Chapter 1699: An Awkward Banquet

On the other side of America, in Fojilisi.

At Earl Ryan's banquet.

To others, it could be said to be unusually harmonious, but for those gentlemen, they were both envious and jealous of Qiaozhi's good luck.

He was actually able to gain the favor of Earl Ryan and Miss Qin.

Earl Ryan naturally goes without saying, but Miss Qin is different.

As the apple of Earl Ryan's eye, her status is extremely high, especially since she returned from Britain's Oxford University.

She is an excellent woman of equal talent and wisdom.

Not only that, although she is already twenty-eight years old.

Her appearance and temperament are superb.

She is the goddess in the hearts of many men; to put it bluntly, if people could stand on the Atlantic Ocean, those chasing her could definitely stretch from Fojilisi to the Atlantic Ocean.

However, despite having so many suitors, Qin remains unmoved.

She does not look down upon a single one of these men.

It wasn't until a few days ago, when Sultan was a guest at her home, that she inadvertently mentioned Qiaozhi's deeds.

Qin had noticed Qiaozhi long ago; after all, he is one of the few generals who has achieved victory in battles against the French Army.

Qiaozhi successfully caught Qin's attention.

Miss Qin began to investigate Qiaozhi, but the result was that Qiaozhi's past was attractive to her; although she had never met Qiaozhi, his past alone had already successfully captured her gaze.

That is why Qin behaved in such a way.

But now Qiaozhi is standing right in front of her, yet the two of them seem to be filled with awkwardness.

Especially Qin, whenever she thinks back to her previous behavior toward Qiaozhi.

It is simply awkward beyond measure.

She is not arrogant, it is just that for so many years, the men who have interacted with her have always taken the blame for problems upon themselves.

For so many years, she has become accustomed to others being unconditionally good to her.

That is why today's problem was caused.

After Earl Ryan finished the introduction, Qiaozhi squeezed a smile onto his stiff face and said, "This is my honor, thank you, sir."

After a brief hug with Earl Ryan, he walked off the stage.

He ignored Qin entirely.

Seeing this action from Qiaozhi, Earl Ryan was slightly stunned; could it be that his words were not clear?

Earl Ryan looked at his daughter's appearance, fidgeting there, and it seemed as if she had not noticed Qiaozhi at all.

This left Earl Ryan completely bewildered; he had no idea what had happened, and where his usually proud and willful daughter had gone.

Could it be that she was shy after seeing her crush?

Just at this moment, Qiaozhi had already walked down.

Seeing this scene, before Sister-in-law Danni could say anything, Sultan couldn't help but say, "Danni, look, Qiaozhi is too ignorant of the situation; Earl Ryan has already spoken to this extent."

"He is still indifferent, and even treats Miss Qin coldly."

"How are you supposed to let me help you?"

Regarding Sultan's complaints, Sister-in-law Danni retorted, "I don't like this Qin either, let Qiaozhi choose for himself."

Hearing this completely opposite attitude from her good friend, Sultan immediately said, "Back then, didn't you agree with me that you would bring Qiaozhi here for a blind date?"

"At that time, you said you thought very highly of Earl Ryan's daughter."

"How have you become so indifferent now?"

"You've even become cold, as if you're wishing Qiaozhi wouldn't like Qin?"

Facing the questioning from her good friend, Sister-in-law Danni sighed; if it weren't for what happened at the entrance earlier, she wouldn't have such an attitude toward Qin.

After all, Qin's

conditions are right there.

Her family background and her own qualifications.

They are all very excellent; one can only say that if she were to take a liking to Qiaozhi, it would be their family climbing the social ladder.

But ever since seeing Qin's arrogance at the entrance, Danni had dismissed this idea.

Danni told Sultan about what had happened at the entrance earlier.

"Ah? You mean the arrogant woman you ran into just now was Miss Qin?"

Sister-in-law Danni nodded.

Sultan hurriedly shook her head and said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"How could Miss Qin be such a person? Even if you changed your mind, you shouldn't slander others like this."

Sister-in-law Danni was speechless.

She said again, "What conflict do I have with her that I must slander her to you?"

After Sultan thought about it carefully, it was true; Danni had a gentle temperament and was not a woman who would slander others.

Sultan looked at Miss Qin with a complicated expression, not expecting her to have such a side.

"Sigh, alright, if you don't agree with this matter, then let it be."

"Come, sister will take you to find someone else and see if they have any good methods."

After saying this, Sultan pulled Sister-in-law Danni toward the table where their circle of friends was gathering.

As for Qiaozhi, after getting off the stage, he also found a place to hide.

Drinking alone.

He did not want to provoke any unnecessary trouble; he just wanted to quietly wait for the banquet to end and quickly leave this place that made him feel extremely awkward.

But just as he was drinking, he suddenly heard an incomparably familiar voice coming from behind him.

"Hey, hey, you brat, why aren't you at home keeping Masha company? How did you end up here, and are you having an affair with Miss Qin?"

Qiaozhi turned his head, looked at Gelin, and his face immediately fell as he asked, "Why are you here?"

Gelin smiled, sat down, and said, "I followed Natasha here; she is Qin's best friend."

Before the words had even faded, Natasha walked over.

Gelin looked at Natasha and revealed a happy smile.

Qiaozhi, however, revealed an expression even uglier than crying.

The other woman he saw behind Natasha was none other than Qin!

At Gelin's call, Natasha brought Qin over, and seeing that Qiaozhi was also here, she greeted him: "Hi, Qiaozhi."

Qiaozhi waved his hand, and Natasha sat down beside Gelin.

Qin walked over and saw Qiaozhi at the table; she wanted to flee this table that made her feel incomparably awkward, but she was grabbed by the hand by Natasha.

"Qin, isn't it fine to sit here? You like Qiaozhi, don't you? Isn't it good to sit together with him?" Natasha said softly.

But after hearing this, Qin's face instantly turned bright red.

She glared angrily at her best friend; this was practically a public execution for her.

Especially since she and Qiaozhi had experienced conflict before.

Upon hearing this, Qiaozhi was stunned for a moment, glanced at Qin, and lowered his head, completely unwilling to look at this Miss Qin.

Seeing Qiaozhi's actions, Qin's heart completely collapsed; it seemed her image in his mind had completely crumbled.

She had an intense urge to flee this place.

However, Natasha's hand was firmly gripping hers and would not let go.

Natasha said with a beaming smile, "Sit down, you can't leave anyway."

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