Xue Ran's face lit up with a bright smile, and her eyes flashed with a hint of shyness. "Of course, I will. This is the gift I prepared for Grandpa, hoping he'll like it."

  "I like it of course."

  Zi Sheng took over Xue Ran's gift and sniffed a faint scent that was hard to detect, his eyebrows furrowed in discomfort.

  "Ranran, where are you from?"

  Mrs. Qi asked lightly, and Xue Ran replied cleverly, "Grandma, I am from Ming City."

  Mrs. Qi nodded, her face gloomy and unclear. Ming City was close to the border area, where although remote, it was still quite prosperous because many merchants came and went, and people from all over would go there.

  "Grandma, Ruan and I are university classmates, we've known each other for a long time. I love her very much. After meeting you all and getting your approval, we plan to get married at the end of this year."

  Qī Zé grasped Xue Rǎn's hand, and a satisfied glint flashed in the depths of Xue Rǎn's eyes, his lips curling up into a sly smile for an instant.

  Qin Tianyue and Mo Yishen looked at Xue Ran with cold eyes, others may not have seen it, but the two of them saw the evil smile in Xue Ran's eyes.

  This girl is not simple!

  It seemed like there was a warmth approaching her from behind. Qin Tianyue was startled and was about to move away when a low, husky voice came over, "What did you discover?"

  She turned back in shock, looking at Mo Yi Chen who was speaking to her. His eyes fell on her, with a hint of fervor.

  "What did you find?"

  Everyone didn't notice anything wrong with that woman, but this man did. What a sharp observation!

  If she hadn't smelled that abnormal smell, she wouldn't have been able to observe the woman all along and discover her abnormality.

  "Some things have been discovered."

  Qin Tianyue spoke faintly and didn't say much more.

  Ink's eyes were slightly deep, and she didn't say anything else.

  At that time, Mrs. Qi had already asked Xue Ran many things and seemed to have nothing wrong with her. The banquet began, and Mr. Qi, Qi Guotao, and Qi Ze all went to entertain the guests.

  First was the speech of gratitude, followed by the opening dance of the banquet. Mr. Qi and Mrs. Qi took to the dance floor first, dancing a waltz, then Qi Ze and Xue Ran also went onto the dance floor.

  Qin Tianyue stood in the corner, her eyes fixed on Qi Ze. If she hadn't misheard earlier, Qi Ze also had that smell on him. There was a lot of gloomy aura on his forehead. If he continued to be in contact with Xue Ran, he would probably not live for long.

  Qin Tianyue's beautiful eyes fell on Xue Ran again, a faint golden light flashed by, and the image of Xue Ran appeared in Qin Tianyue's mind.

  Inside the screen, Xue Ran disfigured herself. She was frantically screaming in the room. Later, her parents found a familiar person who used a method to peel off the skin from a dead body and sew it onto Xue Ran's body. After a month of recuperation, the dead man's skin merged with Xue Ran's, but because it wasn't her own skin, Xue Ran had to apply a kind of corpse oil every day. This corpse oil would cause her body to emit a foul odor that only people with sensitive noses like hers could smell.

  These scenes later, are Xue Ran's secretly sworn voice to avenge, it turns out that Qi Ze couldn't stand Xue Ran's extreme personality at first, so they broke up. It was this breakup that led to Xue Ran being disfigured by fire, and Xue Ran herself also swore to avenge Qi Ze. She knew that Qi Ze didn't like her afterwards, so she gave him a kind of love poison.

  That is to say, Qize's current fondness for Xueran is all because Xueran gave her the love spell.

  What a venomous woman, if she didn't have a discerning eye, she probably wouldn't know so many things.

  "Miss, may I have the pleasure of this dance?"

  A young man with a handsome face walked up, his eyes shining with surprise, and opened his mouth with an affected politeness.

  Qin Tianyue withdrew his gaze and fell on the young man's handsome face. "Sorry, I won't."

  "You..."

  The young man, being rejected like this, was somewhat angry, but his gaze suddenly shifted to Mo Yishen behind Qin Tianyue. Being stared at by his deep and cold eyes, he felt a chill run down his spine and didn't dare stay any longer, hurrying to leave.

  Familiar footsteps approached, Qin Tianyue's back stiffened slightly, wanting to move forward, but his feet couldn't seem to take a step.

  "Great joy!"

  Mrs. Qi's somewhat hoarse voice rang out, Qin Tianyue let out a sigh of relief and hurried over to greet her.

  Behind him, Mo's deep and thin lips were slightly pursed, his eyes were slightly deep, watching her hurriedly leave, his face had a hint of a smile.

  Mrs. Qi led Qin Tianyue to a quiet place and spoke in a low voice, "Tianyue, you can read fortunes, I don't know if you can help me figure out whether my grandson Qi Ze and Xue Ran are compatible or not?"

  Mrs. Qi also couldn't say why, but every time she saw Xue Ran for the first time, she had a strange feeling in her heart. Although Xue Ran's appearance was indeed outstanding and her mannerisms were well-behaved, Mrs. Qi always felt a chill run down her spine when looking at Xue Ran's obedient behavior, as if being stared at by a wild beast.

  Nor did she know if it was her illusion?

  Qin Tianyue did not expect Old Lady Qi to have such a keen sense of awareness. After a moment of silence, Qin Tianyue spoke in a low voice, "Old lady, I won't hide it from you, Xue Ran is not suitable for your grandson."

  Madam Qi saw Qin Tianyue's gloomy face and her heart skipped a beat. "Tianyue, is there something wrong with her?"

  Her feelings weren't wrong, this Xue Ran might really not be sincere about being with her grandson, she only has this one grandson and can't afford to make any mistakes.

  Qin Tianyue nodded, and Old Lady Qi's heart tightened. "Tianyue, just tell me, what kind of person is she?"

  Qin Tianyue let out a sigh and spoke in a low voice, "Old Madam, what I'm about to say may require you to be mentally prepared."

  Madam Qi's expression changed slightly, her old face looking very serious. "Speak," she said, "I'm ready."

  "As soon as I saw Miss Xue, I felt something was off. There's a strange smell on her body. Your grandson has also been affected by it, and there's even a death aura on his forehead. If he stays with her for too long, I'm afraid..."

  "What's wrong?"

  Mrs. Qi was very nervous and couldn't wait for Qin Tianyue to finish speaking before she asked.

  "I'm afraid I won't live much longer."

  "What?"

  Mrs. Qi almost fainted, Qin Tianyue supported her, "Old lady, are you okay?"

  Actually, Qin Tianyue didn't really want to tell Old Lady Qi about this matter, fearing she wouldn't be able to take it. But if she didn't tell Old Lady Qi about this matter, something might happen to Qi Ze, and she couldn't just stand by and watch as someone was bound to get into trouble without doing anything.

  "I'm fine!"

  After calming down her emotions, Old Lady Qi finally spoke up.