Chapter 106 He still wasn't wearing his wedding ring.

“I came with my parents. There’s an item that my father really likes tonight, and I hope we can win it.”

Standing in front of the man, Lin Zhixin's slender and delicate body was lightly wrapped in the white evening dress that he had originally given to Jiang Shiyuan.

Her delicate and charming face was specially painted with a pitiful deer makeup. Her long eyelashes fluttered gently, as if she were weeping and pleading, like stars about to fall.

"This outfit looks great on you." Xie Jinghuai glanced at her indifferently, his thin lips slightly upturned.

"Really?! Brother Jinghuai?!"

Lin Zhixin's smile was as bright as spring flowers, her eyes were as tender as water, and she looked at the man expectantly, "When you asked me about my height and weight before, I knew that you must have a surprise for me."

Sure enough, I guessed right. I love the dress so much, thank you, Brother Jinghuai!

Xie Jinghuai casually stroked the ring on his left pinky finger. "I'm glad you like it."

Lin Zhixin's obedience pleased and satisfied him.

Unlike Jiang Shiyuan, who is a rebel and full of treachery, causing him trouble!

He really didn't understand.

Couldn't Jiang Shiyuan see that he was trying to ease tensions with her, making changes, and compromising? In this world, the only person Xie Jinghuai would take the initiative to reconcile with is probably Jiang Shiyuan.

But since she dared to provoke him like this, he didn't need to lower himself to her level again for this inhuman woman.

He gave them the opportunity.

She discarded it like a worn-out shoe, so he can't be blamed.

Hearing Lin Zhixin's words, Han Xu was truly on the verge of tears!

The CEO actually used Lin Zhixin's figure as a model when buying clothes for his wife!

Is he having a left-right brain conflict? How can he come up with such an outrageous idea?!

A couple who have shared a bed for five years, and he doesn't even know what his wife's body looks like. He truly feels sorry for his wife.

What's the difference between this and a pig sleeping for five years?

"Hey? Brother Jinghuai, why isn't my sister with you?"

Lin Zhixin glanced into the car and said, "I heard from Secretary Han that you were supposed to come with your sister today for your first public appearance, weren't you?"

Dad was very happy to hear that my sister was coming too. He said the family hadn't seen each other in a long time, and since my sister got married, she rarely came back to visit him. This was a good opportunity for her to see her.

Han Xu gritted his teeth in anger, finding Lin Zhixin's words extremely grating.

However, Xie Jinghuai remained unmoved, his expression as cold as ice:

"She has something come up and won't be coming."

"Something came up unexpectedly? What could be more important than Brother Jinghuai's matter?"

Lin Zhixin frowned slightly in annoyance, "My sister had time to attend a parent-child event with President Fu's son before, and she even had time to celebrate his birthday. How come she had something else to do when you invited her to such an important event, Brother Jinghuai?"

This statement is subtly implying that:

Jiang Shiyuan deliberately stood him up, showing him absolutely no respect!

The speaker meant no harm, but the listener took it to heart. Xie Jinghuai's brows furrowed with a fierce look. "Jiang Shiyuan is indeed not as good as you at judging things and understanding the bigger picture. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you attend events with me in her place all these years."

"It's because I realized she can't handle anything and will only cause me trouble."

Lin Zhixin smiled gently, "Where there's a will, there's a way. As long as you put your heart into it, what can't you do well?"

Upon hearing this, the man's sharp jawline tightened even more.

Seeing that she had been standing outside the car for quite some time and Xie Jinghuai hadn't invited her in, Lin Zhixin took the initiative:

“Brother Jinghuai, since my sister isn’t here and you don’t have a female companion, may I accompany you into the venue? In such occasions, socializing is inevitable, and I’m more experienced in this area.”

Without hesitation, Xie Jinghuai nodded, "Okay."

Han Xu glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Lin Zhixin sitting so close to the president. He was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

God knows how much he hoped his wife would show up tonight.

Even if she didn't want to appear in the same frame as President Xie, it would be good to appear as the official wife, put an end to this vixen's wicked ways, and vent her anger!

Once in the car, in the dim light, Lin Zhixin noticed that Xie Jinghuai was not wearing his wedding ring on his left ring finger, as always.

He still only wore the pinky ring, which was engraved with the Xie family totem and signified his status as the head of the family.

A cold, disdainful smile appeared on her lips, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled.

The man was still the same as before, unwilling to wear a wedding ring, even on an occasion like today.

