Rebirth: City Sovereign

The Hilton Hotel was one of the most famous restaurants in the capital, located in the southeast of the capital. Although the Hilton Hotel was expensive and had to spend a lot of money, the Hilton Hotel did not accept any private meals.    

The Hilton had only one floor in total, and it was meant to host dinners. Not only would it have a requirement for the number of people to eat, but it would also have a requirement for the status of the guests to be booked. If you weren't a very well-known person in the upper class, even if you were a rich upstart, the Hilton might refuse your order.    

Over time, a banquet at the Hilton became a symbol of status, and that was what the Hilton wanted to achieve: to serve only its most distinguished guests.    

And the banquet held jointly by Lightness Group and Lightness Group was held in the Hilton Hotel.    

The Hilton Restaurant was worthy of being called one of the top restaurants in the capital. Whether it was the environment, dishes, service attitude, all of it could be said to be impeccable. Even Ye Kai felt that the Hilton Restaurant was worthy of this expensive price.    

Just then, Ye Qingying patted Ye Kai's shoulders with an excited expression.    

"Brother, look, Qin Xueru and his fiance are here!"    

The banquet lasted about thirty minutes. A Tall Man wearing a white formal attire and a bow tie walked towards Ye Qingying with a standard business smile on his face.    

As Ye Kai drank, he glanced at the considerably handsome Tall Man. Although Ye Kai had never met him before, he recognized the pretty girl that was holding onto his left arm.    

More than a year had passed, and although Qin Xueru's appearance had slightly changed and her face was covered in heavy makeup, her trademark Qin Ye eyebrow was still able to let Ye Kai recognize Qin Xueru's appearance at a glance.    

Presumably, the Tall Man who was dressed in white and had eyes was Xiao Family's youngest master painter, Xiao Yan.    

Xiao Yan brought Qin Xueru and sat on a seat next to Ye Qingying. He lifted the wine cup that was already filled and spoke to Ye Qingying with a smile.    

"Lady Lil 'Light, I am deeply honored to be able to sell Yanliang Peak to your company."    

Ye Qingying returned a polite smile and toasted. The two of them looked like a different person compared to when they were together.    

"Mister Xiao, you're being too courteous. It was my Lightness Group that allowed me to get to know a talent like you."    

Xiao Yan did not refute him, smiling as he toasted to Ye Qingying.    

"Happy cooperation."    

After the two of them finished all the white wine in the porcelain cup, Xiao Yan looked at the man beside Ye Qingying and asked with a deliberate manner.    

"Who is this person that has the honor of following Miss Lil 'Light here?"    

Qin Xueru had not been paying attention to this in the first place, but now that she was mentioned, she looked over to where Ye Qingying was sitting and instantly opened her eyes wide.    

The man who had been dead for more than half a year was actually sitting beside Ye Qingying, calmly sipping a fine wine, with a calm expression.    

Ye Kai!    

Why was he here?    

Ye Kai, who had not received any news from the Qin Family, was already treated as a dead man. Although Qin Xueru still had some expectations in the beginning, over time, she unconsciously erased all of Ye Kai's impressions in her heart.    

At this moment, the young man who had splashed ink onto the painting at the Qin Family Feast, and shocked everyone with her actions, appeared clearly in her mind. Qin Xueru looked at Ye Kai in a daze, and seemed to be at a loss of what to do.    

Although Ye Kai did not mind, he had seen everything.    

A sinister look appeared on his face, and disappeared in an instant. Xiao Yan returned to his normal smile.    

Out of the corner of his eyes, Ye Kai's expression changed within a second. A hint of disdain rose in his heart, but just as he was about to speak, a playful female voice came from behind him.    

"Yo, I thought you were looking at the wrong person."    

"Isn't this the Master Ye whose name shook the Jianghai more than a year ago?"    

Ye Qingying frowned, and turned to look at the source of the voice.    

Wearing a luxurious white cheongsam, Qin Yurou stood a few meters behind Ye Kai and spoke in a voice that could be heard by the entire Hilton Hotel.    

