Caesar Grand Hotel.
Gradually, guests holding specially made invitations from the Su family entered. Curiosity and anticipation were written on every face.
Today is the day when Su Xiaoxiao, the daughter of the Su Group, returned to her homeland. It was also the banquet where the Su family officially introduced her to society.
In these past two years, the Su Group held a high position within the Yan real estate industry, and the pearl of the Su family naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.
As the hour hand slowly points towards eight o'clock, the entire venue darkened, with only one spotlight on the second floor.
Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, took Su Ming's arm, and walked out with an air of elegance and nobility.
Her long straight hair was simply adorned with a single crystal hairpin behind her ear, outlining her beautiful face. Her clear eyes were like flowing water, and the corners of her eyebrows were slightly raised, giving her a unique charm. Her perfect figure emitted temperament, attracting everyone who saw her.
"Oh my, Xiaoxiao has gotten more and more beautiful over the years. Old Su, you're really blessed!"
"Yes, yes, Miss Su really takes after Mrs. Su. No wonder Chairman Su let Miss Su grow up abroad. If she grew up in Yan city, I bet the Su house doorstep would've been worn out by people proposing marriage!"
Su Xiaoxiao displayed a composed smile, responding to the guests' praises and compliments with ease, but in her heart, she felt a little impatient with such superficial socializing.
Finally finding a moment to breathe, Su Xiaoxiao left the venue for the top floor.
The roof of Caesar Grand Hotel was an aerial garden and swimming pool. She and he had often admired the night view of Yan city from there.
Under the quiet night sky, only faint lights vaguely illuminated the area.
Walking slowly along the pool, Su Xiaoxiao was oblivious to the agile figure swimming toward the edge of the pool.
Gazing at the familiar surroundings, Su Xiaoxiao was overcome with mixed feelings.
There was a "splash" sound and a man unexpectedly sprang ashore.
Suxiaoxiao was caught unawares by this sudden scare and slipped, falling towards the pool.
Just as she was about to completely fall, a robust and powerful arm promptly grabbed her.
Suxiaoxiao fell directly into the man's arms, the cold wetness of the water mingling with the heat of his chest, making her shiver involuntarily.
With her nerves still frayed, Suxiaoxiao was breathing heavily.
"Had enough of hugging?"
The cold voice came from above her head, the tone was quite displeased, it seemed somewhat familiar.
Only then did Suxiaoxiao realize she was still clinging tightly to the man, her hands wrapped around him unrelentingly.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to, thank you…” Before Suxiaoxiao could finish speaking, she lifted her head to find that he was already gone.
Looking at the man's retreating back, his figure was tall and upright, broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted. The streaks of water occasionally trailing over his solid back muscles, conveyed a sense of both masculinity and temptation.
Still, the man's bare back showed two faint red handprints. Needless to say, they were carelessly left by her.
All of a sudden, the man halted his steps.
"You better change your clothes."
Puzzled, Suxiaoxiao lowered her head, her face turning crimson in an instance.
She was wearing a beige see-through dress that day, light and gauzy. Because of the water she had absorbed from the man’s body, her dress had practically turned into a transparent outfit!
"So...that means, he saw everything?"
Suxiaoxiao hastened to the guest room, changing into a spare evening dress that she found.
Realizing she had been absent from the banquet for too long, Suxiaoxiao hurriedly returned to the hall only to find that the entire room's attention was focused on one man.
Underneath the chandelier stood a tall figure, one hand in his pocket. A tailor-made black suit perfectly accentuated his upright figure, radiating an aura of noble and distant coldness that resembled a monarch. But the face...
It was Han Shaochen!
Suxiaoxiao was taken aback. She didn't expect that the Su family had invited Han Shaochen to this banquet. However, her uncle and the rest of the Su family hadn't notified her about this at all.
What was more crucial was that the man's slightly damp hair indicated that the person in the rooftop garden just amoment ago, was indeed him.