"It's okay. As long as Dad is by your side, no one will dare to ask you to dance later."
However, Fu Zeming underestimated the brazenness of some family members.
In order to get in touch with the Fu family, Xia Sanghuan had lost count of how many invitations she had declined tonight.
Fu Moning and Fu Youqing hadn't even had the chance to say a few words to her before they were pulled away by the heirs of some cooperation partners they couldn't refuse.
Seeing another man approaching, Leng Chuanjin, who had been watching coldly from the side, couldn't bear it any longer and stepped forward first.
Just like last time, he politely invited her to dance.
To get rid of those people, she naturally had no reason to refuse.
Although she still accidentally stepped on her second brother's feet from time to time, her dancing steps had improved a lot compared to last time.
Not long after they spun into the dance floor, he whispered in her ear.
"The corridor in the southwest corner of the hall."
Then he spun her half a turn so that she could see the location he was talking about.
There were two people whispering something secretly there.
One of them had most of his body hidden in the darkness. One could only see his mouth opening and closing.
"Do you recognize them?"
she asked in a low voice.
"No. They're very suspicious."
As soon as he finished speaking, the girl saw them secretly exchange a document.
"Are you sure?"
But her cautious nature still made her ask.
"Not sure."
"But my intuition tells me there's something wrong with them."
As he said this, he casually pulled her closer to Fu Moning and Fu Youqing.
Strangely enough, although the three sisters had only just met a few months ago, her two elder sisters seemed to sense something as soon as they received her look and noticed that corner.
When the dance was over, they quickly walked out of the dance floor.
Looking in that direction again, the two people were gone.
"What should we do?"
"Go after them?"
Fu Moning and Fu Youqing walked over.
"But we don't even know where they are."
"Should we search separately?"
"No need."
Fu Zeming also walked over.
"If they want to leave the venue from that place, there's only one place they can go."
"Follow me."
However, if their whole group left the venue abruptly, it would only arouse the suspicion of the Xie family.
So after much discussion, they finally decided to send Leng Chuanjin and Xia Sanghuan.
Leng Chuanjin was well - known for his reluctance to stay at the banquet venue. In the past, when he attended banquets, he would mostly find a quiet corner to sit in.
And Xia Sanghuan was the Fu family's unannounced youngest daughter, so there were naturally fewer eyes on her than on her two elder sisters.
So it was most appropriate to send the two of them.
Fu Zeming told them that the corridor led directly to the Xie family's back garden.
But if they also went that way, the Xie family would never let them pass.
So they had to go around from the terrace.
As soon as they left the venue, Xia Sanghuan lifted the hem of her skirt, wrapped the overly long part around her waist, and tied a knot.
This action of hers left Yun Ye, who had been waiting outside for a long time, stunned.
As she quickly walked towards the back garden, she muttered to herself: Next time I go out, I must bring an extra pair of flat shoes.
Actually, they didn't have high hopes for this operation. Coming to the Xie family's dinner was just a matter of luck.
However, they never expected that they would actually find some clues here.
They were now lying in the grass, listening to the conversation of the people outside.
And Yun Ye was hiding in a tree nearby.
"Did you bring the thing?"
A middle - aged man's voice sounded.
"I did."
"Has this thing been used on the target?"
"Yes."
"Professor Wei said the drug research and development was very successful."
Hearing a familiar title in this situation made the girl's eyes widen instantly.
While persuading herself that it might not be the same person, she tried to calm herself down so as not to make any noise and scare the enemy.
The middle - aged man gave a sinister laugh. The laugh made people feel as if there were countless insects crawling on their bodies.
She carefully pushed aside the branches in front of her and happened to see the lower bodies of the two men.
One of them was tall and wearing a white lab coat of a researcher.
She saw that he was holding a document in his hand and was saying something to the middle - aged man.
Her eyes sharpened, and she decided to take a gamble.
She tugged at Leng Chuanjin's corner, gave him a look, and then glanced at the document.
Leng Chuanjin immediately understood what she meant.
He waved at Yun Ye in the tree and pointed at the folder.
Yun Ye gave him a "got it" gesture and then entered a state of alert.
Then, Xia Sanghuan suddenly stood up and let out a loud scream.
"Ah—"
Her action startled the two men. But the young man among them reacted very quickly. He was only stunned for a moment, then quickly came to his senses and ran in the other direction.
However, Yun Ye was obviously more skilled. He jumped down from the tree and blocked the man's way.
He reached out to grab the document, but the other man dodged.
The two of them fought back and forth. The middle - aged man on the side wanted to step forward to help, but was stopped by Leng Chuanjin.
After hearing Xia Sanghuan's scream, Fu Zeming in the house didn't hesitate at all and rushed out with Fu Moning and Fu Youqing.
The place where Xia Sanghuan was standing was right opposite the terrace. Coupled with the open space of the back garden and excellent sound transmission, her scream was heard by most of the people in the venue.
Moreover, since even the head of the Fu family rushed out as if facing a great enemy, the herd mentality made many people follow suit.
Sensing the footsteps of others, the two men no longer wanted to fight. They turned around and tried to run.
Leng Chuanjin didn't intend to continue fighting with the middle - aged man. He let go and instead attacked the young man.
The young man couldn't fight against so many people. He had no choice but to leave the document and flee in a hurry.
And on Leng Chuanjin's signal, Yun Ye climbed back up the tree with the document before the others arrived.
When Fu Zeming led the people to the scene, only Leng Chuanjin and Xia Sanghuan were left.
Seeing Xia Sanghuan's slightly messy hair, Fu Youqing quickly stepped forward to pick off the spider webs and leaves from her hair.
"Mr. Leng, what happened?"
Xie Qian came late.
"Nothing."
Leng Chuanjin calmly adjusted the hem of his clothes, then walked behind Xia Sanghuan and put one hand on her shoulder.
"Miss Xia accidentally sprained her foot just now and bumped into a spider web by the roadside."
"She was a bit over - scared, so she reacted so strongly."
"Please forgive her."
Although he was asking for forgiveness, his eyes stared threateningly at the people in front of him.