"Aren't you afraid of being laughed at for doing this in public?"

Qin Ziling looked at Su Ning'er in his arms and said with some helplessness.

Su Ning'er raised her head and smiled mischievously: "What does it matter? They won't think too much about it anyway, and let them think what they want. As long as I'm happy."

Qin Ziling smiled, glanced around, and said, "It's your birthday, but your dad is putting on this show. It's really a bit unreasonable. I'll take you out to eat after the banquet."

"Okay, okay!" Su Ning'er immediately beamed, then she huffed, "Hmph! Dad said it was to celebrate my birthday, but it's actually all about self-interest, hmph!"

Qin Ziling smiled and said, "By the way, didn't Kexin come?"

Su Ning'er said with some regret, "Yes, we actually have class, but Kexin didn't want to skip it, so she didn't come. However, she prepared a gift for me, I'll show it to you later!"

Qin Ziling nodded, then took a box out of his pocket and handed it to Su Ning'er: "This is a gift for you."

Su Ning'er's eyes lit up immediately. She happily took it and examined it carefully: "What is it? Jewelry?"

Qin Ziling said, "I guess so. I couldn't decide what to give you, so I had a friend pick one out."

It's quite remarkable that he was able to say these things, after all, this was the first time he had ever given a girl a gift.

Moreover, the gifts inside the box are extremely valuable; he had Lati choose them. How could something chosen by a noble young master like Lati be cheap?

Although Su Ning'er was unaware of this, she was still very happy.

After all, even if the gift from someone you like is cheap or of poor quality, it is still incredibly precious in your eyes.

"Thank you, big brother!"

Su Ning'er smiled sweetly, then tiptoed and gave Qin Ziling a quick peck on the cheek before he could react.

Qin Ziling smiled.

"Brother, this...this is your...girlfriend?" Ye Xiaotian's voice suddenly came, his tone filled with disbelief.

Qin Ziling looked at him, about to speak.

Su Ning'er asked first, "Big brother, who is this? A friend?"

Qin Ziling said, "We just met."

Su Ning'er nodded, glanced at Ye Xiaotian, and then chuckled, "Your style is just like your older brother's—low-key."

Ye Xiaotian chuckled and said, "Hey beautiful, are you and this guy really boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Su Ning'er sweetly took Qin Ziling's arm and smiled radiantly: "Yes! What do you think? Aren't we a good match?"

Ye Xiaotian's lips twitched: "Bro, didn't you say you and she were just classmates?"

Qin Ziling looked completely innocent: "He's a classmate!"

Ye Xiaotian: "..."

Damn it, he had never seen anyone with a thicker skin than him!

Who is this friend?

At this moment, Jin Yueshuo walked over with a smile.

Su Ning'er frowned. Why is this guy here?

"Who are your friends?"

Ye Xiaotian looked at Jin Yueshuo with disdain.

Jin Yueshuo glanced at Ye Xiaotian, his eyes filled with disdain. Damn it! How dare this mongrel bark at him?

Jin Yueshuo looked at Qin Ziling: "I am Jin..."

"The Jin family of Jiang Province, right? I understand," Qin Ziling replied.

Jin Yueshuo choked, somewhat unaccustomed: "You... fine! Very well, since you know my background, then I can explain that you seem unworthy of this Miss Su."

Qin Ziling stared at him indifferently: "Whether you're worthy or not, you don't seem to have the right to say, do you?"

"Hey! I'm telling you, we don't even know you, what right do you have to tell us what to do?" Su Ning'er snorted coldly.

Jin Yueshuo looked at Su Ning'er, a hint of anger already rising in his eyes.

As the young master of the Jin family in Jiang Province, when has he ever been looked down upon by a woman?

He had seen plenty of beauties in Jiang Province who were just as good-looking as Su Ning'er, and he had slept with quite a few of them. He had finally come to Jianghai and found a pretty woman, but he didn't expect her to be so ungrateful!

"Hey! How can you be so shameless? What's so great about women? Is it really necessary to be so disgraceful?" Ye Xiaotian said, dissatisfied.

"Who are you? How dare you talk to me like that?" Jin Yueshuo stared at Ye Xiaotian.

The latter smiled and said, "Me? I came down from the mountain."

"Heh, so you're just a bumpkin!" Jin Yueshuo sneered.

Ye Xiaotian: "..."

"Get lost! I don't have time to mess around with you right now," Qin Ziling said calmly.

"Hehe, I can go wherever I want. Ask Su Changhu if he dares to kick me out. I'm only attending this low-class ball because I'm giving you face!" Jin Yueshuo said arrogantly.

Upon hearing this, the onlookers immediately became displeased, because what this guy said was undoubtedly a denigration of them.

Qin Ziling had a headache: "Is this the kind of trash the Jin family produced?"

He was having a bit of a headache; these villains weren't very bright, which was making things difficult for him!

It's actually quite normal. After all, being born into a wealthy family comes with a very high threshold, so it's only natural that they would be born with an air of arrogance. However, it can only be said that he messed with the wrong person.

Jin Yueshuo narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

Qin Ziling asked, "Do you know anything about the Long family?"

"The Long family?"

Jin Yueshuo was stunned, as if he hadn't reacted yet.

At this moment, a middle-aged man behind him changed his expression and quickly leaned close to his ear and whispered something.

Jin Yueshuo's expression grew increasingly grim. He suddenly looked at Qin Ziling and exclaimed, "You... how do you know what happened to the Long family?!"

He was extremely surprised. They had all heard about what had happened to the Long family recently. Although the Long family had kept it a secret, how could it have escaped the notice of these aristocratic families?

On that day, the Long family was humiliated by a mysterious young man. No one in the entire family was his match. In the end, the eldest son of the Long family was crippled in front of the patriarch of the Long family. No one dared to make a move. Just one person was enough to make the entire Long family unable to lift their heads!

This matter has spread throughout the eight great families, and the younger generation of their clans have been warned to be more careful in their dealings with others!

How could this guy in front of me know what happened to the Long family?

Could he be the one who did it? No way! How could such a terrifying person exist in a small city like Jianghai?

Jin Yueshuo refused to believe it.

Qin Ziling looked at his expression: "It seems you don't believe me?"

He knew what the other person was thinking.

Jin Yueshuo shook his head, staring intently at Qin Ziling: "It can't be you? Someone like you! There's no way you could do something like that!"

Ye Xiaotian looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression: "What are you talking about?"

Qin Ziling didn't answer him, but said to Jin Yueshuo, "I'll give you a chance to leave here, otherwise, you won't be able to leave even if you want to!"

He disdains to associate with such low-class guys!

Jin Yueshuo's face immediately turned ugly: "You, are you threatening me?!"