Before he could finish speaking, he was already in Qi Cheng's arms.

  Beside him, Ruan Dan Chen asked strangely: "Song Yu, why is your face so red?"

  "Just now I was blown by the wind outside." Song Yu said with an unchanged face.

  Zi Chengzhi looked at the message he sent with satisfaction, and before sending it out, he had checked it repeatedly several times, anticipating Song Yu's reaction in his mind.

  Although she didn't come back, Qi Chengzhi was very satisfied with himself.

  ……

  ……

  They arrived at the dynasty, and in order to keep out the cold, Song Yu wore a long black skirt that reached her ankles, and added a fur cloak.

  Although there is air conditioning in the banquet hall, it's still a bit cold in this weather.

  "Look at Shu Lian, she really has a warrior-like heart, Qi Chengzhi said it so clearly, and she still fawns all over him, I have to say that these female celebrities' mental quality is indeed strong." Ruan Danchen whispered into Song Yu's ear.

  Upon hearing this, Song Yu looked over and saw Shu Lü standing in front of Qi Chengzhi once again, chatting and laughing with him.

  Unlike Shu Lian's bright smile, Qi Chengzhi listened to Shu Lian's words with a expressionless face, occasionally opening his mouth to say a sentence, and it was unclear what he said. Just looking at Qi Chengzhi's expression, it felt like he was somewhat perfunctory when facing Shu Lian.

  Suddenly, Qi Chengzhi's gaze turned over and met hers directly.

  He raised an eyebrow and slightly curled up the corner of his mouth, as if he was pleased that she had been caught stealing a glance at him.

  Song Yu's face turned red, stiff and unsure of what to do next.

  Now averting one's gaze, feeling somewhat guilty.

  But it's been staring at me like this for a while, and I'm a bit too thick-skinned.

  She didn't move, and Chi Cheng didn't withdraw his gaze either, just staring at her like that, the smile at the corner of his mouth becoming more and more apparent.

  Jian Yi held the champagne, perhaps the only one in the room who noticed the subtle exchange of gazes between the two. His face was gloomy, his fingers clenched tightly around the glass, his fingertips white from the pressure.

  Just as Song Yu was in a dilemma, he heard Guan Xiaolin's voice: "Song Song."

  Song Yu brought her gaze back and saw Guan Xiaolin walking in front of her, with a faint melancholy between her eyebrows.

  Guan Xiaolin intimately grasped Song Yu's hand, her eyes full of pleading: "Song Song, can I talk to you?"

  Ruan Dan Chen was on the side, wondering how Song Yu could get entangled with Guan's eldest miss, and Guan Xiao Lin was still calling out so intimately.

  She didn't ask anything and quietly walked away.

  "Song, I know you're mad at me. At first, I was also infatuated and fell in love with Jian Yi, it wasn't intentional to hide it from you." Guan Xiaolin said pitifully, her eyes reddening as if she was about to cry.

  Song Yu shook his head, "Miss Guan, in public, don't hold onto me like this, it doesn't look good."

  "Song Song, you won't forgive me, will you?" Guan Xiaolin not only didn't let go, but instead grasped her hand even tighter.

  "There's nothing to forgive." Song Yu's face was expressionless, and he forcefully pulled his hand back. "We can't be friends again, not because of what happened with Jian Yi, but because your actions have chilled me to the bone. I don't know how many other things you've done behind my back, and I don't dare trust you anymore. So from now on, just nod when we meet, and don't call me in such a familiar way again."

  "Song Song, what I said that day was all just anger talking, I—"

  Song Yu didn't want to listen anymore, if it wasn't for that day when she heard it, she would have never known that Guan Xiaolin looked at her like that, and had such a big opinion about her, competing with her in her heart all along.

  "Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom, goodbye for now." Song Yu said coldly, ignoring Guan Xiaolin's sincere face, and turned around to leave.

  She really went to the bathroom, not for convenience, but to hide from people and seek some peace.

  Who would have thought that attending a banquet could be so troublesome?

  Song Yu let out a sigh, rubbed her eyes and carefully avoided messing up her makeup before leaving the bathroom.

  As soon as she stepped out of the door, she bumped into a man's arms.

  "Sorry..." The apology was left unspoken as Song Yu suddenly looked up and her voice trailed off.

  "Song Song." Jian Yi hugged her, his lips against her hair, murmuring softly.

  There was a faint smell of alcohol on his body. Song Yu stiffened and didn't move, "You're drunk, let me go."

  "I won't let go, Song Song, don't leave me, please," Jian Yi said in a low voice. "I hate only being able to look at you from afar, I hate that you're distant from me. Song Song, I've been working hard to climb up, just wanting to be worthy of you, I never thought of deceiving you."

  "Jian Yi, aren't you afraid that someone will come to the bathroom, see you hugging me, and it'll reach Qi Chengyue's ears?" Song Yu said coldly.

  Jian Yi's body stiffened, hesitated, and slowly let go of her.

