Deliberate favoritism, the cold-faced president surrenders obediently

My dears, I have made up the word count in the last chapter, don’t forget to read it. I have been trying to overcome myself recently. I have fallen behind too much because I went out to play. I can’t make up for it. I wish you a happy reading~

He knew what women were afraid of. Since he dared to bring her here, he was not afraid of others gossiping behind her back.

Lin Qian held the man's arm with one hand, and used her other hand to constantly adjust and check her hair and clothes.

"Not many people will pay attention to us, don't be nervous."

Lin Qian took a deep breath and nodded heavily, but still looked very nervous.

Li Yanxiu sometimes thought she was very cute.

Thinking back to the first time he brought Jiang Ning into their circle, she was actually more calm and composed than Lin Qian.

Jiang Ning and Li Yanxiu are of similar age, both two years older than Lin Qian, but they are more mature in words and actions than Lin Qian, and they show excitement when faced with such a scene.

Now look at Lin Qian.

Her hands hanging by her sides were tense and she took several breaths to relax.

They are equally beautiful.

There is a world of difference between their personalities.

Lin Qian is different from her. She is naturally gentle, docile and well-behaved. Her personality is fundamentally not suitable for this circle. She is more suited to staying out of the spotlight and being a virtuous wife at home.

Thinking of this, he clenched Lin Qian's hand.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here."

Lin Qian didn't know why she was nervous. She had had this experience once before, but she was still inexplicably nervous.

I can't explain why I feel nervous.

Probably, because this time I might meet Li Yanxiu's family.

Suddenly, someone came over to greet Li Yanxiu. He should be the boss of a company in the business world.

Lin Qian quickly grabbed Li Yanxiu's hand and turned around to hide.

Mr. Zhang walked up to Li Yanxiu, greeted him warmly and spoke to him.

Lin Qian kept her back to the others and didn't dare to look back.

The man could also see that Li Yanxiu was intentionally protecting the woman behind him, and couldn't help but give him an inquiring look.

Just looking at the back is enough to make passers-by take a second look.

Li Yanxiu's deep eyes narrowed and he noticed the direction of the gaze of Mr. Zhang, who was chatting with him.

Li Yanxiu did not force Lin Qian, but instead said, "She is timid. I will introduce her to you next time I have the chance."

The man understood what he meant, smiled meaningfully and left.

After everyone left, Lin Qian slowly turned around.

Li Yanxiu lowered his eyes and looked at her, "What are you afraid of? Aren't you mentally prepared? Being my woman, Li Yanxiu, makes you look down on others like this?"

Lin Qian looked up at Li Yanxiu and asked, "Is our relationship up to par?"

Li Yanxiu did not answer immediately, but took her hand and continued to walk inside.

Lin Qian followed him and was not angry at his silence because she knew that was the nature of their relationship.

Why bother about those self-deceiving words?

But when they were about to enter, the man held her hand tightly and said, "You can get in."

A warm current flows through my heart.

The sound of the venue music coming to my ears seemed vague and distant, as if it was blocked by many obstacles.

The man's words kept echoing in my ears.

If I say it’s on the table, it’s on the table.

She looked up suddenly and met the man's deep eyes.

She just said it casually and thought the man would not answer her question, but he still gave her the answer she wanted to hear.

He probably just said it casually, but to her, it meant a lot.

The two of them stared at each other for just two seconds, but it seemed extraordinarily long.

She couldn't help but stand on tiptoe and kiss the corner of his lips, then quickly escaped, looking around shyly.

Lin Qianyan smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will embarrass you?"

He gazed deeply into her beautiful eyes, and scratched her pink nose lovingly, "Throw it wherever you want."

The woman was happy to hear that, and Li Yanxiu's mood also improved.

Lin Qian knew that given Li Yanxiu’s status and position, he would not be allowed to embarrass himself in such an occasion.

"But……"

"I brought you here not because I was afraid that you would be embarrassed. Besides, you don't have to worry about me. I am a grown man and I am not afraid of being embarrassed."

As he spoke, Li Yanxiu forced a smile on his thin lips, "Besides, in this place in the imperial capital, no one dares to laugh at me..."

Lin Qian couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

She took his arm and felt at ease.

Under the spotlight, they walked side by side, like a couple.

What Lin Qian couldn't imagine was that even if they were not the last to arrive, they would still be the focus of the entire banquet.

