Lianzhi's birthday party finally arrived, and Ayi drove Qiuhu, who was all dressed up, to the Ning residence.
"Miss, I'll be waiting for you here."
"Okay, don't run around."
Qiu Hu lifted her skirt and entered the Ning residence with practiced ease. It has to be said that the Ning family's influence is truly remarkable; it feels like all the important people have gathered here tonight.
She found Lianzhi first. Lianzhi was entertaining her sisters when she looked up and saw Qiuhu. She then left her sisters and went to Qiuhu's side.
"Happy birthday, Auntie. This is a birthday present for you. Be happy."
"Thank you, Ah Hu. Ah Hu is so kind of you to dress so beautifully. I'm very happy."
Qiu Hu wasn't dressed particularly formally tonight; it was similar to her usual banquet attire. However, tonight she had her curly hair down, wore retro-style heavy makeup, and wore a brown and coffee-colored dress that she had chosen herself.
"Come on, let me introduce you to a few aunties."
Lianzhi led Qiu Hu to her best friend, "Come on, let me introduce you to my favorite young man, Qiu Hu." Her tone carried a hint of pride.
Qiu Hu was used to being introduced in these situations, so she greeted them politely, "Hello, aunties, I'm Qiu Hu."
Mrs. Zhang said, "Oh my, you're so beautiful. Do you have a boyfriend?"
"No," Qiu Hu answered truthfully.
"What a coincidence! My son doesn't have one either. I'll introduce you two sometime."
Before Qiu Hu could refuse, Lian Zhi refused for her, saying, "Go away, Ah Hu is my family's."
"What do you mean 'your family'? Didn't you hear her say she's single?"
Seeing that the two were actually bickering because of her, Qiu Hu quickly intervened, trying his best to appear less serious and cold, "How about we have a glass of juice first?"
The two realized they had been somewhat out of line in front of their juniors and felt embarrassed. "Okay, okay, I'm a little thirsty anyway."
Qiu Hu saw Xiang Gexuan coming in from not far away, and as if he had seen a savior, he quickly said goodbye, "Auntie, my friend is here, I'll go find her first."
"Okay, go ahead, have fun!"
She breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to escape and go find Xiang Gexuan.
After Qiu Hu left, the two ladies started bickering again. "Look at you, you scared her away."
"What? It's clearly you."
"Fine, it's your birthday tonight, I'll let you have it."
In the center of the living room, Qiu Hu found Xiang Gexuan. "Gexuan, why are you only arriving now?"
"It's all business, I was late and you let me come first. What's wrong with you? You look like you just went through something."
"I was pulled aside by Lianzhi and we chatted for a while about the pressure from our elders."
"Hahahaha, you've finally met your match! I used to envy you!"
"Don't even mention it."
As they chatted, Ning Yizhan, dressed in a dark khaki suit with a black lining and his hair styled in a side part, walked over and stood next to Qiu Hu. "What are you two doing here?"
Xiang Gexuan glanced at them, discerning something, and his words conveyed an "I understand" tone: "Have you two recently taken a liking to Maillard and retro styles, or are these matching outfits you planned together?"
The two people mentioned glanced at each other's clothes. They were in the same color scheme. Ning Yizhan swore he really didn't know that Qiu Hu was wearing the same style as him. He had picked it out this morning. He began to defend himself, "I really picked it out this morning because I thought it looked good. But we're quite in sync. This style isn't easy to find. This must be what they call destiny!"
Qiu Hu really wanted to shut him up; he was too talkative. He just wanted him to leave quickly, so he tried to trick him, saying, "Your mother was just looking for you! Why don't you go now!"
"Oh, then I'll come find you later." With that, she walked away with a smile.
The two of them were left, and Xiang Gexuan teased her, "Fox, I didn't realize Ning Yizhan was so interesting. I thought he was the aloof type. Tsk, it's fate!"
Qiu Hu gently patted Xiang Gexuan's hand, "What are you saying!"
"But you two really haven't discussed what to wear?"
Qiu Hu was exasperated and almost jumped up and down, "Really, there isn't any!"
Seeing that she was about to jump up and down, Xiang Gexuan finally let her go, saying, "Okay, okay, no." But she couldn't help but say, "Chou Hu, Chou Hu, you're about to jump up and down, you're losing your composure!" She couldn't bring herself to say the last part: "You're about to fall in love!"
Not long after, Ning Yizhan came to see her again. He just wanted to be with her tonight, but unfortunately, he had two big burdens with him: Shao Jin and Shao Ling.
They were slightly surprised to see Ning Yizhan and Qiu Hu's clothes. Were they together? Were the Melards tonight?
Qiu Hu didn't want to stand with him. Seeing the way the two people behind him were looking at him and Ning Yizhan, she knew they had misunderstood. She said to him with some disdain, "Why are you here again?"
Ning Yizhan ignored her disdain, "Didn't you say my mom called me? You're lying, she didn't call me. My mom just told me to take good care of you."
Qiu Hu finally realized what it felt like to have his own backfired, and tried to struggle, "Don't you need to help your mother entertain the guests?"
"Sure, aren't you guests?"
The struggle was fruitless, and there was no way to refute it.
The remaining three people seemed quite amused by their bickering.
The five of them found a place to sit down and suggested to Ge Xuan that they play cards. However, with five people, Shao Jin was about to say that he was quitting when Ge Xuan spoke up first, saying, "Then Young Master Shao won't play."
Shao Ling seemed quite interested in playing and asked, "Why?"
Xiang Gexuan suddenly blurted out, "Because you're the ugliest here, you're the least qualified to play." After saying that, Xiang Gexuan started dealing the cards.
Shao Ling's expression cracked slightly. He was ugly? How could he be ugly? He was the most handsome violinist in the world. He felt he should retort, "How am I ugly?"
This time, Qiu Hu replied, "You're ugly everywhere."
Shao Ling finally realized that these two were targeting him. He had never had any dealings with them before. "I don't think I have any dealings with you two ladies, so why are you targeting me?"
Qiu Hu coldly replied, "You have such a narrow mind. Do you only target you because you have some connection with us? Then let's just say we don't like you. There's nothing we can do about it; it's just how we are."
"..."
Seeing that he remained silent, Qiu Hu provoked him further, "You don't think you're being patient, do you? You're wrong, because you know you can't win an argument with me, so don't make excuses for your incompetence."
"Fox, it's your turn to play!"
Qiu Hu played his last card, securing a complete victory in the first round. Brilliant!
Xiang Gexuan praised her, "Amazing!"
This was the first time Ning Yizhan had ever seen Qiu Hu curse someone without using a single vulgar word, leaving the other person speechless.
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