A man and a woman emerged from the banquet's restroom. The tall man had one arm around the slender waist of the petite woman, his knuckles holding a black plastic bag containing soiled strawberries, while his other hand gently massaged the woman's abdomen.
The two of them have been quiet since they came out of the restroom; neither of them has said a word.
Qin Jue turned his head slightly, glancing at Duo Duo out of the corner of his eye, "Am I really that hard for you to talk about?"
Jiang Duoduo looked up, meeting his gaze directly, "No..."
At first, she kept it from Ye Nian because she didn't want to ruin her relationship with him. She wanted Ye Nian to be more ambitious and successfully win over Ji Yue or Gu Yan. Later, when Xue Xue appeared, she naturally used Xue Xue to cover up her relationship with Qin Jue in front of everyone.
But right now, it's obvious that Ye Nian can't handle Ji Yue.
Jiang Duoduo was wavering, already leaning towards confronting Ye Nian, when Qin Jue said, "Since you don't want to say, then don't say. I'll wait for the day you willingly tell her," he paused, "and wait for you to give me an answer."
Jiang Duoduo hesitated for a long time before finally answering, "I...I..." She still couldn't find the answer. She didn't know if she liked him or not, but she did know that she didn't feel any aversion towards him.
Qin Jue said calmly, "I won't force you."
As they were about to return to the banquet hall, Qin Jue withdrew his hand and consciously separated from Duo Duo, saying sourly, "Go find your Ye Nian."
Ye Nian watched as Jiang Duoduo and Qin Jue returned one after the other. She looked at the plastic bag Qin Jue was carrying, rolled her eyes at Jiang Duoduo, and hated her to death.
Jiang Duoduo stole her parents, her origins, and her wealthy early life; now she even wants to steal Qin Jue...
She forced an awkward smile. "Duoduo, why did you take so long in the restroom?"
Jiang Duoduo leaned close to Ye Nian's ear and said, "I... I sent you a WeChat message, didn't you see it?"
"I just saw it." Ye Nian scrutinized Jiang Duoduo's expression and, seeing that she still had the nerve to be suspicious, continued, "When I was about to reply to you, my phone ran out of battery and shut down automatically."
"I was just about to go out and buy it for you when you came back..."
"Duoduo, why did you come out so soon?"
Jiang Duoduo remained extremely calm and natural, saying, "My legs went numb from squatting, so I had no choice but to come out. I'm in so much pain right now."
Jiang Duoduo didn't reveal any flaws, her eyes didn't even flinch, her calm and composed reaction made Ye Nian frown. Jiang Duoduo really knew how to act. "Shall we leave now?"
"Okay!"
"Okay, I'll go tell President Qin. Wait for me here, I'll be right back."
Qin Jue, carrying a plastic bag incongruous with his status, stood in the center of the banquet. Ye Nian walked to his side and said, "Mr. Qin, Duoduo isn't feeling well, so I'll leave with her first. But my phone's dead, and I can't get a car right now..."
Ye Nian boldly tested Qin Jue, trying to see how he would react.
"So?" Qin Jue's voice was cold as he glanced at Ye Nian. He was very disappointed in Ye Nian.
Duoduo was unwilling to reveal her true intentions, but he couldn't wait and naturally took the initiative.
He deliberately took out Duoduo's phone in front of Ye Nian earlier, wanting Ye Nian to know about his relationship with Duoduo.
However, Ye Nian followed him to the restroom and then left...
Ye Nian found a glimmer of hope in Qin Jue's indifferent reaction. Perhaps, perhaps Jiang Duoduo had not completely won over Qin Jue?
Ye Nian's eyes lit up instantly. "If President Qin doesn't want to take me and Duo Duo home, that's fine. I'll be going now."
She turned around, ready to leave, but Jiang Duoduo, who had been standing there, had disappeared.
Behind them, a man's voice came: "I'll take you back."
...
As soon as Ye Nian left, He Wanqing pulled Jiang Duoduo to a table in the corner of the banquet and introduced her to the younger brothers from the same company.
Jiang Duoduo had no choice but to go with her; He Wanqing had already taken her and Ye Nian to the banquet.
"They're just average." They can't even compare to Lu Ming's eyelashes.
Jiang Duoduo smiled insincerely as she discussed the younger boys' looks with He Wanqing, but out of respect for He Wanqing, she couldn't say anything too harsh.
He Wanqing paused for a moment, "That's true, after all, Duoduo spends every day with Brother Yu and Little Bird..."
While everyone was having a great time chatting, Ye Nian stood frozen in the middle of the banquet, completely dumbfounded.
Because Jiang Duoduo is missing, Qin Jue told her to call Jiang Duoduo... She had just told Qin Jue that her phone was out of battery, so it definitely couldn't be turned on now.
She hesitated, and before she could speak, Assistant Chen, who was behind Qin Jue, said to her, "Miss Ye can use my phone to call Miss Jiang."
"I...I don't remember Duoduo's number." She absolutely couldn't call; Jiang Duoduo's phone was with Qin Jue right now.
Assistant Chen chuckled, "What a coincidence, when I was investigating Miss Ye's background, I happened to have Miss Jiang's number saved."
And then this is what happened: Assistant Chen thoughtfully found Jiang Duoduo's number in her contacts, handed her the phone, and said, "Please."
Ye Nian couldn't take it, and she couldn't not take it either.
Finally, under Qin Jue's cold gaze, she took the phone...
As the number was dialed, Qin Jue's cell phone rang in his pocket.
The man nonchalantly took out his phone from his pocket, glanced at Assistant Chen, and then, without changing his expression, turned the phone screen towards Ye Nian, saying, "How come her phone is with me?"
Assistant Chen smiled and quietly took a step back. "Perhaps this morning, President Qin mistakenly took Duoduo's phone."
The implication was that Qin Jue had slept with Jiang Duoduo the previous night.
Ye Nian looked up at Qin Jue, but she didn't dare to ask the question that was stuck in her throat, and she didn't dare to question Qin Jue at all.
She knew all too well that Qin Jue and Assistant Chen were doing it on purpose!
Qin Jue had clearly used Jiang Duoduo's phone to make calls before, so how could he not have noticed that the phone wasn't his?
At this moment, Assistant Chen pointed to the corner, "Miss Jiang seems to be over there."
Ye Nian stiffened and turned to look. "I'll go call her over..."
Qin Jue calmly stopped her, saying, "Return the phone to her for me."
The two were having a great time chatting when Jiang Duoduo never expected Ye Nian to come over with her phone.
Ye Nian's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth, "Duo Duo, how come you didn't even know you lost your phone?"
These words were enough to send chills down Jiang Duoduo's spine.
She slowly turned around, looked at the phone in Ye Nian's hand, swallowed hard, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Why did Qin Jue give his phone to Ye Nian?
He forced himself to reach out and take it, asking, "When did you drop it? I really didn't know. Where did Niannian find it for me?"
Jiang Duoduo's superb acting skills made Ye Nian's hair stand on end. He could no longer help but roar and question, "How long are you going to keep pretending with me?"
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