The Master's Mask Unveiled Again-Chapter 281 - 280: Do You Care or Not?

Chapter 281: Chapter 280: Do You Care or Not?

Sheng Zijin’s words were realistic and cruel, draining Lu Xi of his strength.

Compared to the Sheng, Ye, Su, and Bai families, the Lu Family was the weakest. They were seen as a distinguished family by ordinary people, but they were also the bottom-tier within the elite circles, holding very limited sway at this grand gathering packed with important figures.

Powerlessly, he quietly put away his phone.

When he looked up again, Sheng Zijin had already changed the subject.

“Has the Ye Family and the Su Family replied?”

“The invitations have been sent, and barring any surprises, they will send representatives.”

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“That’s good,” Sheng Zijin said as she caressed the camphorwood long box on the table, her voice tinged with anticipation.

The attendance of the Ye and Su families was crucial to her.

She naturally paid the most attention to these two families.

Sheng Zijin withdrew her fingers but, not completely at ease, she added, “Lu Xi, I hope you won’t bring up your cousin’s incident at the banquet.”

Lu Xi seemed as if he wanted to say something more when a knock sounded from outside. Sheng Zijin already had a graceful and easy smile on her face as she walked past him.

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“Miss Sheng!”

“You must be Uncle Bai from the Bai Family, right?”

“Yes, yes, that’s me.” Bai Shuren, the current head of the Bai Family, and Bai Fangfei’s father, Bai Shuli’s brother, entered after exchanging a few polite words.

Following Bai Shuren was Lu Xingtang and Pei Jinlan, who attended the banquet on behalf of the Pei Family, with Lu Xi making the introductions.

Pei Jinlan smiled elegantly, “Today, being in Miss Sheng’s company is an honor. It’s rare for us all to gather like this!”

“Indeed, it’s quite the assembly that ordinary people wouldn’t be able to bring together!”

Sheng Zijin was also very polite, “To all the uncles and aunts here today, please feel at home.”

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At the Su Family.

Su Luo looked at the invitation that was neglected on the corner of the coffee table and walked over to take a glance.

“The Sheng Family?”

She knew a bit from what the elders had said; it was from Jinjing.

“Grandpa, do you have an appointment at noon today?” She frowned slightly, walking over to the mahogany chair where Su Qinghe sat, engrossed in his phone with a complex expression, resembling an “old man jpg.”

“Hmm, a girl from the Sheng Family came over.”

“You’re going out…” Her eyes flickered, seemingly preoccupied with thoughts.

“It’s Sheng Qinglin’s granddaughter; it wouldn’t look good if I didn’t go. Moreover…” A dark gleam flashed in Su Qinghe’s eyes.

Others were unaware, but he knew some of the inside story. The Sheng Family sending someone to Wucheng at this time was likely to fill the vacancy among the top-tier families.

The situation in Jinjing was complicated, with a multitude of powerful families and intricate social circles that had, over time, formed a pattern of family alliances for better management and development.

Simply put, it was a 3+5+10 model.

Three super-major families, five first-tier families, and ten second-tier families.

Because of some complex and profound reasons, there was a vacancy among the first-tier families, so naturally, the ten second-tier families were all eyeing the position hungrily.

As a second-tier family, the Sheng Family looked to be forming alliances at this juncture.

The Su Family had some connections with Jinjing, and the Ye Family even had their main branch there; the stances of these two families were extremely important.

In the struggle for this vacancy, it was said that the Wang Family even approached the mysterious IEG…

Su Qinghe didn’t say anything further, continuing to squint at his phone.

Su Luo glanced at his screen, “Grandpa, you’re not looking at Lu Mian’s Weibo trending topics, are you?”

“You know about it?”

Su Luo rolled her eyes, “I told you about it before, just didn’t expect the Bai Family to really stoop to such extremes.”

“Hmm…” Su Qinghe sighed.

Seeing his lack of initiative, Su Luo became anxious; the Weibo post had been up for half a day already, showing signs of becoming even more heated.

She covered one cheek with her hand, the ulcer hurt so much.

“Grandpa, don’t you think the Bai Family’s actions are damaging to the Wucheng family’s reputation?”

Su Qinghe finally lifted his gaze from the phone, a hint of amusement in his weathered eyes, he teased deliberately, “Luoluo, what are you trying to say exactly?”

Su Luo, unamused and stomping her foot in frustration, blurted out, “I just want to know, are you going to do anything about this or not?!”