Ye Xi was stu
ed, as he stared blankly at the figure blocking her path.
"You old fool, what are you up to this time?" Qiao Jinglian looked like an old hen protecting a little chicken as he glared at Elder Qiao aggressively.
The moment he said this, the scene immediately caused quite a commotion.
"Tsk tsk, this Third Young Master Qiao is simply too outrageous. What, how can he be called Elder Qiao like that ??"
"Sigh, if my grandson dares to speak to me like that, won't I just give him a slap across the face? It's so stiff, and he still thinks I'm a piece of trash! "
"Look at how tolerant Elder Qiao is. He's smiling and not angry at all. I'm convinced!"
"No matter what, today is the 80th birthday celebration of the Elder Qiao. How could this Third Young Master Qiao not understand? He has really shamed the Qiao family ??"
"??"
Hearing these words, Ye Xi frowned, and reached out to pull Qiao Jinglian's clothes.
Qiao Jinglian's hand moved back and held her small hand, "Don't be afraid, with me here, he won't dare to do anything to you?"
"Jinglian, what did you say? How could Uncle Qiao do anything to Xiao Xi? " Xu Qiu finally snapped out of his shock.
Seeing that Qiao Jinglian was still staring at Elder Qiao like a cold tiger, he could not help but go up to him and ask.
"How is this possible? It's all up to him! " Qiao Jinglian let out a cold snort.
"??" Xu Qiu's pupils constricted as he looked at Elder Qiao in front of him.
Elder Qiao's expression did not change as he smiled and looked at Qiao Jinglian, "Third, don't mess around with Grandfather. In front of so many people, it doesn't matter whether or not Grandfather has face, but Grandfather ca
ot allow you to lose face. "Alright, if you have anything to say, wait for the banquet, we'll talk slowly."
"I have nothing to say to you!" Qiao Jinglian was the typical type of person who refused to take action.
Elder Qiao raised his eyebrows, "You don't want to talk to Grandfather? So, it doesn't matter if grandfather agrees to or not? "
Qiao Jinglian's phoenix eyes deepened. "If I talk to you, will you agree?"
Elder Qiao looked at him with an enigmatic smile, but did not speak.
Qiao Jinglian looked at him with anger, "It doesn't matter to me whether you agree to it or not, at the moment, it doesn't matter to you at all. Heh ?? Who do you think would care about your promise! "
"??" Elder Qiao's expression finally changed slightly.
"Grandpa ??" In order to avoid An Ruoyuan, Qiao Wei had walked rather far away from the center of the banquet, and did not hear the two people's confrontation.
It was something strange that attracted her, so she came over.
The moment he came over, he saw Qiao Jinglian and the Elder Qiao looking at each other without making a sound. He suspiciously grabbed onto Elder Qiao's arm and asked, "Grandfather, what happened? What happened between you and Jinglian?"
Qiao Wei used the word "again".
Because recently, whenever Qiao Jinglian met Elder Qiao, they would be at odds.
Of course, the "Needle Tip" and Wheat Straw "were all Qiao Jinglian.
Elder Qiao's face was always hung with a doting smile. Occasionally, he would exchange a few words with Elder Qiao, but whatever he said, Elder Qiao would not take it to heart.
But she didn't expect it.
At the birthday banquet, the two of them also came to blows.
There was even a hint of discomfort on Elder Qiao's face.
Qiao Wei's heart skipped a beat, and he glared at Qiao Jinglian.
This fellow, no matter what, it was grandfather's birthday feast today, can't he endure it a little?
Besides, even with so many people watching, she still lost face for him!
Hearing Qiao Wei's words, Elder Qiao looked away, his face had a warm expression, as he patted Qiao Wei's hand and said, "Nothing, don't worry."
Qiao Jinglian shot a glance at him, turned, tightly held onto Ye Xi's hand, and asked with concern: "Are you alright?"
Ye Xi gently retracted his hand, and shook his head, "I'm alright ??" Pausing for a moment, she looked at him with the corner of her eyes, "You, why are you talking to Grandpa Qiao like that?"
"I can still talk to him. It's already good enough for him to attend his birthday banquet." Qiao Jinglian said a little willfully.
Ye Xi pursed her lips, "You also know that today is Grandpa Qiao's birthday, and you still treat him like this?"
Qiao Jinglian saw that she was speaking up for the Elder Qiao, and was a little impatient. "Now you are speaking up for him, who is he, other people might not know, but you are the typical Smiling Tiger!"
"You, you lower your voice!" Ye Xi facepalmed, his words becoming more and more outrageous, he really wanted to sew his mouth shut.
Qiao Wei heard and looked carefully at Elder Qiao's expression, seeing that he did not seem to mind, he heaved a sigh of relief and looked behind him, but did not see anyone else.
Qiao Wei was suspicious, "Grandfather, where is Big Brother? Why is Big Brother not here? "
Brother?
Qiao Jinglian was startled, he looked around the banquet, but sure enough, no one was around him.
She pursed her lips and turned to look at Elder Qiao.
When Elder Qiao saw him look over, the corners of his mouth twitched, "Your brother is currently greeting an important guest for me. In a while, he will bring that guest along with him."
An important guest?
"Who is it?" Qiao Wei and Qiao Jinglian asked at the same time.
Elder Qiao glanced at Qiao Jinglian with a smile that was not a smile.
The corner of Qiao Jinglian's mouth twitched, and said u
aturally, "What are you looking at!"
The Elder Qiao laughed, "You will know soon enough."
Still trying to keep him in suspense?
Qiao Jinglian snorted in disdain.
At this moment, the host's voice came over from the green lawn.
Everyone's attention shifted to the high platform.
Elder Qiao quietly looked at Ye Xi who was standing beside Qiao Jinglian, a cold glint quickly flashed past his eyes, he then squinted his eyes and looked towards the stage as well.
Xu Qiu, however, saw the coldness in his eyes.
A cold shiver went down his spine, and he almost thought he was seeing things.
In her memory.
This elder, whom she had always respected, loved her daughter very much.
But now that she saw his ice-cold gaze, she ?? I'm not sure!
Xu Qiu's heart was flustered and cold as his palms broke out in a cold sweat.
Suddenly, a gravity wrapped around her waist and pulled her backward. Then, she stuck to a "wall".
Xu Qiu's mind trembled, and turned to look back.
When he saw the man's face on top of his head, his face instantly turned pale.
"Chu..." "Mmm mmm ??" Just as Xu Qiu was about to struggle, he was held onto her nose and mouth, forcefully bringing her away from the center of the birthday banquet.
Ye Xi's mind was in a trance, and when he noticed that Xu Qiu wasn't by her side, ten minutes had already passed.
Since he couldn't see Xu Qiu from the left or right, Ye Xi wrinkled her brows and lifted her skirt, intending to look for her.
However, before she could turn around, her wrist was grabbed by the man beside her.
"Stay by my side and don't go anywhere." Qiao Jinglian tyra
ically grabbed her hand, and said while looking deeply into her eyes.
Ye Xi did not look into his eyes, "I will go look for my mother."
"Elder sister Xu probably went to the washroom. She'll be back soon. You ran around everywhere. When she can't find you when she comes back, she's going to look for you again." Qiao Jinglian said.
Ye Xi hesitated, looked at Elder Qiao, who was invited by the host to the stage to speak, and felt that leaving at this time was not polite, so he compromised and stood beside Qiao Jinglian, and he was unable to pull his hand away from Qiao Jinglian.
In regards to this, aside from helplessness, Ye Xi's heart was filled with heaviness and unease.
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