The villa is naturally very large, with three floors, and there is a very large swimming pool right at the entrance.
Ning Xi and Qin Yan didn't arrive early, and the lights inside and outside the villa were already on. As soon as they entered, Ming Qi, wearing a black tuxedo and with a meticulously styled hairstyle, walked out.
Before coming, Qin Yan gave Ning Xi a brief introduction to the Ming family. Counting from the old man of the Ming family, he had two sons and two daughters.
Both sons are in charge of some of the Ming family's business sectors, but they are responsible for different areas.
His two daughters are both abroad. One is a finance professor, and the other married into a famous wealthy family abroad.
Ming Qi is the fourth son of the eldest son of the Ming family, with two older brothers and one older sister.
It was also because of this that even though Qin Yan poached him to the Qin family, the Ming family did not have much objection.
Because in the future, the Ming family is destined to choose an heir from among his two brothers.
He has two cousins and one cousin.
However, although the Ming family does not limit him to developing in their own company, they will still consider him in certain matters, such as marriage.
"Why are you here so late?" Ming Qi walked up to Qin Yan and said, nodding to Ning Xi.
"You're here too early. Xixi will be tired." Qin Yan said expressionlessly.
Ming Qi was numb to his current attitude of "the world is bigger than the wife".
She glanced at him speechlessly and changed the subject, "Let's go, it's cold outside, come in and sit down."
"Um."
Qin Yan and Ning Xi both nodded, and followed Ming Qi inside.
The Ming family has a considerable status in the wealthy circle, so many people came tonight.
Many people saw Ming Qi coming in with a young, handsome man and beautiful woman, and they couldn't help but look at them.
Mainly looking at Ning Xi.
After all, everyone knows Qin Yan now, but it is the first time that everyone has seen Ning Xi, the legendary young lady of the Qin family, in person.
Before this, only those who had close ties with the Qin family had seen her, while other people in the circle had only heard some rumors about her.
Everyone knew that she was Madam Xiang's niece, and that she was an excellent doctor. There were also rumors that she was the apprentice of Doctor Huo.
However, it has not been confirmed by the Qin family or her herself, so everyone is a little curious about her identity.
However, the most attractive thing is her bulging belly under her loose clothes.
Ning Xi was prepared for these scrutinizing gazes, so she didn't show any awkwardness or uneasiness.
She just walked beside Qin Yan confidently with a smile on her face.
"Let Dr. Ning sit here for a while. I'll get you something to drink." Ming Qi took them to a corner of the hall.
The banquet will still be in a buffet style, with various foods and drinks placed around, but there will also be many rest areas.
"Okay." Qin Yan nodded slightly and asked casually, "Is anyone from the Xiang family coming?"
"Yes, Xiang Chuannan and his wife should be here." Naturally, Xiang's family is indispensable for such a banquet.
In fact, Ming Qi also called Xiang Chuanbei, but that guy has been crazy about chasing his wife recently and has no time to deal with him.
Hearing this, Qin Yan nodded slightly.
If someone familiar comes, Xixi won’t be bored later.
Ming Qi turned and walked towards the beverage area not far away, while Qin Yan sat down with Ning Xi in the rest area.
Ning Xi glanced around and saw that many people were still looking at them, so she lowered her voice and said to Qin Yan, "Why don't you go and socialize first? I'm fine here alone."
"No, there's nothing to socialize about."
The reason he brought Ning Xi here today was also because of Ming Qi. He had to give face to the Ming family.
But he didn't want to attend any social events because he was worried about his wife being here alone.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ming Qi brought over three cups.
His was brandy, Qin Yan's was red wine, and Ning Xi's was yogurt.
"I asked someone to prepare it specially." He handed the yogurt to Ning Xi.
"Thank you very much."
"You're welcome. If I don't take good care of you, some people might not even let me go home in the future."
Ming Qi's peach blossom eyes showed an evil smile and he glanced at Qin Yan.
Qin Yan ignored it directly, just reached out and touched Ning Xi's cup, then frowned slightly, "Why isn't it warm?"
Ming Qi: "..."
Don't go too far!
"Okay, stop making things difficult for Mingqi." Ning Xi couldn't stand her man's protectiveness towards her anymore. After all, this was someone else's home, and he was still pushing his luck.
"That's right. If you want something hot, go to the kitchen and prepare it yourself." Ming Qi rolled his eyes at Qin Yan, sat down beside him, and took a sip of the brandy in his hand.
Qin Yan, however, looked at him with disdain, "Aren't you going to receive the guests?"
"Aren't you my guests?" Ming Qi raised his eyebrows.
Although he is also a member of the Ming family, as the youngest son, all the affairs of the Ming family are taken care of by his brothers and sisters, as well as his parents, so it is not his turn.
If he didn't have a good relationship with Qin Yan, he wouldn't have stayed at home today.
Qin Yan knew his temper and didn't say anything.
However, just as Ming Qi sat down, someone walked towards them.
"Sister Ning, Brother Qin Yan." A clear voice came over, and Ji Wei pulled someone towards them.
When they saw that the person she was pulling over was Qin Yun, Ning Xi and the other three were stunned.
Ning Xi and Qin Yan really didn't know that Qin Yun was here too.
And Mingqi didn't even know that she was back.
Qin Yun was wearing a black high-necked sleeveless sweater on the upper body, a British-style black and white plaid skirt on the lower body, and a white shawl on her shoulders. She was a little surprised when she saw Qin Yan and the others.
Then he glanced at Ming Qi briefly before saying to Qin Yan and Ning Xi, "You're here too."
"Well, why are you here?" Qin Yan had not heard that she came to attend the Ming family's banquet.
"I……"
"I asked my sister-in-law to come and keep me company." Ji Wei interrupted Qin Yun and explained to them.
"I just returned to China and am not familiar with this place, so I asked my sister-in-law to come and accompany me and introduce everyone to me." Ji said with a smile.
As he spoke, he glanced at Ming Qi.
Qin Yun took back what he was about to say and just smiled at his brothers.
Qin Yan frowned and looked at Ji Wei.
Although he knew that the affairs of the Ji family had nothing to do with the third branch, he still disliked the people of the Ji family.
No matter who she is.
Seeing that the two men were silent and the atmosphere was a little heavy, Ning Xi had to break the silence and said, "So that's how it is. Then come over and sit with us for a while."
She said, pointing to the seat next to her.
"Great! I didn't expect you to be here too, Sister Ning." Before Qin Yun could say anything, Ji Wei had already smiled and sat down next to Ning Xi.
Seeing this, Qin Yun could only step forward and sit down. "Hey, my dears, you can't give me a bad review just because I interrupted two or three times!
I've maintained a record of updating this book for half a year. I've been really tired recently and have to take care of the kids, so the updates have been a bit erratic~~"
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