Two figures were nestled on a sofa in the banquet hall, glancing towards the door every now and then, but they never saw the person they wanted to see.

Qin Yanshu frowned and turned to Ning Yutong beside her: "Go ask the servants where Qin Sheng went."

Ning Yutong hesitated for a moment: "This..."

Seeing Qin Yanshu's increasingly dissatisfied expression, Ning Yutong bit her lip and couldn't help but ask, "Yanyan, was the trouble the Pei family caused before just the show you were talking about?"

"Of course not." Qin Yanshu snorted coldly, her face full of disdain. "The Pei family thinks they can scheme against our Qin family? They don't even know what kind of people they are."

"Don't even mention that my second uncle couldn't possibly be tricked by them. Even if he did succeed, do they really think that Qin Sheng alone can lead our Qin family by the nose?"

"That's pure fantasy!"

Changing the subject, Qin Yanshu continued, "However, Pei Yongshou does have some brains. He knows to choose this kind of occasion to make a scene. Even if my second uncle is just trying to save face for the Qin family, he has to protect Qin Sheng. Otherwise, if it were a different scene, she would have been taken away by the Pei family."

"She's just a daughter we adopted temporarily. We've never even spent any time together. How important could she be?"

Judging from the way Qin Er Ye's family behaved, you couldn't tell at all that they didn't value Qin Sheng.

Ning Yutong thought to herself, but nodded in agreement on the surface, and flattered Qin Yanshu: "That's right. Someone like Qin Sheng is good at nothing, good at nothing, and can't do anything. So what if she's your biological daughter? How can she compare to the relationship you've built with Second Master Qin and the others over the past ten years?"

"Right now, they're only pretending to dote on her out of consideration for the reputation of the big family. But in my opinion, Yan Yan, you are the real darling princess of the Qin family!"

Qin Yanshu slightly lowered her chin, her composure tinged with a subtle hint of smugness.

He clearly appreciated Ning Yutong's words.

Ning Yutong secretly observed Qin Yanshu, making sure she was in a pretty good mood before carefully speaking, "So, Yanyan, the show you were talking about..."

Qin Yanshu glanced at her: "Didn't you say yourself that she's neither good at literature nor martial arts? In that case, it's not hard to see her make a fool of herself?"

Ning Yutong thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up instantly: "Yan Yan, you're so smart!"

Qin Yanshu remained calm, casually taking a sip of the fruit wine in her glass, and reminded her, "You participated in the English version of Hamlet's stage play at the school's cultural festival last semester, right? I remember, Qin Sheng was initially chosen to play Ophelia?"

However, because she was too quiet and dull, Liang Shuzhen replaced her, and she didn't get the role.

But it's okay, now she can give her this opportunity to express herself.

Qin Yanshu smiled faintly and continued to ask Ning Yutong, "Can you still memorize your lines?"

Ning Yutong thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't remember very clearly, but I have a copy on my phone. I should be able to remember it after reading it a few more times."

Qin Yanshu was relieved: "Then go and get ready, she'll be here soon..."

Qin Yanshu smiled at Ning Yutong, everything was understood without words.

Ning Yutong was actually somewhat hesitant.

The main reason is that she has suffered too many losses at Qin Sheng's hands recently, and she is very afraid that this time will be the same as the previous two times, not only failing to embarrass Qin Sheng, but also getting herself into trouble.

But when she looked up and met Qin Yanshu's approving gaze, and thought back to the scene she had witnessed yesterday, Ning Yutong felt as if a wildfire was spreading rapidly in her heart, and a "good" slipped out of her mouth.

Qin Yanshu smiled with satisfaction: "Go ahead."

Ning Yutong nodded and was about to leave when suddenly she paused and looked at Qin Yanshu again.

Qin Yanshu was unusually patient: "Any other questions?"

A sinister glint flashed in Ning Yutong's eyes: "I'm thinking, since this is a good show, why not make it even more exciting?"

Qin Yanshu's eyes flickered slightly: "Tell me about it."

Ning Yutong glanced around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, then leaned close to Qin Yanshu's ear and whispered something.

Qin Yanshu's eyes brightened slightly. After Ning Yutong finally finished speaking and stepped back, she nodded and said, "Do as you say. Go and prepare. I will arrange the rest."

The two exchanged a glance and smiled simultaneously.

*

"Qin Sheng, you're finally out!"

Qin Sheng had just entered the banquet hall when she heard this sentence from afar. She paused for a moment, but only for a moment, and then walked away on her own.

Ning Yutong, who tried to stop Qin Sheng but failed, was speechless.

She was both embarrassed and annoyed, and immediately sped up and rushed forward, shouting as she ran, "Qin Sheng, I'm calling you!"

Qin Sheng stopped this time, but her expression remained indifferent: "So?"

so what?

She actually asked her, "So?"

Any normal person would stop and ask what's wrong when called by name, but she not only ignores people, but now that everyone has stopped, they still have to ask her "so what?"

So what the hell?!

Ning Yutong's face turned red with anger. Just as she was about to speak, Qin Sheng suddenly raised his hand: "Security."

Two security guards immediately rushed over.

Ning Yutong's heart skipped a beat: "What do you want to do?!"

Qin Sheng glanced at her briefly before looking at the two security guards and said indifferently, "This young lady is not on the banquet invitation list. Please ask her to leave."

The security guards were taken aback for a moment, then immediately agreed and stood on either side of Ning Yutong, saying, "Miss, please."

Ning Yutong's eyes widened, completely unable to believe what she had just heard, until the security guard reached out to pull her back to her senses.

"Don't touch me!" she snapped.

After saying that, he looked at Qin Sheng and puffed out his chest smugly: "I'm Yan Shu's friend, she invited me here! You have no right to kick me out!"

Qin Sheng: "What does this have to do with me?"

She nodded to the two security guards: "Make your move."

Ning Yutong: "Let's see who dares?!"

Without any hesitation, the security guard grabbed Ning Yutong by the shoulders and dragged her out, treating her own mistress and an ordinary guest as nothing more than ordinary guests.

Ning Yutong was completely stunned. It wasn't until she was dragged several meters away that she screamed and came to her senses: "Yan Yan, save me, please save me!"

The two security guards: "..."

They were just dragging someone along; they didn't mean to kill them. So why were they crying for help?

Qin Yanshu only reacted at this moment, and immediately walked up. She pushed aside the two security guards and pulled Ning Yutong behind her, her small chest heaving violently: "This is my friend, what do you want to do?!"

Everyone knows that Ning Yutong was someone she brought in. If she were to be kicked out of her family's banquet hall right in front of her, would the eldest daughter of the Qin family still have any face left?

She absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen!

After all, she was a young lady from a wealthy family. The security guards were pushed away by Qin Yanshu and didn't dare to go forward again for a moment.

Qin Yanshu then looked at Qin Sheng, gritting her teeth: "I invited Yu Tong, who gave you the right to kick out the friend I invited!"