Chapter 6 Jealousy
In the evening, Wen Ci attended the charity dinner with Xie Peizhou.
With Xie Peizhou's status and position, he became the top figure in the Beijing circle in his thirties. As soon as he appeared, he naturally became the center of the banquet's magnetic field.
Wen Ci held his hand, and the handsome man and beautiful woman naturally attracted a lot of attention.
At the beginning, these big investors paid attention to her only because Xie Peizhou was standing next to her.
"Mr. Xie is here! How rare! Mr. Xie actually brought a female companion with him today..."
"This female companion is so beautiful, a top-notch cold beauty, how come I haven't seen her before?"
"Looking at her age... Mr. Xie has a niece, Xie Yiyi, who seems to be around the same age, right? But they don't look alike at all. Who is this girl to Mr. Xie?"
"Little lover? Didn't they say that Mr. Xie and Song Wanqing got back together?"
Whispers of all sizes could be heard everywhere.
As the wine flowed, Xie Peizhou introduced Wen Ci as "Miss Wen, a rising director who just returned from studying abroad in Washington."
Wen Ci naturally seized the opportunity and introduced herself generously and elegantly, showing her talents to the investors and introducing her current work.
"Miss Wen is such a talented woman!"
Some people couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Initially, they were willing to talk to Wen Ci because of Xie Peizhou, but after a few minutes of getting to know her better, those with a discerning eye could see that in the near future, Wen Ci would become a promising dark horse in the film director circle.
The investment cooperation went exceptionally smoothly.
Wen Ci selected three investors, added each other's contact information, and arranged a time to sign the contract.
At this charity dinner, Wenci was undoubtedly the most eye-catching presence.
As the dinner was drawing to a close, someone recognized Wen Ci. "Miss Wen... I've guessed her relationship with Mr. Xie. Wen Ci is the orphan of Wen Zhenghua. After the couple died in the mudslide, Wen Ci came to live with the Xie family. She and Xie Yiyi, the Xie family's little princess, are like sisters. Mr. Xie raised the two little girls single-handedly..."
"You mentioned that and it reminded me. I wonder what happened back then. Wen Ci was sent abroad overnight? I thought they had broken up, but now it seems... that's not the case."
"Tsk... Mr. Xie dotes on her so much. He personally connects with her and introduces her to resources. He even helps her block the alcohol. The little girl is so lucky. This uncle who is not related to her by blood is even more considerate than her biological uncle."
“…”
Wen Ci did not hear these remarks.
At around nine o'clock, she went to a secluded place in the banquet hall to answer a call from her daughter who was missing her.
After hanging up the phone, she turned around and wanted to go to the bathroom, but someone blocked her way with his body.
Wen Ci frowned slightly, looked up and saw a familiar yet annoying face.
Song Wanqing.
"Niece Wenci, long time no see."
Wen Ci was so busy discussing cooperation that she didn't notice that Song Wanqing also attended the charity dinner.
She was wearing a black halterneck sheath dress and a gorgeous white fox fur, and she looked at her with a smile.
If someone who didn't know the inside story, they would think that the two of them had a good relationship and were just chatting and greeting each other.
But Wen Ci knew five years ago that she had a bad side beneath her friendly exterior, and that she often said one thing to her face and another behind her back.
She was Xie Peizhou's college classmate and the first woman to see through her feelings for Xie Peizhou.
Back then, Wen Ci was often framed by her.
For example, she deliberately sprained her ankle in the stairwell, but when Xie Peizhou rushed over, she said, "Peizhou, it's none of Xiaoci's fault. I accidentally fell down. Don't be angry with her..."
"I don't know why, Xiaoci just doesn't like me..."
Xie Peizhou would think that she was ignorant and deliberately bullied Song Wanqing. He criticized her severely and punished her by not allowing her to go out for half a month to reflect on her mistakes.
During that half month, Xie Peizhou stayed in the hospital to take care of the sprained Song Wanqing.
Song Wanqing even called her from an unfamiliar number to provoke her, saying, "Xiao Ci, do you know? Peizhou came to bring me food again tonight and fed me with his own hands. Guess what happened in the ward... He kissed me hard and said he loved me very much. To you, huh... a burden!"
Wen Ci took a breath and pulled herself out of her memories.
It's all over.
She didn't want to argue with Song Wanqing anymore.
Wen Ci also couldn't understand, with so many women in the world, why did Xie Peizhou like her?
Because she has big breasts?
Superficial man.
"Wen Ci!"
Song Wanqing noticed that Wen Ci ignored her and walked past her with an expressionless face.
The expression on her face changed a little. She grabbed Wen Ci's wrist and lowered her voice very low: "Five years have passed. You still can't let go of Peizhou, right?"
Wen Ci felt disgusted by being held by her, so she shook her hand off and said coldly, "What does this have to do with you?"
Song Wanqing's dark eyes darkened, and she sneered in warning, "Wen Ci, stop being crazy. If word of what happened back then gets out, it will be embarrassing for everyone. Don't think that Peizhou brought you to the dinner tonight because he has some feelings for you. He's just trying to repay a favor. Do you know how much he hates you, this burden, in his heart?"
"Why did you come back? He wishes you would never come back, so that he would never have any trouble."
Wen Ci looked at the sarcastic smile on her delicate face and her heart tightened.
She clenched her fist, looked at her Zhang Yang's face, and warned in a cold voice: "Song Wanqing, don't make me go crazy and beat you!"
Song Wanqing's face changed and she subconsciously took a step back.
Wen Ci snorted coldly and passed by her.
The cold water from the bathroom spread through my fingers, and it took a while before the dull pain in my heart that felt like it was suffocating subsided.
Wen Ci took a breath and turned off the faucet.
On the corridor behind the bathroom corner, Wen Ci saw Xie Peizhou leaning against the corridor with one hand on his forehead and the other on the wall.
She subconsciously slowed down her pace. Apart from Xie Peizhou, she didn't see anyone else in the corridor, nor did she see Song Wanqing.
Tonight, Xie Peizhou helped her block a lot of alcohol and drank much more than her.
Wen Ci walked over and patted his arm gently, "Uncle, are you okay?"
"Wen, Ci?"
Xie Peizhou's voice was hoarse from being drunk, and his reaction was a little slow.
When Wen Ci saw this, she knew that he was very drunk.
She stepped forward to steady him, "Well, I'm Wen Ci. Uncle, do you want to go to the bathroom? Or are you waiting for someone here?"
Wen Ci felt that he was waiting for Song Wanqing.
After all, tonight, Song Wanqing, his official girlfriend, didn't even attend as his female companion, but instead, she, a junior with whom he couldn't explain their relationship, was the one to attend as his female companion...
"I’m waiting for you!"
Xie Peizhou's nasal tone is a bit heavy.
Wen Ci's pupils widened and her eyelashes trembled. Did she hear it wrong?
The next moment.
Xie Peizhou suddenly pressed her shoulder bones, put all his weight on her, and pushed her against the cold wall.
"Uncle..."
Wen Ci's heart beat wildly.
"Shh..." Xie Peizhou frowned unhappily and pressed his index finger against her lips. She didn't know which word angered him.
Xie Peizhou spoke in a hoarse voice, his voice indescribably lonely, "How far have you come?"
Wen Ci's mind was blank at this moment, and she had no idea what Xie Peizhou was talking about.
"Wen Ci...tell me!"
Xie Peizhou didn't hear the answer, his tone became heavy, and he spoke again: "How far have you and your boyfriends developed?"
As he said this, the man's complex and drunken black eyes stared closely at Wen Ci's deformed lips...
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