The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 681 - 589 Atonement

Gao Ruobing didn’t take Han Feiyi seriously at all, leaving with a face full of arrogant smiles.

Han Feiyi, fuming with anger, impulsively picked up a wine glass from a waiter’s tray and swiftly caught up with Gao Ruobing, splashing the entire glass of wine on her without warning.

Gao Ruobing’s white dress was instantly stained by the red wine. She was shocked and then uncontrollably furious, charging forward, raising her hand to hit Han Feiyi.

Feng Guang, who was busy serving food at the buffet table, and steward Qin Yong hurriedly stopped her.

Qin Yong said in a low voice: "Miss, no matter what the issue is, we hope you can stay calm. This is Mr. Nan’s banquet, and if you disrupt it, the consequences might be too severe for you, or us, to bear."

Qin Yong’s words gradually calmed Gao Ruobing down. She had a clear purpose for coming here, and provoking trouble now that could anger Nan Zhan would render her prior planning futile.

Gao Ruobing took a deep breath, glared at the triumphant Han Feiyi, and walked away with a twist of her body.

Watching Gao Ruobing leave, Qin Yong instructed Feng Guang: "Take this lady to the rest room on the second floor to change her clothes."

Feng Guang acknowledged, "I’ll go right now."

Then Qin Yong approached Han Feiyi and respectfully said: "Miss Han, please calm down. Mr. Nan places great importance on this banquet. If there’s any issue, it can wait until after the banquet to be resolved."

Han Feiyi herself regretted her impulsive action, not because she was afraid of Gao Ruobing, but because she was worried about causing a disturbance that would draw Leng Shaoqing and Nan Zhan’s dissatisfaction.

Now that Qin Yong provided her with an out, she lifted her chin slightly: "I won’t stoop to her level. Nouveau riche."

"Little Yi." Just as Han Feiyi was about to leave, someone suddenly called her name from an angle.

She turned around and saw the person, her face darkening immediately, pretending not to see while holding her wine glass.

"Little Yi, it’s me, Lian Yang." Lian Yang caught up, excitedly bumping into Qin Yong, but since he bumped into a mere servant, he didn’t apologize.

"Are you out of your mind? How did you get in here?" Han Feiyi stopped in her tracks, turning back to glare at him fiercely: "We’ve already broken up. Do you understand what ’broken up’ means? Stop bothering me."

Lian Yang, with a painful look in his eyes, said, "Do you know that Leng Shaoqing is famously fickle in love,

"Even if it’s just for fun, I’m willing." Han Feiyi disdainfully widened the gap between them, "

Embarrassed by her words, Lian Yang’s face showed a storm of shifting emotions, speaking as if hating not to be able to turn iron into steel: "But I am the only one who truly loves you among these people."

"Love?" Han Feiyi scoffed, "Don’t talk to me about love. Are you worthy?"

Lian Yang’s passionate heart was doused by her abrupt coldness, turning his body ice-cold, his eyes suddenly brimming with despair.

Han Feiyi called over the busy Qin Yong: "This man doesn’t have an invitation; throw him out."

Qin Yong was in a difficult position; he had no such authority.

Lian Yang said: "I’ll leave by myself. Little Yi, you will regret this."

Han Feiyi snorted coldly, no longer sparing Lian Yang a glance, and turned to find Leng Shaoqing.

At this moment, the banquet began.

The stage lights were a high-tech laser show, with Zhengzheng in the center, flanked by Nan Zhan and Jian Si.

Nan Zhan first expressed his thanks for everyone’s attendance, then publicly handed a gift box to Zhengzheng.

Having looked forward to Nan Zhan’s gift, Zhengzheng said thank you and took it with a small hand.

Nan Zhan said, "Open it and see."

Exuberantly unwrapping the gift box, Zhengzheng’s smile burst like fireworks around his eyes and eyebrows when he saw the multicolored Crystal Rubik’s Cube, a thick surprise swarming into his heart, making his little nose tingle with excitement.

The little guy didn’t understand love at first sight, but he had felt it the first time he saw this Rubik’s Cube in the shop. Unfortunately, it was only available for exchange, not for sale. Among all the exchangeable gifts, he thought nobody would choose the Rubik’s Cube.

He passed by the shop more than once, always seeing the Rubik’s Cube in the most visible spot, as if it were waiting for its owner.

Zhengzheng excitedly held the Rubik’s Cube in his palms, his clear eyes rippling with joy: "Thank you, Dad."

This was the first time Zhengzheng had called Nan Zhan ’Dad’ in front of him. Nan Zhan had always believed in the unspoken bond between father and son, but even so, upon hearing him calling him Dad, he was stunned for a moment. However, he would neither hug him nor lift him in the air to turn a circle; instead, he simply extended his fist towards him, and father and son lightly bumped fists.

They were not just father and son, but also friends.

Energetic applause rang out from below; even though no one knew the significance of the multicolored Rubik’s Cube, they were just clapping along without understanding.

But Jian Si knew.

Because she recognized it; it was Nan Zhan’s Rubik’s Cube, which she had seen him play with, but only once.

