Ignoring Luan Yenan's slight raised eyebrows, she placed one hand on his shoulder and pressed the makeup sponge onto his face with the other.
Watching her own thick eyelashes flutter again and again.
Zuo Baixuan couldn't help but run her finger across her eyelashes.
As he withdrew his hand, he added, seemingly trying to cover up his mistake, "I was just checking if you need false eyelashes."
Luan Yenan let out a soft laugh, remaining silent as he watched Zuo Baixuan perform her actions on his face.
Zuo Baixuan's every movement was gentle and careful, as if she were treating a precious work of art.
This was the first time Luan Yenan had ever felt this level of care from Zuo Baixuan.
Their gazes met again and again, then parted once more.
The air conditioner was on indoors, but the temperature was gradually rising.
In the end, Zuo Baixuan couldn't sit still anymore when she was applying highlighter to Luan Yenan.
She placed both hands on Luan Yenan's shoulders and stood up on her own: "Alright, take a look."
Luan Yenan's gaze swept over Zuo Baixuan's face before looking at the mirror.
It was supposed to be heavy makeup, but it was just right.
"From now on, you'll be my personal makeup artist. On the day of the Top Ten Singers, will you do my makeup?" Luan Yenan's red lips parted slightly.
"Why do you keep thinking about making me work without paying me?" Zuo Baixuan neither agreed nor disagreed, but simply asked in return.
“Once you agree to become the boss’s wife at the company, in addition to giving you shares, you should also receive a fixed salary. We’ll use the money we swindled from Wen Fenghua today.” Luan Yennan stood up, took a necklace, and walked to Zuo Baixuan’s side.
Getting paid is nothing.
Did they use Wen Fenghua's money?
Zuo Baixuan tried to hold it in, but Luan Yenan still made her laugh.
"Okay, then I look forward to your performance tonight." Zuo Baixuan watched Luan Yenan put a necklace around her neck.
The unconventional ruby, paired with a ring of small diamonds, became the finishing touch to today's outfit.
Butterflies all over her body began to flutter around this red dot, along with the woman next to her who was dressed in a butterfly shape.
Luan Yenan admired his own taste for a while.
Unable to withstand the intense gaze, Zuo Baixuan gave in and turned her head to ask, "Shall we set off now?"
Luan Yenan also looked away and pulled Zuo Baixuan outside, saying, "No rush. There should be plenty of good food tonight, but we might not have time to eat. Let's eat something first before we go."
...
The banquet arranged by Luan Lizheng invited almost all the big and small families in Beijing's social circle.
Regardless of whether he invited them in such a hurry, these families, big and small, would always make time to come out of politeness.
Not to mention there's a major drama brewing today that no one can resist.
Even families that had grudges against Luan Lizheng in the past sent their juniors to watch the spectacle.
This also includes the Qin family, which was originally allied with the Luan family through marriage, but turned against them after the Luan family's daughter died of illness.
This banquet can be described as the annual gathering of major families in Beijing's elite circles, with many families and newly rich individuals coming from other places.
The hotel also rallied its resources and provided the highest level of hospitality.
The invitation time is 7 o'clock.
The hotel started mobilizing staff as soon as it received the order yesterday. They held a meeting this morning and then gave all the staff another training session this afternoon. They started setting up at 3 p.m., finished by 4 p.m., served desserts and drinks at 5 p.m., and opened the banquet hall at 6 p.m., starting to serve hot dishes one after another.
When the first group of guests arrived at the hotel, the waiters began to serve them in an orderly manner.
Luan Li, who was sitting in the lounge, had his hands on his cane and asked the old butler beside him, "How's the night investigation going?"
The old steward was only slightly younger than Luan Lizheng. He was not good-looking and was said to look like a jackal since he was a child. In his old age, his jackal appearance actually added to his imposing presence.
He has been by Luan Lizheng's side since he was a child, and now lives in the courtyard house, so he knows Luan Lizheng's thoughts very well.
