会议结束后,大家都清楚,他们的老板荣总今天心情异常好.就在这时,一位助手走了过来.
"荣先生,您从国外带回来的礼物已经整理好了.我们今天应该把那个送给顾风小姐吗?
荣兆南停下了脚步.他在出差期间给顾峰买了很多礼物.
"选一个发给她."
卓航立刻明白了,点了点头."是的,先生."
那天晚上,在活动现场,沈明穿着一件高领衬衫,看起来知性而沉着.然而,现实是她不得不遮住脖子上的红色印记,这不方便展示,因此才有了高领子.
活动现场,她和荣家二少爷荣兆男一起进出,引来了不少好奇的目光.人群的目光不时地飘向她,但她仍然无动于衷,无视了人们的注意.
荣天齐递给她一杯香槟,坐在她身边.
"那么,你今晚有什么收获吗?"
接过香槟,沈明坐回沙发上,和他碰杯.
"就那么——我对二少爷有了新的看法.你是一个很圆滑的人,可以毫不费力地进行对话.我开始以不同的眼光看待你.
"不同的光?"荣天齐俏皮地笑着问道."你以前觉得我怎么样?"
沈明笑了笑,但没有回答.在她的心目中,荣天齐一直都像个正直的人物.他一直与哥哥荣兆南不和,他们的父亲经常夹在他们之间.她和他的关系一直很肤浅.
"别告诉你,"她调侃道,她的笑容更加调皮.
荣天齐轻笑."你不打算告诉我,是吧?"
就在这时,房间对面有人喊道.
"天齐,过来.周先生在找你.
荣天齐站起身来,看了沈明一眼,问他可以不走.
沈明点点头,示意他走."去吧.我休息一会儿.
他走开时,向坐在沙发周围的女人挥手,告诉她们要照顾好沈明.
他一走,沈明周围的空间就感觉更冷了.进入这个圈子有点晚,那些经常看不起别人的富家小姐们不理她也就不足为奇了.
她身边最亲近的女人之一白小姐似乎想搭讪,称赞了沈明的穿搭.
"你穿那件衬衫看起来很棒."
然而,白小姐一转身,坐在她旁边的另一个女孩就开始用德语说话了.
"她看起来太格格不入了.你为什么要奉承她?
白小姐坐回去,注意到沈明看着她,甜甜地笑了笑.然而,当她微笑时,她用德语低声喃喃道,"我想知道她穿着的是定制的衬衫,还是只是一些廉价的仿冒品.它不适合我们的圈子.我真不明白天齐为什么非要带她来.
沈明保持沉默,目光冰冷却平静,继续倾听.
她看得出来,这对他们来说只是一个游戏.
白小姐转过身来,再次露出笑容,然后继续用德语说话."你觉得魏冷已经到了吗?"我们可不想让她在这里碰到沈明.
"其中一个人回答说:"哦,她已经在这里了.我听说她一知道沈明会来就来了.
沈明的思绪被魏冷的到来打断了.
Wei Leng, the fiancée of Ning Zhiqian, entered the room with a determined stride. Though Miss Bai had tried to stall, she couldn't stop the inevitable confrontation.
Shen Ming was momentarily distracted, looking at the display table, when suddenly, she felt a chill run down her spine as something liquid splashed over her head.
She reached up, realizing that it was red wine.
Everyone around her gasped in surprise, but Shen Ming merely turned to see Wei Leng standing in front of her. Wei Leng, the daughter of the influential Wei family, was notorious for her temper.
Miss Bai, who had been standing nearby, rushed over, trying to intervene. "Leng, what are you doing? Stop it."
They quickly handed Shen Ming a towel, but Wei Leng glared at her from across the room.
"Shen Ming, what do you think you are?" Wei Leng spat, her voice dripping with disdain.
Shen Ming calmly wiped the wine off her face, her gaze locked on Wei Leng. The surrounding crowd began murmuring, trying to diffuse the tension.
"She's drunk, don't take it personally," one of the women said, trying to downplay the situation. "Miss Shen, don't mind her. It's nothing."
However, Wei Leng wasn't done. She pushed aside the people trying to calm her down, grabbed another glass of wine, and splashed it directly onto Shen Ming's face again.
Another round of gasps filled the room.
"Wei Leng!" Miss Bai cried out, rushing to stop her.
Wei Leng, with a twisted smile, looked around, her eyes filled with malice. "Everyone saw that, right? This is what happens when you offend me. No one better help her. If you do, you're disrespecting me."
At that moment, even the person who had tried to hand Shen Ming a second towel hesitated, retreating a few steps.
The Wei family was powerful in this city, and no one dared cross them lightly.
Wei Leng smirked at Shen Ming, her expression cold and calculating. With a scoff, she finally spoke again. "Sorry, Miss Shen. That was an accident."
No one understood what she meant by "accident." She put down the wine glass, her voice now a little calmer, but still dripping with venom.
"Apologies, Miss Shen. I'm just a little hot-headed. I can't stand anyone trying to get close to my fiancé, Ning Zhiqian. You think your little tricks are going to work on him? You've got the wrong person. And if you're feeling traumatized, just contact my assistant, and she'll send you some compensation for emotional damages."
She said all this with a mocking laugh, leaving everyone around her in a tense silence.
Miss Bai, standing beside her, was clearly uncomfortable, trying to laugh it off awkwardly and signaling for Wei Leng to tone it down.
Shen Ming had been wiping her hair all this time, and now she grabbed the towel, cleaning her face with a little more force. The first glass of wine had caught her off guard, but the second one, as she was calmly wiping her face, caught her entirely unprepared.
As Wei Leng prepared to leave, a smug smile still on her face, Miss Bai tried to steer her away.
But as Wei Leng turned to go, a sudden tug on her hair from behind caused her to yelp in pain.