Vase cannon fodder is pampered by the group again

Chapter 70.1

Editor: Princess

The banquet hall fell silent for merely ten seconds before it erupted into chaos.

“Holy shit! Is Shen Ci making a royal entrance like a little prince? His aura is so elegant—completely different from what I remembered!”

“Anyone want to team up and steal away our little Prince Min? Let me think about which companies I should use when proposing marriage…”

“Although President Lu is pursuing him, seeing him today really makes me drool… If he’s willing to be with this young master, I’d gladly throw money at him ten times over to get him into productions!”

“Shen Ci was especially beautiful as a child—such a little dumpling. He either wanted his big brother to carry him or President Lu to hold him, but his feet never touched the ground, haha… If I had such an adorable kid, I’d definitely pamper him in the palm of my hand.”

“President Lu’s face and physique are better than any celebrity’s—absolutely stunning! Could you give me a chance to throw myself at you…”

“Where did Shen Ci order that formal wear? The style looks like Master Haobot’s handiwork… But when I asked last time, his assistant said the next ten years were fully booked! I’m so jealous.”

“Young Master Min’s status isn’t enough, so President Lu came to solve it. I heard he has a special reserved seat with Master Haobot?”

Shen Ci walked toward the center of the venue with a gentle smile. Everyone consciously stepped aside, creating a narrow passage for the two men, though their curious and admiring gazes continued to follow.

Shen Ci had long grown accustomed to being the center of attention. He straightened his spine to meet their stares and mimicked Lu Xiao’s usual elegant and composed gait.

Under the bright banquet lighting, Shen Ci’s delicate features were covered with a thin layer of light. His deer-like eyes sparkled with brilliant starlight, and his black hair that usually hung by his ears had been temporarily curled and pinned up, with a few deliberately left strands framing his face.

The curve of his lips was perfectly restrained, and his eyes only curved slightly—a smile that was sweetly pleasant without being cloying.

Noisy sounds filled his ears: conversations, applause, footsteps… Shen Ci could hear sighs of admiration, bold whistles, and the fervent discussions of certain fans.

“Ah, sisters, look quickly! Baby’s lips are swollen from President Lu’s kisses! So sweet, really shipworthy!”

Shen Ci’s mouth twitched, and he nearly failed to maintain his perfect business smile.

If he said it was from cracking sunflower seeds, would the fans believe him?

Never mind, that would be too intellectually devastating. Better to let Lu Xiao take the blame for this.

“I made them swollen?” Lu Xiao’s voice was low and hoarse.

What’s this about? This guy wouldn’t misunderstand the situation and get jealous, would he? In that case…

Shen Ci feigned innocence as he tilted his head, his lips silently mouthing: “It wasn’t you.” It was Mr. Sunflower Seeds.

Let him be thoroughly jealous then.

After speaking, he turned his gaze away, the curve of his mouth lifting slightly, his eyes glinting with mischief.

Faintly, Shen Ci seemed to hear his helpless, soft laughter.

The naive little prince and the elegant, tall knight behind him walked forward gracefully, calmly breaking through countless gazes of amazement and envious doubt, being escorted to his family’s side.

“I’m here!”

Shen Ci’s eyes curved as he dove into the pile of familiar faces, excited and carefree like a silly dog seeing its owner and dancing with joy.

Wei Shuo had originally been moved to tears by Shen Ci’s stunning beauty, but when Shen Ci suddenly rushed over acting foolish, the feeling vanished immediately.

He rolled his eyes in disgust and pinched Shen Ci’s cheek: “Stop talking right now!”

Originally an elegant and noble little prince, once he opened his mouth to speak, he became a scatterbrained, confused blockhead again.

Shen Ci slapped his childhood friend’s hand away and was about to bare his teeth and get into a fight when Min Shoubei lifted him away, catching him off guard as they went up onto the host’s platform.

Min Shoubei had a strange temperament and never showed a pleasant face in public, but tonight he rarely wore a thin smile as he formally introduced Shen Ci’s identity to everyone. And from his words, everyone could tell he was in a good mood.

Shen Ci cooperated fully, maintaining his business smile throughout.

“As for the question of whether it’s suitable to have Shen Ci act in the movie that was discussed earlier, there’s no need to debate it further.”

“In one sentence: this script exists for him.”

“I don’t care how well he acts. I’ll take responsibility for it anyway.”

Min Shoubei’s words were arrogant and domineering. Not only did the onlookers immediately burst into discussion, even Shen Ci himself was stunned.

“Dad…” He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Alright, alright, everyone just have fun.” Min Shoubei didn’t give Shen Ci a chance to speak and lifted him down again.

Tonight everyone’s main purpose was socializing, but after being dazzled by the protagonist, many people’s goals shifted. They secretly watched Shen Ci, who was smiling obediently not far away, and quite a few surrounded him.

