Old Mr. Jiang didn't speak immediately, neither did Qiao Xi, but just stood there quietly, looking neither humble nor overbearing.

Both of them looked at each other quietly, as if they wanted to find a hint of compromise in each other's eyes, but in the end, there was none.

In the end, it was the sudden sound at the entrance, which directly interrupted the present silent atmosphere.

"Old man Jiang, you really don't want people to live in peace when you celebrate your birthday." An Renliang walked directly towards Qiao Xi's position as he spoke, with a faint smile on his face, "Xiao Xi, Don't be intimidated by this old man, he is just a paper tiger."

Listening to An Renliang's words, Qiao Xi's mouth twitched slightly, and the smile on his face became a lot stiffer.

paper tiger?

I am afraid that only An Renliang dares to treat Mr. Jiang as a paper tiger.

If old Mr. Jiang is a paper tiger to them, then they are not even scraps of paper!
An Renliang didn't wait for Qiao Xi's answer either, he walked towards Mr. Jiang directly, and sat down beside Mr. Jiang carelessly.

Mr. Jiang looked at An Renliang beside him, and just snorted in dissatisfaction, but he didn't say much. Obviously, he was somewhat satisfied with An Renliang's behavior of alleviating embarrassment.

He doesn't like Xiao Hansheng, it's his own stubbornness and persistence, but in fact, he can't hate Xiao Hansheng anymore, let alone transfer this anger to Qiao Xi.

"You still know to come here?" Mr. Jiang snorted directly at An Renliang, and then continued to speak to him, "If you stand late, you can catch up with my 71st birthday!"

Hearing Mr. Jiang's words, An Renliang curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "You're almost done, I don't know if you'll be here next year, so it's useless to hear you tell me here."

While speaking, An Renliang stopped caring about Mr. Jiang's reaction at this time, and turned his gaze directly to Qiao Xi. Looking at Jiang Hanyu who was beside Qiao Xi, his brows were also tightly frowned, and he turned directly to Qiao Xi. Looking at Qiao Xi, he waved his hand, "Xiao Xi, come to Uncle An quickly, and stay away from that brat from the Jiang family."

An Renliang didn't show any sympathy, which made Jiang Hanyu a little dumbfounded for a while,

Hearing An Renliang's words, Mr. Jiang's dissatisfaction immediately rose, he slapped the table hard, and said to An Renliang, "What's wrong with our Hanyu?! Why don't you deserve it?" Fuck this girl!?"

Qiao Xi and Jiang Hanyu choked when they heard Mr. Jiang's words, their pupils widened in disbelief, obviously they were frightened by the old man's words,

Seeing the reactions of the two juniors below, An Renliang snorted coldly, hugged his arms, and said to Mr. Jiang, "Otherwise, what do you think your Jiang Hanyu is like?"

Qiao Xi stood aside, looking at the two old men who had just gotten up, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and she immediately looked at her eyes and mind. No matter what, she couldn't intervene in this matter, even though she said ... This matter is related to him.

But at this time, apart from being quiet and well-behaved, she really didn't have any right to speak.

Jiang Hanyu on the side looked at the two old people in front of him, and was immediately annoyed and helpless. He just shook his head with a smile, and then said to Qiao Xi who was beside him, "Grandpa and the others are just joking, don't worry, grandpa won't let You do things you don't like."

Qiao Xi choked up when she heard Jiang Hanyu's words. Being told such a thing directly made Qiao Xi feel a little embarrassed for a while.

After coughing lightly, Qiao Xi cleared her throat, then nodded to Jiang Hanyu, "Thank you."

After finishing speaking, Qiao Xi directly picked up the wine glass at the side, put it to her lips, and took a sip without saying anything.

At this time, the topic of the two old people turned to Qiao Xi again.

Feeling the eyes that suddenly gathered towards her, the smile on the corner of Qiao Xi's mouth froze slightly.

"By the way, today is a birthday banquet. Miss Qiao Xi must have prepared a gift for me, right?" Mr. Jiang said, while casting a provocative look at An Renliang.

Facing Mr. Jiang's gaze from last year, An Renliang also blushed with anger, and snorted coldly, "You are just celebrating your birthday, otherwise you thought Xiao Xi would be willing to come and give you a present?"

"Then neither do you." Mr. Jiang said, with a bit of arrogance on his face.

Said it was an old boy, old boy, this sentence made Qiao Xi feel it at this moment... It's really not bad at all.

Without opening her mouth, Qiao Xi just stood aside quietly, and then kept smiling.

An Renliang was so angry that he didn't know what to say, and finally held back for a long time before he said, "When I celebrate my birthday, Xiao Xi's gift must be better than yours!"

Saying that, An Renliang turned his eyes directly to Qiao Xi, with dissatisfaction in his eyes, "Xiao Xi, do you think so!?"

"..."

