"I'll go out and take a look." Qin Mingyue frowned, took a deep breath, and pinched her palms to force herself to calm down.
"What's going on? Most of the people are gone." Huo Shu walked over and saw that the father and daughter looked strange, their eyes filled with worry.
"They've all gone next door, Mom, let's go out and take a look." Qin Mingyue, unwilling to give up, pursed her lips and pulled Huo Shu's arm, ready to walk out.
"What do you mean? What are they doing next door?" Huo Shu asked, completely bewildered.
Qin Mingyue was in no mood to explain to her and pulled Huo Shu out of the banquet hall.
The lobby outside was packed with people; they were the ones who had left from there.
They were queuing up, craning their necks to look into the banquet hall next door.
Huo Shu was stunned for a moment, her eyes filled with disbelief. She hadn't expected that most of the people she had called would have gone to the next room.
Looking at the banquet hall behind her, which was now much emptier, wasn't this a blatant slap in the face?
Huo Shu's face was pale, and she asked in a hoarse voice, "Mingyue, what's going on with them?"
"They were all after He Zhi and Elder Ji." Qin Mingyue's face was beyond ugly; her delicate oval face was completely bloodless, and she looked extremely disheveled.
And people are still coming out of the banquet hall behind them one after another.
She walked briskly towards the next room, not even noticing the mother and daughter standing beside her.
Just then, the elevator doors not far away slowly opened.
Qin Mingyue spotted Shi Miao coming out of there at a glance.
She bit her lip, her pale fingertips digging into her palm, her almond-shaped eyes flashing with anger and resentment, her mind buzzing.
She couldn't understand why the graduation banquet had turned out like this. She had clearly intended to embarrass Shi Miao, but in the end, she had wasted her time and become the laughingstock.
Old Master Ji must have come because of Ji Yanchen's influence, but who exactly is this Gu Wanqing that even He Zhi was invited? Isn't she just a teacher at Tsinghua University and the president of the Piano Association?
Qin Mingyue took a deep breath, ignored Huo Shu beside her, and turned to walk into the banquet hall.
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"Holy crap, didn't they say there weren't many people coming? How come so many people are pouring in all of a sudden?" Xie Sizhou looked up at the endless stream of people walking in, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
Qin Xiao, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything. He was staring at the young man sitting at the table in the corner, as if he wanted to confirm something.
Xie Sizhou patted him on the shoulder, "Old Qin, what are you looking at?"
Qin Xiao slowly withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes, and said in a low voice, "I think I saw He Zhi."
Xie Sizhou smacked the unlit cigarette he had in his mouth onto the table with a "smack," his face full of astonishment. "Where is it?"
Qin Xiao raised his chin slightly. "There's only one person sitting at that table in the corner."
Upon hearing this, Xie Sizhou quickly looked in the direction he was referring to, but unfortunately, he could only see a profile.
"Damn, are you sure? How could He Zhi possibly be here?"
“That should be right. I met him by chance when I went to Independent Continent to discuss cooperation some time ago.” Qin Xiao crossed his arms, leaned back in his chair, and slowly said his guess: “I was indeed a little surprised that he came here. He should know Shi Xiaomiao.”
Xie Sizhou's eyes were filled with deep surprise. "No way, how could Shi Meimei, a mere high school graduate, know such an important person as He Zhi?"
Qin Xiao raised an eyebrow and said in a pretentious tone, "That's just what you think."
Xie Sizhou narrowed his eyes. "Do you know something?"
Qin Xiao stroked his chin, looking smug, "Even if I knew, I couldn't tell you."
"Damn, I'll ask my sister myself when she gets here."
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Lu Wenyuan was sitting with her head down playing on her phone when she glanced up and noticed that the banquet hall, which was full of people, was now less than half empty.
Her eyes flickered slightly. Holding her phone, she stood up and walked to Qin Mo's side, asking softly, "Uncle, what happened? Why did everyone suddenly leave?"
Qin Mo pinched the bridge of his nose, concealing the weariness in his eyes, and said succinctly, "They all went to the banquet hall next door."
Lu Wenyuan almost burst out laughing when she heard this. She remembered that it was Shi Miao's college entrance celebration next door. She hadn't expected that tonight's trip would be worthwhile, as she would witness such an exciting event.
She naturally couldn't let go of any opportunity to mock Qin Mingyue.
Lu Wenyuan looked around and noticed that Qin Mingyue had just come in from outside, so she crossed her arms and walked over to block her way.
A mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips as he said gloatingly, "Oh, isn't this our Miss Qin? You went to great lengths to try and have our graduation banquets separately, but now it's all messed up and can't be salvaged. What a waste. I bet after tonight, you, Miss Qin, will become the laughingstock of our circle."
Qin Mingyue's face stiffened. She clenched her fists tightly to force herself to calm down and said coldly, "Mind your own business. It's none of your concern."
Lu Wenyuan shrugged and said with disdain, "You held the banquet next to Shi Miao's because you wanted to embarrass her, right? Now you've been slapped in the face. Aren't you ashamed? I think Shi Miao is far superior to you. You can't compare to her in any way."
Qin Mingyue's face flushed red, and a surge of anger rushed to her head, making her shoulders tremble.
She raised her hand and slapped Lu Wenyuan across the face, yelling, "Lu Wenyuan, shut up!"
With a "slap," Lu Wenyuan's right cheek instantly turned red. She hadn't expected Qin Mingyue to dare hit her, and she was caught off guard and allowed to succeed.
"Qin Mingyue, how dare you hit me!"
Lu Wenyuan's eyes blazed with anger. Without thinking twice, she raised her hand and slapped Qin Mingyue across the face, the force of which made Qin Mingyue stagger.
"Mingyue!" Huo Shu had just turned around and walked in when she saw her daughter being slapped and almost falling to the ground.
She quickly stepped forward to support Qin Mingyue, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and she said sternly, "Wen Yuan, what are you doing?"
Qin Mo, who was busy calming down the guests, also noticed the commotion. With a stern face, he ignored the whispers around him and strode over, scolding in a low voice, "What are you doing! Haven't you made a scene big enough?"
Lu Wenyuan turned her head away, twitched the corner of her mouth, and said coldly, "She hit me first, I was just acting in self-defense."
Qin Mingyue covered her face, her proud eyes glistening with tears. Pointing at Lu Wenyuan with her other finger, she raised her voice and said, "She provoked me first! Who told her to be so foul-mouthed! I just wanted to teach her a lesson!"
Qin Mo's temples throbbed, and he said in a deep voice, "Enough, all of you shut up! We'll talk about it when we get back."
Huo Shu calmed down by now. She glanced around and realized that not only was the graduation banquet ruined, but she had also lost face.
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