Chapter 186 - Accusation Voices

Zhang Jing and Zhang Yu Ying arrived at the banquet hall just before the reception started. Li Qin Yao met them at the entrance and let them towards the table to sit with her youngest auntie's family.

Once Zhang Jing herd that Li Qin Yao's aunt lived in Country C, he began to chat with Li Chun's husband, Lin Fei Yuan. After all, his son and daughter-in-law too were living in Country C to manage their hotel there.

Zhang Jing glanced at his grandson and guessed that his first meeting with Li Qin Yao's grandparents has ended well. He had thought that if the meeting did not end well, he was going to meet Li Qin Yao's grandparents and talk some sense into them.

Since he no longer needed to do that, Zhang Jing let out a breath of relief and continued to chat with Lin Fei Yuan. 

The wedding ceremony soon ended and it was time for the feast to start. Everyone on the table could get along rather well and the meal was eaten in harmony.

Of course, Zhang Yu Han did not forget to check on his grandfather's diet and forced him to eat more vegetables. Because they were sitting with Li Qin Yao's family, Zhang Jing could only resign to his fate and ate his vegetables. 

Fortunately, the taste of the food was very good. 

Seeing that the good atmosphere on their table, the people around them started to pay attention to their table. Most of them were curious to see the handsome man beside Li Qin Yao and the elder man beside them. 

Earlier they had heard some rumors that Li Ren Xin's granddaughter who had disappeared for two years had shown up at the wedding banquet. They could not stop whispering among each other and brought back the scandals.

The gossips on the scandals from two years ago immediately disappeared once they laid their eyes on the handsome man beside her. Suddenly, everyone was wondering about the tall man.

Looking at the way he dressed and his manners, they started to guess that he was some big shot. However, once they noticed that the table was not reserved for some VVIP, their attention towards the man gradually disappeared. 

Those who recognized the grandfather and grandson wanted to approach them but changed their mind once they met Zhang Yu Han's sharp gaze.

Li Qin Yao ate her meal as she continued to chat with her aunt. She clipped at the fish on her bowl and paused when she saw that another piece of fish magically appeared on her bowl. 

Instinctively, she turned to Zhang Yu Han and saw that he was speaking something to his sister.

Li Chun, who had witnessed the way Zhang Yu Han took care after her niece's meal had a smile on her face. 

Earlier, she had thought that Zhang Yu Han had this stern and proud look on his face. He was very polite, but he had this unapproachable vibe around him that was completely on a different level from her teenage son.

Of course, Li Chun was worried about her niece. Knowing her niece's character, it was hard for her to imagine how she had a boyfriend like Zhang Yu Han.

However, her worry soon disappeared as she continued to observe the couple's exchange. Surprisingly, that stern man would treat his girlfriend gently and know to look after his elders.

How many young men around his age would stay and watch after their grandfather's diet?

Of course, Li Chun was impressed. 

As the thought crossed her mind, Li Chun then glanced at her teenage son and decided that it was not too late to teach him to be more considerate towards his elders.

Seeing that Zhang Yu Han had stood up to accompany her niece, Li Chun let out a happy laugh. "Look at you two. You're inseparable."

Zhang Yu Han merely smiled at Li Chun's comment, while Li Qin Yao lowered her gaze shyly.

"Little Auntie, please don't tease me."

Once she was teased enough by her auntie, Li Qin Yao finally able to escape to the restroom. 

As the two walked in the hall, Zhang Yu Han linked her arms with his as he was worried that she might trip on something. "Your relationship with your auntie is quite good."

"Hmm... My youngest aunt always looked after me when I was still small. So, I was quite close to her. But we drifted apart after she got married and followed her husband." She lifted her head and caught Zhang Yu Han staring at her. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Nothing," Zhang Yu Han smiled. "I suddenly wonder how did you look like when you're a small girl."

Li Qin Yao looked at him with a big smile on her face. "My mom always said that I was adorable."

He paused to stare at her face a few seconds longer."You're still adorable now."

Suddenly, she felt warmth creeping up to her face. How was it possible that Zhang Yu Han always said something that would make her giddy and embarrass at the same time?

As the two reached a restroom, Li Qin Yao told him to wait for her in the hallway before she walked in into the women's room.

After a few minutes, Li Qin Yao walked out and smiled when she saw that Zhang Yu Han was waiting for her in the hallway. She walked towards him and suddenly stopped when she heard a conversation.

Although she did not recognize the owner of the voices, Li Qin Yao could hear them discussing her and the accident from two years ago. 

The voices were saying that she was too shameless to appear at the wedding banquet.

The others started to wonder whether she was making a comeback in the industry and some even mentioned that the would refuse collaboration with QL Group if she was chosen as their project manager.

Suddenly, Li Qin Yao felt as if she was back to two years ago.

The voices around her were getting louder. She could hear the boards of the directors' accusation voices. They were blaming her for authorizing the use of cheap materials. The victims' families voices, pleading for justice over their family member's death. Then, there were the reporters' sharp and painful accusations.

She tried to explain that it was not her doing, that she was framed. But none of them around her would believe her words. 

"... Li Qin Yao! Look at me!"

Hearing that familiar deep and magnetic voice so close to her ears, Li Qin Yao snapped out of her trance. She lifted her head only to meet Zhang Yu Han's worried gaze.

She blinked her eyes a few times at him and only then that she noticed that Zhang Yu Han had covered his ears with his palm as if to block her from hearing anything else.