Gu Ye actually rarely showed up at various dinner parties as he found it troublesome. But this time, it was Rong Xuan’s grandfather who asked him to bring her to the event. Rong Xuan’s grandfather was perfectly nice about it. He told him a lot about Rong Xuan’s childhood. When he spoke, his tone even contained other emotions.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that this old man who was once all-powerful and high-spirited in the industry was truly getting old. The old man was earnestly requesting him. For the sake of his granddaughter, he put aside his face to make a request to him, a junior.

Although he clearly dislikes this type of occasion the most, he had no reason to refuse an old man who had lowered his stance to ask him a favor.

He promised to do so. But if Rong Xuan was uncomfortable or unwilling to attend, he wouldn’t force her.

At this time, Rong Xuan finally remembered what this charity dinner was. This dinner party was the turning point for the female supporting character in the novel. A lot of things happened and the whole night was full of climaxes. In the novel, the other Rong Xuan also appeared together with the male protagonist, but in the end, she made a big joke of herself that night for various reasons and everyone watched like it’s some kind of good show. Because of this incident, her grandfather was so angry that he got taken into the emergency room and passed away not long after.

The other Rong Xuan regretted it later. If she hadn’t been so impulsive at that time, she wouldn’t have made a stupid mistake and her grandfather wouldn’t have been so angry with her that he fainted. Although her grandfather was already in poor health and did not have much time to live, this incident hastened his departure.

Now that Rong Xuan had become the female supporting character, she naturally had no interest in this kind of party, but she knew that her grandfather hoped and would be happy to see her and Gu Ye appear together. She couldn’t bear to make the old man who cared about her be sad.

Rong Xuan was still thinking about the matter when Gu Ye asked again, “Would you like to? If you’re uncomfortable, actually—”

A charity dinner wasn’t like the engagement party. At the engagement party, she could put on a veil to cover up her face. Although many people find it strange, they wouldn’t say much about it. However, she couldn’t do that at the charity dinner.

Rong Xuan nodded and wrote on her own hand, ‘I, want, to’.

Gu Ye’s brows rose up, a little surprised. “Okay, I’ll pick you up on Sunday night.”

The two of them arrived at the Rong family’s villa while they were talking. Gu Ye didn’t go in because he still had things to do.

When Rong Xuan got out of the car, Gu Ye leaned over and reminded her lazily, “Little Bride, don’t forget the birthday present you promised me.”

Rong Xuan nodded, indicating that she knew.

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That day’s dinner was only for Rong Xuan and Rong Yi. Ji Ning and Rong Yao were both having dinner outside.

At the dining table, Rong Yi was in a somewhat dejected mood.

She dressed up beautifully today and brought her birthday present for Gu Ye. She went to watch him play but didn’t even see him. She’s afraid that she would miss him again tomorrow, so she asked one of Gu Ye’s friends, but the other person said that he didn’t know when Gu Ye was playing or when he wasn’t, which meant that she could only rely on luck to meet Gu Ye.

How could that make her feel good?

At this time, the housekeeper came over with dishes in her hands. After she placed them on the table, she said with a smile, “Second Miss, your fiancé sent you home today, right? That car is really grand.” The housekeeper couldn’t understand the make of the car but she still had the basic ability to appreciate it. She thought that the car looked expensive.

When Rong Yi heard this, she threw an incredulous look at Rong Xuan and said in a sharp voice, “Gu Ye sent you home today? Is it true?” Gu Ye didn’t go play basketball because he had to send Rong Xuan back?

Would that really be the case?!

Rong Xuan neither nodded nor shook her head. She ignored Rong Yi and continued to eat her own meal.

Rong Yi turned as sour as a lemon due to the housekeeper’s words. The housekeeper wouldn’t lie. She almost started arguing with Rong Xuan on the spot but she tried to suppress herself.

What’s the point of arguing with a mute? It’s boring! Anyway, she would be attending a heavyweight charity dinner in a few days. It was said that many big names from all over the country and abroad would be in attendance, and she, Rong Yi, would be the brightest amongst the young people in the entire party.

As for Rong Xuan, she wasn’t even qualified to attend.

Thinking this way, Rong Yi’s heart felt comfortable again.

What she had now, Rong Xuan wasn’t even qualified to have.

She stopped eating after a few mouthful of soup. She deliberately said towards Rong Xuan, “I won’t eat anymore. I’ll go out to meet my mother later to go shopping and buy clothes. If I eat too much, it won’t look good if I try on a dress.”

Rong Xuan didn’t even lift her head.

However, she realized that she didn’t have a new dress either. She and Tong Yue weren’t able to go shopping today, but they could do so tomorrow.

———

The next day after school, Rong Xuan went shopping with Tong Yue and Mu Xiao.

Mu Xiao didn’t see Rong Xuan’s legendary fiancé yesterday, so she was extremely curious. It was as if there were claws scratching her heart, making her unable to stop talking and chattering all the way.

She followed Rong Xuan shopping today thinking they might encounter Rong Xuan’s fiancé by chance. Maybe her fiancé would come pick her up again?

Mu Xiao looked excited and asked Tong Yue beside her, “How is Rong Xuan’s fiancé? Is he handsome?”

Tong Yue glanced at Rong Xuan carefully and saw that her expression was indifferent without any sign of opposition. Only then did she opened her mouth and replied, “Super handsome.”

Mu Xiao knew that Tong Yue, a star-chasing fan, had very high standards. Now that even Tong Yue said personally that he was super handsome, he must definitely be handsome without doubt.

“Wow, I wonder if I’ll have the luck to see him today.”

Tong Yue giggled, “Don’t worry, you’ll get your chance sooner or later.”

Mu Xiao rolled her eyes and asked tentatively, “Actually, it’s fine if I don’t see the real person. Rong Xuan, do you have any photos of him?”

Girls were like this, they get very curious about people’s appearance.

Rong Xuan looked on blankly when she heard this.

Photos?

There’s none. Although they’d been engaged for several days, there’s really no such thing as photos.

She shook her head and Mu Xiao was shocked when she saw it.

This……

Although Tong Yue was a little surprised, it wasn’t unexpected. After all, being Rong Xuan’s deskmate, she knew how dissatisfied Rong Xuan was with this engagement.

Mu Xiao was still undeterred. “Then…… how about photos in his moments?”

Rong Xuan thought for a moment. It seemed that there really wasn’t. Most boys didn’t like posting on WeChat Moments, especially Gu Ye.

Mu Xiao spread her hands helplessly. At this time, Tong Yue quickly changed the subject and said, “Xiaoxiao, what are you doing? Let’s talk about something else.”

At this time, Mu Xiao also realized that she was asking too many questions. This was one of her faults. She likes to get to the bottom of things. She slapped herself in the mouth and switched to another topic with a smile.

Rong Xuan didn’t feel anything. Anyway, her relationship with Gu Ye was just that of a plastic engaged couple.

She ended up buying herself a little black dress and some inexpensive gifts for Tongyue and Mu Xiao, who both accepted them with a smile.