Chapter 59 Charity?
The charity sale held by Guangming Charity Foundation is divided into two parts, the auction and the after party.
The former is a semi-public occasion, and many celebrities from the entertainment industry are invited. There is a red carpet and invited reporters to enter. The proceeds from the auction will be announced, and the kind-hearted people who spend the most money may be happy to get the headlines. Of course, there will also be entertainment newspapers focusing on the love, hate and hatred of the people participating in the auction.
The latter is a private occasion, and reporters are refused entry. The participants are basically well-known people in the charity world, or well-known people in the Hong Kong wealthy circle, plus a few popular stars.
Although anyone with money or without money can donate, those who can become famous through charity must have spent a lot of money, well, except for charity fund staff.
Although Wen Yue has never donated money in her personal name, she is now the president of Lirong Department Store, so she also received an invitation letter, and she can go to both occasions. Wen
Yue tends to go to the cocktail party because she can walk around, which is conducive to the formation of the Shura field.
But since she has already gone to the cocktail party, it would not look good to miss the auction, as it would make her look particularly stingy and reluctant to spend money.
Well, Wen Yue is indeed reluctant to spend money.
Although she just decided to donate one million in the name of Lirong Department Store not long ago, she personally is not willing to spend money on charity because she finds it difficult to trust these organizations.
At that time, technology was not developed, and a lot of information was difficult to spread, but before she crossed over, she often heard about corruption in charity funds, such as a certain Meimei.
She also saw a project that was clearly for girls in mountainous areas to fulfill their dreams, but the donations were used to buy cameras and sneakers for a "little boy" who was almost 20 years old. Some people donated clothes and shoes for girls, but the colors were not suitable for boys, so they could not reach the girls but the boys.
Wen Yue is not kind enough. She does not think that as long as I donate more, some of it can be used for the recipients. When she sees such things, she will only tighten her purse and spend the money on herself.
Of course, there are still kind people in this world.
When she decided to donate the one million yuan, she circled out several charity funds and met with the fund managers one by one. She really selected those who really wanted to do charity.
But the charity fund that person worked for was the least famous and the shortest established among the several charity funds that were circled. Correspondingly, they received the least donations every month.
This is very normal. When many charity funds were first established, the founders were really passionate and really wanted to do practical things. Many of the people they recruited were also such enthusiastic people.
But as the scale of the fund became larger and larger, and the funds in operation became more and more, many people's ideas gradually changed, and they began to have desires and became greedy.
For charity funds like Guangming Charity Foundation, which spend a lot of money every year to organize activities and engage in marketing, Wen Yue really found it difficult to trust them, and she didn't want to spend a penny on them.
Therefore, although she decided to participate in the charity sale, Wen Yue and Yi Huai agreed on the way that they would only look and not spend money.
Yes, Wen Yue went to the charity sale with Yi Huai.
Such occasions usually require a male and female companion. She is married, so it is not appropriate to find someone else. Yi Huai happened to be free, so she called him.
Wen Yue did not think it was a big deal, but the system asked after knowing that they went together: [Are you, Yi Huai and Xu Tianyang also considered a Shura Field? ]
Wen Yue choked and decided to explain the meaning of Shura Field to the system: [Two men are interested in the same woman, and the three of them are together. It is called Shura Field. A man and a woman are interested in each other, and another man is thinking something bad. They meet at the same occasion. If nothing happens, it is fine. If something happens, it is called abuse of scumbags, do you know? ]
System: [Oh. 】
...
This charity sale was jointly held by Guangming Charity Foundation and an auction house. It was held at the auction house. Usually, not many people come here, but today, a red carpet was set up at the door, and there were stars. Many more people gathered to watch, and the cars blocked half of the street.
Wen Yue was not in a hurry. She sat in the car and watched the car slowly move.
When she arrived at the outer perimeter, she did not go to the red carpet. After passing the inspection, she drove directly into the parking lot, took the elevator and followed the instructions to the floor where the auction hall was located.
As soon as the elevator stopped and went out, someone came to lead the way. There was also a middle-level greeter at the door and took them to the corresponding seats. The two of them were seated quite near the front.
After sitting down, Wen Yue looked around the scene and did not see any of the three people from Shura Field. However, she saw quite a few popular stars, who all came over to greet them attentively.
Wen Yue was very calm.
This world is quite empty. The Hong Kong stars that she had been a fan of in her previous life can basically be found in this world with perfect counterparts. Even if someone has similar experience and works that they have filmed, their height and appearance are completely different.
