After saying that, Xu Hui's face turned completely cold, and she pushed Xu Wenfeng away without looking back.
Qiao Mei stood opposite Qiao Ziming, watching the man's face turn from pale to red, and felt extremely pleased.
This kind of scumbag should just leave properly. Why does he have to keep coming back to cause trouble?
"Let's go, Father. I have something I'd like to ask you. It seems the Crown Prince is going back soon, so we don't need to stay here any longer."
Qiao Mei, holding Ao Cang's hand, called another man "father" in front of Qiao Ziming, and like Xu Hui, she didn't even glance at him before turning away.
Qiao Ziming's chest heaved violently with anger, and even his new seventh prince's wife, whom he had brought with him, felt somewhat ashamed.
What's going on? She thought that coming here today would allow her to thoroughly humiliate Xu Hui, this divorced woman!
After all, in terms of family background, beauty, and even ability, she is far inferior to Xu Hui.
The only thing she can boast about now is that she's a few years younger than Xu Hui.
She clenched her fists tightly, too embarrassed to hold onto Qiao Ziming any longer, but she didn't dare to show it too obviously, so she could only say tactfully that she wasn't feeling well and asked if she could go back first.
Qiao Ziming also felt embarrassed. He forcefully shook off the arm of the new Seventh Prince's wife and said in a deep voice, "Go back by yourself. I have something to do elsewhere."
The new Seventh Prince's Consort turned pale as she recalled how Qiao Ziming had been frequently looking for people outside because of her pregnancy.
But after turning pale, she composed herself and reluctantly nodded in agreement.
When Shang Duojin and Shu Qingqing arrived, they happened to meet Qiao Ziming and the new Seventh Prince's Consort coming out together.
When Qiao Ziming saw Shang Duojin, he remembered what he had found out about the close relationship between Qiao Mei and Shang Duojin. He clenched his fist, pretended not to see them, and strode away.
On his way out, he wondered what had gone wrong.
Whether it's the still charming Xu Hui or the now outstanding Qiao Mei with many aristocratic friends, they should both be confined to his territory and obey his commands.
Instead of things being in such a chaotic mess!
He's having a hard time, so why should they... have a good time?!
Qiao Ziming turned his head and glanced at the banquet hall, which had a very pleasant atmosphere. He already had a plan in mind. As he left, a cold smile appeared on his lips, and his face was full of ill intent.
Qiao Mei and the others who had already gone inside were unaware of all this.
She stood on the outer balcony watching Qiao Ziming and the new Seventh Prince's Consort leave, and breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Qiao Ziming's personality is unpredictable, and she was genuinely afraid that he would cause Xu Hui unhappiness on such a special day.
"Sister Qiao, have you kept me waiting? I'm a little late because of that stinky woman, it shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Qiao Mei turned around and saw Shu Qingqing and Shang Duojin, who were quite a distance apart. She guessed that they must have had some kind of conflict again, but she didn't expose them.
She shook her head and said they had arrived at the perfect time; the banquet had only just begun.
"Let's go into the private room and talk. It's a bit windy and chilly outside."
Shang Duojin nodded and walked in front, while Shu Qingqing lingered behind and walked with Qiao Mei.
Qiao Mei could tell that she had something to say, so she gave Ao Cang a look and told him to go ahead with Shang Duojin. She then whispered to Shu Qingqing from behind, asking her what was wrong.
"You must have gone to deal with Boss Shang's family yesterday, right? Judging from your appearance, it didn't go very well?"
Shu Qingqing shook her head, biting her lower lip lightly, unsure how to tell Qiao Mei.
After thinking for a while, she finally spoke, her right hand instinctively crumpling the hem of her skirt because she was nervous.
"It's not that things aren't going well, it's just that I feel like Mr. Shang's family is too nice to me. They really treat me like Mr. Shang's future fiancée, which puts a lot of pressure on me. I regret impulsively agreeing to his proposal."
Given Shu Qingqing's qualifications, apart from her background and family history not being a good match for the Shang family, there really isn't anything seriously wrong with her.
The merchants were quite satisfied, which was within Qiao Mei's expectations.
She never expected that this was what Shu Qingqing cared about.
She thought for a moment and asked her, "Now that everything has just begun, there's still a chance to salvage the situation. Are you really willing to end it here? Qingqing, have you thought carefully about why you agreed to help Boss Shang put on an act? Was it just because you were good friends?"
Shu Qingqing was stunned. Her already furrowed brows furrowed even more. She pressed her temples with both hands and muttered to herself, "Yeah, why did I suddenly act so impulsively back then?!"
Just because she's friends with Shang Duojin? Forget it. Other male friends of hers had asked her to pretend to be their girlfriends before, and she refused without the slightest hesitation.
But when it was Shang Duojin's turn, she was still asked to pretend to be her fiancée, and she even volunteered to do so.
? ? ?
What happened to her?
Seeing that Shu Qingqing had fallen into self-doubt, Qiao Mei stopped there and didn't say anything more. After entering the room, she found an opportunity to let her sit with Shang Duojin, while she pulled Ao Cang aside to discuss when they would get married after their engagement banquet.
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On the day of the engagement banquet, Qiao Mei originally wanted to go to the venue early to check it out, but Ao Cang refused, saying that she could just arrive at the same time as the other guests.
At first, Qiao Mei didn't understand what he was up to.
It wasn't until she arrived at the venue and saw the banquet hall, which was almost a replica of an underwater world, that she understood the reason.
The entire banquet hall was covered by a water shield made of water-type familiars' superpowers, and there were even different kinds of fish swimming inside. Corals of various colors were decorated in every corner of the banquet hall like potted plants.
Qiao Mei stepped inside and found that the area where the fish swam was just like the glass aquariums she had seen in modern times, completely separated. However, because the glass was quite transparent, it looked as if there was nothing there.
The engagement dress she wore today was also made at Ao Cang's request; it was a light blue seashell-style evening gown.
The hem of her dress was adorned with pearls of varying sizes, each with a unique style. Her earrings and necklace were shell-shaped, and her waist-length curly hair, which she usually wore loose, was now styled into an updo, covered by a light blue veil that refracted shimmering fragments.
Almost as soon as she appeared, all eyes were on her.
Xu Heyu watched from afar as Qiao Mei gracefully walked towards Ao Cang, lifting her skirt. The hand holding the wine glass slowly loosened its grip, and it felt as if a large chunk of her heart had been smashed by a hammer.
It shattered in the wind along with the chilly autumn breeze.
He desperately wanted to look away from her, but for a moment his gaze was uncontrollably drawn to her.
She even had the illusion that her fiancé was a hallucination.
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