Chapter 123

Half an hour later, Lin Ye and Xiao Heng returned to the private room together.

Seeing that only Qiao Nian was in the room, Lin Ye couldn't help but feel startled, "Where is Yuan'er?"

Qiao Nian poured herself a cup of tea slowly, "She left."

"Where did she go?" Lin Ye asked again hurriedly.

Qiao Nian shrugged, "I'm not the worm in Miss Lin's stomach, how can I know where she went?"

"You!" Lin Ye was furious at Qiao Nian's attitude, but thinking that the main purpose of today was Qiao Nian's marriage, he endured it, "Forget it, the guests have arrived, and the banquet is about to start. If you have nothing to do, come and take a look."

After saying that, he turned around and went out first.

Qiao Nian drank the tea in her hand and then stood up and walked out slowly.

Unexpectedly, when passing by Xiao Heng, he stopped her.

"What did you say to her?"

The low voice was a bit wary, which was very different from his drunken and ambiguous questioning just now.

Qiao Nian was a little surprised.

He actually guessed what she said.

Did Xiao Heng know her too well, or did he know Lin Yuan too well?

However, Qiao Nian didn't bother to explore it. She just smiled slightly and said, "Guess."

After that, she walked out on her own.

The downstairs was indeed full of people.

At first glance, Lin Ye seemed to have a lot of face.

The people sitting downstairs were indeed those listed on the list, but...just as Qiao Nian expected, they were all bastards or playboys.

How could the real heir marry the adopted daughter of a declining marquis's mansion?

It was obvious that Lin Ye knew this, so he invited such a group of people.

Qiao Nian felt cold in her heart.

In fact, she had never thought about marrying a proper son of a noble family.

However, if Lin Ye had invited only some of the side branches of the big family or the unpopular bastards today, she would have thought it was natural.

But among these people, there were many scums.

Obviously, in Lin Ye's eyes, she was only worthy of being with that group of people.

In Lin Ye's view, there was no need to care about knowledge and morality, as long as they were well-matched!

Even if the other party was a scum!

Thinking of this, Qiao Nian couldn't help but take a deep breath and suppress the chill in her heart.

After all, Lin Ye couldn't be blamed for what happened today, he was just following suit!

It was Mrs. Lin who found a "good" marriage for her with her "beauty in front of her".

Their family kept saying that they treated her as their own, but one or two of them would only send her to the hands of scum!

Unfortunately, she would never let them get their wish again!

Qiao Nian snorted in her heart and turned to leave, but she didn't expect a familiar figure to appear in her sight.

It was Jing Yan!

He was wearing a waiter's clothes today, but it was still difficult to hide his burly figure and capable temperament.

Although he was holding dishes in his hands and his steps were hurried, he was still orderly.

Especially his dark face was full of seriousness at the moment, as if he was holding someone's life instead of dishes in his hands.

Qiao Nian really didn't expect to see Jing Yan here today, and she didn't expect Jing Yan to be so serious just holding dishes.

At that moment, she couldn't help but chuckle.

Seeing her smile, Xiao Heng's eyebrows were tightly knitted.

He thought that seeing Jing Yan busy shuttling among the rich kids, she would at least understand the difference in status between them.

Even if she didn't look disgusted, at least, she should be disappointed.

Unexpectedly, she didn't show any disgust or disappointment, but actually laughed.

It was a laugh from the heart, and even with a bit of appreciation...

Why?

Xiao Heng didn't understand.

And Lin Ye on the side also felt depressed.

But since Qiao Nian saw that Jing Yan was not interested in being a waiter, he would add fuel to the fire.

So, he looked at the corner of the hall on the first floor.

In that corner, there was a man sitting, looking at the second floor from time to time.

Seeing Lin Ye looking at him, he seemed to have received a signal, and immediately called out to Jing Yan, "Hey, you, come here!"

Hearing the voice, Qiao Nian also looked at the man, and his face suddenly darkened.

It was Xu Huaqing!

The man who almost drowned her!

Unexpectedly, after she slapped Lin Ye, Lin Ye still called him over!

Qiao Nian frowned and glared at Lin Ye.

Lin Ye clearly felt the glare from Qiao Nian, but he was staring at the downstairs and pretended not to see it.

At this time, Jing Yan had already walked towards Xu Huaqing.

Unexpectedly, before he could say two words, Xu Huaqing suddenly picked up the dish in front of him and threw it at Jing Yan.

Jing Yan reacted quickly and dodged to the side. Although his clothes were still slightly stained, most of the dishes were spilled on the ground.

This noise attracted everyone at the banquet to look at Jing Yan.

Qiao Nian also became nervous and stared at the downstairs.

"You dare to hide!" Xu Huaqing shouted, "You are a waiter, how dare you hide?!"

The shopkeeper who heard the noise hurried over and apologized to Xu Huaqing with a smile, "Mr. Xu, calm down. This is a newcomer and doesn't know the rules. You are a magnanimous person. Why don't you let it go for the sake of the host family!"

The shopkeeper specifically mentioned the host family of today's banquet in the hope that Xu Huaqing would give some face.

But, Xu Huaqing performed this act under the order of the host family, how could he just let it go?

He pointed at the dishes on the ground and said, "If you want me to let it go, you can eat all the dishes on the ground!"

This was said to Jing Yan.

However, as a deputy general, Jing Yan killed enemies on the battlefield. How could he surrender easily?

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper said hurriedly, "I'll eat, I'll eat."

As he said that, he was about to kneel on the ground.

Jing Yan frowned and pulled the shopkeeper up.

But the shopkeeper looked sad and said to Jing Yan, "This person is the son of the Minister of Revenue..."

The implication was that he couldn't afford to offend him.

Jing Yan's eyebrows were slightly twisted. Seeing that the rich kids around him were waiting to watch the show, and the shopkeeper looked pitiful, he felt cold in his heart.

He knew what the banquet was for today.

He also knew why the general asked him to help today.

He knew even more that Qiao Nian was staring at him somewhere in Zui Xiang Lou…

Jing Yan bit his back teeth hard, and his clenched fists did not loosen for a long time.

He knew in his heart that this might be set up by someone, but he was really helpless.

When he was learning from the chef of Zui Xiang Lou before, it was the shopkeeper who agreed. He always studied until midnight, and the shopkeeper never said anything.

Today, he couldn't cause trouble for the shopkeeper.

The roots of his teeth seemed to be broken.

Jing Yan finally reached out to the dishes on the ground.

But at this moment, a small hand suddenly pressed on his arm.

Jing Yan raised his eyes in surprise, and saw the face he had been thinking about day and night.