"Madam, you can't chat anymore. If you continue, you won't be able to take a picture of your jade Buddha." When Yu Zenan was thinking this, a voice suddenly interrupted.
Several people subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound. Under the light, Yu Zeyao got out of the car and walked slowly towards them. Xia Xingchen hurriedly greeted him: "Vice President, good evening."
"Good evening." Yu Zeyao's eyes simply moved around Xia Xingchen, and then he exchanged a look with his brother Yu Zenan without any expression. Before anyone noticed, he had already restrained all his emotions, and just smiled and said to Madam Lanting: "I heard that the Jade Buddha will be out soon."
Madam Lanting was obviously very interested in the jade Buddha. When she heard what Vice President Yu said, she said, "Miss Xia, let's talk about it another day if we have a chance. As for those delicious restaurants, please talk to Zenan for me. Zenan will take me there."
"Alright, definitely."
"Let's go, madam." Yu Zeyao accompanied Madam Lanting in.
"Brother, you guys go in first, I want to talk to my friend." Yu Zenan said. Yu Zeyao nodded, said nothing, and went in.
When she reached the door, Madam Lanting looked back at Xia Xingchen and Yu Zenan. Yu Zeyao's eyes flashed with a dark light and asked, "Madam, what's wrong?"
"This girl is quite attractive. Can you see that Zenan is very interested in her? Now that you are here, he has an excuse to dump me openly." Mrs. Lanting joked.
Yu Zeyao said, "You are too serious. Zenan has always respected you as his own mother, how could he bear to abandon you? He is just like that, he can't move a step when he sees a pretty girl."
"A man should not be kept at home when he grows up. I was hoping that Zenan would be my son-in-law in the future!" Mrs. Lanting said this, thinking of something, a trace of sadness flashed across her eyes, and she couldn't help but sigh. Her child has been separated from her for more than 20 years, and she doesn't know whether she is living well now, let alone whether she has grown up alone or been adopted.
Yu Zeyao knew what she was thinking, so he comforted her, "Madam, you can rest assured. I have tried my best to help you find him. I believe there will be clues soon. If you really like Zenan, he will do whatever you want. He can be your son-in-law or godson."
Madam Lanting smiled and patted Yu Zeyao's hand. "Young people have their own lives. If he wants to like Miss Xia, I won't force him. Miss Xia looks kind, not like those spoiled daughters of rich families."
Yu Zeyao nodded, agreeing with his wife's words, but he was thinking in his heart. He didn't expect that the two of them would meet head-on like this.
… … … …
Mrs. Lanting's figure disappeared in the luxurious banquet hall, and Xia Xingchen's eyes were drawn back. From the glitz and brilliance just now to the deep shadow in front of her, her heart sank.
I couldn't help but think of what Song Guoyao had just said in the meeting.
"Hey! What are you daydreaming about?"
Yu Zenan waved his hand in front of her.
She came back to her senses and managed to pull the corners of her lips, "You should go in and accompany that lady. I'll leave first."
"The auction has just begun, and there will be a grand ball soon. You are wearing such a stunning outfit tonight. Wouldn't it be a pity if you don't dance with her before leaving?" Yu Zenan looked her up and down again and raised his eyebrows. "It's worth a lot of money!"
We are all discerning people!
Xia Xingchen took off the necklace from her neck and put it in her handbag. "I originally came here to work for him. He doesn't need me right now, so there's no need for me to stay."
Yu Zenan glanced at her and asked, "Are you worried about something?"
"..." Xia Xingchen didn't reply. She held up her skirt and walked down the stairs. Yu Zenan turned his head and glanced at the figure that slowly disappeared into the darkness.
In the cold wind, her thin body shivered. The dim light stretched her shadow on the ground, making her look lonely and desolate.
He stared at the back in a daze, and felt an inexplicable blockage in his chest.
He curled his lips in embarrassment and took out his car keys.
Nothing else! He is so soft-hearted! Especially towards women! He can't let a girl walk alone at night.
… … …
Xia Xingchen was so cold that she clasped her hands across her chest and rubbed her arms when a car stopped beside her.
Yu Zenan lowered the car window and said, "Get in the car. I'll take you there."
Xia Xingchen considered it for a moment, and without much hesitation, she opened the car door and got in. Because there were too many politicians gathered here tonight, there was traffic control, and no cars could come from a few miles away. If she went out, she would be frozen to death even if she was not exhausted. She might even be robbed. The things on her were priceless, and she couldn't afford to pay for 10 of them.
"Put on your clothes." Just after she buckled her seat belt, she felt a warmth on her shoulders. Yu Zenan's clothes were already buckled on her shoulders. She felt better and pulled them together, "Thank you."
"Go home?" he asked.
Xia Xingchen sighed and was about to nod when he accidentally looked out the window. Several familiar cars passed by.
Those cars belong to Bai Yeqing...
He must have been at the venue the whole time! He participated in the auction between her and Song Weiyi. I really don't know what he felt.
Yu Zenan saw that she hadn't spoken for a while and was looking out the window in a daze, so he followed her line of sight and recognized Bai Yeqing's car at a glance.
"Is he also in the venue?" Yu Zenan asked.
Xia Xingchen came back to his senses and shook his head, "Maybe."
"On the way here just now, someone informed my brother that..." At this point, he paused for a moment, looked at her expression again, and then said, "Song Weiyi and him will be engaged in 20 days."
"Do you have anything else to do later?" Xia Xingchen asked suddenly, as if she didn't hear him at all.
"…" He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "I was just here to go through the motions, I'm pretty free this evening."
"Can you take me around for a bit?"
Yu Zenan looked at her. She looked so calm, as if nothing had happened and she didn't care about anything. However, deep in her eyes, the melancholy and gloom were never hidden. He nodded without hesitation, "Of course. It's OK wherever you want to go!"
"Thank you..." Xia Xingchen whispered. She leaned her head against the car window, her eyes fixed on the outside. The neon lights of the whole city were bright, but in her eyes, they were just gray.
She suddenly thought of Xia Dabai...
Want it so so much…
Thinking of this, her chest ached and swelled. If even Xia Dabai was gone, then in this life... she would truly have nothing...
She slowly closed her eyes and suppressed the bitterness in her heart. The car was heated but still felt cold. She subconsciously pulled Yu Zenan's clothes tighter around her.