Facing her questioning, Xu Yisen merely said without expression, "It's late, get some rest early."
Then he hung up the phone.
Xia Yuge slumped to the ground, angrily threw the phone in her hand, hitting the vase on the cabinet, which fell to the floor with a jarring shatter.
...
The full moon banquet for Bai Qigong's great-grandson was set to begin at noon. Early in the morning, Xu Yisen once again sent a text message inviting Qin Muni to accompany him to the banquet, but he never received her reply.
The banquet was held in the ballroom of the Fan Shuo Hotel. Reporters invited by Bai Qigong, who had reliable information that Xu Yisen would attend the banquet, arrived at the ballroom at nine to prepare for interviews.
At eleven thirty, Xu Yisen arrived at the banquet hall with his parents.
The moment the three arrived, flashes from cameras targeted them continuously, and journalists raised their microphones towards them.
