67 – From now on, will he have the right to hold hands reasonably?
The three gentlemen of the An family are undoubtedly the focus of everyone’s attention at the moment.
Walking in front was An Zhaoming, tall and handsome, middle-aged but well-maintained with an imposing and noble appearance. Behind him on one side stood a young boy, simply and he was carved out of the same mold, only younger, more handsome and upright, with vigorous vitality.
The other young man behind An Zhaoming attracted even more attention than his own father and brother.
The young man was dressed in a well-tailored high-fashion suit, with a well-designed lapel pin at the collar, small curly hair on the top of his head, and a delicate and beautiful face, which was so fair that it seemed to glow under the lamplight. His pair of round roll almond eyes is more like falling countless stars.
Even though he is not a real young master of a rich family, he is born like a reserved and carefree little prince.
And An Zhaoming and An Rong turned their heads from time to time, listening to the boy’s words and taking care of the boy, which made people who wanted to watch the fun understand – even if An Xing is not the biological son of the An family, he is still favored, it is as they say, he is treated like their own son.
As for those who can’t see the reality, one can only hope that they won’t be stupid enough to make things worse.
As for the focus of the crowd, An Xing simply did not know what people were thinking. His entire attention is still stuck on the words of Lu Tian Shen, following An Zhaoming behind with a mechanical smile, a little distracted.
Luckily, he still remembered that this was an important day and he couldn’t mess it up. Even though there are many cats and kittens in his mind howling and running around, he still tensed his little round face and didn’t show any traces.
This made An Rong, who was on the side, have a very complicated mood.
He’s been following An Zhaoming’s lead for a while now, and he’s recognized a few people. Seeing that his father is busy exchanging pleasantries with his business partners, An Rong quietly stepped back a bit and spoke to An Xing in a low voice.
“You just said …… that Lu Tian Shen confessed to you?”
The little fool who was out of his mind instantly came back to his senses and looked at his brother with bright eyes, pretending to be shy.
“Aiya, it is not really a confession. …… Shen gege just said that he likes me very much and wants to marry me.”
An Rong: ……
An Rong: “If this is not a confession ……?”
The teenager argued, “Shen gege said it in the corner, or was it because I said I wanted to break off the marriage contract that he said that. What if he actually doesn’t want to break off the engagement, so he said he likes me?”
“……”
In this instant, An Rong suddenly felt that it was not easy for Lu Tian Shen, after all, this fragrant little pig of his own family seemed a bit stupid and not easy to kidnap.
An Xing, on the other hand, felt that he was very reasonable, and even the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was no problem.
In fact, until now, he is still a little dazed, and could not believe that Lu Tian Shen actually confessed to him. Or …… he was just daydreaming, in fact, there is no such thing as confession?
It’s incredible, Shen gege actually likes him, how come he has never seen it wow.
The young man followed his father and brother, thinking foolishly.
“Xing xing, congratulations.”
A familiar voice rang gently, An Xing then reluctantly came back to his senses, looked sideways, and saw that it was Su Yiran who walked by and smiled faintly at him.
An Zhaoming was still exchanging pleasantries with others, only An Rong and An Xing looked at Su Yiran together. Up close, the boy was tall and handsome, not soft like An Xing, but more like An Zhaoming, with a straight posture and an imperious aura.
Su Yiran gritted his teeth, but still had a soft smile on his face, and raised his glass towards An Xing, tilting his head.
“Congratulations on becoming the adopted son of the An family. In that case, you will continue to be called An Xing and will not change your last name, right?” An Xing did not understand why this man had to come to the banquet. When he heard these words, he finally understood.
He was recognized as the An family’s adoptive son, and now he wants to stir up trouble.
He was recognized as the adopted son of the An family, so he didn’t change his name back to “Ning”, so he was trying to say that he disliked the poor and loved the rich, right?
Good man, this is another one who treats him as a soft target!
Ah no, those two unknown people who broke into the school last time seem to be related to Su Yiran too. It’s just that there was no evidence last time, so this person was let go.
Thinking about this, An Xing did not hesitate to say:
“Do you have anything to do with it? Su Yiran, I realized that you are really very concerned about me, are you that curious about our family’s affairs?”
The teenager raised his eyebrows a little and tilted his chin proudly.
“I know my last name very well. Do you know your last name?”
The ungracious words were like a resounding slap in the face, and Su Yiran could feel the amused eyes of the people around him. He could no longer hold on to his gentle facade, his clear face instantly flushed red, and a bit of resentment appeared in his eyes as he stared at An Xing.
An Rong’s face turned cold, looking at Su Yiran like he was looking at trash.
“No matter what the last name is, the character of Xingxing will not change. It’s just that a lot of people don’t understand this, and their eyes are clouded.”
The An family had held a family meeting a long time ago, and this time it was An Rong who said that there was no need for An Xing to change his surname back to Ning.
Just as he wouldn’t deny that the Ning couple were his parents just because he had changed his surname back to “An,” cherished feelings wouldn’t be changed by external objects.
What’s more, An Xing has already changed from the young master of the An family to the adopted son of the An family. If he still wants to change his surname, it would be too easy to be looked down upon and bullied by outsiders, so there’s no need to cause more trouble.
Therefore, An Xing will not change his surname, An Rong also believes in the character of the little fool. And this point of provocation by Su Yiran did not have any effect at all.
“Maybe he also wants to change his surname to 『An』 very much, that’s why he cares about other people’s surnames.”
An Xing was glaring fiercely at Su Yiran when he heard this low voice ringing behind him. Before he could react, a warm and strong body behind him was already approaching.
Su Yiran’s face changed drastically, showing panic. The young man turned his head back and met the deep gaze of the man’s downcast eyes.
