"She's so ugly, am I letting my fourth brother lose face by taking her out?" Huo Mingzhu pretended not to see Dong Ru zhu's warning gaze and continued, rolling her eyes, "Others might think my fourth brother beat her up. Doesn't my fourth brother care about his reputation?"
After Huo Mingzhu finished speaking, everyone looked at Shen Xinai's face in silence.
Her cheeks were swollen and there were clear palm prints.
Although she had a band-aid on her forehead, it was still purple and blue.
It was indeed not very pretty.
"Entertainment reporters are the best at writing gossip. Maybe tomorrow's headline will be: Shocking! Shen Family's Second Miss Attends Banquet with Injuries, Suspected Domestic Violence." Dong Ru Zhu said in a low voice.
Huo Mingzhu hummed, "You're so stupid. She's still cute."
"Let Xingkong go." Dong Siyu held a glass of red wine and took a sip.
"How can this be?" The old lady was the first to object.
"Can the Shen family find a second candidate?"
"There's also Xinrou..."
"Yes, there's Xinrou. Call her and let her attend tomorrow."
Huo Mingzhu snorted, "Do you think it's a market? Just go if you want to? I heard that she wasn't even invited. What's she doing there? Crashing the red carpet?"
"They didn't invite Shen Xingkong either!" The old lady instinctively retorted.
"So they didn't invite Shen Xinai either?" Huo Mingzhu retorted.
Shen Xinai tightly held her palms, feeling the overwhelming humiliation.
"Of course, if my fourth brother wants to bring a female companion, there's no problem. Right, fourth brother?" Huo Mingzhu smiled sweetly at Huo Siye.
She looked at Shen Xingkong, raised her chin, and was quite arrogant. "Don't think that just because my fourth brother is willing to take you, you can be proud. Look at your malnourished appearance, I think you should also be put on the subsidy list."
Xingkong smiled playfully, "Then Miss Liu can give me some subsidy."
Huo Qingyan's eyes widened, "You already have me and my fourth brother, why do you need my subsidy?"
Xingkong's smile deepened, "Then Miss Liu thinks, who should my fourth brother take with him?"
Huo Mingzhu thought for a moment, unwillingly, "Fourth brother, don't worry. With me here, I will definitely dress up Shen Xingkong beautifully and not let her embarrass you."
"Mingzhu!"
"Mom, Auntie seems to be angry." Huo Mingzhu, who was scolded by Dong Ru Zhu, hid in her arms.
Dong Siyu glanced over with her phoenix eyes, warning Dong Ru Zhu, and quickly looked away.
"I trust Miss Liu's judgment." Xingkong smiled coquettishly, tilting her head and asking Huo Siye, "Siye~ what do you think?"
Others thought she was talking about "Fourth Prince", but only Huo Siye heard it, it wasn't.
She was talking about Siye.
The tone rose at the end, with a hint of seduction.
"Mingzhu's judgment has always been good." His slender fingers gently stroked the smooth cup wall of the wine glass, his gaze lowered, and the crimson liquid reflected Xingkong's delicate and beautiful contours.
The provocation under the table continued, and his nerves were tense.
For the first time, he wanted to strip a woman's clothes off.
Fierce.
Crazy.
Tear.
Enter.
Taste.
The taste must be extremely delicious.
"Thank you, Miss Liu." Xingkong didn't know that Huo Siye had reached his limit, and continued to be reckless on his tiptoes.
Suddenly.
With a "ding" sound, the dining knife in Huo Siye's hand slipped and first hit the edge of the white porcelain plate, and then fell on the carpet.
Everyone looked over, but Huo Siye was calm and composed, "Sorry, my hand slipped."
"Go get another one for the fourth master." Shen Zhizhou instructed the servant as he saw Huo Siye bend down to pick it up.
However, Huo Siye had already bent down and reached into the tablecloth, searching for the dining knife.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, everyone heard Xingkong whisper again and looked at her.
"What are you doing again?"
Xingkong endured the pain in her ankle and shrugged helplessly, "Oh, nothing, just got bitten by a mosquito."
Everyone, "... "
"Shouldn't Miss San reflect on why she attracts mosquitoes?" Huo Siye picked up the dining knife and said without changing his expression.
"Maybe I'm too cute, even mosquitoes like me."
Huo "Mosquito" Siye, "... "
Really shameless.
After dinner, Huo Siye left first on the grounds of having work to do.
"Fourth Master, take care." Shen Zhizhou followed Huo Siye with flattery, "We'll trouble you with Xingkong tomorrow."
These days, Shen Zhizhou had figured it out. Since Shen Xinai was useless, he would use Shen Xingkong.
With her contact with Huo Siye, it was almost a sure thing. "Xingkong, come over and see off Fourth Prince," Shen Zhizhou said, pulling her over without waiting for her response. "Quickly, give Fourth Prince a proper send-off."
Xingkong rolled her eyes. The way he was selling her off was really despicable. "I'll open the door for you, Fourth Prince," she said to Huo Siye.
"Thank you, Third Miss," Huo Siye replied.
Xingkong didn't want to see him off because her intuition told her that Huo Siye was going to deal with her. But to her surprise, Huo Siye didn't do anything to her. He just got into the car and left.
After a while, Dong Siyu and Huo Mingzhu also came out. "You've impressed me," Dong Siyu said, standing in front of Xingkong and looking her up and down with admiration. When she saw the two bite marks on the inside of Xing Kong's ankle, she raised an eyebrow.
As expected, she knew that Huo Siye wouldn't shake so much for no reason and couldn't even hold a knife and fork.
"I don't understand what Madam Huo said," Xingkong said.
"Mingzhu, you go ahead and get in the car. I have something to say to Xingkong," Dong Siyu said.
"Okay," Huo Mingzhu reluctantly nodded and took a few steps towards the car. She hesitated for a moment before turning back. "Mom, I don't think she did anything wrong."
Dong Siyu smiled lovingly. "Mom didn't say she did anything wrong."
"Okay," Huo Mingzhu finally continued walking towards the car, but she kept turning back three times.
"My daughter likes you," Dong Siyu said, looking at Xingkong after Huo Mingzhu had gotten into the car. "Consider being friends with her."
"I don't think your daughter needs a boyfriend," Xingkong didn't understand why Dong Siyu would say such things to her.
Dong Siyu smiled lightly. "But I think you need an ally."
"What do you mean?"
"You're very smart, so you should be able to understand what I'm saying. Shen Xingkong, if you figure it out, feel free to come find me anytime."
Shen Xingkong watched her leave, elegantly walking away in high heels, feeling confused.
What did she mean by "feel free to come find me anytime" and ally?
Ha, she didn't think she could be allies with Dong Siyu's sister.
With confusion, Xingkong returned to her room.
"What is this person thinking...ah!"
Suddenly, a powerful force pressed against her. The door closed and Xingkong was pinned against it.
Her wrist was pressed against her head and a cold breath pressed against her.
A kiss, like a storm.
"Are you trying to seduce me?"