The daughter of a general is so cool in the novel about a wealthy family

Shi Xiao also saw this scene. He actually took the initiative to walk over and sit next to Li Ci.

Shi Yi wanted to continue watching when someone suddenly handed her a glass of wine. When she looked up, it turned out to be Xu Zhi.

After Shi Yi took the wine, Xu Zhi strode over, stood beside Shi Yi, and then the two of them leaned against the wall and started chatting.

Xu Zhi said: "Your design is great."

Shi Yi didn't look at him, but admired Jiang Chen's suit. "I dyed the fabric red, and you don't seem surprised."

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "You are not a person who sticks to the rules. You are a girl who can always surprise people, and this time is no exception."

Shi Yi clenched the wine glass in her hand, bit her lower lip, and spoke after a long while, "Actually, you don't know me very well."

She finished the wine in the glass and said, "The clothes you designed are also good. I am looking forward to the outcome of this showdown." After that, she put the empty wine glass on the small table beside her and turned to look at Shi Bin.

Xu Zhi looked at the direction where Shi Yi left and sighed. Shi Yi was now like a hedgehog covered with thorns, full of hostility towards everything around her, which made Xu Zhi feel very sad.

Shi Bin and Tan Zhao were fawning on Wei Ci, but Shi Yi pulled them over to accompany her.

As for Shi Lu, he was considered an outlier. He was in the entertainment industry, which was what the wealthy and powerful despised the most, so few people interacted with him. In such occasions, he usually found some good wine and drank in a corner with few people.

At that time, he was tasting wine on the open-air balcony of the hotel when suddenly a man came over and stood beside him, with his left hand on the balcony and a glass of non-alcoholic drink in his right hand.

"Do you mind having one more person here?"

Shi Lu leaned half of her body on the marble railing of the balcony, looking sideways at the person who came in. She was wearing a white dress and looked gentle, which made her seem out of place.

He smiled and said, "Wang Ying, it's you again."

Wang Ying reached out to take the wine from Shi Lu's hand, but Shi Lu dodged it, turned around and leaned his back on the balcony, half of his body resting on the railing, and said, "You never drink, why are you stealing my wine?"

Wang Ying also imitated his posture and leaned back, then raised his head slightly and looked at the city sky. There was not even a star, only darkness.

"Alcohol can paralyze people's nerves and affect their hands, so you can't embroider the best works after drinking." Wang Ying paused and added, "But today I want to experience what it feels like to be drunk."

Shi Lu turned to look at her and asked, "Why are you here at this party?"

Wang Ying seldom attends any banquets, and everyone says that Wang Ying is a nerd who only knows how to embroider.

So, like Shi Lu, she is also an outlier.

Wang Ying asked, "Then why are you here?"

Shi Lu laughed at himself and said, "I have never missed any high society gatherings."

Shi Lu was born before his mother married into the Shi family, so Shi Lu was considered an illegitimate child in the Shi family and was never recognized by the Shi family. So he insisted on attending all banquets just to let everyone know that the Shi family had a child named Shi Lu. Later, it was Yuan Shu who cleared Shi Lu's name, and everyone began to pay attention to him.

Wang Ying pretended to be relaxed and said, "I heard from my sister that there would be a good piece of fabric at the banquet, so I came to take a look."

"I don't believe you." Shi Lu said with certainty.

Wang Ying was silent for a moment, then said with some disappointment: "I know a family secret, and it's hard for me to accept it, so I want to see how you survived in this place."

Shi Lu smiled faintly, "So you came to see me."

Wang Ying pretended to be angry and cursed, "You're so narcissistic." However, she was obviously in a much better mood now.

The two did not speak again, but just stood silently on the balcony, keeping each other company. At this moment, the house was noisy, but the two hid in the darkness, comforting each other.

On the other side, Shi Xiao sat next to Li Ci. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold and tentative: "I didn't know you were interested in a software company."

Shi Xiao and Li Ci have been business partners for many years. They help each other and have a harmonious relationship.

But Shi Xiao felt that Li Ci seemed to want to end this relationship. His ambition had expanded, and what the Shi family could give him could no longer satisfy his ambition.

It doesn't feel good to be betrayed by an ally.

But Shi Xiao couldn't do anything about Li Ci. After all, Li Ci had the support of the political arena, and Shi Xiao had concerns in his heart.

Li Ci did not hide it and said, "Now that Gao Shan is gone, I have to invest my money in other companies. Chen Chen's software company has a bright future and I am optimistic about it."

Shi Xiao shook his wine glass and said calmly, "Oh, I heard that some time ago, Chen Chen's software company was officially renamed Xingchen Software Company and went public. Congratulations."

After that, Shi Xiao raised his glass to toast Chen Chen, and Chen Chen also raised his glass politely and said, "Compared to Shi's software, we are still far behind. I heard that Yuanan is preparing to go public. How is the preparation going?"

Shi Xiao clinked glasses with Chen Chen, but Shi Xiao did not drink the wine in the glasses, which was obviously a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for Chen Chen.

He frowned slightly, seeming to be in a dilemma. "There is still room for improvement in technology. I am adjusting."

After that, no one spoke. The atmosphere was a little tense, and everyone's words were tentative and aggressive.

Finally, Chen Chen put down his empty glass, stood up and said, "I'm going to say hello to a few people. I won't accompany you guys."

Afterwards, he took Chen Mo away, leaving only Shi Xiao, Li Ci and Li Ran.

After the outsiders left, Shi Xiao became more straightforward and asked directly: "Li Ci, do you want to terminate the cooperation?"

The two used to be very familiar friends, so there was no need to pretend anymore. Li Ci said calmly, "I think you also know that our cooperation this time lacks sincerity."

Shi Xiao sneered, "Really? How could that be?"

Li Ci decided to confront, "What do you think? When Yuan'an Company was in trouble, I tried my best to help. But when Yuan'an Company gained a firm foothold, what did you do?"

After the incident at Yuan'an Company, Yuan Shu reorganized the employees of Yuan'an Company, almost a complete reshuffle, to ensure that there would be no more problems at Yuan'an Company.

However, Shi Xiao still felt that Yuan Shuxin was too soft. After he returned, he quickly fired most of the old employees who had done nothing wrong, just because those old employees had some connection with Li Ci.

From this moment on, the two of them seemed to have declared war and became hostile. Shi Xiao did this because he hoped that Yuan'an Group would be completely under his control, even if this would hurt Li Ci's self-esteem.

Li Ci has never been a coward. Since someone dares to challenge him, he will kick that person away first!

Shi Xiao's hostility was already so obvious, Li Ci certainly had to develop another faction, and the next person he chose was Chen Chen.

The strength of the Chen family is simply not comparable to that of Li Ci, so Li Ci became the person who secretly controls the Chen family software company.

Li Ran was watching the conversation between the two and was shocked. She originally thought that Li Ci and Shi Xiao were friends, but she didn't expect that they would fall out so easily in the face of interests.

Shi Xiao sneered, his suspicion was correct.

He looked at Li Ci sharply and asked, "How about we talk frankly about what's going on behind the scenes in City A and what does it have to do with you?"

Yes, Shi Xiao suspected that the mastermind was Li Ci!