"We haven't heard from you in more than half a year. We are truly worried to death."    

Qin Yurou's voice was very loud, all the guests at the tables next to Ye Kai turned their bodies and turned to look at where Ye Kai was sitting.    

"I wonder if your painting technique has improved in the past half year."    

Hearing Qin Yurou's words, Xiao Yan was startled at first, but the smile on his face became even wider: "So you also like painting, no wonder Miss Qingliang invited you to this ball."    

"This royal ball is not only about the contract between our Xiao Family and Miss Lil 'Light's company, but also about the art exhibition."    

"You should know Xueru, she likes painting and has always wanted to open a gallery. I will take this opportunity to gather all the famous people in the capital here."    

"Would you be interested in participating in the exhibition with me?"    

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Ye Qingying turned her gaze towards the closest round table.    

There, a dozen or so famous painting masters were sitting. They were discussing something excitedly, and their faces were suddenly filled with shock.    

Ye Qingying had only heard of the Xiao Family being brought up, and that Xiao Yan would personally draw a painting today as a gift to sign the contract, so he had invited Ye Kai over. However, he had never heard of Xiao Yan holding a painting exhibition of this level!    

Although Ye Qingying didn't know what kind of level Ye Kai's painting skills were, but she was certain that since he hadn't picked up his brush in almost a year, how could he compare to those masters who drew late on a single day, whose lives consisted of only brushes and ink?    

A stiff smile appeared on her face, and Ye Qingying said.    

"Today, my brother only came to accompany me to the banquet, he didn't have any plans to draw a painting."    

Qin Yurou immediately laughed when she heard it, "Oh? But I heard that your brother is a master painter who shocked everyone in Jianghai. He was famous for painting with his bare hands, so why don't you go up and perform? "    

Under the gaze of so many people, Ye Kai did not show any reaction, and only quietly tasted the fine wine in his cup, not saying a word.    

This time, Qin Yurou was completely infuriated by Ye Kai's actions. Her beautiful eyebrows twisted together and her face flushed red.    

"Ye Kai, stop pretending to have a high opinion of yourself."    

"Since you're here today, why don't you compare yourself to Brother-in-law and see whose painting technique is superior!"    

Ever since the banquet one year ago, Qin Yurou's heart was filled with anger. In her opinion, Ye Kai was just a little fellow who had no aptitude, who stole all of the limelight from the Qin Family at that banquet. Now that the real people who drew in the capital were all by his side, Qin Yurou felt that it was time to quell Ye Kai's arrogance.    

But what Qin Yurou did not know was that, in this one year, Ye Kai, who had experienced countless storms, had long since disregarded this kind of provocation.    

Ye Kai put down his wine cup, his expression calm.    

"Sure."    

Hearing Ye Kai's words, Xiao Yan's face naturally revealed joy.    

"Please follow me to the stage for the art exhibition that will be held that time and serve as the entertainment show after the meal."    

With that, Xiao Yan stood up from his seat and left the table with Ye Kai.    

Qin Xueru followed behind Xiao Yan with a complicated expression on his face. After a long while, when the two of them returned to his seat, she pulled on Xiao Yan's sleeves, looking worried.    

"If not, then forget it. We shouldn't provoke him. I have an intuition that in such a long period of time, he has become a little different from before."    

Hearing that, Xiao Yan thought about Qin Xueru's expression and her face instantly flushed red.    

"What does it matter? Don't tell me you don't believe in my painting skills?"    

"What kind of absolute arts does that guy know that you care so much about?" Ink Splashing Painting? It's just something I was tired of playing before I was ten years old. "    

Xiao Yan's heart was filled with anger. Although Qin Xueru was clearly his fiancee, she was actually speaking to the white clothed youth right now. The two had been engaged for a period of time, but Xiao Yan had never seen Qin Xueru support a stranger like this before!    

"Xueru, I will let you know who is the most top-notch and exquisite hand of China!"    

Xiao Yan clenched his fists tightly and swore silently in his heart.