Lei Shuangcheng stared at the entrance of Yunding Restaurant, "Boss, the one dressed like a peacock with its tail spread out is Xia Ke."
His voice was filled with suppressed excitement. "Her boyfriend's birthday is today, and they're going to a dark night bar to celebrate... I heard they've even planned a proposal."
Renault in the back seat was looking through Xia Ke's file.
He looked up, and the glass window reflected his sharp outline.
"Proposal?"
The files were casually thrown on the leather seat. "Then... give them a gift they'll never forget."
Lei Shuangcheng caught a glimpse of the sneer on the boss's lips in the rearview mirror, and the hair on the back of his neck stood up instantly.
He licked his dry lips subconsciously, "Everything has been arranged at the Dark Night Bar."
Turning her head to look out the window, Xia Ke was affectionately adjusting her boyfriend's tie.
"This woman is really capable of anything to climb the social ladder."
Renault didn't respond. "Fill your stomach first."
He was the first to open the car door, and seven figures followed silently behind him.
When passing by the box where Xia Ke was, Renault paused.
Xia Ke happened to look up, and the moment their eyes met, the red wine glass in her hand shook violently.
Why did this strange man look at her with eyes as cold as a poisoned knife?
"What's wrong?"
Zhao Qiwen's concerned voice brought her back to reality.
When I looked at the door again, there was no one there, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.
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Nine o'clock in the evening, dark bar.
Zheng Dong leaned against the bar, fiddling with the wine glass with his fingers.
Ever since Ding Lihui went to the capital, Shen Yuanbai was always busy and out of sight, and he couldn't even find someone to talk to.
He tilted his head back and took a big gulp of wine. The strong liquor burned his throat but could not warm his empty heart.
"We've had three proposals tonight," the bartender said, wiping the glasses. "This place is practically a proposal hotspot now."
He leaned closer mysteriously, "Especially after Lenna's identity was revealed last week, the number of people coming here to propose marriage has increased several times."
Zheng Dong curled his lips and didn't respond.
"Drinking alone?"
Tan Fei's voice suddenly rang in his ears.
He sat down next to Zheng Dong and gestured to the bartender, "Whiskey, on the rocks."
Zheng Dong glanced at him sideways, "Where's your inseparable good brother? Why didn't he come with you today?"
"Ever since he found out Lenna was Gu Youran," Tan Fei took the wine glass and took a swig, "he's been like a madman, locking himself up in the company all day long to work overtime. He's nowhere to be seen."
“Serves you right.”
Zheng Dong shook his wine glass and said, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place."
Tan Fei sighed, "He regrets it now, but some things..."
He swallowed his words back halfway through.
Zheng Dong's gaze passed over the crowd and fell on the VIP booth not far away.
"Han Jingchen was truly blind to have fallen for Xia Ke."
He said sarcastically, "Look at her now, she's climbed up the social ladder. Even her boyfriend, the son of an official, has a lavish birthday party."
Tan Fei followed his gaze.
I saw Xia Ke standing on tiptoe and kissing her boyfriend on the face.
The cheers from her friends around her made her look like a proud princess.
At this moment, the lights in the bar suddenly dimmed, leaving only a soft light covering Xia Ke.
The band played the melody of "Can't Help Falling in Love" at the right time, and the whole space became quiet in an instant.
Zhao Qiwen clapped his hands, and the waiter slowly came over pushing a food cart covered with white roses.
999 champagne roses were arranged in the shape of a heart in the car, with a blue velvet jewelry box placed in the center.
"Keke."
Zhao Qiwen knelt on one knee, his voice so gentle that it could drip water.
"From the first time I saw you, I knew I would have to have you for the rest of my life."
He opened the jewelry box, and the three-carat pear-shaped diamond ring sparkled in the light.
The friends around me all exclaimed in surprise.
"I custom-made this ring for you. It's as unique as you are."
Zhao Qiwen looked at her affectionately, "Will you marry me?"
The crowd began to clap rhythmically.
"Marry him! Marry him! ..."
Xia Ke's eyes turned red instantly, and crystal tears trembled on her eyelashes.
She took a deep breath and was about to speak.
"Hey! Isn't this my daughter?"
A shrill female voice suddenly rang out.
The crowd parted to the sides.
A middle-aged woman with heavy makeup twisted her waist and squeezed to the front row.
She was wearing a sequined miniskirt, and the smell of cheap perfume mixed with cigarettes and alcohol hit her face, and the peeling red nail polish on her nails was particularly glaring.
Xia Ke took a step back cautiously, "Who are you? I don't know you."
"You stupid girl, you don't even recognize your own mother?"
The woman slapped her thigh exaggeratedly. "Your father was just arrested last month, and you're already so eager to marry into a wealthy family?"
She turned to Zhao Qiwen and smiled flatteringly, "Ke Ke's father is a notorious gangster on the street. He's currently imprisoned in Yuncheng Prison!"
“Pah—”
The jewelry box in Zhao Qiwen's hand fell to the ground and the diamond ring rolled out.
“Nonsense!”
Xia Ke's voice trembled. "I'm an orphan who grew up in an orphanage. Where did my parents come from?"
The woman took out a yellowed photo from her purse.
"Look! This was taken on your second birthday when your dad was holding you at the old amusement park!"
In the photo, a man with a fat face and tattoos on his arms is holding the young Xia Ke and sitting on a carousel.
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