"The taste?" Zhou Xuan smiled and replied, "I couldn't taste anything. It's a bit sweet and a bit bland, not as strong as the corn liquor from our countryside!"
"Corn liquor?" An Chen was taken aback, then chuckled. Wang Nina and her female companions also laughed!
Shangguan Mingyue glared fiercely at Zhou Xuan. This guy was clearly deliberately trying to embarrass her and make her lose face!
But Zhou Xuan didn't care and continued, "How much is a bottle of this red wine? Our corn liquor from the countryside is only three yuan a pound. It tastes a bit worse, but it's strong enough, and most importantly, it's cheap!"
An Chen and Wang Nina burst into laughter, the women becoming somewhat unseemly. Shangguan Mingyue blushed, dragging Zhou Xuan into the hall, saying, "Come here for a second, I have something to tell you!"
Zhou Xuan followed her to the other side of the hall with a grin. The voices of Wang Nina and the others still reached his ears: "This person... is really funny," "So unsophisticated," "This bottle of red wine could probably be exchanged for a hundred kilograms of corn liquor from their countryside? How could Shangguan Mingyue have such a mindset? Ambitious but incompetent, with ambitions higher than the sky and a fate thinner than paper!"
Shangguan Mingyue blushed and pulled Zhou Xuan to a corner, where they sat down at a table. Then, with a stern face, she said in a low voice, "What do you mean? Are you doing this on purpose?"
"What do you mean by intentional or not?" Zhou Xuan said calmly. "I'm just telling the truth. An eleven-year-old Italian wine would cost at least several hundred or even a thousand yuan, maybe more. We country folk can't afford it, and we don't like it either. To each their own!"
"You—you—" Shangguan Mingyue was so angry she couldn't speak. After a long while, she stamped her foot and said, "You're ruthless!"
Wang Nina and her female companions felt much better at this moment. While chatting and laughing, they glanced at Zhou Xuan and Shangguan Mingyue. They thought to themselves that they would have to think of some ways to humiliate Shangguan Mingyue later. The resentment that had been building up for many years could finally be released today. However, this joy should be shared with more friends later to make it more meaningful!
Wang Nina thought about Shangguan Mingyue's pride. With her intelligence and beauty, how could she have brought out such a country bumpkin today? Moreover, Shangguan Mingyue has always been very concerned about her image and never hesitates to speak frankly about boyfriends. In their circle, everyone knows that Shangguan Mingyue looks down on any man. If not absolutely, at least so far, there hasn't been a single man she's been asked to call her boyfriend!
However, today an exception finally appeared, and it was Shangguan Mingyue who personally introduced and acknowledged her boyfriend, but this so-called boyfriend turned out to be such a country bumpkin!
At first, An Chen did hope that Shangguan Mingyue's boyfriend was inferior to him, and indeed, as he wished, Shangguan Mingyue's boyfriend was superior to him in every way. But after a while, An Chen became jealous and angry. With Shangguan Mingyue's stunning beauty, how could he bear to have such an unattractive boyfriend?
Seeing Shangguan Mingyue and Zhou Xuan's charming and coquettish appearance in the hall, An Chen's jealousy burned even more fiercely. He wished he could chop Zhou Xuan into mincemeat and throw him into the sea to feed the fish, so that he would disappear from this world completely!
The engagement ceremony has begun!
The host was a fairly well-known comedian from Beijing, who had appeared on CCTV before. His fees weren't low, and he certainly created a lively atmosphere. As the saying goes, fame makes money; he earns his money based on his reputation!
For ordinary families hosting such a joyous occasion, they would typically hire a third-, fourth-, or even fifth-rate amateur emcee. The daily fee, including props, would be no more than three thousand yuan. But a comedian like this, on the other hand, could cost tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, for a day. If a top-tier film or music star were hired, the fee could reach hundreds of thousands or even millions!
Ultimately, what everyone is talking about is face. You can tell how much face you have by looking at the celebrities you hire!
Shangguan Mingyue angrily picked up the wine cup, drank half of it, and then slammed it down on the table.
Zhou Xuan really infuriated her, but she was helpless because she had inexplicably dragged Zhou Xuan along. In fact, when Wang Nina called to ask if she had gotten the boyfriend yet, Shangguan Mingyue inexplicably thought of Zhou Xuan and, without thinking much, impulsively said she wanted to bring her boyfriend over.
Her words surprised Wang Nina, who thought she was joking. She laughed and said she had to see what her boyfriend was like. At this point, Shangguan Mingyue realized what was going on, but the words were already out and couldn't be taken back. After thinking for a long time and hesitating for a long time, she finally mustered up the courage to call Zhou Xuan!
After the phone call, Shangguan Mingyue angrily scolded herself. What was wrong with her? What was she thinking? She knew perfectly well that Zhou Xuan had no feelings for her whatsoever, and that he already had a girlfriend who was supposedly getting married soon. His girlfriend was stunningly beautiful, no less so than herself, and perhaps even more so.
