Chapter 279 - 227: Revel in Youthful Triumph

Chapter 279: Chapter 227: Revel in Youthful Triumph

’Brother...’

’When are you going to get here...?’

’Momo misses you so, so much.’

Xu Mo gently bit her lip, her clear eyes looking a little forlorn.

Shi Yiyang, who had failed miserably in his repeated advances, saw Xu Mo’s expression and nearly ground his back teeth to dust. He truly couldn’t understand what was so great about that scumbag who dropped out of middle school, to have a girl so pure and beautiful utterly captivated like this.

Damn it!

’You’d better be more handsome than Daniel Wu!’

Just as everyone was nursing their own feelings, a commotion suddenly erupted in the distance.

A large group of security guards in reflective vests emblazoned with the Sound Wave logo suddenly poured out of the main floor entrance. They split into pairs, lining both sides of the already narrow path, and linked their arms to form a human wall, blocking everyone else out.

Such a huge spectacle immediately drew the curious gazes of the many guests present, naturally including Xu Mo and the others at her table.

"What kind of VIP could make a national chain like Sound Wave take things this seriously?"

Seeing this, Luo Zixuan immediately guessed that a VIP must be arriving. He couldn’t help but stand on his tiptoes, peering curiously toward the main floor entrance.

It wasn’t just the guests at the scattered tables and booths who were curious; even the patrons in the four sofa booths at the center of the venue turned to look back.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a tall and slender figure appeared in their line of sight.

"Brother!"

The moment Gu Heng appeared, Xu Mo leaped right off her high-top chair. The lonely look on her face was instantly swept away, her clear, bright eyes filling with excitement and joy.

"Momo..."

"Is that him? The ’brother’ you’re always talking about?"

Hu Xiaoxuan and Deng Sixin both stared at Xu Mo, their eyes wide with shock and filled with disbelief.

"Mhm!"

Xu Mo nodded quickly.

At that moment, her eyes saw only Gu Heng.

The distance from the entrance to Xu Mo’s booth was only a few dozen meters. With Gu Heng’s powerful strides, he was in front of her in the blink of an eye.

Today, under her down jacket, Xu Mo was wearing a lacy, French-style, apricot-colored minidress. Her slender, pale arms and long, lovely legs were bare. On her feet were white sneakers and lacy ankle socks. Her pure face was lightly made up, and her petite frame looked like an exquisite little figurine, radiating an air of youthful innocence.

"Sorry."

"I kept you waiting."

Gu Heng raised a hand and gently ruffled Xu Mo’s hair, his voice filled with an indescribable tenderness.

"It’s okay."

"As long as I get to see you, I don’t mind how late it is."

Xu Mo could feel the love flowing from Gu Heng’s gaze, and her heart felt as if it were filled to the brim with maple syrup.

"Are these your friends?"

Gu Heng’s gaze swept casually over Hu Xiaoxuan and the others. Although his eyes were gentle and friendly, they still felt an immense pressure from him.

As for Shi Yiyang, who had just been fantasizing about exposing Gu Heng’s true colors, he now felt the profound, imposing aura radiating from the man and didn’t even dare to breathe too loudly.

"Mhm!"

Xu Mo nodded emphatically.

"Since they’re your friends, have them join us."

Gu Heng smiled at Xu Mo. Then he leaned down, lowered his right arm, and scooped her up with one arm, letting her sit on his forearm as if it were a seat. "It’s too crowded here. Let’s move."

"Brother, put me down."

"I can walk on my own."

Gu Heng was already the center of attention, and now, being held in his arms like this, Xu Mo felt incredibly sweet inside. But being naturally shy, she was also extremely embarrassed at the moment.

"Nope~"

"This is my punishment for being so late~"

A smile played on Gu Heng’s lips. "From now on, we won’t be apart for a single moment~"

With that, Gu Heng started walking toward the central area.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our Chairman Gu cordially invites you to booth S1 to celebrate the New Year. Please, come this way..."

