Chapter 386: Unsuitable
In the banquet hall, the elegant marble floor is covered with gorgeous carpets, and the fresh fragrance of flowers fills the hall.
The guests were chatting and laughing, and the amber wine in the silver cups flickered, making people intoxicated in the fragrant fairyland.
Mr. Sheng’s birthday banquet was extremely grand and more high-profile than ever before.
The hall's tall dome has a hollow design and finely carved painted patterns. The light that extends down sprinkles on all sides, and a special red carpet is laid on the ground, extending all the way to Mr. Sheng's side.
The intention of such careful arrangement is self-evident.
Everyone still remembers Jiang Zhiyue's accusations at the celebration ceremony. Now that Mr. Sheng is willing to acknowledge her as a relative, it indirectly proves that there was indeed a hidden story behind Jiang Wanrou's disappearance that year.
Only by showing his importance to Jiang Wanrou can Mr. Sheng shut Jiang Zhiyue up. When Jiang Zhiyue officially becomes a member of the Sheng family, she will understand the principle of rising together and falling together.
Mr. Sheng was still worried about something and kept looking at his right-hand assistant.
The assistant whispered respectfully, "Master, Master Sheng has also noticed what you suspect. He has already sent people to collect Miss Jiang's hair and sent it to more than a dozen identification agencies at home and abroad."
"The people we sent out tracked her to the academy and found Miss Jiang's hair in the lounge. Please rest assured that the report is absolutely correct."
Old Master Sheng sighed, "If Yue'er hadn't been so stubborn, I wouldn't have doubted her daughter. Now there are too many people in the outside world eyeing our Sheng family covetously, and I'm old, I really can't let my ancestors down."
He then sighed, "Huai'an is the blood of my Sheng family after all. He didn't let that little girl fool him and delay his work."
The appraisal report that Sheng Huaian secretly sent to domestic and foreign countries had already been presented to Mr. Sheng without anyone knowing.
After repeated confirmation, he dared to arrange for Jiang Zhiyue to appear tonight.
Looking around, the hall was full of young talents, all of them looking very handsome.
"I wonder who would be a good match for that child?" Old Master Sheng murmured.
"In short, my sister is not suitable for you." On this side, Sheng Huaian came downstairs early, wearing a dark blue tuxedo, a white shirt and a black bow tie that complemented each other.
He had one hand in his pocket and the other holding a bottle of champagne. He looked indifferent and a little lazy between his brows.
The ladies all looked over, and the most popular men in the audience happened to stand together at this time. They were each the most powerful rulers in the world.
Qin Si's face was as stern as usual, without a single unnecessary expression, revealing his harshness.
He held up a glass of red wine in his large black-gloved hand. The shaking bright red liquid formed a sharp contrast with his indifferent expression.
Qin Si suddenly raised his wine glass, and his cold eyes stared at somewhere dangerously through a layer of scarlet wine.
In the corridor on the second floor, where the light had not yet fallen, Jiang Zhiyue was talking on the phone when she suddenly realized someone was looking at her.
Jiang Zhiyue looked downstairs and saw Qin Si through the layers of people.
Those dark and gloomy eyes could not let in any starlight, but the look he gave her penetrated the light.
Jiang Zhiyue felt panicked for a moment and took a few steps back. After she stopped, she realized that she was standing in darkness.
And he captured every breath of her and followed her trail.
Qin Si pursed his thin lips into a sharp straight line, slowly retracted his gaze, and then looked at Sheng Huaian.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly inadvertently.
Sheng Huaian's laziness disappeared instantly. He turned around and saw that Jiang Zhiyue was no longer there.
He sneered, "The trouble you brought her is almost the same as Xiao Jingrun's. If she wasn't smart, do you think the arrow in Chu Xiao's hand would hit her chest or her head in the hunting ground?"
"I don't talk about hypothetical questions." Qin Si frowned.
"You are still as cold-blooded as you were when you were a child. No wonder people say that women who marry into the Qin family are the most pitiful, because their husbands are destined not to have the things they love." Sheng Huaian sneered, "Emotions are a weak spot, and so is love."
"Your Qin family is born without the right to love, but you, Qin Si, insist on becoming that outlier? You want to sacrifice my sister, who I have worked so hard to find, for your Qin family?"
The two have been playmates since childhood. Sheng Huaian thinks he has some understanding of Qin Si's character, and he has also heard about that terrifying family from Sheng's father.
Qin Si frowned, and his eyes became even darker under his handsome eyebrows.
His expression was indifferent. The light passed across his inorganic pupils, and a very subtle gleam flashed by, so fast that it was impossible to catch it.
"You are not qualified to make decisions for her." Qin Si only responded and shook the wine glass gently. The wine was the color of blood, thick and gloomy.
He drank it all in one gulp and then put it on the tray. The moment their eyes met, the two men's eyes were full of hostility, like sharp blades drawn from their sheaths.
Xiao Jingrun let out a low laugh at an inappropriate time.
The two of them looked at him at the same time. Even Xiao Jingrun, who was experienced in his craft, could sense the danger in the air.
He has excellent psychological quality, a calm demeanor, and is elegant in a white suit.
"Don't forget what the occasion is today."
The atmosphere here seemed solemn, and even Father Qin, who was talking with Mr. Sheng, couldn't help but cast a complicated look.
Bai Yanzhu's face was full of pain, and her heart seemed to be torn into pieces.
In that scene where no one was paying attention, she clearly saw Qin Si searching for Jiang Zhiyue. She took a step back and proposed to cancel the engagement, and as expected, the Qin family retained her.
Qin Si didn't buy it. He had already proposed to cancel the engagement, but the report had been suppressed by Qin's father.
That night, in front of the Qin clan, Qin Si asked her in a cold tone, "Why did you save me?"
Bai Yanzhu felt like she had fallen into an abyss.
All her little thoughts were seen through by the man, and she even realized a more terrifying fact: Qin Si already knew the truth.
Qin Si put down his wine glass and left. Not far away, he saw Mu Liansheng, who was dressed like a peacock. His unique figure made the royal blue suit look unique.
Mu Liansheng hated wearing the same clothes as others in public. His frivolous eyes collided with Xiao Jingrun from afar, and it was obvious that the color on him overshadowed Xiao Jingrun.
Mu Liansheng was busy with bank affairs and had seldom appeared recently. He joked casually, "I mentioned it earlier on the cruise ship. You and I should have teamed up to get her. Why would we have to fight over her like we are doing now? You must be regretting it now."
Qin Si was too lazy to pay attention.
His eyes met with another person again. It was Chu Junyue who had returned. All the voices around him froze in an instant.
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