The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 323 The Beginning of a Magnificent Performance

December 27th, Sunday night.

"Alas!"

"awesome!"

On the curved road of The Bund Financial Plaza, the tires of the silver Bentley Continental GT Convertible supercar rolled over the thin frost on the flood control wall, like a silver crescent knife cutting through the night, but it left behind the ghostly howlings of the five people in the car along the way.

Gu Li, who always holds a glass of champagne to show off, sits in the passenger seat and laughs wildly. This time she is not the only one holding champagne. Her three best friends in the back seat also hold a glass each, except for her younger brother Gu Zhun who is driving.

“I haven’t felt this good in a long time!”

Gu Li raised her glass and shouted. The Chaumet jeweled headdress on her head trembled slightly with her movement, and the refracted neon light flowed across the windshield like overturned liquid crystal.

Tang Wanru, who was sitting in the back seat, even stood up and cheered when the car passed the Bund Bridge: "Gu Zhun, go faster!"

The thick down jacket wrapped around her body made her look like a light brown penguin when she stood up and called out.

And inside the down collar, the Fendi fur extends outward to cover her entire shoulders and wrap up her neck...making her look more like a penguin.

But for tonight's banquet, when Tang Wanru stood up and danced the "Seaweed" dance, a vintage dress with pink floral patterns was revealed from under her Fendi fur.

Nan Xiang and Lin Xiao, who were sitting next to her, also dressed up tonight with the sponsorship of their best friends.

As a veteran Fendi fur lover, Gu Li arranged a fur for each of her sisters. Since Lin Xiao complained that she was wearing clothes that looked like a centipede at one moment and a brown bear at another, she might as well make everyone look like brown bears.

Nan Xiang's fur, blue backless Elie Saab evening dress and Lin Xiao's flaming red Bottega Veneta floor-length skirt complemented each other in their movements. Even before they arrived at the dinner venue, they began to perform a song of ice and fire in advance.

The clothes worn by the people in this Bentley Continental GT worth several million dollars are more expensive than those on the sports car.

"Sisters, don't forget our plans for tonight!"

The vehicle accelerated, and the evening breeze from the Huangpu River whistled past the windshield. Gu Li turned around, raised his glass and smiled at everyone.

Several people clinked their glasses together, and Lin Xiao replied loudly: "Don't worry, with the help of our sisters in the era, little Gong Ming will be easily captured!"

"No, we're the Armpit Hair Man tonight!"

"Tang Wanru, let me say it again, it's Daredevil!"

The car drove towards the villa where Gong Ming was holding his birthday party in the night. The rippling waves of the Huangpu River reflected the colorful neon lights of the Magic City. The girls were so excited, and their gorgeous costumes made them indulge in this glamorous little era.

The great era of Shanghai, their small era.

And many years later, who among them would not find their own excitement at that moment ridiculous?

As night falls, the gorgeous or absurd performance finally arrives.

……

Sheshan Manor.

Today, the old villa of the Gong family was brightly lit before it got dark. Since the afternoon, guests have been entering the gate of the manor villa one after another. The birthday party of the eldest son of the Gong family and the anniversary celebration of "ME" are naturally worth a grand celebration.

As Shanghai's leading fashion magazine, many media reporters gathered at the door at this moment, taking pictures of the guests passing by.

When Gu Li and his friends parked the car at the door and saw so many media reporters surrounding them, they smiled at each other. Everything was just as expected.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the stage and lights are ready, it's time for us to perform." Gu Li straightened his clothes and got out of the car first.

Several of her good girlfriends and her brother Gu Zhun also got out of the car and followed her. Facing the numerous cameras on both sides, they smiled and posed for a photo together before officially entering Gong Ming's villa.

The birthday party is still in the warm-up stage, and it does not start directly in the hall of the villa. There is also an open-air cocktail party on the lawn behind the villa.

The guests were chatting here in twos and threes. Although today was ME's home court, it did not mean that only ME people were here. There were also many business partners of the Gong family.

