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After getting off the carriage, Ye Wanqing could clearly see where he was right now. He finally understood why Gu Jinyuan was bringing him to the banquet today.

The location of the banquet was the Ji Family.

The entrance to the old house was an arch of lilies, decorated with lilies on lampposts along the road, and the floor was covered with red rugs, and the red rugs were covered with bright rose petals.

With such a grand arrangement, Ye Wanqing quickly guessed the main theme of the banquet tonight. When she went back to her Li City, she already heard that Ji Xiao and Ye Zhixin were engaged.

Ji Family and Ye family members would all be present, yet Gu Jinyuan brought her, this illegitimate daughter, to the banquet.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Wanqing straightened his back and grabbed onto Gu Jinyuan's arm, pretending to lean close to him.

"Don't tell me Young Master Gu wants me to ruin tonight's banquet?"

Ye Wanqing asked softly, as Gu Jinyuan led her to walk over.

There were a lot of people attending tonight's banquet, so they didn't walk too far before they noticed the media.

The flickering lights caused Ye Wanqing to freeze for a moment, but she quickly relaxed, and gracefully revealed a smile towards the camera.

The blue evening dress outlined the curves of her beautiful body, accentuating the whiteness and luster of her skin. The thin diamond necklace perfectly matched her beautiful collarbone.

The diamonds on the evening gown shone brilliantly under the illumination of the strobe lights, causing Ye Wanqing's entire person to look like a beautiful shining object.

Gu Jinyuan, on the other hand, was wearing a dark brown high class custom-made ancient suit tonight.

The moment the two of them appeared, they attracted the attention of everyone.

The media was abuzz with excitement.

Everyone knew that Gu Jinyuan, the head of the Gu family, had a son, but no one knew who his mother was.

Not long ago, he had held a press conference to welcome the Gu family's second young master. The child had actually been a twin brother, and the media had been trying day and night to find information about the child's mother, but they had still not found anything.

Ever since Gu Jinyuan had taken over as the head of the Gu family, he had attended many of these events, but he was usually the only one there. The only exception was Qiao Xiaoyou, who accompanied the company's ace artist, Qiao Xiaoyou, to attend the more important awards ceremony.

The outside world had always assumed that Qiao Xiaoyou was the child's mother, but the fact that Gu Jinyuan and his son had appeared here tonight broke the previous speculation of the media.

Who is this woman? What was the relationship between her and the Young Master Gu?

The media was frantically taking photos, they had already searched for information on Ye Wanqing through various channels, but the results shocked everyone.

A woman who had just started shooting commercials and couldn't even count as a internet celebrity?

The media was a little disappointed. They wanted to rush up with the microphone to ask a few questions, but Gu Jinyuan reached out and wrapped his arm around Ye Wanqing's waist, easily lifting her up. He quickly passed through the media area and entered the banquet hall.

After hearing everything, Gu Jinyuan put Ye Wanqing down and moved to help her by her ears: "Sister's engagement ceremony, it's time to be the elder sister's blessing, isn't that right?"

His tone was very gentle, and Ye Wanqing wasn't sure if he truly wanted her to bless Ye Zhixin and Ji Xiao, or if he was just saying the opposite of what he said on purpose.

Just as he was about to ask more, an old but confident voice sounded.

"Jin Yuan came early today and pushed away many important matters."

It was the old man from the Ji Family, Ji Zhongliang. Back then, he had viewed Ye Wanqing very lightly, and had repeatedly blocked Ye Wanqing's path to the school gate, telling her not to get too close with him, and to affect his learning.

Ye Wanqing was standing to the side, facing Ji Zhongliang. He was wearing a loose scarlet tang suit and holding a glass of red wine, yet, he did not even bat an eye towards Ye Wanqing. He only smiled sincerely at Gu Jinyuan, as if Ye Wanqing was just air.

Of course, Ye Wanqing knew that he didn't recognize that he was doing this on purpose. But in his heart, women were cheap playthings that weren't even worth his eyes.

"It's fine, the Gu family won't collapse just because they're away from me for a moment."

Gu Jinyuan replied faintly. He was obviously modest, but in reality, his bones revealed a strong confidence that he had complete control over everything.

Ji Zhongliang's smile did not change, but his eyes narrowed. He did not have a lot of understanding towards Gu Jinyuan, because strictly speaking, he was not raised in the Gu family.

The Gu family could not bring up someone like Gu Jinyuan. He was a wolf that grew up in the wilderness, and he never hid his hostility.

He slowly picked his prey. If he picked one, his throat would be bitten off.

Of the two men, one was nearing the end of the day and the other was approaching the end. Even though both of their auras were powerful, Ji Zhongliang's aura was obviously not strong enough to contend against Gu Jinyuan.

After staring at each other for a moment, Ji Zhongliang finally shifted his gaze away. He lightly glanced at Ye Wanqing and was just about to turn around to welcome the other guests, when he suddenly frowned and looked at Ye Wanqing a few more times.

"You are …"

"Hello Uncle Ji, I am Wan Wan. Long time no see, your body is still as strong and sturdy as ever."

Ye Wanqing said politely but indifferently, thinking that Ji Zhongliang didn't like him, so he didn't extend his hand to shake his, in case he brought trouble upon himself.

After hearing what Ye Wanqing said, Ji Zhongliang's eyebrows furrowed even more. He looked at Ye Wanqing from head to toe.

He actually had an impression of Ye Wanqing, but he never expected that the lowly girl from before would actually turn into such a dazzling person.

Standing together with Gu Jinyuan, she did not feel that she was inappropriate in the slightest. If she did not take the initiative to speak, Ji Zhongliang would almost think that she was a lady from some noble family!

However, no matter how much she dressed up, it couldn't change the fact that she was an illegitimate daughter that couldn't get on the stage.

Thinking up to here, Ji Zhongliang coldly snorted, "Indeed, it's been a long time since we last met. Have you even forgotten about basic etiquette when meeting your elders?"

He was blaming Ye Wanqing for not taking the initiative to shake hands with him earlier. Ye Wanqing's brows curved, as he smiled gently: "I thought Uncle Ji wasn't willing to shake hands with me. Back then, Uncle Ji had always thought that I wasn't good enough."

Ye Wanqing was speaking the truth, but to say it so straightforwardly, Ji Zhongliang felt that it was extremely ear-piercing.

"Is this how you speak to me?"

Ji Zhongliang raised his voice, as if Ye Wanqing had said something excessive.

The other people in the hall heard the voices and turned their heads over. Most of them recognized Gu Jinyuan at a glance, and then, they looked at Ye Wanqing with an inquiring look.

Why did the Young Master Gu, who never approached women, suddenly bring a new face to the banquet? Could she be the newbie that was recently banned?

Everyone was discussing amongst themselves, when a sharp voice pierced into Ye Wanqing's ears.

"Ye Wanqing, why are you still able to appear here!?"