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  Yi Pin Yuan, Number 6.

  Ye Yizhe, who had refused Xiao Yuling's offer to pick him up, looked at the address on his phone and waited for Feng Si Niang with a bitter smile. The address of Yi Pin Yuan No. 3 was that of the Mu family. In recent days, Ye Yizhe had gained some understanding of the major families in Jiangzhou. To avoid losing face at the Xiao family's birthday banquet, he knew that the houses in front of Yi Pin Yuan were all owned by super-rich individuals who couldn't be found on the Forbes list. In fact, there were only nine such high-end villas, and it was unlikely to have a number like four. Only the Mu and Xiao families lived there permanently, while other families had their bases elsewhere and simply kept a set of houses in Jiangzhou as a friendly gesture.

  Thinking of the information that Feng Si Niang had passed on, Ye Yi Zhe couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This one friendship collection was almost a billion-dollar fortune. His previous self wasn't considered poor, but compared to these people, he could only be said to have come from the slums. This also gave him some understanding of Mu Zi Xuan's mindset.

  A country with such a huge gap between rich and poor, what about this world?

  Thinking of these busy people, rushing to and fro from dawn till dusk with furrowed brows, he then recalled the townspeople who, despite their poverty, found joy in their hardships, their faces always beaming with smiles. At this moment, Ye Yizhe couldn't help but feel a little perplexed.

  "Come out, I'm outside the door."

  He hung up the phone and shook his head vigorously, shaking off the emotions in his mind. He got up and walked out immediately.

  A red Maserati GranCabrio latest sports car stopped outside the door, the window rolled down, revealing Feng Siniang's beautiful face, pointing to the co-pilot next to Ye Yizhe and gesturing: "I'll drive."

  "Sister, this car hasn't been released in the country yet, right?" Ye Yizhe sat down in the passenger seat, feeling the elasticity of the leather chair, and asked casually. He wasn't a die-hard car enthusiast, just someone who knew a little about it. The reason he knew about this car was because his unscrupulous master had subscribed to a car magazine for him, which happened to feature this model in its last issue before coming to Jiangzhou, when it had just been released.

  Feng Si Niang nodded, and as soon as Ye Yi Zhe fastened his seatbelt, the nearly three-million-dollar sports car suddenly accelerated and sped away. It was only then that Ye Yi Zhe took a closer look at Feng Si Niang.

  Still in all black, Ye Yizhe couldn't help but feel that the evening gown was tailor-made for her, every detail fitting perfectly, not an inch too much or too little. Her slender fingers were painted with a layer of transparent nail polish, shining brightly under the sunlight, making Ye Yizhe unable to help but steal glances at them repeatedly.

  At this moment, the Xiao family's most central figure is undoubtedly Xiao Yu Ling. Most of the direct members of the Xiao family have rushed back from all over the country. Originally, they didn't think much of it, but after hearing the old man say "if there's no special reason to not come back, you'll be expelled from the Xiao family", who would dare stay outside anymore? They can't wait to fly back to the Xiao family with wings. For most of them, what serious business do they have every day outside? After the big family scattered and branched out, all they need to do is indulge in luxury and pleasure.

  "The person from Mu's household has arrived."

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu Ling raised her head and looked towards the entrance, then excitedly ran over. She was dressed in a white dress, like a little elf, bouncing and jumping around, which also made the third generation members of the Xiao family, who were initially dissatisfied with this matter, feel more relieved. Women change greatly after turning 18; they had not expected that the little girl who always followed them to suddenly make such a big transformation.

  "Zi Xuan, you're here!"

  "Rain, happy birthday!"

  The visitor from the Mu family was naturally Mu Zixuan. As the only child of the third generation of the Mu family, she had been appearing in social circles for years. The Xiao family, who were very close to the Mu family, were naturally familiar with her. Just then, a middle-aged man walked out from behind Xiao Yuling and handed a glass of red wine to Mu Zixuan: "Zixuan, with you by Yuling's side all these years, we've been much more at ease."

  "Uncle Xiao, you're being too serious." Taking over the wine cup, Mu Zi Xuan politely said with a light sip.

  At this time, the one who could speak like this was naturally Xiao Yu Ling's father, Xiao Zhen Feng.

