Lu Mingxi's eyes were cold, staring fixedly at Yan Chen.
"This is between He'er and me. What right do you have?"
Yan Chen, already prone to outbursts, sneered at Lu Mingxi's words and immediately rolled up his sleeves.
"Fine, today I'll show you what you are! And stop calling her He'er!"
Lu Mingxi touched the spot on his face where he'd been hit, his voice sinister.
"Yan Chen, it seems the Yan family has spoiled you rotten."
Yan Chen, enraged, started to curse. Qin He, pulling at him with difficulty, tried to placate him.
"Brother Chen, don't cause trouble. It's my brother's engagement party today. What's the point of fighting here!"
Yan Chen was wary of Qin He's pregnant belly, afraid of hurting her if he pushed her away forcefully.
"He'er, let go. I'll teach this scoundrel who dares to act like a hooligan at someone else's house a lesson today!"
Qin He anxiously looked a few steps away at Xiao Liyan.
He was holding a phone, casually pointing it towards their group as if filming.
Qin He grew anxious.
"Brother Yan, stop filming! Come over and hold Brother Chen!"
Xiao Liyan curved his lips. "Don't rush."
Don't rush what?
Seeing Xiao Liyan's demeanor, it was clear he was enjoying the show!
Qin He was so angry she almost felt dizzy!
Yan Chen continued to curse, "Lu Mingxi, do you think others don't know what you are? I know! And you think you're worthy of fighting my brother for a woman? If your brother hadn't died young, you illegitimate brat would probably be rotting somewhere no one cared about!"
Qin He was startled and turned to look at Lu Mingxi.
Lu Mingxi's face had turned completely dark, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.
Qin He stood between them, preventing them from acting.
Xiao Liyan sauntered over, put down his phone, and looked at the screen, laughing.
"Qi Chen, what do you think? Isn't this a good show?"
Qin He was taken aback and immediately looked at Xiao Liyan's phone. From his angle, she could only see the back of the phone, but the voice coming from it was familiar and deep.
"Hold Yan Chen back, don't let him hurt Qin He."
Yan Chen also heard this and was furious.
"I'm standing up for you!"
"I will deal with Lu Mingxi's matters myself when I return. Liyan, please escort He'er back to her mother." Gu Qi Chen's voice came again.
Xiao Liyan responded with a "yes" and ended the video call.
He crossed his arms and looked at Yan Chen, "Qi Chen said he'll handle this himself. He's not trying to kiss your girlfriend, so stop being so indignant and come back with me!"
Qin He felt that the two men were speaking strangely, but couldn't quite pinpoint why.
She frowned, looking at Xiao Liyan. Compared to Yan Chen's explosive temper, this man was clearly more strategic.
However, she had worked hard to get Gu Qi Chen to agree not to target the Lu family anymore.
If Gu's Group's attacks on Lu's Group were to resume, things would become troublesome!
Qin He stared at Xiao Liyan with ill intent.
Xiao Liyan seemed to read her mind, smiling with a gentle and amiable expression.
He was like a smiling fox.
"He'er, let's go, we'll escort you back."
As Xiao Liyan spoke, his gaze flickered to Lu Mingxi beside them, a trace of coldness flashing in his eyes.
Lu Mingxi said in a low voice, "He'er, I still have something to say to you."
Qin He walked back with Yan Chen, and without even turning her head, she heard Lu Mingxi's words.
She gritted her teeth, "Lu Mingxi, it's my brother's engagement ceremony today, and I don't want you guys to escalate this! I can pretend the past didn't happen, but we should see each other less from now on."
This engagement ceremony was something her mother and Xu Wanwan had been planning for so long.
Qin He didn't want any blemish on it.
Returning to the banquet hall, she found a corner sofa and sat down.
Xiao Liyan and Yan Chen followed her closely, sitting down on either side.
Qin He frowned, "Don't you two have anything else to do? Where are your dates?"
Yan Chen pointed.
Qin He followed his gaze.
An Rui and Zhu Chan'er were not far away, chatting and laughing with some girls.
Qin He pursed her lips.
"Then you should go and be with your dates. You don't need to stay with me."
They sat there like two door gods, one on each side.
Yan Chen raised an eyebrow, "No way. What if that hooligan comes to bully you again later?"
Qin He put her hand to her forehead, "He's not a hooligan. When you hit him just now, he was already apologizing."
"What's the use of apologizing after doing something like that?"
Yan Chen's expression was stern.
Xiao Liyan said faintly from the side.
"Qin He, you actually care a lot about Lu Group being your ally, don't you?"
Qin He frowned and looked at Xiao Liyan.
"Qin Group and Lu Group have been long-term partners. Moreover, Lu Mingxi is my brother's best friend. I don't want him to be harmed. You were impulsive just now, Brother Yan."
Xiao Liyan raised an eyebrow, clearly understanding Qin He's meaning.
"He'er, we are also Qi Chen's friends after all. We can't just stand by and watch the person he likes being bullied like this when he's not here."
Qin He frowned.
Xiao Liyan smiled, "No matter what you think, I know Qi Chen has feelings for you. So even if he's not in Qingcheng now, I won't let Lu Mingxi get close to you again."
His tone was gentle, yet chilling.
Qin He immediately felt a sense of unease, "What do you intend to do to Lu Mingxi?"
"This time, it probably won't be up to me to do anything."
Xiao Liyan smiled, recalling Gu Qi Chen's icy expression from the video call earlier.
"But Qi Chen will definitely not let him off."
Qin He felt a headache coming on. She sighed and looked into the crowd.
A young man holding a wine glass was scanning the crowd.
Seeing him, Qin He immediately stood up.
"Yi Lin, come here."
Shen Yi Lin had been searching for Qin He's whereabouts. Hearing her voice, he looked over.
Upon seeing Qin He, his eyes lit up, and he ran over.
"Sister, I'm here."
"Mhm," Qin He smiled. "When did you arrive?"
"I arrived early, but when the emcee was conducting the ceremony, I saw you sitting in the relative's seating area, so I didn't disturb you."
Shen Yi Lin smiled shyly. "But after the emcee's segment ended, I couldn't see you at all."
At that time, a girl had invited him to dance, and after refusing her, Qin He was no longer in her seat.
Qin He chuckled.
"Since you're here, have fun. Gu Ranran and Ming Xue are also here today. You can go find them."
Shen Yi Lin looked at Qin He longingly, "I just want to stay by your side."