The car drove through the traffic, and Shen Qingqing suddenly realized the scenery outside seemed a bit off. "Aren't we going back to the company?"
"No, I want you to accompany me to a banquet."
Shen Qingqing actually disliked attending such social events, but for the sake of the special medicine, she endured. "But I'll look too shabby attending a banquet dressed like this, won't I?"
"It's alright," Fu Jingshu said lightly. "The host of the banquet probably won't mind your attire."
Was the host that accommodating?
Shen Qingqing didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that the man in front of her seemed to speak with a hidden meaning, especially that sentence.
Unable to figure it out, she shook her head and decided not to dwell on it.
The car stopped in front of a villa halfway up the mountain. Fu Jingshu led Shen Qingqing into the banquet. This banquet was different from the formal ones she had attended before. There were more young people, all from prominent families.
Shen Qingqing tilted her head slightly. "So, this is the banquet you wanted me to attend!"
Fu Jingshu patted her hand. "Behave yourself in formal occasions."
Behave yourself, my foot!
Shen Qingqing absolutely did not expect that Fu Jingshu had brought her to Lu Junze's birthday banquet, which she had just declined!
Seeing Lu Junze walking towards them, she was so embarrassed she wanted to turn and flee.
What a predicament!
Lu Junze was also very surprised to see the two of them appear together, and a gossipy expression flickered across his face. While Fu Jingshu was talking to someone else, he leaned closer to Shen Qingqing and lowered his voice, "What's going on between you two? How did you end up coming together?"
"You said you weren't coming. So, you refused to come to my birthday banquet just to come to this banquet with him!"
Shen Qingqing's expression was somewhat indescribable. "I don't know how to explain it to you..."
Lu Junze tutted. "Forsaking friends for love!"
"...It's not what you think."
"Then what is it? I invited you three times, and you still wouldn't come." Lu Junze was a tiny bit unhappy. "I really didn't expect you to become like King Zhou, someone who abandons humanity for the opposite sex!"
Shen Qingqing couldn't take it anymore and shot him a glance. "Are you going to keep this up? Do you still want your gift?"
Lu Junze choked. "Your temper! I was just teasing you a little."
As he spoke, Fu Jingshu returned. He took Shen Qingqing's hand and placed it on his arm. His gaze upon her was clearly different from how he looked at others.
It seemed a little gentler.
Shen Qingqing felt incredibly uncomfortable under his gaze, thinking this man was truly abnormal!
On the other hand, Lu Junze, as a man himself, understood how men asserted their possessiveness. Moreover, Fu Jingshu's display was so obvious that he couldn't pretend not to see it.
His gaze swept over Shen Qingqing and Fu Jingshu, and he suddenly seemed to understand something.
At that moment, a man and a woman walked in through the entrance.
The man was stout and round-faced. It was Young Master Ye, who hadn't been seen out much lately. Beside him, dressed fashionably and radiating youthful beauty, was Shen Yaoyao.
She had been in a decent mood initially, but upon seeing Shen Qingqing standing beside Fu Jingshu, her mood plummeted. She couldn't understand why Fu Jingshu was so taken with Shen Qingqing.
She was just a slut!
"I'm talking to you!"
Shen Yaoyao was suddenly nudged by the Young Master Ye beside her. She snapped back to attention and saw his displeased face, stammering, "What did you say?"
"I'm warning you, you are my woman now. If you dare to be fickle again, don't blame me for being harsh."
Although Young Master Ye had lost interest in her, he wouldn't allow his woman to stare so intently at other men. However, in front of so many people, he restrained himself and simply pulled Shen Yaoyao closer.
Shen Yaoyao trembled. "I didn't. I just saw Shen Qingqing..."
"You'd better take your eyes off her. If you still can't forget your past, then abort the child and get out of my Ye family!"
Shen Yaoyao felt a deep sense of humiliation. She knew the man in front of her was someone she couldn't afford to offend. Not only could she not show her true feelings, but she also had to put on the most gentle and charming smile.
"No, you've truly misunderstood me."
As she spoke, she leaned forward and kissed Young Master Ye on the cheek.
Young Master Ye seemed pleased and managed to calm his temper.
Shen Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, she suddenly heard someone gag. Turning her head, she saw Shen Qingqing, and beside her, Fu Jingshu.
Her face slowly lost its color, and she was engulfed by a wave of shame and humiliation.
She turned her back and looked at Young Master Ye. "Look at Shen Qingqing. She just deliberately gagged. Doesn't that mean she looks down on you!"
Young Master Ye had indeed heard it. However, out of respect for Fu Jingshu's presence, he had intended to let it slide. But now that Shen Yaoyao had pointed it out, continuing to endure would make him look cowardly.
Especially since Fu Jingshu and Lu Junze had gone to chat nearby.
Shen Qingqing was alone. Young Master Ye felt he had to save face. Thus, he walked over with Shen Yaoyao, his imposing manner intimidating, and demanded, "What did you mean just now? Are you looking down on me?"
Shen Qingqing let out a "Ah." "Only now do you realize?"
Young Master Ye was stunned. "You!"
"Look at yourself." Shen Qingqing had a pair of bright, clear eyes. As she appraised him, it was as if a mirror was reflecting his body and face.
His face was contorted, his body was corpulent.
Young Master Ye didn't want to be fat either, but he was naturally lazy and loved nothing more than eating, drinking, and indulging in pleasure, often staying up all night. It was inevitable that he would gain weight, but no one had ever dared to say such things to his face.
"You, you slut, you've gone too far!"
He was so angry that his breathing became rapid, and the fat on his body trembled.
Shen Qingqing tutted. "Being fat itself isn't a mistake, but for someone like you, fatness on you represents ugliness."
She touched her chin and thought seriously.
"Seeing you, it reminds me of a phrase: a fat pig, and a very unappetizing fat pig at that. Who doesn't like to see beautiful things, but you clearly don't fall into that category."
Young Master Ye's large, fleshy face turned bright red. He had lived for nearly thirty years and had never been so humiliated. He was so enraged that smoke seemed to be rising from his head.
"Slut, I won't let you off!"
He raised his hand, as large as a pestle, and swung it towards her face!
However, his hand was caught mid-air by someone.
He glared angrily, only to see Fu Jingshu, who was more than a head taller than him. He struggled to pull his hand back, but Fu Jingshu's grip was incredibly strong, and he couldn't break free.
Suddenly, Fu Jingshu released his hand.
Young Master Ye, unable to control his momentum, stumbled and nearly fell on his backside.
Lu Junze stood to Shen Qingqing's right, his gaze fixed coldly on Young Master Ye, and scoffed, "Hitting someone at another person's birthday banquet, is this the upbringing of your Ye family?"