It was not until seven in the evening, when the sky darkened, that the Ouyang manor was brightly lit.
In the small plaza in front of the reception hall, a grand banquet had been set up, and all over a hundred people from the Ouyang manor had gathered in the small plaza.
At the head of the main table sat the two old brothers, Ouyang Shenhe and Ouyang Xingfeng. Ouyang Zhixin, Ouyang Zhihui, and others accompanied them, chatting and laughing about the future development of the family while waiting for Wan Yunting...
The womenfolk gathered on the other side. The main female characters were naturally Fang Yanxi and Gu Luotang, along with Xia Xiangyun and Ouyang Fanmeng.
After all, they were the female relatives of the family head's lineage, and with Wan Yunting, a world-famous celebrity, the entire family was eager to please them.
"The banquet is ready, why hasn't Yunting arrived yet?"
Seeing the dishes being served one after another, but still no sign of Wan Yunting.
"What are you in a hurry for? Haven't you eaten before?"
The elder from the outer family reprimanded the ignorant young generation, causing the young man to quickly lower his head and shut up.
Ouyang Shenhe and Ouyang Xingfeng at the main table were also waiting for Wan Yunting. Even with the dishes served, no one dared to pick up their chopsticks.
Then, they saw Wan Yunting, dressed casually, arriving with Qi Miaomiao, who had changed into an ancient-style long dress and had a happy smile on her face. However, she did not go to the main table with Wan Yunting but headed towards Gu Luotang and Fang Yanxi...
"Yunting is here, come and sit with grandpa..."
Ouyang Shenhe quickly beckoned Wan Yunting over, seating him directly to his left.
This scene made the younger generation of the family envious.
Only Wan Yunting, as a junior, was allowed to dine at the same table with the elders.
"Grandpa, let me pour you some..."
Wan Yunting picked up a pot of wine and poured it into Ouyang Shenhe's cup. He was beaming with joy and signaled everyone, "Let's begin the feast..."
At once, all the clan members dared to pick up their chopsticks and eat...
The elders at the main table also had a drink with Wan Yunting before curiously inquiring about his exploits in Mali, Africa.
Wan Yunting did not conceal anything and briefly told the elders about his experiences in Mali. Everyone listened with great interest...
"Yunting, what time is it?" Ouyang Shenhe asked.
"Hmm, it's half past seven."
Wan Yunting looked at his grandfather with confusion. Ouyang Shenhe said, "I asked Old Fan to come, why hasn't he arrived yet?"
"Master, Elder Fan is here..."
Just then, the butler brought Fan Liren over. Wan Yunting quickly stood up and made way for him, "Elder Fan, you're here."
"Young Wan, you're back."
Fan Liren looked at Wan Yunting, his face full of joy.
"Yes, please sit down..."
Wan Yunting invited him to take a seat, then asked the butler to bring another chair and placed it next to his father, Ouyang Zhixin...
"Old Fan, who upset you? You look so unhappy?"
Ouyang Shenhe noticed that Fan Liren's expression was not right; he seemed very depressed.
"Don't mention it, it's my granddaughter who made me unhappy."
Fan Liren waved his hand, picked up his wine glass, and gestured to Ouyang Shenhe, Wan Yunting, and Ouyang Zhixin. Those present also raised their glasses and drank with him first.
"Yuan Yuan, how did she upset you?"
Wan Yunting asked curiously while eating. Ouyang Shenhe and the others also looked at Fan Liren. He picked up his chopsticks and put them down again, saying with an annoyed old face, "That brat secretly took the Wisteria Painting by Mr. Wu that I collected out, saying it was for her friends to admire. But yesterday, I discovered that the Wisteria Painting was fake!"
"What, fake?"
Ouyang Shenhe's old face was stunned and he said, "That's impossible. I saw your Wisteria Painting before, it was genuine."
However, Wan Yunting caught the key point and said, "Elder Fan, you mean Yuan Yuan secretly took the real Wisteria Painting out and brought back a fake one, right?"
