Raising his head to look up at the building in front of him, he felt that hesitancy and nervousness well up inside of him again. He did not pay mind to the fingers pointing in his direction nor the whispers that took place in front of him. The male assistant from before was still trying to persuade him to go back but the teen plays a deaf ear as he only had eyes for the brightly lit banquet hall where she was. So close, did he dare to take another step towards her? Recalling her words from the last time they met there was visible hesitation on his face as he stares at the bustling building.
Assistant Du could feel many hostile eyes upon them and couldn't help feeling worried for the teen's safety. "Young master, we should go." A flash of determination shone in Huang Gou Heng's eyes and he daringly strolls up to the front to the utter shock of those who arrived before and after him. The man panics and felt as if his life was about to be taken away if the old master found out about this. "Young Master Huang!" "Is he insane? Doesn't he know any shame?"
He could even hear one person spit at the ground and curse him with a sneer. "Do you think Chairman Zhou will really let a mistress's child disrupt his granddaughter's party? Just watch and see him humiliate himself." Many of them tut and distance themselves from him drawing the line clearly between them while trying to keep their position next to Zhou Jian Kong's golden thigh. Though they couldn't directly hug it, working under him and with him was more than enough to win a life of happiness.
Also, they were afraid to not make the next cut Jian Kong planned to do next month. So many corrupted employees had been chopped from the branches that they were afraid they would be next to go on this merciless spring cleaning mission Assistant Wan was on. To them, Jian Kong stood on one side of the river while his second son Zhou Feng Ming is standing on the other, and currently was trying to rebel and build a bridge to take over his father's territory. And this mistress's son was labeled as one of Feng Ming's people, being associated with him meant you associate with Feng Ming. Attending the Chairman's precious daughter's birthday party was a privilege they planned to flaunt.
It meant they were trusted enough to attend and get the chance to see the young miss outside of work! They would rather ignore this wild child than abandon this once-in-a-lifetime chance to look good to the future Chairwoman of Zhou company. After all, Zhou Feng Ming was cut from Chairman Zhou's will, no matter what happens now, the heiress was already the winner in their eyes. Recognizing the handsome teen, one of the male banquet servers who was greeting guests in the entrance, steps in front of him to stop him from entering with a polite but distant smile. "Excuse me but do you have an invitation? Only those with a letter of permission are allowed entry."
Of course, they knew he did not have an invitation but they only asked out of manners rather than directly denying him entry. The meaning was still clear though in his eyes. You aren't welcome here, turn around before you embarrass yourself. One of the company office workers saw this scene and snorts a laugh before showing his own invitation. The server politely offers them a more sincere smile and gestures them past, Gou Heng frowns and looks back up at the large hall again. Seeing this the server nicely reminds him, "Sir, if you don't have an invitation I will have to ask you to leave."
After catching up Assistant Du quickly pulls at the silent Gou Heng's arm urgently. "Young master Huang it's not a good idea to stay here. Hurry let's leave before the old- before Chairman Zhou notices." But his words go unheard once more, as Gou Heng bluntly asks the server with a serious expression. "Only those with an invitation are allowed in?" The server saw he was finally understanding a bit and nods his head a bit too cheerfully, "That's right. Sir should turn back now rather than embarrass yourself further."
Gou Heng nods back at him and really did turn back around much to Assitant Du and the server's relief. Feeling bad for him Attendant Du tries to comfort him as they walk away. "Young Master should not take that person's words to heart. How about I relay whatever message you want to give to Chairman Zhou and Miss Zhou instead?" But to his surprise, Gou Heng did not seem dishearted. Instead, he seemed even more determined while giving Assistant Du a single glance full of indifference.
Taking out his phone Gou Heng dials a number, the person on the phone picks up after two rings. "Ah? Gou Heng, is that really you? Are you no longer mad at me?" Wang Minglan answers the phone with a bit of relief. After experiencing half a month's worth of cold shoulders and looks of annoyance was this guy willing to forgive him? It wasn't like he had bad intentions in the first place! He was trying to be a good friend but turned into the bad guy instead.
Gou Heng ignores his words and went straight to the point, "Did you receive an invitation for Zhou Hua Fan's birthday party?" Confused Wang Minglan did not know how to respond for a second and could only dumbly utter a, "What?" Gou Heng frowns as hints of impatience entered his voice, having to deal with someone like him was a bit annoying. "Bring the invitation with you and meet me at the front. I will treat you to a meal later." Before Wang Minglan could say another word Gou Heng hung up abruptly.
Assitant Du was slackjawed at the brazen and out-of-character actions this quiet teen had just taken. "Young master Huang!" That was all he could say with a shocked and exasperated expression. Gou Heng gave him another glance and did not hide the tiny curl of his lips, again stunning the man into silence. This gloomy boy just, smiled at me? When he smiled, the atmosphere around the depressing boy seems to disperse and allow a tiny bit of sunlight to filter through and show off his handsome features for once instead of shadowing them.
"Assitant Du, you also heard that server, they said as long as I had an invitation I was allowed inside." "...." Who said?! Gou Heng leans back against the car while he waits for Wang Minglan to arrive in a laidback and casual manner despite the shameless words he spoke just now. But the teen seemed to know no shame and continued to flabbergast his poor assistant, his tone was even somewhat satisfied. "You were also the one who told me to not take his words to heart, so you can also agree that if I have an invitation it should be fine no matter what he says afterward." Assistant Du utters a small prayer in his heart and chokes out a strained response his eyes tearing up slightly at the character's "Doomed" that appeared in his heart. "Young master Huang a gentleman should know when to speak a little less!!"