The little rabbit is obedient and is forcibly embraced by the villain

Xiao Chen placed his broad palm on Bai Zitu's round shoulder. His narrow eyes swept over the curious people around him, and his voice was so calm that not a single ripple could be heard: "Family."

When Bai Zitu heard this, his watery eyes subconsciously looked upwards.

But she found that Xiao Chen was lowering his head slightly, looking back at her with indifferent eyes, his narrow eyes seemed to have no bottom.

Bai Zitu miraculously glimpsed some strange emotions in him, and she looked away uncomfortably.

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

The expression "family" contains too many possibilities.

What kind of relationship is this? Is she a sister? A lover? Or... a wife?

However, no one had time to think about it, because Xiao Chen had already pushed Bai Zitu towards the dining table.

Just now, when I looked at the hall from afar at the door, it was magnificent. When I got closer, I found that Shuntian Building was full of Western style.

The oil paintings, reliefs, silver candlesticks, and fiery red, intricate carpets all exude grandeur and artistry.

Men and women were separated into two sides, facing each other with a complicated blanket between them.

However, Xiao Chen did not push Bai Zitu to the lady's side, but placed her next to him.

The other noble families were also a little surprised when they saw this. In a sense, seats are also a symbol of power.

The other noble families were all a little surprised when they saw this. In such occasions, seats symbolized power to a certain extent.

Even if they came to the event with their wives or daughters, they all sat down obediently according to the seats arranged by Shuntianlou.

Xiao Chen took it for granted that Bai Zitu was under his watch. This behavior made everyone think about the deeper meaning of Xiao Chen's words "family" just now.

Could it be that Mr. Xiao Wu is about to have good news?

Thinking of this, everyone's attitude towards Bai Zitu became more enthusiastic.

Bai Zitu has always had little interest in talking to humans, but fortunately Xiao Chen didn't intend to let her deal with these complicated people alone.

At the dinner table, everyone was teasing or complimenting each other, but Xiao Chen, who was at the center of the conversation, remained unmoved.

Xiao Chen glanced at the little mermaid with her head down and asked softly, "What do you want to eat?"

Bai Zitu raised his head after hearing this. Looking at the table full of delicacies that were too exquisite to name, he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

People in this class always seem to be keen on making food in all kinds of novel ways, so that the table is filled with a wide variety of dishes. If you don’t taste them, you have no idea what they are.

Bai Zitu glanced around and felt that he had no appetite. Finally, he pointed at the simple and straightforward boiled shrimp.

The man stretched out his broad palm in front of Bai Zitu, and Bai Zitu looked at him in surprise.

Seeing Xiao Chen slightly raised his chin, Bai Zitu realized that he was asking him to help take off the gloves.

Thinking of this, Bai Zitu reached out and gently held the man's broad palm.

The already fair and delicate hands are even more eye-catching against the backdrop of black leather gloves.

The leather gloves tightly wrapped around the man's palms, and Bai Zitu carefully peeled off the gloves.

As she moved, the blue veins on the back of Xiao Chen's hand were exposed, but it was not hideous. The overly slender knuckles were slightly bent, showing a sense of strength.

After the gloves on both hands were removed, the servant brought hot water and the man washed his hands.

Xiao Chen picked up a shrimp and pinched it with his slender and powerful knuckles, and the pink shrimp shell fell off. He could do the simple action of peeling a shrimp with great elegance.

Before she could react, a perfect, crystal-clear shrimp was already placed in her bowl.

Most of the people at the table looked over, and Bai Zitu's face turned red.

Mr. Deng from Dongcheng said with a smile, "This is the first time I've seen Master Wu peeling shrimp."

Xiao Chen looked up with an indifferent expression and did not respond.

Feeling boring, Mr. Deng was disappointed. He touched his nose awkwardly and said nothing more.

Seeing him being humiliated, Deng's enemies at the table began to sneer at him.

For a moment, the desktop seemed to be filled with blood and gore.

