"Um."
He Tingyan responded absentmindedly, lowered his head, raised his hand, and took the clip off Wen Xi's hair.
The long black hair spread out suddenly.
"...What are you doing, He Tingyan?"
The hair that was just tied up is now messy again.
Wen Xi looked up at the culprit.
"It's cold outside, so you'd better let your hair down."
"...Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Wen Xiqi made my teeth itch.
Her neck was sore from trying to help the stylist tie her hair beautifully.
"I just remembered it too." He Tingyan glanced at her slender and snow-white neck and said naturally.
Wen Xi: ...
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Western suburbs, the old house of the He family.
In the evening, when night fell, lights were turned on one after another, guests came in, and many people suddenly poured into the empty mansion.
The old man of the He family likes lively occasions, and a New Year's cocktail party is a must every year. Among the invited guests, there are not only some business partners, relatives, friends, company employees, foreigners, but also many old comrades.
They are all older and see each other less and less, so he always takes the opportunity of welcoming the New Year to get everyone together to have fun.
In order to cater to everyone, the banquet hall has both Chinese and Western food and drinks.
Young people can choose a Western buffet, while the elderly can sit around the round table and chat.
The person in charge, He Tingyan, had not yet appeared. The butler Jin Bo led groups of guests into the hall. People gathered in groups of three or four to chat, and waiters in Tang suits moved nimbly among them to serve tea and snacks to everyone.
"Aunt, Sister Ruolin, you are here."
Seeing Zhen Yue and the others walking into the hall, Xue Ziqi hurriedly went to greet them happily.
Xue Ziqi called Zhen Yue very affectionately. Although the Xue family was related by blood to Zhen Yue's current husband's family, He Tingyan was the son of Zhen Yue and her ex-husband and had no blood relationship with her, so she had no taboos.
Zhen Yue didn't have an invitation, so she asked the wife of a high-ranking official to bring her in, but this didn't stop her from being arrogant.
This is her son's territory. What if she wasn't invited? It's only natural for her to come in.
Zhen Yue took the champagne from Xue Ziqi, took a sip, and glanced around, saying, "Ziqi, where is my son? Why can't I see him?"
She called him her son in a natural and familiar way, even though everyone in the circle knew that He Tingyan didn't recognize her as his mother at all.
Xue Ziqi smiled and said, "I heard that Brother Ting Yan had something to do and hasn't come back yet, but he is always punctual, so he should be here soon."
"Hey, my son is good in every way, but he doesn't care about his own life when he starts working. You, kid, have to help me persuade him more in the future."
The tone of his voice made it seem as if he had already regarded Xue Ziqi as his future daughter-in-law.
"I understand, aunt." Xue Ziqi responded shyly.
Her grandfather taught her since she was young to have a long-term vision.
Many socialites and rich girls distanced themselves from Zhen Yue when they saw that she was neglected by the He family, but Xue Ziqi was not so shallow-minded.
Even though He Tingyan didn't pay much attention to his mother right now, they were still blood relatives. No matter how deep the rift between mother and son, there would always be a day when they could resolve their differences. When that happened, this old woman would be his biggest asset in marrying into the He family, so he had to be careful to flatter her.
While Xue Ziqi was thinking, he took another glass of champagne and prepared to hand it to Cheng Ruolin who was following behind Zhen Yue.
This woman cannot be neglected either.
Cheng Ruolin is the daughter of Zhen Yue’s best friend and one of the people Zhen Yue trusts the most. It is necessary to have a good relationship with her.
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