  Song Yu sneered, "As soon as you hear the name Qi Chengyue, you're scared. Is this how you think you can match up to me? What you mean by 'matching up to me' is that I should sneak around and follow you in secret? If I'm really that important to you, why would you treat me like this? If it's like this, then you'll never be worthy of me."

  "Really, stop bothering me!" Song Yu gritted her teeth and said, "Stop going to my parents' house, where do you get the face to find them? You're like a petty person, slandering me in front of them, what right do you have?"

  "That day... did you go back?" Jian Yi asked softly, his fist clenched and then relaxed at his side.

  "Yes, but hearing your voice makes me want to leave. That's my attitude, don't make me hate you even more." Song Yu glared at him with disgust, took two steps back, widened the distance between them, and then walked around him.

  When she walked past him, she stuck close to the wall on the other side of the corridor, keeping a safe distance from him, as if being near him made her feel sick.

  Jian Yi's gaze followed her as she stuck to the other side of the wall, trying to get as far away from him as possible. Jian Yi's eyes stung and he clenched his fists.

  As long as he wanted, he could take a step forward and reach out his hand to grab her again.

  But he didn't, his eyes filled with pain, his throat aching unbearably, staring at Song Yu step by step, getting farther and farther away from him.

  ……

  ……

  Song Yu had just turned a corner from the corridor of the restroom and was about to enter the banquet hall when he was blocked by someone at the entrance.

  Zi Chengyue wore a Western-style dress that was far more expensive than the black cheongsam on her, standing proudly here.

  Song Yu didn't want to have too much to do with her, perhaps because as the young lady of the Qi family, she had been spoiled since childhood and had developed a willful and unreasonable temperament.

  After what happened last time at Sheng Yue, Song Yu's impression of Qi Chengyue had reached an all-time low.

  Seeing Qi Chengyue standing at the door blocking her way, Song Yu guessed that she might be doing it on purpose.

  Song Yu nodded coldly and called out "Miss Qi", then was about to walk past her into the banquet hall.

  Zi Chengyue moved her feet and stepped in front of her, blocking her way.

  Her unreasonable entanglement really annoyed Song Yu, and she didn't have a good face for Qi Chengyue either.

  Song Yu pursed her lips tightly and gazed coldly at Qi Chengyue.

  Qī Chéng Yuè's face turned even colder, being provoked by Sòng Yǔ's attitude. A bankrupt person who could only wear such cheap long dresses for formal occasions dared to put on airs of superiority and even had the nerve to show impatience and annoyance in front of her!

  Qī Chéng Yuè crossed her arms in front of her chest, saying coldly: "Sòng Yǔ, what I said to you that night, did you even care? In broad daylight, flirting with Jiàn Yì, do you really not want to keep your face?"

  "Miss Qi, please mind your words. Since that night I saw you, Jian Yi and I have not been in touch anymore. I'm not willing to be a mistress, let alone be the mistress of a man like Jian Yi! I haven't loved him to the point where I'd sacrifice everything for him, and he's not excellent enough for me to do so."

  "You're interrogating me like a shrew, why not think about whether it's suitable for Miss Qi's status." Song Yu's lips curled up in a forced smile.

  The corridor was open, although there was air conditioning, but the temperature was a few degrees lower than the banquet hall. After standing for a long time, Song Yu felt a bit chilly and wrapped her cloak around her.

  "Sung Yu, don't think that saying these things can change the subject!" Chi Chengyue's face was angrily twisted and sinister, his excited hands grasped Sung Yu's wrist, holding it tightly.

  Song Yu's wrist was held a bit painfully, and he frowned, saying: "Let go!"

  "Just now I saw you and Jian Yi coming out one after another, you can't bear to part with him, you like him so much, do you have to cling to him even in public? What did you say to him that forced him to come see you?"

  "Song Yu, with so many men in this world, why do you like other people's husbands? Are other people's husbands better or something?" Qi Chengyue gripped Song Yu's wrist even tighter, but her voice remained low, still afraid of being overheard and losing face.

  Song Yu let out a helpless sigh, how come Qi Chengyue was like someone who couldn't be reasoned with, so unreasonable.

  Zi Chengyue is the only daughter in her family, and her parents have spoiled her since she was young. She has a thousand gold miss temperament, and is particularly stubborn, insisting that what she says is always right, while others are wrong.

  Once she has made up her mind about something, no matter how others try to explain it to her, she won't listen.

  "I know you're bankrupt now, and you've been trying so hard to get Qilong's business. You must be in dire need of money, right? How much do you want? Is 100,000 enough? Just stay away from Jianyi, stop bothering him, and don't come disturb us again, and I'll give it to you." Qi Chengyue said with a look of impatience.

  It seems like Song Yu is really getting on his nerves and he can't take it anymore.

  Song Yu was really amused by Qi Chengyue's self-talking behavior, she was speechless and couldn't say a word. Her hand, which was held by Qi Chengyue, was raised high and swung with great force, but because Qi Chengyue had slightly loosened her grip earlier, Song Yu finally managed to shake off her hand successfully.

