Xia Wenxi felt that she had played exceptionally well this time, even better than her performance in the school auditorium last time. However, she never expected that when she turned around, one of her shoes would be missing!
Tonight isn't the prince's ball, it's more like the princess's full moon celebration. She won't turn back into Cinderella at midnight, so what exactly triggered the shoe-throwing scene?
Even if a thief sneaked into the banquet, would they really steal just one of her shoes?
Xia Wenxi sat down on the bench... wearing only one of her shoes.
She wasn't Cinderella after all, and there were people all around, so running away barefoot seemed a bit unrealistic. Therefore, Xia Wenxi had no choice but to call her mother for help.
Before she could even dial the phone, Xia Wenxi saw her shoes!
Good news: the shoe wasn't actually lost, and it was very close to her.
Bad news: The shoe is in the dog's mouth...
Xia Wenxi looked at the dog and felt that it looked quite kind and gentle, so she decided to rely on herself for the time being.
"Sniff sniff sniff, come here, doggy~"
The dog was indeed attracted by the "sucking" sound and didn't run too far with the shoe in its mouth, but it remained vigilant, neither getting close to Xia Wenxi nor letting go of her.
Xia Wenxi wanted to get closer, but as soon as she took a step, the dog turned around and ran away. Startled, she quickly squatted down. If the dog were to snatch her shoes, Xia Wenxi would be completely dead.
The two were locked in a stalemate. Xia Wenxi squatted down and used her phone to search for dog barks, hoping to attract the dog's attention. That's when she heard a sound.
"Niu Niu, vomit!"
Xia Wenxi looked up and saw Prince (crossed out) Lin Shen petting the dog while picking up the shoe that the dog had just spat out of its mouth.
Xia Wenxi forgot what she was doing and watched helplessly as Lin Shen walked towards her with her shoes in his hand, followed by the shoe-stealing dog that kept rubbing against his trouser leg.
Lin Shen walked up to Xia Wenxi, squatted down, and placed the shoes in front of her.
Do you need help?
"Is this your dog?"
The two spoke at the same time.
Lin Shen smiled and extended his hand to Xia Wenxi. "It's not my dog, it's Wei Shaoan's dog. It usually plays in the yard all the time, I guess the servant forgot to lock it up today."
Xia Wenxi didn't know who Wei Shaoan was in the Wei family, but it didn't matter. As long as her shoes were back, that was enough. She didn't want to cosplay as Cinderella tonight. Seeing Lin Shen still holding out his arm, she didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to help him stand up.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin."
Xia Wenxi stood up, let go of the dog's mouth, and put on the shoe that the dog had spat out. Fortunately, there was no dog saliva in the shoe.
Xia Wenxi glanced down at the dog that had caused the incident. It was sticking out its tongue, with big eyes, and it even tilted its head when it saw her looking at it. Oh well, it was too cute.
"Niu Niu, you've gotten into trouble. Tomorrow, Wei Shaoan will put you in solitary confinement."
Xia Wenxi thought Lin Shen was saying this to her, since a dog couldn't understand such a complicated sentence. Then she saw "Niu Niu" stretch out its two paws and lie down, as if it was bowing to her.
"Woof—!"
Xia Wenxi was dumbfounded, and pointed at the dog, asking Lin Shen, "Is it apologizing to me?"
Yes, it's begging for your forgiveness.
"Ahem! It's alright, I forgive you." Xia Wenxi said to the dog, then looked at Lin Shen, "Can it understand?"
"Woof—!"
The dog straightened up and spun around in place.
"You actually understood that, that's amazing."
“Miss Xia, the banquet should be starting soon. Please go ahead, I’ll take Niu Niu back to its den so it won’t cause any more trouble.”
The dog's antics almost made Xia Wenxi forget about the banquet. "Okay, thank you for today, Mr. Lin."
As soon as Xia Wenxi finished speaking, her phone rang. It was Ke Shurong calling.
"Hello, Mom, I'm coming right away."
"I'll head over now, goodbye Mr. Lin!"
Xia Wenxi waved and quickly left.
Lin Shen stood there for a while before walking towards Niu Niu's den. As he walked, he suddenly smiled and said, "Wei Shaoan is right, you are indeed smart."
...
Xia Wenxi originally thought that such occasions were just for socializing, but she didn't expect there to actually be a banquet. The Wei family has two very large banquet halls, and now there is a round table in each hall. The table is so big that it can probably accommodate ten people dancing on it.
As soon as Xia Wenxi entered the door, she saw familiar faces. The two people who had been cricketing with her tonight were also there. Obviously, they had seen her too. Their expressions froze at first, and then they turned their gaze away to avoid her eyes.
There weren't many guests today. There were two banquet halls; one side was for relatives of the Wei family, and the other side was for friends invited by the Wei family.
Mrs. Wei and Ke Shurong have been good friends for many years, so she specially invited their whole family over this time. Xia Wenxi sat down next to Ke Shurong on her right, with the space to her left empty.
"Feifei, sit next to Miss Xia. You two are about the same age, you should have something to talk about."
Xia Wenxi looked up and exclaimed, "Oh ho!"
It's an acquaintance, and they certainly have something to say, but it's not anything nice.
Xia Wenxi smiled at her and greeted her, not for any other reason than to see her embarrassed. After all, she was the one who would talk behind someone's back and get caught red-handed, and in the end, she wouldn't be the one who lost the argument.
"Miss Xia, I'm sorry about what happened tonight."
Although the other person spoke very softly, Xia Wenxi still heard it. She didn't know why the other person apologized so quickly. Could it be that he really had a crush on her and then hated her because of love?
"Oh, but I won't say it's okay."
The dishes at the banquet looked very appealing, but it seemed that no one was paying attention to them. Xia Wenxi looked around and saw that almost everyone was talking quietly, and at most some were drinking, but no one was picking up any food.
The fish that had just passed in front of her was truly perfect. The thought of such a perfect fish being thrown away after the banquet made Xia Wenxi's heart ache! Had everyone secretly evolved and stopped needing to eat?
"Uncle Wu, I remember Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was your favorite."
"Yes, yes, that's right, thank you Xiao Shen. Yeah! Authentic. Everyone, don't just keep talking, let's not waste this good food, good wine, and good day."
This white-haired old man was clearly the person of the highest status at the banquet. Xia Wenxi had just seen people going to toast him. Now that he had spoken, everyone at the table started to pick up their chopsticks.
Xia Wenxi finally got to eat that perfect fish, and it tasted perfect too!
"Mom, this fish is so delicious!"
Although it tasted delicious, Xia Wenxi only took a few bites and then stopped picking at the fish, feeling that it wouldn't look good if she ate all the fish.
"Mom, ask Yalan later where they hired today's chef."
"good!"
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