Chapter 862: Chapter 863: At the Birthday Banquet (Part 2)
Because the banquet hadn’t officially started, her identity as the ‘leading lady’ was unknown, which allowed her to be free and at ease.
“Miss Huo.”
Just as she stepped onto the outdoor balcony, she suddenly heard a woman’s voice behind her.
Taking a sip of cocktail straight from the bottle, she turned around and saw a graceful woman walking over.
Was she calling her?
“You called me?” She pointed at herself with her finger, unfamiliar with the woman before her, yet aware she knew her surname was ‘Huo’.
Seeing her, the woman smiled slightly, “Yes.”
“You know me?”
“Of course, you’re Li Yuan’s girlfriend, aren’t you?”
She knew even this?
Looking over the woman in front of her, Huo Yishan didn’t have a good feeling about her, though she had to admit, she was a great beauty.
“Who are you?”
“Ruan Qiuting.” While answering, Ruan Qiuting had already extended her hand.
Looking at the hand reaching towards her, Huo Yishan hesitated for two seconds before extending her own hand.
“I’ve heard about you; you’re Li Yuan’s girlfriend in Jingcheng.” Every time the woman spoke, there was always a smile at the corner of her mouth that no man could resist.
She looked so gentle and charming, poised and calm.
Of course, during this first meeting, although she didn’t have a good feeling about her, it didn’t cause Huo Yishan to hold any hostility towards her.
Ruan Qiuting…
Ruan?
Could she be that Ruan Family’s young lady!?
Thinking of this, an unexpected glint flashed in Huo Yishan’s eyes as she stared at Ruan Qiuting, “Are you… the Ruan Family’s young lady who was supposed to be engaged to Li Yuan?”
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qiuting paused for two seconds before smiling, graceful and moving.
“Miss Huo is joking, Li Yuan and I have known each other since we were young, but… he has you as his girlfriend now, so I can only wish her happiness.”
“Oh.” Huo Yishan resigned with a single word, unexpectedly finding this Ruan girl quite understanding?
“Miss Huo, how did you and Li Yuan meet?”
Staring at the smile at the corner of her mouth, Huo Yishan couldn’t help but size her up.
Jealousy could be said to be a woman’s nature.
She suddenly retorted, “Why is Miss Ruan interested in how I met Li Yuan?”
Ruan Qiuting smiled, her laugh particularly graceful and composed, “Because I’m curious, I’ve heard your relationship was only publicly disclosed a month ago?”
“Yes, because he was pursuing me the whole time, but I didn’t agree.”
After speaking, Huo Yishan boldly picked up the RIO cocktail in her hand and took another sip.
Ruan Qiuting’s expression faltered slightly, but quickly regained composure, “So how did you two meet? Was it a natural acquaintance, a chance encounter, or did Li Yuan deliberately approach you?”
Huo Yishan turned her eyes; through just these few words, she could tell that Ruan Qiuting seemed particularly interested in how she met Li Yuan.
Oh no, it should be said that she was hinting at something in her words.
Staring at her for a few seconds, Huo Yishan suddenly squinted and smiled, “Does Miss Ruan really want to know?”
“Yes.”
Huo Yishan turned her head, looking at the bright moon above the starry sky of Country A.
“I remember on our first meeting, he took my first kiss, and then we got acquainted!”
This answer took Ruan Qiuting by surprise, her face suddenly turning a few shades paler.
Noticing her once-pale face, Huo Yishan arrogantly curled her lips and picked up the RIO for another sip.
Thinking all along that this Ruan Qiuting was poised and calm, she realized in the end, she was just an affected and pretentious woman.