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"Young master, shouldn't we go back and change our clothes?"

Shen Lu looked at the sportswear she and Ye Bai were wearing and asked in a low voice.

The two of them came to the vegetable garden to work, and Ye Bai certainly couldn't continue wearing that Armani suit and leather shoes.

When attending banquets in high society, attire is an important aspect that cannot be ignored; otherwise, one can easily be perceived as impolite.

Shen Lu was very worried that, given their current state, she and her son-in-law might not even be able to get through the door and would be kicked out by Qin Shengfeng's bodyguards.

In addition to the Qin family bodyguards who belong to the security department, the Qin family's senior members also have their own private bodyguards, and Qin Shengfeng is no exception.

The salaries of these bodyguards are paid by their own boss and are not managed by the security department of the Qin Family Manor.

This resulted in the private bodyguards being loyal only to their bosses, so even if Ye Bai mentioned the name of the Qin family's son-in-law, it wouldn't make a difference.

"There's no need for that. We're all family, Uncle Liu won't mind."

Ye Bai shook his head, looking indifferent.

He was just there to cause trouble, so why bother with formalities?

Shen Lu opened her mouth slightly and said that the person Sixth Master disliked the most was probably you, son-in-law, even without knowing that you had stolen his fish...

As a dutiful follower, the young girl felt that she could offer reminders from the sidelines, but she couldn't interfere with the decisions her son-in-law made.

"Young master, someone else is here... It seems to be Miss's third aunt and uncle..."

As soon as the two reached the high ground beside the pond, Shen Lu tugged at Ye Bai's sleeve.

The little girl had sharp eyes; although she didn't have binoculars, she could still roughly see the situation in front of Qin Shengfeng's villa.

Of course, this is also because Qin Yuezhu and Zhao Jianqiang are both members of the Qin family and are people that Shen Lu is very familiar with.

Once you're familiar with someone to a certain extent, you can recognize them even if you can't see their face directly, just by looking at their walking style.

"It seems this couple is still not satisfied!"

Ye Bai also saw that the people who had just entered the villa were indeed Qin Yuezhu and Zhao Jianqiang.

As they entered, the two men were acting suspiciously, constantly looking around, displaying the typical guilty conscience of thieves.

However, the pond was surrounded by many trees, which blocked Ye Bai and Shen Lu's view, so Qin Yuezhu and her husband did not see them.

Ye Bai originally thought that after losing the shares in his hands, Qin Wanqing had agreed to let them atone for their crimes and forgive their past misdeeds. Even if the couple wasn't grateful, they should at least not dare to get involved again.

Unexpectedly, these two guys were secretly colluding with Qin Shengfeng and his group.

From this perspective, the honesty that Qin Yuezhu and Zhao Jianqiang displayed at the welcoming banquet for Qin Shengshui, the third son of the Qin family, yesterday was probably all a pretense.

Of course, it's also possible that Qin Yuezhu and her husband were just here to attend a banquet. After all, they are all brothers and sisters and live in the Qin family manor, so it's normal for them to visit each other often.

But Ye Bai knew his third aunt and uncle's true nature. Not only were they stupid, but they were also greedy; it was perfectly normal for such people to be fickle.

"Young master, Miss's eldest aunt has also arrived..."

Not long after Qin Yuezhu and her husband went inside, another car drove up to Qin Shengfeng's villa, and two women got out.

It was Qin Yuemei and her daughter Tian Yurou.

"Young master, why don't we go later? Miss will be back soon."

Seeing the commotion growing larger and larger, Shen Lu couldn't help but shrink back and whispered a suggestion.

The little girl was clearly a bit scared.

But this doesn't mean she's timid. After all, she sees herself as the Qin family's bodyguard, and she wouldn't be afraid of outsiders, even those from other wealthy families.

If all else fails, she'll just fight. After all, while she might not be the brightest, her fists and feet are her forte.

But once it involves the Qin family's top brass, it's a completely different story.

Even if Qin Shengfeng and his ilk weren't exactly her employers, they were still her elders. It wouldn't be appropriate for her to resort to violence, let alone stand up and refute them.

Wealthy families have always been governed by rules, and Shen Lu, who grew up in the Qin family, received this kind of education from a young age, so it is deeply ingrained in her.

So, with the young lady absent, it's hard not to feel intimidated when she and her son-in-law face so many high-ranking members of the Qin family.

"Don't worry, if they dare to hit you, just cry in front of them."

Ye Bai offered a word of comfort, but it only made Shen Lu's face contort in even more bitterness, making her even less inclined to go.

She was indeed greedy, but she didn't want to get beaten up.

"Huh? The eldest young master is here too? And with him... is that... is that the second madam?"

At that moment, another car slowly stopped in front of the villa, and when Shen Lu saw who got out, her jaw almost dropped in surprise.

Ye Bai's eyes narrowed, and his brows slowly furrowed.

It turned out that the second wife, Chen Jingmei, who had not been seen for some time, had also come to the banquet with Qin Xiuwen.

It wasn't surprising that the two were together, since everyone in the Qin family knew that among the children of the eldest branch of the Qin family, Qin Xiuwen was the only one who had a good relationship with his stepmother.

The worst relationship was with the eldest daughter, Qin Wanqing. They weren't exactly irreconcilable enemies, but they kept their distance from each other.

The second young master, Qin Xiuwu, is somewhere in between. His relationship with Chen Jingmei is neither good nor bad, since he only comes back once a year.

Therefore, Qin Xiuwen and Chen Jingmei have always maintained close contact. He would visit her during holidays and festivals, and when he returned to the Qin family home, he would make a point of stopping at Chen Jingmei's villa for a while, and he was never short of gifts.

When Qin Xiuwen returned to the Qin family's old residence last time, Chen Jingmei also attended the banquet. This shows that the second wife also regards this eldest son of her stepchildren with special regard and attaches great importance to him.

But it was really unusual for these two to come to Qin Shengfeng's banquet together.

All members of the Qin family know that Qin Shengfeng is a leading figure in the opposition to "Queen Qin's rule," while Qin Xiuwen is Qin Wanqing's older brother and Chen Jingmei is Qin Wanqing's stepmother. Their actions at this moment are clearly telling others that they also want to stand against Qin Wanqing.

In the power struggle within the Qin Group, Qin Xiuwen and Chen Jingmei were essentially powerless, as neither of them held any shares. Even if they wanted to help Qin Wanqing, they were powerless to do so.

However, within the Qin family, their positions were of paramount importance, and they could be considered Qin Wanqing's closest relatives.

But now that even they are on the opposite side, it's easy for others to get a signal.

That is, the Queen of Qin is now deserted by everyone!

Such a person has no right to sit back in the position of president of the Qin Group!

"Is this the first move Uncle Three made after returning? It's certainly not simple..."

Ye Bai sighed inwardly and stepped down.

As Qin Wanqing's nominal husband, he could have simply ignored this matter if he hadn't known about it, but since he had come across it, he couldn't just sit idly by and had to do something about it.