"Gu Li, isn't Gu Yuan here yet?"

On the lawn, the sisters of the Era, who had just arrived and were not in a hurry to carry out their plan to steal the documents, gathered together and participated in the cocktail party with smiles on their faces. During this time, Lin Xiao looked at them and asked Gu Li beside him.

Gu Li took a sip of wine and said indifferently: "I don't know. Logically, he should have arrived. He didn't say before that he would come with us. Maybe... the car was stuck in traffic."

Tang Wanru, who was stuffing snacks into her mouth, came over and asked, "Why don't you see Gong Ming? I can't wait to pour wine on him."

"What's the hurry?" Gu Li glanced around and looked up at the upper window of the villa. "This is his birthday party. There's no way he won't show up."

According to the previously planned arrangement, after Gong Ming showed up at the birthday party, Tang Wanru went to toast first and then "accidentally" spilled the wine on Gong Ming. Then Lin Xiao, the assistant, naturally took over the suit that Gong Ming had changed out of, and in this way got the office room card that Gong Ming had placed in his clothes.

Afterwards, the four of them changed into night tights, transformed into Daredevil, and sneaked into Gong Ming's office to steal documents.

It was a perfect plan—at least that’s what Gu Li thought.

"Nanxiang, what are you looking at?"

At this time, Lin Xiao turned around and asked Nan Xiang, who was looking around with a glass of wine.

"Ah? Nothing." Nan Xiang came back to her senses, shook her head and smiled, "I just think there are too many people here."

"How can there not be a lot of people at the anniversary party of ME?" Seeing her best friend was a little absent-minded, Lin Xiao couldn't help but smile and said, "Nan Xiang, some of the guests here tonight are related to the fashion and entertainment circles, and they are handsome men and beautiful women. Do you want to look for them?"

After a pause, she chuckled and said, "Don't worry, we are all sisters, we can understand you."

"..."

Nan Xiang laughed dryly. Before she could react, Tang Wanru, who was eating dessert, suddenly started coughing. Gu Li quickly patted her on the back and said speechlessly, "Tang Wanru, you are amazing. You can choke yourself while eating dessert. No one is competing with you for it. Can you pay attention to your image? We are all people of status!"

"Haha, haha, sorry." Tang Wanru said awkwardly after catching her breath, but her eyes subconsciously swept between Nan Xiang and Lin Xiao's faces.

The man they are looking for is you, Lin Xiao!

Seeing Tang Wanru looking at him, Lin Xiao also said with concern: "Wanru, you should drink something."

"Yeah, okay, you guys continue, hehe."

After Tang Wanru returned to normal, Lin Xiao continued to wink at Nan Xiang: "How is it? Nan Xiang, do you want to consider my suggestion?"

Nan Xiang didn't expect the topic to turn back. Looking at her best friend's smiling eyes, she thought to herself, "Why do you keep bringing this up? Lin Xiao, don't make your purpose too obvious!"
"Well... I'd better forget it..." Nan Xiang was about to reject her best friend's suggestion when she suddenly caught sight of a figure walking in from the door. She immediately changed her words and said, "Then I'll think about it carefully and try to find a good one tonight."

"That's right!"

Lin Xiao was very happy to hear that. As long as her best friend was still single, she would not be able to have peace of mind!
"Tell me who you like, and I'll go get Kitty for a list later."

Hearing Lin Xiao's words at this moment, Nan Xiang raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Anyone can do it?"

"Of course, Kitty has an invitation list for our company's anniversary party." Lin Xiao was like a hero being worshipped by a mountain leader, and said with a sense of chivalry, "Tell me, who do you like? Even if I can't help you, don't you still have Gu Li? The financial director of ME can help you get the guest information. Isn't it just a matter of a word?"

When Queen Gu heard Lin Xiao cue her, she immediately put on airs and nodded reservedly. Although her life in the company was not very satisfactory, she had no problem helping her best friend with this matter.

