Qi Qianjin?!
Xin Yu was momentarily stunned.
Her heart pounded.
She composed herself and turned to look. What kind of person was this woman in Mu Yichuan's room?
Gentle and reserved? Arrogant and domineering? Noble and haughty?
In just a moment, Xin Yu's mind raced with possibilities.
...!
The instant she saw Qi Qianjin, she froze.
Mu Yi'ai's unrestrained laughter reached her ears, "So ugly!"
After saying that, she downed another glass of red wine.
Xin Yu blinked twice, her stiff body still not fully recovered. She stared at Qi Qianjin not far away. A pair of buck teeth were barely concealed in her lips, and heavy eyeshadow covered her narrow eyes.
At least from her angle, it was very clear.
And her large gold and red dress...
Buzzing.
Xin Yu quickly looked down and picked up her phone. It was a message from Mu Yichuan: "Still angry?"
She turned and looked around several times. Unsurprisingly, she didn't see anyone special.
This guy was still spying on her!
"Don't you ever know how beautiful you are?" another message. "My Ayu."
Xin Yu frowned, then relaxed. She looked up at Qi Qianjin again. This woman was indeed…not very attractive.
Then why did he keep her in the room all night?
Why didn't he explain anything to her?
Xin Yu looked down at the words "My Ayu" on her phone. Most of her resistance lessened, leaving only a sliver of warmth.
She pouted, a touch of self-deprecation in her voice. Women, after all, are always susceptible to warm, soft words.
"Hello?" This time the phone rang only once before she answered. "I never expected Mr. Jiu to have such heavy tastes."
"You should find out the truth first before you get jealous," Mu Yichuan chuckled. "Too sour."
"Mind your own business!" Xin Yu retorted, her cheeks flushed red with embarrassment.
"Ayu."
"What?" Her low voice, tinged with a hint of reproach and coquettishness, ignited Mu Yichuan's senses.
"I want to touch you, I want to eat you."
Xin Yu was both ashamed and angry, her eyes darting away as she hung up the phone.
Why couldn't he be a little more serious!
Saying things like that in broad daylight!
Xin Yu raised her hand to touch her face, trying to dispel the blush.
"Whose are you?" A rough, harsh voice rang out beside her, startling Xin Yu. She looked up and saw Qi Qianjin!
Up close, she could see the thick layer of makeup on Qi Qianjin's face. This was...
Was it a whole box of foundation and eyeshadow?
"Whose are you?" Qi Qianjin asked again, head held high. "So shabby!"
Xin Yu subconsciously glanced at her "normal" clothes—a blue and yellow patchwork puff-sleeved knee-length skirt. Was it alright?
Although she wasn't wearing the clothes Mu Yichuan had prepared for her today, it certainly wasn't shabby, was it?
Besides, she was attending a banquet. Even if a guest wasn't dressed well, shouldn't they at least not be blatantly humiliated like this?
"Is that necklace you're wearing 'Heart of a Beauty'?" Mu Yi'ai suddenly returned, lazily raising an eyebrow and glancing indifferently at Qi Qianjin's neck.
Xin Yu then noticed the necklace around her neck, white pearls shimmering with a pinkish light.
Even without expertise, she genuinely found the necklace exquisitely beautiful.
But, oh dear.
How come she hadn't noticed it before!
No wonder Qi Qianjin came to question her; she wanted praise.
"Not bad, you know your stuff!" Qi Qianjin nodded to Mu Yi'ai, acknowledging her.
But Mu Yi'ai didn't appreciate it. Tilting her head, she said calmly, "Wearing this 'Heart of Beauty,' you truly deserve your surname!"
Qi Qianjin straightened her back. Of course she deserved it; her family was the richest in S Country!
"Qi is incredibly ugly!"
Pfft…
Xin Yu quickly covered her mouth with both hands; she almost burst out laughing.
"You!" Qi Qianjin's face flushed a deep purplish-red with anger. Pointing at Mu Yi'ai, she exclaimed, "You're incredibly audacious!"
Dare to say that to her?!
"I know you're just jealous of me!" Qi Qianjin took a step closer to Mu Yi'ai. "Even if I'm ugly, I still have a long line of men pursuing me!"
Mu Yi'ai rolled her eyes. "Are you sure? This long line isn't because the first man was too sick to move, causing a traffic jam?"
"You, you, you!" Qi Qianjin stammered, her face turning bright red, unable to utter a single word, her hand trembling as she pointed at Mu Yi'ai.
"Hey, let's go to the restroom?" Xin Yu pulled Mu Yi'ai towards a corner. She didn't want any more mishaps; after all, this was their main venue.
"Why are you pulling me?" She shook off Xin Yu's arm, unappreciative, and dusted off her sleeves. "Afraid I'll fight?"
"I haven't done anything to you!" "Besides, let's not cause trouble for Elder Mu and Mu Yichuan."
"Following Eighth Sister, we have nothing to fear!" Mu Yi'ai declared with gusto. "Even if others don't mess with us, we can still mess with them! If we don't like someone, we can destroy them!"
"..." Xin Yu rolled her eyes, head down. Okay, okay, we know the Mu family is powerful.
