But since she didn't want to, he didn't want to force her.
Now that she was married, he couldn't do anything that would cause misunderstandings and annoy people. He wouldn't cause trouble for Ruan Danchen for no reason.
…
At the other end of the hall, Chang Jingqiu's good friends, Xia Zishan and Chen Libai, were also there. Based on the principle of mutual benefit with Xia Zishan, Chang Jingqiu invited them to matchmake them so that Xia Zishan would owe her a favor.
Other than the two of them, there was Gao Xiaoyang standing next to them.
Gao Xiaoyang's family wasn't special. He was a child from an ordinary family. He studied hard and got into the famous F University. After graduation, he returned to B City and started looking for jobs everywhere. Finally, he got a job in a newspaper.
When their boss heard about Old Madam Chang's banquet, he asked Chang Jingqiu to bring Gao Xiaoyang along so that he could interact with the big shots in the business world and familiarize himself with them.
Although Chang Jingqiu wasn't too happy, she reluctantly agreed and sent an invitation to Gao Xiaoyang.
Xia Zishan was trying hard to find topics to talk to Chen Libai about, and Gao Xiaoyang was here for work. Even if he couldn't familiarize himself with the big shots tonight, he could still listen and see. Who knew, he might hear some important news, even if it was just the slightest bit of news.
So Gao Xiaoyang's gaze swept back and forth in the hall. Suddenly, his gaze landed on Ruan Danchen. He rubbed his eyes, thinking that he was seeing things.
But after looking for a long time, wasn't that Ruan Danchen?
She saw Ruan Danchen with a little boy in the buffet area, scooping food for the child.
Because the little fellow was hungry, Ruan Danchen took the little fellow to find food first. Qi Chenglin wanted to follow but was stopped by Ruan Danchen. He was just going to get food. If he kept following like this, Yan Beicheng and the rest would make fun of him. He might as well chat with Yan Beicheng and the rest.
Besides, the banquet hall wasn't very big. Qi Chenglin could see them with just a turn of his head.
Meanwhile, Guan Liya was surrounded by a group of ladies. Although Guan Liya was a little annoyed, she still maintained her composure and chatted with them. She had no time to care about Qi Youxuan.
Thus, only Ruan Danchen accompanied the little boy.
Gao Xiaoyang immediately tugged at Xia Zishan. Xia Zishan was talking to Chen Libai and was rather unhappy to be disturbed. She turned her head and heard Gao Xiaoyang say, "Look, isn't that Danchen?"
Xia Zishan shook her head and smiled. "How is that possible? You must be mistaken. Or did Jingqiu send her an invitation too?"
Xia Zishan looked in the direction of Gao Xiaoyang's finger and thought that if it was true, Ruan Danchen was really thick-skinned.
She didn't even look at the level of the people who came tonight. She dared to come here. Could it be that she brought her son here to freeload again?
As a result, he took a look. Oh, it was true!
Xia Zishan pursed her lips in disdain and raised her eyebrows mockingly. "She really brought her son here to freeload. She's really thick-skinned. She's really going all out for a free dinner. How dare she bring her son here to embarrass herself. Jingqiu is really too much, how could she invite such a person! "
Chang Jingqiu did not tell Xia Zishan much about Ruan Danchen and Qi Chenglin. She did not want Xia Zishan to see through her thoughts, especially when she wanted to get to know Shen Zhijing.
The last time she met Ruan Danchen at Sheng Yue, Gao Xiaoyang was not there.
In fact, Chang Jingqiu and the others looked down on Gao Xiaoyang, a girl from an ordinary family. They would not invite her except for big gatherings between classmates.
Gao Xiaoyang also felt that she could not get along with Chang Jingqiu and the others, so she never took the initiative to get close to them.
Gao Xiaoyang did not agree with Xia Zishan's harsh words. She raised her eyebrows and said directly, "Is it appropriate for you to say that in front of Libai?"
Xia Zishan's expression changed. Because Chen Libai liked Ruan Danchen, Xia Zishan hated her very much. So when she saw Ruan Danchen, she forgot everything and tried to ruin her.
Hearing Gao Xiaoyang's words, Xia Zishan immediately looked at Chen Libai nervously.
She could not tell what Gao Xiaoyang meant. Did she mean that Chen Libai liked Ruan Danchen and it was inappropriate for her to say that to Ruan Danchen? Or did she see that she liked Chen Libai and saying harsh words in front of Chen Libai would make him hate her?
Gao Xiaoyang was indeed a reporter. Her words were very professional.
While Xia Zishan was nervous, Gao Xiaoyang had already left the two of them and went to find Ruan Danchen.
Because it was Old Madam Chang's birthday banquet, and it was a formal birthday banquet, the buffet area mainly served desserts, so that the guests could eat some if they were hungry before eating.
The cake was cut into small pieces, so small that it could not be stuffed in one bite. However, it was exquisitely made and tasted good.
