Her last sentence almost sounded like she was questioning Shen Qi.
Shen Qi didn’t know if it was just her imagination because she had never seen Han Xueyou being so aggressive before like now.
After being dumbfounded for a while, Shen Qi looked at her again. “Xueyou, what’s the matter with you?”
Hearing that, Han Xueyou suddenly came back to her senses and realized that she had been too emotional just now. She quickly shook her head then sneered with her eyes down.
“You are asking me what’s the matter? Why do you think I worked so hard to investigate the truth for you? It’s because I hope you can escape this hell as soon as possible! And yet, you dared not say a word or admit it even when the truth is right in front of your eyes. I really don’t know what you’re thinking. That’s why I wanted to know if you like Ye Moxuan.”
“Actually… I don’t know.” Shen Qi lowered her eyes, feeling very depressed. “I never thought that I would like him, but…”
Seeing her conflicted look, Han Xueyou felt her heart skip a beat. Had she really fallen in love with Ye Moxuan?
“But what? Can’t you tell? He doesn’t like you at all.” When Han Xueyou finally snapped back to her senses, she had already blurted out those words. It was too late for her to take it back.
Fortunately, Shen Qi was not paying much attention to her emotions and expressions. Instead, she was hurt by her words. Then, she nodded in agreement with a wry smile. “You are right. Of course I can see that he doesn’t like me at all.”
He didn’t just dislike her; he despised her. Thinking of this, Shen Qi’s heart sank bit by bit until it was crushed beyond redemption.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to say it like this. Don’t be sad…”
“I’m okay. Let’s go in.” With that, Shen Qi dragged Han Xueyou toward her office. After the two sat down, Han Xueyou couldn’t hold herself back anymore and opened the box, revealing a blue dress inside.
“This dress… looks really beautiful. Plus, I have seen this before. It is the latest design of a well-known Italian designer. I heard that it was auctioned for 1 million.”
Shen Qi’s hand, which was holding a pen, trembled as she looked at the dress. It was auctioned for one million? How crazy is that?!
Suddenly, she thought of the 300,000 Linhan had given to her mother. Plus, the dress in front of her now cost 1 million. As such, Shen Qi didn’t have the mood to continue writing anymore, so she put down the pen and got up to put the dress away.
“What’s the matter? It’s a beautiful dress. It looks so much better than the one I have bought for you. You should wear this one tonight.”
“No way.” Shen Qi shook her head and rejected Han Xueyou’s proposal. “This dress is too expensive. 1 million… I can’t afford it.”
After that, Shen Qi stuffed the box directly into the cabinet and planned to find a chance to return it to Ye Linhan later.
“You always refuse to accept it when someone is nice to you. I don’t know what else to say…”
Time flew by quickly. In the afternoon, Yan came to the company to look for Shen Qi so that the three could do their makeup together. When Yan saw Han Xueyou, the look in her eyes changed. However, remembering what Shen Qi had said beforehand, she still greeted Han Xueyou with a smile.
Then, Han Xueyou called over the makeup artist.
…
The setting sun left behind a stunning afterglow. Before long, night fell.
The Ye Group’s anniversary dinner finally kicked off under the anticipation of countless men and women after nearly half a month of careful preparation. The people who attended the banquet were all upper-class people who were specially invited except for Ye Group’s employees. Every man and woman there were in elegant clothes, looking extremely noble and dignified.
Secretly competing with each other, the female employees of the group wore all kinds of dresses and long skirts. With thick foundations on their faces, they stood at the entrance and looked at the handsome men who came in, secretly giggling among themselves.
Upon seeing this, a few men from various groups gathered together and couldn’t help but laugh at them.
“Look at them. They’re looking at us like hungry wolves eyeing their food. If we weren’t in public, they would have pounced on us and attacked us.”
“I know, right? I think they are even scarier than hungry wolves.”
“Tsk, look at those women. Their makeup is so thick and the dresses they wear are so revealing. They don’t even look good, not to mention their lack of temperament. Do they think that they can win our favor just by dressing up? They should look into the mirror first!”
“We can mess around with them. After all, there may be a few virgins here.”
“Pfft! How can there still be virgins at this day and age? I think we should look for those with a good figure. Maybe…”
They laughed together as they talked, the smiles on their faces particularly lascivious.
Suddenly, someone grabbed the hand of the man beside them.
“Zhao Yu, I found my target!”
“What?”
The others followed his gaze; three slender figures were walking in their direction slowly.
Yan was wearing a rainbow-colored mermaid dress and had a radiant smile on her cute face. Meanwhile, Han Xueyou beside her was wearing a white tube top dress with a long train. The pearls inlaid on it looked unusually gorgeous. Coupled with her fair skin and the slight smile on her face, she naturally attracted a lot of attention.
As for Shen Qi, she wore a red dress. Because of the V-neck design, she had put on a light-colored shawl before she came here, and since it was just a thin veil, it didn’t cover up her exquisite figure. Her half-hidden beauty made them even more lustful.
However, she was walking pretty unnaturally. Because of the dress, she felt that she would be peeped at every step she took. Although she was already wearing a shawl, Shen Qi still felt very uncomfortable.
At this time, she had a look of innocence on her face which was a stark contrast from her sexy body. Her cold eyes especially attracted a lot of attention.
“Buddy, the woman in the green dress beside them is gorgeous. She is sexy enough and she has a dazzling smile!”
“I like the one in white. She is beautiful and elegant. She is the lost daughter of the Han Family who was later found, right? Young Lady Han is indeed extraordinary.”
“I disagree. I was fortunate enough to meet Madam Han before. I think her lost daughter is… To be frank, she has not inherited even half of Madam Han’s charm.”
“I fancy the one in the red dress next to her. Although she’s walking unnaturally, she is so charming. Her eyes especially… They are so profound like the blue sea! Sh*t, I feel like I’m falling in love!”
“F*ck you. How many times are you going to fall in love in one day?”
“I’ve decided. If the woman in the red dress doesn’t have a boyfriend, I’m going to pursue her.”
Everyone’s gaze fell on the three of them from all directions. Feeling shy, Shen Qi hid behind Han Xueyou and Yan as they walked so that they could help her block everyone’s gaze.
“Oh, she’s so shy. I like her…” Zhao Yu, the young man who had just said he was in love, couldn’t help but smile while he rested his chin on his palm.
