Pyramid Hanging Upside Down Chapter 46

Chapter 46

After watching the aurora, Qi Feiluan returned to the capital.

Because it is almost the end of the year and the Spring Festival will be celebrated after New Year’s Day, Qi’s father and Qi’s mother both hope that the family can spend it together.

Three days before New Year’s Day, Bai Hanxu suddenly sent him a message and asked him if he had time to come out and sit down. He had something to give to him.

Of course Qi Feiluan had time. He rarely interacted with his former classmates or friends in the past. Now that he had received the invitation, he went.

Bai Hanxu made an appointment with Qi Feiluan at a high-end coffee shop. There were few people in the coffee shop and it was very private.

Bai Hanxu saw him pointing to the chair opposite. After Qi Feiluan walked over and sat down, he smiled and said, “The coffee here is really good, but I love the desserts made here even more. I have already ordered the desserts I want to eat. What do you want?”

“Coffee is fine, just not too sweet.” Qi Feiluan didn’t have any preference for coffee.

Bai Hanxu nodded, ordered one on the smart screen on the desktop, and said: “Let’s take this one. The signature of this coffee shop. The taste is more mellow and smooth like coffee. It is not as bitter as black coffee and not as sweet as latte.”

The coffee and the dessert that Bai Hanxu ordered were delivered together by the service robot. Bai Hanxu said: “I invited you here because I wanted to send you a formal invitation. You also know that the period from New Year’s Day to the New Year is the social month. The Bai family will also hold business dinners. I would like to invite you to participate.”

Qi Feiluan stopped drinking coffee and looked up at Bai Hanxu.

“You are officially invited by me in a personal capacity. I have wanted to invite you to social occasions before, but I have never found the opportunity.”

Bai Hanxu took a bite of the dessert and continued uncomfortably: “It has nothing to do with that person. I shouldn’t get involved in your affairs. But since you are separated from him now, you should also think about your future work. I will formally introduce you to them and let them know you, so that you will have the opportunity to work for other people in the future.”

“I also hate socializing, but I have to say that socializing can bring us a lot of opportunities and resources. I really recommend you consider it.”

After saying that, Bai Hanxu suddenly smiled, took another bite of dessert, and said: “The above are the high-sounding words. In fact, the real reason is that I want to invite you to participate. My former classmates also want to see you again. It depends on your wishes. If you don’t want to see Brother Ji, I can’t guarantee that he won’t come, but there are so many dinners in the social month, so he really may not come. And he has recently declined most of the banquets and social events. He doesn’t know what he is doing, so there is a high probability that he will not come.”

Qi Feiluan stirred the coffee and said: “It’s not that I don’t want to see him. Whether he will come or not is not within my consideration…”

Qi Feiluan actually did not take the initiative to avoid Ji Xingyuan, just as Ji Xingyuan showed no signs of actively looking for him.

Qi Feiluan asked again: “Will Grantham participate?”

“No.” Bo Hanxu was very sure about this, “It sounds strange. I wonder if Brother Ji and Grantham have made an appointment. Grantham has also declined many business dinners recently and has only appeared on very few occasions.”

“It is said… it is said…” Bai Hanxu lowered his voice and whispered, “It is said that it is because of his recent poor health.”

Although it is a rumor, as far as Qi Feiluan knows, this rumor is probably eight percent true.

Qi Feiluan was targeted by Grantham before, so he still had to worry about Grantham attending a dinner in public. Now that he had this “rumor”, he felt more at ease.

Qi Feiluan looked down at the coffee, calmly picked it up and took a sip. After putting down the cup, he said: “I will go.”

“Great!” Bai Hanxu clapped silently, then quickly took out the invitation from his inner pocket and placed it on the table, sliding it forward to Qi Feiluan, “This is the invitation.”

“Originally, I didn’t even need to take up your time to ask you out. It’s the same with invitations sent electronically. But you know, what’s the ‘upper class’ style and tradition? They insist on using paper invitations.”

Bai Hanxu sighed and said dissatisfied: “It’s just the stubbornness of old antiques who can’t keep up with the trend.”

Qi Feiluan drank coffee and said nothing.

insist?Stubborn persistence?

Behind these persistences are deep-rooted ideas and rules, which are the threshold for stepping into another class. Everyone who crosses this threshold not only accepts those ideas and rules, but also becomes a supporter of those ideas and rules and is proud of them.

The banquet held by the Bai family was scheduled for the evening of January 3rd. Qi Feiluan changed into a formal dress. As usual, he chose a high-collar shirt that could cover his neck. Between a bow tie and a scarf, he hesitated and chose a scarf.

Qi Feiluan looked at himself in the full-length mirror. He wore a formal but boring black tuxedo, but paired it with an outrageous scarf, as if to say that it was impossible for him to truly integrate into the upper class.

Qi Feiluan also knew that he was fundamentally different from those elites. Just like he could work for Ji Xingyuan, but he could never become someone like Ji Xingyuan.

Qi Feiluan already felt that attending the banquet tonight might not go well.

After Qi Feiluan arrived at the banquet venue, he handed the invitation letter to the waiter waiting outside the door. After taking it, the waiter bowed and stretched his hand inward, saying: “Welcome, Mr. Qi Feiluan.”

