“What are you looking at?” Though his eyes were not on her, Huo Juren was clearly aware that she was looking at him.
“…Why did you ask me to get in the car?” Finding no need to beat around the bush, Shao Pinxi asked directly.
Upon hearing this, Huo Juren lightly curved a hint of a smile, his wicked eyes slowly meeting hers, “I think, I don’t need to report to you why I did this.”
He deliberately mimicked her previous grammatical structure, which made Shao Pinxi furious.
She turned her head, no longer looking at him, her delicate features involuntarily tightening.
“Shao Pinxi, you’re not planning to attend Nie Sifeng’s wedding with this sullen face, are you?” he said lightly, “Don’t forget what day it is, and don’t forget your role as a bridesmaid.”
“President Huo, please be assured,” she turned her face, squeezing out a brilliant smile, “I only make this ugly face when facing you.”
Huo Juren raised an eyebrow, curving his lips in a smile, “Does that mean I hold a special place in your heart?”
Her mind went blank for a second, and Shao Pinxi was momentarily speechless.
The smile on his handsome face deepened, “I didn’t expect that the sharp-tongued Shao Pinxi would also have a day of being at a loss for words.”
Just as Shao Pinxi was about to retort, the black luxury car came to a stop.
“President, we’ve arrived,” the driver said.
“Mm,” Huo Juren responded, opening the car door and getting out.
Shao Pinxi immediately got out as well. She looked at her watch, and a satisfied smile suddenly bloomed.
“Taking his car was the right choice,” she murmured. A taxi definitely wouldn’t have been as fast as his car.
Raising her face, she saw that Huo Juren had already walked far away. Shao Pinxi pursed her lips, deliberately ignoring the slight feeling of being left behind, and quickly walked towards the bride’s preparation room.
Shao Pinxi, walking in the opposite direction of Huo Juren, didn’t notice that the man who had walked away had once looked back at her.
Why did you ask me to get in the car?
Her voice seemed to echo in his ears.
The wedding was set to start at three o’clock, and logically, he didn’t need to leave so early. In fact, he had planned to sign a contract with another company before attending the wedding. But when he sat in the car and was about to instruct the driver to leave, he saw Shao Pinxi walking out of the Huo Group building, and his gaze instantly froze.
Shao Pinxi always had the ability to easily capture all of his attention and gaze.
Seeing her try to hail a taxi unsuccessfully, Huo Juren couldn’t help but change his original travel plans and give her a ride. He knew that as a bridesmaid, she needed to arrive at the wedding venue early.
These two weeks, they had only been in contact through work, and this situation made Huo Juren feel inexplicably irritated!
He wanted to interact with her beyond work, and here was an opportunity.
When Shao Pinxi asked why he asked her to get in the car, for a moment, he didn’t know how to answer…
Realizing he was thinking too much, Huo Juren withdrew his gaze, looking straight ahead, walking with a proud stride.
Chapter Six
On her way to the bride’s preparation room, Shao Pinxi ran into Ouyang Rulin.
“Rulin,” Shao Pinxi reached out and patted her friend’s shoulder.
Ouyang Rulin smiled brightly, “Pinxi, you’re finally here!”
“Sorry I’m late,” she offered an apologetic smile.
“I understand, it’s not easy being a career woman! Okay, time is precious, let me take you to change into the beautiful bridesmaid dress!”
“Okay,” Shao Pinxi nodded with a smile.
Whenever she was with her two close friends, the icy beauty’s cold exterior would silently fall away, replaced by a warm smile.
Shao Pinxi followed Ouyang Rulin to change, while on the other side, Huo Juren found the groom – Qin Tianjun.
“Congratulations, Deputy General Manager Qin.”
“Thank you! It’s my honor that President Huo could spare time to attend.”
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Huo Juren took the initiative to walk away.
As the host, Qin Tianjun had many guests to receive, so it wouldn’t be good to keep him talking.
Finding a quiet corner where no one would disturb him, Huo Juren leisurely took out a cigarette and elegantly began to smoke.
After meeting Qin Tianjun, he had actually completed his task for this trip and could leave, yet his feet seemed rooted to the spot, unable to move.
After the sweet and warm wedding that made others envious, the bride and groom hand in hand walked out of the church.
What followed was a war among a group of women who had yet to find their ideal partner.
The bride’s bouquet – symbolizing happiness, with a legend that whoever catches the bouquet will be the next lucky one to get married.
“Pinxi, we need to be quick!” Ouyang Rulin took on a full battle stance. “Sifeng’s bouquet must not fall into the hands of other predatory women!”
Shao Pinxi laughed and shook her head, “You go, I’ll wait for you over there.”
“Huh? You’re not going?”
“No. Marriage is too distant for me.” She hadn’t even considered it.
However, when she just witnessed Sifeng’s moment of happiness, an inexplicable envy surged in her heart.
Finding a man who deeply loves you, and whom you deeply love in return, is the greatest happiness for a woman.
Si Feng has already been found, and it seems that Ru Lin will soon find her own happiness, however, she herself…
A sense of melancholy suddenly swept across Shao Pinxi’s heart.
Putting away her sorrowful mood, Shao Pinxi smiled and said, “Don’t talk to me about it, go quickly! Don’t lose the competition.”
“Okay! I’m going now!” With high spirits, Ouyang Ru Lin rolled up her sleeves and joined the battle for the bride’s bouquet.
After Ouyang Ru Lin left, Shao Pinxi walked to a less crowded area, intending to rest for a moment, when a man suddenly approached her.
“Hello, miss!” the man said with a smile.
“…” Shao Pinxi glanced at the strange man and remained silent.
Undeterred by her cold silence, the man maintained his smile, “My surname is Zhang, here’s my business card.” As he spoke, he handed her a business card with an impressive title.
“…” Her response was still silence, and a frosty expression.
“Miss, would I have the honor of having dinner with you?” the man persisted.
Too lazy to even refuse, Shao Pinxi turned to walk away.
“Miss! Please wait!” Afraid of losing this rare encounter with a stunning beauty, the man anxiously grabbed her arm.
This disrespectful action made Shao Pinxi furrow her delicate eyebrows.
Just as she was about to reject this persistent man, a cold male voice that seemed to emerge from the depths of hell rang out before she could speak—
“Let. Her. Go.”
The tone was unquestionably threatening.
This voice was all too familiar to Shao Pinxi. She widened her eyes in disbelief and turned her head—
He… was still here?
Knowing Huo Juren’s personality, Shao Pinxi had thought he would leave after greeting Qin Tianjun, but unexpectedly, he had stayed until now?
“Uh…” An invisible killing intent swept towards the man, causing him to break out in cold sweat. The hand grabbing Shao Pinxi’s arm instantly lost its strength and let go.
“Get lost!” Huo Juren glared at him coldly.
“I… I… am leaving… right now…” The man immediately fled, not daring to linger for another second. If he had known this beauty had such a terrifying boyfriend, more frightening than an asura, he would never have approached her.
“Why are you still here?” Shao Pinxi’s first words were direct, because she truly couldn’t understand why he was still present.
“Shouldn’t your first words be to thank me?” Huo Juren looked at her sideways.
“I didn’t ask you to help me out,” she said. Even without his intervention, she could have definitely driven him away.
