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    Qiao Qiao walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a thin bathrobe.

    Her steps were still weak and limp, and she lacked strength. Moreover, every step would affect a certain red and swollen area, causing her walking posture to look weird.

    Song Qiyan was smoking on the balcony outside, and the night wind blew up a corner of his bathrobe. Qiao Qiao knew that his strong body under the cloth was wearing nothing. From this, he thought of the hot scene a few hours ago, and his face began to get hot involuntarily.

    “Have you finished washing?” The man turned around when he heard the noise and put out his cigarette. “It’s cold at night. You’re wearing too little.”

    Qiao Qiao stared blankly at the cigarette butts in his ashtray, because she remembered that Song Qiyan was not a big smoker and only smoked one or two occasionally in the past.

    When her shoulders felt hot, Song Qiyan wrapped her up in a big bath towel. Qiao Qiao took the opportunity to smell him, and sure enough, she smelled a strong smell of smoke.

    Qiao Qiao thought something had happened: “Is everything okay at the hotel?”

    “Is it too late to ask now?” Song Qiyan smiled faintly, “It’s okay, there are others here.”

    Qiao Qiao immediately thought of Xiao Manyu wearing a bright blue suit, and suddenly became very angry: “Yes, there is also a beauty of Xiao Manyu’s level, you definitely don’t have to worry about anything.”

    “Are you jealous?”

    Qiao Qiao gritted his teeth: “Who asked you to take her instead of me?”

    The man smiled lowly and said: “If Xiao Manyu is kidnapped, I can call the police and make a record without haste, but if it were you -”

    He suddenly stopped smiling, and his eyes became a little gloomy. After a while, he said: “Forget it, there is no point in assuming something that didn’t happen.”

    Qiao Qiao muttered: “It makes me look like a useless person, unable to do anything.”

    “You are not useless.” Song Qiyan ran his fingers through her hair, gently stroking it once and for all, “You are very important, so just hide behind me.”

    I don’t want to hide behind you.

    Qiao Qiao thought to himself, I want to stand side by side with you.

    But she knew that she couldn’t say this. Song Qiyan looked gentle and gentle on the surface, but he was very controlling in his heart. It would be useless for Qiao Qiao to talk about the things he believed in.

    “That’s good.” Perhaps her overly depressed expression made the man feel some pity. Song Qiyan kissed her finger, “There is a private party tomorrow night. All my friends will be present. How about we go together?”

    Qiao Qiao: “Aren’t you going to focus on protecting me?”

    Song Qiyan smiled: “They don’t dare to mess around.”

    So the next afternoon, the makeup artist and hairstylist arrived at the villa one after another. The makeup artist also brought a cart of fashionable clothes. Because the occasion was small, there was no need to dress too formally, so in the end Qiao Qiao chose a short dress with water ripples.

    Song Qiyan wore a shirt that was the same color as her skirt but with much lower saturation. There was no need to wear a tie for a private party. She only left the top two buttons open and put on a coat before going out.

    The gathering place is also very quiet, and it creates the feeling of a “mountain family” in a place where every inch of land is precious.Entering the box, others were waiting early, and the two of them received a warm welcome as soon as they entered.

    Everyone also quickly noticed the strange girl they had never seen before following Song Qiyan.

    However, the people in the box have known him for many years, and even if they have never met him, they know something about Qiao Qiao’s existence.

    “Are you finally willing to take it out?” one of them teased.

    Song Qiyan only smiled and said nothing: “Let’s order.”

    In addition to Qiao Qiao, there was another young woman in the box, nestling next to a man wearing glasses. Qiao Qiao guessed that she was a ‘family member’ just like him.

    After a while, the waiter brought out various dishes. The specialty of this restaurant is grilled seafood, abalone with shell and meat, sprinkled with sparkling sauce, full of aroma.

    Someone found two bottles of good wine out of nowhere: “Don’t always say I’m hiding something, the best are all here.”

    The person next to me picked it up and looked at it, and exclaimed: “Wow, every time he gives me wine, he always says it is the best. It turns out that the real ‘best’ is here!”

    “Hey, don’t be dissatisfied. If Qi Yan hadn’t been here today, you wouldn’t have been lucky enough to drink it.”

    We exchanged a few words, and the atmosphere relaxed. Qiao Qiao found that although Song Qiyan did not participate in their verbal battle, he listened with great interest and showed a relaxed attitude.

    After a while, the flames of war reached Qiaoqiao’s side.

    “Hey, you’ve brought all the clothes out, it’s time to introduce us, right?”

    “The confidentiality work has been done very well. This is the first time we have met.”

    Song Qiyan calmly took a sip of wine: “Her name is Qiao Qiao.”

    “Oh, what a good name. What else?” Everyone pricked up their ears.

    “No more.”

    “…Huh? Just give me a name? Are you a Iron Rooster? You are so stingy!”

    Others wanted to find a breakthrough from Qiao Qiao, intentionally or unintentionally asking her for details of their acquaintance, but Song Qiyan blocked them one by one.

