At first, Qi Siran was overjoyed when Shao Yinan spoke up. But the moment she caught the coldness in his voice, her heart sank to the bottom.
So everything he had done and said was just to stand up for Wen Yin, right?
No one knew how many times such an ending had played out among the three of them.
Qi Siran was fully aware of this, yet she still couldn't let go.
She was unwilling and reluctant.
So, in Shao Yinan's eyes, their acquaintance of over a decade was nothing but a joke?
Had Shao Yinan never once been attracted to her? Had he only regarded her as an ordinary classmate?
Sadness welled up quickly in Qi Siran's eyes, but she still managed to speak through gritted teeth.
"What's the surprise?"
Since Shao Yinan dared to say that, she, Qi Siran, dared to ask.
As she spoke, Mrs. Qi and Mr. Qi came downstairs from the second floor at some point.
Almost instantly, Mrs. Qi's eyes landed on Wen Yin.
It had to be said that Wen Yin was incredibly eye - catching.
Just standing there, she had already stolen all the spotlight in the venue.
A complex look flashed across Mrs. Qi's eyes, and the corners of her wrinkled eyes turned slightly red.
As her beloved husband, Mr. Qi was the first to notice any abnormality in Mrs. Qi.
So he put his arm around her, his warm palm on her shoulder, trying to calm her down and give her some strength.
Mrs. Qi slowly closed her eyes.
Mr. Qi whispered in her ear in a voice only they could hear.
"Is it her?"
No one knew Mrs. Qi's knot better than Mr. Qi.
Now, seeing Mrs. Qi's complex expression when she saw Wen Yin and the pain that flashed in her eyes from time to time, Mr. Qi had a pretty good guess.
Although Mrs. Qi had secretly investigated this matter on her own and didn't want him to interfere, she didn't know that if it weren't for Mr. Qi protecting her from behind, how could the hospital have inexplicably found the hospitalization records from over twenty years ago?
Mr. Qi knew everything Mrs. Qi had done.
She just didn't want to talk about it.
He would wait until she was ready.
Mrs. Qi was stunned for a moment, then nodded absent - mindedly.
"I'm not sure. I'm still investigating."
Although there were some clues, Mrs. Qi still didn't know what the truth was back then.
Why had her child ended up lost?
Who was behind all this?
All these questions were like a mystery in Mrs. Qi's mind, weighing heavily on her and making it hard for her to breathe.
Mr. Qi naturally noticed her abnormality and the entanglement on her face.
"No matter what, I'll be with you."
He squeezed Mrs. Qi's hand and walked down with her.
Tears welled up in Mrs. Qi's eyes, but she still pretended to be calm as she spoke.
"Thank you..."
Qi Siran was still competing with Wen Yin, both openly and secretly.
Shao Yinan curled his lips, a cold arc forming at the corner of his mouth.
But Qi Siran, still in a fit of anger, didn't notice at all that this was the intimidating smile Shao Yinan often showed during negotiations.
The smile was cruel and cold, sending shivers down one's spine.
Even Wen Zhi behind Qi Siran sensed something was wrong. She reached out and tugged at Qi Siran's wrist.
"Siran, I always feel..."
But before she could finish, her hand was shaken off by Qi Siran.
Qi Siran's action was like slapping Wen Zhi in the face in front of so many people.
Wen Zhi could even hear the whispers of the wealthy socialites around her.
"I heard before that Wen Zhi and Siran were very close. But now it seems that's not the case."
"Does anyone think that Wen Zhi is just a sycophant trying to curry favor with Siran?"
"Without the Wen family backing her up, who is she?"
These words suddenly flooded into Wen Zhi's ears.
Wen Zhi felt as if the blood in her body had frozen.
Sycophant...
Without the Wen family...
Qi Siran's actions were cold and heartless. She didn't even spare a glance at Wen Zhi.
She said impatiently, "We'll talk about it later!"
Wen Zhi was almost choked with anger by this love - struck woman, Qi Siran.
Wen Zhi, who had originally wanted to warn her, rolled her eyes silently in her heart.
She could see that something was wrong with Shao Yinan's expression, but Qi Siran actually rushed up to him eagerly.
Was she a love - struck fool or just plain stupid?
Wen Zhi couldn't help but curse when she thought of Shao Yinan's creepy smile just now.
But Qi Siran just didn't notice.
She had been staying at home recently, rarely going out. Shao Yinan's look at her was full of meaning.
Just then, he saw Mrs. Qi and Mr. Qi walking towards them behind Qi Siran.
"This surprise is not only for you but also for Uncle Qi."
Shao Yinan looked at Mr. Qi with a half - smile.
Wen Yin was completely in the dark. After all, she had no idea what "surprise" Shao Yinan had prepared in advance.
Mr. Qi's eyes turned cold the moment they met Shao Yinan's. The atmosphere between them was not very pleasant.
Qi Siran only then realized that her parents were standing behind her.
"Dad, Mom."
Qi Siran spoke, her voice and tone extremely perfunctory.
Seeing her daughter, who was becoming more and more estranged from her, Mrs. Qi couldn't help but feel a headache.
Why was that?
Could it be that just because of a man, Qi Siran was going to be against her?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Qi couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
She also nodded absent - mindedly at Qi Siran.
Wen Yin keenly sensed something was wrong between them.
The words Shao Yinan had said to her before slowly emerged in her mind.
She never thought Qi Siran was really...
Wen Yin couldn't even find an adjective to describe Qi Siran for a moment.
Using a famous saying that Jiujiu always said, it was -
So filial it's scary.
Qi Siran obviously wanted to continue the conversation with Shao Yinan and didn't notice anything abnormal in his smile.
"Brother Yinan, what exactly is the surprise?"
Wen Zhi rolled her eyes in her heart when she saw Qi Siran acting like a lapdog in front of Shao Yinan.
Although she was in a sorry state now, she, Wen Zhi, had never been so humble in front of a man like Qi Siran!
But the next second, Wen Zhi felt something was wrong.
She noticed that there were a few burning gazes among the on - lookers, looking at her vaguely.
This made Wen Zhi very uncomfortable, so she looked to the side.
But she didn't see anything.
This strange feeling surrounded Wen Zhi, but she didn't know who was behind it.
Shao Yinan's voice rang out again.
"Uncle Qi, were you happy about the bidding this afternoon?"