Watching Shen Xingkong being taken away by Huo Mingzhu, a sinister light flowed in Huo Qingyan's eyes.
Shen Xingkong...
It doesn't matter. You died in my hands in the previous life, and you won't have a good ending in this life either.
Let you be happy for a few days, so what?
Huo Qingyan suddenly changed her mind. She didn't intend to let Snooker kill her just like that.
Like in the previous life, slowly playing her to death, that's more interesting.
"Tell the organizers that I'm not feeling well and I'm going back first." Huo Qingyan put away her sinister smile and turned to the staff beside her in a gentle tone.
"But... Madam said that there can be no mistakes in tonight's auction. Madam hopes that the Lotus Sutra she personally copied can be auctioned off by you."
"It's okay, I'll ask Fourth Young Master for help."
"But..."
"Do you think Fourth Young Master is not qualified?"
"No no no, that's not what I meant." The staff was sincerely fearful. Who would dare to say that Fourth Young Master was not qualified? He was the Fourth Prince, after all.
"Then let's do it this way." Huo Qingyan turned around and left.
She really didn't want to see Shen Xingkong's dazzling appearance.
Huo Mingzhu sat in the front row with Xingkong and Qin Zhenzhen, and she even pushed Xingkong to the position where Huo Siye's brand was placed.
Xingkong sat down with a sense of ease.
"Qin Rourou, look how shameless she is."
"It's because we are too shameless that we are bullied like this."
Huo Mingzhu, "..."
Xingkong smiled and felt a sense of relief as if her daughter had grown up.
"Qin Rou Rou, you've become bad," said Huo Ming Zhu.
"Why do you call me Qin Rou Rou? Don't I have a name?" Qin Rou Rou replied.
"Because you're so cheesy," Huo Ming Zhu retorted.
"Then can I call you Huo Bad Bad since you're so bad?" Qin Rou Rou teased.
Huo Ming Zhu sighed and turned to Shen Xingkong. "Don't you care about your friend's behavior?"
"But you're also my friend," Shen Xingkong replied with a smile.
"You're not my friend," Huo Ming Zhu muttered.
Shen Xingkong just laughed as the crystal chandelier above them cast a colorful light on Qin Rou Rou, accentuating her cool demeanor.
Huo Ming Zhu suddenly stood up from her seat and exclaimed, "Fourth Brother!"
Shen Xingkong turned her head to see a man walking out of the shadows at the door. As he stepped into the light, his tall and slender figure came into view.
In that moment, Shen Xingkong's breath caught in her throat.
The man had exquisite eyebrows, a high and straight nose, slightly pursed lips, and a pair of deep black eyes like the bottom of the sea.
The light from the chandelier illuminated his sharp and angular face, making him look dazzling and captivating.
His perfectly tailored suit accentuated his lean and muscular body, exuding an air of nobility that made everyone's heart skip a beat.
His aura was both dignified and aloof, emanating a powerful and captivating presence that drew everyone's attention and left them breathless.
He stood at the entrance, silent but with enough power to intimidate the whole room. His eyes swept over the crowd with a disdainful attitude, finally stopping at the moment he found his beloved, and a satisfied curve appeared on his thin lips.
Looking at the man standing at the door across the crowd, Xingkong felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her heart tightening and beating.
Then, he slowly walked towards her with his long legs.
Huo Mingzhu greeted him with her skirt, intimately holding Huo Siye's arm and acting coquettishly, "Fourth Brother! You finally came. Please help me deal with your sister-in-law, Shen Xingkong. She bullied me!"
After saying that, Huo Mingzhu regretted it and quickly let go of Huo Siye's arm.
She forgot that Fourth Brother didn't like to be high-profile, and he had never attended this kind of banquet before.
In Yun City, everyone had heard of the name of Huo Siye, the fourth young master of the Huo family. But few had seen his true face.
"I'm sorry, Fourth... I forgot."
Perhaps Huo Mingzhu's words "your sister-in-law" pleased Huo Siye, and he showed no sign of anger.
He walked past Huo Mingzhu towards Xingkong.
"You're here." Xingkong looked up, her eyes shining, and smiled softly.
Huo Siye's eyes flashed with surprise, and he sat down beside her, quietly holding her small hand in his palm.
Xingkong blushed for a moment, biting her lip lightly and hooking her fingers in his palm.
"Hmm?" Huo Siye looked at her, his eyes gentle.
Xingkong quickly lowered her head, "Brother, you look handsome today."
"Xing'er is also very beautiful," he thought. He had never seen anyone who could wear black and white with such a cold, proud, and noble temperament.
Huo Mingzhu snorted and sat down.
Qin Zhenzhen covered her mouth and smiled. "Huo Haohao, you're even jealous of your own brother."
Huo Mingzhu, "..."
"Xingkong, it's really you. I thought I was mistaken," a gentle voice like water came from behind. Xingkong turned around and her body stiffened.
The woman wore a champagne gold strapless dress that showed off her curvaceous figure. Her chestnut wavy hair was draped over her left shoulder, revealing her exquisite collarbone and mature womanly sexiness.
...What's going on today?
First, she ran into Huo Qingyan, and now she met Shen Xinrou!
Wasn't Shen Xinrou supposed to be disqualified from attending? Why did she appear here again?
"Yun Xing, how long has it been since we last saw Xingkong?" Shen Xinrou asked the man next to her with a gentle smile.
Xingkong looked over.
Qiao Yunxing.
Her... fiancé in name only.
Narrow-minded enemies.
Since her rebirth, Xingkong had seen Shen Xinrou and Qiao Yunxing for the first time.
Hatred swept over her once again.
Especially when she met Shen Xinrou's gentle and kind smile, she couldn't help but tremble.
There were probably countless sinister and vicious schemes hidden behind her gentle smile. How many people had fallen under her gentle knife without even knowing how they died?
Huo Siye noticed that her fingers were icy cold and couldn't help but glance at her, then at Shen Xinrou and Qiao Yunxing who had just woken up.
Shen Xinrou noticed his gaze and tilted her head slightly, flicking the curly hair on her left shoulder to reveal her unique smile that no one could resist.
But suddenly, her heart skipped a beat and the smile on her face faded away gradually. The man's gaze was too cold and profound, as if he had the power to see through everything, making her feel a moment of panic. She quickly looked away.
Who is this man? She had never seen him before. Although Shen Xinrou was brought to the Shen family by Dong Ruzhu and received the love of Dong Siyu, her identity was still awkward, so she never had the opportunity to enter the Huo family. Therefore, the only people she had truly met in the Huo family were Dong Siyu and Huo Mingzhu. She didn't even know Huo Siye.
Qiao Yunxing didn't notice Shen Xinrou's strangeness. He didn't have a good attitude towards Xingkong, and even felt a little disgusted. "The banquet is about to begin, let's go back."
"But I haven't seen Xingkong for a long time and I want to chat with her more. Xingkong, how about you sit with me and we chat as sisters?"