The engagement banquet officially began. Dressed in a qipao, Zhao Yating walked gracefully before the crowd.
"Thank you so much to our friends and family for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend my son Fu Yunxi's engagement banquet..."
Blah, blah, blah. Xie Lin didn't catch what she said after that.
A certain pest kept leaning against his shoulder, hooking his fingertips around his.
"Wifey, don't ignore me."
"Tsk, can you shut up?"
"Wifey, look at me. What's so interesting about that old woman?"
The old woman onstage, Zhao Yating: "..."
Please, couldn't he keep his voice down when he bad-mouthed her?
She really wanted to roll her eyes, but she was hosting today and had an image to maintain.
Besides, she couldn't afford to take issue with Lu Ye. She could only continue speaking, the corner of her mouth twitching.
"Yunxi and Yingying have known each other for over a decade, going from childhood sweethearts to falling in love..."
As she spoke, the large screen behind her began playing photos and videos of the couple together.
Fu Yunxi watched with a calm expression, as though none of this had anything to do with him.
Song Yingying, meanwhile, looked bashful, smiling sweetly and occasionally leaning over to whisper in his ear.
Suddenly, the footage on the large screen changed. The warm scenes blurred.
Zhao Yating frowned and turned to look.
Onscreen, someone wearing a black smock, a mask, and a voice changer was talking to several Alphas opposite them.
"You only need to take him away, and his reputation will be ruined."
"Not kill him?"
"You can't kill him. Jiangzhou isn't beyond the law. I can't leave anything that could be used against me."
"Tch, you're already having someone kidnapped, and you're worried about that?"
"Cut the crap.