"Yes, I suspect someone swapped it. That silly girl doesn't even know."
Fan Liren looked as if he was disappointed by his own granddaughter, almost infuriated to death by her.
"This happened?"
Everyone present was also surprised. They didn't expect anyone to dare to play such a trick on Fan Liren.
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow and said, "Yuan Yuan's friends are none other than Gu Sinuo, Shangguan Wenshan and their crowd. Who would do such a thing?"
Fan Liren's old face was grim as he said coldly, "I've already sent people to investigate. They must be found and severely punished."
Ouyang Shenhe nodded and said, "Of course, we can't let the Wisteria Painting disappear. It would be even more regrettable if it flowed overseas."
Hearing this, Fan Liren felt even more pained. He raised his wine glass and clinked it with Ouyang Shenhe's, then drank it all in one go.
Wan Yunting mentioned Gu Sinuo himself and thought of the Gu family. He inexplicably felt that this matter of Elder Fan was likely related to Gu Sinuo!
The banquet continued. Fan Liren temporarily put aside the matter and listened to Wan Yunting recount his thrilling experiences in Mali, Africa...
The banquet lasted until past ten in the evening. Everything that needed to be discussed had been discussed, and everything that needed to be drunk had been drunk. Everyone returned to their respective rooms to rest.
Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao also stayed at home tonight, but they were not in the same courtyard as Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi. Instead, they were arranged in another large courtyard next door, with their senior and junior sisters.
This courtyard, named Tingyu Garden, was originally prepared for Gu Luotang by the Ouyang family long ago.
However, she was still reluctant to leave her grandfather, so she had not moved into the Ouyang family yet.
"What, Brother Yunting, you saw my dad in Mali?"
Gu Luotang, wearing a thin veil ancient-style nightgown, was leaning in Wan Yunting's arms. Upon hearing this, she was greatly surprised.
"Yes."
Wan Yunting had snuck over to accompany Gu Luotang while Fang Yanxi was coaxing their daughter to sleep, to tell her about this matter.
After all, Gu Yingbo would definitely not tell Gu Luotang about his affairs in Mali.
At the same time, the news of Gu Yingbo being captured by Molton did not publicly disclose his identity, only reporting that a Chinese national had been captured by terrorists.
So, Gu Luotang had no idea that her father, Gu Yingbo, had been captured, let alone that he had also gone to Mali.
Therefore, Wan Yunting recounted the Red Devil Parasitic Virus and Gu Yingbo's involvement in detail to Gu Luotang. She then learned about her father's experiences in Mali and couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. Her eyes looked at Wan Yunting, and she said, "Brother Yunting, thank you for saving my dad..."
"Silly girl, what are you thanking me for? Besides, I'm saving my future father-in-law, isn't that what I should do?"
Wan Yunting put his arm around her shoulders and leaned her into his embrace. Gu Luotang's face flushed slightly, but she was very happy, never expecting that her man and her father had such an experience.
Originally, she had planned to take Wan Yunting to the United States to find her father and properly tell him about her relationship with Wan Yunting.
"My dad hasn't been back for a long time."
Gu Luotang suddenly looked sad and sighed, "Since my mother passed away, my dad and my grandfather have had different views. After he went to the United States, he rarely came back."
"Even if he came back, my grandfather would never let him into the house, saying he wasn't a member of the Gu family and had no right to enter. So, my dad came back to China less often. He also got married in the United States and had a mixed-race brother for me."
Wan Yunting nodded and smiled, "Your dad told me about these things too."
"Is that so?"
Gu Luotang looked up, looking at the man's chin, and smiled gently, "It seems you two got along quite well."
Wan Yunting teased with a smile, "We went through thick and thin together, so we almost became brothers with your dad."
"Pfft..."
