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Chapter 97: Witnessing Qiao Rui’s Formidableness

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Witnessing Qiao Rui’s Formidableness

Fu Yichen found it unbelievable, staring dumbfounded at Pei Liyan, "Pei, I apologize to her?"

"Apologize!" Pei Liyan commanded again in a deeper voice, with an indisputable tone.

Qiao Rui was also puzzled, as Pei Liyan just now had not held this attitude; his sudden change to defend her left her somewhat confused.

This man really was fickle.

Fu Yichen, seeing Pei Liyan’s overbearing attitude, opened his mouth reluctantly and said to Qiao Rui, "I’m sorry."

Now, everyone looked toward Qiao Rui.

She glanced at Pei Liyan, then at Qiao Xiang, and again at Fu Yichen before saying, "I didn’t hear it."

Fu Yichen’s face darkened; this woman was doing it on purpose, she was giving him a hard time.

Qiao Rui still remained calm.

She was indeed doing it on purpose; after all, Fu Yichen wouldn’t like her anyway, and by acting this way, she let him know she didn’t want trouble, but she wasn’t afraid of it either.

Fu Yichen had no choice but to speak up again, louder, "I’m sorry."

Qiao Rui knew when to quit, "It’s okay."

Fu Yichen dropped his gaze, not even looking at Qiao Rui anymore.

He was shocked; he hadn’t expected Pei to make him apologize to Qiao Rui, and although he was angry inside, he still had no complaints against Pei Liyan.

He Zheng walked over, handing a glass of wine to Fu Yichen.

Fu Yichen took it and drained it in one gulp.

Qiao Rui had to stay, and she couldn’t help but take another look at Pei Liyan.

The man’s gaze was calm as water, inscrutable, as if he could easily see through people’s hearts.

Qiao Xiang looked at her with an unfriendly gaze.

She knew she had probably incurred everyone’s wrath.

With this experience, Pei Liyan likely wouldn’t invite her to any more of his events.

Right, that was her intention.

Qiao Xiang and Fu Yichen were both very angry.

After drinking a glass of wine, Fu Yichen got another glass for Qiao Xiang, saying, "Xiangxiang, here, take a drink, a toast to you."

"Thank you." Qiao Xiang raised her glass and drank with him.

Qiao Rui checked the news on her phone; although Rui Qing’s issue had fallen in the hot searches, people were still discussing it.

The attention was still there.

As she was reading, both Pei Liyan and He Zheng looked at her.

The girl was looking down, wearing shabby clothes—the color was very garish and seemed more ordinary the more one looked.

However, the verbal joust they had just witnessed had shown everyone Qiao Rui’s prowess.

When necessary, she did not shy away from action.

The two men felt that when the girl was quiet, there was a different aura about her, one that could make people overlook her shabbiness and ugliness.

Seeing Pei Liyan and He Zheng’s attention focused entirely on Qiao Rui, Qiao Xiang could barely suppress her anger.

At that moment, Qiao Rui’s phone rang.

She saw it was her second sister, Qiao Yufei, calling.

Qiao Rui answered with a "Second sister."

"Qiao Rui, what are you doing?" came the voice.

"Oh, I’m at my eldest sister’s house, warming it for her." Qiao Rui spoke and glanced at the few people around her.

"What?" Qiao Yufei’s voice rose sharply upon hearing, "I heard that the eldest sister has moved to the villa area where you and Pei Liyan live and even started working at Pei Liyan’s company. Why didn’t she invite us other sisters to warm the house?"

"Oh, the eldest sister said she will invite you later, to do it separately."

"Bullshit!" Qiao Yufei scoffed, "I know what she’s thinking. I’m going to gather the other sisters and head over there right now."

Qiao Rui looked at Qiao Xiang and said into the phone, "Second sister!"

But the call had already ended.

And then, Qiao Xiang’s phone rang.

The call came from Qiao Yufei.

Qiao Xiang had no choice but to stiffly answer the phone.

