CHAPTER 210: CHAPTER 208: COMMONLY KNOWN AS SHOWING OFF

The entire party was divided between the first and second floors.

Xiao Tian was on the ordinary first floor, where most of Shanghai’s elite and influential figures gathered, all eager to show off—commonly known as "showing off."

But in fact, it was the second floor of the hotel that was the main venue for this banquet.

The second floor is the VIP level of the Emperor Hotel, with security guarding the stairs leading there. Those without appropriate status were denied entry.

If the first-floor attendees were the wealthy and powerful of Shanghai City, then the VIP floor on the second floor hosted the top figures of the entire Binhai City!

Only a few people at the pinnacle of Shanghai City had the privilege of being invited to the second floor. Among them were Yu Ningxue’s father and Xu Zhi’s father.

At this moment, in one corner of the second floor, a breathtakingly beautiful woman was watching the first floor. Countless men were eagerly courting her, but she completely ignored them all.

"Hehe, Yu Ningxue’s boyfriend, huh?"

The stunning woman’s gaze was fixed continuously on Xiao Tian downstairs.

The woman had long hair falling over her shoulders. Her skin was like snow, enchanting and beautiful. She seemed to possess a naturally strong aura that caused all men around her to be captivated.

The most striking feature of her was her pitch-black eyes, like endless abysses, making it impossible for anyone to look away after a glance.

The woman would give a faint smile or a blink, constantly drawing everyone’s gaze toward her, accompanied by rapid heartbeats.

Unlike Yu Ningxue, this woman exuded a naturally seductive allure, making almost everyone want to take this extraordinary beauty home and lavish her with love.

Her name was Li Rong, the eldest daughter of the Li Family in Shanghai. She had studied abroad in her early years and had only recently returned.

Of course, compared to being the eldest daughter of the Li Family, Li Rong had a more famous title—one of the Four Beauties of Shanghai!

At the age of sixteen, she was named one of the Four Beauties of Shanghai due to her extraordinary beauty. She also graced the covers of major financial magazines in Shanghai City for her superb management skills, capturing the hearts of numerous wealthy heirs, and leaving her with a large group of admirers.

Since the Li Family and Yu Family had been competitive for many years, with both overt and covert conflicts causing harm, they regarded each other as top enemies.

That’s why Li Rong’s gaze was always on Yu Ningxue. She was surprised when she saw Yu Ningxue willingly taking Xiao Tian’s hand.

After years apart? Has Yu Ningxue’s taste fallen to such a level?

"Hehe, Yu Ningxue, if your boyfriend becomes infatuated with me, what expression would you make?"

Li Rong murmured to herself as she watched Xiao Tian on the first floor. With that, she headed downstairs.

She had complete confidence in her allure.

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Xiao Tian was eating alone with enthusiasm when he suddenly noticed a commotion around him, unsure of what happened.

"Li Rong’s here!" a chubby man next to Xiao Tian suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

Xiao Tian quickly asked, "Who’s Li Rong?"

Unexpectedly, the chubby man gave Xiao Tian a disdainful look and sneered, "You don’t even know Li Rong, one of the Four Beauties of Shanghai? I seriously look down on you!"

With that, the chubby man, his eyes sparkling, put down his wine glass and left his seat.

Once Li Rong descended from the second floor, she immediately captured the attention of all the men present.

It could be said that a significant portion of today’s attendees came just for a glimpse of Li Rong. Originally, they thought Li Rong would leave directly from the rear door of the second floor, but unexpectedly, she really came to the first floor, causing her admirers to flock around her instantly.

However, Li Rong elegantly smiled and directly refused all invitations to drink, walking straight to Xiao Tian under everyone’s gaze.

"Hi!" Li Rong unceremoniously took a seat next to Xiao Tian and greeted him.

Everyone around was baffled. Wasn’t this guy Yu Ningxue’s boyfriend? Why was Li Rong now making a move on him?

Could it be that this guy’s identity wasn’t simple? Speculation flew everywhere.

Xiao Tian looked at Li Rong next to him, indeed a born beauty. Yet he was puzzled as to why one of the Four Beauties of Shanghai would suddenly speak to him.

Li Rong picked up a drink, downed it in one go, and her face flushed.

Her eyes were dreamy, and she spoke with a fragrant breath, "I’m drunk. Can’t I rest here for a while?"

That momentary allure made the surrounding people envious to the point of madness.

"As you wish."

Li Rong smiled and took down one cup after another. Soon, her face grew increasingly red, and finally, she directly leaned on Xiao Tian’s shoulder, pressing her chest against his arm.

"Ow? What’s pressing against my arm?"

Xiao Tian’s arm rubbed against Li Rong’s chest as he feigned ignorance.

"Oh, naughty thing." Li Rong’s jade face turned red, and her enchanting eyes lazily blinked, her voice so flirtatious it seemed to drip honey.

Li Rong extended slender, jade-like fingers to touch Xiao Tian’s nose, slightly shy as she said, "If you want to cherish me, that’s not impossible... but you’ll have to dump your girlfriend!"

Feeling the softness on his arm, Xiao Tian grinned mischievously, "Cherish? ... How, I don’t know."

"Stop it, feigning ignorance!" Li Rong acted like a shy little wife, gently hitting Xiao Tian.

"Dump her?" Xiao Tian appeared to be contemplating.

"Yes!" Li Rong nodded lightly.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Tian suddenly declared righteously:

"No way! I’m a decent guy; how could I betray my girlfriend?"

He said this, yet his arm kept rubbing against Li Rong’s area.

Shameless!

At this moment, those around him were both envious and had only one thought about Xiao Tian: these two words came to mind.

Shameless, truly shameless!

"You!!" Hearing Xiao Tian’s words, Li Rong suddenly realized she had been played!

Then, Li Rong angrily pushed Xiao Tian away, thinking he was already captivated by her—it turned out he had been playing her all along!

After all, no man had ever resisted her charm in all these years!

Realizing she’d been unwittingly taken advantage of by an unknown man, Li Rong’s face turned a fiery red in anger.

Seeing Li Rong furious, a few foreign heirs who had returned with her surrounded Xiao Tian, coldly saying, "Kid, are you looking to die?"

Xiao Tian waved helplessly, "Gentlemen, you saw, she was the one throwing herself at me. Luckily, I’m a decent person; we’re all decent people, so nothing unseemly happened!"

Hearing such shameless words from Xiao Tian, the foreigners were instantly enraged, thinking, "A decent guy? You rubbed against her there the whole time?"

"Xiao Tian?"

Just then, Yu Ningxue, who had just come down from the second floor, noticed some commotion ahead. Walking forward, she discovered Xiao Tian surrounded by several foreigners. Judging by their expressions, it was evidently not a good situation.

Yu Ningxue rushed to the foreigners and coldly asked, "What are you planning to do??"

"Who are you?" Yose, one of the foreign heirs, turned and asked.

Yu Ningxue hesitated, "I’m his girlfriend!"

"Girlfriend?" Yose burst into an evil grin and pointed at Yu Ningxue, saying, "Your boyfriend harassed our friend Miss Li Rong; I think we ought to harass you to make it even, don’t you?"