Li Ci sneered, but did not give a direct answer, neither saying yes nor no. He just looked at Shi Xiao and asked calmly, "What do you think?"

After that, Li Ci raised his glass, clinked it with Shi Xiao's, and drank it all in one gulp. "The banquet is about to begin, and the protagonist has already appeared."

After saying this, the two of them looked up at the platform on the second floor.

The old man of the Song family, Song Hong, stood at the stairs on the second floor, with his long black and white hair combed neatly. He looked at everyone with dignity, while Song Chuan and Li Lin stood behind him. Because they had lived under the control of the old man for many years, the eyes of the Song family's parents were full of respect.

The Xiao family is neutral to begin with, so there is no need for these meaningless social engagements, so Xiao Sheng let Liu Fangyu come alone today and pick her up after the banquet.

Liu Fangyu had been accompanying Yuan Shu the whole time. Seeing this, she began to explain, "The head of the Song family has always been Old Master Song. Old Master Song is a top figure in the academic world. Everyone has to be respectful when they see him. Old Master Song receives invitations to lectures from hundreds of universities every year, but he only chooses to teach at top universities near City A."

Yuan Shu observed Mr. Song carefully. He was already over sixty years old, but his body was still so strong. There was a kind of majesty and deterrence in his eyes. No wonder he could command the entire Song family and make everyone listen to him.

Others also stopped discussing and gathered in the center, waiting for Song Hong to speak.

Song Hong stood on the high platform on the second floor. After glancing around, he looked somewhere, obviously looking for someone.

When Song Shi saw Song Hong's gaze, she stopped smiling, then took Jiang Chen's arm and led him to the second floor.

They came to the old man and said respectfully, "Grandpa."

The old man looked at them coldly and arrogantly, then his gaze stayed on Jiang Chen beside Song Shi for a few seconds, and then he looked at everyone again.

After Song Shi held Jiang Chen's hand, she stood in front of Song Chuan and Li Lin.

This position surprised everyone. It was obvious that Song Shi's status in the Song family was far greater than Song Chuan's.

Mr. Song cleared his throat and said, "Today's banquet is to celebrate the return of my granddaughter Song Shi."

In fact, it has been three months since Song Shi came back. The purpose of holding this party today is to pave the way for Song Shi's future development in City A, to let everyone know that Song Shi is back and that the Song family values ​​Song Shi. Then, those who want to curry favor with the Song family should curry favor with Song Shi first. This is indeed a brilliant farce.

Although Mr. Song is old, the majestic aura he exudes still makes young people look up to him.

Seeing this old man, Yuan Shu couldn't help but think of his father. If he were still alive, his power would definitely be no less than that of this old man.

Yuan Shu was thinking about it when the old man suddenly announced a piece of news, which caused an uproar among everyone.

The old man said, "I want to announce a good news to everyone. Today's banquet is not only to welcome my granddaughter back home, but also to announce the engagement of Song Shi and Jiang Chen!"

Everyone was shocked, including Jiang Chen himself.

Song Shi looked at Jiang Chen with a shy smile, and one could tell what she was thinking from her shy expression.

Jiang Chen looked at Mr. Song's back in shock, then looked at Yuan Shu below, his eyes full of disbelief.

At this moment, Jiang Chen even wanted to rush downstairs to tell Yuan Shu that all this was a lie.

However, Yuan Shu looked calm, as if he didn't care at all.

Song Chuan also saw Jiang Chen's reaction at this time, so he took a step back. When no one was watching, he lowered his head and said to Jiang Chen: "Don't be impulsive. Do you want us to ruin all these years of planning at this moment?"

Jiang Chen gritted his teeth and finally suppressed the urge to rush downstairs. The banquet began with everyone's congratulations. After the Song family sent Jiang Chen downstairs, everyone surrounded him and congratulated them.

Song Shi was obviously very happy, but in comparison, the smile on Jiang Chen's face seemed a little forced, as if he was deliberately trying to get rid of the person in front of him. At the same time, he couldn't help but look at Yuan Shu. Everything that happened today seemed like a joke.

Yuan Shu was not the protagonist today, so Yuan Shu just stood in the corner and watched the farce silently.

It was the first time she saw such a shocked expression on Jiang Chen's face. He had always been confident of victory, as if nothing could stop him. However, he probably didn't expect that Song Shi liked him to this extent and even let his grandfather force their relationship to be made public.

However, Song Shi didn't know much about Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen hates it most when others arrange things for him. This is his bottom line. Once someone crosses the line, he will make that person pay ten times the price.

Yuan Shu still remembers that one year the prime minister proposed to the emperor to marry his daughter to Jiang Chen, and the emperor agreed. At that time, although Jiang Chen agreed in front of the emperor, he was very dissatisfied in his heart. Later, he spread the news that the prime minister's daughter had slept with someone and was pregnant, and the marriage was cancelled. His reputation also increased greatly, and the emperor also rewarded him.

This is Jiang Chen’s strength. No matter what he does, he is the one who benefits in the end.

Li Ci narrowed his eyes when he heard the news. The relationship between the Song family and the Li family has always been good because they are both political families, but once Song marries Jiang Chen, the Song family will definitely stand on Jiang Chen's side, which will undoubtedly be a great help to Jiang Chen.

Now the Shi family and the Jiang family are in opposition. Once the Jiang family and the Song family form an alliance, the stalemate between the Shi family and the Jiang family will be changed, and the Shi family will definitely be at a disadvantage.

Li Ci doesn't care about the conflict between the two major families, but Li Ci doesn't want to see the power structure in City A change. Once one family occupies a dominant position, it will be difficult for him to fish in troubled waters.

At this moment, Li Ci received a message from his subordinates saying that the person sent to find Mo Shu had returned. Mo Shu's condition was that if Li Ci could bring Zhang Ping to justice and return the program code belonging to Mo Shu, Mo Shu would be willing to cooperate.

Li Ci held the phone tightly. Mo Shu was still very greedy. Zhang Ping was Tan Jing's right-hand man. In this situation, Tan Jing would definitely protect Zhang Ping very well. Since Mo Shu couldn't find a breakthrough, he was actually targeting him.

Although Li Ci was dissatisfied, he knew that only with the help of Zhou Liu and Mo Shu could he create the most powerful software and not be restricted by the Shi family.

Therefore, he was determined to recruit these two people!

Just as Li Ci was thinking, he suddenly received another message on his phone. [Zhao Cheng from the Shi family and Zheng Tian from the Jiang family are following me.]

After Li Ci put away his phone, he glanced at Shi Xiao and Jiang Chen indifferently. As expected, when it comes to Yuan Shu, both of them will intervene. However, he doesn't know how solid this alliance can be for a woman.

At the same time, Shi Xiao and Jiang Chen also looked in the direction of Li Ci. They also received the news, "He was caught by Li Ci's men."

Although it was expected, Shi Xiao was still a little surprised. How did Li Ci slowly develop his faction to such a powerful one right under their noses?

After planning for so long, Li Ci didn't intend to hide it anymore. He looked at the two of them provocatively, as if to say, "Let me see what you can do."

At this time, the banquet was almost over, and Mr. Song said to everyone: "Thank you all for coming to the Song family's banquet today. There is one last part, and I hope everyone can participate."

Everyone asked in unison: "Which link?"

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