Chapter 20

This was a rare banquet.

The Qin family had always been free and undisciplined. Unless necessary, everyone would rather keep company with stacks upon stacks of documents. And today was one of those necessary occasions.

Qin Ying wore a deep blue long dress. The red wine glass in her hand swayed beneath the lights as she sat in a corner with a hazy gaze.

“Why aren’t you accompanying Ranjia?”

On a day like this, Qin Ruo had also changed into a formal gown.

“Eldest Miss is with her.”

Qin Ying truly could not understand it. Work was already tiring enough, so why did they still have to spend an entire day holding a banquet?

The hypocritical social greetings really made Qin Ying unable to muster any interest.

Qin Ying had originally wanted to stay with Luo Ranjia, but Qin Yun had taken her place.

“Eldest Miss and Ranjia are both Omegas. Besides, compared with you always having a sour face, Eldest Miss is more suited to bringing Ranjia around to socialize.”

Qin Ruo analyzed objectively.

Qin Ying sighed. No wonder Qin Ruo was still single until now. She did not understand the twists and turns between lovers at all.

“Tell me, should I learn some social skills?”

Today, Luo Ranjia was also wearing a white long dress as her gown. Amid the noisy crowd, she was like an elegant white swan, drawing people’s eyes.

Qin Yun was also dressed in a white gown. Standing together with Luo Ranjia, the scene was harmonious and beautiful.

“Don’t you think it’s not very good that Eldest Miss has been single for so long?”

Qin Ying felt sour inside.

“What if Eldest Miss likes Omegas?”

Qin Ruo fell silent. She looked at this younger sister of hers and, from the seriousness in her eyes, understood that Qin Ying truly thought this way.

Could it be that this younger sister of hers had not actually gotten better, and only the direction of her problem had changed? For example, from morality to her brain?

Just as Qin Ying was troubled over this, an unexpected person came over.

The original book’s protagonist Alpha, Sheng Ya.

“Second Miss Qin looks rather disappointed?”

Sheng Ya stood in front of Qin Ying, releasing her charm without restraint.

Qin Ying: You’re blocking my view of my beloved.

Even though Qin Ying was extremely unwilling inside, she still pulled herself together to deal with this protagonist Alpha from the original book and see what exactly she was planning.

“If hiding away to be lazy looks like disappointment to you, then I suppose I am quite disappointed.”

Before figuring out the other party’s intentions, Qin Ying did not mind saying a few useless words.

Sheng Ya did not mind Qin Ying’s rudeness. As if she could not see Qin Ruo’s existence, she continued speaking to herself.

“The Qin family’s Eldest Miss is like a fish in water at the banquet, while the Second Miss hides in a corner nursing her sorrow. I imagine I’m not the only one who’s curious.”

Qin Ying raised her eyes and watched as Sheng Ya very considerately refilled her empty glass. Her wariness increased.

A person offering help for no reason was either wicked or a thief.

“You don’t need to be so afraid. We’re both Alphas. We should have more common ground.”

Sheng Ya sat beside Qin Ying in a familiar manner, looking at this legendary Qin family’s Second Miss with the gaze of someone sizing up prey.

Qin Ying did not like this kind of approach. She frowned in disgust.

The wine that had originally tasted quite good had passed through this person’s hands, and Qin Ying lost all interest in tasting it.

She pulled some distance between herself and Sheng Ya, then glanced over lazily.

“I don’t think Miss Sheng and I are familiar. There’s also no such thing as common ground between us.”

These words surprised Sheng Ya a little. She had not heard such a direct rejection from someone like Qin Ying in a long time.

Interesting.

Sheng Ya liked prey that knew how to resist and struggle.

Qin Ruo, who had been standing quietly at the side, thought of the rumors about this person and felt somewhat worried.

However, Qin Ying was not stupid either. This person’s playful gaze was far too obvious. She impatiently stood up, left behind a sentence of “Excuse me,” then turned and left.

“Still quite the temper.”

Sheng Ya watched Qin Ying’s back, then turned toward Luo Ranjia with great interest and drained the wine in her glass.

What fate. She liked both of these women.

“That bastard went to pester you?”

Qin Yun, who had taken Luo Ranjia around the venue, could not help cursing.

“In the past, I thought she was a proper person. Who knew she was nothing but a venomous snake? She doesn’t care about gender or type. She just loves forcefully taking what she wants.”

Luo Ranjia looked at Qin Ying worriedly. She had also noticed what had just happened. Now, hearing that there was meaning behind Qin Yun’s words, she was so surprised she could not speak.

Afraid that Qin Ying and Luo Ranjia did not understand, Qin Yun continued in a low voice,

“Some time ago, after Sheng Ya and Nie Qing’s marriage alliance completely fell through, Sheng Ya stopped pretending. Only then did many people learn that whenever she takes a fancy to someone, she’ll use every method possible to make that person lose everything. Then Sheng Ya pretends to be a good person and makes them fall in love with her. Once she gets tired of them, she tells those deceived people the truth and enjoys watching them break down.”

“In short, this person is not an ordinary kind of pervert.”

Qin Ying: This is shocking enough to stun my whole family!

She had only known that this person meant to sow discord between her and Qin Yun. She had not known this person’s mind could be twisted to such an extent.

“Oh, right. She also likes watching wives divorce and lovers ​read the original at bailiantales.com​betray each other. Her latest gossip is that she broke apart a married couple and even made that pair become love rivals, hostile to each other.”

Qin Yun added.

Qin Ying had originally thought that the plot where every Alpha in the book loved Luo Ranshi was already dramatic enough. She had not expected something even more worldview-shattering to be on Sheng Ya’s side.

“So, if the two of you have any misunderstandings recently, please remember to calm down first. Bring your brains with you and think about whether it might be a trap.”

When she said this, Qin Yun’s gaze was mainly focused on Qin Ying.

Qin Ying: A reminder is a reminder, but can you not privately add a personal attack?

However, under the gazes of all three people, Qin Ying could only nod in grievance.