The puppets' stage play

Qi Xiu calmly walked up to the second floor and sat at the first seat on the left. This table was delivered yesterday for imparting knowledge. Song Sheng told him that it was specially customized by him.

Liu Xinyue pulled the short woman, Wu Yunqiao, up the stairs first, looking at the seats with some suspicions in her mind.

I wanted to sit on the other side, but then I thought about the disciple, and felt angry and helpless at the same time.

Qi Xiu rubbed his neck in boredom and looked at his hands. He didn't even pay attention to someone coming upstairs. He looked very unhuman, but Liu Xinyue was moved in her heart.

If it were him...

Liu Xinyue pulled Wu Yunqiao, who was still a little nervous, and pushed her into the second seat on the left, while she sat in the third. In this way, the other party would have no place to harass Yunyun, she thought to herself.

Qi Xiu frowned a little. He originally wanted to observe the movements around him, but unexpectedly it was these two people. He originally thought it would be Wu Sheng.

After all, although he occupied the other party's quota, the relationship between the two elders is still there after all. Even if there are some differences, they will be relatively closer.

...That's right, I almost forgot, a reminder came in my heart, and there was also the man's factor, but he was not optimistic about this move.

To put it bluntly, just avoiding it will only make others worse, but... it has nothing to do with him.

Wu Yunqiao huddled in her seat like a small animal. Facing Qi Xiu's gaze, her face turned a little crimson and her little hands moved nervously.

Qi Xiu was indifferent, and turned his eyes to continue observing his hands, vaguely aware of the curious eyes beside him.

Wu Yunqiao relaxed a little now, her big and smart eyes blinked, her pink lips pursed tightly, and she secretly stared at the slightly indifferent man next to her.

Seeing that he ignored her, she felt a little regretful and turned around to talk to Liu Xinyue in a low voice.

Bang, bang, bang, rapid footsteps echoed in the space.

Yao Chong rushed up quickly, looked around, saw Liu Xinyue's face was overjoyed, and shouted: "Xiaoyue! You--"

"Yao Chong!" Liu Xinyue said coldly, "Don't call us so close. Others think we are so good!"

"....I really have nothing to do with your brother and my gang. I am on your side."

"Don't mention him to me! Haha, Yao Chong, you want to deceive me with this little trick, you!——"

Liu Xinyue did not listen to the other party's explanation, and her voice became even sharper. Thinking of the insult she received outside the door, she felt a little sad and choked with sobs.

"Sister Yue..." Wu Yunqiao looked worriedly and held the other person's trembling hand with both hands.

"....I feel sick when I see you!"

Liu Xinyue turned her head and ignored the other party. Yao Chong lowered his head in despair.

Wu Sheng walked upstairs, sighed, patted the other party's shoulder, and was about to take a seat.

A figure passed by him and walked majestically to the middle on the right, looking at the stunned Wu Yunqiao with a wicked smile.

"First come, first served, little beauty, we meet again." He shamelessly struck up a conversation with the other party.

Everyone was a little stunned. They didn't expect such a shameless person to exist. Disgust flashed across Wu Sheng's dark face, and his eyes pointed at Yao Chong. Yao Chong clenched his fists and nodded fiercely.

"Introduce yourself, I am Zhao Zhengming"

The man stroked his hair and moved his hand to the back of his head, showing what he thought was a gentle smile, but in fact, in the eyes of everyone, he was unscrupulously frivolous.

"He is your future man. Do you want to have sex now?!"

He held the edge of the table with both hands, leaned forward, and kept glaring at Wu Yunqiao with his passionate eyes.

Wu Yunqiao's face turned pale, she clasped her hands in front of her chest, huddled on the chair, avoiding the approaching opponent, looking helplessly at everyone, expecting everyone to lend a helping hand.

Liu Xinyue stared angrily, but the other party looked at her teasingly.

Zhao Zhengming raised his eyebrows and put two different hands on his shoulders, constantly exerting pressure.

Wu Sheng and Yao Chong each put their hands on his shoulders and asked him to sit down.

He smiled freely, and now he showed a smile that suited his age, rather than the lust-filled face he had before.

While sitting down, he winked teasingly at Wu Yunqiao with his right eye, giving the latter goose bumps.

The two looked at each other and nodded tacitly. Wu Sheng sat first on the right, and Yao Chong took the last seat. The two decided to keep an eye on this person and prevent him from doing evil.

Opposite Liu Xinyue stared blankly, and Yao Chong scratched his head shyly. Her emotions were extremely complicated. The behavior of the other party at the moment reminded her of the scene when she was chasing him and calling him brother when she was a child.

