Soon it was time for the banquet at eight o'clock.
Xia Ruya changed into a pink long dress, a thin-strap evening gown with a light green lotus leaf collar on the chest, which made her look even more fresh and pure. The flowing and graceful pink skirt was matched with lotus leaf edges. As she moved, the lotus leaves gently flipped and created tiny ripples, making her look even more graceful.
She and Wen Xinya, one is graceful and elegant, the other is dressed in ancient costume, they have completely different styles.
Xia Ruya held Grandpa Wen's arm and stood beside him with a perfect and appropriate smile.
Mr. Wen made a speech at the opening of the banquet.
The reporters took a lot of photos of Xia Ruya.
Xia Ruya then began to feel the attention and the feeling of being the center of attention, and the smile on her face became even brighter.
"Miss Xia, you and Wen Xinya, one was once the eldest daughter of the Wen family, enjoying all the fine clothes, food, wealth, glory, status, position, and family affection that should have belonged to her, and the other is a proper eldest daughter of the Wen family. Her appearance made you lose everything you had for twelve years. What do you think of the grand and precious coming-of-age ceremony she held at Shande Manor a few days ago?"
The reporter's questions were so sharp and pointed that everyone present stopped laughing and chatting. The reporters also stopped making noise, and only the loud and continuous clicking sounds were left in the field.
Xia Ruya's face looked a little ugly. She never expected that the reporters would ask such tricky questions. Because of Wen Xinya's grand and precious coming-of-age ceremony before, she was afraid that her own coming-of-age ceremony would go wrong. The reporters she invited were all given enough red envelopes and had been informed in advance. How could these reporters ask such questions in front of her to embarrass her
"Miss Xia, although Miss Wen has returned to the Wen family, she doesn't seem to pose any threat to you. You have become the Wen family's legitimate adopted daughter. Today's coming-of-age ceremony banquet is also held in the name of the Wen family. Mr. Wen and Mrs. Wen are both attending your coming-of-age ceremony banquet. With Miss Wen's grand and precious coming-of-age ceremony, will your coming-of-age ceremony banquet today bring unexpected surprises to everyone?"
Xia Ruya was completely frozen. Another sharp question was thrown out, so sharp that she had no way to cope with it. How could she compare to Wen Xinya's coming-of-age ceremony, with a sky-high dowry and a 5% stake in the Wen Group? Such words were clearly a slap in the face in public.
"Ms. Xia, you postponed your coming-of-age ceremony by three days to avoid Miss Wen's attention. But now that Miss Wen's grand and precious coming-of-age ceremony is here, your coming-of-age ceremony seems to be a bit overshadowed. May I ask... what do you think about this?"
All of these were embarrassing questions. Xia Ruya didn't dare to answer them. She could only maintain a perfect and decent smile and perfunctorily said, "I hope everyone won't make random guesses. After Xinya returned to the Wen family, she finally got to where she is today. I'm happy for her."
At this time, someone suddenly asked, "Miss Xia, I heard that you moved out of the Wen family the morning after the Wen family's eldest daughter's coming-of-age ceremony. What's going on? There were rumors in the circle before that you and the eldest daughter were not on good terms. Can you explain it?"
Xia Ruya's face stiffened for a moment. The sharp question slapped Xia Ruya in the face. She and Wen Xinya were not on good terms. Although they did not have a big fight, it was obvious to everyone in the circle. Her perfunctory words at this time seemed to make her seem hypocritical.
"Ms. Xia, may I ask if your moving out of the Wen family is related to Ning Shuqian's fake pregnancy? You and Ning Shuqian have a good relationship, which is obvious to everyone in the circle. After you left the Wen family, you often accompanied Ning Shuqian to various high-society banquets. You even made a connection and invited Master Luo Le to come and diagnose Ning Shuqian's pulse. Recently, the Wen family filed a lawsuit in the name of Master Luo Le's fake diagnosis, demanding a public investigation into Master Luo Le's fake diagnosis. What explanation do you have for this?"
Xia Ruya was struck by lightning, her throat felt dry and her lips felt very uncomfortable. She had known Luo Le for many years and knew that Luo Le was a hypocritical person, so she recommended him to Ning Shuqian to avoid being implicated. She did not participate in anything between Luo Le and Ning Shuqian, so even if the media investigated, they would not be able to find anything on her.
But she never expected that the basin of dirty water would be splashed on her.
"Ms. Xia, it is rumored that Ning Shuqian went to the hospital for prenatal checkups and you accompanied her several times. Ning Shuqian's attending physician, Lin Mengxue, was accused by the hospital of having no professional ethics, not abiding by the hospital's rules and regulations, falsely diagnosing the patient, and forging a diagnosis certificate, concealing her condition. May I ask if this matter has anything to do with you?"
"Miss Xia, are you and Ning Shuqian teaming up to deal with Miss Wen?"
Xia Ruya's face looked a little ugly, and she pursed her lips tightly, showing her displeasure: "I don't want the reporters here to ask such groundless questions again. In my opinion, these questions are purely fabricated. I, Xia Ruya, am upright and honest. True gold is not afraid of fire."
"Miss Xia, there are rumors that ever since Miss Wen returned to the Wen family, you have been secretly jealous of her and have been scheming against her and trying to trip her up. Is this true?"
The smile on Xia Ruya's face could no longer be maintained. Her delicate face was pale and weak. She didn't know what went wrong. Why did the coming-of-age ceremony banquet, which was clearly arranged, turn out like this
The reporters' questions were no longer what she had imagined.
It was so sharp that she had no way of refutation.
She suddenly remembered that Wen Xinya had a coming-of-age ceremony party, and Wen Xinya said, "I'm looking forward to your coming-of-age ceremony party!"
Did she arrange all this
Suddenly, the blood in her body rushed to her head. How could she have forgotten that her coming-of-age ceremony banquet was held in the name of the Wen family? As long as Wen Xinya was careful and didn't let others notice, it would be easy for her to do something.
She forgot one thing: water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Using the Wen family's name could indeed make her coming-of-age ceremony banquet more grand, but it could also make it easy for someone to take advantage of her.
The blood in her body suddenly turned cold and she shuddered involuntarily. Her mind subconsciously compared her current situation with Wen Xinya's dazzling coming-of-age ceremony.
The hatred in my heart suddenly burst out.
"Miss Wen is here, Miss Wen is here..." I heard the noisy voices of reporters, and then the reporters surrounding her rushed towards the door like a tide.
Xia Ruya suddenly thought of the Wen Group’s annual meeting. The current situation is exactly the same as it was then.