chapter 53

The banquet was going on. Bai Weijin was bored stiff, handling those who sometines tried to get in with her.

Compared with Gu Yeze, Bai Weijin did not have to face so many people.

Men who took a fancy to Bai Weijin had no guts to approach her for fear of being caught by Gu Yeze.

Women present hated Bai Weijin for capturing the heart of H City’s most eligible bachelor and were unwilling to talk to her.

Bai Weijin was only too happy to have the chance to take things easy, to find that Yan Sheng went downstairs.

What was he up to?

Bai Weijin got cross about encountering awful nuisances one after another—Zhang Ranran, Bai Yinya, and now, Yan Sheng.

So, she gave him a hostile glare.

Yan Sheng found her attractive even with anger.

“Hey, my dear sister.” He opened his mouth.

Bai Weijin almost choked on a piece of cake, “As I remember, Bai Hongbo has no son.”

She taunted.

Yan Sheng somehow felt Bai Weijin was angry at his dumping her in the very beginning.

“Any chance of forgiving me? It was Bai Yinya that seduced me…”

“I don’t care. By the way, you’re supposed to be in love earlier, in case more people get hurt.” Bai Weijin was sickened by his insincerity.

In terms of character, Gu Yeze would far put him to shame.

Yan Sheng’s face darkened.

The black skirt showed off Bai Weijin’s lovely figure and fair skin, which infatuated him who was already a little tipsy.

…

In the back garden.

“Pour this into Bai Weijin’s glass, and you’ll get your reward.” Bai Yinya waved a little white bag at a waitress.

Du Meihua took a lot of trouble to get the medicine from a nightclub. The thing was highly effective.

“This…” The waitress was hesitant.

“What you need to do is to find a place that cameras cannot catch and spike the drink. Then hand it to Bai Weijin before anyone notices what you’ve done. But if you do not…”

Being a mere nobody, the attendant swallowed nervously when she heard this.

She might not be caught inflicting harm on Bai Weijin, but if she declined Bai Yinya’s request, the woman would definitely…

Having weighed up the pros and cons of the two options, the girl took the bag.

She had no idea what was in it, but one thing was for sure: the medicine had absolutely bad effect on the human body.

The fact that Bai Weijin was hardly found in company with Gu Yeze at a party gave the waitress an impression that he didn’t care about his wife. Judging by this, Gu Yeze was unlikely to find her little trick.

The waitress comforted herself in this way.

…

Bai Weijin impatiently coped with Yan Sheng who followed her all the way.

She couldn’t stand hearing him chatter on. If he continued, she would not spare his blushes in public.

Gu Yeze also grew impatient.

He had been keeping a careful eye on Bai Weijin tonight. On seeing Yan Sheng harass her, Gu Yeze told himself it was not his business, but it didn’t work.

The waitress drew closer carrying a tray, yet no one noticed her hands were trembling with fear.

“Miss Bai, would you like a drink of wine?” The waiter repressed her uneasiness and asked respectfully.

Bai Weijin couldn’t give Yan Sheng half a chance of proposing a toast, while the man picked up the glass of wine on the tray for himself and the fruit wine on a table for her before she said no.

“Let’s drink a toast, and our old scores are written off from now on.”

There was calculation behind his action: the sweet wine had a strong delayed effect, but for most girls, its fine texture was to their liking, so they would often drink a lot.

Yan Sheng finished his drink in one gulp to hide his delight.

The waitress’s countenance changed.

But she dared not say anything, for fear that it would bring about her own destruction.

The attendant walked away. Yan Sheng was immersed in flights of fancy, while Bai Weijin had a pensive look on her face.

“You seem to have a good chat with him, Mrs. Gu.”

Gu Yeze’s sound of voice came from behind her. Bai Weijin turned around to look at him. Somehow, her worry and unhappiness went away instantly.

Yan Sheng’s conduct was so sickening that Bai Weijin ignored her conflicts with Gu Yeze and turned to him for help.

“You’ve promised me to drive the nuisance off. Now come on!” Bai Weijin murmured, jabbing Gu Yeze with her elbow.

Gu Yeze almost burst into laughter. As far as he could remember, he never made such a promise.

But he didn’t mind at all. Furthermore, Gu Yeze took great delight in Bai Weijin’s heavy dependence on him.

Yan Sheng’s legs started to tremble when Gu Yeze came over. Besides, he felt something went wrong inside him, as if there was fire burning. He fled before Gu Yeze spoke.

Bai Weijin felt there was something odd about him. She thought carefully before walking out.

Gu Yeze helped Bai Weijin scare Yan Sheng away, yet she left without a word of thanks. Anger bubbled up deep inside him.

The glass crumbled in his fingers.

Someone uttered a cry, “President Gu!”

“Are you okay?”

Gu Yeze made no reply but coldly stared at the receding figure of Bai Weijin. A waiter hastened to remove the broken glass.

…

She wandered around the garden for a moment and caught sight of Bai Yinya. She smilingly snuggled up to a tall man and talked with him.

Bai Weijin staggered forwards to feign drunkenness.

Bai Yinya’s eyes lit up when she saw what Bai Weijin looked like. She turned away and said in a pettishly charming manner, “Can you wait for five minutes? I’ll have a word with my sister.”

The man answered with a nod. Bai Yinya gave him a shy wink before walking towards Bai Weijin.

She held Bai Weijin’s arm and acted as if they were very close, “I haven’t seen you for long. Where have you been?”

Bai Weijin rubbed her forehead with one hand, as if having a headache, and withdrew Bai Yinya’s hand, “Just leave me alone, okay? I’m in no mood to fight with you.”

Bai Yinya was delighted with the result, though she managed not to show it.

Considering that Yan Sheng and the waitress both looked quite odd, Bai Weijin pondered the whole thing over and then guessed almost the full details.

‘Bai Yinya, I’ve warned you not to provoke me again, but you do seem to have a short memory. Just wait, I’ll get you back for what you’ve done, and I wonder whether you will stage a comeback this time.’

Bai Weijin pretended to stumble away. When she walked appreciable distances, her expression sobered instantly.

Repeatedly vexed by Bai Yinya and Yan Sheng, Bai Weijin decided to fix them for good.

She returned to the banquet hall to talk about the matter with Gu Yeze, to find that he had already left.