Chapter 841: An Yiqing and Guh Siyi Confrontation (2)
At this time, most of the guests had already arrived, with only those who had traveled a long distance or had last-minute affairs yet to come. There were still over twenty minutes before the birthday banquet was set to begin, and Old Master Bai had yet to appear, amid the opulent villa where music and dancing abounded.
Led by Gu Yelin, An Yiqing, and Bai Yiming, a group of handsome men and beautiful women in fine clothes gathered together, causing the other guests to frequently turn their heads and watch.
There was no helping it; the identities of Gu Yelin and his group were all exceedingly noble—members of the Gu Family, the An Family, the Bai Family, the Shen Family, and several other well-acquainted offspring of high officials. Any one of these individuals would stand out in Xuandu City or even in Xuanjin as top-tier gentries.
"Qingqing, there has been some trouble in the Muyun Society; Duan Tang asked me to tell you he won’t be coming today," Ruan Xue, wearing a black long dress, held a crystal goblet with an air of a queen.
"Trouble? Is it serious?" An Yiqing asked concernedly.
Ruan Xue lazily shrugged her shoulders and shook her head nonchalantly, "Who knows? My brother always keeps me out of gang affairs. But, with my cunning and intelligence, I think this issue might not be small. These days, my brother has been leaving early and returning late, sometimes not coming home for several consecutive days. Even when the Muyun Society was at its busiest before, nothing like this had ever happened."
"Pff, maybe your brother has a girlfriend," Gu Tingting teased with a twinkle in her eyes and a schadenfreude tone.
"Him? A girlfriend?" Ruan Xue arched her brows dramatically, and her rosy lips slightly curled, "If he managed to get a girlfriend, I would immediately go to my parents’ grave and kowtow three times. My brother is quieter than a gourd, even a whip crack wouldn’t get a peep out of him. If I didn’t know his sexual orientation was normal, I’d definitely think my brother and Duan Tang were an item!"
Ruan Xue’s words were punchy, making the other young men and women gathered together burst into laughter.