"Nianchen!" Pei Keqian's deep voice echoed in the hall, "You are a man, you must take responsibility and let go when necessary. Since you let Xueyao get pregnant, then you must take full responsibility. As for Jiayin, it's unfortunate, but don't let our Pei Family lose face."
Pei Nianchen stood rooted to the spot, his back to everyone, fists clenched tightly, his chest heaving, clearly in the midst of a difficult struggle.
At the moment he looked up, he met Sheng Qianchi's mocking gaze.
So without thinking, he blurted out, "Sheng Qianchi, why are you with Jiayin?"
The mockery in Sheng Qianchi's eyes deepened, but his tone was calm and indifferent, devoid of any emotion, "You are to marry Qin Xueyao; Jiayin no longer belongs to you. Who she is with is none of your business."
His words were twisted and turned, provoking many imaginations, and the people in the hall began to whisper, speculating about the relationship between Gu Jiayin and Sheng Qianchi.
Qin Yishu sensitively detected the crisis, turned her head with a forced smile at Sheng Qianchi, unable to maintain the facade, "Qianchi, what... do you mean?"
Sheng Qianchi glanced down at Qin Yishu's hand linked on his arm, then pulled his arm back, his voice was icy cold, "Yishu, our engagement is canceled."
"What?" The first to get agitated was not Qin Yishu, but Ye Zhilin, who finally managed to cling to the Sheng Family and couldn't let go, "Young Master Qianchi, what do you mean by this?"
"Humph, isn't it obvious? Gu Jiayin, that bitch, must have seduced my brother-in-law." Qin Xueyao was so angry her chest heaved, her gaze venomous to the extreme.
Qin Zhennan, however, was shrewd and calculated, thought for two seconds, and spoke calmly, "Young Master Chi, are you interested in Jiayin?"
Sheng Qianchi gave Qin Zhennan a faint look, cold yet with hidden dominance, "Whom I am interested in doesn't seem necessary to report to Mr. Qin. Yishu once saved me, and I, Sheng Qianchi, am not ungrateful. In the future, if your Qin Family needs my help, I will certainly lend a hand, but as for this engagement, let's call it off."
He ignored Qin Yishu's shocked and devastated expression and turned to look at Qin Xueyao, with a sharpness in his eyes, "From now on, Gu Jiayin is mine. If I hear you speak disrespectfully again, don't blame me for disregarding our relationship."
Someone like Sheng Qianchi, born with a cold and oppressive aura, even though his voice wasn't loud, each word pierced like a blade, and Qin Xueyao was so frightened that she stepped back a few paces, hiding by Ye Zhilin's side.
Ye Zhilin, feeling unjust for her daughter, anxiously and ingratiatingly looked at Sheng Qianchi, "Young Master Qianchi..."
However, Sheng Qianchi directly ignored her and turned to chase after Gu Jiayin.
Watching Sheng Qianchi's back, Pei Nianchen felt a strong sense of crisis, paused for a few seconds, and chased after as well.
"Nianchen, Nianchen!" Qin Xueyao stamped her foot in anger yet felt helpless.
Qin Yishu was much calmer than Qin Xueyao, she bit her lips, standing quietly in place, fists secretly clenched, with an unconcealable hatred like morning mist and haze in her eyes.
"This, this..." Having lost two prestigious sons-in-law at once, Ye Zhilin anxiously tugged on Qin Zhennan's sleeve and said, "Zhennan, you should say something."
Qin Zhennan shook off Ye Zhilin's hand impatiently, then smiled looking at the ever-imposing Pei Keqian, "Commander Pei, you see... Xueyao is pregnant with Nianchen's child, so..."
Pei Keqian, upright and dignified, spoke with vigor, "Since it's the flesh and blood of our Pei Family, I won't stand idly by."
Ye Zhilin hurriedly echoed with a laugh, "Commander Pei, as long as you say this, I feel at ease. Our Xueyao kept her purity for Nianchen. If Nianchen keeps thinking about that slutty vixen Gu Jiayin, it would be too unfair to our Xueyao."
Pei Keqian looked at Ye Zhilin, undisguised disdain in his eyes, "Mrs. Qin, forgive me for saying more, Jiayin is a child I watched grow up, I know very well what's right and wrong. You, as her stepmother, are considered a mother, yet you publicly insult her, it's truly lacking in virtue."
"This..." Ye Zhilin's face alternated between green and white.
Pei Keqian snorted coldly and left with the distinctive powerful stride of a soldier.
Pei Nianchen's mother, Zuo Qianhua, was about to follow when Ye Zhilin grabbed her sleeve, "Mrs. Pei, we have been sisters for many years, you have to control Nianchen, he can't wrong our Xueyao."
Zuo Qianhua, thin and shrewd, was clearly a fierce character, and the hatred in her eyes for Gu Jiayin was no less than Ye Zhilin's, "Don't worry, Gu Jiayin was born of a slut, naturally she is a low-born, she won't enter our Pei Family."
Watching Zuo Qianhua and Pei Keqian leave, Qin Xueyao still wasn't assured, tugging on Ye Zhilin's hand coquettishly said, "Mom, I'm so worried."
Ye Zhilin hurriedly comforted her daughter, "Don't worry, as long as you have the Pei Family's flesh and blood in your belly, this marriage can't fall through."
The Qin Family was originally in high spirits, with the elder daughter connected to the Sheng Family, and the younger daughter connected to the Pei Family, envied by many, but today, both marriages were shaky, losing face completely.
Qin Zhennan, with a face full of shame, dispersed the guests.
...
Gu Jiayin left the banquet hall and headed towards the back door of the hotel, since there were reporters at the front door.
Her mood was like a blooming pear tree, extremely beautiful.
At the moment she turned away, she was certain that Pei Nianchen wouldn't continue with this wedding, after all the years they had spent together, she knew him well.
Whether it was out of guilt or other reasons, in any case, her goal was achieved.
Walking in the long and deep corridor, her high heels clicked on the marble floor, monotonous and peaceful, like a melody.
Suddenly, her wrist was seized, followed by Sheng Qianchi's voice from above, "Given up?"
Gu Jiayin stopped and pulled back her hand, "This seems to have nothing to do with you."
Sheng Qianchi looked down at Gu Jiayin, ignoring her resistance, he grabbed her wrist again, "Alright, stop arguing with me, my patience is limited."
She had already slept with him, and Pei Nianchen had let Qin Xueyao get pregnant, who else could she be with?
Gu Jiayin, "..."
He was so shameless, speaking as if it were natural, as if they were very familiar with each other.
"Sheng Qianchi, do you have a problem in the head or were my words unclear?"
Sheng Qianchi stopped, turned around, looking at the woman beside him who was indifferent and mocking, waiting for her to finish speaking, his indifferent aura spreading silently.
"Sheng Qianchi, I said last night, the Eagle Emperor auctioning me is illegal, your one hundred million was spent inexplicably, I have nothing to do with you now, each go their own way, don't pester me anymore."
Sheng Qianchi looked down at Gu Jiayin for a moment, "Do you think I, Sheng Qianchi, am the type to spend a hundred million and then willingly be a fool?"
He suddenly let out a cold laugh, "If you want to draw a line with me, fine, pay me a hundred million, and you can go wherever you please."
Gu Jiayin, "..."
A hundred million, ha, she didn't have it!
"Are you sticking to me?"