Qiao Xi frowned slightly, a little cautious.

I don’t understand what Mr. Lan means when he says, “My son likes you very much.”

Is he encouraging his son to like a married woman?

Lan Shimo slowly came over in an automatic wheelchair. Next to him was a very charming woman, wearing a charming purple long cheongsam.

Of course Qiao Xi recognized this woman, wasn't she the Ms. He who wanted to separate herself from Bai Xiaofan!

"Is it cold?" Mr. Lan asked thoughtfully.

"It's okay." Ms. He said with a smile.

The two simple words of conversation made Qiao Xi slightly startled and felt that they sounded familiar. Oh, yes, Bai Xiaofan also asked her the same question when they came over in the car, and she also replied with the word "fine" to him.

"What a coincidence, we meet again." Ms. He shifted her gaze to Qiao Xi, looked at her wearing a cheongsam with a smile, walked up, took off one of her gloves, and stretched out her hand as if to touch her.

Qiao Xi took a step back, leaving Ms. He's hand empty.

"Young people today are so angry. Are you still angry about what happened last time?" Ms. He sounded very innocent as if she didn't understand the reason for Qiao Xi's anger.

"Please come in." Qiao Xi turned her face away and said coldly.

She was indeed very angry. If Yan Chu hadn't intercepted her in the middle of what happened last time, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

But no matter how angry she was, she couldn't really care about this matter.

Ms. He smiled, patted Qiao Xi's shoulder, as if the elders were not as knowledgeable as the younger ones, took Master Lan's hand, and walked into the banquet hall in an elegant manner.

They went in, but Lan Shimo still stopped here, looking up at Qiao Xi.

Look at her three thousand blue hairs dotted with white snowflakes, look at her eyelashes covered with frost, look at her lightly rosy little face, and a touch of red on her lips, adding a bit of charm.

She is neither stunningly gorgeous nor breathtakingly beautiful, but Qiao Xi is Qiao Xi, gentle and graceful, just like the Southern Belle in the 1990s, who stands out and stands out in her own way.

He asked her: "Aren't you going in yet?"

Qiao Xi didn't want to have too much contact with Lan Shimo, so she said, "You go in first."

"Why? Don't you dare to walk with me?" Lan Shimo pressed the button on the automatic wheelchair and got closer to Qiao Xi.

"Do you know how those people in your circle spread the word about our relationship?" Qiao Xi said, taking a step back.

As a result, as soon as she stepped back, Lan Shimo came closer.

It's obvious that he doesn't want her to hide from him!

Qiao Xi glared at Lan Shimo angrily, feeling that he and Bai Xiaofan were exactly the same, shameless!

"I know." Lan Shimo let out a breath of air and said with a disapproving smile: "But it's too late for you to keep your distance from me now."

Qiao Xi curled her lips and lowered her eyes.

Originally, she didn't worry about these things. What age is it now, how can there be anyone to fear? However, she forgot that the Bai family is no different from ordinary families, and reputation and face are particularly important.

Last time, Jian Hua didn't give her a good look. Now, she has to get involved with Lan Shimo again. I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome!

But, having said that——

"Did you spread those rumors?" Qiao Xi narrowed her eyes and asked Lan Shimo.

I felt in my heart that it was 100% his doing!

Lan Shimo rolled his eyes and snorted at Qiao Xi: "Why me? Do you think I would do something like this to shoot myself in the foot? Besides, I am also a respectable person. I have no reputation.

,Although it’s not necessarily that good, it’s not necessarily as bad as it is now.”

Lan Shimo's words were true. Being entangled with a married woman had indeed devalued his young master Lan's worth.

Qiao Xi frowned her delicate eyebrows and didn't understand. Since it wasn't Lan Shimo who did it, then who could it be?

What benefits can be gained from doing such a thing?

"Who do you think it could be?" As always, Lan Shimo's eyes were sharp, and he could tell what Qiao Xi was thinking at a glance!

He looked pale and chuckled: "I didn't do it, and it couldn't be Bai Xiaofan. So, who do you think it would be? It must be those who want you two to separate. You

Look, besides me, there are other people who want you to separate. This proves that you and Bai Xiaofan are not a good couple. Because the gap is too far, and you being with him is like violating our relationship.

The rules of the circle are the same. That’s why there are so many people waiting to see your jokes."

Even though Qiao Xi knew this kind of thing in her heart, hearing it from other people's mouths was a different feeling.

Very bad!

Qiao Xi bit her lip in displeasure and scolded: "Don't be alarmist!"

"You know it yourself, don't you?" Lan Shimo shrugged, then suppressed the smile on his face, looked at Qiao Xi with bright eyes, and said with a serious face: "Qiao Xi, follow me, you and him

There will be no good results if we are together."