    His answer in this regard can be regarded as a model of public relations, leaving no one with any clues.

    “Tsk tsk, you protect me so well, I envy you.”

    “Why are you envious? Didn’t you bring your girlfriend here too?”

    “That’s different…”

    The men chatted about their affairs, and Qiao Qiao naturally sat down with another woman in the box.

    “Hello.” The girl was soft and weak, with long hair shawl.

    Probably because they all came here with men, they unexpectedly had something in common. After a few chats, they became warm. The girl looked at Qiao Qiao and said with envy: “You must be very good.”

    Qiao Qiao: “Why do you say that?”

    “Because your man is very good.” The girl was a little embarrassed, “People like them wouldn’t just choose someone to marry.”

    Qiao Qiao took a sip of wine to hide his guilty conscience: “That’s not necessarily the case. It’s enough for two people to fall in love.”

    “I used to have the same idea as you.” The girl shook her head with a wry smile, “But men are more realistic animals than women, but they won’t say it out loud.”

    She sighed: “At first, they will think you are innocent and cute, and your ‘ordinary person’ qualities will make them feel fresh. But in the end, they will return to a woman who can help their career. Kittens and puppies are interesting, but it’s okay to play around with them. People are self-interested.”

    Qiao Qiao followed the girl’s gaze and landed on the man wearing glasses not far away.

    “This was the first time I was taken out to meet his friends, after I was admitted to the Ph.D. program…I don’t think this is a coincidence.”

    After a moment, the girl came back to her senses: “Sorry, I told you some nonsense.”

    Qiao Qiao: “It doesn’t matter.”

    Later, the two of them tacitly agreed not to talk about this topic anymore, but talked about clothes and cosmetics, but Qiao Qiao was always absent-minded.

    She wanted to refute that point of view. Although it sounded reasonable, not all men were so realistic, at least not Song Qiyan.Qiao Qiao was much more embarrassed when she first met him than she is now, and she didn’t get a master’s or doctorate degree. Wouldn’t she still be taken out to meet his friends?

    So feelings come first, and other conditions are not important.

    Well, yes, that must be the case.

    After a night of commotion, it was finally time for the banquet to end.Song Qiyan’s jacket was gone and his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. His expression changed slightly, but he was already the best in the field in terms of demeanor. The others were swaying around and looked completely out of place.

    But even so, there were still people who proposed to sit in the teahouse, and it seemed that no one would leave unless they had a good chat tonight.

    So the group set off to a famous teahouse nearby. The boss personally greeted them, chose the most quiet private room with the best view, and gave everyone a cup of tea at just the right temperature.

    Qiao Qiao was thirsty on the road. Although the abalone was delicious, the sauce was slightly salty. If she ate too much, her whole throat would feel sticky, which made her feel terrible. So as soon as she got the tea, she poured it all into her stomach.

    Putting down the cup, she found that everyone was looking at her, and the boss looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.

    “This is mouthwash tea…”

    Qiao Qiao’s face turned red and he held the cup helplessly, wishing he could spit out the tea on the spot.It’s all because she has never been to a teahouse and doesn’t know the rules, so she is embarrassed like this.

    But that’s fine if she only loses her own face, and also loses Song Qiyan’s face.

    “It smells good.”

    When he was at a loss, he saw Song Qiyan casually pick up the mouthwash tea and take a sip: “No wonder I drank it by mistake.”

    The stagnant atmosphere in the room was immediately broken, and everyone started laughing and joking again, rushing to taste it. After tasting it, they all praised: “It really smells good.”

    The boss looked proud: “Of course, you can’t fool people when you open your business. They are all good tea leaves and never need to break the leaves.”

    The embarrassment was resolved silently.

    But Qiao Qiao knew that those people did it just for Song Qiyan’s face.

    Otherwise, how could these leaders in all walks of life, who are used to being shouted at and surrounded by others, drink mouthwash tea?

    All ’empathy’ is based on strength.

    The new tea came and Qiao Qiao took a sip. She really couldn’t tell the subtle differences between the tea leaves. If she had to choose one, the ‘mouthwash tea’ from before was better.

    It’s pitiful enough to have a poor man’s mind, but now even his tongue is a ‘poor man’s version’.

    “It’s okay.” Someone touched her elbow, and the girl smiled at her, “I’ve done this kind of embarrassing thing before, and you’ll understand over time.”

    Qiao Qiao smiled gratefully, but felt horrified in his heart.

    What if the people here today are not Song Qiyan’s friends, but his enemies?She is not afraid of those wearing shoes if she is barefoot, and it doesn’t matter if she is completely embarrassed, but what should Song Qiyan do?

    Not only could she not be used as a vase ornament, she would also hold Song Qiyan back, distracting him from cleaning up his mess!

    Qiao Qiao suddenly felt chills all over her body. Not to mention Song Qiyan’s refusal to take her to the buffet, even if he was willing to take her, she would definitely not go.

    She is indeed a weakness.

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