So when Wen Yue saw them, she didn't feel the excitement of seeing an idol at all.
After they greeted each other and returned to their seats, Wen Jiaxin finally came, followed by a young man wearing a silver suit jacket and slicked-back hair.
The young man should not be very old, around 27 or 28 years old, and not very tall, maybe about 1.75 meters, but this height is very good in Hong Kong.
He has an above-average appearance, a bit like Xu Tianyang, but the latter is more handsome, otherwise the original body would not have been so obsessed with him. His temperament is also more frivolous, very much like a playboy.
Wen Yue didn't expect that the two of them would show up together.
After all, this was a formal occasion. It might not be a big deal for an invited unmarried person to bring an assistant of the opposite sex to such an occasion, but the two were not unknown people, and entering together would inevitably cause misunderstanding.
Sure enough, not long after the two walked in, there were whispers in the hall.
Needless to say, the Wen family has the richest man, and the Xu family is not an unknown family in Hong Kong. The head, Xu Changrong, is at least in the top five of the Hong Kong rich list. Moreover,
the Xu family's Guangming Charity Foundation has done a great job, and Xu Changrong himself is also very keen on charity. He has done a lot of things such as building bridges and paving roads. He is a famous philanthropist in Hong Kong.
Although the previous philanthropist, Mr. Zhong, has fallen from grace, ordinary citizens still respect and love Xu Changrong.
If these two families get married, the attention will definitely be high.
Wen Yue was not surprised because of this. She asked the system in her mind: [Is Wen Jiaxin preparing to show off her cards with Xu Tianyang? ]
[No, Wen Jiaxin called Xu Tianyang in advance and said that she had recently come into contact with Xu Tianen because of work. She also mentioned that he invited her to participate in the charity sale. She said that she couldn't refuse and might appear with Xu Tianen. ]
[Did Xu Tianyang believe it? ]
[He should believe it, right? ] The system was not sure, [Anyway, he didn't ask much. ]
[Tsk. ]
Wen Yue felt a little disappointed. She had thought she would see a Shura scene, but Wen Jiaxin was still high and had already calmed Xu Tianyang down.
Now, the Shura scene is gone.
Just as she was thinking about it, Wen Jiaxin and Xu Tianen came over together and shouted, "Second sister, second brother-in-law, you are here too?"
"What are you doing..." Wen Yue raised her eyes and looked at the two people who were coming over. She asked with a smile, "Are you dating?"
Hearing this, Wen Jiaxin looked at Xu Tianen with a little shyness, and said without admitting or denying, "Mr. Xu and I just met."
Wen Yue smiled and said, "We just met and attended such an important occasion together. We are making good progress."
"Jiaxin and I really hit it off at first sight." Although Xu Tianen said this, there was not much seriousness in his tone.
Wen Jiaxin seemed not to hear what was said, and she kept smiling.
Wen Yue did not intend to ask any further questions. She said "oh" and turned away without interest. Wen Jiaxin and Xu Tianen then sat down in the empty seat on her left.
The charity sale began.
The items for the charity sale were basically provided by philanthropists and celebrities who participated in the charity sale. There were rich varieties, including antiques, paintings by contemporary masters, jewelry, and hairpins or other items worn by celebrities when filming.
Generally speaking, the market value of the items is not high, and the most expensive one is no more than 700,000 or 800,000. But it is different when it comes to the auction table, especially since it is a charity sale, and it is not a problem for the transaction price to triple or quadruple.
Sure enough, the transaction prices of the first few items were a bit inflated, and they only fell back after the fourth item, but they were still much higher than the market price.
Wen Yue basically just looked and didn't raise a card. After a few times, she heard Wen Jiaxin ask: "Does your second sister like any of these items?"
"No, what's the matter?"
Wen Jiaxin smiled and said, "I'm just worried that your second sister is bored, so I just asked casually."
"I thought this was something the host would care about." Wen Yue said with a hint of meaning.
Wen Jiaxin's expression froze slightly and she stopped talking.
Wen Yue asked in her mind: [In the original novel, did Wen Jiaxin and Xu Tianen have any intersection? ]
[No, in the original novel, although Wen Jiaxin also joined a real estate company after returning to China, like you, the host, she was the vice president when she joined the company and was not responsible for charity work. ]
[Then is she married? Who is her husband? 】
【They got married. He was the son of a media tycoon. However, they had a bad relationship and went their separate ways. They divorced after a few years. 】
【What about Xu Tianyang? 】
【The child that Wen Jiaxin gave birth to later was his, but the two of them did not get married. 】
These two people actually got together in the end.