As soon as the two people walked in from outside, they attracted everyone's attention. They looked like Nuwa's special work.

Everyone's eyes were constantly moving back and forth between the two people's faces. It was truly amazing that the two of them actually looked even more beautiful than celebrities.

The man looked handsome, but his aura was so strong that people dared not look him in the face.

On the contrary, the woman next to him looks cold but has a gentle temperament.

Li Yanxiu took Lin Qian to walk on the red carpet. The man looked distant and indifferent, while the woman looked virtuous and gentle. Their temperaments were one cold and one warm. It looked very shocking, but also inexplicably harmonious.

It seems that only when a cold man is paired with a virtuous and gentle woman, the cold aura around him will be dissipated a little.

Because Li Yanxiu is the most powerful man in the entire imperial capital, when he stands in the crowd, he is the shining focus and everyone will revolve around him.

As soon as they entered the banquet hall, they attracted many people's attention.

Everyone's eyes were on them, and some people were even walking towards Li Yanxiu.

However, what was different today from the past was that their attention was more focused on the female companion beside Li Yanxiu.

Lin Qian.

At this time, there was a whisper of discussion nearby, "It is said that Mr. Li has been fascinated by a woman recently. Everyone is curious about what kind of woman can have such ability. After seeing her today, it is true that her reputation is well-deserved. She is really beautiful."

"That's right. This young lady is cold and beautiful, and seems to have a very peaceful personality. No wonder Boss Li seems to be bewitched by her."

Hearing the voices of the crowd, Lu Jingchuan raised his eyelids and looked towards the door. His eyes paused, and he stared at the slender black figure with a gloomy face.

At the door, Lin Qian was smiling, holding Li Yanxiu's arm, and politely greeting the people around them.

Lu Jingchuan frowned: Li Yanxiu dares to bring her to such an occasion?

Li Yanfei's woman's intuition made her feel that Lu Jingchuan was in a bad mood. She pretended to be angry and said, "Is my sister-in-law really as pretty as me?"

Lu Jingchuan didn't dare to keep his gaze on Lin Qian for even a second. In an instant, he turned around and glanced at his fiancée.

Lu Jingchuan hugged Li Yanfei's waist, his eyes full of doting. He was so ruthless, coaxing her like a child, "No one is prettier than you, you are pretty in every way."

Li Yanfei listened to his coquettish confession but was very satisfied with his answer. She punched his shoulder lightly, "What are you talking about?"

Lu Jingchuan raised his eyes.

His gaze was deep, but the gloom in his eyes was so thick that it could not be dispelled.

After just one second of staring, Lu Jingchuan already remembered Lin Qian's outfit today.

The woman was dressed beautifully today. Although I couldn't see her clearly from close up, the stunning look she gave me at first glance was even more unbearable.

An inexplicable emotion spread in his heart, and his Adam's apple rolled slightly.

Li Yanxiu was chatting with others when Lin Qian saw a couple walking up from the lounge at the back.

Lin Qian had never met Li Yanxiu's parents, but when she saw them today, she found that Mrs. Li's eyes and eyebrows were very similar to Li Yanxiu, so the man next to her must be her husband.

It is basically certain that the two people in front of him are Li Yanxiu's parents.

Li Tingfeng and Mrs. Li walked out from the lounge at the back and were greeting the guests.

Lin Qian paused, her eyes widened, and her body tensed up. She felt uncomfortable and wanted to run away.

What she didn't know was that although Li Yanxiu was chatting with someone, his eyes were fixed on her.

Seeing that she was about to leave the banquet hall, he did not get angry. Instead, he grabbed her hand, leaned close to her ear, and threatened her, "If you dare to run away when I'm not paying attention, I can do something even more brutal."

Lin Qian looked at him blankly, not understanding the meaning of his next sentence. "What?"

After a pause, he said with a deeper meaning in his words, "For example, I could secretly gag you in front of everyone."

Lin Qian was so frightened that her whole body froze.

She pursed her lips and said in a low voice, "Li Yanxiu, I don't want to be in your gossip."

She couldn't imagine that if the man kissed her in front of so many people, the entire entertainment headlines tomorrow would be about the two of them.

"Brother~"

At this moment, a soft voice came from a distance, and the two people looked in that direction.

Li Yanfei was walking towards them with Lu Jingchuan.

