Mr. Yan, wake up! Your wife isn't a delicate little flower.

"You came down so quickly?"

Cheng Xi and the others were still on the stairs when Qin Jian came over and asked them gossipy questions.

Cheng Xihe glanced at him and stared down at him condescendingly: "I didn't have anything to talk about with him, so I came down."

She continued walking down, past Qin Jian, and picked up a juice bottle from the side and took a sip.

Qin Jian couldn't hold back any longer and walked over to Cheng Xihe, whispering, "Cheng Xihe, don't forget our agreement."

"What did you talk about with President Yan upstairs?"

"How could there be nothing to talk about? You're all about the same age!"

"Did you offend them?"

Cheng Xihe remained silent, but Qin Jian talked on and on, like a fly buzzing incessantly.

"Cheng Xihe, did you hear me?" Qin Jian stood still and raised his voice.

After taking a bite of the small cake, Cheng Xihe looked up at him and said, "I heard you, and then what?"

He's too old, and we don't have anything in common. Is that strange?

"Nonsense!"

Qin Jian retorted angrily, "He's only twenty-five, in the prime of his life. How much worse could he be? I think you just don't want your mother's belongings!"

"Bang!"

Before Qin Jian could react, he had already bumped into the buffet table.

The champagne tower behind them was knocked off balance.

Cheng Xihe gripped Qin Jian's wrist and said coldly, "I'm warning you, don't mention my mother."

If you threaten me with this again, I'll fight you to the death.

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Cheng Xihe's eyes.

Even Qin Jian was terrified when he saw it.

"Oh."

Cheng Xihe shook off his hand and turned to leave.

Few people at the banquet paid attention to this place, and Cheng Xihe took advantage of the fact that no one was looking to go to the garden outside the hotel.

There was no one in the garden, so Cheng Xihe found a place to sit down.

"Ring ring ring".

Cheng Xihe took her phone out of her handbag, glanced at it, and answered, "What?"

"Boss, I just arrived at the banquet hall, but I can't find you. I've looked all over the place." Bai Ce's voice came from behind him, as he was still looking around.

Cheng Xihe looked around and said, "I came out here in the garden to get some fresh air."

"Okay, then I'll walk a little further away." Bai Ce blocked the person who came over to offer a toast, nodded to him, and walked towards a less crowded area.

Qin Jian curiously approached Chairman Wang, who was raising his glass, and asked, "Old Wang, who is that person? Why are you toasting him?"

"That was Mr. Bai from Suyuan Bio. You don't know him, do you? He's incredibly capable. He's been doing new drug research all along, and his company has hundreds of patented drug products." Chairman Wang had previously worked abroad.

Trace-source biotechnology is very popular abroad, and many large hospitals source their drugs from it.

Qin Jian said thoughtfully, "I see. I saw him leave in a hurry without saying goodbye to you."

"Let them greet me if they want to," Chairman Wang shrugged helplessly and drank his wine.

Qin Jian asked, puzzled, "So high-profile? Aren't you afraid of losing your footing?"

"How is he supposed to stand up straight?!"

Chairman Wang shook his head: "You don't know the Bai family in City A, do you? They rarely show their faces now."

They used to be a prominent and wealthy family in City A. Mr. Bai's eldest son went into politics, and his second son has been working as a diplomat overseas for years and hasn't returned.

Mr. Bai, who was fit to inherit the family business, started his own company. The reason he hasn't retired and is still working all these years is because of his children.

"Isn't that great? The children are all outstanding individuals!" Hearing that there were many things involved, Qin Jian couldn't help but add a few words of praise.

The Bai family's children are all exceptionally talented, unlike his own children, none of whom are capable of inheriting the family business.

Bai Ce walked to the edge, found a sofa, and sat down. "Boss, did it work?"

"Yes, I've made contact with Yan Mingchuan." Cheng Xihe lowered her head and fiddled with the small charm on her handbag.

He picked at the small diamonds on it again, waiting for Bai Ce to speak.

After glancing around and making sure no one was watching, Bai Ce asked curiously, "Boss, did you reveal your identity?"

The situation is what it is.

If Cheng Xihe reveals that he is the Ghost Hand Doctor, then she will be in a very passive position.

Yan Mingchuan might not agree immediately, and might even propose some additional conditions.

"Of course not. He found out everything himself, and he recognized my identity. What does it have to do with me?"

Cheng Xihe chuckled lightly, "I deliberately didn't wear colored contact lenses today, and he recognized me by my eyes."

She was the one who led them to investigate earlier.

For some reason, his identity has not been revealed yet.

Now that they've directly confronted each other, Yan Mingchuan has revealed her identity. Even if it's not her initiative, cooperation can still be facilitated.

"That's good. They went up the spider web and almost used it to check your identity."

"I had everything ready, but I didn't expect him to cancel." Bai Ce recalled that he had been closely monitoring Yan Mingchuan and Su Jin's accounts.

I've already logged in, but I'm still giving up.

Cheng Xihe took a cigarette out of his handbag.

"Snapped!"

After lighting it, she took a light inhale and exhaled, "It doesn't matter, as long as it proceeds according to plan."

