Chapter 131 Secretary Xue, I Need You

Then, he put on a smiling face like a mentor and said, "Ji Ying, Xiao Xia, you've arrived."

Ji Ying smiled and stepped forward with Xiao Xia.

Guo Ying asked with concern, "What happened to your foot?"

"I twisted my ankle," Ji Ying said.

Guo Ying: "It looks quite serious, you must be worried."

Ji Ying nodded without saying anything.

Just then, a waiter waiting outside called out, "Vice President Gu is here."

Upon hearing this, Guo Ying abandoned her father and ran out quickly.

Ignoring Ji Ying's presence, Guo Guqing shook her head with a smile and said to her friends, "See? A daughter is like a tree that cannot be kept at home once she grows up."

As he spoke, he quickly walked out.

Xiao Xia was astonished by the behavior of the father and daughter, saying, "Finally, I've seen an example of how a crooked upper beam can lead to a crooked lower beam."

Ji Ying smiled and said, "This is nothing."

Just as the two were about to continue inside, they encountered Guo's mother rushing out to greet them.

Upon seeing Ji Ying, Guo's mother's expression darkened for a moment, but she immediately raised her chin and smiled at her female companion, "If my Xiaoying weren't so outstanding and self-respecting, why would President Gu dote on her so much? When she gives birth to the Gu family's eldest grandson, the entire Gu family will belong to our Xiaoying!"

A woman of similar age next to her laughed and said, "Yes, yes, it's better than some people who occupy a spot but don't lay any eggs, just wasting other people's time!"

Guo's mother was even more pleased with herself, "Lu Hua, our two families have been friends for generations. When we become rich, we will not forget you."

Just as Xiao Xia was about to speak, she saw Guo's mother forcefully squeeze through between the two of them, and even deliberately shove Ji Ying hard with her elbow.

Fortunately, Ji Ying had a cane, otherwise she would have fallen.

Xiao Xia hurriedly stepped forward to support her, angrily saying, "How could this person..."

Ji Ying gently pressed her hand down, her gaze calmly fixed on Guo's mother's departing figure. "Give the blind a little compassion."

Xiao Xia was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing, "I suspect we have masochistic tendencies."

Ji Ying, “?”

Xiao Xia: "Why did I come to this awful place? It's just making me feel nauseous."

Ji Ying also laughed.

Gu Yanchen was welcomed into the house surrounded by the Guo family.

Because he was still married, Guo Ying restrained herself considerably, simply staying close to him without leaning on him as affectionately as usual.

Ji Ying took a glass of champagne, but Xiao Xia immediately replaced it with juice.

"A person who gets drunk after two cups, what's the point of drinking more?"

Just as Ji Ying's lips curved into a faint smile, she looked up and met a focused gaze.

Huang Haoran, dressed in a brown suit, stood not far away, gazing intently at her.

He seemed to want to walk towards her, but Ji Ying turned away coldly and went elsewhere.

Xiao Xia didn't notice this scene. She caught up with Ji Ying and whispered, "On such an important day, do you feel like someone is missing?"

Ji Ying nodded, "Wen Lingxue didn't come. Guo Ying is her scapegoat, so she definitely won't show up to avoid suspicion."

Just as the two were about to sit down on the chairs on the terrace, they bumped into Gu Yanchen.

Xiao Xia glanced at Guo Ying next to him and immediately smiled, "Oh, Guo family's son-in-law, hello there."

"Does your brother know how disrespectful you are?" Gu Yanchen said coldly.

Ji Ying turned her gaze to the side, refusing to look at them.

Guo Ying hurriedly said from the side, "Yan Chen, you go to my dad's place first. He will arrange for you to chat with his favorite disciple. I'll talk to Miss Ji here for a bit and then come find you."

Gu Yanchen looked at Ji Ying, his gaze naturally falling on her feet.

Xiao Chang said it wasn't serious, so why was he using a cane?

"Yan Chen?" Guo Ying noticed that he was lost in thought and tugged at his sleeve.

Gu Yan composed himself and said "okay" to Guo Ying in a friendly manner.

After he left, Guo Ying warmly stepped forward and took Ji Ying's arm.

"You're here to play matchmaker for us, so you won't blame Yan Chen for starting to support me, will you?"

Before Ji Ying could speak, Xiao Xia sneered, "Even if the couple's relationship has cooled, I've never seen anyone act so arrogantly in front of the wife. There's no mistress in the world more shameless than Miss Guo."

After saying that, she immediately corrected herself with emphasis, "No, you're not the mistress, you're the fourth one."

Guo Ying's face immediately turned ashen. Ji Ying stepped between her and Xiao Xia, speaking calmly, "Today is your father's birthday banquet. We've come to offer our congratulations and will leave soon. We hope we won't disturb you."

Guo Ying immediately went from anger to joy, her gaze falling on Ji Ying's cup.

"Why are you drinking juice? This champagne was specially purchased by Yan Chen's assistant. Here, I haven't drunk this glass yet, let me give you a change."

Without waiting for Ji Ying's consent, he forcibly took the juice from her hand and shoved his own glass of champagne into hers.

Ji Ying held the champagne glass, her expression unchanged. "Ms. Guo, I'm taking anti-inflammatory medication, so I can't drink alcohol."

Guo Ying suddenly realized and said with concern, "Oh, I see. This juice has been sitting outside for a long time and isn't fresh. I'll have the kitchen make it fresh for you right away."

With that, she grabbed her juice and hurried off to the kitchen.

"This dog is up to no good," Xiao Xia said.

Ji Ying sniffed the champagne in her hand, her expression darkening slightly. "Go check on the kitchen."

Xiao Xia raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding what was going on, and headed towards the kitchen.

As they passed through the hall, they saw Liang Yizhi being escorted into the room by Guo Guqing and others.

Xiao Xia paused, turned around, and walked up to Xue Qin, who had been squeezed out of the crowd. She smiled and said, "Secretary Xue, I need you."

Xue Qin's eyelids twitched slightly...

Ten minutes later, Xiao Xia returned from the kitchen.

Ji Ying was still sitting in the chair by the terrace, the wine in her hand had turned into juice.

Xiao Xia whispered, "Guo Ying put drugs in the juice she prepared for you. After you drank it, she arranged for a waiter to take you to your room upstairs. Once you started cooking, she brought all the guests in to 'catch you in the act.' She not only wants to make Gu Yanchen completely disappointed in you, but also wants to humiliate you in public and make you unable to hold your head up in the entire social circle."

Ji Ying's gaze fell on the woman in the hall who had just joined Guo's mother in mocking her.

At that moment, the woman named Lu Hua was advising her husband to drink less.

Ji Ying looked away and asked, "How do you know so much detail?"

Xiao Xia coughed lightly: "I happened to run into Secretary Xue who was free, so I asked him for a favor."

Ji Ying calmly said, "Liang Yizhi is not from the same world as us, so if we can draw a clear line, it's best not to bother him."

Xiao Xia understood what she meant.

Those who have stumbled in marriage are already unable to bear any new hurt.

"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with Liang Yizhi. This is just a personal matter between me and Secretary Xue. I'll treat him to drinks another day."

Upon hearing this, Ji Ying said nothing more.

Just then, Guo Ying came over with a glass of freshly squeezed juice.

"Miss Ji, this is freshly squeezed."