Chapter 36, The Show Begins
When a Qing Dynasty jade ruyi was auctioned off, the master bid a high price, which was met with applause and praise from the audience.
Taking advantage of the break, Wen Hanyun got up and said she was going to touch up her makeup.
Qin Ling had stood up to go with them, but she was stopped by her shoulder.
"Ah Ling, I'll be back soon. Can you watch the location for me?"
After saying that, she took two glasses of wine and walked alone to the rest area outside the banquet hall.
Unable to sit still, Wei Wei and Su Wenjing were indeed secretly discussing things here.
"She's still not showing any signs of illness, is it because you didn't give her enough medication?"
Su Wenjing stomped her foot angrily. The dress she had carefully prepared was now stained with a large stain, and she couldn't change it. She could only wear this dirty dress and be laughed at.
"Wait a little longer. I don't think she drank much, but the effects of the drug will definitely kick in soon," Wei Wei patted her hand to comfort her. "We'll see how she embarrasses herself then."
"......"
Wen Hanyun calmly placed her glass of red wine on the dessert table beside her, then took Yan Sheng's half glass and walked over.
"Miss Wei?" She feigned surprise, covering her mouth. "What a coincidence! What are you doing here?"
The sudden sound startled Su Wenjing, who guiltily avoided her gaze.
Wei Wei hadn't expected her to come looking for her. Turning around in the direction Su Wenjing was pointing, she paused for a moment, "Miss Wen..."
"Are you two still angry with me?" Wen Hanyun smiled.
She tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp, then swirled the empty glass in her hand, looked around, picked up a glass from the dessert table, and handed it over.
"I left in a hurry just now, so I'll drink this first as a sign of respect. This cup is for you as an apology. I hope Miss Wei won't mind."
Wei Wei looked at the wine glass in her hand, and an ominous premonition rose in her heart.
Why did she feel that drinking this glass of wine would be the unlucky thing for her?
But since the other party had already said so much, it would seem petty of her not to drink.
So she gritted her teeth, raised the cup, and took a small sip.
Seeing that she had swallowed the wine, Wen Hanyun said, "Well... you two can continue chatting. I'll head back to the venue first."
"good......"
Wei Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief and pulled Su Wenjing back to the auction site.
The auctioneer was introducing the next item—a set of Victorian sapphire jewelry—and the room was filled with the sounds of bidding.
At first, Wei Wei only felt a slight discomfort, but as time went on, her complexion became more and more unpleasant, and large beads of sweat streamed down her cheeks. She couldn't help but bend over, secretly pressing her hand against her stomach, her body trembling.
Wen Hanyun glanced back and smiled slightly.
"You like it? I'll give it to you." Seeing her smile, Yansheng held up a sign: "2.28 million."
She didn't have time to stop him, "I didn't, please don't..."
Qin Ling scoffed from the side, "What's two million? Hanyun, if you like something, go pick it out from my grandpa next time. It'll be much better than this."
Wen Hanyun: "......"
Those wicked rich people! She can't get a word in edgewise on this topic of millions; she should just sit back and watch the show.
Qin Ling curiously followed her gaze and saw Wei Wei clutching her stomach, her face turning red and white in turns, with cold sweat beading on her forehead.
Su Wenjing was the first to notice something was wrong and quickly went over to ask, "Weiwei, what's wrong?"
"My stomach hurts," Wei Wei said through gritted teeth. "Oh no, there might be something wrong with the wine we drank earlier."
"It stinks! What's that smell?"
Before she could finish speaking, a strong odor emanated from her, causing Su Wenjing to quickly cover her nose.
“Weiwei, you…”
She was startled and instinctively looked at Wen Hanyun—
She sat there perfectly fine, without even frowning.
On the contrary, Wei Wei encountered a problem first.
The surrounding guests also noticed something was wrong; those who were close by could smell the pungent odor and covered their noses and looked away.
The Buddha frowned and summoned his subordinates, "What's the situation over there?"
The subordinate, initially thinking someone was causing trouble, frowned and stepped forward.
Wei Wei suddenly stood up, clutching her stomach, and rushed toward the bathroom. But after only two steps, her legs gave way and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Su Wenjing caught her in time.
Her disheveled appearance and the smell emanating from her body sparked a flurry of discussion among the guests.
"Whose young lady is this? What's wrong?"
"It smells awful, I think I ate something bad."
"Hurry up, it stinks! Don't get any smell on you."
"......"
The comments, laced with sarcasm, reached Wei Wei's ears.
She was both ashamed and angry, but the cramps in her stomach were getting worse and worse. She could only be helped to the bathroom by Su Wenjing in a disheveled state, without even having time to say a word of explanation.
Wen Hanyun watched the auction on stage with a calm expression from beginning to end, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with her.
During the intermission of the auction, Qin Ling leaned close to Wen Hanyun's ear and asked, "Sister Wen, did you do this? It's amazing! How did you do it?"
"Shh, don't talk nonsense, Ah Ling."
Wen Hanyun pinched Qin Ling's cheek.
Su Wenjing had just returned from the restroom, and her face was clearly smudged with fumes.
When Wei Wei saw Qin Ling covering her mouth and chuckling, her mind went blank. Ignoring Su Wenjing's attempts to stop her, she stepped forward, pointed at Wen Hanyun, and her sharp nails were about to poke her face.
"It was you! You drugged me!"
The moment these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent, and all eyes were focused on Wen Hanyun.
Yan Sheng's face darkened instantly. Just as he was about to speak, Wen Hanyun stood up first.
She looked calmly at Wei Wei: "Miss Wei, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."
"You must provide evidence when you speak."
“You were the only one with Weiwei just now! She got into trouble, but you were perfectly fine. What else could it be but that you switched the wine glasses?” Su Wenjing chimed in, her neck stiff, but her voice lacked conviction.
After all, even they themselves hadn't found any fault with Wen Hanyun.
"First of all, that glass of wine was taken from the banquet hall and never left Miss Wei's sight."
Wen Hanyun's voice was not loud, but each word clearly reached the ears of those around her.
“Secondly,” Wen Hanyun looked at the Buddha not far away, “At the banquet hosted by Elder Qin, the drinks were all distributed by the waiters. I believe there is no problem with the Qin family’s wine, and everyone will be fine after drinking it.”
"You can't blame me just because Miss Wei got sick from eating something bad, can you?"
"Or... is it that the problematic wine was actually smuggled in by you yourselves to frame the Qin family?"
Wei Wei's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red, and she stammered, unable to speak. Su Wenjing, on the other hand, became like a turtle, hiding behind her and daring not to show her face again.
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