Whispers arose from the crowd, mingling with the chaotic notes of the piano playing indoors.
Bai Ruanruan finally squeezed to the front and straightened her clothes.
He was ready to make a dazzling appearance and become the focus of the entire evening.
Unfortunately, someone bumped into him from behind, Bai Ruanruan staggered a few steps, then in an instant, using the force of the impact, she fell towards Huo Yuzhou.
That's how it's always written in romance stories: the female lead almost falls, the male lead catches her, their eyes meet as they spin around, and then they fall in love at first sight.
Bai Ruanruan let out a affected "Ah," but the next second, someone tripped him, and the "Ah" that had been swirling around suddenly rose into a scream.
In the instant the feeling of weightlessness struck, Bai Ruanruan lost control of her body and, her face pale, fell heavily onto the shiny wooden floor with a "thud."
The previously noisy sounds seemed to have been muted in an instant, and the whole world became quiet.
A dull pain shot through his knee, and he was startled, a look of panic flashing across his face.
Countless eyes fell on his face, seemingly mocking him.
In a flash, Bai Ruanruan, lying on the ground, arched her back and bent her legs, her deliberately tight clothes outlining her figure, forming an S-shape on the ground.
Even the wind today is helping him.
The night breeze lifted the hem of her dress, revealing a glimpse of her soft waist.
A hint of reveal, a half-concealed, a coy refusal...
Shouldn't we take down Huo Yuzhou decisively?
Besides, how could Huo Yuzhou tolerate his beloved being framed and lying helplessly on the ground?
He will definitely be furious, gently yet forcefully lifting you up and punishing the person who tripped you!
Bai Ruanruan felt a surge of pride, but her eyes reddened with pain. She still managed to look up with a delicate, fragile expression.
" Mr. Huo, it hurts so much..."
The handsome, deep-set man stood half a meter away from him, his slightly deep gaze devoid of any warmth, lightly sweeping over him.
His brow was furrowed, carrying a weariness and a hint of disgust, and he pulled the person beside him even closer into his arms.
" Baby, I didn't touch him."
Baby?
Bai Ruanruan's head buzzed for a moment, and she finally realized what was happening, shifting her gaze from Huo Yuzhou's face to his body language, and then to the person he was protecting in his arms—
Nan Qing!
How could it be him?!
Bai Ruanruan's heart stopped, and she heard mocking voices coming from the crowd.
Even Nan Qing, that good-for-nothing who usurped the position, looked at him with a mocking expression, his eyes full of contempt.
It's like looking at some kind of trash.
What gives him the right to look at me like that?
What makes him so deserving of such treatment? A vicious cannon fodder who should have been eliminated long ago, a rat everyone hates, someone universally disliked and kicked out of his home?
Bai Ruanruan gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling.
He is the protagonist of this world, the white moonlight adored by everyone!
His life was smooth sailing. His adoptive parents gave everything for him, even their lives, and his biological parents doted on him. He only needed to say one word to make Nan Qing slink away from the Bai Family!
He's the one who looks down on Nan Qing; what gives Nan Qing the right to think of him like that?
When has he ever suffered such humiliation?
The noise around him stung him; some laughed at his overestimation of himself, some mocked his despicable behavior, and some even questioned whether he was a gigolo.
He became the laughingstock of everyone!
But that inferior counterfeit, that damn fake, was held in Huo Yuzhou's arms!
Bai Ruanruan slowly clenched her fingers into a fist, her angry gaze like a knife, fiercely stabbing at that damned Nan Qing.
No wonder he's still alive; he must have used some tricks to briefly bewitch Huo Yuzhou.
Huo Yuzhou is his biggest sycophant, how could he possibly like Nan Qing?
Bai Ruanruan's eyes widened, her heart pounding with unease, burning with jealousy.
No, Huo Yuzhou wouldn't like Nan Qing.
I am the one who warmed his heart like a white moonlight!
Bai Ruanruan's heart pounded, a surge of anger spreading through his chest. He stared at Nan Qing.
What are you doing here?
The imposter, who was looking down at him, merely smirked and bent down.
" Bai Ruanruan, I haven't even gone to look for you yet, and you've already delivered yourself to my doorstep."
Bai Ruanruan's expression froze for a moment.
Nan Qing had targeted him before, but for some reason, Bai Ruanruan felt that Nan Qing was different this time; he seemed genuinely angry.
Those eyes stared at him coldly, and even her pleasant voice carried a chill.
"I warned you not to make a move on Huo Yuzhou."
He reached behind him, and his assistant handed him a stack of something.
A bad feeling welled up in Bai Ruanruan's heart, and she sat up straight.
But the next instant, with a whoosh, a deluge of white papers hit his face, the sharp paper slicing across his skin and causing a series of stinging pains amidst the rustling sound.
Bai Ruanruan screamed and covered her face.
Flying papers drifted down into the crowd, and the surprised gasps suddenly amplified, filled with disdain.
"Looks respectable, but is actually so provocative?"
"If she's so promiscuous in public, who knows what kind of antics she'll pull in private."
"He even sent Mr. Huo explicit photos. Where did he get the nerve?"
"Half of her breasts are showing, how shameless."
"..."
Disdainful gazes accompanied by mockery, a burning pain spread across his face, and strange voices swarmed around him, making it hard for him to breathe from the intense humiliation.
Bai Ruanruan gritted her teeth and awkwardly grabbed the fluttering papers.
"Don't look! Nobody is allowed to look!"
"Get out! All of you, get out!"
That's not how it works!
Bai Ruanruan frantically rummaged through the printed chat screenshots on the floor, along with photos of him with his shoulders and chest exposed.
Red, swollen eyes, half-open lips, a bewildered and helpless gaze...
He had clearly designed every angle to attract Huo Yuzhou, but these photos were all released and became the reason for others to attack him.
Bai Ruanruan was going crazy; she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
But the next moment, he felt a sharp pain in his hand as Nan Qing stomped hard on his wrist.
Bai Ruanruan screamed, "What are you doing? How dare you treat me like this?"
"Because I'm his boyfriend, and we're dating."
"And you, Bai Ruanruan, shamelessly sent my boyfriend pornographic photos, trying to interfere in our relationship and acting as a disgusting third party."
Nan Qing curled her lips into a smile and pressed down hard with her shoe.
Amid Bai Ruanruan's painful screams, Nan Qing lowered his eyes.
"Dare to get close to my husband, and I'll beat you up every time I see you."
Did you understand?