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"No, no, no... Miss Huo, you've misunderstood. Here's what happened."
Qi Yun quickly recounted what she had heard from her aunt Qi Yuexi: "Jian Yu was dating a scoundrel, and when she was found out, she blamed it on her twin sister Yu Yao. As a result, Yu Yao was stabbed by that scoundrel and is now missing a lung lobe."
Where did you hear this from?
"Of course it was my aunt who said it. My aunt is Jian Yu's biological mother. How could I wrong her?"
Huo Tingzhen shifted his gaze to what was behind her.
Qi Yun, oblivious to Huo Tingzhen's gaze, continued, "Jian Yu knew that Yu Yao and Yu Ze were both injured and hospitalized, but she never visited them even once. She's really heartless. Yu Yao was just discharged yesterday. You've probably heard that the Yu Group went bankrupt. They're not living in good conditions now, and my grandmother felt sorry for them, so she gave them one of the villas in the house to live in."
Qi Yun was talking enthusiastically when she noticed someone tugging at her skirt, so she turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Qi Yu avoided her gaze.
Noticing someone walk past her, Qi Yun looked up and saw that it was Yan Shi.
Yan Shi placed the tray on the table and handed a glass of lemonade to Jian Yu.
Jian Yu tilted his head slightly, bit the straw, and took a sip.
He frowned. "It's sour."
Yan Shi immediately put it down and replaced it with orange juice, "Want to try this?"
Jian Yu closed her eyes and shook her head slightly. "I want to drink water."
He nodded and said, "I'll go get it for you."
Jian Yu opened her eyes and smiled slightly. "Mm."
As Yan Shi rushed towards the tea area, everyone's expressions were quite varied.
Yu Ting cursed inwardly, "What a drama queen."
Qi Yun looked incredulous, then blushed. What was going on between Yan Shi and Jian Yu?
Is the simplicity of speech a product of time?
What made Qi Yun blush even more was that Yu Cheng had arrived at some unknown time, and she wondered if he had heard her mention that the Yu family was bankrupt.
Even though it's true, it's still not good for the person involved to hear it.
She had no problem with Yu Cheng.
Fearing that Yu Cheng might misunderstand, Qi Yun explained, "Yu Cheng, I didn't mean anything by it, I just said it casually."
Yu Ting glared at her, then cautiously looked at Yu Cheng, hoping he wouldn't take it to heart.
Yu Cheng's attention was not on Qi Yun at all; he was still in shock from what he had just witnessed.
When did this monk-like man start showing affection to girls?
The object of her affections was her younger sister, Jian Yu.
Qi Yun saw that he didn't speak and wanted to explain, but then she noticed that Old Madam Yan and her own grandmother were standing behind him.
Qi Yun was startled when she met Old Madam Qi's gaze; she had never seen her grandmother so stern.
Grandma Qi turned to Grandma Yan and said, "I'm sorry you had to see this. I've spoiled this child rotten."
Grandma Yan was still immersed in the interaction between Yan Shi and Jian Yu when she heard Yan's words and came back to her senses. "No, it's normal for Qi Yun to be innocent and cute at such a young age."
Qi Yun and Yan Zhuo are the same age, and Yan Zhuo is already the acting director of Yan Shi Group.
Qi Yun was still gossiping with others.
The fact that Qi Yun was too young effectively kicked her off Yan Zhuo's shortlist of candidates.
Grandma Qi knew perfectly well what was going on, but she still had to pretend to be happy, saying, "I'm getting old, and I find these younger people very cute."
Everyone else in the Qi family could tell, but Qi Yun was still naively convinced that Old Madam Yan was genuinely praising her.
He straightened his back more and smiled more often.
Grandma Qi's brow twitched. She grabbed Qi Yu and introduced her to Grandma Yan, "This is Qi Yu from the second son's family. She's a year older than Yan Zhuo and has been working at the group for two years. She's currently in charge of public relations for Qi Sheng Culture Media."
Although he was supposed to be in charge of public relations, he was really just a figurehead manager, using the title to facilitate his work outside the office.
Just like now, it can make Qi Yu look good in front of Old Madam Yan.
"So capable! Excellent."
Grandma Yan casually offered a couple of compliments.
Qi Yu was much more perceptive than Qi Yun; she knew that Old Madam Yan wasn't trying.
"I've only been with the company for a short time, and there's still a lot I need to learn from others. I need more time to develop the skills to work independently."
"It's good that young people are ambitious. Take it slow and don't rush. Things will definitely get better in the future."
Grandma Yan's praise this time was much more genuine than before.
Aren't we talking about her?
Why are you praising Qi Yu again?
Qi Yun was about to speak when she was glared at by Old Madam Qi, and she immediately fell silent.
Yan Shi brought over a glass of water again.
Jian Yu said she didn't want to drink anymore.
He didn't get annoyed when he spoke; he put his water glass on the table before greeting everyone.
When Old Mrs. Yan saw Yan being bossed around and looking all happy, she was very displeased.
In the past, which young girl didn't take the initiative to please Yan Shi?
Who would dare to make Yan Shi run errands and fetch water?
And yet, someone did just that right in front of her.
"Grandma, this is Jianyu."
Jian Yu, who had been resting his chin on his hand, lowered his arm and stood up upon hearing this.
"Hello, Grandma Yan."
As Jian Yu stood up, Old Madam Yan realized that Jian Yu was not wearing the dress she had sent over.
Jian Yu was wearing a long, gilded dress that revealed her beautiful collarbones and slender waist. Old Mrs. Yan was momentarily dazed, as if she were seeing Yu Yao's dazzling moments from the past.
Once Jian Yu had regained his footing, there was no trace of Yu Yao left on him.
Grandma Yan stared intently at Jian Yu's face, thinking to herself, "They have the same facial features, but their temperaments are very different, and their ways of handling things are also different."
If the person in front of me were Yu Yao, I would have already run up to her, hooked my arm around hers, and greeted her sweetly.
Grandma Yan realized she preferred Yu Yao to Yu Yao without comparing them. Thinking of Yu Yao's injury, she patted Grandma Qi and said, "It's been so long since I've seen Yu Yao. Why didn't you bring her today?"
"Yuyao was just discharged from the hospital yesterday and needs to rest. She cannot go out for the time being."
"Oh, I see! I have some tonics; please take them to her later so she can recover her health as soon as possible."
Seeing that the two were chatting and ignoring Jian Yu, Qi Yun covered the smile on her face with her hand.
Yan Shi's expression wasn't good. "Grandma—"
Grandma Yan then said, "Jian Yu, is that right? Welcome!"
Then he looked at Huo Tingzhen and said, "This must be Miss Huo. Welcome. Please forgive me if I haven't taken good care of you."
Huo Tingzhen leaned back, slightly raising his head, his already powerful aura becoming even more pronounced. "It's alright. I came here to accompany Jian Yu. If you take good care of Jian Yu, things will naturally go smoothly for me."
Grandma Yan, “…”
The Qi family members were speechless.
Huo Tingzhen is actually protecting Jian Yu like this.
"Guests are always welcome, so of course we should treat them well."
Grandma Yan stared at Huo Tingzhen, then looked at the Qi family's granddaughters, and a thought suddenly popped into her mind.
With Huo Qizhen as her backer, Huo Tingzhen also wields considerable power within the Huo Group. Someone of her stature is more suitable to be the young mistress of the Yan Shi Group.
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