After the security guard walked away, Mu Bai turned his gaze toward Ding Chen Tai standing beside him. His eyes fell on Ding's side-parted short hair, and his glance sharpened suddenly before shifting swiftly to rest upon his straight, well-shaped nose.
Ding Chen Tai burst into laughter, and immediately caught a warning glare, truly fierce. He cleared his throat slightly, but the smile on his handsome face didn't fade in the slightest, "Don't you want to know what a woman with such a rustic name looks like?"
Wen Laibao!
Lai Bao!
Bao!!!
Why does this name sound so familiar?
"I don't."
Mu Bai let out a cold snort, unwilling to give his friend another glance.
"I am quite curious though."
Ding Chen Tai lightly swirled the red wine in his hand, his eyes landed on the group of women who glanced over in their direction now and then, corners of his mouth revealing two charming dimples, "What, not a single one catches your eye?"
"No."
Mu Bai's thin lips, blushing red, lightly sketched out a curve, playfully mischievous like a refined hooligan, bewitchingly extreme, prompting even the side-gazing, equally handsome Ding Chen Tai to sigh helplessly, "An eternal demon."
In response, he got a look of indifferent and incredibly proud disdain.
The security guard outside received a phone call, and his attitude toward Wen Laibao performed a 360-degree transformation, from initially indifferent to now obsequiously fawning, "Lady Wen, truly sorry, please come in, please."
Wen Laibao remained unshaken by the respect or the insult, quietly following the security guard who came out, without letting her gaze wander. She came today with only one purpose, and that was to seek repayment for Mu Bai saving her life back then.
As she entered the party, she immediately attracted peculiar glances.
"Hey, look, that seems to be Gu Chen's fiancée."
"Yes, it really is her, and her figure is truly outstanding."
"Otherwise, why would Gu Chen go as far as to unilaterally cancel the engagement?"
"She really looks strong, like a water buffalo."
"..."
Lai Bao didn't listen or see, her eyes unswerving.
This kind of mockery, heard too often, could numb one.
And she had long since developed a heart as impenetrable as diamond, impervious to swords and spears.
"Look, she's heading toward Mr. Mu and Young Master Ding."
"Let's follow and see."
Several women trailed behind from a distance, and others noticed as well, one by one gradually moving in closer.
The security guard led Lai Bao to Mu Bai and Ding Chen Tai. With just one glance she recognized Mu Bai, and then found herself unable to shift her gaze from him, feeling nothing but amazement.
The man in front of her still sported the same hairstyle he had as a child, his hair naturally wavy, the ends curving up gracefully. But gone was the soft, adorable look of childhood, replaced now with a hint of masculine robustness, and the innate aristocratic air about him had only grown more intense.
As a child, she had already felt that Mu Bai was different from them. Now, that feeling was even more pronounced, he was the kind of person who didn't need to do anything, just quietly stand in a crowd, and his handsome appearance and noble presence would effortlessly make him stand out.
"Wen, Lai, Bao?"
Ding Chen Tai caught sight of Lai Bao, and his jaw nearly dropped in astonishment.
Isn't this fatty girl Mu Bai's deskmate from elementary school?
This face and figure, truly unchanged at all!
Still so... substantial!
Ding Chen Tai reflexively glanced at Mu Bai, only to see him sitting there as if nothing was amiss, far more composed than himself.
"Who are you?"
Lai Bao looked at the somewhat familiar man in front of her, struggling to remember where she had seen him before.
"Ding Chen Tai, Mu Bai's good brother."
Ding Chen Tai gave Lai Bao a charming smile, revealing two deep dimples.
Looking at the handsome dimples at the corners of the man's mouth, Lai Bao remembered the sunny boy who often followed around Mu Bai during their school days, and she became excited, "I remember now, you even gave me chocolates."