Everyone watched the two figures walking away hand in hand, somewhat unable to process what had just happened.
Wasn’t that a public confession just now?
Not only in front of them but also in front of the media—essentially, in front of the entire nation.
How could this possibly be just a casual fling?
The heir of the Qi Family had made it abundantly clear that he was hopelessly in love with the eldest daughter of the Shi Family, who had been cast out.
But considering how the Shi Family had treated Shi Xing before…
Tsk, the Shi Family really has a screw loose. They’ve driven away such a perfect son-in-law, and now he wants nothing to do with them!
He Sheng was still clutching his abdomen, wanting to chase after them, but the moment he moved, a tearing pain shot through his stomach.
His face was deathly pale, covered in cold sweat.
It was clear that while Qi Chenyan’s kick had seemed effortless to onlookers, he had actually used considerable force.
Who knew what damage had been done?
He Sheng gritted his teeth so hard they nearly bled, but he could only watch helplessly as they left.
Shi Yue, who had remained silent until now, fixed her gaze on He Sheng, her fingers clenched so tightly they had gone stiff and painful.
Yet, she still stepped forward, wanting to support him. “Brother A Sheng, are you alright?”
He Sheng pushed her away with a look of disgust. “Get lost!”
Shi Yue’s eyes widened in disbelief. Staggering back a few steps from his push, she nearly fell. Tears finally streamed down her face. “Brother A Sheng, why are you treating me like this?”
She couldn’t understand what was happening. Hadn’t He Sheng always liked her? Why did he say he liked Shi Xing?
Why was he so furious about Shi Xing being with Qi Chenyan?
Seeing this, Shi Kun could no longer concern himself with Qi Chenyan and Shi Xing’s departure. He angrily demanded, “He Sheng, what do you mean by this? You and our Yue Yue are about to get engaged. What are you trying to do now?”
“Engaged?”
He Sheng closed his eyes, trying to ease the pain in his abdomen, and sneered. “Qi Chenyan was right about one thing—you really don’t understand human language. Are your ears deaf?”
The three members of the Shi Family all paled at once. The others around them scratched their noses or ears, wanting to laugh but forcing themselves to hold it in.
He Sheng continued, “Didn’t I make it clear from the start? My fiancée is Shi Xing. Who said anything about getting engaged to her?”
Xie Lan seethed with resentment. “What do you mean? You’ve always liked our Yue Yue. Now you’re saying you like Shi Xing? Is the He Family just toying with us? Isn’t this bullying?”
“Like her?”
He Sheng scoffed. “Do you think I’m as brainless as you? You don’t like your own biological daughter but prefer an adopted one? So you assume I wouldn’t like the fiancée I grew up with and would instead like this… this stray who came out of nowhere halfway through?”
He paused, his lips curling into a cold, emotionless smile as he uttered the final two words: “Bastard!”
Silence fell over the room.
After all, the Shi Family’s situation had long been a topic of discussion among the wealthy circles of the capital. Everyone thought the couple had lost their minds—who would cast out their own biological daughter for the sake of an adopted one?
But such talk was always kept private, never brought up openly in front of the Shi Family.
Only He Sheng would dare.
He effortlessly tore away the veil of decency.
Indeed, anyone with half a brain would realize it was impossible to favor an adopted daughter over a biological one. The only explanation was that Shi Yue was also a daughter of the Shi Family.
But as for how that came to be, only the couple themselves knew.
Shi Yue’s eyes widened, her entire body trembling. “You… you…”Shi Kun and Xie Lan were so shocked and furious that their eyes turned red.
Shi Kun pointed a trembling finger at He Sheng, but for a moment, he couldn’t speak.
He was left speechless!
He Sheng couldn’t be bothered to look at the foolish expressions on this family’s faces. After recovering from the sharp pain, he slowly walked out.
Behind him came the sound of something shattering, followed by the sound of someone collapsing. Shi Yue panicked and cried out, “Dad!”
He ignored it.
A family of fools, truly thinking he was as stupid as they were!
If it weren’t for these fools driving Shi Xing out of the house, she wouldn’t have been so desperate that she had no choice but to turn to Qi Chenyan.
Yes, that was it.
Shi Xing had liked him for so many years, and he never believed that someone could suddenly fall in love with someone else.
It was also his fault for being too aggressive. She had already been driven out of the house; he should have thought about comforting her first, instead of making her so afraid that she panicked and had no choice but to sell herself to cling to Qi Chenyan.
In the end, it was partly his fault.
But her willingness to degrade herself like this truly infuriated him.
He Sheng thought.
Once he figured out a way to coax her back, he would teach her a proper lesson.
As he passed by the media, he suddenly glanced over.
The media personnel: “?”
He Sheng paused and said in a low voice, “Delete everything you filmed today.”
“?”
The media personnel’s faces instantly fell, and they forced a stiff smile. “Young Master He, that’s not really appropriate…”
He Sheng’s eyes were as cold as ice. “If I see even a single piece of news about today’s banquet online, none of you will work in this industry again.”
Their expressions completely collapsed.
To be honest, this threat was quite frightening.
Someone tentatively asked, “Then, what about what Third Young Master Qi said earlier…”
He Sheng’s expression turned even colder, and he said viciously, “Try posting it and see?”
No one dared to speak after that.
The media personnel were furious but didn’t dare to speak out, and they truly didn’t dare to oppose He Sheng. They could only keep this big gossip to themselves.
He Sheng said nothing more and left for the hospital first. The pain in his abdomen was becoming unbearable.
On the other side, Qi Chenyan didn’t take Shi Xing back to the car. Instead, after leaving the banquet hall, he took the elevator directly to the top floor and entered a suite.
Before Shi Xing could even take in the room, he had already turned and pressed her against the door. Without a word, he pinched her chin and kissed her.
But as soon as he took her soft lips into his mouth and sucked gently, his brows furrowed, and he pulled back slightly to look at her lips.
Shi Xing instinctively pursed her lips and looked up at him, puzzled. “What’s wrong?”
Qi Chenyan held her waist with one hand and gently stroked her cheek with the other. “This lipstick doesn’t taste very good.”
Shi Xing: “?”
Qi Chenyan: “I’ll have someone buy you a new one later.”
Shi Xing: “?”
She found it amusing. “Lipstick isn’t meant to be eaten by you.”
Qi Chenyan also smiled, lowering his head until his forehead touched hers, and whispered, “But I’ll want to kiss Xingxing at any time. What should I do?”
If there hadn’t been so many people earlier, he wouldn’t have been able to hold back.
Shi Xing blinked. “Should I wipe off the lipstick?”
“No need.”
Qi Chenyan’s voice carried a hint of laughter as he leaned in again, his thin lips pressing gently against her soft ones. “I’ll make do with it this time.”
With that, he took her lips into his mouth again.
Come to think of it, the two of them had kissed several times yesterday, but none of those kisses had truly been proper.
The touch of their tongues had only lasted a few seconds.Now, with no one to disturb them and nothing to distract them, Qi Chenyan no longer had to worry about losing control.
Finally, they could kiss properly.
Qi Chenyan gently sucked on her lips, his hand moving from her cheek to the back of her head. His long fingers tangled in her hair, tilting her head slightly upward.
“Baby~”
He spoke, his voice husky and tempting: “Your tongue.”