  At the time when Xiao Lei was slowly fading out of the Xiao family business, the ones who were at the forefront of the Xiao family were Xiao Lei's two sons and one daughter, which was also something that many other families envied.

  As the saying goes, wealth doesn't last for three generations. In fact, most families start to decline from the second generation onwards. Just like the Mu family, they were so prosperous during Mu Hengshui's time, but now all their hopes are pinned on Mu Zixuan, which is a kind of irony and an unspeakable pain for Mu Hengshui.

  This is much better than the Xiao family. The three children of Xiao Lei are now all well-known figures in the business world, and both daughters-in-law are high-ranking government officials. The son-in-law is even a commander of the military region. Although the third generation is not as good as the previous one, there are still several who make other families sigh with admiration, let alone the outstanding Xiao Yu Ling.

  Xiao's family will surely rise to greatness within ten years, as expected.

  This has become a consensus among many big families, and the dangers of the Xiao family, both overt and covert, are naturally consciously ignored by them. If nothing can be done about it, they will benefit from it anyway.

  "Rain sister, you're getting more and more moving."

  Everyone looked towards the entrance, where a man in a white suit appeared. After hearing his words, Xiao Yu Ling's face was filled with displeasure and she muttered: "Why did he come too."

  Xiao Zhenfeng cast a dissatisfied glance over, Xiao Yuling could only shift his feet and walk over, looking at the newcomer who nodded slightly and made a gesture: "Thank you, please come in."

  The more formal the posture, the more formal it is.

  The man only then saw Mu Zixuan behind Xiao Yuling, and greeted her by saying: "Sister Zixuan, if he knew you were coming today, Second Brother would definitely regret it to death."

  "Can't you stop calling every girl 'sister' just because you see one?" Mu Zi Xuan said irritably.

  Gongsun Jian listened to her words and muttered: "Habit, habit."

  "Xiao Yu, why haven't you greeted Gong Sun yet?" Xiao Zhenfeng walked up at this time and said to Xiao Yuling with dissatisfaction. He then looked at Gong Sun Jian and bowed respectfully, saying "Gong Sun sir, please forgive us for not being attentive enough."

  "Go and invite yourself."

  Seeing this, Xiao Yuling was annoyed and threw out a sentence, walking straight inside, but was pulled back by Xiao Chenfeng: "How can you talk like that? Gong Sun Gongzi is here, give him some face!"

  "Uncle Xiao, no need to be so polite. I and Yuling are also fated to be together. As the saying goes, 'If two people are meant to be together for a long time, it's not just about being together every day.' Although I haven't spent much time with Yuling in the past two years, my heart has always been with her. So I believe she feels the same way too. Our love is stronger than gold and deeper than the ocean. It's understandable that Yuling is overexcited to see me now." Gong Sun Jian said this while shaking his head from side to side, looking like an ancient scholar studying the eight-legged essay. The others couldn't help but want to laugh at the sight, but thinking of the occasion, they all held it in, their faces red and necks thick with suppressed laughter.

  "Whoever has a relationship with you, don't get too close." Xiao Yuling said impatiently. If it were someone else from school who saw her speaking like this, they would definitely be shocked and think that the normally gentle and soft-spoken Xiao Yuling had completely changed, revealing just how annoyed she was with the man in front of her.

  Mu Zi Xuan gave her a helpless expression, holding up his wine cup to greet others, ignoring Xiao Yu Ling's pleading gaze.

  Xiao Zhenfeng was about to speak when Gong Sunjian preempted him, saying: "Our fate is predetermined by heaven, and heaven has already paved the way for us. Ah, what a blissful thing this is! Rain Spirit sister, today is your birthday, and it's also my birthday. On this most special of days, I want to offer you the best thing I can get."

  Gongsun Jian took out a key from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Yuling: "This limited edition Ferrari is one of my favorite collections, I believe you've also heard of it. Now I'm giving it to you."

  Everyone who heard this sucked in a cold breath.

  Everyone in the circle knows that Gong Sun's family, Gong Sun Jian, likes to collect sports cars. The ones he likes are basically not available on the market. Among them, there is a yellow Ferrari that was directly ordered from the Ferrari factory and underwent the best modification "surgery". It is famous in the collector's circle. According to conservative estimates, if that Ferrari were to be auctioned off, it would fetch at least $20 million!

  Upside potential is immeasurable!