Qin Xiao's eyes gleamed with a slightly cold light, his slender fingers tapping slightly on the sofa armrest. "So where did the invitations go?"
Qin Mingyue frowned, took a deep breath, and said in a muffled voice, "How should I know? I just got back."
Qin Xiao gave her a deep look, then glanced around and asked, "Where's Mom?"
Qin Mo pinched the bridge of his nose, still a little dazed, "I went to arrange Mingyue's graduation banquet tomorrow."
Qin Xiao's eyes flickered slightly, his voice cool: "Qin Mingyue, are you doing this on purpose? Why did you have to choose tomorrow of all days? Don't tell me it's at the Venus Hotel too."
Qin Mingyue pursed her lips, her irritation barely concealed, and sneered, "It's my freedom to decide where I hold my graduation banquet. Is the Venus Hotel registered under Shi Miao's name? Why can't I hold it there?"
Qin Xiao was amused by her words, "Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"
He turned to look at Qin Mo, his expression quite serious, and said, "Dad, listen to me, let's change the time."
Qin Mingyue seemed to have suffered a great injustice. Her proud eyes glistened with tears as she hugged Qin Mo's arm and said softly, "Dad, it won't matter if we don't go. We don't usually have much contact with Uncle's family anyway. I think Aunt sent us the invitations out of politeness, not because she really wanted us to go."
Upon hearing this, Qin Mo hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Let's leave it at that. Your mother has already gone to call for help. If you change the time now, what will others think of our Qin family? You can represent us at your aunt's place tomorrow."
Qin Xiao stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and said in a very indifferent voice, "Whatever."
Then he walked outside without looking back.
......
After returning to her room, Qin Mingyue took out her phone and sent a message to Xie Sizhou.
[Brother Sizhou, I know I was wrong about what happened last time. I have my graduation banquet tomorrow, can you come?]
About ten minutes later, Xie Sizhou replied: "Sorry, I have something to do tomorrow."
Qin Mingyue's fingers tightened slightly as she gripped her phone, her lips pressed together in despair, and she tapped the screen with her fingers.
Are you going to Shi Miao's college entrance celebration banquet?
Xie Sizhou: [Hmm.]
Qin Mingyue: [Brother Sizhou, I really know I was wrong. Can't you really come? Can't you even do it for my brother's sake?]
Xie Sizhou: [If you know you're wrong, then can you go and apologize to Shi Miao in person?]
Qin Mingyue stared at the message Xie Sizhou had sent on her phone and sneered disdainfully, "You want me to apologize to Shi Miao? Dream on."
She turned off her phone screen, too lazy to reply to Xie Sizhou anymore; it wasn't like she couldn't live without him.
......
The following day, at the Venus Hotel.
Gu Wanqing and Gu Yunbai arrived an hour early.
"Someone next door is having a college admission celebration too. I even checked the name; it's Qin Mingyue," Gu Yunbai said casually as he walked into the banquet hall.
Gu Wanqing was texting Shi Miao on her phone when she heard this. She looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. "Qin Mingyue?"
"Yes, you know them?" Gu Yunbai nodded, then suddenly thought of something, "Could they be related to the Qin family?"
Gu Wanqing frowned, put away her phone, and walked outside. "I'll go take a look."
As soon as she stepped out, she saw the Qin family mother and daughter coming out of the elevator next door.
"Oh, isn't this your sister-in-law?" Huo Shu walked over with a smile, carrying her bag.
Qin Mingyue glanced at the banquet hall next door out of the corner of her eye, the disdain in her eyes vanishing in an instant, and said softly, "Auntie."
Gu Wanqing nodded, her dark blue eyebrows conveying an icy indifference, and she spoke calmly, "It's quite a coincidence that we both had our graduation banquets on the same day."
Huo Shu adjusted her shawl and said softly, "Yes, I didn't expect to be on the same day as you. I only found out after seeing your invitation, but we've already invited everyone, so we can't change the time."
Gu Wanqing chuckled lightly, concealing the coldness in her eyes, "Since you invited them so early, how come I didn't know? Did you forget to send us invitations, sister-in-law?"
Huo Shu's expression stiffened slightly. She brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, a hint of annoyance flashing in her eyes. "Oh dear, it's my fault. Qin Chu went abroad again a few days ago, and I thought you went with him."
"I have to go now, my guest is arriving soon. I'll treat you to a meal later to make amends." She glanced at the time on her hand.
Gu Wanqing's eyes flickered slightly, but her face remained expressionless as she gave a faint "hmm."
Gu Yunbai frowned slightly, looked up at the two people walking to the banquet hall next door, and said in a low voice, "Are they doing this on purpose? It's one thing to hold events on the same day, but to do it right next door is even worse."
Gu Wanqing withdrew her gaze and said in a deep voice, "Yes, I'm afraid she has called almost all the people I invited."
Gu Yunbai's gaze darkened. "How could this be? You and she don't usually get along?"
"No, we don't usually keep in touch. It's just that this time it was done quite deliberately."
As the two were talking, guests began to emerge from the elevator, but they were all heading to the banquet hall next door.
......
Beijing Capital International Airport.
After Shi Miao got off the plane, she followed Ji Yanchen and the others out of the terminal. Two cars were waiting outside the airport.
Ji Yanchen first helped Gu Qingshan into the car in front.
Shi Miao had just gotten into the car when her phone rang.
She glanced at the caller ID and then pressed the answer button.
"Miaomiao, have you arrived in the capital?" Gu Wanqing's voice came from the other end of the phone.
Shi Miao casually draped her slender arm over the car window, watching the scenery rushing past, and said gently, "Just got off the plane, about half an hour to the hotel."
“Okay, um, Miaomiao…” Gu Wanqing hesitated before speaking.
Shi Miao's eyes flickered slightly. "What's wrong? What happened?"
After a few seconds of silence, Gu Wanqing spoke with a guilty tone: "There probably won't be many people at today's graduation banquet. We clashed with the Qin family's graduation banquet, and almost everyone I invited went there. It's probably just a few friends from our family who will come to get together."
Shi Miao raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "You mean Qin Mingyue's graduation banquet?"
"right."
Shi Miao shifted to a more comfortable sitting position, propping her face up with her pale hand, her eyes half-closed, her dark eyes both cold and irritable. "It's alright, I also invited a few friends over, it'll be more comfortable with fewer people."
"Okay, let me know when you arrive and I'll come down to pick you up. Be careful on the road."
"Okay, sure."
Ji Yanchen turned to look at the girl beside him, took her hand, gently massaged her fingertips, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shi Miao raised her eyes, her upturned corners sparkling, and said in a calm tone, "Most of the people my mother invited went to Qin Mingyue's college entrance banquet."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yanchen's eyes darkened. He took out his phone with his other hand, tapped the screen, and sent a message to Ji Rou and Ji Qingyuan.
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