Chapter 431: Congratulations

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation      Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lin Shanchu and Tang Qidai had known each other since they were young, so she knew better than anyone else that this glorious moment was Tang Qidai’s lifelong goal.

Unfortunately, this would be the last glorious moment of Tang Qidai’s life.

Tang Qidai noticed Lin Shanchu’s focused gaze.

Tang Qidai turned to look at Lin Shanchu. As Lin Shanchu smiled at her, the calm expression on her face instantly froze.

However, she quickly controlled her expression. Then, she raised her chin gracefully and turned her head, pretending not to see Lin Shanchu.

Lin Shanchu knew that Tang Qidai was only pretending to be calm on the surface, but in reality, she was panicking internally.

After all, she had a guilty conscience.

Tang Qidai was very satisfied with her current life. Hence, she was afraid that it would be ruined because she was too satisfied with it.

On the other hand, Lin Shanchu was the one with the destructive power.

That was why she was so arrogant when she saw Lin Shanchu.

After Patriarch Cheng finished his brief speech, he announced the start of the engagement party.

After a simple ceremony, the banquet began.

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Unfortunately, this would be the last glorious moment of Tang Qidai’s life.

Tang Qidai noticed Lin Shanchu’s focused gaze.

Tang Qidai turned to look at Lin Shanchu. As Lin Shanchu smiled at her, the calm expression on her face instantly froze.

However, she quickly controlled her expression. Then, she raised her chin gracefully and turned her head, pretending not to see Lin Shanchu.

Lin Shanchu knew that Tang Qidai was only pretending to be calm on the surface, but in reality, she was panicking internally.

After all, she had a guilty conscience.

Tang Qidai was very satisfied with her current life. Hence, she was afraid that it would be ruined because she was too satisfied with it.

On the other hand, Lin Shanchu was the one with the destructive power.

That was why she was so arrogant when she saw Lin Shanchu.

After Patriarch Cheng finished his brief speech, he announced the start of the engagement party.

After a simple ceremony, the banquet began.

Tang Qidai and Zhai Ci, as the main characters of the day, naturally had to toast the guests in each table.

Tang Qidai and Zhai Ci grimaced when they came to Lin Shanchu’s table.

They grimaced because of the same person—Lin Shanchu.

Tang Qidai was once defeated by Lin Shanchu, and the latter knew everything about her past.

Lin Shanchu was like a time bomb that could blow up her hard-earned life to smithereens one day.

Her intuition told her that Lin Shanchu’s appearance at her engagement party was a sign.

Zhai Ci previously harassed Lin Shanchu at the clubhouse and was beaten up by Huo Xunzhou.

Now that he saw Lin Shanchu sitting next to Huo Xunzhou and his nonchalant face, he felt extremely guilty.

“Mr. Yun, thank you for coming to our engagement party. We’ll toast you.”

Tang Qidai and Zhai Ci deliberately avoided Huo Xunzhou and Lin Shanchu and

chose Yun Yi, who seemed to be more respectful.

Yun Yi did show them respect. He smiled faintly and raised his wine glass.

However, he did not drink the wine after he raised the glass to toast the two of them. Instead, he just put it back.

The intention was clear. These two people were still unworthy of drinking with him.

Patriarch Cheng liked Tang Qidai very much now, but she was just an illegitimate daughter in the end. Everyone knew what had happened in the past.

Zhai Ci was just a second-generation heir with little authority.

Patriarch Cheng had reigned the business world for half his life, so he was not really muddle-headed after being coaxed by Tang Qidai.

In fact, Patriarch Cheng knew Tang Qidai’s situation better than anyone else.

He had chosen a second-generation heir like Zhai Ci to be Tang Qidai’s fiancé was because he was not very smart and she could easily manipulate him.

It was considered a little compensation for Tang Qidai.

Yun Yi’s actions were so straightforward that Tang Qidai and Zhai Ci naturally understood him.

Their expressions changed slightly, but they did not dare to say anything.

