When Lin Yi-an returned to the banquet hall, the waltz had already finished.
Her gaze swept around and she saw Xu Tingchuan and Ni Sitian sitting together. Xu Tingchuan was cutting the cake into smaller pieces so that Ni Sitian could eat it without getting lipstick on it.
His loving and doting demeanor only strengthened her resolve. She had to succeed tonight, or she would never become the woman beside him. She believed that once he appreciated her goodness, he would forget all about Ni Sitian, who was as bland as a simple dish.
Lin Yi'an secretly thought that in the future, she would be the one being pampered by Xu Tingchuan like this, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve slightly.
Then she heard Assistant Yu instruct the waitress behind her, "After the prize draw and President Xu's speech, bring up a glass of champagne."
As is customary, after his speech, Xu Tingchuan would raise a glass to celebrate with his employees and reward them for their hard work throughout the year.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi'an felt it was a golden opportunity. All she had to do was administer the drug, then fabricate a business excuse to lure Xu Tingchuan out of the banquet hall. Once the drug took effect, she could…
Lin Yi'an thought about it more and more and felt that it would work. The smile on her lips widened. She turned to look at the waitress that her assistant had told her about and secretly memorized her face.
After Xiang Zhilan finished dancing with Shen Muzhi, her stomach felt even worse. She wanted to find Feng Jingxian, but she couldn't see him all night, and he didn't answer her calls. Did he see her dancing with Shen Muzhi? Or was he angry about it?
Xiang Zhilan felt uneasy as she thought about it and was about to go over and talk to Ni Sitian when she realized that one of her earrings was missing when she tucked her hair behind her ear.
These earrings were a New Year's gift from Feng Jingxian to her, and they are very meaningful.
Xiang Zhilan panicked a little and looked down to find her earrings, carefully searching through the places she had just sat and passed by.
She was looking down intently when her head suddenly bumped into a hard chest. She apologized and looked up to see Shen Muzhi standing right in front of her.
"What are you looking for?" Shen Muzhi had noticed earlier that she was walking with her head down, looking very anxious, as if she had lost something very important.
"It's nothing." Xiang Zhilan ignored him and continued searching with her head down.
Shen Muzhi, however, was very observant. He noticed that Xiang Zhilan was missing an earring and said, "The earring is so small, it's probably hard to find."
Xiang Zhilan was already upset because she couldn't find her earrings, and Shen Muzhi's words of discouragement made her even more unhappy. "Mr. Shen, this has nothing to do with you. Don't bother me while I'm looking for my things."
Shen Mu remained silent, then lowered his head to help her search.
When Xiang Zhilan saw him helping her search, she felt a little conflicted, realizing that she might have been too harsh just now.
However, she couldn't bring herself to submit to Shen Muzhi; what she wanted most was to have nothing to do with him anymore.
Xiang Zhilan withdrew her gaze and began searching earnestly again.
The two searched in their own directions. Suddenly, Shen Muzhi remembered that Xiang Zhilan had covered her ear while dancing earlier. He didn't know if the earring was still there at that time. It was possible that it had fallen off before. She had also been to the corridor, so maybe it had fallen off there.
With that thought, Shen Muzhi walked outside and searched along the corridor bit by bit. In the place where they had entangled, he saw an earring that was shimmering slightly. He squatted down and picked it up.
Xiang Zhilan happened to come out at that moment. Seeing Shen Muzhi pick up the earring, she immediately walked over and exclaimed happily, "Found it!"
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