Chapter 184: Public Appearance
Reception at 7 p.m.
The organizer of the reception was Lan Ruo's friend, Xia Yutian, the only daughter of the president of a wealthy Hong Kong family.
Xia Yutian is Lan Ruo's only girlfriend-type close friend of the same age in the rich circle of Hong Kong, and Xia Yutian's birthday party, of course, she has to attend it in person.
Hong Kong's wealthy residential areas are relatively concentrated, so the villas of the two families are actually not far apart.
At the entrance of the Xia family's mansion, there are two long famous cars, most of which are ultra-luxurious limited edition sports cars, all of which are the world's top brands, so it can be seen that most of the guests who come tonight are young men and women from wealthy families. It can probably be said that at tonight's cocktail party, all unmarried young people with heads and faces in Hong Kong's upper class society will basically appear.
The door was opened, two rows of female Filipino maids stood on both sides, well-dressed young men and women laughed or walked alone or in groups of threes and twos, and walked into the brightly lit villa park of the Xia family in the respectful attention of the maids.
Zhou Nan and Lan Ruo stood not far away, looking at this room, a strange smile subconsciously appeared on the corner of their mouths.
Lan Ruo glanced at him and said softly, "What are you laughing at?" β
"The so-called Hong Kong upper class, the so-called social drinking party......" Zhou Nan wanted to despise and ridicule two sentences, "These gentlemen are sanctimonious on the surface, but they are actually full of men and women prostitutes", and then thought about it again, Lan Ruo was also born in this circle, and the rest of his words stopped abruptly and stopped talking.
Lan Ruo frowned, in fact, she didn't like these wealthy children who were used to living in luxury, but she was born in this circle, and she was helpless, at most, she was clean and self-conscious.
"Let's go, it's better to have a party, you don't like it, let's try not to participate in this kind of occasion in the future." In fact, I rarely come, but today is Yutian's birthday, and I can't help but come to cheer! β
Lan Ruo said softly and pulled Zhou Nan's clothes.
Zhou Nan smiled slightly, let Lan Ruo hold his arm, and then the two walked slowly towards the villa park.
Zhou Nan wore a black and white plaid casual suit, with a pair of light blue slacks and brown casual leather shoes, and the whole person looked tall and upright with an elegant temperament; Lan Ruo, on the other hand, wore a navy blue evening dress, her long black hair was pulled into a high bun, her beautiful face was lightly made up, and her fair and pink neck was tied with a pink silk scarf, with a luxurious temperament and glamorous beauty.
To tell the truth, compared to these boys and buddies who were here tonight, Zhou Nan's dress was inconspicuous, and Lan Ruo did not have the jewels of other women, but the two of them entered the door together like this, but they instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.
No one knows Zhou Nan, but Lan Ruo is a well-known figure who holds the moon in the stars!
Some people's eyes were shocked, while some people's eyes were dull, and some people's eyes showed a naked jealousy light, and in a corner, Chen Boming, the young master of the Chen family, who was talking and laughing with someone, turned his head to look at Lan Ruo and Zhou Nan who came into the door hand in hand in an embarrassed gesture in an embarrassed manner, and his face immediately became bleak.
The reason why Chen Boming came to participate in Xia Yutian's birthday party today was mainly because he wanted to meet Lan Ruo in person and ask her what she was ...... But unexpectedly, Lan Ruo walked in hand with a man with a happy and sweet face, and attended the event publicly...... This means that Lan Ruo's heart has become an established fact and cannot be changed.
Thinking of this, Chen Boming couldn't help but be a little angry, hysterically angry.
He had already inquired, and according to the people of Lan's Enterprise, Lan Ruo's mysterious boyfriend was just the manager of Lan's Enterprise's investment in a small company in the mainland, and he did not have any prominent family background.
Why did such a little person enter the house and win Lan Ruo's heart? Why is he? How could he be worthy of the fairy-like Lan Ruo!
In fact, not only Chen Boming, but almost everyone present focused on Zhou Nan.
Zhou Nan looked calm, smiling, and behaved calmly. In his heart, these people in front of him are just some wealthy gentlemen, although they are dressed in luxurious gold and jade, but it is difficult to hide the inner ruin.
Xia Yutian, who was wearing a bright red silk evening dress with heavy makeup, pulled the hem of her skirt and hurriedly walked over, first glanced at Zhou Nan with surprised eyes, and then was just about to say hello to Lan Ruo, when suddenly her eyes fell on the engagement ring on the hand that Zhou Nan and Lan Ruo were holding tightly, and raised her eyebrows.
Xia Yu's sweet and charming face flashed a hint of discoloration.
After a long time, she let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Lan Ruo, what are you...... Who is this? β
Lan Ruo slowly let go of Zhou Nan's hand and smiled slightly, "Yu Tian, this is Zhou Nan, my college classmate, and my ...... Fiance! β
When Lan Ruo said the last three words, although his voice was slightly shy, he was extremely firm and peaceful. And the faint word "fiancΓ©" reached everyone's ears, but it was no less than a bombshell.
