Chapter 1087: Qin Yiyan's Vengeful Nature

The more Liu Xin'ai thought about it, the more depressed she felt, and the more her head ached.

Qin Yiyan still hadn't returned, and she couldn't be bothered to care.

She didn't know how much time had passed—suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

She walked over and opened it to see a young man in a well-fitted suit standing outside the door, holding a box in his hands.

The box in the man's hands was square, with exquisite outer packaging; one look told her it was worth a fortune.

The man bowed politely to Liu Xin'ai and asked with a smile, "May I ask if you are Ms. Liu Xin'ai?"

"I am."

"Hello, Ms. Liu. This is the formal dress you ordered; please sign for it."

"Mine? Is there some mistake?"

Liu Xin'ai was puzzled.

"The address and name are both correct; there is no error. The dress has already been paid for, you just need to sign for it."

With that said, Liu Xin'ai had no choice but to muddle-headedly sign her name, then she carried the box and sat back down at the table.

She was very curious about what kind of dress was inside, but she had her reservations and didn't feel comfortable opening it directly.

Just as she was struggling—"Don't hesitate, this is yours."

Qin Yiyan's voice suddenly came through.

The room door hadn't been closed tightly; he walked straight in, leaned against the doorframe with his arms crossed, and watched the bewildered Liu Xin'ai with a smile.

The moment she saw Qin Yiyan, Liu Xin'ai knew what this dress was about.

She frowned slightly and asked, "Why did you buy this for me?"

"Because you need a proper formal dress to attend the event."

"I didn't say I was going to attend."

Liu Xin'ai immediately retorted.

"But you have to accompany me to attend."

Qin Yiyan answered fluently.

Liu Xin'ai: "..."

Her lips moved, but this time, she didn't give a direct negative answer.

Actually... she still wanted to go a little bit...

After a moment of silence, she turned her head and said with feigned indifference, "Fine, for the sake of my teacher, I'll go."

Qin Yiyan raised an eyebrow and said nothing more, but the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.

Tsk... what a stubborn woman.

Liu Xin'ai opened the box and found a black formal dress with a simple design inside.

The dress looked simple, but the tailoring was quite ingenious.

It was a style that was low-key yet capable of catching people's eyes.

Wearing this kind of dress to an academic celebration party was just right.

Qin Yiyan's taste... was actually not bad.

She didn't say anything more and put the dress away.

Until the afternoon—seeing that the time was about right, Liu Xin'ai began to get ready.

After putting on her makeup, she went to change her clothes.

She didn't expect the dress to be unexpectedly well-fitted!

How did Qin Yiyan know her measurements...

Liu Xin'ai was puzzled for a moment, then various ambiguous images flashed through her mind, and her body stiffened slightly.

She didn't want to dwell on it, however, and quickly adjusted her mood.

She took her clutch, finally changed into black high heels, and said to Qin Yiyan at the door, "Let's go."

Qin Yiyan turned around and saw Liu Xin'ai standing there with a slender figure and a bright, beautiful appearance.

In his impression, this woman had always been as elegant as an orchid.

But at this moment, she was like a rose, charming and moving.

Realizing that he seemed to have lost his focus, Qin Yiyan hurriedly withdrew his appreciative gaze.

Then he deliberately commented, "You should have dressed like this a long time ago; it's much better than your previous plain and simple look."

"That's just what you think."

Liu Xin'ai replied neither too softly nor too harshly.

Qin Yiyan: "..."

This woman's personality... is truly stubborn to a fault!

The two didn't dwell on the matter of dressing up anymore and soon arrived at the designated location.

Because the celebration party was small in scale, it was chosen to be held in a small banquet hall.

Just as Liu Xin'ai arrived outside the banquet hall door, she heard her teacher's hearty laughter coming from inside.

She stepped forward to go in—but the person beside her suddenly stopped her and crooked his arm for her.

It was obvious that she had to put on her mask again and play the part of a harmonious married couple with someone.

This kind of life was truly exhausting.

Yet, this was the fate she couldn't escape in the future.

Liu Xin'ai sighed inwardly, then took Qin Yiyan's arm, and a suitable and proper faint smile appeared on her face.

Qin Yiyan was satisfied with this.

The two walked into the banquet hall together and immediately garnered countless exclamations of admiration.

Those exclamations were nothing more than "a match made in heaven," "a loving and well-matched couple," "the envy of others," and so on.

Liu Xin'ai listened with a smile, but her heart remained calm, as if the comments from others were not about her at all.

However, when she ran into her teacher, the expression on her face immediately became vivid.

When they chatted about the professional topics she liked, her eyes also sparkled with a different kind of brilliance.

Watching her like this, Qin Yiyan felt the depths of his heart suddenly scratched again by that restless little kitten!

The fake smile she had just now was like a lifeless artificial flower.

But now, it was different.

Just as Qin Yiyan was thinking this, he suddenly felt two burning gazes fixed on their direction.

His gaze immediately shifted away from Liu Xin'ai, and he turned his head abruptly, just in time to meet the eyes of Liang Zhicheng looking over!

Their eyes met.

Liang Zhicheng immediately looked away, feeling guilty yet feigning composure.

After waiting a while longer—Qin Yiyan patted Liu Xin'ai on the shoulder and whispered in her ear:

"I'm going to find someone to chat with."

Liu Xin'ai did not expect Qin Yiyan to be able to find a conversation partner in this kind of environment.

But even though she was curious, she did not ask further, only nodding indifferently.

Qin Yiyan took a glass of red wine and headed straight for Liang Zhicheng.

At this moment, Liang Zhicheng had already found an audience and was beaming as he described his inner feelings while giving his speech.

Don't look at how he was only representing Professor Shen in his speech; his smug appearance made it seem as if those research results had come from his own hands.

"Mr. Liang."

Hearing someone call him, Liang Zhicheng turned around with a face full of smiles.

But after seeing that the person who stopped him was Qin Yiyan, his smile instantly froze on his face, and he asked with some wariness: "Mr. Qin, is something the matter?"

"Hmm, shall we talk?"

Qin Yiyan was asking, but the aura around him left no room for negotiation.

Liang Zhicheng did not want to talk to Qin Yiyan at all.

But as a small fry like him, where would he have the qualifications to resist?

After stiffening for a moment, he eventually followed Qin Yiyan to a corner.

As soon as they stood still, he heard Qin Yiyan ask unceremoniously: "Why did you harm Xin'ai?"

Liang Zhicheng was startled.

But he still immediately put on an innocent look and retorted: "What does Mr. Qin mean by this? Could it be that Xin'ai is feeling uncomfortable because of what happened yesterday and said something to you?"

As he spoke, he put on a look of regret: "No one wanted that kind of thing to happen..."

"She didn't say anything; I went to check the surveillance footage."

Qin Yiyan spoke suddenly, interrupting Liang Zhicheng.

A flash of shock and suspicion instantly crossed Liang Zhicheng's eyes, and he replied without thinking: "But there is no surveillance in that corner!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he was immediately drenched in a cold sweat.