She forcibly turned her head, suppressed the thoughts in her heart, and softly comforted Wu Yunqiao.

Qi Xiu seemed to be distracted, but in fact he was silently observing all this.

To be honest, he didn't think Zhao Zhengming was as frivolous as he appeared. The other party seemed bold but actually acted very cautiously and would not touch the other party's real anger point. Moreover, he paid great attention to protecting his own safety.

His eyes narrowed. When Wu Sheng and others put their hands on his shoulders, the other party's body trembled subconsciously, and the expression on his face was momentarily distorted. Was that... fear? !

And his attitude towards women is more like revenge, or he only knows this way of communicating with women.

Qi Xiu was thoughtful, his eyes seemed blank but he was deep in thought. He shook his head in his mind. It didn't have much value. He analyzed and saved it temporarily and established a file.

From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Wu Yunqiao who was being comforted. He was a little curious about the reason for this person's behavior, but in the end it was worthless and not worth paying attention to.

Time passed slowly, and everyone at the table gradually became quiet.

Dora, who didn't know when she came up, quietly walked to the back room and knocked on the door softly.

Song Sheng came out of the second room on the right, his usually square and gentle face looking particularly serious at this time.

Her slightly fat belly is swaying, and combined with her white home clothes, she may have been a bit funny in the past, but now she looks very majestic.

He walked up to the main seat, straightened his body, and glanced around with a calm gaze. Everyone below him, including Qi Xiu, had serious expressions and nodded to show respect to Song Sheng's gaze.

Song Sheng laughed and Shi Shiran sat down.

"I also know the purpose of your coming here. Except for Dude who has secured a spot, the remaining one will be selected from among you, so..."

Liu Xinyue interrupted the other party softly: "Scholar Song, don't you think it's unfair? We lost a step before we even started."

Song smiled, his tone gentle.

"I recognize you, the daughter of Liu Tao introduced by your brother. I heard that you have been involved in the family business since you were a child, helping your father with things. You are vaguely known as Liu's mandarin fish. I said you are incredibly rich and will definitely be prosperous in the future."

Liu Xinyue was a little happy at first. Even scholars from the Song Dynasty had heard of her reputation. Then she heard the words of wealth and prosperity. Her mood instantly became cold and her voice became a little distant.

She also thought that her talents had already caught her father's attention.

He worked hard and studied the weaknesses of his business opponents for days, and finally brought huge wealth to the family.

She also tried hard to make business partners and recruit talented new blood. For this reason, she expelled the incompetent old man and was reprimanded by her father. After all her efforts, she ended up leaving her job to get married, and her brother took up all her efforts.

She was unwilling to give up and used her remaining connections to get opportunities to come here. Unexpectedly, this scar would be revealed again today...

Song's friendly tone sounded like the murmur of a demon in her ears, making her think of what her brother had said to him.

"Innocent, naive, Xiaoyue, you are just a woman after all, and I have known since I was a child that all your so-called efforts are in vain. I am the real owner of this family."

"You think your achievements are due to your own efforts, idiot. How can you ever see it from the scene? You just give out the passwords you think are correct in the room, implement the strategies you think are reasonable, and are blindly complacent."

"The stupid ones are a little pitiful..." The other party also said some words, but I was so desperate that I didn't listen anymore.

The sounds in her ears gradually became clearer.

"I understood then that you were just a peacock put on display, a bonsai for everyone to admire." The cold words pierced her heart.

She stayed where she was, looking numb. Yao Chong looked a little distressed, but he didn't dare to say anything.

Song Sheng grinned, extremely coldly.

"So, why should I listen to you, but you need to please me?"

"...Um, Scholar Song, Sister Xiaoyue——" Wu Yunqiao looked a little timid, holding her small hands tightly, trying to muster the courage to refute the other party.

Song Sheng glanced at it and snorted disdainfully, with a cruel meaning on his lips.

"Fighting against your master's family? No, if you continue to remain silent, you will be punished by your 'father' when you go back." He looked at the other party's charming and charming dress and shook his head secretly.

"I know your situation to some extent. I hope you won't play such tricks here. It's really too young!"

Wu Yunqiao was silent for a moment, pursed her lips, but didn't say anything more and just sat there.

Song Sheng looked down at everyone with a cold expression on his face. His eyes were only warm towards Qi Xiu. Because he was a successful person, he could blame others mercilessly.

"My decision cannot be questioned" the voice was clear and resounded throughout the room.

Everyone had different expressions. Qi Xiu noticed that Zhao Zhengming had remained silent. From the corner of his eye, he saw that Zhao Zhengming was looking at Song Sheng, his eyes full of envy and longing.