But in the end, things proceeded as she had planned. Shangguan Mingyue inexplicably abandoned her status and dignity, and started acting with this man she was about to marry. But was it really just acting? Even Shangguan Mingyue herself didn't know the answer!
At first, she knew very well that it was impossible for her to fall in love with this man. But after several coincidences and Zhou Xuan saving her from danger, and Zhou Xuan not setting a trap for her as she had imagined, with the ultimate goal of making her fall in love with him and attracting her attention, Shangguan Mingyue realized that it was not like that at all!
Zhou Xuan genuinely had absolutely no such thoughts towards her, and his help to her was purely coincidental, not directed at her at all!
After figuring it out, Shangguan Mingyue was even more disappointed!
With her proud personality, in her mind, only men should pursue her, fawn over her, and cherish her. But with Zhou Xuan, this rule was broken!
Shangguan Mingyue was angry, but Zhou Xuan completely ignored her, glancing sideways at the men and women in the hall with an indifferent expression.
Suddenly, the crowd in the hall stirred again, because two more girls entered from outside the hall!
These two girls look exactly alike, with the same height, build, and figure, yet they are both stunningly beautiful, on par with Shangguan Mingyue, who just came in and embarrassed herself. Such beauties are truly rare!
Normally it's hard to even see one, but now three have suddenly appeared. What's even more amazing is that these two are exactly the same in appearance, body shape, height, and weight. They are clearly twin sisters!
Among the crowd, the women were envious, and the men were covetous. An Chen quickly put on a smile and pulled Wang Nina to greet them!
These two sisters are Wei Xiaoqing and Wei Xiaoyu!
An Chen's father was a naval rear admiral and a subordinate of Wei Xiaoqing's father, Wei Haifeng. He grew up in the same compound as Wei Xiaoqing and her sisters, who were children of high-ranking officers. Since the elders of the Wei family couldn't attend his engagement, they naturally had to come.
To be honest, An Shen also wanted to choose one of the Wei sisters, whose status was much higher than his, which met his psychological requirements, but the Wei sisters never looked up to him.
Especially Wei Xiaoyu. This woman is stunningly beautiful, but she's also incredibly famous in the capital. No one dares to mess with her, because, setting aside her background, just in terms of fighting skills, none of the young masters in the capital could stand up to her. The idea of chivalry and gentleness is simply out of the question. They'd be lucky not to get beaten half to death!
Wei Xiaoyu looks down on men who are inferior to her, while Wei Xiaoqing, although much gentler, is almost the opposite of Wei Xiaoyu. However, when it comes to matters of the heart, few men can catch her eye either. Although An Chen wants to, what can he do when others look down on him?
Moreover, given the status of the Wei sisters, An Chen wouldn't dare to have any wicked thoughts or do anything underhanded!
"Xiaoqing, Xiaoyu, hehe, you've arrived? Please come in, please come in!" An Chen quickly came forward again, and Wang Nina and her female companions also came over. They could only be jealous of the Wei sisters; they didn't dare to laugh at them, nor did they dare to!
Wei Xiaoqing and Wei Xiaoyu simply nodded. Wei Xiaoqing then said, "An Chen, congratulations!"
Today, Wei Xiaoyu wasn't wearing her military uniform either; instead, she wore a rare red dress, while Wei Xiaoqing wore a light green dress. The two sisters...
The eyes of countless people in the hall were immediately drawn to the two sisters. Wei Xiaoqing nodded slightly to An Chen and Wang Nina, then pulled her older sister Wei Xiaoyu to the side.
But when they got inside, they saw Zhou Xuan staring at them with a surprised look, and they were stunned and exclaimed "Ah!"
Wei Xiaoyu was also stunned for a moment, then her face turned pale and her body trembled!
Zhou Xuan could see clearly that both sisters had become much thinner; he wouldn't have recognized them before. But after being fooled by Wei Xiaoyu last time and mistaking her for Wei Xiaoqing, he had paid more attention. Wei Xiaoyu had a very tiny mole on her forehead near her temple; because it was right at the corner, it was barely noticeable unless you looked closely.
Outsiders usually wouldn't notice it. When a stranger sees such a beautiful girl, they would only notice her beautiful appearance and wouldn't notice such a tiny detail.
Zhou Xuan noticed it because he had been cheated and suffered a loss. Moreover, his ice energy had greatly increased, and his hearing and eyesight were much stronger than those of ordinary people, so he noticed it as soon as he paid attention!
Wei Xiaoyu used to always wear military uniform, so she was easily recognizable. But last time she suddenly wore civilian clothes, so Zhou Xuan was fooled!
Shangguan Mingyue didn't recognize the Wei sisters. Upon seeing them, she was initially stunned by their beauty, but then she became suspicious. Didn't Zhou Xuan already have a girlfriend? But the way these two girls were looking at him was quite ambiguous, which was definitely not normal!
This was something Shangguan Mingyue detected with the unique sensitivity of a girl!