Fan Chengqi and Fan Chengcai exchanged a look, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
"...So she's from the Su Family, no wonder she's so..." Fan Chengcai didn't finish his sentence.
The tall woman looked at him as if he were dirt beneath her feet.
He had been angry just now, but now that he thought about it, he would only feel honored to be the dirt beneath her feet, to be trampled by her.
On Quan Caiwei's side, Xia Chujian and Ping Qiong fell silent at the same time.
They both felt the same sense of superiority that Hui Yinong had sensed.
At this moment, they realized that no matter how kind and approachable Quan Caiwei had seemed, it was all just politeness.
If you took it seriously, you'd be a fool.
However, Xia Chujian didn't feel anything in particular, because she had never thought about being friends with people of this class.
She just felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, she was just a Bounty Hunter, not a real actress.
She had been excitedly discussing "character design" with Ping Qiong before, but now she found it laughable.
Ping Qiong felt even worse than her.
She didn't know why, but when Quan Caiwei hinted in that calm tone that her friends could only be people of the same class as her, she felt sad.
She wasn't really Quan Caiwei's friend in the first place!
Quan Caiwei noticed the silence of the two people beside her, smiled slightly, and said, "Come, let's go see the Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony."
Because the Quan Family and Su Family Noble Ladies were visiting, the highest steward of the Royal Villa came in person, humbly leading the way to see the Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony cultivated in the deepest part of the villa.
"This way, please. The Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony here is about to bloom at any moment."
Quan Caiwei led Xia Chujian and Ping Qiong into the largest flower room.
The top of the flower room could be opened and closed automatically.
When the weather was clear, the roof would open to let the flowers in the flower room bask in the sun. When it rained, it would automatically close to prevent rainwater from damaging even a single leaf.
The flower room was equipped with automatic watering facilities, and specific nutrient solutions were added to the water, which not only promoted growth but also prevented insects.
The moment the three of them entered, ten thousand rays of golden light suddenly bloomed from the ancient flower bed in the center of the flower room.
The half-person-high Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony slowly bloomed before their eyes.
The huge flower bud slowly opened, and golden rays shot out from it, the tender red stamens visibly turning scarlet.
The flower bud grew larger and larger, the golden light diffused, and each petal seemed to be covered with a metallic luster.
The green leaves gradually turned snow-white, clustered together like layers of clouds.
Quan Caiwei said with emotion, "No wonder it's called Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony, it's truly a miracle of the world."
There were seven or eight flower buds on the half-person-high Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony.
Within an hour, all seven or eight flower buds bloomed, decorating the flower bed like a fairyland.
The steward of the Royal Villa's flower room immediately came over and cut three newly bloomed Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peonies with specially made bamboo scissors, and gave them to Quan Caiwei, Xia Chujian, and Ping Qiong respectively.
The steward said, "Please accept these, Noble Ladies. This Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony can be placed in a vase and maintained with our special nutrient solution, and it can bloom indoors for a season. After the flowering period, its petals can be used to make various skin care products or cosmetics. Your families all have their own family laboratories, so I won't go into detail."
Quan Caiwei took the blooming Scarlet Essence Cloud Top Peony and said with a smile, "Thank you, I will take good care of it."
...
After leaving the Royal Villa, Quan Caiwei took Xia Chujian and Ping Qiong back to their residence in the Fan Family.
She said to Xia Chujian and Ping Qiong, "I'll help you send these flowers back. Our Quan Family happens to have a starship going to Beichen Star."
Ping Qiong was stunned for a moment.
Xia Chujian nodded quickly and thanked her with cupped hands.
She knew that Quan Caiwei wanted to send these two flowers to the real Su Buyu and Ying Wuxin.
They were just impersonating them, and the flowers weren't really for them, which she thought was very reasonable.
The knot in Ping Qiong's heart grew larger and larger.
Xia Chujian understood why she was unhappy, but couldn't advise her.
She had to figure it out herself; outsiders couldn't help.
...
It was Quan Caiwei's fourth day at the Fan Family in Da Fu Prefecture, Guiyuan Star.
That day, after visiting and enjoying the Blue Lake Hot Springs outside the city, the Fan Family held a grand banquet for her in the evening.
Originally, the Fan Family only intended to invite a few close family friends, and the banquet was originally scheduled for the second day of Quan Caiwei's arrival in Da Fu Prefecture.
However, due to the arrival of the Su Family, the Fan Family postponed the banquet, sending out invitations widely, and inviting nearly a hundred high-level figures from Guiyuan Star in one go.
It encompassed all levels of Guiyuan Star, from the governor to the wealthy families.
Xia Chujian and Ping Qiong followed Quan Caiwei and met many people they would never normally see.
For example, the governor of Guiyuan Star, Hu Meihang, and his wife, Fan Jiaojie.
When Fan Chengqi and Fan Chengcai appeared on either side of her, calling her "Aunt," Xia Chujian understood why Fan Chengcai could dominate the Disciplinary Department system of Guiyuan Star.
