Wen Yin stood quietly on the stage. After scanning the audience, she took in everyone's expressions.
The moment her eyes met Shao Yinan's, Wen Yin felt as if the man had imperceptibly twitched the corner of his lips.
A faint smile played on his face, making him appear even more elegant and noble.
Wen Yin knew that this smile carried a soothing meaning.
He was silently telling her—
Ayin, don't be nervous.
I'm here.
A faint smile curled Wen Yin's lips, with her usual sense of aloofness. Standing there, she was like a delicate and charming wild rose.
Blooming recklessly yet so dazzling that no one could take their eyes off her.
"Good evening, everyone."
"I'm Qi Zhiyin."
The curve of Wen Yin's lips was just right. Every frown and smile exuded elegance.
The people in the audience were stunned the moment they saw Wen Yin step onto the stage.
They had originally thought that the real daughter of the Qi family, who had been missing for over twenty years, would be an uncouth country girl. But they never expected it to be Wen Yin!
As everyone knew, Wen Yin was now extremely famous in the entire aristocratic circle!
Not only was she in a relationship with Shao Yinan, the third young master of the top - tier Shao family, but she was also a highly sought - after designer who had founded the extremely popular brand Caiyi.
Among those rich young ladies, her story was like a legend, and they all adored the clothes designed by Wen Yin!
As expected, Wen Yin locked eyes with Qi Siran in the crowd.
Qi Zhiyin.
Qi Siran couldn't hear anything Wen Yin said after that.
All she could see was the half - smiling curve of Wen Yin's lips. Those deer - like eyes, which resembled Mrs. Qi's by seventy percent, were firmly fixed on her.
Like an abyss, pulling her in deeply.
Qi Siran felt as if the air around her had become thin. She could seem to hear the whispers of those rich young ladies beside her.
It seemed that they were mocking her downfall.
Qi Siran couldn't help but take two steps back. The air around her seemed so hard to breathe that she even faintly felt dizzy and on the verge of fainting!
Just as Qi Siran was about to fall backward, she felt someone grab her arm.
She turned to look at the person and saw Wen Zhi's enlarged face.
"Wen Zhi."
Qi Siran's voice was faint, but there was still a hint of gritted teeth in her words.
"I didn't expect you to be here too."
Wen Zhi curled her lips at Qi Siran, a mysterious smile playing on her face.
Qi Siran felt a pang of uneasiness at the strange smile on Wen Zhi's lips. She heard Wen Zhi whisper in her ear.
"Siran, in this situation, we can't let others laugh at us..."
Qi Siran was a bit touched upon hearing this. She stared fixedly at Wen Yin on the stage and stood up with Wen Zhi's support, at least not fainting in public and making a fool of herself.
Otherwise, the new round of rumors in the aristocratic circle the next day would be that on the night when the real daughter of the Qi family returned, the fake daughter was so angry that she fainted on the spot!
Qi Siran stared at Wen Yin on the stage with a gloomy look in her eyes. But when she turned her head, she saw the schadenfreude in Wen Zhi's eyes.
Qi Siran quickly looked away, pretending she hadn't seen it.
It didn't matter. She had time to settle accounts with Wen Zhi.
Wen Yin's speech on the stage wasn't long.
She just let others know that she was returning as the daughter of the Qi family tonight, and this name was also one that Mrs. Qi had carefully considered and discussed with her before.
The speech ended with a hug among Wen Yin, Mrs. Qi, and Mr. Qi.
After it ended, many people surrounded them. They sighed about Wen Yin's hard - won fate and congratulated Mrs. Qi on finding her long - lost daughter.
Wen Yin and Shao Yinan stood side by side, their arms intertwined. It seemed that as long as he was by her side, she had endless courage.
The two of them were a perfect match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman. Shao Qi looked at her with a complicated expression.
Shao Qi just glanced at the two of them and then shifted his gaze.
He remembered that the reason he had so strongly opposed Wen Yin and Shao Yinan being together was Wen Yin's humble family background. But now, Mrs. Qi suddenly told him that Wen Yin was their own daughter.
Shao Qi's mind was in a whirl.
He remembered that his intention of trying to match Qi Siran and Shao Yinan at that time was that in this circle, only the Qi family was the most suitable match for the Shao family.
But now, the truth was like a loud slap in his face.
The person he had looked down on and disliked the most had suddenly become the real daughter of the Qi family, while the little girl he had always favored had become the unfavored fake daughter!
From this evening's banquet, he could tell that the Qi family had put a lot of effort into it.
If Wen Yin wasn't valued, Mrs. Qi would never have introduced her so grandly to everyone.
Mrs. Qi led Wen Yin to greet many relatives and friends.
The Qi family had developed into such a large and prosperous family, so there were naturally many side branches.
Wen Yin felt a bit tired after walking around with Mrs. Qi, but it wasn't over yet.
"Ayin, this is your cousin, Qi Siqing."
Mrs. Qi seemed to be in an especially good mood today. With a smile on her face, she introduced Qi Siqing to Wen Yin.
Wen Yin and Qi Siqing had met before.
They weren't strangers to each other, but they never expected that when they met again after such a long time, it would be in such a situation.
"Hello, cousin."
Wen Yin had a faint smile on her face and politely called out according to the address.
Qi Siqing could tell that Wen Yin's smile didn't reach her eyes.
But she didn't mind too much. She had noticed before that this woman looked somewhat similar to Mrs. Qi.
She never expected that Wen Yin was really her biological daughter.
After greeting everyone with Mrs. Qi, Wen Yin finally had a chance to take a break.
Shao Yinan naturally knew that she would be tired from walking in high - heels for so long, so he pulled her to a nearby sofa and let her sit down.
The usually noble man squatted down without any regard for his image and gently massaged her ankles.
Shao Yinan's warm and large palm kneaded her calf, relaxing her tense muscles.
"How do you feel?"
The tired smile faded from Wen Yin's face.
"It's okay. I'm just a bit tired."
As he massaged her, Shao Yinan couldn't help but nag.
"I told you to change into shoes with lower heels, but you just wouldn't listen to me."
Wen Yin saw that many people around were looking at them, so she couldn't help but kick him with her toe.
"Alright, alright, I know. Get up quickly."
Shao Yinan knew that she was a bit embarrassed. So he stood up.
The lights on the top floor were extremely dim. The hustle and bustle on the first floor seemed to be cut off from the outside.
Qi Siran stood in front of Wen Zhi, looking at her coldly.