Chapter 62 Forgotten
This was a high-society gathering in Shenming City, attended only by the wealthy and noble. Their purpose for being here was not merely to eat and drink but to talk business, make friends, and expand their network.
Bai Ruguo and Liu Wentian entered one after the other; however, almost nobody noticed Liu Wentian behind, as all eyes were focused on Bai Ruguo.
Although there were quite a few beautiful women already in the hall, the moment Bai Ruguo entered, they merely became the backdrop to highlight her, instantly forgotten.
Bai Ruguo accepted everyone's attention gracefully, obviously accustomed to such focus. She appeared aloof and noble, somewhat unapproachable, yet her face bore a polite smile, making it impossible to find a single fault, just like a princess educated among nobility.
At that moment, she was the enchanting queen of the film industry, the princess of Feige Entertainment, esteemed and ineffably noble.
Watching Bai Ruguo handle acquaintances' attempts to chat with ease, Liu Wentian even began to doubt if this was the same girl who had just been upset with him.
Truly worthy of being the film industry's enchantress, her performance was impeccable. Liu Wentian thought to himself.
He picked up an apple from the table and took a crunchy bite. He hadn't had dinner yet and was feeling a bit hungry.
"So rude!!"
A plump woman adorned in gold and silver who saw Liu Wentian biting into the apple and then glanced at his clothes, couldn't help but show a trace of disdain in her eyes.
Liu Wentian was speechless; he was just eating an apple, after all. How was that rude?
Madam, with all your dignity, yet wearing a backless evening gown to scare people, aren't you the one being rude?
Liu Wentian didn't bother to engage with the self-righteous plump woman and continued eating his apple while scanning the hall for any suspicious characters.
Bai Ruguo had brought just one bodyguard, so he had to fulfill his duty.
Suddenly, about 10 meters to Liu Wentian's left, a seductive woman with an exposed bosom slapped a waiter across the face.
"You lowlife, if you dare peek at my bosom again, shall I gouge out your eyes?" the seductive woman coldly shouted at the waiter standing before her.
The young male waiter's face turned beet red; he had indeed sneaked a peek earlier but hadn't expected such a violent reaction, receiving a slap that made him wish he could just disappear into the ground.
However, being slapped made him feel unjustly treated; he glared at the seductive woman, his eyes reddening.
"What, you still dare to glare at me? You disagree, huh? Why don't you look in the mirror and see what you really are!" the seductive woman scoffed disdainfully.
Many bystanders glanced their way, but upon seeing the waiter's uniform, they turned away, uninterested in meddling.
That's when a middle-aged man approached the seductive woman and politely said, "Miss, I'm really sorry. Cui here is new and doesn't know any better. Please, be generous and don't be angry."
The seductive woman curled her lip and coldly said, "Let him apologize right away, then get lost. And next time, he'd better watch his eyes. What, dares to peek at me? Just a lowly waiter, does he even qualify?"
The middle-aged man nodded and told the waiter, "Cui, go and apologize to the miss."
The waiter, stiff-necked and defiant, said, "Manager, she's dressed like that herself, and I just glanced once. Why should she hit me? I won't apologize!"
The seductive woman looked down on him and said, "I dressed like this, you think it's for you to look at? You're just a waiter, did you even think you were attending the banquet? What's wrong with hitting you? You're just a loser, poor and disgusting; getting a glance from you makes me want to vomit."
The middle-aged manager frowned and said, "Cui, if you refuse to apologize, then you can leave. I don't need disobedient staff like you here."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The waiter in disbelief, said, "Manager, are you firing me?"
The middle-aged man said, "Yes, apologize or leave; the choice is yours!"
The waiter's eyes turned bloodshot, and he clenched his teeth. Then his body slumped as if he had lost all strength. "Miss, I'm... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spied on you."
The seductive woman sneered, saying, "It's not that you shouldn't have, you're just not worthy!!"
Liu Wentian watched the scene unfold. He had begun to step forward, but then he drew his foot back. If that waiter had shown a bit more spine, he might have gone over to help, but since the waiter chose to bow his head, Liu Wentian decided not to bother.
To Liu Wentian, people who submitted just for the sake of a waiter's job were not worth pulling up.
Then, Liu Wentian's eyebrows twitched. He noticed the seductive woman heading his way with a smile on her face.
One second, this woman was coldly smirking, and the next, her face was full of a spring breeze. She truly was formidable.
"Hello, my name is Li Qiuyun," the seductive woman cooed, extending her hand toward Liu Wentian.
Liu Wentian ignored her extended hand and said somewhat perplexed, "I am a traditional Chinese medicine doctor."
The seductive woman was taken aback, "What do you mean??"
"To put it simply, I can tell that your nose, chin, cheekbones have all been surgically altered, and you've even stuffed silicone into your chest. You emit a sort of brainless vibe," Liu Wentian said, then crisply bit into an apple. "That's why I don't dare shake your hand. It feels disgusting," he said calmly.
"You..." The color drained from the seductive woman's face, and her heart filled with doubt.
She had secretly gone to Zhao Nation for the surgery. How could this guy know?? Since when was traditional Chinese medicine this powerful??
Her smile instantly faded, and her expression turned ice-cold. "Kid, I was originally planning to just tease you a bit, but it seems you don't know how to play along. You're just a nobody, daring to compete with Master Fan for women. Look in the mirror, would you! You're not even worthy of carrying Master Fan's shoes. If you know what's good for you, get out of here immediately!"
"The Master Fan you mentioned is Fan Rongkai, correct?? Since you think he's so incredible, why don't you become his woman yourself? It's because he doesn't even look at someone like you, right?" Liu Wentian retorted, annoyed. It turned out this woman was sent by Fan Rongkai.
The words from Liu Wentian infuriated the seductive woman, and he was right: Fan Rongkai indeed didn't care for her.
"Hmph, just you wait, you'll be sorry for messing with us, you loser!" she sneered.
After speaking, she suddenly tore her blouse open and sat down on the ground, screaming with panic-stricken face, "You bastard, what are you doing? Stop harassing me, stop harassing me!"
Her screams drew everyone's attention, and they began pointing at Liu Wentian and the seductive woman.
Liu Wentian paused slightly, not expecting her to resort to such a tactic.
"I thought from the start that this guy had sneaked in. Dressed in cheap clothes, such people are indeed disgusting, harassing women in a place like this."
"Probably hasn't seen women from high society before, couldn't help himself, right? These commoners, lacking any legal consciousness, doing something like this isn't surprising."
"Right, look at him, he must be struggling in life, probably didn't even go to college."
"..."
As the people of Human Sect began murmuring, all fingers pointed at Liu Wentian, and the seductive woman's eyes gleamed with triumph, then she burst into tears, "Sob... you despicable rogue, how shameless of you, how could you do this."
Just then, a man approached, glaring angrily at Liu Wentian, "Mr. Liu, no matter what, you are Yaoyao's bodyguard, how could you do such a thing? Have you no shame?!"
It was Fan Rongkai.
Liu Wentian narrowed his eyes, a cold light flitting across them, "Fan Rongkai, isn't this little act of yours a bit too trite?"