Bai Qing left the country back then, partly because of Su Yanyi. Who would have thought that after being rejected by Su Yanyi, Bai Qing would have no choice but to give up?
Actually, Bai Qing had known three years ago that Su Yanyi got married. He also knew about the Su family’s rules and thought that Su Yanyi must have married out of a sense of duty. This belief was what consoled him, but he was shocked to find out that recently Su Yanyi had publicly acknowledged her marriage. Unable to find any words of comfort for himself, and having a certain understanding of Su Yanyi, he seriously considered returning to the country.
He knew that he had arrived too late, but he still needed to see for himself if the person he liked was truly happy and what kind of man was fortunate enough to earn Yanyi’s affection.
Qin Jiran noticed Bai Qing’s gaze and felt something in it, triggering an instant alarm, causing him to become cautious.
At that moment, eight words popped into Qin Jiran’s mind: Rival in love lurks, be on your guard!
At the same time, and perhaps intentionally, Su Yanmo only then approached the members of the Qin family. With a cold face and voice, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please."
Well, both siblings were the type that didn’t know how to save face for others. It was puzzling how the Su family members thought it was a good idea to have these two greet the guests—most likely, they were dissatisfied with the number of guests arriving.
There were a few members of the Qin family who wanted to leave right away. What kind of attitude was that? Such blatant unfair treatment! As members of the Qin family, when had they ever been treated like this? The Su family was simply outrageous!
Just then, the Wang family arrived. Mr. Wang, Mrs. Wang, and Wang Zhirou all came, except for Wang Zhilin, who was still recuperating in the hospital. The three of them arrived, dressed in luxury and strutting arrogantly.
Su Yanyi had just taken the Bai family inside when she saw the Wang family arriving. She immediately turned around and walked over to them, no longer caring to chat with Bai Qing.
"Mom didn’t send an invitation to the Wang family as well, did she?" Su Yanyi asked Su Yanmo directly, so bluntly that even the Wang family heard it, and their expressions darkened in an instant.
"Of course not," Su Yanmo answered with certainty, having reviewed the guest list himself. There was definitely no mention of the Wang family. They didn’t really like the Wang family, so why would they invite them and irritate themselves?
"Then what are you doing here? You’re not welcome," Su Yanyi said dismissively to the Wang family, having received a definitive answer.
Wang Pinde’s face grew dark as he sneered, "As the old man’s birthday banquet, of course I am supposed to come. Yanyi, no matter what, you are still the junior, and you can’t possibly be so impolite."
"Not everyone deserves to be treated with manners. At least the uninvited and unwelcome like you definitely don’t," Su Yanyi said. She treated the Qin family with indifference, but towards the Wang family, she was disdainful and sarcastic.
The Wang family trio looked so embarrassed by Su Yanyi’s sarcasm that someone might wonder if this sharp-tongued Su Yanyi wasn’t impersonated by someone else!
"Yanyi, today is Grandfather’s birthday. We’ve come to wish him a long life. Surely you can’t mean to stop us?" Seeing her father speechless, Wang Zhirou began to appeal to emotion.
Su Yanyi looked at Wang Zhirou coldly, and for a moment, Wang Zhirou felt like she perceived a murderous intent emanating from Su Yanyi, causing her to shiver and uncontrollably take a step back.