Qiao Xi smiled, the kind of person who smiled softly but couldn't help but say: "Lan Shimo, there's something wrong with you, isn't it? You don't like me at all, why do you have to be obsessed with me? Just because

Revenge against Bai Xiaofan?"

This was the first time Lan Shimo was scolded. He didn't look very angry. He just lowered his gentle face and shook his frozen hands.

His hands are beautiful and clean, and Bai Xi's hands are slender and even prettier than Yan Chu's. They are a pair of truly pampered hands.

It can be seen that he must be a delicate master in the Lan family, a little bully who has everything at his fingertips.

He said to Qiao Xi: "Go in, there is a lot of fun inside to watch."

Qiao Xi frowned: "Is it lively?"

Lan Shimo didn't say what the excitement was about, he just curled his light lips and smiled mysteriously.

At this time, Zhang Yi came out of the banquet hall, holding a transparent umbrella in his hand. He opened it, glanced at Qiao Xi who was with Lan Shimo, and walked over.

Zhang Yi handed the umbrella to Qiao Xi to protect her from the thin snow. He ignored Lan Shimo and said with a paralyzed face, "Bai Xiaofan said it was cold outside and asked you to come in."

"Okay." Qiao Xi nodded with a smile, ignored Lan Shimo, and followed Zhang Yi back to Bai Xiaofan.

Watching Qiao Xi leave without looking back, Lan Shimo raised his head and leaned on the wheelchair, looking at the snowflakes flying in the sky, falling finely on his soft face.

The ice was so cold that his originally pale face turned red.

He breathed out a breath of white mist-like cold air, which enchanted his face, and murmured to himself: "Maybe I really took the wrong medicine."

***

As soon as Qiao Xi entered the banquet hall, she noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere. She saw that people from the Bai family, Lan family and Mu family were gathered in the most eye-catching central location.

I don't know what they are talking about, everyone has a smile on their face, but they feel that the smile is a bit far-fetched.

Especially Jian Hua!

Qiao Xi didn't know why, so she quietly returned to Bai Xiaofan. As soon as her little hand touched him, it was wrapped tightly by his big hand.

That intensity made Qiao Xi frown in pain.

Mr. Mu joked to Mr. Lan, "When did you get remarried? You didn't even send a wedding invitation to invite us to a wedding banquet."

Mr. Lan held Ms. He's hand and smiled disapprovingly: "It was many years ago. At that time, I didn't want extra people to disturb my wife. So, everything about the wedding was kept simple."

As he spoke, his voice paused, and he met the sharp gaze cast by Mr. Bai, and his smile deepened: "Please forgive me."

Forgive? Forgive what? Forgive him for hiding the news of his remarriage? Or...

Master Lan’s three simple words, but the meaning behind them is particularly profound!

"Long time no see, Bai Qi." Ms. He interrupted gracefully and called out Mr. Bai's name without any scruples.

Mr. Bai's complexion instantly became a little ugly, and his smile seemed a bit weird but not a smile.

Qiao Xi was stunned for a moment. She had been married to Bai Xiaofan for so long, and it was only now that she knew that Mr. Bai's name was Bai Qi.

Usually, few people dare to call Mr. Bai by his first name, but this Ms. He...

Sure enough, the status of the mistress of a big family is completely different!

However, is this the excitement that Lan Shimo said?

The excitement of the older generation?

"Do you know each other?" Mu Lao smiled and rounded his plump handsome face, as if he was afraid that things were not messy enough.

"I know, I know your son too. When I met him before, he was a young boy with a dirty skin." Ms. He returned the favor with a heavy hand.

Who doesn't know that Mu Xigu was an illegitimate child, and was only taken back by Mr. Mu in recent years. He had suffered a lot of hardships outside before. Of course, it didn't matter what his life experience was.

After being ordered by Ms. He, Mu Xigu almost shouted out the word "Aunt Bai" out of habit!

Fortunately, he cleverly stopped his mouth and called out instead: "Hello, Mrs. Lan."

Ms. He smiled casually and paid no attention to Mu Xigu. Instead, she turned her attention to Bai Xiaofan.

This look from her made Jian Hua immediately frightened, fearing that she would say something inappropriate!

"I haven't seen you for so many years, but you have grown a lot stronger." Ms. He looked at Bai Xiaofan, then at Qiao Xi beside him, and said with a smile: "You even have a wife."

Bai Xiaofan pursed his thin lips and said nothing. He just nodded stiffly to Ms. He, very cold and distant.

Qiao Xi's hand was so painfully clenched by Bai Xiaofan that she felt something was wrong with Bai Xiaofan. However, she saw that the expression on his face was cold and calm, with no significant fluctuations.
To be continued...