Ruan Danchen gave the little guy two small pieces of cake and a small piece of fruit tartare. She did not let him eat too much.
She took the plate for him and was about to take him to the side to eat.
"Danchen." Ruan Danchen turned her head and saw Gao Xiaoyang walking over. He looked surprised, but he did not have any mean thoughts. He was simply surprised that she was here.
Sure enough, when Gao Xiaoyang walked over, he asked, "Why are you here?"
Before Ruan Danchen could answer, Gao Xiaoyang saw the little guy who was anxiously waiting to eat the cake. Looking at his round and good-looking face, his eyes lit up. "This is your son, isn't it? He's so cute! "
Ruan Danchen smiled and touched the little guy's neck, but did not touch his hair.
The little guy had specially styled his hair to look handsome tonight. Ruan Danchen was very careful not to ruin it.
Qi Youxuan could tell that this auntie was different from the ones he had met at Sheng Yue, so he greeted her politely, "Hello, auntie."
"Oh yes, why are you here?" Ruan Danchen asked.
So Gao Xiaoyang told her the whole story. He wrinkled his nose and said, "I'm also under a lot of pressure in a place like this. Our boss even asked me to introduce myself. How thick-skinned must I be to take the initiative to introduce myself? Our boss was afraid of losing face, so he asked me to come here. "
Ruan Danchen smiled. Gao Xiaoyang asked again, "Oh yes, how did you come here? Did Chang Jingqiu send you a wedding invitation too? "
Gao Xiaoyang frowned and said in confusion, "She doesn't seem to be that friendly to her classmates."
Ruan Danchen was about to answer when she saw Xia Zishan and Chen Libai walking over. Xia Zishan did not wait for Ruan Danchen to speak and said harshly, "Danchen, why are you here? Did Jingqiu invite you? "
Then she glanced at the little guy and chuckled. "There's no one at home to take care of your son?"
Gao Xiaoyang frowned. This Xia Zishan was getting angry.
He was about to retort Xia Zishan when Ruan Danchen said, "Yes, my whole family is here, so there's no one at home."
Xia Zishan did not think much of it. She really thought that Chang Jingqiu had sent an invitation to Ruan Danchen, so Ruan Danchen had not only brought her son but also her husband.
"You're really something." Xia Zishan curled her lips. She could no longer be bothered to hide her disdain.
Actually, Xia Zishan did not know that Ruan Danchen was the one who was really surprised. The Chang family's status was much higher than the Xia family's. According to the Chang family's character of trampling on the weak and flattering the strong, there was no way they would invite the Xia family.
Xia Zishan, on the other hand, was the one who attended the banquet because of Chang Jingqiu. She did not even have the nerve to bring her family.
Chen Libai also frowned slightly. He felt that Ruan Danchen had to humiliate herself like this. She had found a useless man and yet she still had to do such an embarrassing thing.
She had even gone as far as to freeload. She must be living a tough life. Every meal she could save was a good one.
Qi Youxuan, who was at the side, had already taken the cake and stuffed it into his mouth while they were talking.
Qi Chenglin, who was chatting with Yan Beicheng and the rest, would turn his head from time to time to see why Ruan Danchen had not returned.
When he turned his head, he immediately saw Chen Libai talking to Ruan Danchen.
He had looked up Chen Libai on the internet and seen his photos. After all, there was a difference between the real person and the photos, so he did not recognize him immediately. But after taking a few more looks, he was sure.
Qi Chenglin raised his eyebrows. Without another word, he turned and walked towards Ruan Danchen. He did not even greet her, causing Yan Beicheng and the rest to be stunned.
In such an occasion, Yan Beicheng and the rest did not have the nerve to shout behind him and ask what was going on.
Wei Zhiqian blinked, squinted for a while, and said, "Why do I feel that the aura coming from behind Qi Chenglin is very strange?"
"Oh, I feel that there's some gossip going on." Han Zhuoli, who was beside Wei Zhiqian, also squinted his eyes.
When the two of them stood together, they looked like half-immortals who were telling fortunes. It was really a little damaging to their image.
"What are you just looking at? Let's follow them and take a look." Yan Beicheng waved his hand and walked forward.
Han Zhuoli and Wei Zhiqian hurriedly followed. Chu Zhaoyang was just about to say something when he saw that they were already gone. He paused, looked left and right, then followed behind.
"Daddy!" The little fellow's eyes were sharp. When he saw Qi Chenglin walking over, he was already shouting at the top of his lungs before he even arrived. He did not care whether it was embarrassing or not. He was a child and had privileges.
Because of Qi Youxuan's words, everyone turned to look, especially Xia Zishan. Her heart was filled with excitement, and she really wanted to know what kind of person Ruan Danchen's husband was. In the end, when she turned to look, she saw Qi Chenglin walking over, followed by Yan Beicheng, Han Zhuoli, Wei Zhiqian, and Chu Zhaoyang.
They were all big shots. Even the Chang Family could not afford to be associated with them, let alone their Xia Family.
