He did not expect himself to lose to Qiao Nan, who did nothing. It was all because she was relatives with the ambassador couple.
If he had known that Qiao Nan and the ambassador couple were relatives, he would not have indulged in the fantasy of making use of this opportunity to subdue Qiao Nan fully and prove himself to everyone. If he had known that this was the case, he would certainly change his plan, make use of Qiao Nan, and make the ambassador couple focus their attention on him.
In that case, the situation of the ambassador couple pulling Qiao Nan to the side and chatting about everything under the sun today would not occur. He was like an invisible figure who stood foolishly by the side, watching Qiao Nan slowly rob away the limelight that belonged to him.