Mr. Qi Feiluan?

He used to attend various banquets with Ji Xingyuan, and the waiters would always refer to him as “Mr. Ji” rather than “Mr. Qi”.

As soon as Qi Feiluan stepped into the auditorium, Bai Hanxu came over to greet him and said with a smile: “Come on, I will take you to meet my father. Those classmates from before are still waiting for us!”

Bai Hanxu pulled Qi Feiluan to his father and said, “This is the classmate I have always mentioned to you before, Qi Feiluan. His previous training results were among the best among us. Don’t talk about me. Even the Song family can’t compare with him.”

Father Bai briefly looked at Qi Feiluan with some surprise, and then said with a smile: “In the past, I only heard Xiaoxu say how good you are, but now it seems that seeing it a hundred times is worse than seeing it.”

Qi Feiluan shook hands with Mr. Bai, and Mr. Bai said: “Don’t look outside, let Bai Hanxu take you to get to know each other. It’s better for young people to be together than to be with old antiques like us.”

Bai Hanxu has an out-of-the-box personality. After leading Qi Feiluan to visit his father, he also guided Qi Feiluan to visit many people at the banquet.

After walking around, Qi Feiluan and Qi Feiluan stood at a corner of the banquet. The people waiting here looked very familiar to Qi Feiluan. They had been classmates who had studied and trained together.

They also looked at Qi Feiluan in surprise, and one of them said in a strange tone: “It’s rare, haven’t you always been Ji Xingyuan’s little follower? Why are you here by yourself this time?”

Although these people are classmates, the relationship between them is very subtle when they study and train together. What’s more, after leaving school, each has his own background, responsibilities, and interests.

For Qi Feiluan, the mentality of these former classmates is complicated.Qi Feiluan’s performance in both study and training was excellent, and he once suppressed them hard. Before the separation, their inner thoughts were normal, but after the separation, they gradually became filled with anger, jealousy, and disdain…

It’s a pity that Qi Feiluan didn’t have much contact with them, and he was covered with Ji Xingyuan’s mark as soon as he entered school. They were worried about the power of the Ji family, so they could only hold back no matter how many thoughts they had.

After graduation, Qi Feiluan worked for Ji Xingyuan. They all knew that Qi Feiluan was Ji Xingyuan’s most useful subordinate and the most loyal dog, so the memory of Qi Feiluan gradually faded.

Only owners of the same level can deal with each other. Who would care about other people’s dogs?

Now that Qi Feiluan appeared independently at the banquet, some of these people were surprised, some were gloating, some were appreciative, some were friendly, and some even took the opportunity to offer an olive branch and want to poach him.

Even though the number of people is small, in this corner of the field, all kinds of human nature are like dyes in a dye vat mixed together and thrown at Qi Feiluan.

Qi Feiluan responded calmly.

He didn’t seek anything from the group of people in front of him, nor did he think that he was inferior to them. Following Ji Xingyuan, he had seen many such scenes. He spoke less but could always deflect the opponent’s words accurately.

There was an undercurrent surging in this corner of the banquet, but a stormy sea arose on the other side.

Zhao Shixuan almost thought he was dazzled when he saw Qi Feiluan’s figure.

Why is he here?He’s actually here!

The confusion was followed by ecstasy. He looked around the auditorium and the guests, and the thought he had before became stronger.

He still remembered the two times Qi Feiluan made him look embarrassed. The first time he broke both of his legs and ignored him, and the second time it was his turn to lose half of his legs and still threatened him.

Zhao Shixuan always wanted to take revenge on him, but Qi Feiluan disappeared in the capital and never gave him a chance.

Zhao Shixuan’s life has not been easy recently. After Ji Taizhen “disappeared”, the forces within the Ji family that relied on him were hit by Ji Xingyuan in a series of attacks.

Ji Xingyuan has taken over the Ji family for more than a year. He has now become the real leader of the Ji family. His will is the will of the behemoth Ji family. Even other directors within the group can only bow and obey orders.

Under such circumstances, there is no need for Ji Xingyuan to take action personally. As long as Ji Xingyuan reveals his dissatisfaction with the Zhao family, those who are eyeing the fat piece of transportation will rush to the rescue. They can not only scrape the benefits to their own plates, but also show their loyalty to Ji Xingyuan. Why not?

Zhao’s father is constantly being ignored, and the playboy Zhao Shixuan, who relies on the Zhao family, is becoming more and more unhappy.

After he returned from injury for the first time, the second team of Hongtong no longer belonged to him. That Xu Ruifeng kept contradicting him. Of course, Zhao Shixuan also knew that Xu Ruifeng was the person Qi Feiluan inserted into the team, and he became more and more angry.

Qi Feiluan lost half his leg, but he was so happy. He wanted to make Qi Feiluan lose face in the circle, but Qi Feiluan happened to be suspended and left.

Zhao Shixuan’s tone was so hard that he couldn’t even let it out, and he was holding back evil fire.

Suspension?It was just opened, right?How can you be a bodyguard if you lose half of your leg?

Ji Xingyuan himself is the kind of person who throws away things after using them.

Zhao Shixuan’s heart was full of malice.

Qi Feiluan now doesn’t have Ji Xingyuan as his backer…