Su Nanqing’s cool voice pulled everyone back to their senses.
Song Jiaqi looked at her with grievance: “Nanqing, what are you talking about? I just pleaded with Young Master Shen to let you off this once.”
“No need. After Madam Shen’s incident, her bodyguard was also in a car accident. This seems rather coincidental. Yet some fool happens to be a computer expert but failed to distinguish truth from falsehood.”
Song Jiaqi froze.
Gu Yushen frowned and asked: “Su Nanqing, even at a time like this, you still want to make trouble?”
Su Nanqing looked at him with detached coldness: “What are you? How dare you accuse me of making trouble?”
“Su Nanqing, you…” Gu Yushen watched the unfamiliarity in her eyes, the restlessness in his heart growing increasingly difficult to control.
Su Nanqing glanced at Shen Muqing, then surveyed the lavishly dressed crowd in the venue.
Huh? Where’s Grandpa?
Where did the old man hide?
Understanding dawned—he probably couldn’t bear to see her bullied and secretly hid himself.
Before entering, she had asked Qiqi to find Grandpa and keep him company. She could handle matters here alone.
“Shen Muqing, let’s begin.”
Shen Muqing’s cold eyes were sharp and profound. Looking at the defiant face before him, he had a strange illusion—what did it feel like to have a sore hand?
Shen Muqing spoke with icy menace: “Su Nanqing, today I’ll make you experience what true suffering is.”
Su Nanqing smiled radiantly at him, her white teeth and scarlet lips making her breathtakingly beautiful when she smiled. “Young Master Shen, do you remember what I said yesterday? That slap from yesterday—today I’ll return it tenfold.”
The crowd couldn’t contain themselves upon hearing her audacity.
“Su Nanqing, you’re so vicious and yet so arrogant! Do you even know what consequences await you here today?”
“Su Nanqing, you’re truly wicked—you wouldn’t even spare an elderly person! Someone like you deserves to be torn apart and cast into the deepest hell!”
Several girls standing near Su Nanqing, hearing her words, couldn’t help but step forward to condemn her, hoping to gain familiarity in Shen Muqing’s eyes.
Su Nanqing swept a cold glance over them but said nothing.
Go ahead and curse. The more freely you vent now, the more spectacular your expressions will be later.
Shen Muqing sneered coldly: “How preposterous.”
Then he made an elegant gesture of invitation to Song Jiaqi, speaking softly: “Our beautiful Miss Jiaqi, please join me on stage.”
Song Jiaqi took a deep breath. This moment of glory would make her the focus of high society and bring her father endless support and collaborations.
Even Gu Yushen would rise with her tide, treating her better and better in the future.
Watching Song Jiaqi’s retreating figure, Su Nanqing revealed a faint smile.
Gu Yushen caught sight of it and felt a violent shock in his heart—not for any other reason, but because this Su Nanqing seemed both unfamiliar and stunningly captivating.
The previous Su Nanqing—wherever he was present—her eyes would always cling to him.
Now, that girl who once had eyes only for him seemed to never want to see him again.
Gu Yushen’s mood grew increasingly irritable. He moved closer to Su Nanqing, about to speak, when she walked away to the other side.
Gu Yushen’s movement halted, staring coldly as Su Nanqing shot him a look of pure disdain.
Her eyes clearly spelled out the words: “Don’t touch me.”
Shen Muqing enthusiastically introduced at this moment: “Thank you all for attending tonight’s appreciation banquet. The beautiful Miss Song Jiaqi beside me saved my grandmother and saved the entire Shen family.”
Everyone knew that the shares in Grandmother Shen’s hands held absolute decision-making power.
Shen Muqing looked at Su Nanqing: “Su Nanqing, kneel down and apologize. After you finish apologizing, I will break both your hands so you can no longer commit evil deeds.”
Su Nanqing raised an eyebrow and looked at him without moving.
Gu Yushen frowned – wasn’t Shen Muqing going too far?
Song Jiaqi quickly said: “Young Master Shen, sister didn’t mean to do it. Please forgive her.”
Song Jiaqi loudly pleaded for Su Nanqing.
This once again won everyone’s favor.
“Qiqi, don’t say anything more about this matter. I’ve already made my decision.”
He glared angrily at Su Nanqing: “Su Nanqing, kneel down quickly. Don’t waste the time of the person who saved my life.”
Song Jiaqi pretended to look at Su Nanqing with concern and was about to speak when a hoarse, icy voice suddenly came from the entrance: “Who said it was Song Jiaqi who saved me?”