I didn't know this was Mr. Sheng's fish
Su Zhiyan ran towards Qin Beichen with her dress swaying. She put her face, which had cost tens of millions of dollars to maintain, in front of Qin Beichen and said in a voice as sweet as honey, "Did you come to see me specially?"
"Nonsense, this is the Sheng family, you need to be sensible when doing things!" Qin Beichen warned with a cold face.
Su Zhiyan looked at Qin Beichen in astonishment, as if she didn't believe that he was warning her, and blamed everything on Yu Jiangnan!
"Brother Qin, are you mad at me? Just because of that wild girl who doesn't know etiquette? She's really not as innocent as you think. Brother Qin, you have to believe me, I'm not causing trouble for her for no reason!"
"Brother Qin..." Su Zhiyan opened her red lips slightly, as if trying to impress this cold and unapproachable man.
Qin Beichen's eyes were cold and fierce. He had made his woman so miserable that he didn't use his fists to punish her. This was out of respect for her Su family.
The person he should really coax at this time is Yu Jiangnan.
In order to avoid being laughed at by others for falling in love with a woman who was not of the same social status as him, he chose to ignore Yu Jiangnan throughout the banquet.
Given her cowardly character, she not only suffered injustice, but was also neglected by her beloved. I wonder if she is hiding in some corner and crying quietly at this moment.
Qin Beichen's eyes showed heartache. He straightened his suit jacket that was wrinkled by Su Zhiyan and left with an unhappy look on his face.
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The warm light penetrated straight through the azure floor-to-ceiling glass, reflecting colorful light and shadow in the villa, and intersecting with the colorful clothes among the people, blending into a flashy and extravagant scene, which made people dizzy and dazed in an instant.
Ning Qian felt dizzy and secretly complained in her heart that if she didn't leave here, she would be drowned in this noisy atmosphere.
After making up her mind, she took advantage of no one's attention, lifted up the hem of her skirt that was like a flower umbrella, and suddenly turned around and left.
Unfortunately, Su Zhiyan still remembered her behavior just now.
"Ning Qian, stop right there."
Su Zhiyan chased after him in an arrogant manner.
Ning Qian's footsteps suddenly stopped, she turned sideways and smiled politely: "Miss Su..."
Before she could finish her words, a hand with sharp nails came towards her face, carrying a gust of hot wind.
The speed was too fast. Just when Ning Qian thought she couldn't dodge the palm, Su Zhiyan's wrist was suddenly grabbed.
"Miss Su, I'm sorry. Mr. Sheng just told me to keep an eye on you."
There was a warm smile on Zhang Xu's gentle face, but the smile did not reach his eyes, which were cold.
Su Zhiyan was still furious, "Secretary Zhang, how dare you treat me like this? Are you tired of living?"
Zhang Xu remained indifferent. He only obeyed the Sheng family. "Miss Su, the formal banquet is about to begin. You don't want to upset Mr. Sheng in such an occasion, do you?"
The slightly elongated tail tone was mixed with a hint of warning.
"Hmph, you're lucky this time." Su Zhiyan struggled to break free from Zhang Xu's grip, her eyes like knives, warning Ning Qian.
"Next time you appear in front of me, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."
After saying that, she turned around and left proudly in her high heels, not caring what others thought of her. The clanging sound of her footsteps seemed to crush the floor.
The loss of such a follower had no impact on the wealthy Su Zhiyan, at most it just made her a little unhappy.
There are many women in the circle who want to get close to her. Look, two fashionable and exquisitely dressed women followed her attentively.
Ning Qian's snow-white cheeks flushed layer upon layer, and she was very angry at Su Zhiyan's words.
If she had initially viewed this farce as an outsider, then now being blatantly humiliated by Su Zhiyan, it was as if she was the real supporting character in the book who was being bullied and endured the humiliation in silence.
At this moment, it seemed as if countless grievances were gathering and growing in Ning Qian's heart. She stood there, her lowered eyes filled with coldness.
Zhang Xu was so thoughtful that he naturally noticed that something was wrong with Ning Qian. He chuckled softly, his voice as sweet as flowing spring water. "Miss, you must be frightened. Why don't you take a seat and have a cup of mint tea to calm your mind?"
Ning Qian raised her eyes, her eyes had long since cleared of all other emotions, and said in a clear voice, "Thank you, I'd rather go out and get some fresh air."
Zhang Xu raised her eyebrows slightly. What a little girl who pretended to be calm and strong.
"Go straight ahead for a hundred meters and there's a garden. If you're tired, you can rest in the pavilion. If you're feeling down, you can feed the koi."
After Ning Qian left, Zhang Xu suddenly thought to himself that something was amiss. Regarding the fish feeding incident just mentioned, if the little girl was in a bad mood and slightly overfilled Mr. Sheng's fish, wouldn't she be punished?
After a moment, he smiled again. Even Mr. Sheng, who had a heart of stone, would feel a little compassion for such a sweet and pretty girl.
Zhang Xu is indeed a golden secretary who can see through people's hearts. Ning Qian walked to the pavilion in one breath and sat down to rest.
The flowers in the manor are well-tended. The hydrangeas with swollen flower heads and the gorgeous roses are blooming one after another. White wisteria is hanging for decoration. The pink roses all over the ground make people feel like they are falling into a sea of flowers. The breeze blows gently, and the fragrance of flowers is refreshing.
She turned sideways to the other side, where there was a shimmering lotus pond. From time to time, plump koi fish would emerge from the water, vying for food.