Perhaps last time, that Secretary Han deliberately exaggerated in front of her mother, saying that President Xie was going to make a public appearance with that bitch, but that wasn't the case at all.

If Xie Jinghuai really wanted Jiang Shiyuan to appear as Mrs. Xie, how could he possibly not wear a wedding ring?

It's quite possible that Jinghuai brought her here this time because Xie's wife forced him to do so.

Having thought this through, Lin Zhixin felt completely relieved. Taking advantage of Xie Jinghuai's inattention, she took out her phone and secretly sent a message to Liu Nianrou:

[Mom, that bitch Jiang Shiyuan didn't show up.]

【Xinxin, Mom is always very efficient. Any obstacles in your way, Mom will definitely clear them all away for you!】

Thank you, Mom, you love me so much.

[By the way, daughter, where are you? Your dad was looking for you everywhere.]

Lin Zhixin's lips curled into a dark, smug smile:

[I'm in Brother Jinghuai's car. Tonight, I am still the irreplaceable woman by Brother Jinghuai's side.]

Oh dear! What a wonderful daughter! I'll tell your dad in a bit and let him prepare himself. After all, this is a rare opportunity for the future father-in-law to meet his future son-in-law in public, so he needs to be careful how he behaves!

Just then, a deep, magnetic male voice sounded beside her:

"Zhixin, is there anything you need to take care of?"

"Oh, it's nothing."

Lin Zhixin quickly covered the screen, her eyes sparkling with a smile, "It's my mom. She can't find me and is asking where I am."

"Um."

Lin Zhixin pursed her red lips, her voice lowering slightly, "By the way, Brother Jinghuai, if my sister knew I was attending with you, she would definitely be very unhappy, right?"

"Unhappy? Does she have the right to be unhappy? Ignore her."

Xie Jinghuai tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and rested for a moment. "All of this is her own doing."

...

Lin Zhixin appeared before everyone, arm in arm with Xie Jinghuai, and walked gracefully down the red carpet. The two were instantly engulfed by the flashing lights of the daylight.

The man was dressed in elegant black, while Lin Zhixin was dressed in noble white. The handsome man and beautiful woman seemed like a match made in heaven.

Everyone was amazed!

[The only person worthy of standing beside President Xie is Miss Lin!]

That's absolutely right. No one prettier than her has a higher education, and no one with a higher education is as pretty. Why is God so unfair, giving one woman the perfect combination of talent, beauty, and Mr. Xie's favor?

[Yeah, right! Would it kill the world to have one more beautiful woman like me?!]

Lin Zhixin was surrounded by praise and had the man of her dreams by her side. She felt as if she were walking on clouds and floating in the air, having reached the pinnacle of her life.

The auction was still about half an hour away from starting, and the VIPs gathered in the banquet hall.

"Mr. Xie! Ms. Lin!" Everyone came forward to offer toasts, as if they were attending the newlyweds' wedding.

They had originally come for Xie Jinghuai, but seeing how much Lin Zhixin held in Xie's heart, they became more enthusiastic in their attitude towards the young woman.

It was as if she had already decided that she was the future Mrs. Xie.

Otherwise, given the Lin family's prestige and Yuntu Oriental Technology's strength, they wouldn't be worthy of such fawning over them.

"Ah Huai, Zhi Xin!"

With his left hand in his pocket and his right hand swirling the red wine in his glass, Shen Zhantang walked up to them. "Brother, I've been waiting for you for ages. I figured if you hadn't come, all the treasures that caught my eye tonight would have been mine!"

Lin Zhixin smiled apologetically, "It's all my fault, I delayed Brother Jinghuai's entry."

"Haha, I knew it! Besides Zhixin, who else could disrupt our CEO Xie's rhythm?"

Shen Zhantang looked at them meaningfully, "Sure enough, in Ah Huai's eyes, Zhixin will always be that special person."

Xie Jinghuai picked up the glass of red wine offered by the deceased and spoke softly:

"Zhixin is naturally a special person to me."

He was referring, of course, to the fact that Lin Zhixin was his savior.

This debt of gratitude is something he'll spend his whole life repaying.

Lin Zhixin lowered her eyes gently, looking like a virtuous little woman beside a man, shy and bashful.

Just as Lin Zhixin was enjoying the attention, favoritism, and fine wine she received.

No one knew that in an abandoned, unfinished building in the northern suburbs, in a dark, damp basement crawling with rats.

Jiang Shiyuan, covered in wounds, lay on the dirty ground, his hands and feet bound. Bright red blood was still oozing from the wound on his forehead, slowly flowing down his pale, broken face...