Tang Wanru no longer had eyes to see or ears to hear. She turned around and let her mouth be filled with dessert again. She was afraid that she would not be able to hold back and tell her girlfriends about their little things. Holding back a secret is as painful as holding back poop and pee!
Nan Xiang's eyes were inexplicably filled with laughter. She looked away and said to Lin Xiao, "Really? Anyone who shows up for the birthday party tonight can do it?"

"of course."

"What if he has a female companion?"

"..."

Lin Xiao's face froze, and she stared at her best friend for a few seconds before she gritted her teeth and smiled, "What's wrong with having a female companion? She doesn't have to be someone else's girlfriend. Besides, with your conditions, are you afraid that you can't snatch her away from others?"

At this point, as if to strengthen his belief in helping his best friend find a partner, Lin Xiao elbowed Gu Li next to him and said, "Gu Li, aren't you right?"

"..."

It's no wonder that Lin Xiao's brain is not working well from time to time. After hearing what Lin Xiao said, Gu Li wanted to take the dessert in front of Tang Wanru and stuff it into Lin Xiao's mouth, so that she would stop saying such crazy things.

Everyone hasn't forgotten that I slept with Xi Cheng last year!

But seeing Lin Xiao and Nan Xiang looking at her, she took a deep breath and forced a smile, saying, "Yes, happiness depends on your own efforts!"

"Did you hear me, Nan Xiang? You have to fight for your own happiness. If you like someone tonight, just go for it!"

Lin Xiao waved her arms and said these confidence-boosting words to her best friend.

However, just as she finished her words, a familiar voice suddenly sounded behind her.

"Who are you going to make a bold move against?"

"It's not me, it's Nan Xiang..." Lin Xiao turned around and said, but she stopped halfway through her words. She couldn't finish the rest of the words because she held them back, causing her to stare blankly at the person in front of her with her mouth slightly open.

"Jian Xi? Why are you here too?"

Gu Li, who also turned around following the sound, was stunned for a moment before asking. Jian Xi smiled, stuffed the remaining piece of cake in his hand into Lin Xiao's open mouth, and said, "Why? Can't I come?"

"That's not what I meant, but..."

Gu Li also didn't say the rest of the words. It wasn't that she was still surprised by Jian Xi's arrival, but... she shifted her gaze to the woman in a white dress who was standing next to Jian Xi and holding her best friend's boyfriend's arm.

At this time, Lin Xiao came to his senses and spat out the cake in his mouth, and said angrily: "Lin Quan? Why are you here?!"

"My exams are over today, and I wanted my senior to help me relax, so he asked me to accompany him here!" Lin Quan, wearing a white taffeta fishtail skirt, smiled sweetly. The fabric itself was slightly shiny. Under the lights around the lawn in the evening, her figure and appearance became more and more beautiful, and she stood in front of Lin Xiao like a white swan.

At this moment, she was holding the arm of Jian Xi, who was wearing a neat suit. The two of them stood together. Not to mention Gu Li Nanxiang and Tang Wanru, even Lin Xiao had an absurd feeling in his heart that they were a perfect match.

However, as soon as this thought came to her mind, Lin Xiao immediately suppressed it. She said angrily, "Jian Xi, why didn't you tell me earlier that you were also going to attend the anniversary celebration of ME? Then you could have come with me."

Jian Xi smiled and said, "I also just received the invitation two days ago. Besides, I saw you kept talking about coming over with Gu Li, and I thought it would be a bad idea to separate your best friends. I'll come over tonight as a surprise for you."

"..."

The looks in their eyes were slightly strange. Lin Xiao's face flushed a little. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "What a surprise! This surprise... is really surprising!"

What has happened to me if my boyfriend comes to the party with another woman?

It's okay if they usually just accept the relationship between the three of them, and it's okay if they occasionally lock themselves in a room and play some games. But now, in such a public banquet, the bastard brought another woman instead of me. Can this be considered okay?
"Senior Lin Xiao, why don't I leave? Don't be angry, I insisted on following you here." The little green tea bitch started to exert her strength, and when Lin Xiao heard her words, he felt his blood pressure rushing to his head. Looking at the other party's aggrieved expression, and the fact that she said she was leaving but her hand was tightly holding Jian Xi's arm without letting go, Lin Xiao's hand holding the wine glass began to tremble.