Is she really good at answering this?
Looking at the two elderly people who had completely forgotten the occasion, Qiao Xi cleared her throat, and then said to Mr. Jiang and An Renliang, "Mr. Jiang, Uncle An, why don't you look at the presents first."

While speaking, Qiao Xi smiled slightly at the butler next to her, and after explaining to her, she quietly returned to her original position.

Mr. Jiang and An Renliang finally calmed down after listening to Qiao Xi's words.

But after the presents arrived, Qiao Xi's faces fell into a dead silence again.

The gift was a huge crystal chessboard, and the chess pieces on it were also made of emeralds, which shone brightly under the light, making them unbelievably beautiful for a while.

But this gift caused the whole scene to fall into a dead silence.

Looking at the gift in front of her, Qiao Xi also paused slightly, frowning tightly.

This... is not a gift she prepared.

I just wanted to speak, but before Qiao Xi could speak, Jiang Hanyu on the side had already stepped forward to stop Qiao Xi, and walked in front of Mr. Jiang, "Grandpa, it's the first time Qiao Xi came here, so it shouldn't be too late. Knowing these things, so..."

"Shut up." Mr. Jiang listened to Jiang Hanyu's words, but gave him a cold look, and then his thin lips parted coldly, "It's not your turn to speak here."

An Renliangka's gift from Qiao Xi also frowned tightly, and the emotions in his eyes became more dignified.
It would be fine for Qiao Xi to give other things, but if he wanted to give such a chessboard, he would almost directly poke at Mr. Jiang's sore spots.

Whether it was intentional or unintentional, this gift can be said to directly touch Mr. Jiang's Ni Lin.

Qiao Xi looked at the completely depressing atmosphere in front of her eyes, her lips were tightly pursed, but she still bypassed Jiang Hanyu, walked directly in front of Mr. Jiang, bowed deeply to him, and then said apologetically, " Mr. Jiang is sorry, I don't know that this gift is inappropriate, but this is not a gift I prepared."

"You didn't prepare it? Who else could it be?" The people around had already started to mock Qiao Xi.

After all, Qiao Xi has already made too much limelight here today.

Whether it's Mr. Jiang's preference for her, the ability she showed just now, or An Renliang who appeared later, Qiao Xi is almost like today's protagonist. A trace of dissatisfaction rose in the hearts of the few people.

Listening to the words below, Qiao Xi's face was also a little dignified, then took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in his heart, and ignored the voice behind him, but spoke again to the old Mr. Jiang in front of him, "Mr. Jiang, you can give me a chance to prove that this gift is indeed not prepared by me."

Qiao Xi's voice was faint, but with a firmness that made it completely unquestionable.

Old Mr. Jiang listened to Qiao Xi's words, his eyes narrowed slightly, the emotion that had arisen in his heart just now still did not dissipate, but he just looked at Qiao Xi lightly, making it hard to see the joy and anger in his heart at this time.

For a while, the surroundings were too quiet, and only the sound of each other's breathing could be heard.

Jiang Hanyu looked at Qiao Xi beside him and Mr. Jiang in front of him, he clenched his fingers tightly, opened his mouth, and finally backed away with worry on his face.

At this time, it wasn't that he didn't dare to speak up, but that he couldn't speak at all.

It would be fine if he didn't say anything, but if he stepped forward to speak for Qiao Xi at this time, it would only irritate the anger in Mr. Jiang's heart.

An Renliang looked at the situation in front of him, and finally said to Mr. Jiang, "Xiaoxi is not such a person, there may be other reasons for this matter."

Qiao Xi listened to An Renliang's words, and there was a hint of gratitude in her clear eyes, and then her gaze followed Mr. Jiang.

However, the atmosphere in the hall finally became a little less oppressive because of An Renliang's words, and the temperature eased a little.

Old Mr. Jiang looked at Qiao Xi in front of him, with some probing and scrutinizing eyes.

Sensing Mr. Jiang's gaze, Qiao Xi simply stood where he was, and despite Mr. Jiang's sizing up, the expression on his delicate little face was light, and his back was straight, with a firm look, which made Mr. Jiang The emotion in Mr.'s heart is less.

Withdrawing his gaze, Mr. Jiang gently picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and then his thin lips parted, "Okay, then I'll give you a chance to prove it, and I hope you don't let me I am disappointed, and don't let An Renliang be disappointed."

"Okay." Qiao Xi said, and bowed deeply to the old Mr. Jiang in front of him, with a trace of respect on his face.

At this time, Qiao Nalan who was in the corner looked at An Renliang with some dissatisfaction, then slowly put the wine glass in his hand aside, picked up his mobile phone, dialed a number, turned and left the hall .

It was as quiet as if she had never been here before.

The gift matter was like a bomb, which directly caused huge waves in this birthday banquet, but it was suppressed temporarily after all.

Except for Qiao Xi who was looking for evidence, everyone continued to attend the birthday banquet as usual, but the surrounding atmosphere was completely blown to death.

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