The welcome dinner was held on time at the Minghuang Hotel, owned by the Fok Group, on the evening of the following day.
The banquet design for Midsummer Night was ingenious, with venues both outdoors and in the main hall. The entire Minghuang Hotel was brightly lit, resembling a pearl embedded in the night sky, exuding an air of nobility.
The guests were all celebrities from various fields, and were either wealthy or influential. However, apart from You Huan, there were no other people from the entertainment industry present, which shows how much the Lu family valued her.
Jiang Mianmian attended the event in a light pink Chanel-style haute couture gown, adorned with a pearl necklace that accentuated her dignified and elegant demeanor.
She moved through the crowd with ease, showing no stage fright whatsoever. The guests whispered among themselves, saying that she had the presence of both Lu Lishan and Lin Yuqing, a perfect combination of their strengths.
You Huan stayed by her side the whole time, worried that she would drink too much, and would even drink on her behalf.
"Hey, this banquet was specially arranged for you!" Jiang Mianmian whispered to her, "Why are you wearing such a smoky gray dress? It's not bright at all!"
You Huan smiled innocently, "This cool color scheme suits my temperament perfectly! Besides, today is your day, how could I steal the spotlight?"
Jiang Mianmian laughed. You Xiaojing is a red carpet killer. She has stolen the spotlight many times when walking the red carpet before!
But today, in front of her best friend, she let down her guard, dropped all her defenses, and obediently followed behind her best friend like a quiet little lamb.
Jiang Mianmian squeezed her hand and pulled it into the crook of her arm.
The moment the two girls smiled at each other, the whole world seemed to soften.
However, not far away, Wen Jie turned around and suddenly froze on the spot.
"What's wrong?" Xia Zhi handed him a glass of wine. "Who did you see?"
Wen Jie didn't hear a word she said; his ears were ringing, his mind went blank, and then he pushed hard...
"Ah!" Xia Zhi stumbled from his push and almost knocked over the long table.
"Wen Jie, what are you doing?"
Wen Jie took a few deep breaths, turned around, and straightened his hair and tie in front of the reflective marble wall.
Xia Zhi's eyes widened: "What's wrong with you?"
Wen Jie ignored her, his eyes fixed on a certain spot, revealing genuine joy.
Xia Zhi followed his gaze and saw Jiang Mianmian and You Huan not far away. The two looked like a pair of sisters, a perfect match in every way.
She bit her lip. Wen Jie definitely wouldn't be interested in Jiang Mianmian, so the person he's eyeing... must be You Huan!
"Honey!" Xia Zhi leaned in and insisted on taking his arm. "You hurt me just now, do you know that?!"
Wen Jie suddenly came to his senses, but it was too late.
Xia Zhi's hand was in the crook of his arm, and the woman's high-pitched voice attracted many sidelong glances.
Even worse, You Huan heard it too...
He stood there, stunned, meeting You Huan's gaze. Her clear black and white eyes held shock, and even more so, disappointment.
Wen Jie suddenly felt his heart clench and broke out in a cold sweat.
You Huan walked briskly towards them.
"Attorney Wen, it's been a long time."
Wen Jie smiled awkwardly, about to say something, when You Huan interrupted, "Aren't you going to introduce them?"
"this……"
"My name is Xia Zhi," Xia Zhi said, raising an eyebrow and deliberately drawing out the syllable, "I'm Wen Jie's girlfriend!"
"What?" You Huan looked at Wen Jie in disbelief.
Xia Zhi kept leaning her head on Wen Jie's shoulder, looking at You Huan with an extremely provocative gaze.
You Huan felt like there was a balloon in her chest, about to burst if you poked it!
Has this man lost his mind?! How dare he openly bring a sleazy mistress to his girlfriend's territory!
You Huan desperately suppressed the urge to slap Xia Zhi and managed to utter a few words: "Wen Jie, what exactly happened?"
Wen Jie's throat tightened. He was already nervous, and under her intense gaze, his tongue became tied in knots, and he couldn't utter a single word.
"Wen Jie, how could you do this!" You Huan gritted her teeth. "How could she be your girlfriend? It should be..."
Just then, applause came from the other side.
It turned out that the two young masters of the Huo family had arrived.
You Huan turned around and saw a scene that made her question the meaning of life even more—
Jiang Mianmian and Huo Junyu walked hand in hand, their eyes filled with love. When someone came to offer a toast, Huo Junyu gracefully accepted both glasses.
You Huan was dumbfounded.
"What's going on?" she muttered to herself, ignoring Wen Jie and rushing to Jiang Mianmian's side.
Jiang Mianmian was startled by her flustered appearance!
"You Huan, you..."
"Tell me what's going on with him first!" You Huan pointed at Huo Junyu.
Young Master Huo frowned and pulled Jiang Mianmian into his arms.
"Don't touch her!" You Huan forcefully separated the two, then protectively shielded Jiang Mianmian behind her like a mother hen. "Mr. Huo, it's not right to steal someone else's love!"
Huo Junyu frowned deeply. "Don't tell me I stole what you loved?"
"Mianmian has a boyfriend!"
“She doesn’t,” Huo Junyu said in a deep voice. “She only has a fiancé, and that’s me!”
You Huan felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her mind completely blank.
She glanced at Jiang Mianmian, then at Huo Junyu, then turned to look at Wen Jie and that annoying Xia Zhi…
In that instant, she seemed to understand something.
“You Huan,” Jiang Mianmian stepped forward and took her hand, smiling softly, “Are you mistaken? My fiancé is indeed Jun Yu. This is a marriage agreement we made when we were young.”
“Then…” You Huan murmured, “Wen Jie, he…”
"Attorney Wen?" Jiang Mianmian was taken aback. "Are you very concerned about him?"
You Huan opened her mouth but couldn't speak, unable to describe her feelings at that moment.
First, she was certain that it was her assistant who had made a mistake, which led to her recent "love me, love my dog" attitude also being wrong!
Secondly, she was instantly overjoyed. It turned out Wen Jie and Jiang Mianmian had no relationship; it turned out she could still like him!
Finally, another dark cloud drifted into her heart... There was a bitch by Wen Jie's side, who dared to show off to her just now! Let's see if she doesn't make her pay!
"You Huan?" Jiang Mianmian looked at her rapidly changing expression and asked with some concern, "You Huan, what's wrong?"
"Oh...it's nothing!" You Huan quickly put on a fairly normal smile. "It's just...I just chatted with Attorney Wen for a bit, and I found out that the woman next to him is really something else!"
"Hey, Mianmian, who is that woman? Do you have any detailed information about her?"
(I haven't read the comments in a long time, but when I did yesterday, I was shocked... I clearly wrote that You Huan likes Wen Jie, so why do some people insist on saying in the comments that I have amnesia, that I'm not awake, and even try to change it to You Huan likes Huo Junyu?)
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