Fu Chen carried Xu Zhiru and walked away quickly. The banquet hall suddenly became strangely quiet.
People stopped talking and laughing loudly, but Ning Nanxue showed no expression.
In the reception room, Su's mother couldn't hide the irritation between her eyebrows.
"Yaoyao, to be honest, Xu Zhiru's tricks are too low. She pretended to faint in public and wasn't afraid of being embarrassed. Fu Chen was the same. He actually fell for it."
Su Yao curled her lips: "Mom, whether she is smart or not, what does it have to do with us? If she makes such a fuss, Fu Chen will be more on her side, which will only annoy Ning Nanxue more. Someone will help us muddy the water, and we can just watch, isn't it just right?"
She glanced towards the banquet hall. "The Fu family is in a lot of trouble right now, and Fu Chen himself is already overwhelmed. Ning Nanxue is originally an outsider of the Fu Group. How can she compare with our Su family? Everyone here tonight is well-known. Who doesn't know the importance of the Jiang and Su families? Brother Tingchen is so shrewd, how could he not know who can help him?"
After hearing this, Su's mother's expression softened a little and nodded: "That's right. We don't need to get involved in the Fu family's affairs. It's just you and Jiang Tingchen..."
She didn't finish her words, looking at her daughter.
Su Yao raised her chin, her eyes full of determination: "Mom, just wait and see. Is Ning Nanxue worthy of a man like Brother Tingchen? Now it's just Brother Tingchen trying to be fresh. When this gust of wind passes, he will naturally understand who is worthy of standing next to him. "
She put down the cup and adjusted her dress: "I'm going to go find Brother Tingchen. In an occasion like this, Ning Nanxue can't take all the limelight."
Mother Su watched her daughter walk out confidently, her brows furrowed slightly. "Yaoyao, you can take the initiative, but don't overdo it. Now it seems that Jiang Tingchen may look easy to talk to, but he's actually quite cunning. Don't get yourself involved."
Su Yao waved her hand and walked out of the reception room without looking back.
Figures swayed on the dance floor.
Jiang Tingchen was talking in a low voice with Ning Nanxue. Ning Nanxue usually looked cold, but now when she looked at Jiang Tingchen, her eyebrows and eyes softened a lot, and there was a smile on the corner of her mouth.
Su Yao adjusted her expression, showing a smile that she thought was most appropriate, and walked towards Jiang Tingchen.
As soon as the dance was over, she stood in front of Jiang Tingchen.
"Brother Tingchen," Su Yao said in a sweet and familiar voice, "Can I ask you to dance with me?"
She stretched out her hand, her posture was quite standard, but her eyes were fixed on Jiang Tingchen, as if she would not allow him to refuse. She glanced at Ning Nanxue out of the corner of her eye, and her meaning was clear.
In her eyes, Ning Nanxue was nothing without the support of the Fu Group. How could she be worthy of competing with her, the eldest daughter of the Su family?
Jiang Tingchen still looked gentle. He looked at the hand Su Yao extended, then turned to look at Ning Nanxue. His eyes were inquiring and also meant to reassure her.
Ning Nanxue just smiled, said nothing, and left the matter to him.
Jiang Tingchen turned back and nodded to Su Yao: "Hello, Miss Su. Sorry, my dance partner tonight is Xue'er."
His words were polite, but his meaning was clear. Without leaving any room for negotiation, he put his arm around Ning Nanxue's waist in an intimate manner.
The smile on Su Yao's face froze for a moment. She didn't expect Jiang Tingchen to refuse so directly without a single polite word.
Unwilling to give in, she leaned closer, her voice softening a bit, "Brother Tingchen, it's just a dance. Miss Ning wouldn't be so stingy as to not even give me a little time, right? Our two families are so close, and the elders always talk about you. We finally met today, so it's normal to dance to get to know each other better."
She deliberately emphasized the "two families" and "elders" in an attempt to pressure Jiang Tingchen.
There were already people looking over here, their eyes full of curiosity, as if they were waiting to see what was going on.
Ning Nanxue looked at Su Yao who refused to give up. She didn't feel anything, but found it a little funny.
She had seen this kind of little girl stealing men many times, and she was too lazy to care about it.
She was about to speak when Jiang Tingchen spoke first.
Jiang Tingchen still had a smile on his face, but his eyes were a little cold. "Miss Su, I appreciate your kindness. But Xue'er and I still have something to discuss. If you want to dance, there are many young talents here, so there should be no shortage of dance partners."
This means clearly pushing people out.
Su Yao's face was a little hot. She bit her lips and wanted to speak.
Ning Nanxue gently tugged at Jiang Tingchen's sleeve and said softly, "Tingchen, that dance just now was a bit too fast, and my feet weren't very steady. How about we try something slower?"
She looked up at Jiang Tingchen with a hint of dependence in her eyes.
Jiang Tingchen understood immediately and looked down at her with a gentle look in his eyes: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Which dance do you want to dance?"
The two of them discussed it as if no one was around, completely forgetting about Su Yao.
Su Yao looked at the two of them being so affectionate with each other, and her heart felt choked up.
She dressed herself up beautifully and took the initiative to invite people, but people didn't even look at her!
Especially Jiang Tingchen's undisguised care for Ning Nanxue made her feel particularly uncomfortable.
She retreated to the dining area in the corner of the banquet hall, but her eyes kept glancing towards Jiang Tingchen and Ning Nanxue.
An idea suddenly popped up in my mind, a little out of the ordinary, but also a bit of a relief.
She wanted to embarrass Ning Nanxue in public and let Jiang Tingchen see how lousy the person he chose was.
In her handbag was a small paper package, bought on impulse, which was said to make people dizzy, confused and behave erratically.
She hadn't thought of using it at first. Now, her rationality had been burned out by jealousy, so how could she care about so many things?
She looked around and seeing that no one was paying attention, she took a clean champagne glass, fished out the paper bag from her handbag, and shook some of the powder inside into the glass.
The powder had no color or taste, and blended seamlessly into the wine. She held the glass of "specially blended" champagne and walked towards a waiter.
"Please," Su Yao said with a sweet smile on her face, pointing to Ning Nanxue, "give this glass of wine to Miss Ning and tell her that I'm treating her."
The waiter responded and came over with the tray.
Ning Nanxue was chatting with Jiang Tingchen when she saw the waiter bring a glass of champagne and said it was from Su Yao. Her eyebrows moved slightly.
Su Yao just got frustrated, and she changed her temper so quickly? There must be something wrong when things are abnormal.
"Miss Su is thoughtful." Ning Nanxue politely took the wine glass, but didn't rush to drink it. She gave Jiang Tingchen a look.
Jiang Tingchen also saw the look Su Yao gave him. With a bit of provocation and a desire to watch the show, he frowned and leaned close to Ning Nanxue's ear: "Pay attention."
Ning Nanxue nodded, raised the cup, brought it to her lips, and lightly touched it with the tip of her tongue.
In an instant, that slight astringency bloomed on the tip of the tongue, which was different from the original taste of champagne.
She had an idea in her mind, but she didn't show it on her face. She raised her glass in Su Yao's direction and took a small sip. She saw Su Yao's mouth curl up, and she couldn't hide her smile.
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