Dada.
The high heels made a crisp sound as they stepped on the marble steps.
The banquet hall was originally bustling with people, but after a casual glance, they were stunned like Ye Qingqing.
Ye Lan walked down the stairs from the second floor gracefully, her long black hair like clouds draped over her shoulders, her small face, the size of a palm, had a complexion as white as snow, her eyes were slightly upturned under her two curved willow-leaf eyebrows, she had a delicate nose and thin lips, and her facial features were all exquisite and outstanding.
She was wearing a simple white silk dress. The close-fitting and smooth design showed off her perfect figure. The slightly slit at the hem revealed a section of her calves as white as jade, almost blinding everyone's eyes under the light.
"That's... the second young lady of the Ye family?!"
Everyone was shocked and didn't dare to recognize him.
Because the family search program had been featured in the newspaper before, in the photo that was published on the headlines at that time, Ye Lan still couldn't see the whole face of the bumpkin.
Who would have thought that she was so beautiful!
Su Manyu, the biological mother, was stunned for a while before she reacted. She stepped forward and introduced everyone, "This is Ye Lan, our newly adopted daughter. Please forgive me if I'm not polite enough."
She was originally worried that her lateness would upset the guests, but after she finished speaking, she found that everyone's eyes were still on Ye Lan's face and they were not listening to her. She felt very embarrassed.
"Don't you have any manners? Hurry up and say hello to everyone. You're just standing there like a log." Su Manyu had no choice but to turn around and warn Ye Lan. Her low voice was filled with undisguised disdain. "Today is Qingqing's birthday. Behave yourself and don't spoil Qingqing's mood."
If you don’t know, you might think Ye Lan is the fake daughter who was taken away by mistake.
However, Ye Lan didn't even look at Su Manyu. After going down the stairs, he walked straight towards Ye Qingqing and her group.
She had cold eyes and a powerful aura. As soon as she approached the circle of wealthy socialites, she looked even more noble than anyone else.
Ye Qingqing's appearance could only be described as pretty, and now she looked like an ugly duckling, which made everyone sigh: After all, she is not a biological child, and even more than ten years of elite education cannot change her inherent disadvantages.
Under such gazes, Ye Qingqing pinched her fingers together, her face gradually flushing, but she still smiled and took the initiative to step forward and said, "Ye Lan, although you and I call each other sisters, we were actually born on the same day of the same month of the same year. Today is my birthday, and it's also yours. Maybe my parents neglected to prepare only one cake, but we can celebrate together later."
She spoke beautifully, but her words were full of hidden ulterior motives. Every word she said was hinting at Ye Lan, who was the most valued person in this family.
Logically speaking, after being usurped for more than ten years and now having the love of parents and relatives taken away, most people would have been driven crazy on the spot.
But Ye Lan didn't.
She walked past Ye Qingqing, completely ignoring her, and approached the wealthy socialites. She squinted her eyes, looking them up and down, confirming, "Are you the ones who pushed me into this?"
Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
Ye Qingqing recovered from the brief moment of embarrassment and turned around, raising her voice slightly as she spoke, "Ye Lan, I know it's embarrassing for you to fall into the water, but everyone saw you slip."
The eyes of several celebrities across from them flashed, and they quickly echoed, "Yes, it was your own carelessness at the time. We kindly called for help, so why are you blaming us?"
Several people said this, looking completely unconcerned.
After all, they were in public, and even if they refused to admit it, the other party would not dare to do anything.
But the next second, Ye Lan stepped forward, pulled out the ribbon from the waist of a socialite, and with a strange and flexible movement, he tied the hands of all five people.
Swish.
The drawstring is tightened.
"ah!"
The five socialites with fluttering skirts suddenly collided into a ball, letting out bursts of screams.
Ye Lan turned a deaf ear and walked out holding the other end of the ribbon. The five girls stumbled and were dragged into the lake without any ability to resist.
Seeing the cold water surface in the dark night, several people were terrified and glared at the girl in front of them.
"Ye Lan! How dare you?!"
"Do you know who my father is?"
"Ye Lan, if you dare to touch me, I will definitely make you pay for it..."
Unfortunately, before he could finish his threat, Ye Lan raised his foot and kicked all five people down one by one.
Plop.
Plop.
…
Amidst the splashing water, the girls' shrill screams and shouts resounded throughout the Ye family.
"Ah! Help! I can't swim!"
"My leg is cramping!"
…
Because the incident happened so suddenly and Ye Lan moved so quickly, no one was able to react. It took a while for the banquet hall to erupt in chaos. Some people were helping to rescue others, some were calling for an ambulance... and everyone rushed to the lake.
By the time the five girls were rescued safely, their parents could no longer suppress their raging anger.
"Ye family, is this how you teach your daughter?!"
"If you don't give us an explanation today, we won't let it go!"
...Su Manyu, who was busy and exhausted, faced the bombardment of several wealthy families. She felt confused and angry, and her whole body was shaking.
But the fire was not directed at them, but at——
"Ye Lan! Have you had enough?" She turned to the girl standing beside her and was furious, her voice almost screaming, "Go over and apologize! If they don't forgive you today, you can forget about staying in this family!"
She just didn't understand. Originally, it was a good thing to find her biological daughter unexpectedly, but Ye Lan came from the countryside. Not only could she not keep up with the etiquette, but her upbringing was also so poor, which made her feel embarrassed again and again.
Ye Lan didn't even frown when he heard that. He just stood there, looking at Su Manyu with his dark eyes, "They were the ones who pushed me into the water first."
"I have no grudge against you, why would I push you into this? Stop being unreasonable here and apologize immediately!" Su Manyu was getting anxious and angry, and didn't even want to listen to her explanation, and directly gave the order.
Ye Lan also completely understood the attitude of the original owner's biological mother, and gave up communicating with her. He turned his head to look at the girls over there.
"What are you looking at?" The frightened girl suddenly became emotional when she met those calm eyes. "Mom and Dad, I don't want her to apologize. I want to call the police and have her arrested!"
"Yes, she was killing people just now. Woohoo, I'm so cold all over now."
The humiliated socialites now only wanted to beat Ye Lan to death.
The head of the family also looked down on the newly adopted second daughter of the Ye family. Without thinking, she nodded and agreed, "Okay, okay, my dear daughter, whatever you say is what I will do."
As soon as they finished speaking, several people turned around and were about to explode, but suddenly their vision darkened and an object was thrown towards them. When they looked closely, they found that it was a mobile phone, and a surveillance video was playing on the screen.
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