Chapter 251: Chapter 251: Drunk on a Beauty’s Knees (2nd Update)
An Family.
Today, in front of the An Family residence, it was bustling with activity.
All kinds of luxury cars were packed tight, making it impassable.
Nearly half of the noble families of Zhongdu had come.
After getting out of their cars, these people exchanged knowing looks and walked towards the house together, understanding each other’s intentions without words.
As they walked, they whispered among themselves.
“Wow, there’s quite a crowd today! The Huo Family, the Wang Family, everyone is here!” someone exclaimed with excitement.
“I’ve heard that this Xue An is domineering and ruthless, often resorting to killing and annihilating families. There won’t be trouble today, will there?” someone else said worriedly.
“Heh, with half of Zhongdu’s nobility here, what could he possibly do? Even if he is that domineering, it’s not like he could kill us all,” another person said with disdain.
“Tsk tsk, looking at the situation, Xue An has to bow his head today no matter what! It’s his own fault for holding onto that Tianyuan that’s just too tempting!” remarked someone else.
“That’s right, an innocent man is guilty of the possession he holds, and Tianyuan is not something that his family alone can claim!” someone said with a glint of greed in their eyes.
As everyone chatted, they walked into the An Family’s house.
An Ying and An Meng were at the front, receiving the guests.
The young faces of these two were somewhat somber.
After all, among the arriving guests, even though there were no top-tier noble families, the sheer number made up for it!
The collective influence of so many guests gathered together was terrifying enough.
All the guests entered the An Family’s banquet hall and then gathered in small groups, starting to converse quietly.
And naturally, the simultaneous movement of so many noble families also attracted the attention of all of Zhongdu.
Chen Family.
After listening to the report from his butler, Chen Xiuhe’s expression was as dark as water; he said solemnly, “Prepare the car!”
“Yes!”
As the butler left to get the car ready,
Chen Rushi asked anxiously, “Grandfather, is it just the two of us going?”
“Who else do you propose we bring?” he responded.
“Shouldn’t we take some of our Chen Family bodyguards? After all, with so many of them, relying solely on the An Family…”
Chen Xiuhe laughed, “Silly child, what good would it do to take all the Chen Family’s bodyguards? Besides, standing behind Mr. Xue will be far more useful than how many bodyguards I bring!”
Chen Xiuhe was not speaking lightly.
Half of Zhongdu’s noble families were on the move, while the other half of the noble families were watching.
If the An Family, or rather Xue An, showed even a hint of compromise, then those noble families would swarm like sharks smelling blood, eager to tear a chunk of flesh from the An Family.
And if Chen Xiuhe made his stance clear, he could deter a large part of them.
Chen Rushi understood, but she still felt somewhat uneasy.
At this time, the Wei Family also received the news.
When Wei Rulan heard about it, she was playing chess under a tree with her cousin Wei Ruyan.
After hearing the report, Wei Rulan’s fine eyebrows knitted slightly, and then she sighed softly, “This game is very difficult to break!”
Wei Ruyan was silent.
“This time, let’s see how you manage to escape this difficult situation. You can’t always resort to slaughter, after all… that’s half of Zhongdu’s noble families!” murmured Wei Rulan softly.
When Xue An, accompanied by his wife and An Qing among others, appeared in the banquet hall, all eyes were fixed on him.
In those gazes were fear, disdain, and more than anything else, anger.
But facing the stares of so many people, Xue An’s face remained calm. He walked straight to the head seat, and after sitting down, a maid from the An Family quickly brought over some tea.
Xue An shook his head, “Bring a bottle of wine!”
The maid quickly replaced it with a bottle of wine.
Xue An popped the cork, poured a glass, and then took a small sip.
The room was very quiet, with everyone’s eyes still on Xue An.
Finally.
Someone couldn’t hold back anymore and was the first to stand up, “Xue An, don’t you have anything to say?”
“Say what?” Xue An put down his wine glass and spoke indifferently.
“You exterminated the Liu Family, your methods so cruel and venomous, don’t you feel any guilt?”
“Right! You’re just a murderous demon!”
For a moment, the crowd was incensed, many of them had been somewhat afraid of Xue An’s decisive killing.
But seeing as Xue An didn’t seem to intend to kill anyone right now, they all grew bolder and began accusing Xue An.
In the face of this situation, Xue An was neither sad nor happy, just watching quietly.
However, An Qing really couldn’t restrain herself any longer and stepped forward, “Have you all had enough? The Liu Family has always been treacherous and has committed countless atrocities, why don’t you mention that?”
“And who are you?” someone asked loudly.
An Qing said, “I am An Qing!”
“Oh! So you’re Miss An. Hehe, we’re not clear about what the Liu Family did, but as soon as Xue An entered Zhongdu, he first killed many of the An family, nearly wiped out the Chi Family, and now the Liu Family has also become his victims. There must be an explanation for this!” The man spoke confidently.
“Right! What Family Head Wang said is true!” someone chimed in.
It turned out that the speaker was Wang Qing, the family head of the Wang Family, who was also the father of Wang Ke, who had been killed by Xue An.
Hearing the agreement from the crowd, Wang Qing couldn’t help feeling more smug.
“Xue An, don’t you want to say something?” Wang Qing asked coldly.
A meaningful smile appeared at the corner of Xue An’s mouth.
“You want an explanation? Fine, then what kind of explanation do you all want?”
Upon hearing this, all these noble families’ faces lit up with joy.
Indeed!
Faced with the pressure of so many of us, Xue An has backed down after all.
“We don’t want anything else, just allow us to buy shares in your Tianyuan Company!” Wang Qing said.
“Shameless!” An Qing was so angry that her face turned red.
To speak of buying shares, in reality, these people all had other ideas in mind.
And just at that moment, a commotion arose at the entrance, and then Chen Xiuhe walked into the banquet hall with Chen Rushi.
“It’s the Chen Family!”
“People from the Chen Family have come!”
The crowd was abuzz.
Without a glance elsewhere, Chen Xiuhe walked straight up to Xue An and bowed, “Mr. Xue! The Chen Family has arrived!”
Xue An’s gaze flickered slightly, and then he nodded.
Chen Xiuhe then moved to stand silently behind Xue An.
The complexions of the many noble families turned sour.
Chen Xiuhe was clearly showing his stance with his actions.
Xue An didn’t care about the others and poured himself another cup of wine, drinking it slowly.
An Yan, feeling pity for her husband, walked up and gently rubbed his shoulders.
Xue An looked up, smiled at An Yan, and said nothing.
This tender scene made Chen Rushi feel disheartened, and she lowered her head, thinking to herself.
Is this what they call resting one’s head on a beautiful woman’s lap while drunk?
“Xue An, even if the Chen Family is backing you, we’re not afraid. You must give us an explanation for today’s matter!”
“Right!”
The crowd below started making noise again.
Xue An’s eyebrows rose slightly, and a chilling aura of murder gathered between them.
These people were eroding the last bit of his patience.
And just then, outside the door, there was another commotion, and dozens of guards poured in.
Then, they saw several military officers with stars on their shoulders quickly walking in.