Wen Yue glanced to the side and glanced at the two people who were talking happily on the left without any expression. 【So what do you think, do they have a chance in this life? 】
Although it is not known who took the initiative to get Wen Jiaxin and Xu Tianyang together in the original novel, Xu Tianyang must have deep feelings for Wen Jiaxin.
On one side is a lover, and on the other side is a half-brother. I wonder what expression Xu Tianyang would have if they got together.
Just thinking about it, Wen Yue felt exciting.
Unfortunately, the system could not see the future after the change, and replied: [I don’t know.]
[Okay.] Wen Yue sighed, and asked again after a while, [Who inherited the Xu family in the original novel?]
[I don’t know. Xu Tianen never appeared in the original novel, and his future cannot be seen. You haven’t met Xu Tianyang yet, so you can’t find out more about the Xu family through Wen Jiaxin.]
[Like this.]
While chatting, the charity sale was halfway through, and Wen Jiaxin spent nearly one million to buy an antique and a painting, becoming the first victim of the charity sale.
Wen Yue did not gloat over the misfortune, she was just a little curious, is the third house so rich?
She has quite a bit of pocket money, not counting the salary card that Yi Huai handed in, there are several million, but half of it was taken from Wen Rongsheng after she came here. The
remaining 500,000 is personal fund income, and 1 million is pocket money given by Yi Huai. Well, although I took his salary card, this money must be separated separately.
All in all, the pocket money given by Wen Rongsheng and the money from the family fund only add up to 300,000.
As far as Wen Yue knows, Wen Jiaqi lives a very tight life with the dividends from her personal fund and the subsidies from Chen Baoqin. How can Wen Jiaxin be so rich?
The system replied: [Xu Meifeng seems to be very good at investing. She bought a lot of houses and land. She also speculated in stocks before and made a lot of money. Moreover, she is willing to spend money on Wen Jiaxin. ]
[So that's it. 】
...
After the charity sale ended, the group went to a nearby hotel.
There was a half-hour break at the hotel, and the cocktail party started on time at nine o'clock.
Wen Yue felt a little tired after sitting for a long time. After entering the hotel, she took a nap. After being woken up by Yi Huai, she spent some time tidying up. It was already nine-fifteen when she arrived at the banquet hall.
Therefore, when they went in, it was already lively inside, with melodious and cheerful music, and well-dressed men and women holding wine glasses walking around, which was quite decadent.
Through the system, Wen Yue quickly found Xu Tianyang.
Although he is also a member of the Xu family, his identity is awkward. In stark contrast to Xu Tianen who is surrounded by people, he is sitting alone in the corner.
People who don't know may think he is in a daze, but if you observe carefully, you can know that his eyes have actually been following Wen Jiaxin, and he is also a very loyal dog.
In addition, the moment Wen Yue saw Xu Tianyang clearly, the familiar system prompt also rang: [Ding - there is a melon! ]
Xu Tianyang had a melon, Wen Yue was really... No, she was still a little surprised, after all, when she met Wen Jiaxin before, she didn't hear the system prompt.
According to common sense, Xu Tianyang should be the same as Wen Jiaxin, the melons on his body either did not happen, or were dropped by butterflies.
Could it be that the system gave a prompt because of his background? Although many people in the Hong Kong wealthy circle know his background, it seems that there is no official report. It is estimated that it can earn thousands or even tens of thousands of melon value if it is exposed.
As soon as the thought flashed through her mind, the system ignored their previous agreement and shouted in her mind: [Host! Big melon! ]
[What melon? ]
[There is a problem with the Guangming Charity Foundation! 】
The system voice was full of anger, but Wen Yue was not surprised. The charity industry is indeed very complicated, and nine out of ten organizations involved in the industry have problems.
Thinking that this was a banquet and that the place was full of people from the Guangming Charity Foundation, Wen Yue was afraid that she would not be able to control her expression when she talked to them after hearing too many shady stories. So she did not let the system continue, and only said: [Let's talk about it when we get back.]
[Okay.] The system's tone was a little unwilling, but it was still obedient and did not continue.
Although Wen Yue came for Xu Tianyang, the answer she wanted would be entered into the system database the moment she saw him, so she did not plan to talk to him.
