Chapter 328: The Love Hidden Deep in the Heart

Jiang Baobao frowned, and a trace of coldness could not help but flash in the depths of her eyes.

The next second, she felt a hand waving in front of her.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you acting so strange as soon as you arrived this morning? Did you run into some trouble?"

Shen Lingfeng looked at the person in front of him, feeling somewhat puzzled and unable to help but worry.

Jiang Baobao came back to her senses and hurriedly shook her head.

"I'm fine, it's just that Tiantian got hurt these past few days, so I'm a bit worried and didn't rest well..."

As she spoke, she stood up and looked toward the bedroom area on the first floor.

The rest time for e-sports players has always been day and night reversed.

Basically, everyone sleeps until noon before getting up, and starts training in the afternoon until the middle of the night.

Jiang Baobao sighed with some exhaustion, then continued: "I'll go upstairs to rest for a while. When those brats get up to train, please wake me up."

"Okay." Shen Lingfeng did not ask further and responded softly.

Jiang Baobao then turned and went straight upstairs.

Returning to the room on the second floor, she immediately closed the door and threw herself onto the bed.

The thoughts in her head were sometimes incredibly clear, and sometimes a bit messy.

That bottle of medicine must have a problem!

Otherwise, Lu Guohui wouldn't be so cautious, not only putting it in the cabinet but also covering it with other things!

Now there are only two possibilities...

One, the ingredients of the medicine itself are also among those used to harm the uncle!

Two, the medicine inside had long been swapped for the kind Xin'ai mentioned, and the bottle is just a smokescreen!

Jiang Baobao was sorting out her thoughts in her mind when she suddenly felt her temples throbbing faintly.

She reached out and rubbed them gently, but her brain did not stop for a moment.

No matter what, she must find a way to get that bottle of medicine and have Xin'ai test it!

Also...

Right, I wonder how Xin'ai's engagement is going today!

She had promised her she would definitely go!

Jiang Baobao grabbed her phone abruptly, checked the time, and couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

Even if she rushed over now, it should be too late...

While thinking, she quickly opened the message interface and started typing on her phone.

【Sorry Xin'ai, my uncle he...】

Jiang Baobao paused for a moment halfway through typing, then quickly deleted the content she had just written and started editing again.

【Xin'ai, I'm sorry, I have some unexpected circumstances here and won't be able to attend your engagement banquet. Let's meet up when we have time. If you encounter anything unhappy, remember to tell me.】

Jiang Baobao did not mention the matter of Jiang Chenghao, pressed the send button, and felt inexplicably heavy-hearted.

I wonder what Xin'ai is doing right now...

Qin Family Villa—

In the living room of the Qin Family Villa, it was already crowded with people who had come to attend the engagement banquet today.

Liu Xin'ai, however, sat alone on the second floor, silently listening to the sound of laughter from the crowd downstairs.

She looked at herself in the mirror with an expressionless face, her mind blank, and her phone had long been placed in her bag, kept by Liu Tengnian's people.

The next second, a soft sound came from the room's doorknob, followed by the sound of leather shoes stepping on the wooden floor.

"Are you ready?"

The man's cold voice rang out in the room, but the end of the sentence carried a slight upward inflection.

His gaze slowly swept over the woman's exquisite face in the mirror, and he couldn't help but nod slightly in satisfaction.

"I didn't expect you to look quite good dressed up like this..."

He commented in a low voice, as if evaluating a commodity that met his wishes.

Liu Xin'ai still did not speak, just looked at herself in the mirror and blinked gently.

She was wearing a water-blue long dress today, with sparkling decorations dotted on the loose hem, and the long train made her figure look slender, like a fairy.

"Why aren't you talking?"

Seeing that Liu Xin'ai was ignoring him, Qin Yiyan's tone carried a hint of faint annoyance.

Liu Xin'ai finally responded: "Say what?"

Qin Yiyan raised an eyebrow and answered unhurriedly: "If I remember correctly, I seemed to have complimented you just now."

"Mm, thank you."

Liu Xin'ai thanked him expressionlessly, her tone devoid of any emotion.

Qin Yiyan was stunned upon hearing this, and the next second, a sneer suddenly appeared on his face.

"Liu Xin'ai, is getting engaged to me, Qin Yiyan, such a grievance for you? Hmm?" The man's face slowly approached Liu Xin'ai's eyes along with his voice.

Liu Xin'ai subconsciously wanted to step back, but was suddenly grabbed by the chin!

"You!"

Liu Xin'ai was startled, and her face finally showed an expression of astonishment beyond numbness.

Then she heard Qin Yiyan say in a low voice: "I am a person who never forces a woman, but the premise is... I give you face, and you must also give me face."

His tone was somewhat dangerous, and although there was a hint of a smile on the corners of his mouth, his eyes inexplicably made Liu Xin'ai shudder.

"I..."

Liu Xin'ai opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she did not know what to say.

Qin Yiyan, however, suddenly let go of his hand.

"I have already made my words very clear. After today's engagement banquet ends, you will be the Qin Family's fiancée. I will not interfere with what you want to do in private, but in public, you had best not be like you were today, like a puppet without a soul. Once we go downstairs in a moment, I hope you can show what it means to be... happy. After all, this is a marriage your father single-handedly brought about; you wouldn't want to embarrass him in front of so many people, would you?"

Qin Yiyan deliberately mentioned Liu Tengnian, and as soon as his voice fell, he saw Liu Xin'ai's expression change abruptly.

He raised an eyebrow, and only then did he say: "Very good, it seems you can at least make expressions now. I can give you a little more time; I will come to pick you up to go downstairs in a while."

Liu Xin'ai did not speak, her gaze following Qin Yiyan's figure.

Watching him pull open the room door and prepare to walk out, Liu Xin'ai suddenly spoke up: "Qin Yiyan!"

Qin Yiyan's footsteps paused, but he did not turn around.

Liu Xin'ai suddenly took a deep breath and asked coldly: "Am I not a marionette? Not only am I one, but you are the same."

Qin Yiyan did not speak.

Liu Xin'ai stared at his back with a burning gaze, and just when she thought she was about to anger him, she finally heard the other party seemingly let out a soft chuckle.

"At most, I will give you another twenty minutes; the guests downstairs are already getting impatient."

Qin Yiyan tossed out this sentence, as if he hadn't heard Liu Xin'ai's words just now, and closed the door as he left.

Liu Xin'ai sat dazed on the chair, a bitter smile suddenly appearing on her face, her fingers subconsciously stroking her chest.

But she only touched a string of smooth pearls.

There, a ring should have been placed.