Kang Jinxian didn’t care how many women he’d been with, but she had to put on an appearance, pouting her lips and saying discontentedly, "I won’t dwell on the past, but from now on, you can only have me." Content originally comes from noveⅼfire.net
He An hastily thumped his chest, promising her.
Just then, Bai Xiangxiang and Pei Qinghan arrived fashionably late, instantly attracting all the attention as they entered.
Everyone was looking at the pair, the young girl fresh and cute, the man aloof and cool, a strangely harmonious and striking match.
Yun Ya frowned slightly and quietly turned his head away.
Yan Song lightly patted her shoulder, glancing at Pei Qinghan from the corner of his eye. For some reason, he felt an instinctual sense of crisis around this man, a strong dislike.
Lin Qianqian immediately rushed over excitedly, "Xiangxiang, you’re here."
Bai Xiangxiang handed her the gift she brought, "Qianqian, happy eighteenth birthday."
"It’s enough that you came, why bring a gift?" Lin Qianqian handed it off to a maidservant behind her, and upon seeing the man with her, a hint of amazement flashed in her eyes as she squeezed Bai Xiangxiang’s eyes, "Could this gentleman be the famous Master Pei from the rumors?"
With a bashful smile, Bai Xiangxiang looped her arm through Pei Qinghan’s, and said to Lin Qianqian, "Qianqian, let me formally introduce you, this is Mr. Pei."
"Qinghan, this is my best friend, Lin Qianqian."
Lin Qianqian hadn’t expected that she had actually scored such a catch. Pei Qinghan was so handsome and had an abstinent air, exactly the type that was popular at the moment, and she couldn’t help but envy Bai Xiangxiang’s good fortune.
She extended her hand toward Pei Qinghan with a smile, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Pei, I’m Qianqian."
Pei Qinghan nodded at her indifferently, with no intention of shaking her hand. With so many people watching, it was too embarrassing.
Lin Qianqian’s face went stiff with white, withdrawing her hand awkwardly.
The corners of Bai Xiangxiang’s mouth curled up slightly, showing a trace of smugness.
Pei Qinghan scanned the crowd, discreetly disengaging his arm from Bai Xiangxiang’s and casually picked up a glass of red wine before walking away.
Bai Xiangxiang was about to follow, but Lin Qianqian held her back, "I haven’t seen you in so long, there’s a lot I want to tell you, let’s find somewhere to chat."
Bai Xiangxiang, worried about leaving Pei Qinghan alone in case something went wrong, couldn’t help but ask, "Did Ji Yunya come?"
Lin Qianqian frowned, "Who’s Ji Yunya?"
"The eldest miss from the Yun family, is she here today?"
"Oh, you mean that number one socialite?" Lin Qianqian regarded her curiously, "What do you want with her?"
Bai Xiangxiang pursed her lips, "My aunt is quite close to her, and she instructed me to take good care of her."
Without giving it much thought, Lin Qianqian said, "Someone like her is bound to make a grand entrance, afraid that someone won’t recognize her. It’s already late; I don’t think she will come."
Bai Xiangxiang breathed a sigh of relief, and upon seeing Pei Qinghan chatting with a man in his thirties, she momentarily set her worries aside.
"By the way, how come your sister is back? Wasn’t she kicked out of the house?" Bai Xiangxiang’s gaze landed on the quiet and gentle figure in water-green standing next to Pan Yu and asked with a frown.
Mentioning this, Lin Qianqian became irritated, "Don’t even talk about it, she threw a fit and cried and our parents agreed to let her back in. To have the audacity to show her face after doing such shameless things? She must have thick skin."
Bai Xiangxiang chuckled, "Your sister is not simple, be careful around her."
Lin Qianqian snorted, "No matter how capable she is, her reputation is ruined; from now on, she is at our mercy to mold as we please."
Bai Xiangxiang glanced at Lin Sili, and her smile became more restrained and smooth; she knew this woman was very smart. Deceived by family in the past, even a good-natured person would change after such an ordeal.
Compared to Lin Sili, Lin Qianqian was indeed from another world. But while Lin Qianqian had a mother to scheme for her, what did Lin Sili have?
Having nothing to lose made one unafraid of loss; the pity was that Lin Qianqian was too foolish, still stuck in her daydreams.
Bai Xiangxiang was considering giving her a word of advice, but seeing Lin Qianqian’s self-righteous demeanor, she couldn’t be bothered to speak and thought it was time she learned a lesson.
At that moment, a man in a crisp suit strode in, his gaze sweeping the room, commanding attention like a bell resounding, "Could I inquire as to which of you is Miss Lin Sili?"
Lin Sili blinked, then quickly stepped forward.
The man exuded an elite aura, holding a black briefcase, pushed his black framed glasses up, and extended his hand toward Lin Sili.