Other than them, Xia Zishan did not see anyone else walking over.
Then who was Ruan Danchen's husband?
Qi Chenglin did not even look at them. He walked around Chen Libai and stood beside Ruan Danchen. He very smoothly hugged her waist, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Chen Libai and Xia Zishan in a very unfriendly manner. "You know them?"
"Yeah, they were my high school classmates. I didn't expect to meet them here." Ruan Danchen said calmly. She did not intend to introduce Xia Zishan and Chen Libai's names to them.
She was not a pushover. Why would she give Xia Zishan a chance to get to know Qi Chenglin and the others?
To put it in a rather arrogant and shameless way, for someone of Xia Zishan's status to be known by Qi Chenglin and the others, it was something to be proud of. It was something to be looked up to.
Otherwise, there would not be so many people who would be so thick-skinned to introduce her to the Eight Great Families.
Ruan Danchen did not have much dislike for Chen Libai. It was just that he was simply implicated by Xia Zishan.
Since Ruan Danchen did not want to introduce Xia Zishan, she was naturally embarrassed to bring out Chen Libai alone.
It was not that she was afraid that Xia Zishan would look bad. She was mainly afraid that Qi Chenglin would be petty.
Xia Zishan's expression completely changed. She looked at Qi Chenglin in surprise and realized that Yan Beicheng and the other three were beside him. The four of them came over as if they were watching a good show. Chu Zhaoyang was a little more reserved, but only a little.
Her expression kept changing. Her gaze unconsciously slid down and landed on Qi Chenglin's hand on Ruan Danchen's waist.
Could it be … Ruan Danchen's husband was Qi Chenglin?
This was impossible!
This was not realistic!
Even at this point, Xia Zishan was still very unwilling to believe the truth of the matter.
To her, this matter was too fantastical no matter what!
But the truth was right in front of her. She had no choice but to believe it.
However, how did Ruan Danchen know Qi Chenglin? How could she marry Qi Chenglin? Where did she get such good luck to actually encounter such a good thing!
Thinking of Ruan Danchen's identity as the Qi Family's Young Mistress, Xia Zishan felt uncomfortable all over.
In the past, she was the most ordinary person in her class in high school. She had no sense of existence at all. Her family background was even worse than an ordinary person. But now, she had to look up to her.
Xia Zishan was already speechless.
"Has Youxuan eaten his fill?" Qi Chenglin did not care about Xia Zishan and Chen Libai, who were already stunned on the spot. He lowered his head and asked Ruan Danchen softly.
"I let him eat some snacks. He didn't eat much. He still needs to eat later," Ruan Danchen said.
"Still need to catch up with old classmates? Did we disturb you? "Qi Chenglin seemed to have remembered the two people standing in front of him and asked.
"No, they just came over to say hello." Ruan Danchen smiled.
Qi Chenglin nodded and said to Xia Zishan and Chen Libai perfunctorily, "Then we'll take our leave first."
After saying that, he directly left with Ruan Danchen and Qi Youxuan, ignoring Xia Zishan and Chen Libai.
Only Ruan Danchen said goodbye to Gao Xiaoyang before she left.
Xia Zishan was still immersed in shock. Gao Xiaoyang did not follow her. They were not on the same level. She was too embarrassed to follow them.
Although the boss had asked her to familiarize herself with them, she did not have the guts to be so shameless.
Thus, she heard Xia Zishan muttering to herself absentmindedly, "How could it be … Why is Ruan Danchen with Qi Chenglin? What is going on …"
Xia Zishan muttered to herself as if she was sick for a long time. Suddenly, she raised her head and said as if she had sobered up, "Ruan Danchen is too evil. She was holding back her evil ideas and deliberately wanted to see us make a fool of ourselves! She deliberately didn't reveal her husband's identity. She was waiting for this moment to show off to us, wasn't she? What kind of scheming is this? We didn't even offend her. Why is she so evil? "
"She concealed her husband's identity during the class gathering. That day at Sheng Yue, she brought our son along. She knew that we would misunderstand but she still didn't say anything. I was standing right in front of her just now, but she still didn't say anything!" Xia Zishan suddenly looked at Chen Libai. "Libai, you saw her expression just now, right? She deliberately didn't say that Qi Chenglin is her husband. She followed Qi Chenglin here and set a trap for us. Now, who knows how she's going to badmouth us to Qi Chenglin when we get back. How can this woman be so evil? We didn't even offend her! Look at how she was showing off just now! Why does she pretend to be low-key all the time? She's so pretentious! "
Gao Xiaoyang could not bear to listen anymore. No wonder Xia Zishan and Chang Jingqiu were so close. Their personalities were compatible!
"Xia Zishan, you were the one who was mean to her first. How did it become Danchen's trap for you to fall into? If you didn't have evil intentions towards her, would you be afraid that Danchen would tell Qi Chenglin? Even if she did, it would be the truth. How could it be bad words? "
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