Chapter 1700: Awkward Situation

Qin struggled a few times, but she simply couldn't break free from Natasha's hand, so she had no choice but to sit down helplessly.

The two sat opposite each other, staring wide-eyed at one another in an exceptionally awkward atmosphere.

Gelin did not know what had happened before, but he could sense that there must be some secret between these two.

"Qiaozhi, you and Miss Qin, surely there isn't some story between you two that I don't know about?" Gelin asked.

Qiaozhi glanced at him and flatly denied it: "No."

Miss Qin also said: "How could there possibly be any story between him and me?"

Gelin let out an "oh," but seeing how cold the attitudes of the two were, he didn't feel it was appropriate to keep asking.

However, Natasha said: "Is that so, Qin?"

"How do I remember that person coming to me every day and asking, 'How is this Qiaozhi?'"

"'How is Qiaozhi so good,' and things like that."

"And so on—who was it that said things like that? It was you, right, Qin?"

Qin glanced at Natasha, faint black lines appearing on her forehead, and she said coldly: "How could that person you're talking about be me?"

Seeing her best friend's attitude, Natasha let out an "oh."

Then, with a mischievous grin, she looked at Qiaozhi and said: "Qiaozhi, let me tell you, after Qin found out about you..."

As soon as Qin heard Natasha about to say those things she was too embarrassed to express, she hurriedly covered Natasha's mouth.

She looked at Qiaozhi opposite her, only to find his face full of bewilderment, staring at her face in utter shock.

A flush of deep emotion spread across Qin's face.

She feigned composure, coughed twice, and said: "Ahem, who would like a rude fellow like that?"

Qiaozhi remained silent, but Gelin pricked up his ears as if he had heard some earth-shattering gossip, watching the two with great interest.

What kind of plot is this?

Natasha also wore an exaggerated expression.

Qiaozhi could not endure these gazes, and he also said: "I already have a woman I like."

"Gelin, you know this."

Gelin nodded and said indifferently: "True, I know, but that doesn't stop me from gossiping."

"What exactly happened between you and her?"

Qiaozhi rolled his eyes, stood up, and left: "Boring."

Qin also stood up and left; as for what kind of things had happened between the two of them, these two were completely in the dark.

However, after seeing the two of them leave one after the other, they couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild.

What kind of relationship did these two have, and what secrets were there?

Gelin looked at Natasha and whispered: "Are these two acting out some scene where a wealthy young lady pursues a poor boy and gets rejected?"

Hearing Gelin's words, Natasha couldn't help but smile.

"Then shouldn't the leads of this scene be the two of us?"

Gelin said thoughtfully: "Natasha, you know, Qiaozhi and I might be leaving..."

After Qiaozhi left, he was looking for his sister-in-law, Danni.

He wanted to leave this godforsaken place as soon as possible.

He did not want to run into Qin again, lest it lead to any more misunderstandings; his heart belonged only to Masha, and he had no interest in Qin.

Soon, Qiaozhi found Danni, but before he could walk over, he heard the voices coming from that direction.

"This one is from Longyan, it's very precious. You all smell the scent—isn't it extremely unique?"

Everyone took a sniff, and it was indeed very unique.

"Hmm, it has a delicate fragrance, the scent is truly excellent."

"Lady Taisi, where did you get this Longyan Perfume?"

"That's right, that's right. Recently, because of the war, Longyan merchants haven't come to the British Colonial District to sell perfume for a long time."

Lady Taisi

felt the importance those around her placed on her, and she enjoyed it immensely.

Being the center of attention greatly satisfied her vanity.

Sitting in the corner, Lady Sudan felt very repulsed seeing the smug look on Lady Taisi's face; they had not gotten along well previously at Qiaozhi's party.

Lady Sudan's memory of Lady Taisi's arrogance was still fresh in her mind.

She was standing up for Danni!

"What's there to be so smug about? Once the Longyan merchants arrive, there will be as much of this perfume as you want."

Danni sensed the emotional fluctuation of her good friend, glanced at Lady Taisi, and asked in a low voice: "Sudan, is this kind of Longyan Perfume very special?"

Upon hearing this, Lady Sudan looked at Danni as if she were looking at some rare species and said in surprise: "What nonsense are you talking about? You don't know how famous Longyan Perfume is?"

Danni shook her head; she had no idea just how famous this Longyan Perfume was.

Lady Sudan sighed. Ever since Danni's husband died, she had rarely attended banquets in recent years and was no longer aware of these new things circulating among the women.

Lady Sudan patiently explained to Danni: "This Longyan Perfume isn't just a matter of being special or not—it is extremely extraordinary!"

"It is said that it was developed by the legendary figure currently living in Longyan, Liu Zheng, and as soon as it was released, it was sought after by many Longyan Nobles."

"The scent of this perfume is very unique; it is gorgeous without being vulgar. It isn't like ordinary perfume, which only has a special fragrance when first applied, with the scent gradually fading afterward."

"Its scent is very long-lasting, and it is exceptionally good to use."

Lady Sudan said a great deal, and Danni nodded as if she understood, though she thought that the bottle Masha had given her seemed to be Longyan Perfume as well, and she hadn't seen anything special about it.

She had even brought it out today.

Lady Taisi saw that in the corner of the table, Lady Sultan and Danni were chatting happily, completely ignoring her.

This made Lady Taisi very displeased; ever since the unpleasantness at Qiaozhi's home last time, she had been holding a grudge to this day.

Lady Taisi stirred up trouble and asked, "Lady Sultan and Lady Danni, is it that even Longyan Perfume cannot pique your interest?"

Everyone turned their heads in unison to look at Sultan and Danni.

Lady Taisi said, "I didn't expect that such precious perfume couldn't attract them; surely the two of them must have better perfume."

"Lady Sultan and Lady Danni, are you two not planning to share?"

Lady Sultan frowned and retorted quickly, "It's just Longyan Perfume; once the Longyan merchants arrive, won't there be as much of this stuff as we want?"

Upon hearing this, Lady Taisi could not help but laugh out loud.

She stared at Lady Sultan mockingly and chuckled, "You speak lightly; go out and ask around, where is there any place left that sells Longyan Perfume now?"

This remark drew a burst of low mocking laughter from the crowd.

Indeed, in normal times, Longyan Perfume would not be considered a rare commodity at all; although the purchase price is high, everyone present is wealthy, and they could still afford this kind of Longyan Perfume.

But now, because of the war, the Longyan merchants simply do not come to do business.

This left them with money, but unable to buy perfume.

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