Wen Sining gave her a light tap. "Hurry up and get back to work."
"You're getting defensive," Donna quipped.
"Donna, I never realized you were so talkative. Go and prepare for the annual company dinner right away," Wen Sining said as she pulled Donna away, hoping to shut her up.
Donna was the only one in the company who knew about Wen Sining's relationship with Lu Luochen.
"Okay, okay, I'll stop. Can I discuss the annual dinner with you then?"
MoXin Group held an annual dinner every year, and employees were allowed to bring their family members. This had been a rule since the company was founded and would never change.
"The venue will be the same as before, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel," Donna said.
Wen Sining nodded.
Donna was in charge of such matters. Wen Sining only needed to check the menu and approve the budget.
Half a month later, the annual dinner was held.
It was a semi - open event. Since the company had its own artists, there were singing and dancing performances to liven things up.
It was the only annual gathering of the year, and all the employees dressed up for the occasion.
They signed their names on the mirror outside before entering. After they were seated, the staff gave each of them a number.
The dinner started at 8 p.m. Since many employees brought their children, a play area had been set up in advance.
"As you signed your names on the mirror when you entered, the number in your hand corresponds to your name. Keep it well. It will come in handy later," the host announced.
Wen Sining didn't arrange for department heads to give summaries at the dinner, as it was meant to be a relaxing event.
Next came the artists' performances. The employees watched with great interest, and many went up to get their favorite artists' autographs. Normally, they might not have the chance to meet them at work, but most of the artists would come to the annual dinner, except for those with prior work commitments.
When the dinner was halfway through, Wen Sining and Donna took their seats. Many people greeted them.
When they arrived, Xiao Zhan was performing music on stage.
"He has really high musical talent. At such a young age, he has achieved such a high status without a team or a company behind him," Donna couldn't help but sigh.
Wen Sining nodded in agreement.
The beautiful music was echoing in the banquet hall when suddenly, an unpleasant voice rang out.
"You must be Ms. Wen from MoXin Group," a woman said, and then splashed the wine in her glass at Wen Sining.
Donna quickly pulled Wen Sining aside, but some of the wine still splashed on Wen Sining's dress.
People who were watching the performance turned their heads when they heard the commotion. Even Xiao Zhan, who was immersed in the music, noticed something was wrong and stopped playing. The music came to an abrupt halt.
"What are you doing!" Donna glared at the woman.
"Humph, how dare you ask me what I'm doing? You never think about what you've done. You don't even know how to do good deeds," the woman said.
Wen Sining was confused and was about to ask when the woman continued, "I know you're Ms. Wen. My idol was kicked out of the company by you. Why did you blacklist him? The things you said were all lies."
"You must have forced Jing Cheng to admit those mistakes and shifted all the blame onto him."
Two female sasaeng fans pointed at Wen Sining. Wen Sining and Donna immediately realized who they were.
"What are you talking about? Where are the security guards?"
The sasaeng fans got more and more excited. One of them noticed that the wine cabinet was not far from Wen Sining. While everyone's attention was on the other fan, she walked over and pushed the wine cabinet. The bottles on it were about to fall on Wen Sining and Donna.
Xiao Zhan had just come off the stage and saw this. He rushed over and pulled the two women to safety.
"Watch out!" Immediately after, they heard the sound of the wine bottles hitting the ground.
Someone called the security guards in. Seeing this, the sasaeng fans tried to run away through the crowd. But everyone at the annual dinner was from Wen Sining's company.
They didn't get far before they were stopped. Wen Sining walked towards them.
"Call the police directly!" It would be much easier to let the police handle it.
There were a lot of people at the annual dinner, and the sasaeng fans had really picked a good time to sneak in.
The two sasaeng fans still wouldn't calm down. When they saw Wen Sining, they shouted, "I hope your company goes bankrupt soon!!!"
Wen Sining ignored them.
Donna and Xiao Zhan walked over. Donna looked at Wen Sining's dirty dress. "Let me accompany you to the lounge to deal with this."
Wen Sining nodded. She really wasn't in a suitable state to continue attending the dinner.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Zhan asked.
"I'm fine," she replied, shaking her head.
The host on stage said in a timely manner, "There was just a little incident, but it's okay. Let's continue with the dinner."
The venue returned to normal.
The three of them went to the lounge. The wine stain on Wen Sining's dress couldn't be washed off, and since she didn't have any other clothes, she had to go home.
Donna and Xiao Zhan accompanied her out.
"You stay here and keep an eye on things. I'll leave first," Wen Sining said.
"Don't worry. Leave it to me," Donna said, patting her on the shoulder.
Wen Sining looked at Xiao Zhan apologetically. "I invited you to the dinner, but this happened. I'm really sorry."
Xiao Zhan shook his head, indicating that it didn't matter.
Wen Sining then got in the car, and the car slowly drove away from the hotel.
The dinner continued. To boost everyone's interest, the host announced, "Now it's time for the year - end bonus draw. Several numbers will be randomly displayed on the big screen. These numbers correspond to the ones in your hands. The person whose number is called will be our lucky winner."
The numbers started flashing on the big screen. Everyone held their breath, eager to see who the lucky one would be.
The dinner continued in a tense atmosphere.
The car stopped at the Lu family mansion. Wen Sining got out and went inside.
Lu Luochen had just returned from work. When he saw Wen Sining, he called out to her.
"Aren't you at the annual dinner? Why are you back so early?" After he said this, he noticed that Wen Sining's dress was dirty and couldn't help but frown.
"Come inside first. It's cold outside," he added.
After they went inside, Wen Sining told him what had happened at the annual dinner.
Lu Luochen was very angry after hearing this, but at the same time, he was relieved that Wen Sining was okay. Otherwise, he would never have let those two sasaeng fans off easily.
"Okay, don't be angry. I'll go change my clothes first," Wen Sining said as she got up and went to the bedroom.
Lu Luochen nodded.
The dress was definitely ruined. The wine stain couldn't be washed off.