Wen Yin wore a polite smile on her face. Far from being timid, her every move exuded poise and grace.
On the stage, Wen Zeru reached out his hand to her. "A Yin, come here."
The spotlight followed Wen Yin as she walked. As Wen Zeru had instructed beforehand, the lights at the scene were dimmed, making Wen Yin, illuminated by the spotlight, all the more eye - catching.
Wen Zhi's teeth were almost ground to pieces.
Why!
Why did Wen Yin get a welcome banquet as soon as she came back?
She remembered that when she first came to the Wen family, she got nothing!
She had been in the Wen family for more than a decade and had never received such good treatment, let alone from Wen Zeru!
Wen Zeru had always been stingy with his smiles for her. But now he was beaming on the stage like a blooming flower. She wondered who he was pretending for.
Jealousy and resentment welled up in Wen Zhi's chest. She wished she could tear the high - end evening dress on Wen Yin's body to shreds.
Without much thought, Wen Zhi knew who had prepared it.
Wen Zhi stared at Wen Yin, who was slowly walking onto the stage, with a twisted face. But because of Wen Zeru, she could do nothing.
Before this banquet started, Wen Zhi had already guessed that this was not just a welcome party for Wen Zeru's return.
If it were, there would be no way so many high - society people would be invited!
Wen Zhi had asked her father beforehand, and as she had expected, this was a disguised banquet to acknowledge Wen Yin's identity in the Wen family!
Wen Yin had been found for a long time, but she had never appeared at any of the Wen family's banquets.
This sudden acknowledgment was like a slap in her face!
Wen Zhi tried to find a way to stop Wen Zeru's banquet through her father, but her father had soothed her down.
Just thinking about what her father had said to her at that time, Wen Zhi couldn't help feeling jealous.
She never thought that Wen Zeru would side with that little slut!
And Wen Zeru was the only eldest son of the Wen family. All the company's affairs would be handed over to him in the future. In the past few years, under Wen Zeru's leadership, the Wen family's overseas business had expanded well.
Naturally, her father would not interfere too much in Wen Zeru's matters.
Since Wen Yin had never had a proper welcome party after coming back, and since Wen Zeru wanted to hold one, her father might as well go along with it.
When Wen Zhi came back to her senses, Wen Yin had already stepped onto the stage. Wen Zeru motioned for Wen Yin to hold his arm.
Seeing this, Wen Zhi couldn't help but want to rush up and slap them both.
Was this guy under a spell? Didn't he have a cleanliness fetish?
Wen Zhi couldn't help recalling the time when she had just come of age. Like an ordinary little girl, she had craved her elder brother's attention.
However, just for trying on Wen Zeru's suit jacket once, she had watched helplessly as Wen Zeru threw the jacket into the trash can!
This was simply a slap in her face!
After that, Wen Zeru had always avoided any physical contact with her.
But now he was actually asking Wen Yin to hold his arm!
On the stage, Wen Yin showed no signs of having grown up in the countryside for so many years. Due to the presence of the Wen family, there were still some whispers in the audience.
But Wen Yin was completely unaffected on the stage. She just said a few polite words and then stepped down.
Although Shao Yinan was standing in a corner of the crowd, his innate nobility couldn't be hidden. Wen Yin spotted him at a glance.
"I didn't expect Wen Yin to be the real daughter of the Wen family."
"Right. You've seen her too, haven't you? She's in that really popular variety show recently."
"I don't know what bad luck the Wen family has had to have two daughters in the entertainment industry..."
The two women exchanged a knowing look. They both saw disdain and ridicule in each other's eyes and left out the word "actresses".
In their view, there was no way a proper young lady from a good family would become an actress in the entertainment industry.
Thinking of this, they both let out a soft, knowing laugh and stopped talking.
But the next second, a cold male voice came from behind them.
"If you can't talk properly, lose your tongue."
Shao Yinan had appeared behind them at some point and heard their conversation clearly.
The two women knew exactly who he was. Their faces changed slightly, and they shut up sheepishly, scurrying away.
Wen Yin had just stepped down for a short while. She had just gone to the bathroom when a figure appeared behind her.
When she came out, Jiang Shihuai was blocking her way.
Jiang Shihuai cornered her, his eyes dark and heavy.
"Jiang Shihuai, are you stupid? Can't you understand what I'm saying?"
The narrow corner made Wen Yin feel uncomfortable. The air around Jiang Shihuai made her feel suffocated.
Wen Yin's raised eyes were cold and distant, which stabbed deeply into Jiang Shihuai's heart.
His hands, which had been hanging down, curled into fists, as if he was trying his best to hold back something.
"You're with Shao Yinan."
This was not a question but a statement. Jiang Shihuai just stared at Wen Yin, his eyes heavy.
"This doesn't seem to concern you."
Wen Yin pushed him away and took out a disinfectant wipe from her handbag to wipe her palm carefully.
Jiang Shihuai was a bit incredulous. He never thought Wen Yin would act like this.
His expression was hurt. "Do you really hate me this much?"
Wen Yin let out a scoff. "So shouldn't I hate you?"
"Because of Shao Yinan?" Jiang Shihuai pressed on, almost cutting off all of Wen Yin's escape routes. But Wen Yin still managed to find a dexterous angle to keep a certain distance from him.
"Do you think a guy like him with that kind of background could be sincere to you?" Jiang Shihuai's voice became even more intense when he saw Wen Yin's little move.
"I've seen too many of these rich kids. He's just playing around with you."
"The Shao family has been in turmoil recently. Do you think he can give you happiness?"
Wen Yin seemed to have heard a joke. "Jiang Shihuai, who told you I hate you because of him?"
"Do you think Shao Yinan is like Wen Zhi, who likes to gossip behind people's backs?"
There was an involuntary sneer in Wen Yin's tone, and she even dragged Wen Zhi into it.
Jiang Shihuai was still a bit hurt. There was also a faint sense of unwillingness in his heart. He retorted, "Then why?"
The woman in front of him was nothing like the Wen Yin he remembered.
The smile on Wen Yin's lips widened. Her tone was involuntarily tinged with mockery. "I really don't know where you get the nerve to ask that question."
"So should I treat an ex - boyfriend who used me as a substitute for another woman calmly?"
As soon as Wen Yin said this, Jiang Shihuai froze.
Wen Yin's words hit his heart one by one, causing quite a stir.