"Okay Lin Xiao, don't fall into the trap, control yourself!" At this time, at the signal from the dog man's eyes, Nan Xiang immediately grabbed Lin Xiao's hand and comforted him, fearing that the other party would also learn from her and give Lin Quan a champagne shampoo.

"call!"

Lin Xiao took a long breath, calmed himself down, and then said, "Since we're here, it's not too late to eat something and drink some wine before leaving."

After that, she reached out and took out a piece of cake from the tray beside her and handed it to Lin Quan, saying with a smile: "This is a cake specially purchased by our company. There are many kinds of cakes, such as osmanthus flavor, Longjing flavor, and mung bean flavor. I think you will definitely like this one with green tea flavor."

"..."

Lin Quan, who had been smiling all the time, froze slightly. He stared at the pastry that was brought to his mouth for a few seconds before reaching out to take it.

"Thank you, senior sister."

"You're welcome, junior. Don't eat too much. If you eat too much green tea cake, your mouth will stink."

"No, senior sister, I don't eat it with vinegar. It will stink if I eat too much vinegar. Do you like vinegar?"

"..."

They didn't expect that Lin Xiao, who had just been trying to help her best friend find a man like a pimp, would be caught up in a sudden struggle. After looking at each other, when Gu Li was about to help Lin Xiao, Jian Xi spoke first:

"Don't just chat with the two of you. Let me introduce you. This is Lin Quan. She is from the same family as Lin Xiao and also graduated from Magic City University. She is your junior. The preliminary examination for the postgraduate entrance examination just ended today. I brought her here to relax."

As the dog man spoke, the two women looked at each other and smiled to end the confrontation.

Little Green Tea nodded to Nan Xiang, Gu Li, and Tang Wanru, then smiled sweetly and said, "Hello, seniors~ I've heard of you guys in school before, and I thought you guys were so cool. I finally get to meet you guys today."

"Hello Hello hello……"

Even for Nan Xiang, who had an even more shameful relationship with Jian Xi, this was the first time she officially met Lin Quan. She greeted the proprietress implicitly, feeling inexplicably more excited.

This was not the first time Tang Wanru had met Lin Quan. When Lin Quan took the initiative to come to Lin Xiao's house and asked him to leave Jian Xi, it was she who opened the door. That was when she met Lin Quan.

I just didn't expect that the goodbye greeting scene would be in such a weird atmosphere.

As for Gu Li, although it was the first time they met, as someone who always stands on the side of her best friend, if she hadn't been concerned about the occasion and her friendship with Jian Xi, she would have already started showing her sharp tongue to the mistress in front of her.

So her greeting at this moment was the coldest.

Although Lin Xiao just now supported his best friend to snatch a man with a female companion in order to help Nan Xiang find a partner, and Gu Li also helped to say that happiness must be fought for by oneself, but one thing is one thing.

If her best friend becomes a mistress and steals another man, then she will definitely support the mistress. No, she will support her best friend. But if someone else becomes a mistress and steals her best friend's man, then she will definitely support the original best friend and beat up the mistress.

In short, position determines attitude. Gu Li has studied dialectics in depth. Even if it is the evil mistress, he must look at it dialectically.

So Tang Wanru looked at the people in front of her, and an idea suddenly popped up in her mind.

"If Gu Li knew that the man Nan Xiang fell in love with tonight was Jian Xi, would she help the original wife or the mistress?"

……

As the night deepened, the lights became brighter and the lawn party became more lively.

"Look, it's snowing." Lin Quan said suddenly. In the palm of her outstretched hand, a small snowflake was melting.

Gu Li put down her wine glass, looked at the crowd rushing into the villa, and said to her girlfriends, "Let's go, it's time for us to go back to the banquet hall."

It's time to start planning.

(End of this chapter)