That night, in the banquet hall of the Imperial Palace, there was a lively atmosphere of toasting and chatting.
All the major families in Beijing and celebrities from all walks of life were invited to attend the banquet. Those who attended for the first time were shocked by the grand banquet ceremony.
A young man holding a wine glass asked doubtfully.
"Everyone is almost here, why is Mr. Xie not here yet?"
"What are you thinking? Mr. Xie will only show up in the VIP lounge. We won't see him at all."
"Is that so? It's such a pity. I want to admire China's youngest ruler from a distance."
"Brother, don't have such naive ideas. Mr. Xie is so noble that he can provide us with the opportunity to build and consolidate interpersonal relationships. You should be content."
Xie Lanzhi, who was being talked about, was now in the VIP lounge.
He was dressed casually, leaning on the sofa with his legs crossed, speaking in a gentle voice to the old man beside him.
The old man was none other than Mr. Qi who had abdicated for a year.
Mr. Qi glanced at the familiar faces in the VIP room and asked, "Why is Qin Shu not here?"
Xie Lanzhi frowned slightly and said slowly, "A few days ago, the teacher who taught Yangyang the horse riding class was injured. Qin Shu has to treat them and will come later."
In fact, he bullied people too badly.
How could he not be emotional after hearing what Qin Shu said to Jiang Yalin?
Maybe Qin Shu's heart is really made of stone, and nothing can warm it up.
In the past two days, Xie Lanzhi was no longer gentle and soothing in bed.
Just blindly possessing to fill the inner depression.
Qin Shu should have noticed it, but she endured it without saying a word, and there was a noticeable silence between the two of them.
And tonight... Xie Lanzhi was not going to stop.
When Mr. Qi heard this, his face darkened: "I heard about this. Is Yangyang okay?"
Xie Lanzhi said: "It's okay, that kid is naughty."
Old Qi's wise eyes turned to Kyle Donald, who was holding a glass of wine and talking to someone not far away.
"Lanzhi, that kid organized several wars between warlords and societies that attracted worldwide attention, resulting in the deaths of many innocent people. Are you getting too close to him?"
"Kyle is Ah Shu's godson. No matter what he does, as long as it doesn't affect our interests, it's fine."
"Some people are wolves at heart. They are not easy to deal with. You'd better be careful."
"Yes, I will—"
Xie Lanzhi looked at Kyle, who was chatting and laughing with Chu Lianying and Liu Sheng not far away.
Kyle has done a lot of things in secret over the years.
He is the spokesperson for Chinese weapons and has attracted staggering amounts of wealth.
Last year, when Xie Lan came to power, Kyle also helped him secretly. He provided a lot of manpower, did some shady things, and solved some difficult problems.
It is undeniable that Xie Lanzhi did use Kyle as a sharp blade at first.
So many years have passed, and people are still kind-hearted.
While Xie Lanzhi was wary of Kyle, he also showed more humanity to him.
As for the several battles in which Kyle caused large-scale casualties, Xie Lanzhi did not comment.
The rules of survival in the West are different from those in China. It's either you die or I die. If Kyle didn't fight back, how could he have survived until now?
"dad!"
"Dad, we're here!"
Xie Dongyang walked into the VIP lounge with his three younger brothers, and immediately saw Xie Lanzhi sitting in the main seat with a lazy demeanor.
Xie Lanzhi looked back and asked, "Where's your mother?"
Xie Dongyang, who was wearing a well-fitting suit, answered at a leisurely pace.
"Mom saw someone she knew in the banquet hall and said she'd come over later."
Xie Lanzhi nodded: "Yangyang, take your brother to eat something. Some of your friends in the compound are here. Go play with them later."
"Uh-huh--"
Xie Dongyang led his three younger brothers away like a little adult.
Inside the banquet hall.
Qin Shu is talking to Nini.
Nini is nearly thirty years old, but she is still as pretty as a doll, with a naive and innocent look.
She looked at Qin Shu with clear eyes and joy: "Sister Shu, I miss you so much!"
Qin Shu looked at Nini's slightly bulging belly and asked, "Are you pregnant with your second child?"
Nini nodded happily: "Yeah, Brother Chu said he wanted a daughter, I think this baby will be a daughter!"
Qin Shu raised her hand and touched Nini's wrist, and couldn't help but smile with her eyes curved.
"Nini is so smart, she guessed it right at once."
Nini immediately smiled, took Qin Shu's hand, and walked towards the dining area to the west of the banquet hall.
"Sister Shu, I'm so hungry, let's go eat!"
Qin Shu was pulled away by her and asked curiously: "Where is Chu Lianying? Why aren't you in the VIP room with him?"
Nini pouted unhappily: "Brother Chu is bad. He bullied me last night. I didn't want to pay attention to him, so I ran away secretly!"
Qin Shu: “…”
She asked tentatively: "How did Chu Lianying bully you?"
Qin Shu's intuition told her that Nini was always bold in her words, so that was probably what she meant.
As expected, Nini said angrily: "He hurt me last night. I suspect he touched the child..."
"Nini!"
Qin Shu quickly covered Nini's mouth.
"Good girl, don't say such things casually!"
Nini blinked her clear eyes and looked at Qin Shu with a smile: "I'm only telling you."
Qin Shu breathed a sigh of relief and personally took Nini to the dining area to get something.
“This snack looks delicious!”
"This bun has color and looks delicious!"
"Sister Shu, what do you want to eat? I want to eat everything here!"
Qin Shu looked at Nini, who was full of excitement, and smiled softly, "Then take some and try them all."
"Hmm!" Nini was like a hardworking little bee, putting her favorite food into the plate.
Qin Shu didn't know what she saw, the smile on her face froze, and an expression of surprise appeared in her eyes.
She waved to the waiter in the banquet hall, and when he came closer, she said, "This is Colonel Chu's wife. Take her to the VIP room."
"Yes, ma'am—" the servant bowed.
Qin Shu turned and ran into the crowd, looking for the familiar figure she had just captured.
The huge banquet hall also has many rest areas, tea rooms, entertainment rooms, etc.
Qin Shu turned around many times and finally found the familiar man's figure on the balcony on the second floor.
The man turned his back to Qin Shu and said with a smug smile, "I knew you would follow me."
Qin Shu's face suddenly turned cold when she heard the man's voice.
She called out word by word: "Yang, Yun, Chuan!"
The man slowly turned around, revealing his gentle and handsome face: "Ah Shu, long time no see. I'm very happy that you can recognize me just from my back."
Qin Shu looked at Yang Yunchuan, whose appearance and demeanor had changed drastically and looked a little shrewd.
She smelled the man's scent emanating from his bones, which was so greasy and disgusting.
Qin Shu frowned slightly and asked coldly, "Why are you here? Who let you in?"
Yang Yunchuan showed a sad expression: "Ah Shu, is this all you want to ask?"
He seemed too calm and composed, even... exuding a more familiar quality.
Qin Shu had a bad guess in her heart.
The next second, Yang Yunchuan strode towards Qin Shu and hugged her in his arms.
"Ah Shu, I miss you so much."
"roll!"
Qin Shu broke free from the disgusting embrace and kicked Yang Yunchuan.
Yang Yunchuan, who seemed very weak in the past, dodged nimbly and said with a smile.
"Madam, I haven't seen you for many years, and you are as fierce as ever."
Qin Shu stopped chasing Yang Yunchuan and hitting him.
Her eyes widened slightly, and she asked in disbelief, "What did you call me?!"
Her bad guess in her heart, has it come true?
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