Chapter 103.

On the day of the banquet, Qian Yirong first took Xu Baiqing to the hospital to check her physical recovery. After confirming her recovery, she was very happy to know that her injury had almost recovered.

So after the two of them prepared themselves at the beauty salon Zhou Rongruan had found, they changed into their dresses and got in the car to go to the hotel where the Mu family banquet was held. On the way, Xu Baiqing, who was sitting next to Qian Yirong, held her fingers.

It was different from every time she sat in the back seat with Qian Yirong. This time she was Qian Yirong's girlfriend, so it was natural for her to get as close to her as she wanted. If it weren't for the carefully planned pose, Xu Baiqing would have wanted to lean directly on Qian Yirong.

"How is it? Are you okay?" Qian Yirong asked with concern. Although she had already checked in the hospital, Qian Yirong still remembered the look of Xu Baiqing lying on the hospital bed with a pale face and no sound.

"I'm fine. The doctor said I'm almost recovered. You don't have to worry." Xu Baiqing knew that the car accident had left a big shadow on Qian Yirong. After all, she also knew that the doctor had said that she might not wake up.

"That's good, but wait a minute. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me immediately. We don't have to stay until the end of this banquet, just show up." Qian Yirong said calmly. She already had the qualifications to play chess on the board, so naturally she would not worry too much about the dissatisfaction of the Mu family.

"I understand, but if you don't believe me, I'm completely healed..." Xu Baiqing said, glancing at the driver in the front row and Zhou Rongruan in the passenger seat. Then, leaning close to Qian Yirong's ear, he lowered his voice and said, "We can try 'vigorous exercise' after we get back."

As soon as Xu Baiqing finished speaking, Qian Yirong immediately understood the deep meaning of her words, and her face immediately flushed. She didn't expect her to be so frivolous. She couldn't help but look at her with a reproachful look, looked at the front seat a little embarrassedly, and reached out to secretly twist Xu Baiqing's waist.

The smile on Xu Baiqing's face froze, and she quickly looked at Qian Yirong pleadingly. After hearing the doctor say that her body was almost recovered, she let Qian Yirong leave temporarily. Under the doctor's understanding gaze, she blushed and secretly asked the doctor whether her body was suitable for emotional excitement or slightly intense activities.

He got the answer that it was okay, but he had to be restrained. This way, Xu Baiqing even didn't want to go to the Mu family's banquet and flatter those people. After all, he didn't want to waste time dealing with irrelevant people when he could be alone with Qian Yirong and see her lose control of her expression for him.

However, this was the first time that she and Qian Yirong appeared in public together, and Xu Baiqing also wanted to declare some sovereignty in front of everyone. After all, when she was recuperating, Qu Xueer told her that since Qian Yirong was selected for her excellence, countless men and women wanted to get close to her.

After the brief conversation in the car, they arrived at the Mu Family Hotel in the city center not long after. The car stopped in front of the hotel and the driver got out and went to the back seat to open the door.

Qian Yirong got out of the car first. She was wearing a red dress. The bold color not only did not make her look less attractive, but it made her skin look even fairer. Her aura also suppressed the bright color, drawing more attention to Qian Yirong herself.

When the people around saw Qian Yirong, some of them looked eager and wanted to come forward to chat with her, but when they remembered that they were now at the entrance of the hotel, they stopped their actions and watched Qian Yirong get out of the car and reach out her hand towards the back seat with the door still open, as if she wanted to help someone out.

Qian Yirong actually brought a companion with her. Before, no matter what the occasion was, Qian Yirong was always alone, or brought employees from the company with her. This was the first time she brought someone with her to such a formal occasion, so everyone's eyes vaguely fell on the car door, wanting to know who Qian Yirong brought.

I saw a white hand holding Qian Yirong's hand, and then a girl about the same age as Qian Yirong, wearing a light blue dress, was helped down by Qian Yirong. Unlike Qian Yirong, who had a gorgeous and flamboyant appearance, this girl was as beautiful as Qian Yirong, but her temperament was gentle and simple.

After Qian Yirong and the girl got on the elevator arm in arm, someone recognized Xu Baiqing's identity and immediately showed a strange look. After all, what happened recently was no secret at all in their class. Even after such a thing happened, Qian Yirong and Xu Baiqing could still get along so harmoniously.

As the elevator went up, Xu Baiqing put her hand on Qian Yirong's arm and couldn't help feeling a little nervous. She could almost be considered Qian Yirong's female companion. Appearing in such an identity, Xu Baiqing couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Qian Yirong noticed this keenly, and she gently patted Xu Baiqing's hand to comfort him.

When Xu Baiqing heard Qian Yirong say this, the tension in her heart was miraculously soothed. She took a deep breath, listened to the "ding" sound of the elevator arriving, and a relaxed smile appeared on her face.

Qian Yirong took Xu Baiqing's arm and walked into the banquet hall. The brightly lit banquet hall was filled with well-dressed men and women. There were also people who heard the noise of the elevator and looked over. After seeing Qian Yirong, some people naturally came forward to greet her.

"General Qian, I haven't seen you for a few days. You are still as charming as ever." A middle-aged man who was much older than Qian Yirong said with a flattering smile on his face.

"Mr. Liu, thank you for your kind words." Qian Yirong replied with a formal smile on her face.

