Qiao Si turned around and saw a young woman with exquisite makeup and a deep V strapless dress coming towards her.
The first time he saw her, Qiao Si couldn't help but shiver all over, and a bone-chilling chill penetrated her heart. It was hard for her to understand why someone could dress so calmly in such a cold winter.
exposed.
When the woman approached, Wang Shuheng nodded to her and called, "Miss Ji."
Wang Xiaoxiao also muttered "Sister Ji", seemingly reluctantly.
The young lady named Ji finally moved her eyes to Qiao Si, looked her up and down, and stared at her neck for a long time, but her eyes became colder.
"Shu Heng, when you attended banquets in the past, if there was anyone around, it would only be Xiao Xiao." She raised her eyebrows and looked at Qiao Si, but she was asking Shu Heng, "But I don't know, who is this?"
Wang Shuheng looked at Qiao Si and replied with a smile, "Her name is Qiao Si."
"Qiao Si?" The woman opposite raised her eyebrows again, with a flash of disdain in her eyes, but smiled, "I have never heard of such a person. But Shu Heng, this name... is a bit too tacky.
"
From the moment this woman appeared, Qiao Si felt uncomfortable all over, not only because of her affectionate address to Wang Shuheng, but also because she was looking at him all the time.
There was no kindness in this woman's eyes, and she didn't know what kind of disguise was hidden under her bright smile, which made Qiao Si feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart.
At this time, this woman even pointed out her name, which was a bit too much.
Qiao Si was annoyed. Her name was in memory of her mother, and no one had ever dared to comment like this in front of her.
And the people around them looked sideways. Everyone was staring at Shu Heng and Qiao Si, each with their own thoughts.
Qiao Si was about to speak, but the person next to him took a step ahead.
"The 'thinking' of lovesickness," Wang Shuheng looked sideways at Qiao Si, with a smile on his lips and eyes full of affection, he said, "I think it's very good."
In an instant, the world seemed to be silent.
A string in his heart was completely broken, and the hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but tremble slightly. Qiao Si could only hear the "bang bang" of his heartbeat. The person in front of him just... ran straight into it.
into her heart.
"Qiao Si," Wang Shuheng said to her with a smile, "this is the eldest lady of the Ji family, Ji Xiangran. This banquet tonight is held to celebrate Mr. Ji's 80th birthday."
Qiao Si took a deep breath, put on a stiff smile, and nodded gently to the person opposite, "Hello, Miss Ji."
Ji Xiangran had a look of shock on her face, as if she didn't believe that Qiao Si didn't recognize her at all.
But she quickly adjusted her mood, showed an extremely confident smile, and then stretched out her hand, and her wine glass touched Qiao Si's wine glass.
There was a crisp collision sound, and Ji Xiangran's eyes became a little more arrogant, and she said to Qiao Si, "Hello, Miss Qiao."
After Ji Xiangran finished speaking, he brought the wine glass to his lips, then raised his head slightly and drank all the wine in the glass!
Soon a bartender approached, replaced the empty wine glass in Ji Xiangran's hand, and handed her a full glass of wine.
But Ji Xiangran kept staring at Qiao Si, the meaning in his eyes was obvious: If you don't drink, you are not giving me face.
Qiao Si sneered in her heart. Although Wang Shuheng told her that she could stay away from alcohol, she would be too weak if she didn't fight against this provocation!
So, before Wang Shuheng could speak, Qiao Si had already raised his wine glass, and like Ji Xiangran, drank the wine in one gulp.
"Ha," Ji Xiangran smiled, "Miss Qiao is such a good drinker! Shuheng, Xiaoxiao, you can do it yourself, I'll excuse you now."
After Ji Xiangran finished speaking, he left and turned to greet other visitors.
Only Qiao Si was in a daze, staring at the empty wine glass in her hand. She licked the corner of her mouth and felt that the taste... was not wine.
"Qiao Si, are you hungry? Let's go have dessert!" Wang Xiaoxiao's voice brought Qiao Si back from her thoughts. She took another glass of new wine from the bartender's hand without thinking too much.
Qiao Si was really hungry. She hadn't eaten at noon, and she was so hungry that her chest pressed against her back. Even if Wang Xiaoxiao gave her a plate of chili, she could still eat it.
But when she thought of Wang Shuheng, she hesitated.
However, Wang Shuheng actually said, "Xiaoxiao, don't just care about Qiao Si. I don't have dinner either."
"Huh! Who cares about you!" Wang Xiaoxiao stuck out her tongue at Wang Shuheng and pulled Qiao Si away.
The three of them walked into the cabin and saw rows of fruits and snacks, which made them feel even hungrier.
Qiao Si let go of Wang Shuheng's arm, walked to the dessert table with Wang Xiaoxiao, and started eating excitedly. Wang Shuheng stood beside them, occasionally eating a few mouthfuls of fruit, but mostly drinking with others.
Chit chat.
"Xiaoxiao, why don't you see the birthday girl in person?" Qiao Si asked.
Wang Xiaoxiao swallowed a big mouthful of cake and replied, "The old man of the Ji family is 80 years old and is not in good health. I heard that he was ill and was hospitalized a while ago. Tonight is a birthday celebration for the old man, rather than a birthday celebration for Ji.
The family has ulterior motives. If it weren’t for the fatal friendship between my old man and Mr. Ji, Wang Shuheng and I wouldn’t have come to this banquet.”
"How to say?" Qiao Si suddenly became interested and asked.
Wang Xiaoxiao came closer to her, pointed at Shuheng, and whispered, "Did you see the man opposite Wang Shuheng? That is Ji Xiangran's father, the chairman of the Ji family. He has long wanted to marry our Wang family."
Cooperate, but Wang Shuheng has never responded directly. Look at his shrewd look, you want to swallow Wang Shuheng in one gulp, he is really an old monster."
Hearing what Wang Xiaoxiao said, Qiao Si couldn't help laughing. But she laughed, and she still marveled in her heart: She didn't expect that Wang Xiaoxiao, who was usually so heartless, could see these things thoroughly.
"There is also that Ji Xiangran. She is quite old. If she doesn't find a good man to marry soon, she misses Wang Shuheng every day. I am not happy when I see her!" Wang Xiaoxiao swallowed a grape and said angrily.
After hearing this, Qiao Si became even more interested and asked, "I think Miss Ji is only in her 20s. How come she is so close to Mr. Wang?"
"She's not close!" Wang Xiaoxiao immediately denied, "Don't think she knows how to dress up, but she is actually 30 years old! She has liked to pester Wang Shuheng since she was a child. Fortunately, Wang Shuheng does not have any feelings for her. However,
She is indeed a proud woman, very talented in medicine, and she is already the chief physician at a young age."
Qiao Si couldn't tell at all that Ji Xiangran was 30 years old. But her feelings for Wang Shuheng, let alone Qiao Si, could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.
Just as the two girls were muttering incessantly, a hearty laughter rang out. Qiao Si looked outside the cabin and saw a well-dressed young man with a cheerful face.