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Yin Xiangze's gaze was three parts stern, seven parts malicious, and his sudden change in mood frightened her.

This man had changed too quickly. She did not dare to anger him. Even if she was Yin Qinghuan, his blood sister, that did not mean that this madman would not do anything crazy.

Anyway, it wasn't like he hadn't done it before.

Yin Xiangze moved closer to her, and the woman took two steps back, her hands on the edge of the table.

The distance between them was not more than a meter, and cold sweat had already formed on her back.

"In the future, don't bring that up again."

"..." "Right." She nodded without looking at him.

"Jojino won't threaten you. What you need to do now is to make Qi Yan Shang fall in love with you and marry you as his wife."

Yin Qinghuan knitted her brows as she suppressed the fear within her heart. She asked back, "Didn't you say earlier that Qi Yan Shang wouldn't fall in love with any woman?"

She had said she wanted to be Mrs. Wai, and he had said not to entertain that fantasy.

What was going on now, to suddenly have so much hope for her?

"I don't know who he loves, but you have to be Mrs. Vi."

"Just for the sake of working with the Qi family?"

"Not just this."

Yin Xiangze wanted Qi Yan Shang to marry his sister and be his brother-in-law. In this way, no one would say that he was inferior to Qi Yan.

As for her … She would also know who was the last person to love her. After death, only he would be able to guard her.

"That's right, tomorrow night is Joanne's father's fiftieth birthday banquet. Brother, are you coming with me?"

"No, I'm going to England tomorrow morning."

"Oh, then bro, you should rest early. I still need to continue working."

Yin Xiangze nodded and left her room.

Yin Qinghuan's legs went soft as she fell back into her chair. She stood up again and closed the door, leaving a crack in the door.

As expected, Yin Xiangze went out at one o'clock in the evening.

Through the gap in the door, she saw the man leaving downstairs. She also followed him quietly. Yin Xiangze's car was already gone.

She had to know where he was going.

Qiao family.

Father Qiao frowned as he looked at the list of people to be invited.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

"The Qi family has already annulled the engagement with our family, why did you still invite them over?"

Seeing Qi Yan Shang's name on the invitation list, Father Qiao's face turned cold. He had originally been friends with the Qi family, but because of the marriage annulment, the relationship between the two families had indeed broken down. The cooperation between the companies continued, but their relationship was no longer the same.

"Dad, brother-in-law, he …"

"He has nothing to do with your sister."

"..." I am working at S.T., which is a company owned by the Qi Group, and my brother-in-law... Director Qi is my superior, how can I not invite him? "

Father Qiao looked at his daughter. Don't think that he was too old to see through her thoughts.

"Annie, don't think about other things."

"Dad, what are you saying!" When Joanne heard that, she got angry. What do you mean, don't think of doing anything else?

"I know that you want to leave everything for me, and I know my own identity. I have never thought of snatching anything away from my sister. I'm staying at S.T. for her. Do you know how much I've been wronged there? You never cared about me. You only cared about her. "

Joanne was extremely wronged and choked with sobs as she said, "Elder sister has always been very good to me. I just wanted to do something for her, but father, why do you question my sincerity?"

"I …" Father Qiao was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit helpless.

"I'm not questioning you, but I don't want you to go the wrong way when you're young."

Father Qiao wanted to tell Joanne that her biological mother, due to a moment of greed, would eat her own evil fruit and not even her bones would remain.

Annie was brought back to the Qiao family from a young age. She received a good education and was taken care of by promises. She has always been a good child.

But during the period of her disappearance, Father Qiao gradually discovered that his youngest daughter had changed quite a bit.

"Dad, don't worry. I know what I should take and what I shouldn't have gotten in luxury." After Joanne finished, she covered her mouth and ran upstairs crying.

When Father Qiao heard this, he sighed. He did not mean it that way and had never been biased towards anyone.

Joanne, who had returned to her room, slammed the door heavily. There were no tears in her eyes. There was only anger and hatred.

"Why …" Why! "

She picked up the color palette from the table and smashed it against the wall. Colourful paint splattered on the wall and Joanne bit her lips so hard that she was almost unable to calm her emotions.

Is it only because your mother is an aristocratic lady, and my mother an unsightly street lady, that we are always different?

From the first day that Joanne entered the Qiao family, she would never forget that scene.

Qiao Yino was wearing a clean and pure white dress as he stood on the stairs, looking down at the girl that his father had brought back.

"Father, who is this dirty girl?"

Dirty, that was Qiao Yinuo's first impression of Joanna. It had also become the impression the entire Qiao family had of her.

Dirty.

Her mother was very dirty, so she... Dirty, too.

As for Qiao Yonuo, he was like a pure and clean angel. Compared to him, one was living in the clouds while the other was crawling in the earth.

Perhaps from that moment on, she began to hate Jocelyn.

In the end, it gradually became hatred.

The next day, when Yin Qinghuan arrived at the company, she heard Han Jia Qi telling her assistant what had happened yesterday.

"Director Gu did not cancel the assessment competition."

"Really? Didn't they say that there's news about the chief designer Qiao? " When Han Jia Qi heard her assistant say that the match had not been cancelled, she was naturally very happy. After all, she could still stay in the S.T.

