Ou Qingheng just nodded slightly.
Zhang Zhiling's tense body slowly relaxed.
She took Ou Qingheng's arm and nodded to the elders, and walked away proudly like a victorious peacock.
"She is so restless, doesn't give face to her elders, and is so smug that she doesn't know what Qingheng likes about her." Mrs. Yong said with some dissatisfaction.
Yao Yiyi just listened and got the message that Zhang Zhiling relied on Ou Qingheng's favor to show off to these aristocratic families, which was why so many people were dissatisfied.
She thought that after being away for a year, Zhang Zhiling would make more progress in social communication than before, but she didn't expect that people who rely on pampering would become less and less able to please others.
Yao Yiyi chatted with Mrs. Yong for a few more words, and then took Yao Ting to the other side, but did not continue to appear in front of Zhang Zhiling to cause trouble for her.
"Why don't you go over and stimulate Zhang Zhiling?" Yao Ting asked.
"No, I just need to test that Qingheng doesn't hate me as expected. I'll go find him after the banquet is over." Yao Yiyi curled her lips, and she seemed to be in a good mood. At least she just left Ou Qingheng. There was no disgust in his eyes, which was a good sign.
"My dear, this will make you happy. This request is too simple. If you ask me, you should seize the opportunity to give Zhang Zhiling a blow. I can see clearly that the moment Ou Qingheng saw you coming, his eyes were like It's like it lights up." Yao Ting also felt relieved. She just couldn't get used to seeing Zhang Zhiling snatching someone's husband away in shameful ways and then pretending to be a victim and complaining about the real victim. She also I don’t feel ashamed.
As expected, people are shameless and invincible.
Yao Yiyi just gave her a funny look.
Yao Ting shrugged.
While Yao Yiyi was looking at her, she happened to see Li Haoran coming in from the main entrance.
She curled her lips and poked Yao Ting.
"Tingting, your debt has come." Yao Yiyi said deliberately.
Yao Ting gave her a strange look.
Yao Yiyi pouted in the direction of Li Haoran. Yao Ting followed her movements and looked over. When she saw it was Li Haoran, the smile on her face froze, and she looked very unnatural.
A year later, Li Haoran has become more aura, more mature, his handsome face has become much more serious, and his whole body exudes the aura of keeping strangers away.
Yao Ting looked at Li Haoran, who had changed a lot, and she couldn't help but recall the embarrassment he was in at the airport a year ago. She felt a little uncomfortable. She hadn't prepared how to face Li Haoran yet. If she knew that he would also be there tonight. If she comes, she will definitely not come to participate.
"Yiyi, stay alone for now. I'll go outside to get some fresh air. Just give me a call when you want to go back." Yao Ting finished speaking in a low voice, and then tried to escape as if she had done something wrong.
"Tingting, Haoran is coming towards you. If you leave now, you will be running away." Yao Yiyi said quietly.
Yao Ting froze, then slowly retreated to Yao Yiyi, watching helplessly as Li Haoran walked up to her.
Li Haoran never expected that he would see the woman he had missed for a year at this charity party. She was finally back. It was not in vain that he had waited for so long. She was back. He would never let her go again in this life. .
He felt as if his heart was shaking, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curve. But when he walked in front of Yao Ting, his facial expression dropped and became very serious. He was afraid that his eyes were too hot. If he scares Yao Ting, and then scares others into fleeing abroad again, then he will really lose more than he gains.
"Tingting, you have returned to China. When did you come back? It has been a year. It seems that you have lived a good life abroad. You have become a little fatter, but you are also more beautiful." Li Haoran seemed to have been talking to someone for a long time. He asked as naturally as a missing friend.
Yao Ting looked at him deeply and saw that his expression was natural. On the other hand, her attempt to escape seemed a bit pretentious.
"I came back two days ago. I have been busy with the publication of the novel, so I haven't contacted my friends I knew before. I didn't expect to meet you here." Yao Ting said with some embarrassment.
Li Haoran hesitated. It turned out that in her heart, he had returned to being a friend.
Yao Ting glanced at him carefully, wanting to ask him if he was married, but she swallowed the words as she was afraid of hearing an answer she didn't want to hear.
