In the past few days, Ye Huanhuan has been busy preparing for the banquet and has completely forgotten about Tang Yi.
Ye Haiming specifically emphasized to her that she must dress up nicely on that day and make sure to appear in front of everyone in the most dazzling way.
As for the issue of punishing Ye Ting, he also consulted Ye Huanhuan.
Ye Haiming clearly intended to arrange for Ye Ting to take up a job at the W City branch after this banquet.
Ye Huanhuan neither objected nor explicitly agreed to this, but simply stated that it was up to her father to make the decision.
The day before the banquet was to begin, Herbert Smith also arrived in City S from Country Y.
As the host, Ye Haiming naturally extended a warm invitation to the other party to share the dinner.
The Ye family of five welcomed Herbert Smith with the highest level of courtesy, and even Ye Huanhuan, whose identity had not yet been revealed, was no exception.
During the meal, Ye Huanhuan focused intently on enjoying the delicious food before her and did not engage in much conversation with Herbert Smith.
For no other reason than that so many years had passed, and she had almost forgotten all the English she had learned in high school, so she couldn't understand what the other person was saying at all.
Ye Ru sat next to Herbert Smith, the two whispering and occasionally laughing, clearly indicating that their relationship was progressing smoothly.
However, Ye Huanhuan always felt that there was a faint gaze on her, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
At this moment, Ye Ru came up to her and introduced her with a smile: "Sister, this is Mr. Herbert Smith, who is very famous in Y country. He has come all the way to S city to attend the banquet hosted by our Ye family!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Huanhuan immediately gave Herbert Smith a polite and courteous smile and nodded.
However, she vaguely sensed that Herbert Smith was looking at her in a rather strange way.
The feeling was like a tiger staring at its prey in the animal kingdom.
It was as if, deep within the other's eyes, she had already become his target.
Herbert Smith walked up step by step and first spoke to Ye Huanhuan in slightly broken Chinese:
"Hello, Miss Huanhuan."
Then, he raised his glass and rattled off a bunch of English words she couldn't understand, looking at her expectantly with eyes full of enthusiasm and appreciation.
Ye Huanhuan frowned, looking puzzled. She had no idea what the foreigner was talking about.
Seeing this, Ye Ru quickly explained:
“Huanhuan, Mr. Herbert is praising your beauty. He says he is very pleased to meet you and asks if you would do him the honor of having a drink with him.”
Hearing these words, Ye Huanhuan felt a sense of helplessness.
Recently, she discovered that she felt a strong urge to vomit whenever she smelled alcohol.
However, considering the other party's status and the occasion, she really couldn't refuse directly.
So, she had no choice but to suppress her discomfort, slowly raise her glass, and gently clink it against the other person's. Then, she carefully took a small sip of wine.
The moment the wine touched her throat, a wave of nausea washed over her. Unable to bear it any longer, she quickly covered her mouth, rose from her seat, and said:
"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom."
After saying that, she hurriedly went to the restroom.
Seeing the beauty leave, Herbert Smith felt a surge of annoyance.
Gao Yalan was the first to recover. She quickly smiled and apologized to Herbert Smith, "Mr. Herbert, please forgive me. Huanhuan may not be feeling well. I will have her toast you again when she comes out to express her apologies."
Ye Haiming's expression turned rather unpleasant. He hadn't expected Ye Huanhuan to be so rude, knowing full well that the other party was a distinguished guest, yet she didn't give them any face at all and left the table directly, truly disgracing the Ye family!
Herbert Smith, who had been in high spirits, was now quite disappointed.
He shook his head, indicating his refusal, "I don't think it's necessary. I really didn't expect Miss Huanhuan to have such a low alcohol tolerance. She only had a small sip of wine, and she already felt like throwing up. I wonder if she doesn't welcome me, or if she finds drinking with me disgusting?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Haiming's face turned even blacker than the bottom of a pot.
Ye Ting, standing to the side, seemed to be enjoying the show.
Seeing this, Gao Yalan quickly explained to Herbert Smith, "Mr. Herbert, please don't misunderstand! Huanhuan is definitely not like this normally. When she comes over, I will definitely make her apologize to you in person!"
Ye Ru quickly chimed in, "Yes, Mr. Herbert, my sister spent a whole month learning etiquette! The reason she's like this today must be because she's not feeling well, so please don't blame her!"
On the surface, Ye Ru appeared to be pleading for Ye Huanhuan, but in reality, her true intentions were not what they seemed.
She deliberately brought up Ye Huanhuan's etiquette training in order to imply to Ye Haiming that Ye Huanhuan's etiquette was not very good.
As expected, upon hearing this, Ye Haiming's eyes immediately flashed with obvious anger.
Gao Yalan continued to smooth things over, saying:
“Mr. Herbert, Huanhuan is our daughter who has been separated from us for many years. She has only been back in the Ye family for a little over a month. Perhaps during this time, she has not yet fully mastered some manners. I would like to express my deepest apologies to you. When we get back, I will definitely give her a good scolding and make sure that such a situation will not happen again.”
Herbert Smith seemed unconvinced, saying with a hint of sarcasm:
"Ye, you really need to discipline your daughter! In my opinion, she's not even half as good as Miss Xiaoru!"
Ye Haiming nodded repeatedly in agreement. Herbert Smith's words made him unconsciously compare Ye Ru and Ye Huanhuan in his mind.
Compared to Ye Ru, his biological daughter Ye Huanhuan seems to be far inferior.
Not only does she not speak English, but she also lacks manners and cannot even maintain the most basic politeness towards VIPs.
Thinking about it this way, Ye Haiming couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment.
Indeed, children raised by one's own hands are always more outstanding.
As for Ye Huanhuan, she has never had such an opportunity or condition since childhood, so it is naturally difficult for her to show the same excellent qualities as Ye Ru.
Thinking about this, Ye Haiming's mood grew even heavier.
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