"Everyone inside, get out!" Mu Yi'ai suddenly shouted towards the restroom. "My people need to use the restroom, don't get in the way!"
Oh my god!
Xin Yu inwardly cried out in alarm. Was this she-devil drunk?
She grabbed Mu Yi'ai and nodded apologetically to the people looking over from the restroom. "Please, what are you doing? This isn't Qing Dynasty!"
"I forgot." Mu Yi'ai turned and shouted again, this time in S country language.
"Let's go!" Xin Yu pulled her away from the scene; if this continued, it would probably cause another uproar.
Phew…
After calming Mu Yi'ai down in a VIP lounge, she looked down at the woman resting with her eyes closed. "I'm going to the restroom. Be good."
"I'm not a three-year-old!" She leaned back, tilting her head. "Get lost!"
Xin Yu pouted, turned, and left the lounge. When she came out of the restroom, she unexpectedly ran into Qi Qianjin again!
Qi Qianjin stood there expressionless, with two followers behind her, each holding a tray covered with dark red silk.
"How about we discuss a business deal?" Qi Qianjin spoke first, her voice laced with arrogance.
Xin Yu raised her beautiful eyebrows, puzzled.
Qi Qianjin stared at her eyebrows for a moment; she had never known that someone could have such beautiful eyebrows!
"Atao." She waved her hand, and a follower behind her lifted the silk on the tray. Qi Qianjin picked up a pearl necklace with her little finger and asked Xin Yu, "Do you like it?"
"Have you got the wrong person?" Xin Yu said indifferently, not glancing at the necklace again.
"Ali," Qi Qianjin spoke again, revealing several black diamonds on another girl's tray, "Do you like this?"
Xin Yu smiled, completely baffled by her meaning, "I really have no interest."
Qi Qianjin took a step forward, blocking Xin Yu's path, and said arrogantly, "Do me a favor, and I'll give you these two items."
"I don't think I have that kind of ability," she politely declined.
Who knows what Qi Qianjin is up to!
"Have you thought this through! These two items are worth at least ten million, and I'm only asking you for a small favor." Seeing Xin Yu about to leave, Qi Qianjin intercepted her again, "It's just secretly teaching that woman a lesson." "Teach Mu Yi'ai a lesson?
Qi Qianjin really has guts!
This is only possible in S country; in Qing country, she wouldn't even have the right to speak!
"Excuse me, may I pass?" Xin Yu turned to leave.
"You think you're so great because you're poor but have backbone?" Qi Qianjin retorted.
Xin Yu pursed her lips, composed herself, and slowly took out two earrings from her handbag, elegantly clipping them onto her earlobes.
These were a gift from Mu Yichuan; she never expected them to come in handy now.
Before, Xin Yu only thought he was extremely extravagant, cutting a few smaller pieces from such a large diamond. Now, she saw shock in Qi Qianjin's eyes.
It seems this diamond really is valuable!
"Is this alright now?" "Xin Yu's voice was soft, her dark eyes clear and bright.
While Qi Qianjin was still stunned, she left the scene.
Entering the rest room, she saw Mu Yi'ai still resting with her eyes closed. She stood by the dressing mirror, touched the diamond on her earlobe, raised the corners of her mouth, and sighed.
"Sick!" a muttered from behind.
Xin Yu was about to retort when Mu Yichuan's phone rang again.
"What?" She lowered her voice. Wasn't this man supposed to be at work?
Why does he always bother her like this?
"Don't go, Ayu will be good…" Hearing the recording of her past conversation playing on the other end of the phone, Xin Yu's lips twitched. He still had that recording?!
Xin Yu forced out a few breaths. She knew he was doing it on purpose!
She'd finally figured out what happened to Qi Qianjin, and now he was torturing her!
Click.
Xin Yu took a picture of herself in the mirror, sent it via her phone, then slipped out and stood in the doorway, speaking into the phone's microphone—
"Mu Yichuan, you're such a stingy person! A huge stingy person!"
Leaning against the door, she stared at her phone screen, as if she could see the man's face contorted with rage.
She smiled, her lips gleaming.
"Hey, did you hear? That old Mu from earlier is the richest man in Qingguo. I heard the Qi family is trying to marry him!"
"Really? So young marrying a seventy-year-old man?" "What nonsense are you talking about! He's climbing the social ladder to Old Master Mu's youngest son, I heard he's a dragon among men!"
"Yes, yes, yes! I've seen him, a super handsome guy, but I heard he's run into trouble lately. Apparently, the architectural plans for the sports plaza he invested in in the South District were stolen, and the Qi family is threatening to pay 2 billion to cover the loss."
Listening to the chatter of several S-country women not far away, Xin Yu's heart clenched, a sharp pain shooting through her.
Mu Yichuan had actually encountered such a thing!
But he hadn't told her anything?!
She couldn't tell if it was guilt or heartache, but Xin Yu felt a heavy weight in her heart, a deep unease.
She looked down at her still-black phone, tapped it, and sent a voice message, "Mu Yichuan, I'm sorry." "
She threw a tantrum without even understanding Qi Qianjin's situation? When did she become so dramatic!
Like a child who had done something wrong, she turned and angrily pushed open the door, going inside, only to hear a muffled sound.
Xin Yu trembled in fright, looking up at what was ahead…