"Who is this?" Mr. Liu looked at the somewhat unfamiliar Xu Baiqing, with all kinds of emotions running through his mind, but he didn't show them.

"Xu Baiqing, my female companion." Qian Yirong replied.

Mr. Liu showed some shock on his face, but he quickly concealed it. Qian Yirong's introduction was no different from directly saying that Xu Baiqing was her girlfriend. Mr. Liu thought of his son whom he brought specially, and couldn't help but sigh. If he had known that Qian Yirong liked this, he would have brought his daughter here. Mr. Liu accepted Qian Yirong's sexual orientation well, but he didn't expect Qian Yirong to not hide it at all.

After that, whenever someone came up to talk to her and asked about Xu Baiqing, Qian Yirong would generously introduce her as her female companion. As a result, many people changed the way they tried to please Qian Yirong.

Xu Baiqing was happy at first that Qian Yirong generously acknowledged their relationship, but soon when a group of bosses with ulterior motives brought their daughters or nieces to meet Qian Yirong, Xu Baiqing's face inevitably became a little ugly.

Mu Zexuan came over at this time. He naturally heard that Qian Yirong had said to others that Xu Baiqing was her girlfriend, but in his opinion, Qian Yirong was obviously humiliating Xu Baiqing and the Qian family.

After all, she was kicked out of the Qian family because of Xu Baiqing. Now the Qian family is controlled by Qian Yirong, and Xu Baiqing is also in Qian Yirong's hands. Mu Zexuan simply couldn't imagine how Xu Baiqing would be tortured and treated by Qian Yirong.

When seeing Xu Baiqing's ugly face, Mu Zexuan became more certain that Xu Baiqing was forced by Qian Yirong, and he must rescue Xu Baiqing from Qian Yirong.

"Rongrong, I'm a little tired." Unable to bear so many beautiful girls surrounding Qian Yirong, Xu Baiqing said softly.

"Then I'll help you go over there to rest for a while." Qian Yirong immediately became nervous. She sent away the people who gathered around her and helped Xu Baiqing to a quiet corner.

After helping Xu Baiqing sit down on the sofa, Qian Yirong thought for a moment and asked Xu Baiqing to wait here for a while. She went to the dining table, picked out some of Xu Baiqing's favorite food and brought some warm drinks.

"It may be because of hypoglycemia. You should eat something first." Qian Yirong said with concern.

Thanks to Qian Yirong's attentive care, Xu Baiqing's depressed mood, which had just been caused by Qian Yirong's popularity, was relieved a lot. Just when Qian Yirong was about to continue taking care of Xu Baiqing, someone greeted her from a distance.

Qian Yirong knew that even if she refused this, if she continued to stay here with Xu Baiqing, this quiet place would soon become noisy. But if she asked her to go somewhere else for social events, she was worried about Xu Baiqing's situation.

"It's okay, go ahead and do your work." Xu Baiqing said considerately. She was just a little jealous, so she asked Qian Yirong to accompany her. However, she trusted Qian Yirong, so she would not interfere with her social activities. Besides, if Qian Yirong stayed by her side all the time, some people might not come to her.

At Xu Baiqing's insistence, Qian Yirong walked towards the crowd, looking back every few steps. Not long after Qian Yirong left, someone found Xu Baiqing. Xu Baiqing looked up at Qian Chengshu, who had a grim expression, and Mu Zexuan, who was looking at her with concern.

"Bai Qing, you have suffered." This was Mu Zexuan's first sentence, which made Xu Baiqing's prepared remarks suddenly stuck.

"What are you talking about?" Xu Baiqing asked with his eyes lowered, as if he didn't know what Mu Zexuan was talking about.

"I know Qian Yirong forced you to stay with her, and you..." Mu Zexuan looked at Xu Baiqing with regret, feeling that he was useless as he couldn't take her away from Qian Yirong immediately.

"No, Rongrong is very nice to me." Xu Baiqing retorted immediately.

But in Mu Zexuan's opinion, she was forcing a smile. If she didn't think so, Xu Baiqing would definitely be more painful. Thinking of this made Mu Zexuan even more heartbroken. If he were the head of the Mu family now, he would definitely not be so restrained.

"Sister, do you know what happened at home?" Qian Chengshu couldn't stand Mu Zexuan's lovey-dovey look, but now he had to rely on Mu Zexuan, so he could only interrupt him when Mu Zexuan was speaking.

"...What's wrong?" Xu Baiqing asked hesitantly.

"Dad was sent to prison by Qian Yirong. It was because Dad did something wrong, but Qian Yirong handed the Qian family over to outsiders. She was obviously taking revenge. Besides, you should not have forgotten how Qian Yirong treated you before. She was just playing with you." Qian Chengshu said sternly.

No matter what Qian Yirong thinks of Xu Baiqing, Qian Chengshu must make Xu Baiqing believe that Qian Yirong has bad intentions, so that Xu Baiqing can listen to him and help him deal with Qian Yirong.

"I... I don't believe it... How could it be..." Xu Baiqing's eyes wavered, which made Qian Chengshu feel that there was a chance.

"You can ask Mr. Mu, I definitely did not lie." Qiancheng Shu pursued the victory.

Mu Zexuan nodded vigorously when Xu Baiqing looked at him, wishing that Xu Baiqing's feelings for Qian Yirong would disappear immediately. After all, he was not lying.