Madam’s Identities Shocks the Entire City Again

The banquet began not long after she returned.

Wen Ruxia originally arranged for Qiao Nian and Ye Wangchuan to sit at the main table with Old Master Wen and the others.

Later on, Ye Wangchuan considered that Qiao Nian did not like such a lively social occasion and asked Wen Ruxia to arrange for her to sit in an inconspicuous corner in the back row.

Qin Si and Nie Mi naturally followed them.

Originally, the Wen Family's banquet was arranged according to status, and only insignificant guests would be arranged to be seated so far back.

But since Ye Wangchuan was sitting there, the area became eye-catching.

"Why is Young Master Ye sitting back there?"

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have sat in the front. I would have chosen a seat at the back. Perhaps I could have gone over to offer a toast."

"Ay..."

Qiao Nian heard rustling sounds around her as she approached the table.

She pulled out the empty seat between Ye Wangchuan and the little guy and looked at him. "Why aren't you sitting with Auntie Lan?"

Ye Lan was here too.

As someone who came on the Ye family's behalf, Ye Lan couldn't be as willful as Ye Wangchuan.

Hence, Ye Lan sat at the main table with Old Master Wen and exchanged pleasantries. Ye Wangchuan poured Qiao Nian a glass of water, lazy and indifferent. "It's quiet here."

Qiao Nian picked up the glass and gave him a look. She had a feeling he didn't choose this table just because it was quiet.

However, since Ye Wangchuan said so, she went with it. Anyway, she didn't like to eat with people she didn't know. Hence, she lowered her head and pursed her lips, not saying anything else.

On the other hand, not having the chance to talk to her properly this entire time, Nie Mi took advantage and they were all seated close by and asked her, "Nian Nian, when are you leaving?"

"In three days."

Qiao Nian lazily reclined in her seat.

At this moment, the congratulatory speech was almost over.

The birthday boy stood under the spotlight, thanking the guests for coming.

Qiao Nian lowered her head, causing a strand of hair to slide down her brow bones, hiding her anxiety. She paused before saying, "I originally planned to leave early, but I'm afraid once I leave Beijing, the reclusive families will take the opportunity to make a move."

Zhou Zheng had something to do with Nie Qixing's death.

Nie Qingru was strong and loved to blame others for her mistakes. She must want to bring Zhou Zheng back to vent her anger.

Qiao Nian twirled the cup with her fair fingers, made even fairer under the light. She tried to suppress her surliness as she said, "Zhou Zheng almost killed Master Cheng. I don't care if he's involved in anything else, but he has to pay for what he did to Master Cheng."

Therefore, she had to wait for the trial's final verdict because Zhou Zheng would be imprisoned once the final verdict was out.

Once that was done, the possibility of Nie Qingru using unorthodox methods to extradite him would be negligible.

There was another reason why she wasn't in a hurry to leave. She wasn't sure if the person who looked for Zhong Yiliu for medicine was Ji Lingfeng.

She guessed it was him.

However, guesses were guesses, after all. Without concrete evidence, she couldn't be 100% sure about it.

"Moreover, a few parasites have come to Beijing in the past two days. Before leaving, I have to see what they want to do." Qiao Nian was very vague.

Nie Mi didn't know the messy situation in the independent continent, nor did he know the inside story of the reclusive families. He only saw her frown as she spoke.