But Xu Tianyang and Wen Jiaxin obviously had other plans.
After a round of greetings, Wen Yue found an excuse to leave and sat on the sofa in the corner with Yi Huai to rest. Xu Tianyang came over and asked with a deep look in his eyes: "Ayue, can we talk alone?" Yi
Huai raised his eyebrows and asked: "Who is this?"
Wen Yue introduced: "Xu Tianyang, the illegitimate son of Xu Changrong."
Xu Tianyang's face froze. He did not hide his life experience from Wen Yue, but she always cared about his thoughts in the past and never mentioned the word "illegitimate" in front of him.
Although Xu Tianyang guessed that Wen Yue might have gotten away when he called her to lure her to England but failed, at that time he felt more that she was playing tricks on him.
How could it be possible?
She has loved him for so many years, and was still tossing and turning for him half a year ago. How could she fall in love with someone else so quickly, and the object of her affection is still this man who has not impressed her in three years of marriage.
But now, listening to Wen Yue talking about his miserable life in a light tone, Xu Tianyang had to admit that she has indeed changed.
However, Xu Tianyang was not completely unprepared. He looked at Wen Yue with what he thought was affectionate eyes and said, "I feel relieved to see that you are doing well."
These words sounded affectionate, but in fact they were full of ill intentions.
No man can remain indifferent when he hears another man say such words to his wife in person. Even if they don't quarrel immediately after returning home, they will definitely suspect that their relationship is unusual.
If he was just an ordinary suitor, it would be fine, but he and Wen Yue did have a story. After finding out all this, he didn't believe that the man in front of him could not care.
If he cared, there would be disputes, and then cracks.
Maybe Wen Yue really changed her heart and fell in love with the man in front of her, but in the face of endless quarrels, could she really love him forever? If not, this would be his chance to take advantage of the situation.
Xu Tianyang was confident that Wen Yue could fall in love with him again. After all, she had loved him for so many years, and he always believed that she had feelings for him in her heart.
Now it's just that the rope is loose, just tighten it.
However, Wen Yue's reaction was different from what he expected. Not only did she not panic, she also smiled: "Then I might be different from you. I would be very happy to see that you are not doing well."
Then she raised her head and looked through the crowd at the two people standing side by side not far away. With a smile on her lips, she said: "For example, now, I am very happy."
Xu Tianyang didn't understand why, so he followed her line of sight. The moment he saw Wen Jiaxin, his pupils shrank slightly, and then he smiled reluctantly: "I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Don't quite understand? Then let me explain it more clearly." The smile on Wen Yue's lips disappeared, and she looked at Xu Tianyang and asked, "Do you know what people like you are called?"
Xu Tianyang felt that Wen Yue's words were not what he wanted to hear, and said, "Ah Yue..."
Wen Yue didn't want to listen to him either, so she interrupted him directly and said, "A dog licker, that is, the kind of dog that when the master is in a bad mood, he tells you to get out, and when the master is in a good mood and asks you to come back, you will run back eagerly. It's very mean."
"Ah Yue, we have known each other for so many years, and again..." Xu Tianyang looked humiliated, paused for a moment and said, "We had a relationship, and it is true that I can't forget you, but there is no need for you to say such harsh things, right?"
"No, I don't have a hobby of raising dogs, so I can't be your master," Wen Yue stretched out her palm to show refusal, "and I don't like dogs that are half-hearted, not to mention those dogs that are clearly licking other masters but have to get in front of me, waiting to stab me."
Wen Yue looked at Wen Jiaxin again and said meaningfully: "Besides, I am indeed not as good as Wen Jiaxin in training dogs, but some licking dogs lick to the end and get everything they want, and some licking dogs lick to the end and have nothing, I wonder which one you are?"
Hearing this, Xu Tianyang still had something he didn't understand, she must have known the relationship between him and Wen Jiaxin. Although he didn't care if Wen Yue knew about this, but thinking of Wen Jiaxin's plan, he opened his mouth to explain.
But Yi Huai, who had not spoken before, saw that Wen Yue did not want to pay attention to Xu Tianyang anymore, so he stood up to stop her and said, "Isn't it inappropriate for you to harass my wife in front of me? Or is it because of the family education in your Xu family? If so, I will contact your father later and talk to him about the family education problem in the Xu family."
Xu Tianyang had just returned to China. Although he joined the charity fund, he had not yet been fully recognized by Xu Changrong, so he naturally did not dare to make trouble in front of his father.
