Inside the Qin Family's guest hall.
Qin Tianliang sat erect in the seat of honor with all the bearing of a Young Master, watching Jun Ziyi approach under the maid's guidance. His face radiated arrogant pride.
With a casual gesture toward an empty seat in the hall, he invited Jun Ziyi to sit and speak.
Had the visitor been someone like Jun Zi Shuo or Jun Ziya, Qin Tianliang might have lowered himself somewhat and shown a measure of courtesy. But toward a junior like Jun Ziyi, who was neither favored nor held much standing in the Jun Family, he did not take her seriously at all.
Even offering her a seat was entirely out of consideration for the Jun Family's reputation.
Seeing Qin Tianliang's lofty, overbearing posture, Jun Ziyi showed no dissatisfaction. She knew well that her status within the Jun Family was unremarkable. Qin Tianliang was, after all, the Qin Family's next head; in status and position, he was hardly inferior even to Jun Zi Shuo. Such an attitude was only to be expected.
Rather than comply with Qin Tianliang's invitation to sit, Jun Ziyi glared at him coldly and spoke bluntly. "Young Master Qin, do you know why Shuo Gege sent me here today?"
Though her gentle voice did not carry much sharpness, Qin Tianliang faintly sensed a chill within it. His previously composed, upright posture bent forward slightly. "Young Master Shuo sent you?"
Jun Ziyi proudly lifted her chest and gave a cold laugh. "If it had not been Shuo Gege's order, this Young Miss would not have bothered coming to this rotten place of yours."
Hearing the disdain in Jun Ziyi's words and seeing her spoiled, fearless manner, Qin Tianliang could not help turning his gaze toward Lu Feng at her side.
More precisely, toward