Rong Shenghan walked up to her without her noticing, his arm naturally around her waist. He smiled gently at Ji Nianqin, but his eyes were cold: "Ji Nianqin, excuse me."
He half-embraced Yu Jiuyuan as they walked toward the table where Xie Zhecheng was, leaving Ji Nianqin standing there, her smile fading slightly.
When Xie Zhecheng saw them coming, he stood up to acknowledge them. His gaze lingered on Yu Jiuyuan and Rong Shenghan's clasped hands for a moment before returning to his calm.
Yuan Xu sat next to Xie Zhecheng and waved to Yu Jiuyuan as soon as she saw her, her smile as pure as a child's.
Lin Yanran sat in the corner, playing with the alloy wristband in her hand, glancing over here from time to time with a slightly awkward look in her eyes.
Looking at the group of boys with such different personalities, Yu Jiuyuan suddenly felt a sense of pleasure in being in control of the situation.
Xie Zhecheng's composure, Yuan Xu's purity, Lin Yanran's awkwardness, Rong Shenghan's profundity, and even Ji Nianqin's ambition all flowed through her fingertips, forming a picture scroll with undercurrents.
Rong Shenghan seemed to sense her thoughts and whispered in her ear, "What are you plotting now?"
"I schemed against you." Yu Jiuyuan looked up at him, a cunning madness flashing in her eyes. "I schemed against all of you."
Her voice was soft, yet it possessed a chilling charm.
Rong Shenghan chuckled softly, tightened his grip on her hand, and gently pinched her palm with his fingertips: "Then I'll wait to be schemed against by you for the rest of my life."
As the music in the banquet hall began to play softly, amidst the elegant attire and swaying hair, everyone's thoughts flickered like flames hidden behind masks.
Yu Jiuyuan raised her wine glass and gave everyone a kind and harmless smile, but her eyes concealed a sharp edge that seemed to control the game.
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