Chapter 198 (2/2)

“My mum has left this world long ago…my old man, on the other hand, is still quite healthy. He’s a collector, so our home is furnished with treasures from all over the world. Others would secretly call him a local wealthy landlord, but he didn’t mind that one bit…” Qingqing paused for a second before continuing, “I also have a sister, but, unfortunately, she doesn’t recognise me anymore.”

As Qingqing spoke, her gaze remained fixed on the wine glass in front of her, and her voice was laden with grief.

However, Lan Jinyao’s gaze was fixed on her this entire time. She knew that Qingqing didn’t dare look Chen Meile in the eyes due to her poor acting skills. If they were to stare into each other’s eyes, Qingqing would certainly reveal her true colours. Since Chen Meile was a very sharp and intelligent woman, she’d certainly notice at a glance whether she was lying to her or not.

“Your sister…why can’t she recognise you?” Chen Meile’s voice lightly trembled as she asked.

In the private room, it seemed like Qingqing and Chen Meile were the only ones present with everyone’s gazes fixed on them.

Qingqing remained silent for a while before slowly responding, “That’s because my face…my face doesn’t look like how it used to be.”

What she said was implicit, but Chen Meile appeared to be struck by lightning, freezing on the spot.

“What did you say?” It took her a while to come to her senses.

Upon noticing the bad turn of events, Lan Jinyao dry coughed twice and said, “Come on, let’s have a drink together; let’s not talk about that and talk about something happy instead! Sis, an astute person like you shouldn’t go out of control like this!”

Her words conveyed clear hints and, under the table, she lightly gave Chen Meile a kick to calm her down.

Only then did Chen Meile withdraw her gaze and turn to stare at Lan Jinyao.

“What’s going on? How did you guys get to know Qingqing?”

Before Lan Jinyao could reply, Qingqing hurriedly went ahead and answered, “We met at the Award Ceremony. At that time, I was sitting next to President Fu. Am I right, President Fu? The two of us hit it off right away.”

Even though Qingqing was evidently depressed a few minutes ago, her mood had instantly brightened at the mention of Fu Bainian. Her reaction this time indeed resembled the way Chen Meimei would have reacted if she were here.

“Really? President Fu already belongs to someone. Could it be that President Fu is your cup of tea?”

Qingqing shook her head. “No, it’s not that. I’ve only ever liked one person, and that person is very similar to President Fu.”

On the other side, sweat started trickling down Xiaolin’s face as she quietly listened to their conversation. Li Qi quickly stepped in and interrupted them by saying with a smile on his face, “The food is getting cold, so let’s quickly dig in! We’re here today to celebrate Meimei winning an award, so don’t simply hold onto the wine glass in your hands. Let’s make a toast to Meimei!”

At this moment, Fu Bainian also followed along and said, “In this lifetime, I’ve only ever loved one person, and that’s our Meimei here. Presumably, the man who Qingqing likes will also devote his heart to solely one person in his life. If so, then it will be your good fortune if you manage to pursue him.”

Hearing this, Qingqing smiled insincerely and replied. “Yes, to gain it is my good luck, to lose it is my fate.”

The atmosphere in the room had once again dulled because of this one sentence.

Lan Jinyao then suddenly felt someone kicking her foot under the table. She quickly looked over and saw Lan Xin looking at her suspiciously.