Gu Qichen took it and accepted the penalty. However, Xi Zijun stepped forward and stopped him: "Mr. Xue, it’s right for us to penalize ourselves for being late, but switching the wine to strong XO is a bit much, don’t you think?" The guy called Mr. Xue laughed out loud: "You caught me, but Sister Zijun, my wife hasn’t stepped in yet. Isn’t it improper for you to do so?" The tone seemed joking. But everyone could hear a hint of sharpness within it. The speaker was Xue Shaotang. One of the four prominent young men in Beijing. He had some grudge with the Jiang family. So naturally, he wasn’t too polite to Xi Zijun. Gu Qichen just tilted his head back and drank it in one go. Xia Yangyang frowned slightly. The surrounding people applauded and praised Gu Qichen for his boldness. Mu Liancheng stepped forward to ease the atmosphere: "Don’t you all forget, Second Young Master Gu is famous for never getting drunk, the famed god of wine." With Mu Liancheng stepping in, everyone gradually shifted their attention to him. For more chapters visit noveⅼfire.net After all, he and Wen Xiaochu were the main focus today. Xue Shaotang casually picked up two glasses of champagne from the champagne tower, urging Mu Liancheng and Wen Xiaochu to drink the cross-cup wine. A crowd quickly gathered around them. Xia Yangyang suddenly felt a bit upset. Without saying anything, she turned and walked away. She didn’t want to stand in the crowd. Gu Qichen wanted to go after her, but Xi Zijun held his arm: "Ah Chen, is Miss Xia also here?" Xi Zijun couldn’t see. But she knew from the conversation that Xia Yangyang was there too. Gu Qichen said, "Are you hungry? Let me take you to get some food." Because Gu Qichen saw Xia Yangyang walking towards the buffet area. Xi Zijun, however, said, "I’m not hungry, the banquet hasn’t started yet, right? Take me to the lounge then, I’m not used to high heels, my feet are aching a bit." Gu Qichen responded with a hum. This was the banquet hall on the top floor at any time. But it was a duplex building. There were spiral elevators on both sides, directly leading to various private rooms upstairs. Gu Qichen escorted Xi Zijun to the lounge and then said, "Rest here for a while, I’ve already asked Zhengdong to buy you a pair of flats, I’ll bring them to you later." Xi Zijun took off her sunglasses. Her eyes were vacant, but she had a faint smile at the corners of her mouth. Xi Zijun spoke slowly: "Ah Chen, did Miss Xia misunderstand?" Gu Qichen said, "No, don’t overthink it." Xi Zijun smiled: "Anyway, go cheer her up, it’s not the first time she misunderstood our relationship, not to mention, she lost her memory now, only remembers up to eighteen, in essence, she’s an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t grown up, don’t let her misunderstand." Xi Zijun was very frank in her tone. Gu Qichen’s voice was calm as well: "I understand." After speaking, Gu Qichen left the lounge. But after Gu Qichen left, he couldn’t find Xia Yangyang anywhere. Originally, there were only a few people at the buffet area. Gu Qichen felt a bit anxious. Xia Yangyang seemed somewhat off in the past few days. But he couldn’t quite pinpoint it at the moment. Gu Qichen searched around the banquet hall but couldn’t find her. He ran into Mu Liancheng instead. Mu Liancheng said Xia Yangyang and Wen Xiaochu went to the lounge to visit Wen Quan. Wen Quan was brought by Mu Liancheng early in the morning. But was bored and was just sleeping in the lounge.