"Qin Yao!"

Lu Zhe reprimanded them in a low voice. Qi Silin appeared beside them at some point, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

"She's not a casual person, she's my sister!" Shen Sisi looked at Qin Yao, her eyes filled with dissatisfaction.

Qin Yao laughed, "How come I didn't know the Shen family had two young ladies!"

“Adopted daughter,” Qi Jiu said slowly.

"Adopted daughter! That's hilarious! Why would you bring an adopted daughter along? She's not even your own child, she's nothing special!"

"Qin Yao!"

"Qin Yao!"

"That's my sister too! Please show some respect!"

This time, not only Lu Zhe, but even Qi Silin beside her couldn't help but scold her. Qin Yao looked at Qi Silin's dark face and didn't dare to speak.

She understood that her uncle was angry.

The person being discussed, however, didn't seem annoyed. Looking at Qin Yao, the corners of her mouth turned up.

"What kind of respectable family is the Qin family?"

Qin Yao's expression hardened, and she glanced cautiously at Qi Silin. "But I... but my uncle is on my side!" The Qin family may not be much in City A, but she has the Qi family behind her.

Otherwise, would she be in this state now?

Qi Jiu laughed again, "It's not even her biological child, it's something that can't be brought to the table!"

"You! What are you saying?!"

An eye for an eye, look how angry we've made Qin Yao.

Everyone knows that Qin Yao is arrogant. This time, whether she was furious or lost her mind, she didn't care about Qi Silin's expression. Just as she raised her hand to swing it down, the girl grabbed her wrist.

The force applied to her fingers caused her excruciating pain.

"Ouch! Let go! It hurts! Let go of me!"

"How dare you lay a hand on me?" She grabbed Qin Yao's wrist and flung her away.

"Bang! Ah!"

"Uncle, look at her!"

Qin Yao, who bumped into her desk because she couldn't stop in time, looked at Qi Silin with red eyes from the pain.

Now, it's not just my wrists that are aching; the pain is spreading throughout my entire body.

"Qin Yao, you've gone too far! The Qi family isn't your toilet paper!"

The man's face was ashen. He had heard of Qin Yao's arrogance before, but he had turned a blind eye because of the friendship between Old Master Qi and the Qin family.

I never expected things to turn out like this today.

It seems I need to go back and have a serious talk with the old man about this.

The person who made the move had already taken Shen Sisi away from the classroom. On the campus path, Shen Sisi followed silently beside Qi Jiu.

"Just because she has the Qi family backing her, she doesn't dare to say a word?"

In City A, the Qi family is indeed superior to the Shen family, but not to her.

"Qiqi..."

“Next time she acts arrogantly, you act arrogantly too. If she hits you, don’t back down. In City A, you can make a scene. If something happens, someone will take the blame. Besides, if your parents were here, they wouldn’t want you to be bullied.”

Although they hadn't known each other for long, she could tell that Shen Sisi was as pure as a blank sheet of paper. Sometimes being too protected wasn't a good thing. Since she was so quiet, she must have been bullied by Qin Yao quite a bit.

She dared not contradict him because she was afraid of causing trouble for the Shen family.

However, the young master of the Qi family doesn't seem to be someone who can't distinguish right from wrong.

By the time Qi Jiu left the school, the sun was already high in the sky.

At the school gate, Qi Silin held a cigarette, and a thin wisp of smoke rose, making his features somewhat obscured.

As he looked at the figure not far away, he inexplicably put out his cigarette and walked towards Qi Jiu.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it at the airport. And Qin Yao just now, I will discipline her more strictly."

A deep, slightly annoyed voice suddenly came from behind. Qi Jiu paused in her grip on the car door, turned around, and saw the man's calm and composed expression.

The Qi family actually came to us on their own?

"Your Qi family is involved in everything the Qin family does?"

The man pursed his lips, looking at her with a subtle hint of inquiry and explanation. "No, it's because of the previous generation. I was just helping the Qin family. She should bear the consequences of her own mistakes."

"Okay, then you..."

The girl was about to say something more when her phone rang at an inopportune moment. Looking at the contact name, she didn't answer immediately but hung up.

"Sorry, I have something to do right now. See you later."

Without any hesitation, the girl opened the car door and drove away, not giving Qi Silin another chance to speak.

Despite being sprayed with exhaust fumes, Qi Silin showed no impatience. Instead, he murmured Qi Jiu's parting words.

See you later? Then see you later!

On the other side, inside the black BMW.

"Spit it out!"

The Qi family had finally come to our door on their own, hoping to build rapport and gather some clues, when this phone call came.

"Boss... um... you're in China, right?"

Perhaps sensing that their boss was in a bad mood, the voices on the other end of the line became much softer.

"What's up?"

"We've run into some problems at our China branch, and we might need you to take a look. This partner is proving to be a bit difficult."

The China branch was newly established, and problems of all sizes arose as a result.

"I understand. While I'm away, please take good care of Xingyue. I'll come back when I have time."

"Understood, boss!"

The black BMW sped along the road and, after an unknown amount of time, came to a steady stop in front of a tall building.

Qi Jiu looked at the crowd that was already waiting at the door and pushed up her sunglasses.

The middle-aged man at the head of the group rushed over. When he saw Qi Jiu, he paused for a moment, then his face contorted with laughter.

"You've arrived! Please come in! Please come in!"

Qi Jiu: "..." When did Xingyue become a restaurant?

Those standing behind Wang De, watching his obsequious manner, had a million questions on their minds, but wisely kept their mouths shut.

Where are they?

"We're already waiting for you in the CEO's lounge."

Wang De grinned, showing off his bright white teeth, and bent down to invite the person inside.

Only after the two people left did these people dare to breathe a sigh of relief. "Who is this girl? Is she so important that our CEO Wang is fawning over her like this? Our CEO Wang is the representative of China, this..."

"Shut up! Don't you know that loose lips sink ships? Regardless of her background, show her some respect from now on."

On this side, Qi Jiu had just pushed open the door when she saw the person inside sitting with their legs crossed, drinking coffee, living a very comfortable life.

Seeing him like this, Wang De cautiously called out, "Young Master Chong!"

"Oh, so you guys are all talk now? I mean, you guys... eh?"

Chongyu laughed, intending to make a joke, but he froze when he saw Qijiu.

Isn't this the girl I saw at the airport? Someone from the Shen family? How could she be related to Xingyue? And she's still acting normally?