On the other end, Qiao Yufei said, "Big sister, we other sisters definitely have to come to your housewarming, otherwise it would be too rude."

"Second sister, some other time," replied Qiao Xiang, not wanting them to come over and cause trouble.

"No, let’s do it today," Qiao Yufei insisted, commanding, "I’ll bring the other sisters over specifically to warm the house for you, big sister. Don’t refuse us."

"Yufei!" Qiao Xiang cried out.

But Qiao Yufei had already hung up.

Qiao Xiang was furious and glared fiercely at Qiao Rui.

Qiao Rui felt helpless. She hadn’t expected Qiao Yufei to be so decisive.

In less than half an hour, several of the Qiao sisters had arrived, each dressed to kill, alluring and charming.

Their arrival filled the room with fragrance and bustle.

But Qiao Xiang was far from pleased.

As Qiao Yufei entered, she greeted everyone.

Qiao Mei, Qiao Xiguang, and Qiao Lanqian brought gifts upon seeing Qiao Xiang.

"I heard you’ve moved here, big sister. I’m truly happy for you," Qiao Lanqian, the fifth sister, said with a smile, flattering Qiao Xiang.

"Thank you all, fifth sister. Since you’re here, let’s have fun together. Help yourselves to whatever you want to eat or drink."

"Big sister, I heard you’ve started working at the Pei Family company, double congratulations," Qiao Yufei said with a hint of sarcasm.

Qiao Xiang looked at her. "Thank you, second sister."

She was very cold to Qiao Yufei.

Qiao Yufei didn’t care, glanced at the men, greeted them, and then ran off to find Qiao Rui, whispering, "So you just ignored what I told you, huh?"

Qiao Rui shook her head. "Not at all, second sister."

"Why didn’t you tell me earlier? Were you planning not to tell me about big sister’s housewarming if I hadn’t called?"

"It’s not like that. Big sister said to do it separately."

"She just wants to show off," Qiao Yufei said through gritted teeth.

Although she didn’t like Qiao Rui, the thought of Qiao Xiang’s tactics made her dislike for Qiao Xiang even greater.

So now she was switching sides, deciding to join forces with Qiao Rui against Qiao Xiang.

Of course, this was all wishful thinking on Qiao Yufei’s part.

Qiao Rui was the type who wouldn’t start trouble with others unless provoked.

If someone insisted on provoking her, she would hold back at first, but once her patience ran out, there was no need to endure further; she would strike decisively.

Seeing the two whispering together, not knowing what they were saying, Qiao Xiang was very angry, her mind filled with question marks.

How had Qiao Rui and Qiao Yufei become so close?

Qiao Mei and Qiao Xiguang were also surprised. When had the second sister and Qiao Rui become such good friends? Had they chosen sides now?

Since they couldn’t grasp the situation, they just watched.

Their gaze shifted away from Qiao Xiang with meaningful looks.

For them, now that Pei Liyan had chosen Qiao Liu, whatever the reason might be, they were already out of the picture. What they needed to focus on now were the men around Pei Liyan.

Qiao Mei immediately approached He Zheng and sat down opposite him, saying with a smile, "Zheng-ge, it’s been a while. What have you been busy with lately?"

"Just busy with odds and ends," He Zheng, seeing that all the Qiao sisters had come, felt the gathering was truly lively and quite a change.

His attention wandered between Qiao Rui, Qiao Yufei, and Qiao Xiang, treating Qiao Mei perfunctorily.

Qiao Lanqian and Qiao Xiguang also sat down. With each girl being both beautiful and well-dressed, the Qiao Family was indeed a sight to behold.

Noticing how well Qiao Rui and Qiao Yufei seemed to be getting along, Qiao Xiang subtly signaled a servant to bring something to drink.

"Second Miss, Sixth Miss, have some beverages as well," the servant offered with drinks and liquor.

Qiao Yufei reached for a glass of liquor, while Qiao Rui spotted apple juice. She preferred not to drink alcohol, and the green apple juice looked refreshing and crisp.

Just as she was about to take it, the servant’s hand shifted.