Xia Wan stared wide-eyed at the magnified profile in front of her.
"Are you serious?"
When did this little pervert become so proactive?
"Um."
His deep voice was hidden in the cheerful music.
Xia Wan tentatively leaned in and placed a kiss on his smooth, handsome face.
The warm, soft touch startled Cui Ziqi, causing a tingling sensation in her heart. A numbing feeling spread from her cheek down to the very tip of her heart.
"Want to kiss again?" Xia Wan tilted her head to look at him.
His fingertips, which were resting on his lap, twitched slightly, but he didn't turn around to look at Xia Wan.
A cold and angry gaze came from behind him. He turned his head slightly and swept his contemptuous eyes across Zheng Minghuai's hard face.
He tilted his head and reached out to brush the fine hairs on Xia Wan's neck back, in an intimate gesture.
"No."
There was no trace of displeasure in his deep, resonant voice.
Xia Wan breathed a slight sigh of relief after confirming with the system that Cui Ziqi's "darkening" value had returned to normal.
It seems she needs to be even more vigilant around this little pervert.
Her gaze returned to the stage, seemingly focused, but in reality, she no longer had the same enjoyment as before.
After receiving Cui Ziqi's provocative gaze, Zheng Minghuai's anger surged even more.
He did it on purpose!
Dead green tea!
Xia Zhizhi's attention was always on Zheng Minghuai.
She took in all his emotions and actions, and couldn't help but feel a little saddened.
She felt that ever since Xia Wan's gaze shifted away from Zheng Minghuai, Zheng Minghuai had become more attentive to Xia Wan.
She lowered her eyes and bit her lip, her hands resting on her knees fidgeting unconsciously.
The performance has ended.
The banquet officially began.
The lights in the banquet hall came on, and the drinks and refreshments prepared by the organizers were right next to the stage.
The media were still kept outside, with cameras pointed at the venue, magnifying the actions of the leaders and elites in order to select the most eye-catching topics and try to break through to the top of tomorrow's headlines.
Xia Wan and Cui Ziqi entered the venue arm in arm.
I saw Cui Jiyang chatting with several people who looked elegant and refined.
Xia Wan's gaze casually swept over the group of people opposite Cui Jiyang as she carefully recalled the descriptions in the book.
After the boxing match, in order to obtain the project that was crucial to the survival of the Cui family, Cui Jiyang deceived Cui Ziqi and sent him to that man's villa. After Cui Ziqi learned the truth, he went berserk and chopped the man into mincemeat. The man had too much power in Lincheng, and Cui Jiyang, seeing that he could no longer protect Cui Ziqi, abandoned this dispensable pawn...
That man.
Who is it?
Xia Wan frowned. Because of Cui Ziqi's status as a supporting male character, most of the things he encountered in the book were only mentioned in a few words.
That man was just cannon fodder; the author didn't even mention his identity.
All she knew was that the man wielded immense power, was a figure even Cui Jiyang feared, and of course, was gay.
Xia Wan was thinking about it.
Suddenly, Cui Jiyang led his men toward them.
Along with the others who were with Cui Jiyang, they all turned around at the same time.
Xia Wan quickly pulled Cui Ziqi away from Cui Jiyang and the others.
Cui Ziqi glanced at Xia Wan's panicked face, then followed her gaze to Cui Jiyang, his eyes suddenly turning icy.
He looked down at Xia Wan, "Afraid of him?"
Has the threatening force he had towards Cui Jiyang just vanished?
"How could that be?" Xia Wan took his hand and sighed helplessly, "You're too good-looking, I'm afraid you'll be targeted by someone for no reason."
Cui Ziqi was speechless.
With his current reputation, which woman wouldn't keep her distance from him?
Only a foolish woman like her would throw herself at him.
"But the boxing match is canceled, so where is Cui Jiyang going with this group of people?"
Cui Ziqi didn't even glance over there. "If he wants to curry favor with these people, he can't just use one method."
Whenever the topic of Cui Jiyang comes up, Cui Ziqi's voice always carries a hint of contempt and sarcasm.
Xia Wan understood.
Someone as cunning as Cui Jiyang, if he truly wanted to curry favor with the powerful, wouldn't prepare just one program.
Besides underground boxing matches, there must be other things as well.
It wasn't mentioned in the book, and Xia Wan wasn't curious about it.
Seeing that Cui Ziqi looked unhappy when she talked about Cui Jiyang, she stopped discussing the topic.
She saw Zheng Minghuai holding hands with Xia Zhizhi, chatting with someone while holding wine glasses.
The task resurfaced in her mind.
She shook Cui Ziqi's arm. "Ziqi, do me a favor."
Cui Ziqi looked down at her.
She took a small white medicine packet out of her glove and gestured to Cui Ziqi.
"I'm going to put this drug in Zheng Minghuai's drink later. You'll have to cover for me."
Cui Ziqi frowned. "What kind of medicine is this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the smile on Xia Wan's face gradually turn sinister.
"Do you really want to know?"
A cunning, high-pitched voice, like that of a fox, pierced his eardrums, and he almost instinctively guessed what the drug was.
Cui Ziqi looked down at her, as if he were looking at a new species.
Why do this?
He was calm.
Xia Wan casually made up an excuse, "I want to get rid of him completely, so that he can never mention that I am his fiancée again."
Cui Ziqi watched her expression.
Seeing that she wasn't joking at all, I felt inexplicably relieved.
He reached out and took the white medicine packet from her hand.
Under Xia Wan's astonished gaze, he casually said, "I'm faster than you, so I'm not easily detected."
Xia Wan didn't suspect anything. "Then I'll cover for you. This medicine is strong; just a little bit is enough."
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