No sooner had Gu Heng left with Xu Mo in his arms than the club’s assistant manager stepped forward and respectfully invited Hu Xiaoxuan and the others.

"Okay."

"Let’s go, let’s go."

Hu Xiaoxuan and Deng Sixin’s minds were complete mush. They never imagined that the ’brother’ Xu Mo was always talking about was so distinguished—and so handsome and stylish, too.

That one-armed lift from Gu Heng just now had nearly made them swoon.

Hu Xiaoxuan and Deng Sixin scurried to follow, while Luo Zixuan, a step slower, came up beside his good friend Shi Yiyang and clapped him on the shoulder.

"Bro, it’s no surprise you lost."

"We’re just not in the same league as him."

Luo Zixuan watched Gu Heng’s group walk away in the distance. "So? You wanna go or stay?"

"If you wanna go, we’ll follow them."

"If you wanna stay, I’ll stay here with you, man."

Shi Yiyang was touched, but on the surface, he just pursed his lips. "You’d stay here with me? Would Hu Xiaoxuan even let you?"

"Pfft!"

"You think I’m scared of her?"

"Ever hear of being the king of the castle?"

Luo Zixuan scoffed. "If she throws a fit, it’ll just mean a little more work for Daddy tonight. But with Daddy’s skills, won’t that be a piece of cake?"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

"Stop bragging!"

"Since they invited us, we should be gracious and go."

Shi Yiyang shrugged. "We can take it. We know when to fold ’em. And yeah, it really was a fair loss. If a girl with a boyfriend like that could fall for me, there wouldn’t just be something wrong with her eyes—there’d be something wrong with her head."

The two of them bantered back and forth as they, too, started walking and caught up.

...

Gu Heng walked toward the center of the venue with Xu Mo in his arms, surrounded by a cloud of attendants.

From start to finish, he was the center of attention.

Sound Wave was already packed with young men and women tonight, and now, all the girls were looking at Xu Mo with eyes full of deep envy.

"A young, domineering CEO carrying his petite little wife in one arm—this scene is absolutely to die for!"

"Who is this handsome guy? To be surrounded by so many people!"

"He has such a powerful presence! He just glanced in my direction a moment ago, and I didn’t even dare to meet his gaze!"

"Help me, can’t the heavens just grant me a boyfriend like that too?!"

"Sometimes I really just want to slap myself. Why can’t I control this mouth of mine? Look how petite and slim she is. With my body type, even if I got a young, domineering CEO like that, he probably couldn’t lift me with two hands!"

...

As the crowd chattered on, Xia Siyao, sitting in booth S2, watched as Gu Heng, surrounded by his entourage, walked in their direction. Her beautiful eyes widened in surprise.

"What’s wrong?"

"Yaoyao, do you know him?"

Lu Ziang noticed the strange expression on Xia Siyao’s face and asked.

"He’s..."

"He’s the major client I told you about, the one I’ve been working with recently."

After seeing Gu Heng, Xia Siyao quickly pulled a small compact mirror from her purse and, while hastily fixing her hair, replied to Lu Ziang.

Huh?

’Major client?!’

Lu Ziang froze for a second. Then he snapped his head up, his eyes locked on Gu Heng, who was walking toward them.

Damn it!

’No wonder his build looked so familiar!’

’Isn’t that the same man who was going in and out of the hotel with Xia Siyao that night?’

’He’s that bastard who wanted to rub it in his face over the phone!’

In an instant, Lu Ziang was consumed by rage.

"So are you going to go over and propose a toast to him later?"

Lu Ziang suppressed his fury, barely managing to maintain a calm tone as he asked Xia Siyao.

"Of course."

Xia Siyao replied in a matter-of-fact tone, "He’s a VIP client that even my father has to treat with respect. We ran into him here, and we’re sitting so close. How could I not go over and offer a toast?"

Hearing this, the smile Lu Ziang had been struggling to maintain finally vanished, and his expression suddenly darkened...