CHAPTER 136: CHAPTER 136: PIG-LIKE TEAMMATES (11)

Yan Jiu casually shifted his gaze, his eyes falling on Yu Xiaoqin beside him.

"I heard you like to bully others using your power."

Swept by his glance, Yu Xiaoqin shivered and fell to the ground, looking up at him while swallowing hard, her face pale.

Yan Jiu curled his lips into a wicked smile: "Coincidentally, I like it too."

He stepped forward slowly, Yu Xiaoqin uneasily retreated on the ground, filled with intense fear.

"No... no, Mr. Jiu, it’s a misunderstanding! Really, it’s a misunderstanding!"

Soon, one of Yan Jiu’s leather shoes softly landed on Yu Xiaoqin’s hand, not exerting much force, yet it startled her into crying out immediately.

"Mr. Jiu, spare me, Mr. Jiu, spare me... I know my mistake, I truly know my mistake!"

"Just now I heard someone was supposed to kneel and apologize, how come I haven’t seen it?" Yan Jiu adjusted his tie.

Yu Xiaoqin, frightened, immediately knelt down: "Mr. Jiu... Mr. Jiu, I really know my mistake!"

Yan Jiu chuckled lightly: "It’s not me."

Yu Xiaoqin was stunned for a moment, looking up at Qiao Mo behind Yan Jiu, swallowing hard, then turned to glance at Shen Tingting.

Seeing Shen Tingting had no intention to speak on her behalf, Yu Xiaoqin hesitated for a moment, then turned towards Qiao Mo, saying: "Qiao Mo, I’m sorry... I misunderstood you, I should have clarified things before speaking, please forgive me this time."

Looking at the two embarrassed people before her, Qiao Mo was somewhat dazed.

Power and money are truly a remarkable thing.

They can separate those in love, and turn friends against each other.

They can buy life and death, trample on dignity, and force enemies to bow.

Qiao Mo no longer made things difficult for her, the supervisor on the side immediately stepped forward to smooth things over: "Alright, everyone disperse... everyone disperse!"

The crowd gradually dispersed, yet Qiao Mo remained silent beside Yan Yiheng.

Yu Xiaoqin stepped forward to help Shen Tingting up from the ground, speaking tentatively: "Tingting, are you okay?"

"I’m fine, just feeling a bit uncomfortable physically." Shen Tingting spoke softly, which reassured Yu Xiaoqin a bit.

When Shen Tingting stood up, Yu Xiaoqin supported her while walking out, probing again: "Tingting... you... you won’t blame me, right? I didn’t expect Qiao Mo’s ring... would be real."

Shen Tingting turned around, comforting her: "It’s not your fault, it’s mine. I was misled into believing I got a real ring, didn’t expect to be deceived, and moreover, causing you embarrassment."

Yu Xiaoqin felt a bit more at ease: "Tingting, you really don’t blame me?"

"Of course not, you did it for me. How would I blame you?"

...

The two walked out of the banquet hall together, yet the party continued, everyone regaining their previous enthusiasm.

Yu Qianxun walked to Qiao Mo’s side, looking at her full of apology: "Sorry Xiao Mo, if it weren’t for my loud voice at the start, maybe they wouldn’t have noticed your ring and caused all this trouble."

"Qianxun, they were coming after me anyway, even if you hadn’t spoken up, they still would’ve eventually noticed." Qiao Mo softly reassured her.

"Xiao Mo, it’s hard on you too, huh?" Yu Qianxun spoke again.

Qiao Mo remained silent.

"Being with Tingting for so long, I really didn’t expect her to be like this..."

Yu Qianxun sighed lightly, eyes filled with disappointment.

Qiao Mo gently took her hand: "Qianxun, thank you for believing in me, and thank you for believing in my father."