“He’s actually bare-faced! Oh my, Little Prince is so beautiful! Are you interested in becoming our Chu family’s daughter-in-law or son-in-law? Our family runs chain supermarkets throughout all of C Country. We guarantee you’ll never worry about food and clothing, and we can even fulfill your childhood dream of owning a supermarket!”

“Xiao Ci, you quite like the entertainment industry, right? This young master happens to own an entertainment company with plenty of heavyweight resources! Date me, and you can choose from movies, TV shows, or variety programs.”

“My daughter is also a celebrity! Zhao Yu Yu—she was even selected as one of C Country’s most beautiful one hundred faces a few years ago. She’s absolutely perfect for Xiao Ci. Xiao Ci will have to get married eventually anyway, so you definitely wouldn’t choose those crooked melons and cracked dates, right? Look at our Zhao family!”

Shen Ci found himself surrounded like the center of attention, smiling awkwardly while repeating continuously, “I’m sorry.”

Please, please—he was a boy! How come aside from Lu Xiao, there were other men interested in him too?

Moreover, there were so many of them! His scalp tingled.

He even felt like he was surrounded by a circle of insurance salespeople, enthusiastically and crazily trying to sell their products…

The familiar faces who had been inexplicably squeezed out from beside Shen Ci: ???

“Everyone move aside, move aside. Those with family assets under ten billion can say goodbye first.” Shen Bie squeezed back in, wearing a fierce expression as he protected Shen Ci’s side, driving people away without saving face.

Wei Shuo was more violent, directly dragging out several young masters whose gazes were lecherous, roughly cursing: “I think certain people are lusting after his body! All of you get lost!”

“Xiao Ci is the Min family’s child after all, and will definitely be a superstar in the future.” Min Song’s voice was cold as she spoke quite rudely: “I think most of you gentlemen are not worthy of him.”

Everyone was quite displeased with the maternal family’s evil gang’s sharp and bitter remarks, continuing to form a circle and chatter incessantly, trying to move Shen Ci, the person in question.

Shen Ci’s forehead was about to explode. He thought to himself, how did this become a matchmaking convention? The kind where everyone had heart-shaped lights above their heads, eagerly waiting for him to go extinguish them.

“Excuse me, please make way.”

A low, magnetic voice descended coldly throughout the venue, and the banquet hall immediately fell quiet for several seconds.

The layers of people surrounding Shen Ci instinctively turned around to look, only to see that Lu Xiao had somehow appeared behind everyone. His aura was sharp and murderous, his tall figure towering, holding an earpiece with a half-smile.

He turned off the earpiece and casually handed it to his assistant beside him, then walked toward Shen Ci.

A single casual sweeping glance was enough to make everyone feel intimidated, as they instinctively stepped back several paces to clear a path.

Tonight, Little Prince Shen Ci’s radiance was too brilliant, and Lu Xiao, who followed closely behind him, seemed like a gentle and handsome knight.

Which caused everyone to almost forget Lu Xiao’s true nature and even get carried away enough to run to Shen Ci’s side to compete with Lu Xiao for the person.

What kind of gentle guardian knight was he? He was the one who climbed from the abyss to the peak of power, the cold-blooded Asura who habitually used others as tools for murder, the ruthless superior who stirred up storms and clouds.

The banquet hall’s clamor gradually resumed, but the area around Shen Ci still fell into an ice-cave-like silence.

Shen Ci stood stunned in the very center. Lu Xiao was wearing a pure black suit tonight, the extremely simple style making him look even more elegantly restrained, with a faintly cool smile at the corners of his mouth.

His deep eyes should have been sharp and pressing, but when they met Shen Ci’s gaze, they were filled with doting tenderness.

The maternal family’s evil gang fell silent as chickens: “…”

“Chicken bro… no, I mean big brother Bie, forget it, forget it. Those who understand the times are the wise ones.” Wei Shuo had already betrayed them long ago and immediately went to pull Shen Bie.

Shen Bie’s expression was twisted as he swept his gaze fiercely around the circle of cowards, discovering that the most reliable person was still Lu Xiao.

“…” He moved his body aside reluctantly, and Min Song was also pulled away by Wei Shuo.

The curve of Lu Xiao’s lips became gentler as he reached Shen Ci’s front in a few steps, his oppressive aura making Shen Ci step back several paces instinctively.

“Little Uncle…” Shen Ci called out softly as he looked up, a vague sense of crisis stirring in his heart.

“Mm?”

A lazy, deep voice responded. Then Lu Xiao’s large hand grasped his slender waist gently and then he suddenly leaned down—

“!!!”

Holy shit, what did his Little Uncle want to do!