"Qi Huan, I do not agree to your engagement with Jiang Youli!"
This sentence was so disruptive to the atmosphere that it instantly drew the attention of all the guests present. Everyone turned to look at the man entering from the door.
Duan Jinghan, dressed in an exquisitely tailored white suit and holding a large bouquet of red roses, strode in confidently under everyone's gaze.
Jiang Youli took the microphone from Qi Huan's hand and said expressionlessly, "Duan Jinghan, get out. Do I need your permission to get engaged?"
Duan Jinghan gazed affectionately at Jiang Youli, his voice firm and resounding: "I won't leave unless you call off your engagement with Qi Huan right now!"
The guests below continued to murmur among themselves:
"Isn't that Duan Jinghan, the young master the Duan family just found not long ago?"
"Yes, what's going on?"
"It seems this young master of the Duan family has a hidden past with the Jiang family's true heiress."
"Could they still be in contact privately? If so, Young Master Qi's head must be quite green."
Duan Jinghan declared loudly, "Qi Huan, you are now just a man with crippled legs! Not only can you not walk normally, but you are also infertile! Marrying Jiang Youli would only ruin her lifelong happiness! If you still consider yourself a real man, then do what a real man should do—let her go! Let Jiang Youli pursue true happiness, and I am the man who can give her that true happiness!"
As Duan Jinghan spoke passionately, he walked towards the stage.
The guests continued whispering:
"Is the Qi family's eldest young master really infertile?"
"Not sure, but rumors usually don't come from nowhere."
"Then his hope of becoming the Qi family heir is even slimmer. How could Old Master Qi let a sterile grandson be the heir?"
Qi Huan glanced sideways at Qi Yue, who had emerged from behind the scenes, his expression remarkably calm.
Back at the Jiang family's reserved seats, Zhang Susu was furious at Duan Jinghan's sudden appearance and disruption. "Who invited that Duan family boy!"
Jiang Yehan said with a deep gaze, "Obviously not Youli or Qi Huan. Someone must have intentionally let him in to sabotage the engagement banquet."
Zhang Susu cursed, "Their intentions are despicable!"
Jiang Xing and Jiang Yonghe glanced at each other, a triumphant smile in their eyes. This was undoubtedly Qi Yue's doing. Hah, and clearly this was just the appetizer; something even more explosive was surely yet to come!
Qin Yulian almost clapped her hands in delight. She looked smugly at Zhang Susu and Jiang Yehan sitting diagonally opposite, their faces unpleasant. "Elder brother, sister-in-law, wasn't I right? It seems your Youli's engagement banquet today is indeed not going smoothly. An ex-boyfriend has come to crash the event. Causing a scene within the Jiang family is one thing, but now it's happening at the Qi family's place too."
Zhang Susu was already angry, and now with Qin Yulian adding fuel to the fire, her rage intensified. She retorted sharply, "Qin Yulian, watch your mouth. The saying 'trouble comes from the mouth'—do you really have to be taught to death and still not learn? Must you keep pushing until you completely ruin yourself?"
Qin Yulian, feeling insulted, snapped, "Zhang Susu, you..."
Jiang Yehan immediately defended his wife, "Qin Yulian, do you think your husband Jiang Yangxu wasn't embarrassed enough in front of Chairman Zhou earlier? Do you want him to be even more humiliated tonight?"
Jiang Yangxu's face visibly darkened. He shot a glance full of displeasure at his sister, Jiang Li.
If he hadn't believed Jiang Li's nonsense, he wouldn't have been so confident when approaching Chairman Zhou and been publicly slighted in front of so many people!
Seeing Jiang Yehan defend Zhang Susu, Jiang Li felt a sour taste in her heart.
She used to look down on her elder brother, thinking he was an Adou who couldn't be helped up—the eldest son of a wealthy family with no ambition, content to guard the family's limited resources. His wife was a hen that couldn't lay eggs, yet he refused to divorce her, hindering the Jiang family's lineage.
But looking at this scene now, she actually felt a pang of jealousy that her sister-in-law had a good husband who would stand up for her no matter what.
What's the use of having money and power?
If he's unwilling to protect you, these are nothing but fleeting clouds!
On stage, before Qi Huan could react, Qi Yue put on a show of righteousness and walked towards Duan Jinghan with two bodyguards, sternly warning:
"Young Master Duan, today is my brother's and Miss Jiang Youli's engagement banquet. Although I don't know who invited you, since you are here, you are a guest of the Qi family. Please follow the rules and find a seat properly."
Duan Jinghan withdrew his gaze and replied directly to Qi Yue in a loud voice, "Qi Yue, right? Stop pretending! Wasn't it you who personally gave me the invitation to attend your brother and Jiang Youli's engagement banquet?"
Hearing this, Qi Yue, who was halfway there, halted his steps. The confident expression on his face began to crack.
He never expected Duan Jinghan to expose him directly in front of everyone!
What is wrong with this Duan Jinghan!
The guests erupted in murmurs.
"What? What's this all about now?"
"The eldest Qi young master's own brother brought him here? So what he just said was all an act, hypocritical and insincere?"
"Not sure what's happening, let's wait and see."
Jiang Yonghe felt a knot in her stomach. What was Qi Yue doing? If he wanted to use the Duan family's young master to embarrass Jiang Youli, didn't he coordinate with him beforehand?
Jiang Xing also suddenly felt an uneasy premonition. The plan hadn't even started properly—could Qi Yue already be messing up?
Over at the Qi family's reserved seats.
Watching the unfolding drama, Qi Feixue teased, "Qi Xiuyuan, it seems another person in our Qi family has lifted a rock only to drop it on their own foot, just like you. But I don't understand, isn't Qi Yue Qi Huan's own brother? If he really invited this Duan family young master to sabotage the engagement banquet, what does he gain?"
Qi Xiuyuan couldn't take it anymore. "Qi Feixue, that's enough! I just happened to stumble once because of Jiang Youli. Do you have to bring it up again and again?"
Qi Feixue quickly raised her hands. "Alright, alright, I won't mention it. I'll just keep watching the show."
Her attitude made Qi Xiuyuan even more annoyed, as if he were being unreasonable!
Qi Feifan gave his brother a look, signaling him to calm down, then glanced at Qi Shaoxiong and deliberately remarked, "Probably this Qi Yue also covets the position of the Qi family heir."
Hearing this, Qi Shaoxiong sneered, "A waste even more foolish than your brother Qi Xiuyuan dares to think that? If it weren't for relying on Qi Huan, he wouldn't even have been able to return to the Qi family."
Qi Feixue couldn't help but chuckle. Meeting Qi Xiuyuan's furious gaze, she raised her hand in mock surrender. "This time, it wasn't me picking at your scab."
Insulted again, Qi Xiuyuan: "..."
Fine, he'd endure it!
Once his elder brother becomes the Qi family heir, he'd deal with these two siblings properly!
Facing the guests' skeptical looks, Qi Yue shouted loudly, "Young Master Duan, I have no grievance with you. Don't make false accusations and slander me!"
"Tch, you know perfectly well I have no grudge against you. What would I gain from slandering you? It was you who personally delivered the invitation to me. The surveillance at the Duan family's entrance has it all recorded."
Duan Jinghan paid no mind to Qi Yue's nearly murderous glare, instead keeping his eyes fixed on Jiang Youli and Qi Huan on the stage. "Jiang Youli, last night, this Qi Yue suddenly came to me and asked me to attend your engagement party with his brother, Qi Huan."