Gu Luotang immediately laughed, giving him a charming glare with her beautiful eyes. Wan Yunting couldn't stand it, grabbed her charming chin, and fiercely kissed her alluring cherry red lips, making Gu Luotang's face blush shyly. She happily responded to the man's passionate kiss...
Since she was pregnant, she hadn't been intimate with the man for a long time.
"Ah, Senior Sister, Brother Yunting, can't you go back to your room to kiss?"
At this moment, Qi Miaomiao came out after taking a bath. Her thin veil ancient-style nightgown was alluringly elegant...
"You little brat, what are you talking about?" Gu Luotang's face turned red with shyness, and she playfully glared at the girl, but she couldn't continue like this with the man anymore.
"Hehe, you guys continue, I won't disturb you."
Qi Miaomiao was sensible, said with a giggle, and then headed back to her own room, letting the two of them have some private time...
"Alright, Brother Yunting, it's getting late, you should go back too."
Immediately, Gu Luotang got up from Wan Yunting's embrace. Now that she was pregnant, she couldn't do anything, and it would only make her feel more uncomfortable.
"Okay, then I'll be going back."
Wan Yunting stood up, kissed Gu Luotang again, and then left with a smile. He returned to the adjacent courtyard through the side gate, which was also the courtyard where he lived with Fang Yanxi. The side gates of the two courtyards were connected.
"You're back so soon?"
Just as Fang Yanxi finished coaxing their daughter to sleep, wearing a black lace nightgown, she looked at Wan Yunting, who had returned, and couldn't help but ask in confusion.
Wan Yunting rolled his eyes and immediately hugged Fang Yanxi and headed towards the living room sofa, which made the woman playful. Her jade hand grabbed Wan Yunting's ear and she laughed, "Tell me, did you pick up any foreign women outside?"
"Hey, hey, don't pull, my ear is about to fall off..."
Wan Yunting hugged Fang Yanxi and sat on the sofa, saying speechlessly, "Even if I were so unworthy, I wouldn't look down on black people, would I?"
"Hahaha..."
Fang Yanxi immediately burst out laughing and released his ear, but then she chuckled, "But I heard that Officer Nie also went to Mali as a peacekeeper. You were together for so long, didn't anything happen?"
Wan Yunting put his hands around her slender waist and couldn't help but exclaim, "You've slimmed down?"
"Tsk, I'm asking you a question, don't change the subject." Fang Yanxi hit his beastly hand and snorted coquettishly.
Wan Yunting rolled his eyes and said, "Officer Nie wouldn't look favorably upon your husband like me."
Fang Yanxi's jade hand stroked his chiseled face. Her eyes narrowed, and she smiled, "So, she's even better than me?"
Wan Yunting's expression faltered, and he quickly explained, "I didn't mean that, it's just that I'm not worthy of her..."
"Heh, aren't those the same thing?" Fang Yanxi's red lips curved upward, and she said teasingly.
"Oh, stop teasing me..."
Wan Yunting didn't know what Fang Yanxi was up to, but he didn't bother to care. He flipped over and pressed the woman down, just as he was about to...
Suddenly, his phone on the coffee table rang. Wan Yunting was startled, looked at the screen displaying Jiang Wenhao's name, and then had no choice but to get up, hug Fang Yanxi, answer the call, and say impatiently, "It's late at night, aren't you sleeping?"
Jiang Wenhao chuckled and said, "What time is it, Teacher? My nightlife in the island country has just begun!"
"Are you still in the island country?"
Wan Yunting's hand, which was around Fang Yanxi's waist, was not honest. He asked, "How's the progress on what I asked you to investigate? Have you found anything?"
Jiang Wenhao smiled and said, "I'm calling you to report on this matter."
Upon hearing this, Wan Yunting's eyes lit up, indicating that Jiang Wenhao's investigation into the Gu family's presence in the island country had yielded results.
Jiang Wenhao chuckled and said, "This Gu family in the island country is simply beyond my comprehension!"
"Stop the nonsense, get to the point..."
Wan Yunting urged impatiently, eager to know the results...