She couldn’t help asking softly, "I’ve seen an identical one in the store."

Nan Zhan smiled mysteriously: "This Rubik’s Cube is the only one in the world."

Jian Si blinked before realizing that the one in the shopping mall was also his, intentionally placed there to wait for its destined person. Now that this person had appeared, he naturally took it back.

Jian Si had sent her gift in the morning, so the next part of the event was cutting the cake and singing the birthday song. The ceremony was brief but exquisite, and after the celebration, the guests began their meal.

The surroundings of the lawn were filled with silver plates, and the food in them was handpicked by Nan Zhan, prepared by top-notch chefs.

Among the guests were many children who, seeing such a unique birthday party, immediately found those parties with only little animals jumping around boring, and started clamoring for their parents to organize a Transformers-themed party for them.

Nan Zhan and Jian Si moved through the crowd, toasting their guests, as various attendees eagerly seized the opportunity to flatter the scions of the six major families. It was rare to see all six of them gathered in such a public setting.

After Nan Zhan was toasted a few times, he refused to drink anymore. To atone for his mistake in letting Gao Ruobing in, Hong Yuan desperately blocked drinks for him. With Nan Zhan’s style, he would probably deduct a month’s salary from Hong Yuan. He hoped that by risking gastric bleeding, he could have his punishment halved.

Hong Yuan felt miserable. Jian Si was also an assistant but no one dared to dock her salary. Maybe Lawyer Nan’s salary had to be handed over. If there was a next life, let him be born a woman.

The party was lively. Zhengzheng took Niannian and was ready to go upstairs to play in the rooms, as the world of adults was too noisy with their toasting and socializing.

Just as they were going up the stairs, someone shouted from the corner: "Zhengzheng, look at the camera."

Zhengzheng turned her head and saw a camera pointed at her, with Zhuo Yuqing sitting at the nearby table.

Her mobility was limited, and although she did not want to socialize, staying in the room felt too suffocating. So, she placed a camera next to the table here.

Nan Zhan wanted to record the entire birthday party, and Yuqing took on this task to pass the time.

"Hi." Zhengzheng waved to Zhuo Yuqing from the second step of the staircase. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Zhuo Yuqing smiled and said, "You two hug each other."

Niannian immediately hugged Zhengzheng.

Zhuo Yuqing said happily, "Okay, go play now."

The two said goodbye and ran upstairs.

Yuqing sat there for another half an hour, yawning out of boredom when she saw Bai Chengxi walking over briskly, draping a coat over her: "Tired? Shall we go back?"

"Didn’t they say there’s going to be a firework display? Let’s wait a bit longer." Yuqing leaned on him, "Your daughter kicked me again."

Bai Chengxi smiled warmly, his large hand gently covering her belly: "Be good, kick daddy if you want, don’t take it out on your mommy."

Yuqing giggled, "Stop it."

As soon as the words left her mouth, the WeChat notification sound rang out, and it was simultaneous for both of them.

Yuqing, with keen ears, felt that when her phone rang, there was also a similar notification sound coming from the venue.

Bai Chengxi had no desire to check WeChat at this time, but Yuqing, driven by curiosity, pushed him away, "Let me check WeChat."

Perhaps it was a sort of intuition but her left eyelid suddenly began to twitch.

She had just added Han Feiyi’s WeChat today. Han Feiyi had finally caught a chance to get close to the six major families, and even under the guise of Leng Shaoqing, added each of their WeChat accounts. And the message she received was from Han Feiyi.

Upon seeing the content of the message, Zhuo Yuqing’s face turned pale, and she quickly held up the phone to Bai Chengxi: "Chengxi, look at this."

Bai Chengxi narrowed his eyes; the content of the WeChat message was: "I am the murderer. I am unworthy of living in this world. Goodbye, my friends and family. I will go to that world to atone for my sins."

Bai Chengxi’s eyes sharpened as he reassured her: "Stay here, don’t move, I’ll go find Nan Zhan."

There was some commotion at the venue. Clearly, aside from Bai Chengxi and Zhuo Yuqing, many people had received this message. Han Feiyi must have sent it in a group.

By now, Nan Zhan had already walked over quickly and asked an attendant nearby: "Where is Han Feiyi now?"

"The second floor." The one answering was Leng Shaoqing, his expression grave: "Earlier, she told me she felt uncomfortable and wanted to rest, so I let her go to the second floor."

Many rooms on the second floor of the villa were left empty for guests to change clothes and rest temporarily.

"What about Niannian and Zhengzheng?" Gu Qili had also received the message. The content made people fearful, and she began to worry about Mu Qinian and Zhengzheng.

"They are also on the second floor." Yuqing said, "They went up half an hour ago."

Everyone immediately headed to the second floor.

Nan Zhan forcefully pushed open each room door, one by one, until he reached the third room, where Zhengzheng looked up at him: "What happened?"

"Nothing, just keep playing." After dropping a word, Nan Zhan moved on to push the next door, while Leng Shaoqing suddenly said on the other side of the hallway: "Here."

All the doors could be pushed open as none were locked, except for the one in front of Leng Shaoqing which could not be opened.