Translator: MoboReader Editor: MoboReader
One of the women suggested, âLetâs go to the main table and make a toast.â
There were nods of agreement all around the table. Everyone filled their glasses with wine, fixed their makeup, and lowered their necklinesâ¦
âSu Ruowan.â The girl next to Su Ruowan nudged her and said, âCome on, pour some wine in your glass!â
Su Ruowan shook her head. âNo, I canât drink. If I get too drunk and delay the show tomorrowâ¦â
The girl pursed her lips in displeasure after hearing this. Raising her tone, she said, âItâs just a little red wine. Youâve only taken a sip until now. How will you get drunk after having just one more sip? Hurry up and pour some!â
Su Ruowan had already made up her mind not to approach Jing Muchen and Zhang Luoya tonight. In fact, if it were up to her, she would rather just leaveâ¦
Although the other girls at her table had already stood up, she didnât move at all. Seeing this, the girl who had been trying to persuade her just now also gave up and hurried to the main table with a glass of wine in her hand.
Now that she had finally escaped from the disaster, Su Ruowan let out a sigh of relief.
After looking at all those girls smiling sweetly and flattering each other, she felt like she didnât fit in here at all.
âMiss Zhang and Mr. Jing, youâre a perfect matchâ¦â
âThank you, Miss Zhang and Mr. Jing. Tomorrowâs launch event will definitely be a successâ¦â
âMiss Zhang, youâre so beautiful. I wish you two an eternal loveâ¦â
Although this was a pep rally, they were focusing on the fact that Jing Muchen and Zhang Luoya were now dating. They all seemed to be missing the point. Some of the bolder girls even hit on Jing Muchen, regardless of the fact that his girlfriend was sitting right next to him.
âMr. Jing, you are so generous tonightâ¦â
âMr. Jing, will you attend the launch event tomorrow?â
âMr. Jing, this is my business cardâ¦â
From her seat, Su Ruowan could hear all their words, and she couldnât help but break out in a cold sweat. These young girls were really fearless! They had the guts to hit on a man and even hand over their business cards to him while his girlfriend was around. Curiosity got the better of her, and she put her chopsticks down on the table and turned her head to see what was happening. Jing Muchen was sitting at the main table with a gloomy face. In contrast, the group of beautiful girls that surrounded him were filled with excitement, and their eyes sparkled with admiration⦠Somehow, the image of an ancient brothel came to Su Ruowanâs mind.
She had to admit, time favored men far more than women.
At the age of 30, Jing Muchen still looked handsome and youthful. His success in his career and his rich family background attracted countless eligible women, even when he just sat there without doing anythingâ¦
Su Ruowan shook her head in amusement and turned back to enjoy the delicious food.
Looking at the young girls trying to flirt with her boyfriend, Zhang Luoya felt a fire burning in her heart. If Jing Muchen wasnât sitting right there, she would have stood up and given each of them a deserving slap on their face! How dare they covet her man in front of her? In a word, it was shameless.
She gently grabbed the glass that was sitting in Jing Muchenâs hand, raised it to her luscious red lips, and drank up the rest of the wine.
As if declaring her identity as Jing Muchenâs girlfriend, she turned the empty glass upside down, clearly showing that not even a drop of the wine was left.
Then, glancing at the models in front of her with disdain in her eyes, she said, âYou know, A Chen wasnât going to come tonight. But since tomorrowâs launch event is the first project Iâve been in charge of after joining Dacheng Company, he agreed to come. Iâm deeply touched by his support for me. Anyway, as his girlfriend, I know that he has a weak stomach and canât drink too much, so it would be best if you stopped proposing a toast to him.â
In just the space of a few words, she managed to highlight Jing Muchenâs concern for her, while also subtly criticizing the models for flirting shamelessly with him.
The faces of the girls turned red. They froze in embarrassment, not daring to speak.
As for Jing Muchen, he didnât seem to be aware of the infighting around him. He just pursed his lips, gracefully picked up a wet wipe, and wiped his slender fingers one by one.
Wang Lirong, the CEO of Dongli Company, stood up and tried to smooth things over. âMiss Zhang is right! Although the wine is good, one shouldnât drink too much⦠Iâm counting on all of you for the launch event tomorrow, so drink in moderation. Later, at the celebration party, you can all drink to your heartâs content!â
Gao Xiaoxiao also stood up with a pleasant smile and led the girls back to their seats.
âHumph! Sheâs so conceited!â the girl who sat next to Su Ruowan grumbled as she flopped down onto her seat and slammed the glass on the table.
âAi Liâ¦â A beautiful girl dressed in black leather and sitting opposite her hissed at her. âLower your voice! Zhang Luoya is staring right at you!â
Ai Li snorted angrily. Then, seeing that Su Ruowan was still calmly focusing on the food, she decided to provoke her instead. âSu Ruowan, are you satisfied now? Youâre here enjoying the food while we all made a fool of ourselves. Thatâs what you wanted, isnât it?â
Su Ruowan just swallowed the delicious lobster meat in her mouth, and didnât bother responding to her provocation. Instead of enjoying the seafood delicacies laid out in front of them, these models had gone over to provoke Zhang Luoya instead. She was not that stupid!
She thought it was a pity that Jiu Jiu couldnât be here to enjoy the seafood feast⦠A part of her felt sorry. Jiu Jiu loved eating seafood, especially shrimp balls. Every time she ate shrimp balls, her lips would curve up into a wide smileâ¦
Seeing that Su Ruowan ignored her, Ai Liâs temper rose. Her pretty face, which was covered in heavy makeup, flushed red with anger.
Just now, she had to swallow the insult from Zhang Luoya, because she couldnât afford to offend her. But now, even Su Ruowan was blatantly insulting her with her silence. Su Ruowan was so poor that she couldnât even afford an evening dress! How dare she ignore her? Just when Ai Li was about to scold her, a young waiter in a black tuxedo approached their table with a large plate of steaming fried food. He stood between Su Ruowan and Ai Li to serve the dish.
Just as he lowered the dish to put it onto the table, Ai Li suddenly stood up, and his arm tiltedâ¦