A year ago, she hurriedly went abroad, which had severed all ties between her and Li Haoran.
Yao Ting didn't dare to ask, but someone asked for her.
"Haoran, Miss Zhang has given birth to a baby, right? When did you two get married?" Yao Yiyi asked seemingly casually.
Li Haoran glanced at her, "I'm not married. After she gave birth to her son, she went abroad with a large amount of money given to her by the Li family. She said that I was just a fool and gave my whole heart to others, so Instead of wasting time on me, you should go abroad to find your true love."
Yao Yiyi glanced at Yao Ting and clearly noticed that Yao Ting was absent-minded.
"So you started to get confused and finally gave up." Yao Yiyi said dryly.
Li Haoran looked at her with a half-smile, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly, "Yiyi, we can be considered good friends. Tingting and I are no longer husband and wife. There is no need for you to harm me for her. I was there a year ago." Even though I was in such a mess at the airport, I couldn't call you two back. I knew Tingting didn't love me anymore, so I took over the Li family's company this year. Apart from work, it was just work, and that was all that was left. What about you, have you made any foreign boyfriends?"
If you don't pay attention to Li Haoran's expression, you will definitely feel that he is extraordinarily calm, as if he has given up his deep love for Yao Ting. Only his clenched hands and white knuckles betray his sincerity.
However, neither Yao Yiyi nor Yao Ting noticed his changes.
"I have no one chasing me, but there is one Tingting. You should know this person. He is one of the leaders of Ruili Company and my mentor for this year's training. I think the two of them are quite suitable. Tingting should have almost agreed to him, shouldn't you, the ex-husband, say congratulations to her?" Yao Yiyi said as if she was deliberately going against Li Haoran.
Li Haoran's pupils shrank slightly, as if there was a storm in the depths of his eyes, but soon he disappeared into the depths again, appearing calm on the surface.
"It turns out he's the person in charge of Ruili Company. It seems I have to get to know him for a while. No matter what, Tingting is also my ex-wife. We can't be husband and wife, but we still have to check for her as a friend. If he is in China another day, I'll invite him. Let's go out to have a meal together." Li Haoran said calmly.
Yao Yiyi looked at Li Haoran carefully. She didn't believe that Li Haoran would forget Yao Ting so quickly, but his attitude was too open, so she didn't know for a moment whether he was serious or hiding it too deeply.
Li Haoran faced Yao Yiyi's gaze openly.
Yao Ting felt a pain in her heart. She didn't know why. When she heard that Li Haoran handed her over to another man so naturally, she felt particularly uncomfortable. It was as if the relationship between the two of them was real. Just stay friends.
This should have been what she wanted to see the most, but now, besides being disappointed, she felt unspeakable pain.
She and Li Haoran really can't go back to the past, so it's better to save her from worrying about the past.
"Yiyi, have you said hello to Mr. Ou? Do you want to go there together?" Li Haoran just glanced at Yao Ting, and then asked Yao Yiyi directly.
Yao Yiyi shook his head.
"I just said hello, you can go there by yourself."
"Okay, I'll go over first." After Li Haoran said that, he left without any nostalgia.
Yao Yiyi turned to look at Yao Ting, seeing her looking at Li Haoran's back absentmindedly, and patted her shoulder helplessly.
"Tingting, come to your senses. You were the one who said you had let go before, but now it looks like you haven't let go." Yao Yiyi said. She knew that Yao Ting had not given up, and she seemed to be a little bit worried about others seeming to give up.
Yao Ting retracted her gaze and smiled. The smile on her face felt particularly bitter no matter how you looked at it.
"There is nothing that can't be let go. A year ago, I ignored his call and took the plane. He didn't hate me, which is pretty good. I think he's in pretty good shape, so I feel relieved. We It's good that the two of you are fine, and no one bothers the other." Yao Ting said a little incoherently.
Yao Yiyi sighed, feeling sorry for her apparent stubbornness.
"Tingting, there is no need for you to be so stubborn in front of me." Yao Yiyi said.
Yao Ting just smiled and said nothing, but looked in the direction of Li Haoran with a vague look.