坐在彼此对面的魏冷,魏冷的嚣张又回来了.
沈明觉得头疼袭来.
她早就预料到了魏森的咄咄逼人的态度.否则,魏家不会允许魏冷如此鲁莽行事.
"魏先生,关于那天晚上发生的事情,大厅的监控录像已经公布了.如果我们要谈谈这件事,是的,我们这边对沈明有些过错,但是——"
"玉燕,我们到此为止.那天晚上没必要再多说了,"苏宁一开口就打断了苏玉燕.
苏玉燕擦了擦脸,脸色阴沉起来.
在桌子上,沈明巧妙地把手放在他的手上,让他的话沉默下来.
她微微抬起下巴,表情柔和了下来.
"就像苏老太太说的,我们把这件事抛在脑后.魏冷,我为那天晚上发生的事情道歉.对不起.
听到她的道歉,魏冷的表情放松了下来,眼中闪耀着满意的光芒.
经过几天的紧张,她终于把它发泄出来了.那一夜的尴尬并没有困扰她,与宁家取消的婚约也没有困扰,但她这个苏家骄傲的女儿竟然低头向她道歉的事实,清楚地表明了:海城没有人敢惹她.
本来,她并不关心婚约,但因为涉及到她家里的人,所以不允许其他人干涉.
"好吧,我接受你的道歉.但既然宁家已经因此取消了婚约,你打算怎么办?魏冷看着她,眼睛眯了起来.
苏宁开口了.
"听说分手是宁家男孩自己决定的."宁家不赞成这一点.这归根结底是你们两个家庭的事情,但至于沈明的婚事,我们已经有了解决.宁家自然不会接受.
苏宁一说这话,魏家成员明显感到欣喜.
晚餐继续进行.
表面上一切似乎都很和谐,因为两个家族仍有业务往来需要维持.但沈明一言不发,任由他们喋喋不休,大笑,维持着和谐的假象.尽管如此,她还是本能地觉得自己像个局外人.
喝了几杯白酒,吃完了大部分食物后,魏冷的爸爸问道:"你女儿怎么这么安静?
看到沈明的表情,苏宁明白她的心情,回答道:"她就是那样.不喜欢说话.
"沈明,这是怎么回事?你不应该这样做.你知道,很多联系都是在晚餐时建立的.不要难过.我给你倒一杯吧.
魏冷嘲讽的目光锁定在她身上.
他把杯子递给她.
沈明抬起头,与她的目光相遇.
还没等她回答,苏玉燕就从魏冷手里接过了杯子.
"沈明喝得不多.我来为她喝酒.
他一口气喝下了整杯酒.
魏冷察觉到情况,转身对父亲说:"她一定是喝多了.我们给她弄点宿醉汤吧.
沈明坐在魏冷的正对面,观察着每一个字,每一个细微的表情,她的眼睛盯着她的嘴唇,嘴唇上弯起了自鸣得意的笑容.
这顿晚餐一点味道都没有.
她得到的唯一好处是苏氏和魏氏家族之间的关系可以恢复正常,他们的商业往来将继续进行.
当苏家和魏家离开西徒蓝雅酒家时,沈明站在台阶上,向下望去.
The night air was calm and gentle, and her mood had also calmed a little.
Su Yuyan wasn't standing next to Su Ning but behind her. Like Shen Ming, he remained silent, and it was hard to tell what he was feeling.
"Are you feeling wronged about tonight?" After a long pause, Su Yuyan spoke, his voice soft but clear.
Feeling wronged?
Shen Ming considered it. "A little."
Su Ning wanted to see her submit, Wei Leng wanted her to bow her head.
No one cared about her feelings.
She slowly raised her head, feeling a cool night breeze against her skin. The temperature dropped, and even the voices seemed colder.
"It was her who started it," Shen Ming said, referring to the incident that night. It was Wei Leng who had made the first move.
Turning to Su Yuyan, she explained, "It was Wei Leng who started it."
Su Yuyan nodded, seemingly understanding.
He placed a hand on her shoulder, his tone heavy with unspoken meaning. "Don't worry. I won't let you suffer in vain."
After the dinner, the Su family and the Wei family returned to their cars, escorted by the driver. Su Ning looked around, noticing that Shen Ming was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is she?" Su Ning asked Su Yuyan.
"She's already gone back," Su Yuyan replied.
"Back?" Su Ning was confused.
"Yes. She has to work tomorrow. She went back to her apartment. It's getting late, so I won't send you. You should head back with the driver."
Su Yuyan's attitude was cold and distant. He turned and got into the car, leaving without another word.
On the way home, Su Ning felt uneasy. After some thought, she called Shen Ming, but the call wouldn't go through.
She had been avoiding calling her for days, and only now did she realize that Shen Ming must have blocked her.
The incident about Shen Ming apologizing to Wei Leng quickly spread through the city. It spread like wildfire, partly because the person involved had spoken in great detail, making it impossible for it not to get around.
The news reached Gu Feng's ears soon enough.
Everyone around her was curious about what had happened in her family and gathered to hear the full story.
"And then? Did she really apologize? Was it really Su Sanye who stepped in? They almost fought. Is that true?"
At the Qintian Club, a group of gossipers eagerly gathered around Gu Feng.
The crowd was large, and in the distance, Rong Zhaonan's assistant walked over.
"Miss Gu, the game room is ready. Our Mr. Rong invites you to join him."
Rong Zhaonan had agreed to teach Gu Feng how to play billiards and often took her out when he had free time.
The chatter about Shen Ming and Wei Leng's incident had reached every corner of the venue.
"I have to say, this lady really has guts. She was able to go head-to-head with Wei Leng. I really wish I'd been there to cheer her on."
Everyone laughed loudly.
When Gu Feng entered the room, she immediately heard the sound of laughter.
"What's so funny?" she asked.
"They're laughing about your sister and Wei Leng. Wei Leng is famous for his arrogance, but it seems like Shen Ming found her match. Remember when you were bullied by Wei Leng? Looks like your family has turned the tables now."
Everyone laughed again.
Gu Feng, however, couldn't join in.
Back then, she had only argued with Wei Leng, and she had been forced to apologize to him. But this time, Shen Ming had confronted Wei Leng head-on. Her family had even gone along with the apology, just to save face.
"Not really," Gu Feng responded flatly. "Our Shen Ming has already fallen out with the family. Apologizing to Wei Leng is like rubbing salt into her wounds. I haven't seen her for half a month."
The others were shocked.
"Seriously? Shen Ming must be furious. I knew this wasn't going to end easily. Wei Leng is a real troublemaker."
"Do you have a problem with Wei Leng? What did she do to you?"
"Who doesn't have an issue with her? She's a crazy woman who can charm anyone she meets. And now she's broken off the engagement with the Ning family. Watch out, she might set her sights on one of you."
"What are you talking about? If anyone, it would be Young Master Rong. We can just stay out of it."
The crowd fell silent, and Gu Feng suddenly realized the danger. She had just put herself in a vulnerable position.