Qin Bai smiled and said, "Uncle Hong, what I said just now wasn't directed at you, so please don't take it to heart."
"Haha, young people should have some drive, I like your personality."
"Uncle Hong, you flatter me."
"I'm really looking forward to your performance tonight."
Hong Zhen's words were meaningful, and then he tried to pull his hand away from Qin Bai's.
Huh?
I'll smoke.
I'm smoking.
Okay.
It can't be pulled back.
Despite several attempts to tighten his grip, Qin Bai showed no sign of letting go.
Hong Zhen didn't quite understand Qin Bai's meaning, and tentatively asked, "Why don't I go in with you?"
"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Hong."
After saying that, she took his hand and led him inside. The two were as affectionate as uncle and nephew who hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Hong Zhen smiled helplessly and turned to look at Pei Wanyin.
The latter acted as if he hadn't seen anything, turning his head to the side and not giving Hong Zhen a chance to speak at all.
Okay, okay.
Is this how you play it?
These two are truly from the same family.
Fine, since you want to act, I'll play along.
Upon entering the banquet hall, Qin Bai immediately felt that the space before him had become much more open.
The interior design is even more grand than I imagined; nearly a hundred people could fit inside without feeling crowded at all.
They were all chatting in small groups, creating a lively atmosphere.
The moment Hong Zhen entered, people came over to greet him.
He was taken aback when he saw Qin Bai standing next to him. Were these two really that close?
Not many people knew him before, but after last night's incident, almost everyone knows him now.
There are very few people who dare to go head-to-head with the Yang family, especially not with such a blatant act of humiliation.
Many people have already started whispering among themselves.
"This doesn't make sense. I heard that the Pu City government is strongly supporting the Yang family this time. What does Chairman Hong mean by this?"
"Hehe, this is going to be interesting. This young man named Qin Bai is probably not as simple as he seems."
"She's just a streamer, what kind of talent could she possibly have? In ancient times, she would have been considered an actor at best."
"Yes, that's right. I guess they ran into Chairman Hong and couldn't refuse him."
People echo each other's opinions, and different voices rise and fall.
Qin Bai acted as if he hadn't heard anything, his face still full of smiles.
Hong Zhen whispered, "Qin Bai, so many people have already seen it, it's about time to let go."
"Oh dear, look at the mess you've made, I'd completely forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it."
After Qin Bai released his hand, Hong Zhen silently shook it off.
Young people have strong hands; they're probably afraid I'll run away.
"Hehe, then I'll go and greet the others first. Feel free to come to me if you have any questions."
"Okay, I'll be troubling Uncle Hong a lot in the future."
"No problem, no problem," Hong Zhen said with a smile as he walked into the crowd.
Pei Wanyin walked to Qin Bai's side: "What did you find out?"
"A cunning old fox." Qin Bai casually picked up two glasses of champagne from the waiter's tray. "Do you usually have a lot of contact with him?"
"Not many, just nodding acquaintances."
Pei Wanyin took the wine glass from his hand and asked in confusion, "That's what I find most strange. Why would he help you?"
Not many people are able to walk in hand in hand with Hong Zhen, and he doesn't seem to care at all about what others think of their relationship.
Someone who has been in the business world for many years must understand what this means.
It seems Qin Bai will have another label added to his head; at least tonight, not many people will bother him.
"Did you help me? How come I didn't know?" Qin Bai started playing dumb again.
Pei Wanyin looked around and then frowned slightly.
"Xiao Bai, something's strange. Why haven't any of our company's shareholders come?"
"I don't know, maybe they don't want to come anymore." His eyes kept scanning the surroundings.
Pei Wanyin smiled and shook her head.
Go ahead and pretend.
Let's see how long you can keep up this act.
It seems there are still many things I don't know.
She placed one hand on Qin Bai's arm and asked curiously, "What are you looking for?"
"Looking and looking for a friend, haha, found one."
Pei Wanyin followed his gaze and saw Yang Qing sitting with several young people, staring at Qin Bai with a sinister look in his eyes.
"Xiao Bai, are you going to cause trouble for Yang Qing again?"
"Sister Wanyin, what you're saying isn't right. We're all friends."
"Friend? You seem to have some misunderstanding about those two words... Hey hey hey? No, you're really going over there."
Qin Bai pulled Pei Wanyin and walked towards Yang Qing's group.
"Xiaowei, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you for ages."
Yang Qing looked at Qin Bai's face and almost ground his teeth to powder.
Is this person sick?
Are we that close?
Remembering his father's words, he quickly composed himself.
This kind of place is definitely not the place to resolve conflicts.
He had already embarrassed himself enough. If Qin Bai caused any trouble in the banquet hall, Yang Kaiqi might really cripple him.
He said calmly, "Qin Bai, I advise you..."
Qin Bai waved his hand casually: "Don't be nervous, I didn't come looking for you."
Um?
You weren't looking for me?
What are you doing here?
Yang Qing didn't quite understand what he meant.
Qin Bai's gaze fell on the two people beside him.
According to the information provided by Ji Mu, the two are half-brothers.
Fan Wenbin and Fan Yucheng.
The Fan family's influence is not as great as Pei Wanyin's and Yang Kaiqi's, but not by much; otherwise, they wouldn't be sitting at the same table as Yang Qing.
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