"Okay, boss."

Bai Ce looked around and stood up: "I'm going to entertain the boss first. It's still a bit chilly outside, so come in early."

"It's hot, it's summer."

Cheng Xihe stubbed out his cigarette and got up to go inside.

"Where did you go?"

As soon as I entered, Qin Jian appeared out of nowhere and began to scold me.

"How old are you? Why are you still running around like this? Don't you know that today's banquet is very important!"

Since you can't connect with President Yan, go find someone else. All that information I gave you wasted your time!

"I know, you're so annoying." Cheng Xihe glanced at him, then looked around and found Bai Ce talking to someone not far away.

She raised her chin: "Look, that guy over there is pretty handsome, I'll go over there."

"Where are you going! President Bai doesn't get close to women. Go ahead and get yourself yelled at, or you'll just piss him off."

Qin Jian stopped Cheng Xihe, who was about to act, and his expression was not very pleasant.

"So what if I don't get close to women? You'll know if I do or not once I get close to them," Cheng Xihe said dismissively.

She was just teasing Qin Jian on purpose.

They wanted to see how Qin Jian would react.

Cheng Xihe laughed and said, "You're not even afraid of Yan Mingchuan, so why are you afraid of that handsome guy over there?"

At this moment, Qin Jian felt that Cheng Xihe's smile was chilling, as if it were intentional: "I told you not to go, so don't go! Can't you be as carefree as your sister?"

"I don't have an older sister; I'm the eldest in the family."

Cheng Xihe glanced at Qin Jian and teased, "Could Qin Ruosu be your child? Then wouldn't you be giving her away...?"

"That's enough!"

Qin Jian's face turned red with anger: "You don't need to come with me now. There are many young men with Su Su. Go over there."

"Okay, sure~"

Ignoring Qin Jian's unpleasant expression, Cheng Xihe walked towards the area where the rich kids were gathered.

In the large lounge area of ​​the banquet hall, a dozen or so wealthy young men of similar social standing sat together chatting.

Qin Ruosu and Su Wenjie were among them.

The two sat quite far apart, with Qin Ruosu sitting in a position closer to a girl, more or less in the middle.

Su Wenjie belonged to a branch of the Su family, but he was still of legitimate lineage and was not considered marginalized.

On the far left, a boy sat awkwardly.

The man had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and bore a resemblance to Yan Mingchuan.

Cheng Xihe glanced at everyone and understood.

Many of these people were people I had seen in the PowerPoint presentation, and several of them were even acquaintances.

The girl in the very center is Mu Xiaoting, whom I met in the underground parking garage earlier.

Qiu Yu and Yang Jia were sitting next to me.

The three of them seem to know each other quite well.

Cheng Xihe didn't recognize the girl Qin Ruosu was trying to curry favor with, but he could tell that the girl didn't care much about Qin Ruosu, but was very interested in Mu Xiaoting's every move.

As Cheng Xihe walked a little closer, he overheard Qin Ruosu casually mention, "Hey, my sister got into A University and will soon be a student there just like us. Please take good care of her."

"Everyone knows your sister, what's there to take care of? She's like a silent gourd."

The girl next to Qin Ruosu looked at her with suspicion: "I've never heard you say you wanted to take care of her before."

Several boys who were close to Qin Ruosu chimed in, "Your sister is our sister too. Don't worry, we'll take good care of her."

"Not this younger sister."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Qin Ruosu said, "She is my father's daughter, and now the twin sister of my third sister. She just got into A University this year thanks to my father."

She had been studying in Z city and has only just returned.

"That President Qin is quite ruthless, abandoning his own child in Z City. Why is that?" the girl asked curiously.

Mu Xiaoting, who was standing next to her, also glanced over.

Qin Ruosu sighed: "I heard that she was very rebellious when she was young, and once she almost gouged out my father's eyes."

My father just sent her to Z city.

"Wow, that's awesome." Qiu Yu's eyes were full of excitement, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with her behavior.

He often fought with his family when he was a child.

What kind of harm can a child possibly cause?

Mu Xiaoting frowned: "You mean Mr. Qin, a grown man, couldn't control a child and abandoned her in Z City?"

"Then, Mr. Qin..."

"Of course not." Qin Ruosu quickly stopped them from thinking wildly when she saw that the conversation was about to go off track.

Her original intention was to make everyone think that Cheng Xihe was a country girl, and then look down on country girls, so that she could establish a good reputation.

Unexpectedly, everyone's ideas deviated from her expectations and did not follow the expected pattern.

Qin Ruosu thought for a moment and then said, "Anyway, my sister is here today too. I'm afraid she might not know her manners, so I'd like to apologize to you first and say hello."

"Don't you know you can't be released without being taught proper manners?" The girl glanced at Qin Ruosu. "Can't your Qin family afford to hire someone?"

She choked on her words as soon as she spoke, and Qin Ruosu even considered giving up on treatment.

"Da da da".

Just as Qin Ruosu was about to say something more, everyone heard the distinct sound of high heels.

Cheng Xihe stood behind everyone with a cold expression and a faint smile on his face: "Are you talking about me?"