At the party, Qin Han, with an arm around his wife, mingled effortlessly with the elite of Beicheng.
He felt rather smug and said to his wife, "A successful man has money, power, a woman, and kids. I have all of those."
Wang Keru lowered her eyes. "And your conscience?"
"It was eaten by a dog." Qin Han, somewhat drunk, was flirting inappropriately with his wife despite the setting. "Want some of me?"
Wang Keru gave him a cold look, her expression clearly one of disgust, but Qin Han merely interpreted it as playful coyness. Far from getting angry, he simply pulled his wife tighter. "I’ll deal with you later."
At that moment, he was full of lofty aspirations and had several plans to break into the Beicheng business circle. He planned to discuss them with Siyuan the next morning and then share the good news with his father.
Suddenly, he frowned and glanced at Shen Wanqing.
His gaze was slightly disdainful.
She is, after all, from a servant’s background and lacks the polish for such grand occasions,
Shen Wanqing was about to be cast aside, yet she seemed utterly oblivious. She watched Gu Anxi and Chu Yan chatting, holding her wine glass with an air of nonchalance.
Shen Wanqing smiled faintly, smoothed her skirt, and walked over.
Gu Anxi noticed her from the corner of her eye but didn’t avoid her, simply remaining where she stood.
"Anxi, I didn’t expect Professor Bo would bring you here," Shen Wanqing said with a faint smile.
Chu Yan’s smile was even sweeter than hers. "Of course, we had to come! To see your ’astonishing masterpiece’ that sold for sixty thousand!"
Shen Wanqing took a sip of her red wine. "At least I made it into the auction."
Chu Yan wanted to say more, but Gu Anxi gently stopped her and, facing Shen Wanqing, said, "Congratulations."
Shen Wanqing twirled her wine glass, a light, delicate smile playing on her lips. "I saw Professor Bo bid one hundred million for that painting earlier, and I thought he was planning to give it to you... but that wasn’t the case. It seems I overestimated your place in Professor Bo’s heart. Oh, by the way... I heard that Professor Bo greatly admires Luo Lin. I didn’t believe it before, but after seeing him spend one hundred million on a woman today... Gu Anxi, don’t you care at all?"
She was smiling, but her eyes were brimming with malice.
Gu Anxi smiled faintly, about to respond, when the host hurried back onto the stage, his voice trembling with excitement. "Just a moment ago, I spoke with Mr. He, and guess what? Our Luo Lin is actually here with us! I’ve collected all of Luo Lin’s paintings, but this is the first time I’m meeting her in person!"
This was explosive news!
Everyone turned their gaze towards the stage, eager to catch a glimpse of Luo Lin.
Shen Wanqing was no exception; she too wanted to see what this Luo Lin—nurtured by Mr. He, admired by countless celebrities, and regarded so differently by Professor Bo—actually looked like.
Oh, and if Luo Lin appeared... Professor Bo’s attention probably wouldn’t be on Gu Anxi anymore. Gu Anxi would be incredibly upset, wouldn’t she!
The mere thought of it filled Shen Wanqing with immense satisfaction.
At that very moment, however, the spotlight suddenly shifted from near her and landed squarely on Gu Anxi.
The host’s voice was warm and affectionate. "Let’s welcome our dear Luo Lin to the stage!"
As he spoke, he eagerly jumped off the stage and hurried over to Gu Anxi. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕·𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎·𝚗𝚎𝚝
Everyone was surprised, astounded, utterly shocked!
This unbelievably beautiful girl that Bo Shao brought was actually Luo Lin!
And just moments ago, Bo Shao had spent one hundred million to buy Luo Lin’s work!!!
All the women, married and unmarried alike, covered their faces, wanting to scream. Wang Keru watched this unfold, tears welling in her eyes. She was so overcome with emotion that she didn’t even realize her fingernails were digging into her palms.
This was truly Wang Keru’s daughter! If she was going to find a man, she should find the best!