As soon as Luan Li asked the question, the old butler's wolf-like nose twitched, and he answered clearly: "The young master has made all the arrangements, including his speech for today and all sorts of things that might happen at the banquet tonight. He won't be flustered at all."
Luan Li opened his eyes and asked, "What time is it? How many people have arrived?"
"It's five minutes to seven, and almost everyone has arrived. Miss Ye Nan has already given the order that someone will come to inform her as soon as she arrives." The old butler bowed, his loyalty evident. He could tell that Luan Lizheng's attention had shifted from Luan Muyin to Luan Ye Nan.
In his view, the main characters of this banquet were Luan Yecha, rather than Luan Yenan and Luan Lizheng.
Although the old butler didn't understand Luan Lizheng's intentions, he was well aware of the impending change in the political landscape.
Knock knock knock—
No sooner had he finished speaking than there was a knock on the door.
"Mr. Luan, Miss Luan has arrived," the waiter said.
despair!
Luan Lizheng tapped his cane and stood up: "Let's go out."
...
In addition to various luxury cars, the hotel was also crowded with media personnel.
Besides those invited by Luan Lizheng, there were also some who came on their own initiative after sensing that there was big news.
They had been waiting at the door since morning.
They even managed to get clear photos of Luan Lizheng and Luan Yecha's faces, but they haven't seen Luan Yenan yet, who's been in the spotlight lately.
The longer I waited, the more anxious I became.
It was almost seven o'clock.
The Luan family invited all the prominent figures in Beijing's social circle to a banquet, but Miss Luan either didn't come or arrived late. That doesn't make sense, does it?
But the reporters wiped the fine sweat from their foreheads and ignored it.
Even if Miss Luan doesn't come, it will still be big news; they've already prepared their plans.
At that very moment.
A discreet high-end business vehicle stopped in front of the red carpet outside the hotel.
With their hound-like sense of smell, all the reporters became alert and pointed their cameras and video recorders at the van.
Click.
The heavy-duty commercial vehicles opened.
A black light flashed.
How can light be black?
But they couldn't find a more suitable adjective.
It was a dazzling black light.
Luan Yenan's skin was dazzlingly white, but she exuded a dark aura and wore a black dress. Only the bright red of her lips added color to her look, but it was a frightening color.
No one dared to look Luan Yenan in the eye until a white light stepped out of the van.
A red flower, shrouded in white butterflies, blooms in everyone's eyes.
hiss--!
Is this Luan Yenan's wife?
What's her name again?
He seems to be a top student from Peking University, and has won quite a few awards before.
Her name is Zuo Baixuan.
Luan Yenan took Zuo Baixuan's hand and stood prominently under the spotlight. From this day forward, the city of Beijing would officially have a place for the couple.
A note from the author:
Luan Yenan: I'm looking for the best photo of my wife and me. I'll give you a million-dollar prize to use as my phone wallpaper.
Zuo Baixuan: You can't afford a makeup artist, but you spend a million on finding photos? Where did you get the money to be so wasteful?
Luan Yenan: From Wenjiakeng.
Zuo Baixuan: ...I almost forgot about this new nemesis.
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Chapter 47
Luan Yenan and Zuo Baixuan appeared hand in hand under the spotlight, and when they stepped onto the red carpet, they stood for a while beforehand.
The media reporters didn't hesitate either, frantically pressing their flashes.
The protagonist at the center of today's media attention has made her appearance, and she did it more beautifully than expected.
The female protagonist had no smile on her face, her beauty tinged with a disdainful languor, her gaze sweeping quickly across all the shots, leaving only a sense of awe.
Is this Luan Yenan?
Everyone's perception of this rumored good-for-nothing eldest daughter of the Luan family was completely refreshed.
The reporters who had intended to surround the group with questions suddenly found themselves too exhausted to move.
Let's leave the task of asking questions to our colleagues at the dinner party.
Let's look at the other female lead. She is no less beautiful than Luan Yenan, but she has a completely different style.
Her face was slightly younger than Luan Yenan's, but she had a confident smile on her face. She stood very properly next to Luan Yenan and did not show any timidity in front of many cameras.