Chapter 193 Eager to Be a Mistress
Although Qiao Mei no longer lives in the royal family, she still has half royal blood flowing in her veins.
When the guests heard her being asked about her engagement ring by a very unfamiliar young man, they all looked him over and started whispering among themselves.
Qiao Mei initially thought this was a bit too high-profile, but when she saw that most of the wealthy women who initially seemed to want to talk to her had withdrawn their gazes from her, she felt that this might not be a bad idea.
She pretended not to notice the curious stares, squeezed Ao Cang's hand, and whispered to him, "We'll choose an engagement ring properly when we get back. It's not a small matter, so we can't be too casual about it."
Qiao Yingying sat not far away, watching the boy whispering to Qiao Mei. For some reason, her heart was uncontrollably drawn to him.
Furthermore, she developed a strong illusion that this boy should be so close to her.
She took a picture of him and sent it to someone, asking him to help investigate.
Shang Duojin has already uploaded Ao Cang's fake information with lightning speed.
So Qiao Yingying quickly obtained his fake information.
Upon seeing the identity written above—merely a distant cousin's marriage to a merchant—the burning passion in her eyes diminished considerably when she looked at Ao Cang.
Nevertheless, she still couldn't take her eyes off him.
The more she looked at his face, the more infatuated she became, even feeling a thirst for him.
Just like when she first met Xu Heyu.
So, while Qiao Mei went to the restroom and Ao Cang was waiting nearby, she tidied her evening gown and appearance, lifted the hem of her skirt to show off her best self, and gracefully walked up to Ao Cang: "Hello, Mr. Cang..."
Before she could finish saying the word "life," Qiao Yingying, who had been walking steadily, suddenly tripped and fell uncontrollably toward Ao Cang's location.
If Ao Cang were a gentleman, he would simply reach out and catch her, giving her a warm hug.
But he only had eyes for Qiao Mei, and he didn't really understand some human rules, let alone what a gentleman was.
Seeing that a woman other than Qiao Mei was about to make some intimate move with him, he frowned and took a few steps back, his golden eyes full of displeasure.
It's as if Qiao Yingying is some kind of germ right now, and you don't want to get infected at all.
Qiao Yingying's evening gown had a petticoat, which made it difficult to maintain her posture while standing and walking, let alone stand up again after falling down.
Ao Cang wouldn't pick her up, and she was like a turtle whose shell had been flipped over, struggling on the ground for a long time but unable to stand up.
A female guest saw her and came over to help her up, which helped her stand up, though she was in a very disheveled state.
The female guest, unaware of the situation, saw Qiao Yingying looking at Ao Cang with a resentful and aggrieved expression, and assumed that the two were a couple having a fight.
He quickly stood up for Qiao Yingying, saying, "What's wrong with you, a grown man? You can't just watch your girlfriend fall down and not help her up when you have a fight with her, can you?"
As she spoke, the female guest was about to push Qiao Yingying toward where Ao Cang was standing.
Just then, Qiao Mei came out of the restroom and saw this scene.
After narrowing her red eyes, she reached out and grabbed Ao Cang's waist before he could react, pulling him into her arms, almost causing Qiao Yingying to fall flat on her face again.
"What are you doing? What are you doing to my boyfriend?"
The female guest was stunned. She glanced at the young man who had put his arm around Qiao Mei's waist, then at Qiao Yingying, whose eyes looked a little guilty. She instantly understood something. She frowned and looked Qiao Yingying up and down, commenting, "You look so respectable, but I never expected you to be willing to be someone's mistress. Aren't you ashamed? How did your family raise you?"
Qiao Yingying was not favored by the royal family. Because of the Crown Prince's womanizing ways, there were at least dozens of princesses in the royal family, and ordinary guests could not recognize her identity.
But she had a pair of grey eyes that symbolized royalty, and the female guest only noticed the unusual color of her pupils when she was about to continue her tirade.
After a moment of paleness, he could only suppress his displeasure and turn to leave.
Before leaving, he muttered, "It seems that the royals' manners aren't as good as I thought."
After the female guest had gone far away, Qiao Mei stood in front of Ao Cang and looked at the uninvited Qiao Yingying, asking her again, "Can't you hear me? I'm asking you, what were you doing to my boyfriend just now?"
In the original story, Ao Cang and Qiao Yingying are technically a fish and a sea king, but Ao Cang is incapable of love in the original setting, so he can be considered an idiot fish.
As the female protagonist in the book, Qiao Yingying can help the interstellar community reverse disasters, so he, as an idiot fish, is willing to do things for her and be touched by her scheming.
Now that she's here, does Qiao Yingying still want to continue like this?
Let her keep dreaming!
Qiao Yingying showed no embarrassment at being caught in the act. Instead, she put on a pitiful look and explained, "Seventh Sister, I just lost my balance while walking and fell. My first instinct was to find something to steady myself. I didn't mean to touch this brother."
"Brother?" Qiao Mei looked at Qiao Yingying with a somewhat indescribable expression. "My boyfriend doesn't have a sister like you who's the same age as him. Don't call him that here."
Ao Cang saw Qiao Mei's protectiveness and possessiveness towards him. His lips unconsciously curved into a smile, and he hid his tall figure behind her even more: "An'an is right, I don't have a sister. Don't make up stories about people."
Seeing that Qiao Yingying was about to say something more, Qiao Mei had no interest in watching her act.
She could tell that Qiao Yingying had developed unusual feelings for Ao Cang for some reason, and if she stayed any longer, who knew what disgusting things might happen next.
He then grabbed Ao Cang's wrist and left the place of trouble.
However, before leaving, she didn't forget to investigate some things with Qiao Yingying.
After walking a little further away, she turned her attention back to Qiao Yingying, who was slinking back to her seat, and started talking to Shang Duojin, who was approaching with a wine glass in hand.
"Boss Shang, how good are your bodyguards at gathering information?"
Shang Duojin brought a total of eight bodyguards this time, each with their own strengths.
Upon hearing this, he waved his hand and gave Qiao Mei two bodyguards who were said to have exceptional hearing and were very skilled at gathering information.
"Take them and use them as you please. If they don't like them, come complain to me and I'll dock their pay cut!"
After Qiao Mei got hold of the person, she saw Qiao Yingying take a few bites of salad and then lift her skirt and walk westward. She gave the two bodyguards a look.
The bodyguards understood and quickly split up and followed from different directions.
Shang Duojin brought up an interface on his computer bracelet, took it off, and handed it to Qiao Mei: "Sister Qiao, this is the live broadcast interface of the monitoring glasses they are wearing. There is no difference between watching it and watching it together in the past."
Qiao Yingying: It was Qiao Mei who stole what should have been mine!
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