Lanting Apartment.
After taking a shower, Shi Miao dried her hair with one hand, slowly walked to the table, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
Just then, the phone rang.
She wrapped her hair in a towel, picked up her phone from the table, and glanced at the caller ID.
She raised a delicate eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised, and then pressed the answer button.
"My dear disciple, have you missed your master?" William's strong voice came from the other end of the phone.
Shi Miao leaned back slightly, crossed her legs, and casually asked, "What's up?"
"I'm here to congratulate our great Night Rain on getting a perfect score."
Shi Miao clicked her tongue and said lazily, "I received your congratulations. I'll hang up now if there's nothing else."
"Of course I have something to do. I've come to the capital. When are you free? Your master will treat you to a meal."
Upon hearing this, Shi Miao suddenly remembered that her own graduation banquet was also being held in the capital, so she simply asked, "Would you like to come to my graduation banquet?"
"Of course I'll come, time and place."
"Six o'clock the day after tomorrow, Venus Hotel in the capital."
"Okay, see you then."
After hanging up the phone, Shi Miao thought of Han Yan in the capital.
She lowered her eyelids, her jade-like fingers tapping on the phone screen, which glowed softly.
Shi Miao: [My graduation banquet is in Beijing, are you coming? If it's inconvenient for you, that's fine, I'll treat you to dinner another time.]
Han Yan: [Come on, how could it be inconvenient?]
Shi Miao: [Okay, 6 PM the day after tomorrow, Venus Hotel.]
Han Yan: [OK.]
......
Shi Miao casually tossed her phone onto the table and continued drying her hair.
She paused halfway through wiping, remembering someone else.
She picked up her phone from the table again and opened WeChat.
The message was concise and to the point: "Graduation banquet, Venus Hotel, 6 PM the day after tomorrow."
momo: [Okay.]
momo: [I just got back from Independent Continent and haven't had a chance to congratulate you yet. I didn't expect you to be Han Yan's arranger for Night Rain; you were keeping it a secret!]
Shi Miao: [Keep a low profile.]
momo: [Alright, when are you going to pay me back for the two months of design work you owe me?]
Shi Miao: [Next time for sure.]
Momo: [Can you change the line? It's always the same one.]
Shi Miao: [...]
*
The next day, at the Qin family's old residence in the capital.
"Madam, someone just delivered an invitation." The maid walked in from outside with the invitation in her hand.
"I haven't heard of anyone hosting a banquet recently." Huo Shu put down her coffee cup, reached out and took the invitation, slowly opening it.
When she saw the contents, she couldn't help but widen her eyes in astonishment, feeling that this world was too surreal.
When did Gu Wanqing and Qin Chu have a daughter?
Is the Shi Miao mentioned above the same Shi Miao she knows?
"Mom, what are you looking at?" Qin Mingyue came downstairs, picked up her bag, and sat down next to her.
Huo Shu looked up upon hearing this, her expression quite complicated, as if she hadn't yet recovered from the shock she had just experienced. "See for yourself."
Qin Mingyue frowned, reached out and took the invitation to read it.
The next second, she sprang up from the sofa, her eyes nearly popping out of their sockets, her voice rising: "What! Shi Miao is Gu Wanqing's daughter?"
Huo Shu felt her brain was not working properly for the first time. "I also find it unbelievable. Gu Wanqing and Qin Chu have been married for so many years and they really don't have any children."
Qin Mingyue stared intently at the name on the invitation, her fingertips clenching slightly, her eyes flashing with disbelief. "But why is it related to Shi Miao?"
Huo Shu rubbed her temples and guessed, "Could it be that it's not the Shi Miao we know?"
A hint of annoyance appeared on Qin Mingyue's face. She pursed her lips and said in a muffled voice, "Who knows?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Xiao walked in unhurriedly from the living room door.
"Weren't you in H City? Why did you suddenly come back?" Huo Shu looked up at him, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
Qin Mingyue's expression stiffened slightly; she hadn't expected that the person she least wanted to see would actually return.
She tossed the invitation onto the table with her head down, then turned and picked up her bag from the sofa, saying in a low voice, "Mom, I'm leaving now."
Upon hearing this, Huo Shu frowned slightly and asked, puzzled, "Your brother just got back, why are you leaving already?"
Qin Mingyue pursed her lips, fidgeted with the strap of her bag, and said coldly, "I have an appointment with a friend, and I'll be late if I don't leave now."
With that, he walked around Qin Xiao without looking back and headed outside.
Huo Shu rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache, glanced at Qin Xiao standing there, and asked, "Did you and your sister have another fight? Why haven't you said a word to each other since we met?"
Qin Xiao's eyes flickered slightly. He walked over and sat down opposite her, speaking calmly, "No, what do I have to argue about with her? Where's Grandpa?"
"He went out and hasn't come back yet. By the way, did you know that Shi Miao is holding a graduation banquet in the capital?"
Qin Xiao nodded. "Yes, that's why I came back this time. How did you know?"
Hearing him say that, Huo Shu was certain that the Shi Miao on the invitation was the girl she knew.
She just couldn't understand why Shi Miao was Gu Wanqing's daughter.
Could she be a goddaughter?
She slightly raised her chin. "Gu Wanqing sent an invitation."
Qin Xiao was stunned for a moment upon hearing this before he remembered that Gu Wanqing was Shi Miao's aunt.
He leaned over, picked up the invitation from the coffee table, and began to read it.
When he saw the word "daughter," his eyes widened in disbelief, his jaw nearly dropping, and he muttered, "Damn!"
......
Lanting Apartment, H City.
Shi Miao was curled up on the sofa playing mobile games.
I had just finished a game when my phone rang.
She frowned and pressed the answer button.
"Holy crap! Shi Xiaomiao! What's going on?! How did your aunt become your mom?" Qin Xiao's high-pitched voice came from the other end of the phone.
Upon hearing this, Shi Miao raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised.
She lazily stretched out her legs, shifted to a more comfortable sitting position, and casually said, "Didn't I tell you?"
"What the hell are you talking about! What exactly happened?! Damn it!"
Shi Miao coughed lightly and said succinctly, "I believe that Qin Chu manipulated and guided the Gu family behind the scenes, making them think that I am Gu Yunbai's daughter."
"No way, you didn't even tell me about something this important!"
"I was busy investigating Qin Chu's affairs at the time and didn't have time to talk about these things."
"Why didn't you tell me you had time now!"
Shi Miao leaned over, picked up a cold drink from the coffee table, took a sip, and said in a calm tone, "I simply forgot. I thought I had told you."
"Heh, the love's gone. How many things happened in between that I don't know about?"
"It's a long story, and it would be difficult to explain in a short time. There are also many things that I haven't investigated clearly yet. I'll tell you about them slowly later."
"Forget about the future, just get to the point now."
Shi Miao's lips twitched slightly, and she rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache. Then she patiently explained it to him.
......
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