The phone in his arms kept ringing, but he didn't answer it.
Under the gaze of the crowd, he straightened his suit and followed the staff to the backstage.
"Thank you very much for Mr. Qiao's generous donation. The thank-you letter and certificate of honor will be sent to your home in a few days."
"Thank you." After Qiao Yunxing signed his name on the auction document, he went to find Shen Xinrou.
Shen Xinrou was already prepared.
Qiao Yunxing took her arm and went up on stage.
The lights suddenly dimmed, a beam of light fell on the two of them, and the music slowly started.
...
"Shen Xinrou's dance is really good, no wonder she's a professional."
"Yeah, I heard she was the first in the dance department back then."
"But I heard that the Qiao family doesn't seem to recognize Shen Xinrou."
"You heard right. The one who was engaged to Qiao Yunxing back then was the granddaughter of President Liang, Shen Xinai. However, a few years ago, Shen Xinai publicly stated that she only had a sibling relationship with Qiao Yunxing and cancelled their marriage."
"Who knows if it was Shen Xinrou who begged for it."
"Even if she did, it wouldn't work. The Qiao family has recognized President Liang's granddaughter. No one else can do it, it must be President Liang's own granddaughter."
"Tsk tsk, Shen Xinrou's road to marrying into a wealthy family is as difficult as Tang Sanzang's journey to the West."
The people below were discussing, and their words were somewhat harsh.
After hearing these words, Lin Zhiyi smiled calmly.
Shen Xinrou, you're nothing special.
"I am a servant, and so are you. You are just clinging onto Qiao Shao because you want to marry into a wealthy family, but unfortunately, he doesn't like you!"
"Anyone won't do, it must be Liang's granddaughter. Hmm?" Huo Siye leaned in slowly, pressing against Xingkong's ear, his tone dangerous.
Xingkong was taken aback, biting her lip lightly. "It's cancelled, it's all cancelled."
"Is it?"
"Mhmm! Shen Xinai has cancelled it. Liang's granddaughter has nothing to do with Qiao Yunxing."
"Oh?"
Xingkong's scalp tingled, this man was not easy to deal with.
"It's true, I promise. Even if I regain my identity, I have nothing to do with Qiao Yunxing. I don't care about men who have been used by Shen Xinrou!"
"So what you mean is..."
"I don't mean anything! I don't mean anything at all!" Xingkong quickly interrupted him, afraid that he would say something scary. "I only have my brother in my heart, and nothing can shake my feelings for him, even if the mountains crumble!"
Huo Siye nodded, his eyes deep. "I see."
"Yes, yes, that's it! I will never let anyone touch me!" Xingkong grabbed his fingers, almost swearing.
The deep gaze swept over Xingkong's delicate face before he sat back down. "It's settled then, or else I'll take care of it myself."
"That's for sure, for sure." Xingkong nodded quickly, relieved that he had let it go.
"I have a temper you might not know about," he said.
"What kind of temper?" Xingkong suddenly shivered, feeling a sense of foreboding.
"I like to take people down with me," he replied, and said was left speechless.
Seeing Xingkong's cold little hands, Huo Siye raised his lips in satisfaction. "You've had your fun, now go play by yourself."
"Where are you going?"
"Qi Rongchen is looking for me."
"Then wait a minute, let's go home together~"
"Be good, and we'll go home together. Otherwise, I'll leave you in the mountains to feed the wolves." Huo Siye stood up, buttoned his suit jacket, and pinched her cheek, threatening her in a low voice.
Xingkong grabbed his big hand and rubbed her face against it, acting spoiled. "Brother won't do that."
Huo Siye rubbed her cheek and then left.
"Ah, my fourth brother can be so gentle sometimes. It's unbelievable," Huo Mingzhu almost popped her eyes out. In her mind, her fourth brother was even more ferocious than a gangster.
She had never seen him smile so much in all these years.
It was too incredible.
"What are you doing?" Xingkong looked at Huo Mingzhu, who suddenly leaned in, and patted her chest in fright. "Miss Huo, scaring people to death may not be punishable by death, but aren't you afraid of ghosts knocking on your door at night?"
"I just wanted to see what makes you different from others, that my fourth brother likes you so much."
Upon hearing this, Xingkong just gave a faint smile.
Huo Mingzhu snorted, "Don't be too proud!"
"I'm not."
"But you are."
"Indeed, I am proud. So what?"
Huo Mingzhu, "..."
She was so angry!
At this moment, Huo Mingzhu didn't realize that her paranoia and possessiveness towards her fourth brother had quietly changed.
"Tsk tsk, some people, even if they can attend such a high-level banquet, so what? They are still ignored. If it were me, I would have found a hole to hide in long ago."
He Yajing walked over, with her arms crossed and a sneering and contemptuous expression.
"At least I can be nominated, while some people can only rely on pleasing others to have a chance to show up."
"What did you say?" He Yajing looked embarrassed and angry, as if someone had exposed her secrets. She glared at Shen Xingkong. "I heard you're going to marry Mr. Song? It's no surprise, with your status, you can only raise your status by marrying someone."
"Don't worry, I'll pass on your words to Shen Xinrou."
"What does she have to do with this?"
"My status and her status are the same, aren't they? I can only raise my status by marrying someone, and so can she." Shen Xingkong said matter-of-factly.
He Yajing's face changed slightly. "How can you be the same as her?"
"Oh, we're both adopted daughters, and you even distinguish between high and low. She is the illegitimate daughter born before Mrs. Shen's marriage, while I am the one who was mistakenly taken. She is indeed inferior to me."
"You!" He Yajing was furious, and Shen Xingkong's words made her half-dead with anger. "How dare you say that about Xinrou? Do you believe that Qiao Shao won't let you go?"
"I don't know if he will let me go, but I know he definitely won't let you go."
"What do you mean?"
"You made him take out one hundred and fifty million for no reason. Do you think he will let you off?"
He Yajing suddenly became uneasy. She cleared her throat and bluffed, "I helped Xinrou gain some fame and helped Qiao Shao win a beauty's smile. They are grateful to me. How could they...it's impossible!"
"Then we'll just have to wait and see."
"Hey! You are such an annoying woman. Is Shen Xinrou your mother or your daughter? Mind your own business." Huo Mingzhu couldn't stand it anymore and sarcastically retorted.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that?"
"She's nothing, she's just the sixth miss of the Huo family." Qin Zhenzhen spoke slowly.
"The sixth miss of the Huo family? What...which Huo family?" He Yajing's face suddenly changed. "Huo, Huo family...which one?"