"I don't know if it's true or not, but …" With the relationship between Director Wei and the designer, it would be hard for her to come back. "

The assistant had been in S.T. for a short time, but the company knew that Jojino, the former chief designer of S.T., was his fiancée.

However, now that Jojino had escaped and disappeared, and Director Qi had annulled the marriage, there was no longer any connection between them. Plus, Director Qi was a newly chosen designer, so anyone with a discerning eye would be able to see that Miss Qiao … It's not going back to S.T.

Yin Qinghuan swore that she didn't want to eavesdrop on them on purpose, but that the two of them didn't even try to hide their conversation. It was hard for her to not hear them even if she wanted to.

However, this matter wasn't a secret in the company. Who wouldn't talk about it after a meal?

She went to the tea room and poured a cup of coffee. When she saw that Yi Chen was also there, she looked at her and neither spoke nor paid any attention to her.

Yin Qinghuan could feel that Yi Chen didn't seem to have the same loathing towards her as she did towards Qiao Annie. Of course, she didn't like her either.

He thought that just like that, they would fall into silence. However, Yi Chen opened his mouth first and said, "What are you guys doing in the S.T.?"

Yin Qinghuan really couldn't tell that he was asking her. It was more like Yi Chen was mumbling to herself.

What was the purpose of entering the S.T.?

Everyone's reason might be different.

Joanne wanted to replace Qiao Yino. Han Jia Qi really thought of this as a competition and wanted to be the designer of the S.T. And Yi Chen … To be honest, she really didn't understand.

Yin Qinghuan gave a faint smile and said, "Of course it's to stay behind and be groomed by the S.T. as the new chief designer."

It was unknown whether or not Yi Chen had heard her words. She stood there in silence for a moment before she picked up the cup of water and left the teahouse.

Yin Qinghuan looked at her figure and slightly frowned.

For the past two years, Yi Chen had been very quiet by Qiao Yino's side. However, every time she was asked to do something, she would accomplish it very well and work very hard to learn it.

But because of Qiao Yino's existence, Yichen's position in others' eyes would always be — Qiao Yino's disciple, his follower, would never be recognized one day.

Yin Qinghuan thought that the reason why Chen Chen was participating in the competition this time around was to prove herself.

Perhaps in the past, she had neglected Yi Chen's ability.

The night slowly fell.

Yin Qinghuan's feet had been injured from the previous sprain, so she couldn't wear her high heels at the birthday banquet.

Fortunately, he was not short, and he wore flat shoes with an evening dress. He was not bad either.

When she arrived at the Qiao family's residence, she looked at the familiar home with a sour look in her eyes.

"Qing Huan, you're here."

Joanne was wearing a rose-colored dress with crystal high heels. She was no longer the cute and cute girl she used to be. Instead, she looked more mature and even more charming.

In contrast, Yin Qinghuan's attire was much more simple and elegant.

"The guests haven't arrived yet, so your feet are inconvenient. Go back to my room and rest first."

"Mm …" "That's right, where's Uncle Qiao?"

"He's in the study. He's not feeling well."

Yin Qinghuan's eyes dimmed as she looked at the study on the second floor, which was located at the left end of the second floor.

When he went to Joanne's room, it was no different from before. There was a laptop on the table, with many hand-drawn blueprints beside it.

She stepped forward to take a look at the slightly rudimentary design of the ring. If she had not known Joanne's disguise, she would definitely have approved of what she saw.

After all, for a girl who had just graduated from university and was not specialized in design, having such a basic design was already quite good.

It looks like Joanne did indeed spend a lot of time and effort on jewelry design.

After leaving the room, he took a look at the study at the end and couldn't help but approach it.

Joanne's voice came from the study room …

"Dad, big sis didn't even come back to see you on your birthday, what are you being so stubborn about? All the guests have arrived.

"I said I don't want to meet anyone."

"But today is your fiftieth birthday …"

"I'm not in the mood."

"Dad!"

Joanne seemed to get anxious and stomped her feet.

Yin Qinghuan pushed open the study door and saw her father Qiao, who was leaning against a chair with a serious expression.

He coughed twice and was unwilling to say anything more. Joanne, who was by his side, could not do anything about him.

Looking at her father, who was only a few meters away from her, the woman stopped in her tracks. She felt a lump in her throat. She could not call out that word no matter what she did.

"Qing Huan, look at my dad's stubborn temper. The customers are all here, he …"

Yin Qinghuan naturally knew who the people Qiao Annie invited this time. If Father Qiao did not appear, some people would not even pay attention to Joanne's words.

"Annie, forget it, I think …" Uncle Qiao is indeed not feeling well. "

Of course, Joanne's face was ugly, but she insisted on not cancelling the dinner. After all, the guests had all come.

When the servant helped Father Joe back into the room, Joanne rolled her eyes.

"If I was the one who went missing, this old fogey wouldn't care so much."

Hearing Qiao Annie's words, Yin Qinghuan's fingers turned cold as she clenched her fists. She coldly looked at her opponent and spoke with a cold tone — —

"Who is the old fogey scolding?"