It turned out that the governor of Guiyuan Star, Hu Meihang, was Fan Chengcai's uncle.
Quan Caiwei stood at the head of the hall, with Xia Chujian and Ping Qiong standing on either side of her.
The government officials and local wealthy families of Guiyuan Star rushed to greet her.
Xia Chujian remained cold and silent, and Ping Qiong also restrained her usual lively and lovely smile, maintaining the same polite but aloof demeanor as Quan Caiwei.
At this moment, a female attendant carrying a tray of drinks hurried over with her head lowered.
As she passed behind Xia Chujian, she subtly moved one foot closer to Xia Chujian.
The distance was just right, close enough that a slight lift of the elbow could touch her back, but not quite touching.
Xia Chujian sensed the movement behind her, frowned slightly, and took an almost imperceptible step to the side, just missing the female attendant's elbow.
This step also created a gap between her and Quan Caiwei.
The gap wasn't large enough for a person to stand in, but when a figure subsequently intervened, Xia Chujian's subconscious reaction was to take another step aside.
Giving way twice naturally created enough space for one person.
Fan Chengcai appeared at just the right moment, standing in this gap.
To outsiders, it looked like another Noble Lady beside Quan Caiwei had taken the initiative to make way for Fan Chengcai.
Now they all knew that the silent, long-haired Noble Lady beside Quan Caiwei was even more important than Quan Caiwei!
Therefore, the way people looked at Fan Chengcai became even more intriguing.
Xia Chujian stepped aside twice and was furious to find Fan Chengcai standing next to her.
But before she could retaliate, the female attendant with the tray had already passed Quan Caiwei and walked behind Ping Qiong.
This time, before the female attendant could extend her elbow, Ping Qiong, as a Rank C Gene Evolver, had already sensed the movement behind her.
Unlike Xia Chujian, a Gene Evolver's reaction was not to retreat, but to strike first.
She suddenly turned around, looked behind her, and reached out to stop her.
The female attendant behind her seemed frightened and tried to step back, but as if her left foot had caught on her right, she lost control and fell backward.
Ping Qiong was stunned for a moment, and changed her hand from blocking to pulling.
Just then, the tray in the female attendant's hand went out of control, and the six glasses on the tray flew up, the drinks inside splashing towards Ping Qiong.
Ping Qiong leaned back quickly, avoiding the drinks on her face, but the clothes on her chest were completely soaked, even revealing the shape of her inner lining.
Ping Qiong was so embarrassed that she wanted to disappear into the ground.
Another female attendant from the Fan Family reacted quickly, immediately walked over, draped a large emergency scarf over her, and said with a smile, "Lady Ying, let me take you upstairs to change."
At the same time, she glared at the fallen female attendant and said, "Careless in your work, go and receive your punishment!"
With that, two male attendants immediately stepped forward and pulled the female attendant away.
Because of Ping Qiong's departure, the space to Quan Caiwei's left was also vacated, and Hui Yinong naturally filled it, standing beside her and saying, "Caiwei, don't worry, the Fan Family will take good care of Lady Ying."
Quan Caiwei smiled slightly, and said faintly: "I'm not worried, it's just that the Fan Family's maids really need to be disciplined."
In just an instant, standing at the head of the hall, receiving greetings and pleasantries from everyone, changed from Quan Caiwei, Xia Chujian, and Ping Qiong to Quan Caiwei, Fan Chengcai, and Hui Yinong.
Especially Fan Chengcai, standing beside Quan Caiwei, did his utmost to protect her, but maintained a good sense of propriety and boundaries, so much so that even Quan Caiwei felt very comfortable talking and interacting with him.
The smile on Fan Chengcai's face grew even thicker.
Xia Chujian took a deep breath, understanding that this was the Fan Family's counterattack.
Regardless of whether they were sure of the identities of "Su Buyu" and "Ying Wuxin", they intended to make Fan Chengcai and Quan Caiwei the protagonists of tonight.
They seemed to be trying to solidify the idea that there were countless possibilities in the future relationship between Fan Chengcai and Quan Caiwei.
Xia Chujian would be damned if she let them succeed!
Her mind raced, thinking about what to do to drive Fan Chengcai away.
Just then, at the entrance of the Fan Family's banquet hall, another commotion arose.
The banquet's security personnel quickly walked towards the entrance, probably to investigate.
But after a while, the commotion not only did not subside, but spread like ripples in a lake, all the way to the back of the hall, where Quan Caiwei was.
Xia Chujian looked up and finally saw the source of the commotion.
It turned out that more guests had arrived.
And unexpected distinguished guests at that.
Fan Chengqi, his face full of joy, had already separated from the crowd and, together with the Fan Family head, walked quickly towards the entrance.
Fan Chengcai tilted his head, as if listening to someone speaking in his earpiece.
Then, he did not move his feet, but instead stood even closer to Quan Caiwei.
This distance was very subtle; any closer, and it would exceed personal comfort zones, any further, and they would seem like ordinary people with no connection.
But because of this slight increase in proximity, the relationship between him and Quan Caiwei instantly became ambiguous.
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