C196 Sisterhood

Gourmet, second floor, private room.

The blue clothed man held onto the Gourmet's top-grade white porcelain wine cup in his hands.

"Brother, what is the purpose of Elder Sister Rong inviting us here?" Shang Zhiqing played with the pair of jade pendants in her hand.

Last night, they received a letter from Xie Qingrong that was sent to them at the inn. The letter said that she was inviting them to the Gourmet, and it said that it was specifically to everyone.

Therefore, with today's events, Ji Rufeng was evidently very patient. His eyes were focused on the wine in his hand, should he take a sip?

Although Shang Zhiqing was playing with the jade pendant in a very bored manner, she was still nervous. She was very afraid that she would see Shen Haoxuan again, and his strange eyes.

Qi Yun couldn't care less about Ji Rufeng and Shang Zhiqing as he wholeheartedly placed the delicacies into Jun Changyou's bowl.

The moment Xie Qingrong pushed open the door, the hand which Shang Zhiqing was playing with the jade pendant paused for a moment, before she looked at Xie Qingrong's back. As expected, Xuanyuan Chen and Shen Haoxuan followed closely behind.

"Elder Sister Rong." Shang Zhiqing still hadn't changed her habit, even though she had lied to them before.

Xie Qingrong gave a bland grunt before seating. The blue clothed man poured a cup of wine, pushed with her slender fingers, and pushed the wine cup towards Xie Qingrong.

Xie Qingrong held onto the wine cup that the man passed to her, but was not in a hurry to enjoy it, she smirked and asked: "May I know your name?"

The blue clothed man raised his handsome eyebrows, his rhombus-shaped lips curving into a profound arc, "Ji Rufeng."

Shen Haoxuan's hand that was holding the chopsticks paused, a look of surprise flashed past his eyes, and he asked: "Northern Desert Ji Family?"

Shang Zhiqing's delicate and beautiful face flashed across her line of sight.

As someone who had once helped Xuanyuan Chen in charge of an information pavilion, Shen Haoxuan naturally knew who Ji Rufeng was and what kind of position the Ji Family occupied in this world.

Just that, unexpectedly, Shang Zhiqing knew Ji Rufeng, it seemed that Shang Zhiqing still had many unsolved mysteries on him.

A hint of bitterness flashed across between his brows as he placed his chopsticks on the chopstick beside him.

Ji Rufeng calmly took in all the minute expressions on Shen Haoxuan's face. He lightly touched the side of the cup and took a small sip, but did not answer Shen Haoxuan's question. He only laughed: "Young Master Shen has good eyesight, as expected of the former number one rich man in Jiangnan."

The reason why he used to be the richest man in Jiangnan, was entirely because when Shen Haoxuan took over the Shen family's property from his father, the Shen family was merely a rich man in Jiangnan. The business circles gradually expanded, and after that, he became the richest man in the Heavenly Saint. He also had a third of the Heavenly Saint's life veins in his hands.

Before Shen Haoxuan could say anything, Xuanyuan Chen followed what he said and praised Ji Rufeng with a smile that was not a smile: "Elder of Ji Family, your reputation is well-deserved."

Ji Rufeng, who had lost both his parents in childhood, was raised by the Chief of the Ji Family. He was raised as an eighteen year old Elder of Lin.

He was the best candidate for the next Patriarch.

In this world, there were many talented people, and Xuanyuan Chen had long since obtained a set of information regarding the various families. However, he believed that those clans also had information on all sorts of talents.

A profound smile flashed past Ji Rufeng's eyes, and he couldn't deny Xuanyuan Chen's praise. He picked up the wine cup by his side, toasted Xuanyuan Chen, and then drank it all in one gulp.

Xuanyuan Chen also picked up his wine cup and finished it in one gulp.

In the first battle, the two were evenly matched.

Qi Yun was indifferent to everything that happened at the dining table, the only thing he cared about was the little emperor, the food in his hands continuously moved, while Jun Changyou cooperatively ate all of the delicious food that Qi Yun brought with him.

On one hand, they were enjoying themselves, while on the other hand, they were secretly fighting.

Just as the atmosphere gradually grew silent, Xie Qingrong's forefinger moved slightly, and lightly tapped on the table. It was a very light movement, but it couldn't be hidden from the eyes of everyone present.

Since a young age, he had already mastered the art of capturing subtle sounds.

Xuanyuan Chen turned his gaze to Xie Qingrong's impeccable appearance, only to see a flash of decisiveness in her eyes.

"Shang Zhiqing." Xie Qingrong suddenly said her full name.

Shang Zhiqing was startled, and immediately replied. Xie Qingrong had never called her by her full name, it was all for her feelings or for her son.

Why this time?

"Who is Shang Huaiyue to you?" Xie Qingrong asked indifferently, but her eyes did not look at her, as if she had only asked an unrelated question.

Shang Zhiqing was slightly shocked, the hand holding the chopsticks trembled, the thin lip pursed its lips, not knowing how to answer Xie Qingrong's question.

Shen Haoxuan glanced at the indifferent Xie Qingrong, then shifted his gaze to the silent Shang Zhiqing. It was as if there was something in his heart, and he was suddenly enlightened.

This question that Xie Qingrong posed was a good one, it made everyone who was present speechless.

Ji Rufeng saw that Shang Zhiqing was in a difficult situation, so she did not help, and only raised her eyebrows. They wanted to see if Shang Zhiqing would admit or deny it.

Shang Zhiqing's hands were tightly holding onto the pair of jade pendants under the table. She had played with them thousands of times and was extremely familiar with the patterns on the pendant.

There was a jade pendant with a face carved on it, and a jade pendant with love engraved on it.

Finally, he touched the face on the jade pendant, the word 'love', as if there was something in his heart that was about to be unlocked today.

He placed the jade pendants on the table, and pushed the jade pendant with the word "Rong" in front of Xie Qingrong, and said worriedly: "This jade pendant is yours." Then he pointed to the jade pendant in front of him and said, "This jade pendant is mine."

Shang Zhiqing did not explicitly state the relationship between him and Shang Huaiyue, but had instead pointed out the relationship between him and Xie Qingrong.

Just now, when Xie Qingrong pushed open the door and entered, she saw a pair of jade pendants in Shang Zhiqing's hands.

Thinking about what happened before, she decided to probe it out.

Unexpectedly, it was as he had expected.

On the front of the pendant were the words, while on the back were the engravings. They were exactly the same as the engravings on the back of the other jade pendant.

Now that she heard Shang Zhiqing's vague acknowledgement, she was even more certain that Shang Zhiqing was her younger sister who died young. Maybe her own mother, Shang Huaiyue, did not die from childbirth.

After thinking for a moment, Xie Qingrong said: "Little sister." Even though her expression was indifferent, one could hear the concern in her cold voice.

Shang Zhiqing's hand that was holding the jade pendant slightly trembled, as if she couldn't believe the two words that she had heard. Nervousness, happiness, grief, and other emotions gradually swarmed up, filling her exquisite features.

He opened his mouth and choked with sobs, "Sister."