Yun Yi was not someone they could easily offend. Next, they toasted to Ming Yao beside Yun Yi.

“Miss Ming, we’ll toast you…”

Ming Yao smiled, but her next move was exactly the same as Yun Yi’s.

The Ming family could not be offended either.

Tang Qidai and Zhai Ci’s smiles were almost gone.

Then, they toasted to Yun Jin.

Without waiting for them to speak, Yun Jin said, “I don’t drink, so you guys can toast Zhouzhou.”

He pointed at Huo Xunzhou with his chin.

Zhai Ci could no longer smile and his hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. When he turned to look at Huo Xunzhou, he lowered his head and dared not look up at him.

Tang Qidai was furious at Zhai Ci’s cowardice, but she could only suppress her anger.

She now understood that no one at this table would toast them, so she simply stopped doing useless work.

“Everyone, thank you for coming to our engagement party.” Tang Qidai raised her glass of wine and was about to finish it in one gulp with her head raised.

“Wait a minute.”

Everyone’s eyes fell on Lin Shanchu.

Lin Shanchu raised her glass and lightly clinked glasses with Tang Qidai, producing a clear sound.

“Congratulations.”

Lin Shanchu smiled with her eyes as she raised her glass and drank it in one gulp.

“Drink up quickly,” she urged when she realized Tang Qidai was still staring at her blankly.

Tang Qidai had no choice but to drink under everyone’s watchful eyes.

However, Lin Shanchu’s abnormal attitude made her feel extremely uneasy.

What was Lin Shanchu doing here today?

“Let’s go to the next table.” Zhai Ci noticed Tang Qidai’s unusual behavior and dragged her away forcefully.

After the two of them turned around, Zhai Ci frowned and asked her, “What’s wrong? Lin Shanchu only toasted you, what were you panicking for?”

Tang Qidai looked dumbfounded and did not listen to him at all.

“Zhai Ci, hurry up and think of a way to get Lin Shanchu out of here. Otherwise, something terrible will happen.”

After Lin Shanchu called her “Daidai” with a gentle smile last time, she was sent to jail.

It was definitely not simple either this time!

She could not let Lin Shanchu destroy her hard-earned peaceful life.

Zhai Ci did not take her seriously and replied, “She’s just a woman. What terrible thing could have happened? Just don’t go to Huo Xunzhou.”

When Huo Xunzhou kicked him out last time, his ribs were almost broken and he had to lie in bed in pain for several days.

He panicked whenever he saw Huo Xunzhou.

“Zhai Ci, please believe me…” Tang Qidai begged him in a panic.

She could feel that Zhai Ci liked her now, so she could only ask him for the favor.

“Huo Xunzhou is sitting right next to her. How am I supposed to get rid of her?” Zhai Ci flung her hand away impatiently and continued, “It’s not like I have a death wish.”

Huo Xunzhou’s kick had really traumatized him, and he dared not provoke Lin Shanchu anymore.

After saying that, Zhai Ci looked at Tang Qidai’s pitiful face and felt that he had been too harsh.

He quickly comforted her. “Don’t overthink it. Today is a good day for our engagement. Cheer up. Many guests are still waiting for us to toast them.”

“Zhai Ci…

“Behave yourself and stop fooling around.”

Zhai Ci did not bother to listen to her anymore, so he directly pulled her to the next table.

Tang Qidai trembled with fear as she followed Zhai Ci to toast the guests. When she was almost done toasting the guests, her heart gradually calmed down.

The engagement party was almost over, but it was still so peaceful.

Perhaps Lin Shanchu simply followed Huo Xunzhou to the engagement party.

After toasting the guests, Zhai Ci put his arm around her shoulder and walked back. “The engagement party is almost over. Nothing happened, right? You’re overthinking it. Later…”

Swish!

The originally bright banquet hall suddenly darkened.

The lights in the hall went out in an instant, and the crowd was in chaos.

“What’s going on?”

“Why is the projection screen on the stage being lowered?”