sbdcsierra Chapter 120 Bai Yi and Ning Yuechen hold hands and attend the charity dinner
Chapter 120 Bai Yi and Ning Yuechen hold hands and attend the charity dinner
The silver-gray luxury car slowly stopped in front of a famous hotel. Ning Yuechen looked at the red carpet rolled down from a high place, with flashing spotlights in his peripheral vision.
She nervously grasped the hem of her skirt, her desire to escape growing stronger.
Bai Yi finished dealing with the last work email, and when he turned around, he noticed the nervous face of the person next to him, so he said, "It's just a simple charity dinner. These media won't release your photos without my permission. Just walk over without worry."
Hearing her say this, Ning Yuechen felt a little more relaxed, but she had never experienced such an occasion surrounded by the spotlight. While she felt uncomfortable, she still felt a little resistant in her heart.
At this time, the driver reminded: "Mr. Bai, Ms. Ning, the car behind is coming."
Bai Yi glanced at the person with the drooping head beside him, opened the car door directly, got out of the car gracefully, and then said to the panicked person inside: "Get out of the car, otherwise it will affect the guests behind."
Ning Yuechen took a deep breath, then bent down and walked out of the car.
Almost at the same time, the flashing spotlights focused on them.
Ning Yuechen narrowed his eyes slightly, and before he could get used to the glaring flash lights, the person next to him took his hand, and then walked up the stairs step by step towards the hotel lobby.
This road is short, but every step is torture for Ning Yuechen. She never thought that one day, she would be held hand by Bai Yi, and then attend an event together under the focus of various media cameras.
If it were in the past, she had not been locked up in the basement and threatened by this man, and Aunt Shi had not been sent abroad, everything at this moment might have been like a dream to her, because what she had always been looking forward to was this kind of harmonious and warm relationship.
But reality is cruel after all.
Ning Yuechen tried hard to suppress the discomfort in his heart, walked up the last step calmly, and then freed his hands from the other party's restraints.
Bai Yi may not hate herself or Aunt Shi in her heart, because she lacks the emotions that normal people have. But it is precisely because of this that she has a cold and cruel temperament and does things without leaving any room for others. At the same time, she is good at using the power in her hands to release the evil deep in her heart.
The two entered the inner field under the guidance of the staff.
After walking a few steps, someone came up to greet Bai Yi: "Boss Bai, you look so beautiful today. I almost didn't recognize you."
Bai Yi smiled distantly: "Mrs. Lu, you haven't seen me for a long time. I heard that you went to Country F for further studies some time ago. Are you back home for the holidays?"
"Yes, isn't it summer vacation? So you're back. Can we get together some time?"
"nature."
After the two of them exchanged pleasantries, Mrs. Lu left with the other guests who came to toast.
Bai Yi handed the wine glass in his hand to a staff member who happened to pass by and introduced: "The one just now is the wife of an important customer of the company, her name is Lu Zhizhi."
After she finished speaking, she added indifferently, "But he's not someone worth remembering, so I didn't introduce him to you just now."
Ning Yuechen was a little curious: "Since she is the wife of an important client, then she should also need to maintain a relationship, right? After all, a word from her may be able to influence her husband's decision."
Although she had never been exposed to these occasions of fame and fortune during her years at the Bai family, she had some understanding of the upper class through the influence of her surroundings.
For example, the wives of celebrities and dignitaries will have their own circle. While using their husbands' fame and power to satisfy their own vanity, they will also seize various opportunities to gain more business opportunities and resources for their husbands.
It is for this reason that they are active in various occasions of fame and fortune like today, so ordinary people will also respect them a little because they are given the title of Mrs. So-and-so.
That's why Ning Yuechen felt confused after Bai Yi said it so casually.
Then I heard someone beside me explain, "If nothing unexpected happens, she will no longer be Mrs. Lu. This is because her husband has an illegitimate child outside and has transferred all the property in order to give his mistress a legitimate identity."
"what?"
Ning Yuechen was stunned, but she was not only surprised by the gossip, after all, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the circle. She was surprised that Bai Yi was so serious about gossiping.
Because in her impression, Bai Yi doesn't seem like the kind of person who would pay attention to such "worldly affairs".
The two continued to walk into the venue. From time to time, someone would come forward to chat with Bai Yi. Among these people, in addition to celebrities and aristocrats, there were also first-line stars, which really opened Ning Yuechen's eyes.
After going through all this, Ning Yuechen probably knew who the important guests were among these people, because Bai Yi would never introduce those who were insignificant to her.
Just when Ning Yuechen was feeling a little tired, she heard a commotion coming from the front. She vaguely heard the compliments of those people: "Mr. Wen."
Her dizzy head suddenly cleared up. Mr. Wen? Was it the Wen family she knew?
But in just a few seconds, Ning Yuechen came up with the answer, because the woman who was the center of attention right in front of her looked too much like someone she knew.
With her heroic eyebrows and phoenix eyes, she had an ethereal appearance, and her every frown and smile was filled with a calm, elegant, and cold aura. With just one glance, she could imagine how charming and mature Wen Yiqian would be in the future.
While Ning Yuechen was in a daze, he heard Bai Yi beside him whispering, "Come with me and say hello."
Even though Ning Yuechen didn't want to go over, he knew that now was not the time for him to lose his temper, so he responded and followed her.
When they walked over, Wen Yinglan was talking to other VIPs. Ning Yuechen didn't know if it was his illusion, but he found that when the other party saw him, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and then his eyes stayed on him for a few seconds.
The next moment, Wen Yinglan took the initiative to speak to them as they approached: "Boss Bai."
Bai Yi didn't expect that she would recognize him. After all, she had attended many banquets since returning to China, but she had never met the famous President Wen. She smiled and said, "I didn't expect that President Wen would recognize me. I feel so honored."
Wen Yinglan replied: "Boss Bai became famous at a young age. After returning from studying abroad, he led the family business to rise rapidly. He has now become a rising leader in the business world. Of course I know him."
"You are too kind. The media is exaggerating. As a junior, I should learn more from outstanding entrepreneurs like you."
"that's humble."
After Wen Yinglan finished speaking, she turned to look at Ning Yuechen standing beside her, and smiled a little more gently: "You must be Ning Yuechen."
Ning Yuechen was surprised that she knew him, and then he quickly replied, "Yes, I'm Ning Yuechen. Hello, President Wen."
Wen Yinglan looked at her carefully, her expression gentle: "Just call me auntie. Your mother and I are old friends. I didn't expect to see you here one day."
Ning Yuechen was even more surprised to hear her say this, and at the same time, her heart was shaken, because she had not heard about her mother from other people for a long time. She always thought that she was the only one in the world who remembered her mother's existence, and she was the only one who missed the woman who loved freedom like the wind, and was lively and bright when she was alive.
Perhaps for this reason, she instantly felt a sense of familiarity with the cold yet gentle aunt in front of her, so she said politely, "Nice to meet you, Aunt Wen."