Xia Ruya looked at her, her eyes blurred by the champagne, and the whole world became blurry. However, the blurrier a person's vision was, the more intense their reaction to strong light would be. The person in front of her seemed to be coated in golden light, which was so dazzling that she could not see clearly.
Being humiliated like this, she only felt humiliated and embarrassed. She finally experienced the taste of the four words "self-humiliation": "Wen Xinya..."
Wen Xinya suddenly reached out and patted her face, smiling beautifully: "Tsk tsk tsk, Xia Ruya, your face is already in such a mess, please make sure you maintain your demeanor and temperament, otherwise... the image you have worked so hard to maintain for fifteen years will be ruined in an instant."
Xia Ruya suddenly felt as if she had swallowed a fly alive. Her eyes suddenly widened, but she was choked and couldn't utter a word. The temperament and demeanor that she was proud of was now deliberately exaggerated by Wen Xinya, as if making her even more pathetic and pitiful.
Obviously, she was the protagonist of the banquet, but at this moment it seemed like an irony. Just as Wen Xinya said, she, the supporting role, completely made the protagonist a cannon fodder, leaving her no chance to even serve as a foil.
She will definitely get back what happened today.
Will!
As if looking at Xia Ruya's pity, Wen Xinya smiled softly and said, "In fact, as long as you are willing to be your adopted daughter of the Wen family, why should I embarrass you in public?"
With just one sentence, she was trampled into the mud.
It was not until this moment that she understood the true meaning of self-humiliation.
Wen Xinyadang poured red wine on her, but so what
She is no longer the eldest daughter of the Wen family who had just returned to the Wen family, was questioned by everyone, had an awkward identity in the Wen family, had an unstable position in the circle, and needed to be careful in everything she said and did.
Now, she has transformed into a Phoenix of the Ninth Heaven. With the support of her grandfather, even Old Man Wen dare not give up on her easily. With the recognition and affirmation of Old Man Wen, people in the circle will no longer question her. She owns 10% of the shares of Wen's Group, a place in the Wen family, a dowry, and has become a precious daughter that everyone is jealous of. And she herself... is also outstanding enough to be admired!
For such a Wen Ya, even if she behaved in such an arrogant manner, everyone would just laugh it off, which instead highlighted her status in the Wen family.
And what about her? This adopted daughter of the Wen family was highly regarded by the Wen family in the eyes of outsiders. Even Wen Wenya had to avoid her. In fact, she also had to look at the mood of the eldest sister of the Wen family.
More importantly, her feud with Wen Xinya was well known in the circle, but it had never been so serious before. Considering that reporters had previously suspected that she and Ning Shuqian had conspired to plot against Wen Xinya, Wen Xinya's high-profile attitude now, directly breaking up with her in public, actually confirmed the matter.
Even if she is a victim, so what? She will instead be branded as scheming and malicious, and others will only gloat and say that it's her fault!
This principle is especially evident in upper class society: when a wall collapses, everyone piles up on it; when a drum breaks, everyone beats it.
Wen Xinya was so smart that she didn't need to say anything. Just a gesture and action could send her to hell, leaving her speechless and difficult to judge.
At this time, Jiang Ruoyin rushed forward angrily, pointed at Wen Xinya's nose and said, "Wen Xinya, don't go too far."
Jiang Yuqian was also a little annoyed, but she remembered that this was a banquet. "Miss Wen, please consider your status. You are the eldest daughter of the Wen family and a noble daughter of the capital. How can you throw wine in public when you disagree with someone and do such a shameless thing? The media has been reporting on your gorgeous transformation. Such vulgar behavior is really not what a real daughter of a noble family would do."
Jiang Yuqian's words were full of sarcasm and ridicule.
Wen Xinya stroked her forehead, a look of helplessness and amusement on her face: "You dare to come forward like this, I finally understand what true love is, dear... Brain disability is a disease, it must be treated, otherwise it will be inherited."
It was obvious to everyone that Wen Xinya was not on good terms with Jiang Yuqian and Jiang Ruoyin. They had quarreled with each other many times before at Lanfeng College. Now that they were confronted with each other, everyone was more or less in a mood to watch the fun.
Jiang Ruoyin was so angry that her face turned pale. She glared at Wen Xinya fiercely: "Wen Xinya, who are you calling a moron? Is Yu Qian wrong? You have been wandering around for fifteen years, a little gangster hanging around on the streets. Even if you become the eldest daughter of the Wen family, it cannot cover up your broken nature."
Wen Xinya waved her hands and made a speechless expression: "I'm saying the same thing again. You only have this much ability. I used to hang around on the streets, so what? How can I bother you? Get out of here as far as you can. Believe it or not, I can call the security guards right now to throw you out of the party and let you get some attention."
Jiang Ruoyin looked at Wen Xinya in astonishment, with anger on her face that she couldn't control in time.
Jiang Yuqian was also stunned for a moment, then she reacted, her face flashing with anger: "Today is Ruya's coming-of-age ceremony banquet, Ruya invited us here, why do you want to throw Ruoyin out of the banquet, Wen Xinya, don't be so arrogant."
Wen Xinya raised her eyebrows, her eyes piercing Xia Ruya's body: "Miss Xia, you held this coming-of-age ceremony banquet under the name of the Wen family, you should also consider the reputation of the Wen family. You even invited such an illegitimate daughter who is not presentable. How will outsiders see the Wen family? If things go wrong, outsiders will think that the Zhang family is using an illegitimate daughter to slap the Wen family in the face and deliberately embarrass the Wen family. Wouldn't this cause misunderstandings between the Wen and Zhang families in vain?"
With just one sentence, she defeated Jiang Yuqian in seconds, not even bothering to talk to her, and directly questioned Xia Ruya as the eldest daughter of the Wen family.
Jiang Yuqian's face suddenly twisted, and she wanted to rush forward and beat Wen Xinya up.
Xia Ruya was speechless for a moment. She was thankful that Jiang Ruoyin and Jiang Yuqian came up to speak for her, but now... she wanted to find a hole to crawl into: "Yuqian is my friend, so..."
Wen Xinya nodded, revealing an expression of sudden enlightenment: "Birds of a feather flock together. You and she are both illegitimate daughters, no wonder you become good friends."
Xia Ruya could hear the whispers of laughter all around her and felt a burning pain on her cheeks.
Jiang Yuqian was furious, her eyes widened, as if she wanted to eat her: "Wen Xinya, you..."
Wen Xinya interrupted her anger and looked at Xia Ruya and said, "Miss Xia, is it really okay for you to let your friends go and blatantly target me to protect you? In the eyes of others, they will think that you are manipulating them to make things difficult for me, using them as pawns, and tripping me up everywhere."
These words made Xia Ruya's eyes shrink. She subconsciously looked towards the crowd and found that many people looked at this scene with unknown meanings in their eyes. She felt like she had been struck by a bolt from the blue.
Wen Xinya turned and left, and was soon surrounded by a group of reporters: "I hope the headline of tomorrow's news will not be Miss Wen's verbal battle with a group of women. We can't afford to lose this person. One is a brainless lady from a second-rate family, and the other is an illegitimate daughter who is not presentable. It will be embarrassing no matter how we write it."
Her words caused the reporters to burst into laughter.
Jiang Ruoyin and Jiang Yuqian stood there in a daze, feeling ashamed.