Xia Yutian gasped, grabbed Lan Ruo's arm and said in a low voice, "Lan Ruo, when did you come up with a fiancΓ©...... How did I not know? I've heard about you since this morning...... I thought it was a rumor, but it turned out to be ...... Did your family agree? β
"He only recently came to Hong Kong, and I haven't had time to introduce you to you...... My family - hehe, my grandfather and parents agreed. Last night, he ate at our house! β
Zhou Nan stood there quietly, ignoring the cold and hostile eyes around him. He only has Lan Ruo in his eyes, and everyone else is a chicken and a dog in his eyes. If it weren't for accompanying Lan Ruo, he wouldn't have bothered to waste time on such a boring social occasion.
Lan Ruo turned around and glanced at Zhou Nan gently, Zhou Nan smiled knowingly, slowly stepped forward, and took the initiative to stretch out his hand to Xia Yutian, "Hello, Miss Xia, I have admired the name for a long time, and I have heard Lan Ruo talk about you before." β
"Hello, Mr. Zhou." Xia Yutian shook hands with Zhou Nan and looked at Zhou Nan carefully, but he couldn't say a word.
Since Lan Ruo said that the young man in front of him has been recognized by the Lan family, it means that his marriage with Lan Ruo has become a foregone conclusion...... However, I heard that this person's family background is very ordinary, just an ordinary cadre child in the mainland, so what did he rely on to attract Lan Ruo and what did he rely on to pass the Lan family's "review"?
Chen Boming strode over with an ugly face. He knew in his heart that this would not help, which would only make Lan Ruo look down on him even more, and at the same time, he would lose the face of the eldest young master of the Chen family, but he still couldn't control the huge resentment and injustice in his heart.
Why?
There is not only one person who feels injustice and jealousy, but there is only one Chen Boming who can completely tear his face and stand up. This is an accident and an inevitability.
"Lan Ruo......" Chen Boming said hello to Lan Ruo with a reluctant smile, but Leng Sensen's eyes only looked at Zhou Nan.
Zhou Nan glanced at this person, and probably guessed that this was probably one of Lan Ruo's previous "die-hard fans", since he accompanied Lan Ruo to make a public appearance, he had already been fully prepared to face this kind of "jealous person", so naturally he didn't take Chen Boming's horizontal eyebrows and angry eyes to heart.
Lan Ruo frowned, and said with a faint smile, "Mr. Chen, is there something wrong?" β
Chen Boming smiled stupidly, but turned his head and stared at Zhou Nan coldly, "Lan Ruo, I want to talk to this Mr. Zhou alone." β
Zhou Nan hadn't spoken yet, Lan Ruo was afraid of arousing Zhou Nan's disgust, so he waved his hand impatiently and said, "No need, it's the same if you have something to say in front of me." β
Saying that, Lan Ruo turned around and snuggled gently beside Zhou Nan, that kind of strange gentleness, that kind of gentleness that had never bloomed in front of people, made Chen Boming breathe fire in his eyes.
Chen Boming couldn't control the endless jealousy in his heart anymore, and sneered, "It's a man, don't stand behind a woman, stand up, let everyone see, who are you sacred, and what means can you use to deceive our most beautiful princess in Hong Kong!" β
As soon as Chen Boming said this, everyone around him gloated and looked at the room with bated breath, ready to watch the excitement.
Chen Boming can be said to be very out of shape this time, not to mention causing Lan Ruo's anger, and also making the owner Xia Yutian very disgusted.
Lan Ruo's good-looking willow eyebrows furrowed, and she was about to reprimand Chen Boming for a few words, but Zhou Nan held her hand. Zhou Nan pinched her little hand, signaling her not to be too excited, and then slowly stepped forward and stood in front of Lan Ruo.
"Contemptible Zhou Nan, from the inland Haidu......" Zhou Nan looked around and smiled faintly, "What I need to correct you is that Lan Ruo and I are in love and free to fall in love together, not some kind of deception." At the same time, I would like to remind Mr. Chan that this is a social occasion for Hong Kong's high society, not a food stall, and Mr. Chan is also a wealthy man in Hong Kong, so don't say something without grace to make people laugh. β
"You're a little mainland manager...... What do you like Lan Ruo? I see you're aiming at the hundreds of millions of fortunes of Lan's Enterprise, right? For a person like you, being able to join Lan's Enterprise is a step to the sky......" Chen Boming smiled mockingly, "What do you have?" What can you give Lan Ruo? Why did you marry Lan Ruo? β
"Oh?" Zhou Nan suddenly laughed, "I don't have anything." I only have one heart, and all I can give Lan Ruo is this heart. β
Zhou Nan looked back at Lan Ruo, his voice was very calm and gentle, and he was not annoyed or out of shape because of Chen Boming's aggressiveness, and among the people present, only Lan Ruo could perceive and understand the profound connotation of Zhou Nan's ordinary words.
Lan Ruo walked over lightly, snuggling up to Zhou Nan as if no one was around, the appearance of the little woman with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, gentle and shy, surprised everyone, is this still the Lan princess of the Lan family who was like a fairy in the moon in the past?
(To be continued)