Chapter 26

Yang Yu followed Liu Xueyao into the villa.

The Spring Rain Villa was quite large, easily accommodating over a hundred people, which was why Liu Zhengming chose to hold his banquet here.

"Yu Zemin!" Yang Yu's eyes suddenly caught sight of the man welcoming guests at the door.

That man was indeed Yu Zemin.

"Control yourself, don't cause any trouble," Liu Xueyao whispered, "He is deeply trusted by my grandfather. If you confront him now, it will be hard for you to get in."

"Hmph!" Yang Yu gave a cold laugh but nodded. He didn't want to confront Yu Zemin at this moment.

Yang Yu was certain that after the banquet, it would be Yu Zemin's end.

Just as they were about to enter, Liu Xueyao suddenly took Yang Yu's arm and whispered, "From now on, you are my boyfriend. Don't be too stiff in front of my grandfather."

Hearing this, Yang Yu's face lit up. He immediately wrapped his arm around Liu Xueyao's slender waist, feeling quite pleased with himself. However, he soon felt pain in his waist and saw the warning look in Liu Xueyao's eyes, so he loosened his grip.

"Xueyao, you're here. You're the guest of honor today, come in quickly!" Yu Zemin actually came forward to greet them. Seeing his enthusiastic demeanor, one might have thought he and Liu Xueyao were very close.

"Thank you, Uncle Yu," Liu Xueyao smiled and walked past Yu Zemin. Yang Yu followed her, and as he passed Yu Zemin, he whispered, "Captain Yu seems to be in good shape. When can we have another chat?"

Yu Zemin's face darkened at Yang Yu's provocative words. After everyone entered the hall, he took out his phone and made a call.

"The target has appeared. How is your preparation?"

"Greedy Wolf, do you still doubt me? I've set up an ambush on Willow Lane. The roadblocks are all ready. Notify me as soon as they leave," Zhang Xiong's voice came through.

"Good, I'll wait for you. I want to kill that guy with my own hands," Yu Zemin said with hatred.

"Don't worry, I'll leave him a breath," Zhang Xiong replied.

...

Inside the hall.

There were over a hundred people chatting and mingling. Liu Xueyao had already gone upstairs to change clothes, and the bored Yang Yu began to wander around the first floor.

"Wow, no wonder this is a rich person's party. I've never seen such fruits, and the food is so exquisite," Yang Yu marveled.

"Delicious, this is good," an out-of-place voice came from behind.

In such a high-end setting, even if the food was delicious, one shouldn't say it out loud. Many people gave the speaker a disdainful look, and Yang Yu also became curious.

It turned out to be Liu Xuan.

"You're a young master, what haven't you eaten?" Yang Yu frowned.

"I have some money, but I spend it all on girls. How could I have the chance to eat such things? And you, a poor guy, might not get to eat such high-end food for the rest of your life. Hurry up and eat," Liu Xuan urged Yang Yu.

"Me?" Yang Yu was tempted. These delicacies were indeed rare, "I'll go all out, let's eat!"

Immediately, an out-of-place scene unfolded. While many people were chatting and doing business, two food lovers started a clean plate action in a corner.

"Try this, French special foie gras, sold by the gram. This plate must cost at least a few thousand yuan. Don't be shy," Liu Xuan handed a plate to Yang Yu.

"A few thousand yuan?" Yang Yu was speechless but took it without hesitation.

"What's the big deal? The lobster you're holding costs over two thousand yuan each. You've already eaten three or four of them!" Liu Xuan pointed out.

"Damn, this is eating money!" Yang Yu almost shouted.

In the distance.

"Is that the Liu family's playboy? He looks like he hasn't eaten for days," someone pointed at Liu Xuan.

"Not just that, he must be a reincarnated hungry ghost."

"The guy next to him isn't much better. He's already cleared three plates. He must have been waiting for today's meal for days!"

Yang Yu didn't care. He continued eating until he was about seventy percent full, and Liu Xuan was also nearly done.

"Nine-tenths full, I'll be completely full after some cake," Liu Xuan patted his stomach and looked around at the disapproving gazes, "What are you all looking at? Not eating is wasteful, and waste is shameful. Look at how noble I am."

Many people were speechless.

Just then, two people walked in from outside: a man and a young boy. The man was in profile, so Yang Yu couldn't see his face clearly, but the boy was about the same age as Liu Xuan, very handsome, and had a humble smile.

"I'm late, where's Xueyao?" the man asked, addressing Yu Zemin.

"She's upstairs changing clothes," Yu Zemin replied.

"Oh, and the old man?"

"He's also upstairs, but he just woke up from a nap and should be coming down soon," Yu Zemin replied.

