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38: The vulgar pretense in the novel!

Just as Mu Ruoxue couldn’t bear watching the flirtatious exchange between Lu Fei and Jiang Wenying any longer, the elegant piano music suddenly came to an end during the gathering.

Su Wenbin, the head of the Su family, stood in the middle of the stage, holding his wife’s hand.

With a microphone in hand, he loudly announced,

“Thank you all for coming to the Su family banquet!”

“Now, on behalf of my father, I declare the banquet official start of the banquet!”

“Please take your seats, esteemed guests!”

At the same time, many people moving through the crowd quickly found their seats, while those with higher status took their places at the guest of honor tables.

Simultaneously, waitresses wearing cheongsams and holding trays emerged from all sides, beginning to serve dishes.

“Lu Fei, you better not be deceiving me. You said there would be something exciting, and now they’re serving the meal!”

Mu Ruoxue, watching the banquet begin, suddenly felt that something was off. She stared at Lu Fei, full of suspicion.

With a pout, tears welled up in Mu Ruoxue’s eyes as she looked at Lu Fei fiercely. If someone didn’t know any better, they would think that Lu Fei had done something to her.

Seeing Mu Ruoxue starting to act like a demon again, Lu Fei suddenly had a headache.

“Don’t worry, it should be starting soon!”

Lu Fei looked down and saw an elderly man with silver hair slowly walking out, supported by Su Wenbin, the head of the Su family.

If Lu Fei wasn’t mistaken, this should be the old master of the Su family.

And now would be the perfect time for Lin Ran to show off his arrogance.

Because it was only now, when the elderly master of the banquet came out to express his gratitude, that there would be a crowd of people for Lin Ran to impress.

Just as the old master Su was happily speaking on stage,

Suddenly!

He felt a dull pain in his chest.

Unable to catch his breath, his eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground.

It happened almost without warning!

Now everything was in chaos.

The Su family’s bodyguards quickly surrounded the fallen old master to prevent any further accidents.

Many security guards also stepped forward to maintain order.

Su Wenbin, looking at the old master who suddenly collapsed, panicked and shouted,

“Someone, bring Old Zhang over here!”

Upon hearing Su Wenbin’s words, a smart bodyguard quickly rushed out, presumably to fetch Old Zhang.

All the guests gathered outside, and engaged in a chaotic discussion.

“What happened to the old master of the Su family?”

“I have no idea. He was perfectly fine just a moment ago, and then suddenly collapsed!”

“I have a vague understanding. It seems he has a congenital heart condition. He suffered a lot when he was young, and even now he relies on medication to sustain his life. But now…”

“Oh, poor old master of the Su family. He used to be a righteous person and built up the vast Su family estate!”

The guests sat in a group, discussing one thing after another.

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Meanwhile, an elderly man who appeared to be in his seventies or eighties but was actually close to ninety was studying a herb in his room.

Su Wenbin had invited him to attend the banquet, but due to his dedication to medicine, he declined the invitation in order to focus on researching the medicinal properties of the herb at home.

“Bang!”

A man burst into Zhang Lao’s courtyard.

Without a word, he hurriedly dragged Old Zhang into a car.

Confused, Old Zhang struggled.

“Are you people from the Su family?”

“Put me down quickly! I am the one who treats the heart condition of your old master from the Su family. What are you doing?”

It wasn’t until they got in the car that one of the subordinates started explaining today’s circumstances to Old Zhang.

Within less than twenty minutes of back and forth,

Old Zhang was brought by a group of people.

They arrived at the venue of the banquet at Tianma Hotel.

When he saw the old master of the Su family lying on the ground, gasping for breath, Old Zhang’s expression tightened.

Without hesitation, he put down his medicine box and took out a pulse pad from it.

“Old Zhang, you must save my father. The Su family will surely give you a satisfactory reward!”

Su Wenbin, his face full of anxiety, implored with deep concern in his eyes.

“Let me take a look first!”

Old Zhang approached and examined the old master of the Su family’s eyes, then took his pulse.

His expression became somewhat solemn. Then, he took out a stethoscope from the box and listened carefully.

After a considerable amount of time, Zhang Lao looked at Su Wenbin with a furrowed brow and said, “Patriarch Su, you need to prepare yourself. In my experience, it will be difficult for the old master of the Su family to overcome this hurdle.”

“His heart has always been weak, and today it seems to have been influenced by some factor, causing his heart to be overwhelmed. Coupled with his old age, I estimate…”

Old Zhang shook his head with a serious expression.

This scene immediately weighed heavily on Su Wenbin’s heart, and a sense of sadness appeared in his eyes.

Just as Su Wenbin’s eyes revealed grief.

Lin Ran stepped forward. His voice wasn’t loud, but most people present could hear him clearly,

“Patriarch Su, have you forgotten about me? If you believe in me, I can restore the old master of the Su family within half an hour and cure his heart condition!”

When Lin Ran’s words rang out,

They immediately stirred up commotion throughout the venue.

Especially when people saw Lin Ran’s youthful face, it evoked more laughter and disdain from the crowd.

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