Am I about to be hit again? Bai Nuanxi's eyes were tightly shut, her face visibly pale. But in the next moment, a warmth spread across her lips.
"???"
Bai Nuanxi's eyes flew open to see the man who was sealing her lips with a domineering kiss!
"Mm..." Bai Nuanxi noticed the surrounding guests watching with great interest, and she struggled slightly.
But Huo Muchen took her resistance as a rejection of his kiss!
So, his anger surged to an unstoppable peak!
Bai Nuanxi, you think you can escape me?
I once gave you a chance, but since you didn't leave with him, you are mine!
In life and death, you will always belong to me. Even in death, you must be my ghost!
Bai Nuanxi, you will never escape!
The man's slightly ferocious expression caused Bai Nuanxi to hesitate. The familiar signs of his outburst... Was Huo Muchen having another episode?
Without a second thought, Bai Nuanxi cupped Huo Muchen's face and kissed him back, biting his lips irregularly as she mumbled, "Stop talking, just kiss me!"
And so, in front of everyone, the two of them engaged in a passionate kiss!
Contrary to being overwhelmed, Bai Nuanxi stood on tiptoe, pressing her lips hard against Huo Muchen's.
Huo Muchen relished Bai Nuanxi's initiative, wrapping his arms around her waist to support her when she struggled to keep her balance on her toes.
As the kiss ended, Bai Nuanxi, ignoring the many onlookers, rested her forehead against Huo Muchen's and softly said, "Darling... don't be angry. I was just bored while you were busy."
Huo Muchen's expression wavered, but he still didn't speak.
Bai Nuanxi glanced around and spotted Bai Jia'an in the crowd, her face full of shock. Realizing what had happened, Bai Nuanxi decided to calm Huo Muchen down first and deal with that wretch later.
In her sweet, soft voice, Bai Nuanxi continued, "I only went to the balcony for a cup of tea. Don't be like this, okay?"
Her voice, so gentle and soothing, made Huo Muchen's cold expression finally lose its edge.
Leaning closer to his ear, Bai Nuanxi whispered, "Hubby, how about I show you a good show later?"
Huo Muchen looked at her playful wink and clasped her hand. "You're being naughty."
Bai Nuanxi pouted, tugging on Huo Muchen's arm as she whined, "Let's go get something to eat... I'm starving." Rubbing her stomach, Bai Nuanxi acted pitiful. She hadn't eaten much at home and had planned to eat well here, but was interrupted midway by Ji Ziyu.
Now, her stomach was still empty, and she had to endure Huo Muchen's anger. How pitiful!
Dan Fanshi had been hiding off to the side ever since Huo Muchen got angry. He didn't want to be caught in this live volcano's fury!
Even if Huo Muchen had another episode, Bai Nuanxi was there to calm him down, so why meddle?
Besides, when Bai Nuanxi walked in earlier with her arm linked in his, she might not have felt anything, but Dan Fanshi clearly sensed the razor-sharp gaze from Huo Muchen, nearly tearing him apart!
Luckily, he let go of her quickly. Otherwise, Huo Muchen would have undoubtedly rushed over and crippled him!
"You handle things here." Huo Muchen called on Dan Fanshi, who had been desperately trying to minimize his presence, then led his little wife to the dining table.
Dan Fanshi: "..."
He'd been hiding so well, yet he still couldn't escape!
At the buffet, Huo Muchen expressionlessly piled all sorts of food onto Bai Nuanxi's plate. "Eat more."
Bai Nuanxi looked at the heaping plate in front of her, feeling cold sweat trickle down her back.
She wasn't a pig, okay???
"I can't eat all this..." Bai Nuanxi looked at Huo Muchen with wide, pleading eyes.
With her flushed cheeks and this expression, she was simply irresistible. But Huo Muchen remained firm. "You're too thin."
Bai Nuanxi: "..."
She was at a normal weight, okay…
Seeing that Bai Nuanxi's plate couldn't hold more, Huo Muchen began filling his own.
Finally, Bai Nuanxi breathed a sigh of relief.
If the big boss was watching, she'd have to keep eating even if she was full!
It was pure torture, wasn't it?
Imagine being full and someone keeps making you eat until you vomit, then making you eat more. Who could stand that?
But Bai Nuanxi soon realized she had relaxed too soon.
"Boss, aren't you eating?" Bai Nuanxi asked, staring at the two plates of food before her.
Surely not, little brother... One plate wasn't enough?
Recalling her previous life when she went on a hunger strike after moving into the Huo family, and how Huo Muchen had no mercy, forcing food down her until her whole body felt uncomfortable.
Even now, the thought made her shiver.
So, it wasn't unreasonable that she'd been easily swayed by Ji Ziyu and Bai Jia'an. Anyone living in constant fear would be affected, right?
The man said calmly, "Whatever's left, throw it away."
Meaning, eat as much as you can, stop when you can't.
There was no coercion at all…
Bai Nuanxi blinked. Had she misjudged Huo Muchen?
Was he piling food on her plate earlier just to give her more variety, so she wouldn't get bored?
How thoughtful!
Looking at Huo Muchen, Bai Nuanxi's eyes softened a bit. The man could be considerate, though it wasn't always obvious.
As Bai Nuanxi took a bite, she heard discordant voices not far away.
"Tsk, who brought this here? A set of cheap chess pieces and board, how dare they bring this here to embarrass themselves."
"Don't say that. Maybe they spent all they had on an invitation!"
"Right, right, some poor people just want to pretend they're rich, even if it means losing everything just to get a glimpse of high society."
Listening to them chatter, Bai Nuanxi clenched her fists. Among those talking, there was a familiar face!
Sun Miaomiao, the pampered young lady of the Sun family!
This spoiled, willful girl was full of bad habits that were simply unbearable!
Yet, in her previous life, Bai Nuanxi had foolishly admired her for her so-called 'authenticity'!
She had liked her immensely, always going out of her way to please her. But when the Huo family faced trouble, this person seemed to change souls, becoming someone completely different!