An Rong stood by and muffled a sip of champagne with an expressionless face as the two men stared at each other and then looked away.
Ha, he bet that this little fool would not last more than a month, and then he would be taken away by Lu Tian Shen.
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When he met Lu Tian Shen’s gaze, An Xing felt as if his heart had landed on solid ground, and at the same time, he also realized – the confession he made just now was true, it was not his hallucination.
Lu Tian Shen had proposed an engagement to him because he liked him, and he would never get engaged to anyone else, not in marriage.
If someone else had said this, An Xing would definitely not believe it. But Lu Tianchen said this, and for some reason, An Xing felt that there was no need to doubt it.
Just… a man like him, Shen ge, wouldn’t even bother telling lies!
So, his Shen ge really likes him?
The young man shook his head and felt that the banquet hall was too hot, making him a bit suffocated. He accidentally glanced at the man, and after he glanced away, he couldn’t help but look at him again.
At this time, no one was paying attention to Su Yiran. An Xing lowered his head, his eyes fell on the edge of the table, the man casually holding his hand.
The man’s hands are very good-looking, with slender fingers and well-defined joints. They look very strong, but they don’t feel like the knuckles are thick. The man’s hands were like works of art, like the hands of a swordsman practicing swordsmanship that existed in his imagination. These hands touched his head, pinched his face, pinched his paws, An Xing felt extremely familiar. But at this moment when he just confessed his love, An Xing felt a little unnatural just looking at the man’s hand.
Just, from now on, will he have the right to hold hands reasonably?
“Rongrong, Xingxing, come here.”
Not far away, Shen Ying called the two. The young man instantly returned to his senses, and did not dare to lift his head to look at the man, following behind his brother with a red face, and quickly left.
Lu Tian Shen slowly lifted his hand, picked up another glass of wine from the table, raised it to his eyes and looked at it for half a day, but did not drink it.
After a long time, he laughed softly and moved his eyes away from his hand.
The forgotten Su Yiran opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but saw the man in front of him did not even look at him, and simply left.
An Xing and An Rong came to Shen Ying’s side, only to find that the people from the An family’s second house had also come. An second uncle has already brought An Hao to chat with An Zhaoming, and Tan Xiu is standing in front of Shen Ying.
Shen Ying seems to have forgotten the previous conflict between the two families, after all, between the family, where there is so much unhappiness? She smiled and talked with Tan Xiu, and when she saw the two children approaching, she took one by the arm.
“Come on, call Second Auntie!
A trace of doubt slipped under An Rong’s eyes, but he didn’t lose track of the chain and called out “Second Auntie”. An Xing had not yet fully regained his senses, and followed with a call.
“…… Now that sister-in-law has found her own son, she seems to be in much better health, so it’s true that people are refreshed when they are happy.”
Tan Xiu nodded to the two children, and when looking at Shen Ying, her smile was dignified.
“As my sister-in-law said, your nephew is back. Aren’t you happy?”
Shen Ying returned with a smiling face. Tan Xiu gave a slight pause, the smile on her face was as if it had been measured by a ruler.
“Of course I’m happy.”
She seemed to have something else to say, but was interrupted by Shen Ying. The woman took her son by the arm and wrapped her arm around the cub’s shoulders, sighing with laughter:
“Though I made a mistake in carrying Rongrong back then and made him suffer a lot, it’s a good thing that I’ve gotten over it now. Now, I have two children. I have to say, I’ve been blessed by misfortune!”
Tan Xiu’s hand gripping the bag tightened slightly, but her smile did not show any flaws, and she responded with a smile.
“Yes, sister-in-law is still lucky.”
Shen Ying happily laughed, smiling brightly as if she was a young girl who was not familiar with the world, and had not been subjected to the slightest bit of suffering in life.
“I also think I’m very lucky!”
“…”
An Xing’s mind was still immersed in it just now. He didn’t know what happened until Shen Ying and Tan Xiu finished chatting.
Shen Ying, on the contrary, saw Tan Xiu leave and immediately turned back to tell the two children to pay attention to safety in and out of the house.
“Especially you, Xingxing. When you go out and ride in the car,……, forget about it.”
After finally regaining some of his attention, he heard his mother say forget it. The boy opened his eyes blankly, looking at the other person with the same almond eyes as the woman, blankly.
Shen Ying couldn’t help laughing, and the heaviness and vigilance in her heart also disappeared. She reached out to rub the cub’s head, her eyes touched the delicately groomed curly hair, and she only touched his shoulder.
“Spend more time with your Shen Ge, that Tian Shen kid is steady in his actions.”
The teenager revealed a somewhat awkward look.
The protagonist of this banquet was An Rong. He stayed with An Xing for a while and showed everyone how much he valued An Xing. Then he went to chat with the other young masters to get acquainted, while An Xing stayed with Shen Ying.
A woman’s intuition is very keen and she has long sensed that something is wrong. Seeing no one around, he turned sideways and looked at his little fool.
“What happened to you and Tianchen?”
An Xing was shocked. Although he had no intention of hiding it from his mother, he was still a little shy and uncomfortable when asked.
At the same time, he felt a little bit of pride and excitement.
He was reserved for a moment, and in less than three seconds, he couldn’t help but approach the woman with a big smile on his face.
“Mom, Shen ge just confessed his love to me.”
The tone of his voice was full of satisfaction.
Shen Ying was shocked and felt that it was unexpected and reasonable. At the same time, she sympathized with Lu Tian Shen.
Look, it really turned over, right? The little fool had enlightenment?
I’m afraid he didn’t get enlightened even in his dreams!
T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.