At the Shangri-La Hotel, a banquet even grander than the birthday party hosted by Wen Haowen at the Pearl Hotel was taking place.
The brilliant and gorgeous crystal lamps, with yellow and white interlaced, illuminated the hall below, where people were dressed in elegant clothes and bustling about! Luxurious red wine, elegant champagne, and the clinking of glasses created a scene of extravagance.
The invited guests were laughing and chatting happily.
Wen Xinya stood in the corner holding a glass of red wine, looking at the familiar and unfamiliar faces in the circle gathered here, with a frosty sneer on her lips.
Ning Shuqian wanted to plot against her, so she would prevent her from holding the banquet and make her a laughing stock in the circle.
She could imagine how furious Wen Haowen was at this moment, his face twisted and hideous with anger, but he had to suppress his anger and maintain his only image.
And Ning Shuqian was so humiliated at this moment. Her originally bright and beautiful dream turned into a humiliating nightmare in an instant. She fell from heaven to hell in an instant. I wonder if she can withstand such a blow.
She had previously guessed that Si Yiyan's identity was mysterious, so she asked him for help. However, she did not expect that he would casually dispatch Director Sun of the National Security Bureau. There were definitely only a handful of people in Beijing who could be given face by Director Sun of the National Security Bureau like this.
But when she counted all these noble families, she couldn't find any that matched Si Yiyan's identity.
"Gu Junlin said he saw you at the banquet. I looked for you for a long time, but I didn't expect you to hide in this corner." Zhou Tianyu, wearing an orange dress, walked slowly to her side with a glass of champagne.
"There are too many people at the party, so I want to hide away and get some peace and quiet." Wen Xinya gently turned the red wine glass in her hand, with a bored expression on her face.
"Hey, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed that there seemed to be a lot of people at the banquet today." Zhou Tianyu looked towards the banquet hall. From afar, he saw a crowd of people and found that almost all the famous people in Beijing gathered here.
The corners of Wen Xinya's lips curled up slightly, but this faint sneer was blocked by the crystal glass.
Zhou Tianyu looked at the banquet hall and couldn't help but sigh: "Director Sun's wife is famous for her frugality in the circle. She never holds any public banquets. How could she suddenly hold a birthday party? It's really strange..."
Wen Xinya's lips curved slightly: "Who knows!"
Zhou Tianyu still felt strange: "Mrs. Sun's birthday is in December, and it's already August. It's better to say that it's an early birthday party than a make-up birthday party. I think this is quite weird."
Wen Xinya thought of Si Yiyan, and the smile on her lips deepened: "Yeah! It's really weird."
Zhou Tianyu added: "You didn't see it just now. When my father took me to chat with Director Sun, Director Sun's face was twitching with laughter. It was extremely funny, so I think there must be something else going on."
Wen Xinya suppressed her laughter and said, "Don't guess. Even if there is something behind it, it has nothing to do with us."
"That's right." Wen Xinya's words made Zhou Tianyu lose interest. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and came over to ask mysteriously, "Hey, I heard that your stepmother Ning Shuqian is holding a birthday party at the Pearl Hotel today. You said that all the famous people in Beijing are here. Will she have an empty nest?"
Wen Xinya couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said, "Miss Zhou, please don't ask such stupid questions, okay? You are insulting my intelligence, isn't it obvious?"
Zhou Tianyu suddenly showed a gloating smile: "Hahaha! The party was empty-nest, this is really a new thing in the Beijing circle. I think the headlines of tomorrow's newspapers and magazines will probably be that Director Sun held a birthday party for his wife, and celebrities gathered, while Madam Wen held a birthday cocktail party, but it was empty-nest. What a sharp contrast! Let's see if Ning Shuqian will still have the face to mix in the circle in the future."
Wen Xinya couldn't help but curl her lips: "At most it's just embarrassing. There are many new things happening every day in the huge capital city. Everyone will forget about it in a few days."
Zhou Tianyu nodded and couldn't help laughing: "I actually sympathize with Ning Shuqian. She has been married to the Wen family for fifteen years and has never held any private banquets. This is the first time in her life that she has encountered such a thing. I wonder how she feels now."
Wen Xinya couldn't help but teased: "You still sympathize with her. If you didn't smile so brightly, I would probably believe you."
Zhou Tianyu laughed even more happily, raised the wine glass in his hand, and gently touched Wen Xinya's glass: "Cheers!"
Wen Xinya couldn't help laughing: "Happy at someone else's misfortune!"
Zhou Tianyu drank the wine in the glass, and suddenly reached out and tugged at Wen Xinya's clothes: "Look."
Wen Xinya followed Zhou Tianyu's gaze and saw that Wen Haowen actually led Ning Shuqian into the banquet hall and was greeting friends they knew.
Even though Ning Shuqian had on exquisite and beautiful makeup, she couldn't hide her pale face. Even though her smile was gentle, it couldn't avoid being a little stiff. She was wearing a blue little dress with a set of rhinestone accessories. There was nothing outstanding about her body. She looked simple and low-key, which was not in line with her usual dressing style at all.
Zhou Tianyu gently nudged Wen Xinya's arm with his arm: "I really didn't expect that your father would openly bring Ning Shuqian to Director Sun's banquet..."
"I didn't expect this. My dad's thinking has always been puzzling." Wen Haowen is so concerned about his reputation. This time, he held a birthday party for Ning Shuqian, but no one from the Wen family showed up. He had already lost all his face. It happened that Director Sun was holding a birthday party for his wife, and Ning Shuqian's birthday party was empty-nest. Now he had lost all his dignity, but he could still bring Ning Shuqian to the party as if nothing had happened.
Zhou Tianyu tilted his head and looked at her and said, "Why don't you go over and say hello to them?"
Wen Xinya shook her head and said, "Forget it. I don't think they want to see me right now."
Zhou Tianyu frowned slightly and said, "There has been a rumor in the circle that you and your father are not getting along. If you don't even say hello at an occasion like this, I'm afraid that this rumor will be confirmed, and your return to the Wen family will damage your reputation."
Wen Xinya said, "If I really go up to greet my dad, I'm afraid that this rumor will be confirmed. I didn't attend Ning Shuqian's birthday party. If my dad saw me, he would probably embarrass me and put on a show of scolding his daughter on the spot. And with Ning Shuqian getting involved, what good will it do to me? The entire Wen family will be embarrassed."
Zhou Tianyu said helplessly: "You are right. Ning Shuqian suffered such humiliation today. Naturally, she will vent her anger on you and manipulate your father to destroy your reputation."
Wen Xinya nodded without saying anything.