On the stone table were various professional-grade and high-quality fish feeds, with even the dosage and precautions marked next to them.
Ning Qian didn't care. She reached out and grabbed a handful, then generously scattered them onto the lake. In an instant, hundreds of red and white koi jumped out, scrambling to eat the food.
She suddenly thought of the man with cold eyes and eyebrows, but he was not the hero of the book.
Sheng Yuanhan...
She opened her red lips and silently recited the name.
The book only briefly describes him. We only know that Sheng Yao has a brother who is aloof and noble, but no one can really get close to him. Moreover, in the book, he did not appear in this farce. Why did he appear in advance this time?
Perhaps, it was her traveling through the book that led to other developments in the plot.
"Hey, young lady, you can't feed it anymore. The gentleman's fish is going to die of overeating." An old man's voice came.
Ning Qian glanced sideways, through the crowd of three or five people, and looked at the tall and straight figure.
He stood at the end of the path, exuding an aura that kept strangers away, and met her eyes indifferently.
Ning Qian bent her fingers slightly, her heart trembling, completely forgetting that this was a character in the book, and she was thinking that she couldn't afford to offend this person.
"Miss." The old man who had just spoken continued to call out.
Ning Qian raised her eyes, a hint of embarrassment in them, and apologized sincerely: "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was sir's fish."
The old man was immediately choked by these words. Even if it was not his fish, he couldn't feed it like this.
These fish do not know how to be full. As long as there is bait on the water surface, they will keep eating. If they eat too much, they will inevitably suffer from ascites and die of overeating.
"Which family are you from?" The old man found her unfamiliar. He probably had some impression of the rich children who often came to the banquet, but he had never seen this one before.
This question made Ning Qian even more nervous. Being caught feeding the fish was embarrassing enough, and asking her to introduce herself was simply confusing.
She didn't know whether it was the old man's questioning that made her feel uneasy, or the cold gaze in his eyes that made her feel uncomfortable. In a panic, she said, "I am Lu's daughter," and left in a hurry.
Just as she lowered her head and walked quickly past Sheng Yuanhan, she suddenly smelled a fragrant woody scent and even heard a light laugh.
Was it him who laughed just now?
A hint of doubt arose in Ning Qian's heart, but she didn't dare to stop.
But Sheng Yuanhan didn't look like someone who would chuckle like that. At least when she passed by him, he was putting one hand into his pocket and looking straight ahead with a stern look in his eyes.
Ning Qian shook her head. Who cares? He was just a man with whom she had no connection.
The most important thing for her right now is to leave here, but this place is so big, which direction should she go?
Let’s use the map to see which exits there are!
When she searched the map and found out how far she was from the exit, her jaw dropped.
It's ridiculous that the distance is a whole kilometer.
In such a central location where every inch of land is valuable, it is too extravagant.
The old man who asked the question was still standing there, muttering to himself, "Lu family? When did the Lu family give birth to a daughter?"
Sheng Yuanhan withdrew his gaze from the beautiful figure, his face still expressionless as he spoke to the old man, "Uncle Zhang, let's go."
Zhang Chengde hurriedly followed, "Okay, Master."
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Ning Qian got into the taxi panting and breathed a sigh of relief at the huge manor.
It was such a tiring place, she never wanted to come here again.
The taxi driver saw that she was dressed elegantly and was very beautiful, so he asked in confusion, "Miss, do you live here?"
This question made her slightly stunned. How could she afford to live in such a luxurious palace-like place?
"Of course not," she answered sincerely.
The driver smiled dumbly and jokingly said, "No wonder you wanted to take a taxi, Miss. The guys told me before that there are no customers on this street. After all, the customers here are either rich or noble, and they all travel in luxury cars and private cars."
The implication was that she was the poorest guest here.
Ning Qian pinched her fingertips together and said nothing to the driver.
The original body's family background was not bad, but she was not well-known in the circle of wealthy people in northern Beijing. Otherwise, her family would not have to go to such great lengths to use their connections to get her to attend the Sheng family banquet.
The meaning is clear. He wants her to find a rich husband here.
The taxi drove for more than half an hour before arriving at the address Ning Qian entered, which was a three-story European-style villa located on the Maple Leaf Ancient Road in Beiwang District.
There was a flash of surprise in the driver's eyes. The girl seemed to come from a well-off family, but he had misjudged her and mistakenly thought she was a gold digger.
Ning Qian walked towards the villa according to her memory. Soon she stopped in front of a villa. When she checked the house number and it was 5, she reached out and rang the doorbell.
The villa walls are carved with porcelain white patterns, and occasionally a few blooming roses grow over the exquisite iron gate, adding a touch of romance and warmth.
But for some reason, she stopped when she reached the door.
Her slender hands were shaking for no reason, and it seemed that she subconsciously did not want to return to this home.
But she had no other place to live, so she had to bite the bullet and come back here.
The doorbell rang three times and I waited at the door for five minutes before a middle-aged woman wearing an apron and with her hair tied up came out calmly.
She opened the door swiftly and said calmly, "Second Miss, you're back?"
"Well, are my parents at home?" Ning Qian said dryly.
"The master and the mistress are at home." replied Aunt Chen.
"good……"
Ning Qian pondered this sentence in her heart. She was already at home, but he still let her wait outside for so long?
As expected, she was not favored, even the servants at home did not treat her well.
When she just walked into the yard, there was a flash of curtain-pulling on the third floor of the villa. The movement was so fast that she could only see a tall, thin and upright figure.
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