Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

at this time,

In the banquet hall,

Hua Ying was hiding in a corner, enjoying a plate of exquisite pastries and a glass of red wine.

She had never eaten such delicious pastries before.

Especially this glass of high-end red wine, the taste was simply too mellow and delicious, it was the best red wine she had ever tasted, bar none.

Little did Hua Ying know that the red wine she was drinking was the legendary 82 Lafite from the Château de Bordeaux in France, a small glass of which cost tens of thousands of yuan.

"Ding-dong!"

Suddenly, her phone received a message.

Hua Ying put down her plate, downed the glass of red wine in one gulp, and then took out her phone to see a message from Qin Huanhuan.

"Hua Ying, where are you? I'm waiting for you at the gate."

It turned out that there were too many people in the banquet hall. Qin Huanhuan couldn't find Hua Ying and didn't want to stay there. The slap Lin Ruoxi had given her was still burning painful.

So she sent a message to Huaying.

Hua Ying quickly replied, "Are you leaving?"

"I'm still not full!"

Qin Huanhuan: "Hurry up, or I'll go first? You can stay and eat slowly."

Hua Ying quickly replied, "Coming, coming! Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Is something wrong?"

Hua Ying stuffed the last delicate pastry on the plate into her mouth and walked towards the front door.

Seeing Hua Ying approaching, Qin Huanhuan said as she walked, "Hua Ying, I'm going to tutor. Are you coming with me or going back to school by yourself?"

Hua Ying asked in surprise, "When did you apply for a tutoring job? How come I didn't know?"

Qin Huanhuan forced a smile and said, "It's Dr. Luo Feng, Ai Ai's attending physician. He wants me to tutor his daughter."

Hua Ying: "I see. So how much does he pay you per lesson?"

Qin Huanhuan didn't hide anything from her best friend, saying, "Director Luo said he'd give me 500 yuan per lesson."

Hua Ying immediately said with envy, "Huanhuan, you're so lucky. You always seem to meet helpful people at crucial moments."

Qin Huanhuan glanced sideways and said, "I'm lucky to have such a terrible life. If I were really lucky, I wouldn't be in such a miserable situation!"

Hua Ying jokingly asked, "Where's your young master Xiao? He didn't even have a driver take us there."

Qin Huanhuan raised her eyes and said, "They're getting engaged tonight. Besides, it's just a mutually beneficial arrangement between us. I'm not his precious cabbage, and he's not the pig that's taking advantage of me."

Hua Ying quickened her pace to catch up with Qin Huanhuan and said, "Didn't he take advantage of you?"

"Then you should try to get more money out of him."

"Hey, why is your face red and swollen?"

"Wow, who slapped you across the face?"

When Hua Ying got to Qin Huanhuan's side, she noticed that half of Qin Huanhuan's face was red and swollen, and there were five faint red finger marks on her fair and smooth face.

Qin Huanhuan said nonchalantly, "I slapped him back, so we're even."

Hua Ying asked in surprise, "Who hit you?"

Qin Huanhuan glanced at her sideways, grinned, and said, "Then you better stand firm. Even if tonight's leading lady, Miss Lin, hit me, I'll slap her across the face in return."

Hua Ying was so shocked that she opened her mouth wide enough to fit a large duck egg. After a few seconds, she exclaimed, "My God, do you want to die?"

"No wonder you left so early."

Hua Ying stopped and looked around...

Qin Huanhuan asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"

Hua Ying said as she looked around, "Let me see if anyone is following you. You're really a fool. How could a nobody like you dare to lay a finger on Miss Lin? There might already be a group of assassins secretly following us, looking for an opportunity to kill us both."

"Huanhuan, I don't want to die. I'm still young. I just graduated from university. The best days are yet to come."

Qin Huanhuan stopped and frowned, saying, "Hua Ying, you've been reading too many online novels. This is a society governed by law. Where do all these fighting, killing, love, and hatred stories from the martial arts world come from?"

"Let's hurry up and go, I'm almost late. It's my first day of tutoring and I'm already late, that's really not right."

