As Nie Beini spoke, she exaggeratedly sniffed, her eyes instantly reddening, and her voice trembling with tears.
"Honey, you know I'm terrified of men. I wouldn't even let a man touch me! And he actually..."
"I ran out as fast as I could, Yingying, you have to stand up for me, waaaaah..."
Her tearful, pitiful appearance, combined with her angelic face and devilish figure, was simply too beautiful to look at.
If Qin Xiao hadn't personally witnessed what had just happened, he almost would have believed it.
Gu Siqing's cold gaze swept over Qin Xiao as well. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes clearly conveyed two words.
"rogue!"
Qin Xiao: "..."
He felt like he couldn't clear his name even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
However, Su Wanying seemed unfazed by Nie Beini's performance, and she helplessly rubbed her forehead.
"Nie Beini, stop fooling around."
She pulled Nie Beini aside, then turned to Qin Xiao, her tone carrying a hint of apology, but more of a formality in her introduction.
“This is my darling—Qin Xiao!”
Then he said to Qin Xiao.
"Qin Xiao, this is Nie Beini, my best friend from college."
Nie Beini's expression of grief and indignation froze instantly. Then, as if she had heard something unbelievable, her eyes widened and her voice suddenly rose.
"What?!"
"Yingying! That boyfriend you told me about the other day, the one who made you so infatuated, is this the same scoundrel?!"
Qin Xiao's heart skipped a beat.
Nie Beini?
The Nie family?
He quickly reviewed the plot information he had gathered in his mind.
The Nie family, one of the eight great families in the capital, controls diplomatic affairs. Nie Beini is a powerful woman of mixed Chinese and French descent who is skilled in diplomacy!
It's like searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.
He was just pondering which powerful family Ye Chen might contact next when he unexpectedly bumped into one of the key female protagonists in this awkward situation.
Moreover, it seems that the relationship between this eldest daughter of the Nie family and Su Wanying is much closer than described in the original novel.
Qin Xiao's face immediately plastered with deep apology, his attitude utterly sincere.
"Ms. Nie, it really was my fault just now, and I sincerely apologize to you again."
He bowed slightly, adopting a very humble posture.
"To express my apologies, I wonder if I might have the honor of treating you to a meal?"
Nie Beini still glared at him angrily, clearly not buying it.
"Who wants to eat with a scoundrel like you?"
She stomped her foot in dissatisfaction, then turned to Su Wanying, her tone filled with accusation.
"You, Su Wanying! You value a man over your friends! You're actually ignoring me for such a jerk!"
She pouted and said with a wronged expression.
"You even kidnapped my Wanying!"
Qin Xiao's doubts deepened.
"Did you kidnap your Wanying?"
Why does this sound so awkward?
Could it be that this Nie Beini... really likes girls?
He subconsciously glanced at Yun Yiyi, who was flipping through a book beside him.
[Host, in the original work, although Nie Beini is described as having a rather enthusiastic and outgoing personality and enjoys being close to beautiful women, she doesn't really have a clear tendency towards a strong lesbian relationship!]
Yun Yiyi scratched her head, indicating that the database did not contain this information.
Su Wanying couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw Qin Xiao's bewildered expression, as if he were wondering, "Who am I? Where am I? What is all this about?"
She walked to Qin Xiao's side, reached out and took his arm in a natural and intimate gesture, before explaining to Nie Beini.
"Benny, what nonsense are you talking about?"
She turned her head to look at Qin Xiao, her eyes filled with a hint of cunning and smugness.
"Qin Xiao, do you know how devoted I am to you?"
"Back in college, you... well, the time you broke up with me," Su Wanying vaguely mentioned the part of the story that was affected by the system, "that girl Nie Beini came to confess to me that very night, saying she would take care of me for the rest of her life."
She pinched Qin Xiao's arm.
"But of course I didn't say yes! You're the only one in my heart!"
Qin Xiao: "..."
The amount of information is a bit overwhelming.
So that's how it happened.
No wonder Nie Beini looked at him like he was a class enemy.
This guy is more than just a scoundrel, he's practically a love rival!
After comforting Qin Xiao, Su Wanying turned to coax Nie Beini.
"Okay, okay, Benny, don't be angry."
She held Nie Beini's hand and gently shook it, her voice tender.
"My boyfriend really didn't mean it, it was just a misunderstanding."
"Look how swollen his face is from your beating, he's so pitiful."
She pointed to the still-clear red mark on Qin Xiao's face.
"If you're still not satisfied, how about... I let him let you hit him a couple more times?"
Qin Xiao: "???"
Su Wanying, are you even speaking human language?
Looking at the symmetrical red handprints on Qin Xiao's handsome face, and then at Su Wanying's protective manner, Nie Beini felt a little better.
But he still wouldn't let it go.
"Hmph! Hitting him would only dirty my hands!"
Seeing this, Su Wanying immediately seized the opportunity to speak.
"How about this? Let's go out to eat together, make him treat us to an apology, and order whatever you want to eat. Let's rip him off!"
She then pulled Gu Siqing, who had been silently watching the show from the side, along with her.
"Siqing, come along too, it'll be more fun with more people."
Nie Beini's gaze shifted between Qin Xiao, Su Wanying, and Gu Siqing.
Su Wanying is her best friend, so naturally she wants to spend more time with her.
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