It is inevitable that there will be times when you neglect or fail to attend banquets, social events, etc.
Someone needs to help with these things, so as not to create potential enemies for the Ye family in the future.
Ye Wangchuan has been experiencing all of this since he was a child, and has also shouldered responsibilities that ordinary people do not need to bear. When he returns, he will need to continue to shoulder these responsibilities.
But he rarely complained.
He and Qin Si were rebellious in nature and did not want to communicate with people in the circle to assimilate. He did not pursue superficial skills. When he was a teenager, he clearly understood that he enjoyed a status different from ordinary people, and at the same time he had to shoulder responsibilities and obligations.
Ye Wangchuan leaned back on the propped-up pillow, picked up a piece of the peeled apple that Qiao Nian had peeled with a fork and fed it to him: "You eat first."
"What? Are you afraid that I will poison you?" Qiao Nian raised his eyebrows and looked over with his dark eyes.
Ye Wangchuan raised his thin lips slightly and looked at her.
Qiao Nian cursed inwardly that it was meaningless and did not argue with him. She took the apple and ate it out of respect. The sweetness of the apple eased some of her depression.
Seeing that she had calmed down, Ye Wangchuan said to her, "I won't touch Lu Zhi easily."
Qiao Nian frowned, and the corners of his eyes were a little restless. Before he could say anything, he heard the low and sweet voice of the man leaning against the bed: "I don't care about him this time because he has taken care of the Red Alliance in the illegal area over the years. You owe him a favor, and I will pay it off for you."
Qiao Nian's heart moved when she heard this, and she stared at him quietly.
Ye Wangchuan let her look at him, reached out and grabbed her hand, lowered his head to play with the girl's fingers, his tone was much more casual and lazy than before, raised his head and asked seriously: "What are you thinking about?"
Qiao Nian came back to his senses, and his shoulders relaxed a lot: "I was thinking about this way of returning the favor. Does Lu Zhi agree?"
Ye Wangchuan raised his eyebrows: "Why do I need his consent?"
He wanted Qiao Nian to agree to this exchange in her heart, so that Lu Zhi would suffer a complete loss this time.
Qiao Nian didn’t completely understand what he was thinking. She pursed her lips and explained to him, “I’m even with him. We probably won’t contact each other in the future.”
"As for Jian Jin..." Qiao Nian has always understood Jian Jin's thoughts, so she has always been tolerant of Lu Zhi: "She will understand."
She and Lu Zhi can no longer be friends.
Jane will understand sooner or later.
A forced melon is not sweet, and people with different values and bottom lines cannot be friends for a long time.
Ye Wangchuan pinched her finger bones, feeling tingling and numb. A smile appeared on his thin lips. He passed his fingers through the gaps between the girls' fingers and clasped them tightly.
"Then come back with me to attend Uncle Bo's engagement party. I'll introduce you to the other elders."
Qiao Nian doesn't like crowded occasions, and is not used to getting along with older elders. He doesn't get along well with them.
But she knew the meaning behind Ye Wangchuan asking her to be his female companion this time.
She had already made up her mind and rarely changed it, so she readily agreed: "Okay."
Ye Wangchuan clenched his hands together with hers again, exerting gentle force with his fingers to grasp the feeling of interdependence, and his eyes softened.
He wanted to use this Bo Zheng engagement party to formally introduce Qiao Nian to people in the Beijing circle.
People in their circle have always been just having fun, and people outside have long known that he has a girlfriend, but according to the established rules in the circle, as long as he doesn't publicly bring someone to attend important occasions, it means that he hasn't confirmed it yet, and there may be changes in the future.
Whoever the Ye family decides is the one.
Both families knew about the engagement, but outsiders didn't.
(End of this chapter)