"Oh my god! Isn't she the luckiest? I don't ask for too much. I just want one brother!"
"Lou Yufei is right. They can't be compared!"
Everyone shot Qiao Qing's a look as if trying to make a point.
Qi Chengyu tried to look where everyone else was looking but Chu Tian hurriedly blocked his sight. She then opened the car door, "Thank you, brother. Let's go."
After Qiao Qing got into her car, driver Han Zhi asked, "Miss, don't be sad. On the elders' 88th birthday, what's yours will come back to you. Nobody will be able to steal it away."
Qiao Qing, "...??"
Han Zhi had no idea Qiao Qing was confused. He sighed and continued, "It would be okay to introduce you to the family now, but the elder young master must have his own reason for wanting it done on the elders' birthday."
"The birthday's coming up anyway. Please keep your normal attitude and don't be sad. When the Qi family learns how much you had to suffer during this difficult time, they will spoil you a lot more than they're spoiling that girl now."
Qiao Qing, "..."
Uncle Han was had overthought things.
Ever since her father disappeared, she had to take on everything. Now, she had learned to be independent and deal with everything herself. The days of wanting to be spoiled were long gone.
...
Though the birthday day of the elders hasn't arrived, the news of their adopted granddaughter had reached every corner of the capital city.
All the young masters of powerful families have tried to get close to Chu Tian. After some time, the door hinges to the Qi house had almost broken down due to overuse.
The days went by day by day. In the blink of an eye, only three days remained until the Qi elders' birthday celebration.
During this time, Qi Yunyan's legs had improved drastically and he could now walk like a normal person.
Today was a Saturday. After spending a day in the lab, Qiao Qing accompanied Jun Yexuan and the Qi brothers to the Capital City International Center auction.
When they were close, Qi Yusen handed Qiao Qing a face mask, sunglasses, and a cap.
"There may be others from the Qi family there. It's best to conceal a little."
Then, he patted her head, "I am going to introduce you to the family for sure. It's just that right now, the entire city knows about Chu Tian. So, we must pick a day when everyone's here to tell them the truth. If we don't deal with this effectively, there will be consequences."
Qiao Qing took over everything he had in hand and put it on.
Qi Yuyang asked, "Big brother, what reasons will you have to make sure everyone believes you?"
Qi Yusen thought of something and coldness flashed across his eyes, "You'll find out soon."
Once the crew got out of their car, they left in two groups.
Qiao Qing and Jun Yexuan walked together while the Qi brothers walked a few meters behind them. To everyone else, Qiao Qing was here as Jun Yexuan's girlfriend.
The three Qi brothers walked to the front of the room and found their seats. The moment they were about to sit down, they heard someone call out, "Number 1! Number 3! Number 4!"
Qi Yusen and the brothers saw Wen Yuzhen and all shouted in unison, "Grandma!"
Chu Tian, who stood by Wen Yuzhen, tried to act coy, "Big brother, third brother, fourth brother."
Qi Yusen didn't even acknowledge her and sat in his own seat.
Qi Yeli ignored her as well and sat beside Qi Yusen.
Qi Yuyang rolled his eyes at Chu Tian, then sat down as well.
"What's wrong with you bastards! Haven't you always wanted a sister?! It's fine that you didn't buy her a gift, but why are you treating her with such an attitude?"
Chu Tian bit her lip and tightened her grip on her own clothes. She tried to look pitiful as she stared at Qi Yusen. However, the infatuation in her eyes was hard to hide.