After this, the bodyguard came back with stir-fried capsicum and beef as well as a bowl of rice. Zhao Fu quickly finished it and filled his empty stomach before preparing to go into the Heaven Awaken World again.
At this moment, Wu Qingniang came over with a few female bodyguards, and when she saw that Zhao Fu had just finished eating, she smiled and said, âZhao Fu, come; Iâll take you to open your eyes.â
Zhao Fu was quite surprised. â _Take me to open my eyes?_ â
He saw that Wu Qingniang was wearing a formal dress, had put on makeup, and had styled her hair. He realized what she meant when he remembered that the banquet was tonight,
Zhao Fu shook his head as he replied, âItâs best that I donât go; that banquetâs for big figures like yourself, so small figures like me shouldnât go.â
Wu Qingniang lightly laughed as she said, âYou mind your status? I couldnât tell that you were such a person. Todayâs the banquet for welcoming Great Qinâs Legatee, and since youâre part of the Ying family, donât tell me you donât want to see him. Heâs the future leader of the Ying family and is someone who will hold immense power.â
Zhao Fu couldnât help but lightly laugh and say, âDo you really think heâs really Great Qinâs Legatee?â
Wu Qingniang looked quite surprised and walked up to Zhao Fu, looking into his eyes as she asked, âDo you know something?â
Wu Qingniang was incredibly close, and Zhao Fu felt that something was off. Facing Wu Qingniang, who was so close, Zhao Fu felt quite awkward and turned his head away as he said, âThis matter is too high-profile, and it is way too different compared to how low-profile Great Qinâs Legatee acted in the past. The Ying family seems to have done this to attract attention to itself.â
âLooks like I wasnât wrong about you!â Wu Qingniang suddenly grinned and held Zhao Fuâs arm, pulling him up from his chair as she said, âLetâs go! I just so happen to be lacking a plus one.â
Zhao Fu was speechless, and he expressed that he really didnât want to go. After all, that banquet was just a farce. However, in the end, Zhao Fu was still dragged there by Wu Qingniang.
After arriving at the banquet, Zhao Fu found that it was filled with upper-class people dressed in gorgeous clothing. Wu Qingniang was wearing a red dress and looked beautiful, and she gave off a slight domineering air as she walked arm in arm with Zhao Fu.
They immediately attracted many peopleâs gazes, but despite being somewhat good-looking, Zhao Fuâs plain aura made Wu Qingniang seem less impressive.
Zhao Fu had no choice about this â he wanted to be as low-profile as possible and couldnât attract attention to himself. As such, he dressed and acted as plainly as possible. Because Wu Qingniang was so attractive, this was the only thing he could do.
The sight of them together was like a brilliant flower being placed on a pile of cow dung, or a perfect head of cabbage being eaten by a pig. Many handsome men looked at Wu Qingniang with pity in their eyes.
A few of the people who knew Wu Qingniang were quite surprised when they saw Zhao Fu beside her. They greeted her with strange looks and looked at Zhao Fu while asking in a friendly and curious manner, âMay I ask who this is?â
Because they didnât know Zhao Fu but he was treated like this by Wu Qingniang, they suspected that he was the young master of some large but reserved family.
Before Wu Qingniang could reply, one of the Ying familyâs members whispered into their ears, and after finding out that Zhao Fu was just an ordinary member of the collateral family, their attitudes towards him completely changed.
However, even if they didnât have to give Zhao Fu face, they still needed to give Wu Qingniang face. As such, they didnât mock him, but they couldnât hide their disdain for Zhao Fu.
Seeing this, Wu Qingniang slightly frowned. However, the other people had already given them a lot of face, so she could not say much. Afterwards, those people found an excuse to leave Wu Qingniang and Zhao Fu.
At this moment, Wu Qingniang turned to look at Zhao Fu, who looked quite calm, and curiously asked, âZhao Fu, arenât you angry?â
Zhao Fu suddenly smiled and looked at her as he replied, âWhy would I be angry? Just because they look down on me? With my current status, thereâs nothing surprising about that.â
Wu Qingniang wasnât quite sure how to reply to this, but a faint smile appeared on her lips as she said, âThen donât you want to change your status? Even though the Ying family isnât willing to support you, I can give you some resources to help you establish your own faction. Perhaps one day youâll be able to rise to fame.â
âNo need; I can do it on my own.â Zhao Fu suddenly gave off a calm, indescribable aura. Rise to fame? How could that be his goal? Zhao Fuâs ambition was to conquer the world!
The aura that Zhao Fu suddenly gave off caused Wu Qingniangâs heart to tremble.
However, Wu Qingniang immediately became serious and gazed at Zhao Fu as she said, âZhao Fu, is there something youâve been hiding from me this entire time?â
Zhao Fu was quite surprised, but he felt that he hadnât said anything that could give him away. This womanâs instincts were quite amazing, so he ambiguously said, âNot really, and even if there was, theyâd all be small matters to you.â
âReally?â Wu Qingniang looked at Zhao Fu suspiciously, seeming to not fully believe him.
Zhao Fu nodded earnestly. Just as Wu Qingniang was about to say something, surprised cries came from the entrance, drawing many peopleâs attention.
Zhao Fu also turned and looked, and he saw a peerlessly beautiful woman walk in. She had a graceful bearing and was wearing a white dress. Her skin was white as snow and seemed incredibly tender, and she had a flawlessly beautiful face. Her dark hair fell to her shoulders, and she was so beautiful that the people who saw her felt like they were being suffocated.
When she appeared, she seemed to radiate light, drawing the attention of everyone present.
After listening to the discussions around him, Zhao Fu realized that this woman was Su Yuyan, a superstar. Zhao Fu didnât care much, and he looked away.
âNot bad; you only looked at such a beautiful superstar for three seconds.â Wu Qingniangâs voice suddenly came from beside him.
Zhao Fu rolled his eyes at Wu Qingniang as he replied, âIâm not someone who places great emphasis on looks, nor am I interested in those things. Everyone has their own desires and ambitions, so donât judge everyone the same way. Plus, your looks arenât inferior to hers at all!â
Wu Qingniang smiled as she looked at Zhao Fu and said, âIâm starting to like you more and more!â
Zhao Fu felt quite awkward and wasnât sure what to do.
At this moment, the people around them started clamoring again. A handsome young man, who had a few elderly people around him, slowly walked into the hall. The âmain characterâ of the banquet had officially arrived!