The next morning, Zhang Ran instructed Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu that he had something to do that evening, so one of them had to come back to take care of the two children.
That night, after Zhang Ran waited for Liu Lu to return, he and He Yong went together to the hotel address written on the invitation.
Zhang Ran truly had not expected Tian Yaohui to actually dare send an invitation to him.
Did he really think Zhang Ran would give him this face?
Or did he think his own face was really that great?
…
Just as Zhang Ran and the others arrived downstairs at the hotel, Zhang Siyan and Qian Li had already reached the engagement ceremony venue. At this moment, they were looking at Sun Gaixin, Tian Ya, and the others.
“Senior, you came too! Welcome, welcome. I didn’t expect Senior to actually have time to come and bless us,” Tian Ya said when she saw Zhang Siyan. She was slightly stunned at first, but quickly reacted and spoke with a smile on her face. However, her tone was mostly filled with the intention to show off.
Zhang Siyan glanced at her and said lightly, “This time, I’m here representing Kangshilan.”
As for Sun Gaixin, Zhang Siyan did not even look at him.
Tian Ya froze and looked toward Zhao Jingyu beside her.
Zhao Jingyu smiled and said, “President Huo hasn’t been feeling well recently, so she asked Miss Zhang to attend on her behalf.”
As soon as these words came out, Tian Ya and Sun Gaixin both frowned, not knowing what Huo Zhiyuan meant by this.
However, it was currently the time when official guests were arriving, so they did not have time to ask about it.
“Assistant Zhao, Siyan, Xiao Li, please come in,” Sun Gaixin said.
Qian Li looked as if she had been disgusted. “Can you not be so nauseating? Are we that close to you? Ugh, hearing you call us that gives me goosebumps.”
Seeing Qian Li give him no face like this, Sun Gaixin’s expression immediately turned ugly. However, he quickly recovered, though a bad premonition rose in his heart.
After Qian Li finished speaking, she ignored Sun Gaixin’s expression and walked directly into the venue. The real show was still to come. This was only the appetizer.
Just as Sun Gaixin adjusted his mood and prepared to greet the guests, Hao Yuan, who had been standing at the side the whole time, suddenly had a change in expression. He quickly came to Sun Gaixin’s side and said to him, “Mr. Sun, please come over for a moment.”
As he spoke, he pulled Sun Gaixin inside, temporarily leaving this side to Tian Ya.
Sun Gaixin looked at Hao Yuan in confusion, not knowing what he was doing. But very quickly, he understood, because he saw a person walking over. After seeing this person, Sun Gaixin’s heart also trembled.
“Zhang Ran! Why is he here too?” Sun Gaixin asked in a low voice.
“President Tian invited him. President Tian and Boss Zhang knew each other in the past, and Miss Tian can also be considered Boss Zhang’s junior. It was only proper to invite him,” Hao Yuan explained briefly.
His main purpose today was to pull Sun Gaixin aside when Zhang Ran arrived, preventing the two from meeting face-to-face.
Tian Yaohui still understood Zhang Ran quite well. He knew that if the two really ran into each other directly, Zhang Ran might beat Sun Gaixin up on the spot. So he had made preparations long ago.
As for after entering the venue, Tian Yaohui was confident that Zhang Ran would no longer dare act so recklessly!
When Zhang Ran walked over, he only saw Tian Ya. He smiled and said, “Where’s that Sun fellow? Why are you alone? Don’t tell me he abandoned you at the last minute and ran away?”
Hearing Zhang Ran’s teasing words, Tian Ya was furious inside, but she could only forcibly suppress her anger. She even had to keep a smile on her face.
“Uncle Zhang, you’re joking. Gaixin had something to handle and went inside first. I’ll have him apologize to you later.”
She had only just learned that Zhang Ran would be coming. Tian Yaohui had even specially instructed her not to anger Zhang Ran outside. No matter what Zhang Ran said, she had to greet him with a smiling face. If she wanted to vent, she could do so later.
Zhang Ran smiled. This Tian Yaohui had really considered things thoroughly. He knew Zhang Ran would not hit Tian Ya.
However, Tian Yaohui had still overestimated Zhang Ran’s magnanimity. Zhang Ran indeed would not hit Tian Ya, nor would he do anything to her, but he could disgust her.
Zhang Ran casually patted around his body, then looked at He Yong and asked, “Where’s the gift I prepared?”
He Yong looked completely confused.
When had Zhang Ran prepared a gift?
And when had he given it to him?
However, after following Zhang Ran for so long, he quickly understood Zhang Ran’s meaning. Immediately, he also started searching, then said with a serious face, “It fell on the road.”
“Cough, cough, cough.”
Someone at the side could not hold it in anymore.
Could you at least put some effort into it?
If you didn’t prepare a gift, then you didn’t prepare one. Couldn’t you find a less rotten excuse?
Zhang Ran very “angrily” glared at He Yong, then looked at Tian Ya and said, “Well, sorry about that. Uncle Zhang’s gift was lost on the road. How about this? Next time, when you get engaged again, Uncle Zhang will definitely prepare a luxurious gift for you!”
As soon as these words came out, the people nearby who had been watching the excitement could no longer remain calm.
Was this person here to attend an engagement ceremony?
Wasn’t he here to smash the place?
Who talked like that?
A next engagement ceremony?
Tian Ya could no longer maintain her expression. She was not someone with particularly deep schemes in the first place. Just as she was about to flare up, she saw Zhang Ran looking at her with a smiling expression, as if he were looking forward to her losing her temper.
Zhang Ran’s expression immediately made Tian Ya sober up completely.
For some unknown reason, seeing Zhang Ran’s smiling face gave her a creepy feeling.
Then Tian Ya took a deep breath and slowly said, “It’s fine. Uncle Zhang’s presence is already the best gift. Please come in. My father is waiting for you inside.”
When she said these words, Tian Ya could sense the strange gazes of the people around her. She immediately felt both humiliated and furious.
When had she, Tian Ya, ever suffered this kind of anger?
Right now, she truly wanted her father to immediately deal with the person in front of her.
As for the onlookers, the way they looked at Zhang Ran had also changed.
Who exactly was this person?
He actually gave Tian Yaohui no face at all. And judging from Tian Ya’s appearance, she could only be angry in secret and did not dare show it openly.
“Boss Zhang, you’re here. Please, please come inside.” Hao Yuan, who had been hiding in the dark, could no longer stay hidden. He could only brace himself and walk over.
“Brother Yong, you came too,” Hao Yuan said. When he first saw He Yong, Hao Yuan had also been somewhat surprised.
Of course he knew who He Yong was. Back then, He Yong could be said to be Zhang Ran’s number one confidant, and He Yong had risked life and limb for Zhang Ran. Hao Yuan had witnessed He Yong’s ruthlessness before.
After Zhang Ran disappeared, He Yong also disappeared. No matter how they searched, they could not find him. Now, he had actually appeared again following Zhang Ran’s return.
So at this moment, Hao Yuan became even more worried.
Hao Yuan truly had no doubt that as long as Zhang Ran gave the word, He Yong would smash up the place on the spot without considering the consequences at all.
When Zhang Ran saw Hao Yuan come out, he glanced toward the dark corner over there. That glance made Hao Yuan’s heart involuntarily panic.
“Remember, next time, be sure to invite me again,” Zhang Ran said one final sentence. Then he brought He Yong into the hall.
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