Chapter 542 Are You Really Happy?

Xia Luoluo was full of scheming, and even Xia Wanwan was part of her scheme.

Although Xia Wanwan stole the show at today's engagement banquet, strictly speaking, she was the subject of much gossip. Even though she has become Huo Nanxiao's fiancée, there are still many who look down on her, all thanks to Xia Luoluo.

The two no longer shared the deep sisterly bond they once had.

Xia Luoluo couldn't outsmart Xia Wanwan, so she remained silent and quietly found a place to sit down.

Xia Wanwan went to find some food by herself.

She wanted a glass of juice, but because she was in a wheelchair and the juice was placed on a high table, Xia Wanwan couldn't reach it. She tried several times without success.

"Let me help you." Fu Xiyu walked up to you without you even noticing.

"Thank you." Xia Wanwan smiled slightly.

Fu Xiyu said, "You seem very unhappy. Did you have a fight with your sister?"

“She hasn’t been in a good mood lately, and her mind isn’t very clear,” Xia Wanwan replied.

Fu Xiyu said, "Is it because of Nan Xiao?"

"You know?" Xia Wanwan asked in surprise.

Fu Xiyu said, "Nan Xiao went to see Xia Ningxi."

"Oh," Xia Wanwan responded indifferently.

"Don't you have anything to say? You're his fiancée now, you have the right to say no to him," Fu Xiyu said.

Xia Wanwan smiled slightly: "She's just a fiancée, it's nothing."

"Are you unhappy about this engagement party?" Fu Xiyu asked, frowning.

Xia Wanwan replied, "Perhaps, I would be very happy without Xia Ningxi, but I really can't be happy in this situation."

“She’s just a pawn in Nan Xiao’s game,” Fu Xiyu told her very seriously.

Xia Wanwan: "Whether she is a pawn or not, it doesn't change the fact that she and Nan Xiao were together. I did come late. I only managed to climb the social ladder because I saved Nan Xiao back then. If I hadn't saved Nan Xiao back then, I wouldn't have been qualified to stand by his side at all. I know that in my heart."

“But if you hadn’t had that accident back then, if you hadn’t become a vegetable, Xia Ningxi wouldn’t exist,” Fu Xiyu replied.

"That would only be if Nan Xiao had me in his heart."

She gave a bitter smile, but her heart was filled with sorrow.

She is also a person who cares about her image, and she wants her fiancé to stand by her side confidently, chatting and laughing with her and the guests, so that she won't feel embarrassed.

But once Huo Nanxiao left, Xia Wanwan felt superfluous. Without him, no one in the banquet hall would even look at her properly, and if anyone did, their eyes were filled with disdain and mockery.

She felt that disdain very clearly.

Is it really glamorous?

Indeed, Huo Nanxiao invited almost everyone from the wealthy families in the capital to give Xia Wanwan a grand engagement banquet. However, among these wealthy families, there were not many important elders. The Fu family, the Jin family, and the Huo family did not have any elders present.

Anyone can see that attitude.

I wonder how many people are secretly laughing at her for not being good enough for her elders.

Xia Wanwan knew all this in her heart, but she forced herself not to listen, not to care, and not to pay attention to what others said. Only in this way could she stand here.

Guests came and went, and although none of them actively sought to cause trouble for Xia Wanwan, there were quite a few people gossiping about her while Huo Nanxiao was away.

These are all prominent figures in the capital, of noble status. At most, they would only give Huo Nanxiao face, but people like Xia Wanwan, who are not of high standing, are actually looked down upon by many. In their eyes, Xia Wanwan is just a social climber, and their dissatisfaction with her is written all over their faces.

After Huo Nanxiao had been gone for a long time, people began to notice that something was wrong.

Some people who love a good show came specifically to make Xia Wanwan happy.

Especially Fu Mingyan, whose smug expression was practically overflowing.

"Xia Wanwan, didn't you get engaged to Brother Nan Xiao? The engagement banquet just started and Brother Nan Xiao has already disappeared. Could it be that he doesn't want to talk to you at all?" Fu Mingyan said with a grin.

Duan Rongrong: "I heard that Young Master Huo went to find Xia Ningxi. She's upstairs. The two of them have been gone for so long and haven't come back yet. Miss Wanwan isn't worried at all. She must trust Young Master Huo completely."

"What else can she do besides trusting Brother Nan Xiao? She stole her fiancée status, does she dare to compete with Xia Ningxi? Does she even deserve it? Xia Ningxi is the biological mother of the future heir of the Huo family, what is she?" Fu Mingyan said with a sneer.

Xia Wanwan said, "Is this how the Fu family raises its children? Fu Mingyan, has anyone ever told you that you're sharp-tongued and mean-spirited?"

"No, you're the first. But anything a shameless woman like you says must be a lie. You say I'm mean and mean, then I must be beautiful inside and out." Fu Mingyan was quite narcissistic and didn't take Xia Wanwan's insults to heart at all. On the contrary, she was quite proud because she sensed that Xia Wanwan was throwing a tantrum.

There were many onlookers around. Fu Mingyan's words were not only meant for Xia Wanwan, but also for others.

When everyone learned that Huo Nanxiao had gone to find Xia Ningxi, they couldn't help but look at Xia Wanwan, and the murmurs among the crowd grew louder and louder.

"Young Master Huo actually went to see Xia Ningxi?"

"No way, today is Young Master Huo's engagement banquet, and he went to see Xia Ningxi. Does he completely disregard Xia Wanwan?"

"I reckon Xia Wanwan forced us to have this engagement party."

"You all know that the Huo family offered Xia Wanwan a billion yuan, but she refused and insisted on marrying into the Huo family, destroying someone else's family."

"I guess Xia Ningxi is the most important person in Huo Shao's heart, otherwise why would he go to see her in this kind of situation?"

Everyone started talking, one after another, until the entire banquet hall was filled with unpleasant whispers of suspicion.

Zhou Fenglin and Xia Wenhe both turned green.

The two hurried over to Xia Wanwan and asked in a low voice, "Where did Young Master Huo go? Why isn't he with you?"

"I need to talk to Ning Xi about something." Xia Wanwan tried her best to appear magnanimous.

Zhou Fenglin's voice was shrill: "What kind of time is this to still let him see Xia Ningxi? Are you crazy? Don't you know that everyone will laugh at you for doing this? Go and call him down right now. If this continues, our whole family will be disgraced."

"Yes, sister, you'd better hurry up and invite Young Master Huo down, otherwise people will think that he doesn't really want to marry you first," Xia Luoluo advised gently.

Xia Wanwan glanced at her, "Isn't this what you wanted to see?"

"Why blame your sister? What does this have to do with her? What you should be doing now is finding Young Master Huo, so people don't laugh at you." Zhou Fenglin scolded, forcing Xia Wanwan to go find him.

Their family is now under immense public scrutiny, with all sorts of nasty things being said about them. Their top priority is to find Huo Nanxiao to back them up, otherwise, these people will continue to gossip, and they can't afford to lose face like that!

Urged on, Xia Wanwan had no choice but to bite the bullet and go upstairs to find the person, but she was stopped before she even got close to the private room where Xia Ningxi and Huo Nanxiao were.

The hostesses blushed and stammered, not daring to let Xia Wanwan get close.