Hua Ying was still worried and asked, "Huanhuan, are you sure Miss Lin won't retaliate against you?"

Qin Huanhuan raised her eyebrows and said, "Whether she comes or not is up to her. Why should I, with nothing to lose, be afraid of someone with feet?"

Hua Ying looked around and, seeing no suspicious people besides hurried passersby, said, "Let's take a taxi. It's not safe to take a car now; we should be careful."

Qin Huanhuan realized that it was getting late, and she would receive a thousand yuan after tutoring Director Luo's daughter.

So he said, "Okay then, I'll call a taxi."

at the same time,

In a VIP lounge next to the banquet hall.

Lin Ruoxi plopped down on the sofa in a huff, picked up a glass of red wine from the coffee table, and drank it all in one gulp.

When Lin Ruoxi's mother, Ye Jingjing, noticed that half of her face was red and swollen while she was drinking, she quickly asked, "Ruoxi, what happened to your face?"

Lin Ruoxi gritted her teeth and said, "I was slapped by that slut Qin Huanhuan just now. I was afraid that if I made a big fuss, it would affect the guests who came tonight, so I held back."

Lin Zijian was talking to Xiao Fei when they both turned to look at each other after hearing what was happening.

Ye Jingjing shouted, "Zijian, brother-in-law, did you both hear that? That female college student Xiaozhan slept with last night dared to hit my Ruoxi! Does she want to be the empress?"

"Hmph, how could I, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, allow a country bumpkin to bully me? Ruoxi must be given an explanation for this matter."

Lin Zijian's face was so gloomy it could drip water. He beckoned to the door, and a middle-aged man strode over, cupping his hands in greeting, "Master, what are your orders?"

Lin Zijian: "Uncle Lin, immediately arrange for someone to investigate where that woman named Qin Huanhuan lives, and who lives in her household?"

The middle-aged man is the head housekeeper of the Lin family.

The Lin family all called him Uncle Lin. He was a distant cousin of Lin Zijian. This man was treacherous, cunning, and ruthless. He was deeply trusted by Lin Zijian, and many of the Lin family's shady dealings were carried out by Uncle Lin and his men...

Uncle Lin replied, "Yes, sir."

Then he walked to the door and whispered a few words to the two young men, who nodded, their faces filled with murderous intent, and turned to leave…

At this moment, Xiao Fei said with a stern face, "What kind of nonsense is Xiao Zhan up to? Look how red Ruoxi's face is from being slapped. How can this girl named Qin Huanhuan have such poor manners? She hits people at the drop of a hat. She's practically a street thug."

Then he said to one of the Xiao family's servants next to him, "Go and fetch the young master. Tell him I need to see him and that he should come over immediately."

The servant bowed and said, "Yes, sir."

Lin Ruoxi quickly stopped him, saying, "Uncle, please don't look for Brother Zhan anymore. It will put him in a difficult position. I'm fine. The swelling will go down tomorrow. As long as Brother Zhan is happy, that's all that matters. He just came back from the army and is going to have a great time in this bustling metropolis. After a while, he'll get tired of this kind of thing and naturally settle down. A harmonious family is the foundation of everything."

Seeing how understanding Lin Ruoxi was, Xiao Fei gave her a thumbs up and praised her, "Ruoxi, it's truly a blessing for Xiao Zhan to marry you, and it's also a blessing for our Xiao family. Our Xiao family and the Lin family are now even closer through marriage, and we're also strong partners in the business world. It would be hard for us not to grow bigger and stronger. It's just that I'm sorry to have to put you through this, Ruoxi."

Lin Ruoxi said shyly, "Uncle, what does it matter if I suffer a little humiliation? As long as the Xiao family and the Lin family join forces and their business flourishes, becoming the leaders of private enterprises in the capital and even the whole country, I am willing to endure humiliation and hardship."

Xiao Fei nodded in satisfaction, raised his glass, and said, "Come on, let's raise our glasses and drink to Xiao Zhan and Ruoxi's engagement, wishing them a long and happy marriage."