Xia Ruya, who was not far away, watched this scene with a smug light in her eyes. This way, everyone at the banquet would know that Wen Xinya actually came to the banquet privately. Let's see if Wen Xinya still has the face to move around in the circle.
Zhou Huiyan was slightly startled, then suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Wen, you misunderstood. I specially invited Xinya to come here. I have an old relationship with Xinya's grandmother, and I like Xinya very much, so I specially invited Xinya to the banquet in my name."
The sudden change made Wen Haowen's eyes widen. Listening to the discussions and whispers that suddenly broke out in the banquet hall, he suddenly felt ashamed and embarrassed. His sharp eyes suddenly shot towards Wen Wenya, as if questioning and condemning her why she didn't tell him about this, making him lose face like this.
Wen Xinya hung her head in grievance and said, "Dad, I wanted to tell you this before, but you never listened to my explanation. You interrupted me several times and dragged me away when we disagreed. You didn't even give me a chance to explain."
Zhou Huiyan seemed not to notice Haowen's expression. She gently pulled Wen Xinya's hand and said, "Xinya is a very capable child. I invited Mrs. Li, who is very famous in the charity world, to give a speech at the opening ceremony. Who knew that she suddenly had something and couldn't come. It was she who suggested using the videos of the donations to open the banquet. Otherwise, I really don't know what to do!"
Wen Haowen's expression was very forced, and he said dryly: "So that's how it is..."
Zhou Huiyan's eyes fell on Wen Xinya, with admiration flashing in her eyes: "She also helped me a lot. It was thanks to her that the banquet went so smoothly."
Such an affirmation shocked almost everyone present. It was no exaggeration to say that Zhou Huiyan was the big sister in the circle in terms of status and position. Even the national leaders would give her some face. There were so many ladies from famous families who wanted to curry favor with her and establish some friendship with her but failed. It was incredible that she actually looked at Wen Xinya differently.
The ladies and daughters of famous families in the banquet hall all showed envy and jealousy towards Wen Xinya. Some even told their children to build good relationships with Wen Xinya. As long as they had a close relationship with Wen Xinya, they would not have to worry about not getting the favor of Teacher Zhou.
Wen Haowen felt like a big slap hit his face hard, excruciating pain. Facing everyone's strange looks, he wished he could find a hole to crawl into. He forced a smile and said, "Xinya is lucky to be in your eyes."
Zhou Huiyan smiled faintly and said, "It is Mr. Wen's blessing to have such an outstanding daughter."
Wen Haowen felt embarrassed. Zhou Huiyan's words were a slap in the face, and he couldn't deal with it, so he looked at Wen Wenya and said, "Since Teacher Zhou likes you so much, you should accompany Teacher Zhou and have a good chat." Then he looked at Zhou Huiyan and said, "Teacher Zhou, there are still many acquaintances over there who haven't said hello yet, so I'll excuse myself first."
Zhou Huiyan nodded with a smile.
Wen Haowen fled in a panic!
Wen Xinya looked at Zhou Huiyan gratefully and smiled, "Aunt Zhou, thank you for helping me out just now."
Aunt Zhou's words just now were full of a hint of speaking up for her, which was actually building momentum for her. After all... Although she came to the banquet at the invitation of Aunt Zhou, Wen Haowen's behavior of bringing Xia Ruya but not her would make people in the circle look down on her. In this way, no one would dare to look down on her.
Zhou Huiyan smiled but said nothing. She just reached out and pulled up her right hand. Looking at the purple bruise on her wrist, she frowned slightly and said, "Your father didn't hit you lightly. He hurt you. I'll take you to the back to apply medicine."
"Thank you, Aunt Zhou!" Wen Xinya moved her wrist. Even the bones in her wrist felt stiff and painful. She could only imagine how much strength Wen Haowen used to hold her wrist.
"That Wen Xinya is amazing. She actually managed to win the favor of Teacher Zhou. You know, Teacher Zhou has never been very nice to the ladies in the circle. I remember the former eldest daughter of the Wen family... now she's called... yes! Xia Ruya. She tried every possible way to please Teacher Zhou, but Teacher Zhou was just indifferent to her."
"Well, now that you mention it, I remember that Xia Ruya loved to imitate Teacher Zhou. She was obviously a little girl, but she always imitated Teacher Zhou's walking posture, facial expressions when talking, and even imitated Teacher Zhou's clothing style. For a while, she became a joke in the circle."
"I think I saw her at the banquet just now. Although she has changed a lot, I can still vaguely see that she has imitated Teacher Zhou in many ways."
"Hey, I heard that she became the illegitimate daughter of the Xia family. How could she come to a banquet of this scale?"
"I heard that the president and his wife of the Wen Corporation brought her here. I don't know what to say to President Wen. He doesn't even take care of his own daughter, but he shows off with other people's daughters all day long. He must be addicted to raising other people's daughters!"
"Haha! Anyway, I already have one, so it doesn't matter if I have another. His wife is not a quiet person either. There are scandals everywhere. It's a pity that he has a green hat on his head that is a foot high, but he still doesn't know it!"
"But, you said that Xia Ruya is no longer a member of this circle, but she keeps hanging around in this circle all day long. It seems that she is not a quiet person!"
"That's for sure. She used to be the daughter of a famous family, but now she's become the illegitimate daughter of a third-rate family. Not everyone can bear such a gap. It's normal for her to feel unwilling."
All kinds of mocking and contemptuous voices filled Xia Ruya's ears, which hurt her heart. She had been in the circle for twelve years, but it was not as good as a word of recognition from Teacher Zhou.
The scene of Wen Xinya talking and laughing with Zhou Huiyan deeply hurt Xia Ruya's eyes. She had planned for Wen Xinya to make a fool of herself and lose face at the banquet, but she didn't expect that in the end she would steal the limelight.
Even Zhou Huiyan looked at her with admiration, how was this possible... It turned out that when she was at the Wen family, she would often run into Teacher Zhou at various large banquets. She tried every means to please her, but all she got in return was her indifferent and distant smile.
Why, why is Wen Xinya just a little girl who has been wandering around the streets for fifteen years? How could a noble man like Teacher Zhou look down on Wen Xinya's status and even protect her and stand up for her...
She is unwilling to accept this, she is unwilling to accept this!
All this should have belonged to her, but Wen Xinya took away everything that should have belonged to her.
The hatred in her heart turned into a demon, her bloodshot eyes were ferocious!
Wen Xinya, just wait, I will not let you go.