  Song Yuqi let out a cold laugh and straightened her back, "Qī xiǎojiě, your imagination shouldn't be so rich. From start to finish, I didn't cling to him, on the contrary, I was avoiding him! It was he himself who secretly followed me from behind, blocking my way. I actually hope you can take care of your boyfriend and not let him always come to bother me, this is very troublesome for me!"

  "Besides, instead of coming to find me, you'd better manage your boyfriend well and not let him go around looking for women outside. Today he can look for me, tomorrow he'll be able to look for others. With so many women, can you control them all? There will always be one who doesn't mind being a mistress. You're going to find the women on the outside, it's better to start with the root of the problem."

  "A man like that, Miss Qi, you have the guts to believe in him and still want to be with him. I don't have the courage to do so." Song Yu said coldly, then turned around and left Qichengyue, whose face was twisted in anger, and walked into the banquet hall.

  Nor did he care about Qi Chengyue, who was still standing outside, frozen in place. What was his mood at this time?

  Perhaps it was the warmer temperature inside the banquet hall compared to outside that made Song Yu feel irritable, and at this moment he especially wanted to drink something extremely cold, or even soak in cold water.

  A warm pain surged up in her eyes, and Song Yu closed them, feeling the moisture within.

  She endured it, fearing that she would burst into tears on the spot and lose face.

  After a long time, he barely controlled his emotions and opened his eyes again.

  Looking around, I was searching for Ruan Dan Chen's figure, and finally found her hiding in a corner eating something with a plate full of seafood sashimi from the buffet area.

  She seemed quite comfortable by herself, so Song Yu didn't go over and instead walked straight through the crowd to the balcony.

  The balcony of the banquet hall protrudes outward, and the railing extends to both sides of the wall, forming a "concave" shape. Therefore, on both sides of the wall, there are also positions for viewing, only slightly smaller in size.

  She didn't go to the hidden walls on both sides, but only avoided the position directly opposite the balcony entrance. She leaned her forearms against the railing of the balcony with both hands, gazing at the night view in the Wang Dynasty courtyard, but actually she didn't really take in the mottled night scene.

  She was just staring into the distance, the cold wind stinging her eyes, and the tears that slowly seeped out of her eye sockets were indistinguishable from those she had held back earlier or those stimulated by the chill.

  She wrapped her shawl around her and carefully wiped away her tears with her fingertips without smudging her makeup.

  Although the outside wind was biting cold, she felt that this chill was just right for her at this moment, and it also cleared up her chaotic mind a bit.

  "Jian Yi, come with me!"

  "Xiang Yue, let's go out to the balcony alone, it doesn't look good if others see us, they will gossip."

  "I'm not afraid of gossip, what are you afraid of!"

  "No, Cheng Yue, balconies have always been a place for guests at banquets to steal away and..."

  "Jian Yi, if you don't want to be alone with me, just say so!"

  "That's not what I meant, never mind, let's go."

  Song Yu heard the low voices getting closer and closer, she hastily turned her head, only to find Qi Chengyue and Jian Yi walking towards here.

  Neither of them wanted to see Song Yu alone, let alone both of them coming together.

  Song Yu hastily retreated to one side and hid in a concealed location beside the wall.

  He had barely squeezed through when he suddenly bumped into a sturdy chest.

  Song Yu's head jerked up in surprise, directly meeting Qi Cheng's face which was obscure and unclear in the shadows.

  "What...?! How did you end up here?!"

  Before she could speak, Qi Cheng had already wrapped his arms around her, his iron-like grip encircling her waist. She could feel the heat of his palms through the thin fabric of her long skirt, burning her skin and making her heart flutter with anxiety.

  The next second, she was already in his arms and spun around, her back against the cold wall, trapped between the wall and his chest.

  He pressed tightly against her, squeezing hard, their bodies closely adhered to each other, without a single gap.

  Pressed by him like this, Song Yu couldn't retreat. Outside were Qi Chengyue and Jian Yi. If she went out now and confronted them, plus a furious Qi Chengzhi who didn't arrange things clearly, the scene would be so beautiful that she didn't dare to think about it.

  Song Yu's breathing was disordered, her head leaned back, the back of her head was stuck to the wall, but he still kept pressing down on her, until his chest pressed against her face.

  With this touch, she left a lip print on his white shirt, looking so ambiguous.

  Song Yu didn't dare move a single bit, his heart racing violently and scaring himself, as if he didn't know when it would jump out of his throat.

  Her face was pressed against his chest, printed on his white shirt.

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  The update time is now fixed at 12:30 midnight, I will try to update before half past, because if updated before 12:15, it may be drawn into the previous day by the system, so can't update too early. Now that the update time is fixed, I won't remind you every day, just refresh after 12:30 as usual~

  Finally made a move, sprinkled some flowers, looking forward to the next chapter, sparks everywhere~~ Asking for a monthly ticket, this month is about to end, every day seeing the distance from the top ten getting closer and closer, victory is in sight~~