Bai Zitu seemed not to hear anything. Her pink lips gently bit the shrimp meat, which was bright red and plump. She ate the shrimp meat that Xiao Chen had peeled and handed to her in small bites.

Xiao Chen's eyes were deep as he stared at the girl's slightly moving lips.

As if noticing the man's gaze, Bai Zitu turned around and saw Xiao Chen staring at the shrimp meat near his mouth.

Is this? Do you want to eat?

Bai Zitu didn't understand why, but then she remembered that Xiao Chen had peeled the shrimp for her. She generously picked up a piece of shrimp from the bowl and handed it to Xiao Chen, saying softly, "You eat it."

The girl's arms were too slender, and when she raised them, they couldn't reach Xiao Chen's lips.

The man lowered his crossed legs, leaned over, gently took the piece of crystal shrimp meat into his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

His dark eyes never left Bai Zitu, as if he was not eating shrimp, but something else.

Finally, he commented in a low voice: "Not bad."

Bai Zitu felt his cheeks burning hot and he lowered his head as if to escape.

The meal was already halfway through when Xiao Yicai, looking dusty and exhausted, hurried over.

Looking at his dusty and dirty appearance, he has obviously hit a wall.

The tense scene between Xiao Chen and Xiao Yi at the auction made everyone clearly see that they had a bad relationship.

Seeing this situation, everyone present naturally had no need to offend Xiao Chen for Xiao Yi, so they all began to sneer at Xiao Yi.

Before he could even sit down, a sarcastic voice rang out, "Hey, where has Young Master Xiao Liu been? Why is he so dusty? Did he go out to collect money?"

The speaker was a member of the Lin family in North City. Originally, Lin Feng was instigated by the Xiao family in North City to come to the border town to develop the opium market. However, the market was not developed successfully and Lin Feng even lost his life.

The Lin family did not dare to bear a grudge against Xiao Chen, so they directed all their resentment towards the Xiao family in Beicheng.

Then, another person said sarcastically, "Hey, isn't this Young Master Xiao Liu? He was so high-spirited at the auction just now, but why is he so embarrassed now? You still want to compete with Master Wu for the Sky Lantern? Don't you think you have any weight?"

"That's right. You don't even consider your own status, yet you still dream of showing off in front of Master Wu. You really don't know what you are capable of."

"I think there's no hope for the Xiao family in North City. With the character of Sixth Young Master Xiao, it's a joke that he still wants to compete at this auction."

"Humph, he didn't even look at who the Fifth Master was. How could he possibly mess with him? Now, he can't even get the money together, and he's also completely embarrassed."

Xiao Yi was so angry that his face turned red, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes widened with anger, and he shouted loudly: "All of you shut up! What qualifications do you have to talk nonsense here? It's not your turn to judge what I am like."

However, the crowd ignored his anger and instead laughed at him even more.

Xiao Yi's heart was filled with resentment, and he glanced around viciously. When his gaze fell on the noble and lazy Xiao Chen, the superior, the resentment in his eyes could no longer be concealed like a surging tide.

Xiao Chen raised his eyes, his gaze was as cold as frost, as if it was quenched by ice, and the chill penetrated people's hearts.

Xiao Yi felt a chill on his back, shivered involuntarily, and lowered his head in embarrassment.

He couldn't help but recall the scene of being scolded by his father just now, and felt more and more aggrieved.

Why does everyone think he is not as good as Xiao Chen?

However, thinking of his plan for tonight, he smiled coldly again and secretly comforted himself in his heart.

It's okay... After tonight, everything will be different.

Just as he was thinking about it, Huo Shao appeared out of nowhere, grabbed Xiao Yi's arm and pulled him away.

Seeing this scene, Wang Hong walked forward and whispered something in Xiao Chen's ear.

Xiao Chen nodded, stretched out his hand to pinch Bai Zitu's soft cheek, and said to her, "I'll leave first. I'll let Wang Hong take you back later."