The engagement banquet officially began.

Someone knocked on Su Yaoyao's door; "Miss Su, the ceremony has begun, please come down with me."

Su Yaoyao stood up, letting her pure white dress fall to the ground.

"good."

...

Huo Xiting stood downstairs, his smiling, starry eyes fixed on the stairwell.

A white figure slowly approached. The woman was slender and tall, with her long, jet-black hair styled high, leaving a few strands of hair on either side of her ears, which made her look more playful and gentle.

The warm yellow light shone on her, making her look like she had an extra layer of halo, beautiful and dreamlike, not like a real person.

Su Yaoyao's gaze also fell on Huo Xiting.

The man was dressed in a black suit, with gentle features and a soft gaze that seemed to be full of allure, making it impossible not to fall for him.

Before her foot had even touched the last step, the man had already strode forward and extended a clean, slender hand with distinct knuckles toward Su Yaoyao.

"Yaoyao, be careful, I'm holding your hand."

The man's voice was warm, magnetic, and pleasant to listen to, as gentle as everyone else's.

Su Yaoyao looked up at him, her eyes filled with a strange emotion.

"Thanks."

The emotions in her eyes churned for only three seconds before she placed her hand in the man's large palm.

Huo Xiting held her cold yet soft hand and walked step by step toward the stage.

Yu Qing watched this scene from below the stage, his eyes full of smiles.

Chen Huimei and Su Hai, sitting to the side, couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy upon seeing this scene.

"I don't know what Mr. Huo was thinking. He had a perfectly good young virgin, but instead he took a fancy to a used woman like Su Yaoyao!"

Su Hai's face was equally displeased, and his gaze towards Su Yaoyao seemed to be filled with venom.

Yu Qing overheard their conversation, and the smile on his face was somewhat ambiguous.

With everyone's attention focused on the couple on the stage, someone trotted in from outside and whispered a few words in Yu Qing's ear.

"Master, it's done."

Yu Qing lowered his eyes, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

"Did you call the police?"

"Don't worry, sir, everything is ready."

Yu Qing nodded upon hearing this, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

"I understand. Go and keep an eye on things."

Just as the man was about to leave, Yu Qing suddenly spoke again.

"By the way, have the young men from the Gu family, the Jun family, and the Nan family arrived yet?"

The man immediately pointed to a relatively secluded corner not far away.

"Master, they're over there."

Yu Qing looked up and, sure enough, saw three familiar figures gathered together, chatting about something, without even glancing at the person on the stage.

Yu Qing smiled, not minding at all.

"Master, shall I go now?"

Yu Qing smiled and waved at him; "Mm."

After everyone had left, Yu Qing turned his attention to the two people on the stage.

At this point, the ceremony for the two people on the stage was coming to an end.

Someone came up on stage with two rings and walked up to Su Yaoyao and Huo Xiting.

"Now, please exchange rings!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

Su Yaoyao listened to the applause from below the stage, felt the resentful gazes of Chen Huimei and Su Hai, and the disdain and contempt in their eyes regarding her engagement to Huo Xiting.

Su Yaoyao felt her heart racing, her head spinning, and her hands and feet going weak uncontrollably.

Before marrying Yu Chiyan, she wanted a passionate confession, a solemn engagement banquet, and a happy wedding.

But all of that vanished from Su Yaoyao's mind after she married Yu Chiyan. She never indulged in those luxuries again. But now, she and Yu Chiyan are divorced, and she is about to become someone else's fiancée.

That night, Yu Chiyan told her personally that he wouldn't let her marry Huo Xiting, and asked her to trust him. In fact, Su Yaoyao did trust Yu Chiyan.

But he had never told her about his plans, so even now, at this crucial moment, Yu Chiyan hadn't made a single move.

Did he give up?

Could it be that he really came to this engagement banquet to accompany Su Qingqing?

Just thinking about this made Su Yaoyao feel flustered again.

Even with her exquisite makeup, Su Yaoyao's face was still pale.

Huo Xiting's eyes deepened, his gaze towards Su Yaoyao becoming exceptionally affectionate, yet tinged with a strange, peculiar light.

"Yaoyao, will you be my fiancée?"

He held the ring, but instead of immediately putting it on Su Yaoyao's finger, he lowered his head and asked softly.

Su Yaoyao's fingers curled up, her eyes trembled slightly, and the words "I don't want to" stuck in her throat, unable to be uttered or swallowed.

There's a saying that silence is the greatest form of rejection.

Huo Xiting's heart sank, and his hand holding the ring trembled slightly.

The smile on his face grew fainter and fainter, and his expression as he looked at Su Yaoyao became somewhat serious.

"Yaoyao, if you become my fiancée and marry me, will there ever be a day in your life when you think, 'Actually, marrying me isn't so bad'?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the venue through the microphone.

The entire hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; everyone seemed to hold their breath, waiting silently for the woman on the stage to speak.

Yu Qing frowned as he watched this scene.

What is Huo Xiting doing? What time is it? How can he still have the mind to ask Su Yaoyao such meaningless questions?

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