Song Qing angrily retorted, "How can you blame me when you're so useless?"
Ji Cong'an snorted in dissatisfaction: "With a domineering mother-in-law in the family, what good girl would be willing to marry into this family?"
Song Qing thought to himself that the current situation was really not suitable for beating up this kid.
Fortunately, the other guests were all dancing on the dance floor, and no one noticed this corner.
Song Qing grabbed Ji Cong'an by the ear and made him face Bai Qianmo: "You brat, listen to me carefully. Qianmo is the goddaughter that your dad and I have adopted. From now on, you're going to treat her like your own sister. Do you hear me?"
"I heard you, Mother, please have mercy."
Song Qing glanced at Ji Cong'an and said to Qian Mo, "Qian Mo, don't take offense. Ji Cong'an is always a bit dim-witted. Just think of him as someone who isn't very bright."
Bai Qianmo smiled politely.
I felt quite sorry for Ji Cong'an. Being friends with Gu Jueye, he must have been bullied a lot when he was a child.
I never imagined that as the only son of the Ji family, I would have such little status in front of my parents.
*
Ji Cong'an was taken by Song Qing to meet socialites. Bai Qianmo looked at Gu Jueye and found that he was still surrounded by many people.
Besides some talented young men trying to curry favor, there were also several wealthy ladies sitting nearby.
Is he going to personally step in and act as a matchmaker for his daughter?
It was too noisy in the greenhouse, so Bai Qianmo got up and walked out of the greenhouse.
As you approach the entrance, a refreshing breeze greets you. Under the night sky, the Ji family home is illuminated by delicate orange lanterns, making the exquisite garden-like courtyard even more beautiful.
Unknowingly, I walked along the cobblestone path to the backyard of the Ji family's house.
Here is an open-air garden where dense vines are meticulously trimmed into unique archways, adorned with a variety of vibrant flowers, creating a beautiful and colorful scene.
In the center of the courtyard stood a wooden swing chair, and Bai Qianmo walked straight over and sat down.
I had just sat down, intending to rest for a while with my eyelids slightly closed, when suddenly a series of footsteps approached from afar.
"Why are you calling me so many times? Didn't I tell you that the remaining money will be credited to your account after everything is done?"
Upon hearing the voice of the person approaching, Bai Qianmo frowned slightly. Sensing that the person's footsteps were heading in this direction, she immediately got up and hid behind a flowerbed.
"You're threatening me, ha! You'd better think this through. If I'm finished, you won't get a single penny more."
"As long as you do as I say, you won't be shortchanged by a single penny."
The entire flowerbed was taller than a person, forming a natural wall. Through the gaps, one could vaguely see that the person had already sat down where she had just been and was having a heated conversation with someone on the other end of the phone.
Judging from Bai Xiruo's tone, the other party seemed to be threatening her.
Bai Qianmo's attention was entirely focused on Bai Xiruo at that moment, so much so that she only realized someone was behind her when the person behind her was already pressed close to her back.
She raised her elbow and slammed it down on the person behind her. The other person was very agile and easily dodged her attack, grabbing her sharp, knife-like arm with one hand at the same time.
A deep, mellow voice came from beside me: "It's me."
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Bai Qianmo paused for a moment, then stopped resisting, only wondering how he had found this place.
At this moment, Bai Xiruo seemed to have noticed something and glanced at the flower bed. The two of them hid behind the flower bed and dared not move again.
Bai Xiruo glanced at the phone briefly before looking away, and said coldly into the other end, "I don't care what method you use, find a way to get evidence of meeting her, and then do as I have planned. After it's done, I'll give you five million. With that money, you can run away."
After hanging up the phone, Bai Xiruo didn't linger and quickly left in her high heels.
The two people hiding in the flowerbed were silent for a while. Bai Qianmo turned around and looked at the man behind her.
What brings you here?
Gu Jueye gently kissed her forehead: "Are you asking whether I'm here for tonight's tea party, or whether I'm here because of my presence?"
Bai Qianmo tilted her head and glared at him: "You can answer two questions at the same time."
She had forgotten about it for a moment. The tea party that Song Qing hosted tonight was just a disguised matchmaking event. She was tricked into coming by Song Qing. As someone in this circle, how could Gu Jueye not know the significance of the tea party?
Noticing that the little girl's expression was a bit off, Gu Jueye chuckled softly, put his arm around her waist, and leaned his tall body against the plane tree behind him. In the hazy night, he looked relaxed and languid, his angular face filled with doting affection.
"I came here because my girlfriend was tricked, so I followed along to swat flies. As for why I followed her here, it's because I saw some girl sneaking out, so I wanted to see what she was doing. I didn't expect her to be eavesdropping."
Bai Qianmo explained, "I arrived first; I didn't expect Bai Xiruo to come."
At this point, Bai Qianmo suddenly fell silent.
"Bai Xiruo's phone call just now was quite interesting. Judging from her tone, it sounded like she hired someone to do something bad and was being threatened by the other party."
A glint of light flashed in Gu Jueye's eyes.
"I'll show you something." Gu Jueye took out his phone, pulled out a surveillance video, and handed it to Bai Qianmo.
The video shows a middle-aged man leading a man wearing a white baseball cap to a black car in a used car dealership.
The middle-aged man opened the car door and hood, explaining in detail to the man in the white hat.
The two then seemed to have agreed on a price and walked into the store together.
"This is the driver who hit you that day, but he disguised himself beforehand. It was hard to see his face clearly from the car dealership's surveillance footage. The shop owner said that he was wearing a mask that day, and his accent didn't sound like someone from Shanghai; instead, it had a Beijing accent."
At this point, Gu Jueye's voice became lower and colder.
"Now it seems that Bai Xiruo is highly suspicious."
Bai Qianmo stared at the young man in the video: "So, the person who hit me was sent from the capital."
"If you think about what Bai Xiruo just said carefully, she does have a motive to kill me."
Gu Jueye said, "Judging from what she just said, it seems that she has other plans."
Bai Qianmo scoffed coldly: "Viperous snakes like to hide in the shadows and wait for an opportunity to act. Once it is exposed, it means that it is also prepared to fight to the death. To deal with a viper, you must strike at its weak point."
"You have a way?" Gu Jueye reached out and hugged the woman in his arms, looking at her shrewd and calculating appearance, his eyes filled with tender light.
Bai Qianmo smiled charmingly: "If others treat me with respect, I will treat them with even greater respect!"
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