He stopped, looked down at Wen Yue, and then pretended to be disappointed and left.
Wen Yue was amazed by what she saw, and sighed in her mind and the system: [If Xu Tianyang enters the entertainment industry with his acting skills, he will at least win a Best Actor Award. 】
Before the system responded, Yi Huai's cold voice rang in his ears: "Don't look, the person has gone out."
Wen Yue said calmly: "I'm not looking at him, I'm thinking about something."
"What?"
"Thick skin makes you invincible."
Yi Huai: "..."
There were many people in the banquet hall, so Yi Huai didn't ask much, but it was different when he got home. He took Wen Yue back to the room and asked what happened as soon as the door was closed.
Wen Yue didn't lie. She told Xu Tianyang that Wen Jiaxin had ordered her to hang the original body. As for when the two of them broke up, she said: "Anyway, it has been broken for a long time here." In fact, it never started.
But Yi Huai was not stupid, how could he fool around with such words.
Although he and Wen Yue have been separated for the past three years, he has not deliberately inquired about her movements because he is busy with work, but the two of them are not unknown people, and her recent situation will automatically drift into her ears every now and then.
So he knows that she has been to the UK several times in the past three years.
He knows that Hong Kong people like to go to the UK very much. Whether it is to study abroad or immigrate, the first choice is the UK. Many people who can afford it will also travel to the UK frequently, so he never thought much about it when he heard these things before.
But now...
"Now I only love you! Really," Wen Yue raised her right hand and said solemnly, "If he comes to lick me now, I won't even look at him!"
"Indeed," Yi Huai nodded seriously, "Anyway, he is not sincere. He pursues you openly, but secretly he may be thinking about when it is more appropriate to stab you."
Wen Yue nodded vigorously and agreed: "Yes, I still like you better."
Yi Huai narrowed his eyes instantly, stretched out his hand to pull Wen Yue into his arms, lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and asked: "I just calculated?"
"No, no, I'm lucky to like you." Danger came, Wen Yue begged for mercy, but someone showed no mercy, one hand across her back to prevent her from escaping, and one hand on her waist...tickling her itchy flesh!
Is this what a human would do? !
Wen Yue was stunned and decided to pinch back.
The noise lasted until the second half of the night, and the two of them finally calmed down. Wen Yue was extremely sleepy, and she closed her eyes and slept until the next day when the sun rose.
Wen Yue didn’t remember that she hadn’t eaten the melon until she woke up after brushing her teeth and washing her face. She didn’t go out either. She sat in the bathroom and shouted, “Tong, are you there?” After
being blocked all night, the system was finally released with a lot of resentment. It said faintly, “You finally remembered me?”
Hearing that the system was unhappy, Wen Yue smiled and coaxed it, “Look at what you said. You are my life. I will never forget you no matter who I forget!”
“Humph!” The system said it didn’t buy it, but within two seconds it asked, “Why did you call me?”
“You said yesterday that there was a problem with the Guangming Charity Foundation. What kind of problem was it?” 】
Speaking of it, the system's tone suddenly became serious: [In the past few years, the Xu family has been cooperating with gangs engaged in human trafficking. They use the welfare home under the Guangming Charity Foundation to detain abducted people, and then transfer them out to sea. The stolen money is laundered by the charity foundation. 】
When Wen Yue first learned that there was a problem with the Guangming Charity Foundation, she was not surprised at all. This industry is too complicated. Among ten charity foundations, at least nine have problems with their accounts.
Even if Wen Yue had a system, she would feel powerless in this matter, because even if this problematic fund collapsed, the fund that came up to replace it might not be clean.
All she could do was to report the most serious corruption after contacting the person in charge of the charity fund, and then donate the charity money in her hands to those who really do charity.
But the report had little effect.
After receiving the report, the relevant departments did send people to investigate and ordered the fund to suspend operations for rectification. However, with the end of the investigation, two people were sent to the fund, and the matter was considered over. The fund is still operating internally, just waiting for the storm to pass and the new person in charge to take office. They will then issue a bland statement and the fund will be able to reopen.
There are too many similar things, and Wen Yue’s threshold has become higher. She thought she would not be surprised after hearing about the problems of the Guangming Charity Foundation, but she did not expect that the Xu family was worse than she imagined, and had crossed the bottom line.
Obviously doing evil things, the charity fund is named "Guangming". The contrast is extremely ironic!
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