Inside the hotel suite.

Huo Yuxuan leaned back on the sofa, while the maid next to her was kneeling on the ground massaging her feet.

Looking at the dress Xia Mei brought, she casually lifted her foot to push away the maid beside her, then tiptoed over.

She came over, holding up the dress. The maid lowered her head even more and then bent down.

In private, Huo Yuxuan never allowed her "servants" to stand in front of her.

She glanced at the things Xia Mei sent, the high-end dress and jewelry, and knew at a glance that she had put a lot of thought into it.

Gu Xiuyuan finally agreed, haha...

She knew it would be like this.

She is as good-looking as Ji Shuyu, and has the background of the Huo family. Why can that woman compare with her?

She's just a wild child in an orphanage!

She felt very happy when she thought about the man who was about to surrender to her.

"Put it away!" She smiled and turned around. "My nurse is back."

The maid looked up, then immediately lowered her head. The nurse's father was almost dead. He had just taken leave yesterday, and at this time...

"Is there a problem?" Hearing no response, Huo Yuxuan glanced back casually.

"No, I'll arrange it right away."

…

Gu's cocktail party invited all the celebrities in Yuncheng, and all the important people in business and politics attended.

Gu Bin's health had not yet recovered and he did not appear at the cocktail party. Xia Mei was the one who took care of all the affairs.

Huo Yuxuan appeared at the door of the banquet hall in a red haute couture dress, and instantly all eyes were focused on her.

The living environment she grew up in has made her accustomed to all kinds of admiring and envious looks, and she is looked up to wherever she goes.

She walked in with graceful steps, and Xia Mei hurried to greet her when she saw her.

The rumors of the affair between the Huo and Gu families have been circulating for a long time.

If Miss Huo appeared at the Gu family's cocktail party and Xia Mei was so enthusiastic, everyone would know: This is probably a done deal.

When someone tried to ask Xia Mei about it, Xia Mei did not deny it. Everyone praised her with jealousy, saying that the man was talented and the woman was beautiful, and that Mr. Gu had good vision and was very lucky.

Huo Yuxuan smiled as he listened. It was a blessing for Gu Xiuyuan to receive her favor.

No matter how cold and distant he acted at first, didn't he still fall at her feet?

She had said long ago that there was nothing she couldn't get, as long as she didn't want it.

Huo Yuxuan swirled her wine glass gracefully, and a faint smile appeared on her lips as she thought of Gu Xiuyuan's noble and aloof appearance...

I wonder if a man like this would be as charming when he becomes gentle.

She took a sip of red wine and sneered in disdain at the jealousy in the eyes of those so-called socialites.

With such a scumbag, it's already considered marrying up to appear at the same cocktail party with her, so why should I be jealous of her?

Oh, what a joke...

She glanced at everyone indifferently, and finally her eyes fell on Xia Mei.

She hid her disdain very well. Xia Mei smiled at her gently, then turned to her assistant and said, "Call Xiuyuan right away. The banquet is about to start. What is he dawdling about?"

The assistant understood and hurried to urge him.

Xia Mei walked over to Huo Yuxuan with a smile, "Yuxuan, Qian Ben Xiuyuan was going to pick you up, but he was delayed by work."

"You're welcome." Huo Yuxuan was just speaking when a sudden cry of admiration came from the crowd.

Huo Yuxuan looked over in the direction of the voice and saw Gu Xiuyuan appearing in the banquet hall with Ji Shuyu. Her smile froze on her face.

Xia Mei also froze at the same time as her, "Gu——"

Xia Mei wanted to get angry, but when she looked at the VIPs at the party, she suppressed her anger.

As soon as Gu Xiuyuan appeared, the media who had been waiting for a long time immediately surrounded him.

The media were curious about the relationship between the Gu and Huo families and thought that some important news would be announced on such an occasion today, but they didn't expect that the young man would appear with another person in his hand.

Ji Shuyu wore a white haute couture dress, looking noble and elegant, and her gentle gestures showed her wealthy demeanor.

Although her outfit was not deliberately eye-catching, she attracted everyone's attention as soon as she appeared. It seems that this kind of non-aggressive beauty is more likely to be liked by people.

She stood next to the tall and upright Gu Xiuyuan. The couple was a perfect match, pleasing to the eye, and the media took pictures of the scene.

"Hey, who is that? The adopted daughter of the Gu family?"

"What adopted daughter? Young Master Gu said it himself a few months ago that the adoption relationship has long been dissolved." The man laughed: "The meaning... is obvious enough!"

"Yeah, with such a beautiful girl around, who would want to be siblings?"

Ha ha……

Everyone teased without any ill intention, but then their eyes turned intriguing as they looked at Huo Yuxuan.

This slap in the face was so loud that it made a loud noise!

The people who were paying attention to Huo Yuxuan the moment before turned their attention to Ji Shuyu.

Huo Yuxuan held the cup tightly.

She had been the center of the universe since she was little, and had long been accustomed to being the center of attention. She couldn't accept that her admiration and envy had been taken away by someone else, and she couldn't accept that that person was Ji Shuyu!!

She is obviously the star of the show!!

The fingers are clenched tightly, and the exquisite nails are trapped in the palms.

Everyone's attention was focused on this. Gu Xiuyuan held her hand a little tighter, then looked at her tenderly, "Are you nervous?"

Can she say: Nervous?

"You mentioned the cocktail party held by the company, but you didn't mention..." What a big deal!

In the past, Gu’s cocktail parties were attended by partners, old friends, relatives and friends, but at a glance, there were quite a few big shots at the party.

"Why, am I not very good at it?"

Gu Xiuyuan smiled, then interlocked his fingers with hers and held her hand a little tighter.

Ji Shuyu was startled by what he said, and then shook his hand.

Qin Chuan and Fu Shengkai stepped forward and were not at all surprised by the Tu brothers' actions.

Gu's cocktail party invited well-known media from Yuncheng, and Gu Xiuyuan's move was a high-profile acknowledgement of their relationship.

"Mr. Fu, three...hiss——" Ji Shuyu's hand was pinched and hurt, and she glared at him in dissatisfaction.

Gu Xiuyuan looked confused: What's wrong?

Qin Chuan raised his eyebrows but said nothing, only complaining in his heart that this guy was too jealous and that he should stay away from him in the future.

Fu Shengkai was watching from the side, but he was not so optimistic. Is it really okay to anger Xia Mei like this?

Just as he was thinking about it, Xia Mei, with her powerful aura, came over with her own background music.

Xia Mei tried her best to control her facial expression.

She had made careful arrangements, but she didn't expect to be tricked like this. Afterwards, she glared at Ji Shuyu fiercely.

Gu Xiuyuan originally wanted to pull the little girl behind him, but to his surprise, Ji Shuyu, who always shrank back when she saw his mother, did not hide this time, but instead straightened her body a little further.

Xia Mei frowned, then looked at Gu Xiuyuan again, this look full of threats...