At this moment, Ning Shuqian's mind was full of the surprised and weird looks of the guests at the banquet when she accompanied Wen Haowen to Director Sun's banquet just now. Then she heard many people whispering behind her back, and almost all of them were talking about the empty nest of her birthday party.
Wen Xinya came to the rest area with food and saw Ning Shuqian sitting alone in the shadow of the rest area. From her perspective, a faint shadow covered her face, and there was a hint of melancholy in the darkness, making her look a little gloomy and scary. There was no trace of her usual gentleness and elegance.
Wen Xinya walked over slowly, pretending to be surprised and looked at Ning Shuqian, and asked in surprise: "Aunt Ning, aren't you holding a birthday party at the Pearl Hotel today? Why are you here?"
Seeing Wen Wenya, Ning Shuqian's already stiff face became even uglier. For a moment, she didn't know how to answer her. In her heart, she hated Wen Wenya to the extreme. She didn't believe that Wen Wenya didn't know why she appeared here. It was obvious that she was deliberately taking advantage of her misfortune to laugh at her.
Wen Xinya looked at her watch in confusion and said, "I remember Aunt Ning's cocktail party started at eight o'clock in the evening. It's only half past eight now. Is the cocktail party over?"
Ning Shuqian's face twisted and became somewhat gloomy and scary: "It's rare for Director Sun's wife to hold a birthday party, so your father and I decided to come and see it."
Wen Xinya suddenly realized: "So that's how it is!"
That knowing expression and the slightly dragging tone seemed to carry a hint of meaning, making Ning Shuqian want to go up and tear her face apart.
Wen Xinya took in Ning Shuqian's suppressed emotions and pretended to have a regretful expression: "Aunt Ning has been married into the Wen family for fifteen years, and this is the first time she has publicly held a birthday party. For this birthday party, you even bought a set of blue diamond jewelry worth eight million. Now the party cannot be held smoothly. It's really a pity."
Ning Shuqian's stiff fingers trembled, and she wanted to slap her in the face. She suddenly clenched her five fingers into a fist and squeezed out a dry voice from between her teeth: "The birthday party cannot be held smoothly this year, but there will be a chance next year."
Wen Xinya whispered, "I don't know if Dad will agree to hold a birthday party for you next year."
This sentence touched Ning Shuqian's sore spot, causing her face to turn pale and blue, but she couldn't even say a word in rebuttal.
Wen Xinya suddenly smiled and changed the subject, "Aunt Ning, I'm sorry I couldn't attend your birthday party, but I specially ordered a one-meter-high cake tower for you to wish you a happy birthday. I wonder if you have tasted it, Aunt Ning?"
"Not yet. How can we cut and eat the cake so early?" Ning Shuqian's pupils kept shrinking. In her mind, the scenes of Yuya suffering from nightmares after losing her virginity and kneeling and begging when she was kicked out of the Wen family came flooding up like a tide, drowning her whole body like an overwhelming sea.
Wen Xinya's pretty little mouth in front of her kept opening and closing, as if mocking her. The hatred in her heart that was bound by the iron chains made her struggle madly, as if trying to break free.
"Aunt Ning, after Director Sun's banquet is over, you must go back and taste the cake. I specially asked a French four-star baker to make it for you. It tastes delicious and I guarantee you will never forget it."
Wen Xinya looked at Ning Shuqian's stiff and cold face, her twisted and twitching facial muscles, her gradually heavier breathing, and her slightly shaking body. The coldness in her eyes deepened. She probably wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood at this moment!
Ning Shuqian's clenched fingers suddenly loosened, and she tried to raise her trembling hand, but then put it down dejectedly and clenched it into a fist again.
Wen Xinya happily chatted with Ning Shuqian: "Aunt Ning, I didn't expect that Director Sun would hold a banquet so rarely, and people in the circle would actually give him face like this. I guess all the celebrities in the upper class circle of the whole capital are probably gathered here."
Ning Shuqian's wide-open eyes suddenly turned red, and her face instantly turned pale and blue. She looked at Wen Wenya and wished she could eat her flesh, drink her blood, peel her skin, and pull out her tendons. She was clearly rubbing salt into her wounds and deliberately slandering her.
Wen Xinya looked at her changing pale complexion and couldn't help but asked with concern, "Aunt Ning, are you feeling unwell? Your complexion looks pale. Do you want me to take you to the hospital
“No need…” Ning Shuqian’s eyes suddenly widened and she looked at her. Even though she was trying to suppress her hatred, she couldn’t control the fierceness in her eyes.
The stiff voice was cold and emotionless. Wen Xinya's face turned pale and she lowered her head anxiously: "Aunt Ning, did I say something wrong to make you unhappy, so you..."
Ning Shuqian felt like she was going crazy. If she continued like this, she would not be able to control the hatred that was bursting out of her heart, and would do something bad in front of everyone at the banquet: "I'll go over there to see your dad."
Having said that, Ning Shuqian fled without waiting for Wen Xinya to answer.
However, because her body was too stiff before, her movements were a little too big and she bumped into the oncoming waiter. There was a loud "clang" and the waiter and Ning Shuqian fell into a ball, with the red wine spilling all over Ning Shuqian.
The commotion here immediately attracted the attention of everyone present. Everyone was shocked to see Ning Shuqian fall down in a mess, and then there was a burst of whispers.
"The one who fell was Ning Shuqian, the wife of Wen Haowen, the president of Wen's Group. I heard that Wen Hao held a grand birthday party for her at the Pearl Hotel today. I didn't expect that she and Wen Haowen would come to Director Sun's party."
"Director Sun invited almost all the famous people in Beijing to his banquet. I guess the Pearl Hotel was empty, so they had to come here to join in the fun!"
"Look at how embarrassed she is. She didn't make any fun, but ended up getting into trouble."
"The Wen family doesn't even recognize her as their daughter-in-law, but Wen Haowen still has the nerve to bring her around in the circle."
"That's true, but it's not too embarrassing to bring a mistress out."
Ning Shuqian listened to all kinds of vicious discussions around her and wished she could cover her ears and do something stupid like trying to cover her ears and steal the bell.
"Are you okay?" Wen Haowen endured the strange looks from all around him, walked forward and pulled Ning Shuqian up, wishing he could slap her in the face. He had already lost enough face today because of Ning Shuqian.
Ning Shuqian looked at Wen Haowen with grievance and sorrow. The hatred in her heart was like a pile of firewood. The more it piled, the more vigorously it burned. It was all because of Wen Wenya. All the humiliation she suffered today was caused by Wen Wenya. Sooner or later, she would get it back double.
Wen Xinya, just wait for me!