After Yu Zemin finished speaking, the man turned his head, scanned the hall, and his gaze fixed on Yang Yu.

Everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

"Uncle Qing!" Yang Yu was stunned. He recognized this man, who was none other than his childhood neighbor.

"It really is you, Little Yu!" Liu Qing walked over and patted Yang Yu's shoulder, "We haven't seen each other for fourteen years. If I hadn't heard you were coming today, I wouldn't have believed it. But it's good that you recognized me."

"Hehe, how could I forget Uncle Qing? You're still as young as before, almost unchanged," Yang Yu was excited to meet an old acquaintance, especially one he was quite close to.

Meeting an old friend in a foreign place is one of the four great joys of life!

"What young? I'm old," Liu Qing sighed, "You and Xueyao have grown so much. So many years have passed. How are your parents? I owe them a lot for their care back then."

"My parents are fine," Yang Yu replied, then asked in surprise, "Uncle Qing, which Xueyao? What are you talking about?"

Yang Yu suddenly felt his mind was in a whirl. Could there be another Xueyao here? Why was Uncle Qing mentioning Xueyao? What was their relationship?

Could Uncle Qing be surnamed Liu?

Liu Qing!

Yang Yu was drenched in sweat.

When he was young, he didn't understand these things. He just knew that a family lived next door, and they were very close to his parents. The man, he called Uncle Qing, the woman, Aunt Lan, and they had a daughter named Niuniu. However, when he was eight, this family suddenly moved away.

"Didn't Xueyao tell you?" Liu Qing was puzzled, "But she told me you would come today. What's she up to?"

Liu Qing also looked confused, as if he didn't know what was happening.

"Uncle Qing, don't tell me that Niuniu is Xueyao?" Yang Yu was overwhelmed. The chubby girl couldn't be associated with Liu Xueyao.

"Is there a problem? Xueyao's nickname is Niuniu. You two used to play together a lot. I still have photos of you two from back then," Liu Qing smiled.

Yang Yu felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Photos!"

Yang Yu suddenly remembered why the photo Liu Xueyao had covered seemed familiar. Now everything was clear. She had known who he was all along, which explained the "Brother Yu" earlier.

Memories played back in his mind.

"Brother Yu, they're bullying me."

"Niuniu, wait, I'll go teach them a lesson."

"Brother Yu, there's no one at home, I'm hungry."

"Come on, my mom made chicken soup today, it's delicious."

"Brother Yu, you're so nice. I'll marry you when I grow up!"

"Um... let's talk about that after you lose some weight."

Childhood memories flooded back, and Yang Yu didn't know whether to be happy or sad. This was too sudden.

"Xueyao is actually Niuniu. Heaven, this is too much! Seven years, it took you seven years to tell me the truth," Yang Yu was both surprised and delighted. Many people looked at him, puzzled by his tears and snot.

"Am I Niuniu, and you're unhappy?" Liu Xueyao walked over with a cold expression.

Hearing the familiar voice, Yang Yu calmed down and smiled, "Happy, how could I not be happy? You really did lose weight. When you were little, you were so chubby, I thought you'd be a chubby girl when you grew up."

"What did you say?" Liu Xueyao stepped on Yang Yu's big toe, "You only recognized me now? You really have a bad memory, my Brother Yu!"

"It hurts, it hurts!" Yang Yu quickly said.

"You won't remember if it doesn't hurt," Liu Xueyao said, then looked at her father, her face slightly red.

"Father, you're here."

"Yes, seeing you both doing well makes me feel at ease," Liu Qing smiled and gave Yang Yu a look that said, "You're quite something."

Yang Yu was filled with regret. Why didn't he ask Uncle Qing his surname when he was young? Why didn't he ask what Niuniu's real name was? But then again, even if he had known Niuniu's real name was Liu Xueyao, he probably wouldn't have associated her with the chubby girl. The change in her figure was too drastic.

"Brother Yu, I'm Xiaofei," the young boy next to Liu Qing introduced himself.

"I know you. Your family moved away soon after you were born. I was only eight, not quite nine," Yang Yu replied.

"Yes, but I've heard a lot about you from my sister. She says you're so handsome and cool, but looking at you today, you're not that great, right? Maybe it's just the eyes of love," Liu Fei said with a feigned puzzled look.

"Am I not handsome? You have a problem with your taste!" Yang Yu retorted.

"Maybe I'm just too handsome," Liu Fei ignored Yang Yu and muttered to himself.

"Little brother, don't talk nonsense, you're making Dad laugh," Liu Xueyao said helplessly.

Just then, the room suddenly fell silent, and the sound of someone descending the stairs could be heard. Yang Yu looked over curiously.