Although Lin Qian came here prepared to meet Lu Jingchuan today, when she actually saw Lu Jingchuan, her body still tensed up uncontrollably.

Her body changes could not be hidden from Li Yanxiu who was beside her.

He turned his head to glance at Lin Qian, then said gently, "Didn't you prepare a gift?"

Lin Qian suddenly realized something and took out a jewelry box that Li Yanxiu had prepared for her from her bag and handed it to Li Yanfei, "Happy birthday, Yanfei."

Li Yanfei took the jewelry box and opened it in front of Lin Qian. Her eyes sparkled as she said coquettishly, "Wow, this is so beautiful. I said you have good taste, sister-in-law. I love it so much. Thank you."

As she said that, she let go of Lu Jingchuan and ran towards Lin Qian briskly with a bright smile on her face and her eyes full of joy and excitement.

She opened her arms, hugged Lin Qian tightly.

"Sister-in-law!" She called Lin Qian happily, her voice filled with joy and excitement.

Lin Qian was also infected by her enthusiasm, smiled warmly and hugged her back.

Li Yanxiu glanced at his sister and scolded her, "Why are you so rude? Don't you know that you can't open gifts in front of me?"

Li Yanxiu seemed to be scolding his sister and pretending to be angry, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that he loved his sister very much and that they had a very good relationship as siblings.

Lin Qian was very envious of this.

Li Yanfei took her brother's arm and acted coquettishly, "The main thing is that my sister-in-law is not an outsider, and brother Jingchuan won't laugh at me."

Lu Jingchuan hugged Li Yanfei sweetly, but his eyes remained on Lin Qian.

Li Yanxiu chuckled.

Men understand men best. He certainly knew what Lu Jingchuan was thinking at the moment. How uncomfortable he must have felt to hear his fiancée calling the woman he hadn't had for four years "sister-in-law". He must have hated her to the core.

"Yan Xiu, I heard that you brought a beautiful female companion." A deep male voice of about fifty years old came from behind.

Everyone looked in the direction where the sound came from.

I saw a man wearing a dark blue suit, looking elegant and dignified. The suit was tailored very well, with smooth lines, which showed his maturity and stability.

Next to the middle-aged man stood a graceful and charming woman.

Her pretty face looked her up and down with contempt.

Li Yanxiu stretched out his hand and put his arm around Lin Qian's soft waist. He nodded politely to the man and introduced Lin Qian to him. "My girlfriend Lin Qian admires you very much. When you first returned to China, I asked you for tickets to the art exhibition."

After that, he looked at Lin Qian again and introduced her, "This is Uncle Jiang, Jiang Zining's father. He just came back from abroad."

Lin Qian extended her hand politely and smiled gently, "Uncle Jiang, hello, I like you very much."

The moment Jiang Qianyu saw Lin Qian, he was obviously stunned.

It was not because Lin Qian was stunningly beautiful as others said, but because her eyes were filled with surprise and astonishment, as if she had met an old friend.

Her eyes and eyebrows really look like his girlfriend Chen Wanting when he was young...

This girl really looks like an old friend of his. His girlfriend when he was young, Chen Wanting, was the daughter of a wealthy businessman, and his father was a driver in their family. They fell in love, and when his father found out, he planned to break them up, but he didn't expect that Chen Wanting eloped with him.

They lived together in a small room of a few square meters, and soon they had a child. One day, his girlfriend's father came to the door and threatened Jiang Qianyu's father's life to make him say something that would hurt his girlfriend. Chen Wanting left him sadly. Later, he asked around and heard that she didn't go home at that time, but ran away from home...

He regretted it deeply and looked for her frantically.

But after searching for her for so many years, he still couldn't find any news about her. She disappeared in the imperial capital as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth. For the sake of love, he never married and adopted his current daughter Jiang Zining.

Lin Qian stood there with her hands raised, looking at Li Yanxiu helplessly.

"Uncle Jiang?" Li Yanxiu's face was a little gloomy.

After all, he was still a little unhappy that an elder was so rude in front of him.

He finally came back to his senses from his memories, smiled apologetically, shook Lin Qian's hand back, and said politely, "Hello, Miss Lin, seeing your appearance reminds me of an old friend. You really look like her."

Lin Qian pulled her hand back and smiled, "Really? That's such a coincidence."

Jiang Zining rolled his eyes.