jin…”
"What happened?"
He Zhenxuan appeared behind Li Jincheng at some unknown time, holding his arms around his waist and looking expressionlessly at the confused Liao Changyuan opposite him.
"He said you would abandon me, and said you would always wait for me." After a pause, Li Jincheng added: "Unfortunately, I have clearly told him before that I don't want to see him again... Speaking of which, Liao Yuanyuan, you are so Is that considered harassment? Over and over again, don’t you find it annoying?”
Li Jincheng's merciless accusation made Liao Yuanyuan's face gradually turn pale. He Zhenxuan looked at him motionless and said, "Liao Yuanyuan, right? How did you get in?"
He Zhenxuan's tone was very cold, and the people around him started to look at them.
What Liao Changyuan feared most in his life was the contemptuous looks of others. At that time, he just wished there was a crack in the ground for him to crawl into.
"Brother, I brought him in. Isn't he your good friend?"
Li Jiajun was smiling, but his words were ambiguous.
Li Jincheng sneered in his heart, but the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He stared at Li Jiajun and said word by word: "I have eaten several times and borrowed money from him several times, but he has never paid back the money. Li Jiajun, you are How would you define your best friend?"
"I… "
Seeing He Zhenxuan's eyes on him, Li Jiajun could no longer say a complete sentence.
"Master Jincheng, do you want me to ask him out?"
Uncle Shao was followed by two people dressed as waiters. As soon as Li Jincheng nodded, Liao Changyuan, who was furious, had already placed the wine glass in his hand heavily on the table and said, "No! I will leave by myself!"
"Tsk! Is this Liao Weisen's son?"
"Yeah, illegitimate child."
"No wonder..."
The whispers in his ears were magnified exponentially and kept hitting his eardrums as if they had substance. Liao Changchang had a splitting headache. Thinking of Liao Weisen's threat and the snowballing debt, he couldn't help but glare at the people who had been talking about him before. It was Li Jiajun who encouraged him to do this.
Li Jiajun turned around with a guilty conscience. When he saw Li Jincheng and He Zhenxuan's eyes falling on him again, he laughed dryly and said, "Brother, I'm sorry, I don't know the relationship between you."
Li Jincheng glanced at him lightly and said no more.
"Jincheng, we are engaged today, be happy!"
While talking, He Zhenxuan pinched his neck. He rarely did such an intimate gesture. Li Jincheng smiled and said thank you sincerely.
"Thank you for what? These are what I should do."
He Zhenxuan doesn't talk much, but he can always relax himself quickly.
When Li Jiajun clenched his fists and looked at Li Jincheng, others changed their views on Li Jincheng because of He Zhenxuan's attitude.
I just feel that the rumors are not consistent with the facts, and it might be false if I block the robbery.
After thinking this way, some people began to take the initiative to talk to Li Jincheng.
He Zhenxuan still sent Li Jincheng back in the evening.
Seeing that Li Jincheng was drunk, He Zhenxuan suggested that he rest his head on his shoulder and said, "Jincheng, can we live together in the future?"
Seeing Li Jincheng raise his head, He Zhenxuan laughed and said: "Sleep in separate rooms, I will wait until you completely accept me."
It was rare for someone to be so considerate to him. Li Jincheng didn't know whether he had drunk too much or simply wanted to vent. When He Zhenxuan came to his senses, Li Jincheng had already kissed him.
He Zhenxuan's body stiffened and he found that he had kept his mouth shut. Li Jincheng said vaguely: "Open your mouth."
Although he had never kissed much, following his instinct, He Zhenxuan quickly took the initiative.
Like his own, Li Jincheng's mouth was also filled with the smell of alcohol, but it didn't take long for the alcohol smell to be covered by a sweetness.
After the kiss ended, both of them breathed unsteadily.
"He Zhenxuan, I actually really like you."
These were the last words Li Jincheng said to himself that night.
The two made an appointment to go see a house next weekend. Zou Junkai happened to have a good girlfriend during this time, so it seemed logical that Li Jincheng was about to move out.
In addition, Li Yaozu began to call Li Jincheng frequently.
"We just got engaged. I'm embarrassed to say such things to him."
Li Yaozu was already in a panic because he could not contact He Zongtong. After hearing what Li Jincheng said, he stood up, held his cell phone tightly, and said, "What are you embarrassed about?! And I can see that Zhenxuan likes you very much. If you act coquettishly with him, he will definitely agree!"
"I'm not a woman."
"I didn't say you were a woman. Besides, it was dad who introduced you to him. We are a family. Can you tell us what's going on?!"
"Sorry, I can't do it."
After saying this, Li Jincheng had already hung up the phone.
Li Yaozu had no choice but to call him again the next day. Probably because he was in a hurry, Li Jincheng asked him to find He Zhenxuan by himself.
Li Yaozu stared at his phone, thinking that he didn't have the courage.
At first, Li Yaozu thought that Li Jincheng was just thin-skinned and was embarrassed to say such things to He Zhenxuan. When Li Jincheng didn't answer his call and even turned off his phone, he realized that something was wrong.
He began to understand that Li Jincheng had flown onto the branch and turned into a phoenix, and he might no longer care about his, Song Wanru's and Li Jiajun's life and death.
It was just that he was semi-forced to see He Zhenxuan. Is that what it was? !