Chapter 369: Yaochi (Happy April Fool's Day, please vote~~)

What truly astonished everybody was that shortly after the first gilded invitation was sent out, a response was already presented before Xiao Zheng.

"No!"

These two bluntly stark words were used to reply within the invitation envelope, while the slanted handwriting conveyed the sender's casual approach to writing the reply. Faced with such a response, Xiao Zheng could only respond with a bitter smile. Although he had been prepared for rejection, the direct refusal, without any courtesy exchange, was a first for him.

His invitations were rarely rejected in the past not only because he was the eldest son of Xiao Jinlin but also because he was Xiling's top businessman. Whether out of reverence for the Xiao Family patriarch or consideration for benefits, the young lords of Xiling were always willing to maintain a good relationship with him, but this approach proved to be completely ineffective when faced with Tang Luo.