Chapter 949: Chapter 949

Chapter 950: Chapter 951: Engagement Invitation

She was clearly not checking the time, so she must have been waiting for someone’s call.

That heir of the Li Consortium? He Liancheng speculated.

Putting down the phone in her hand, Huo Yishan was unwilling to admit she was waiting for someone’s call.

At this moment, the server had already brought the dinner for the night.

To keep her mind from wandering, Huo Yishan looked up, eating and chatting with He Liancheng, “By the way, about last time, sorry about that.”

He Liancheng smiled gently, “It’s nothing.”

“So, that Mr. Li, what’s your relationship with him?”

She was trying to find a topic to talk about to avoid thinking about that name, but unexpectedly, He Liancheng brought up that name.

She lowered her head, shoved another piece of steak into her mouth, chewed, swallowed, “We are, friends.”

“He seems to care a lot about you.”

Huo Yishan paused in her actions of eating.

After a while, she looked up at He Liancheng, smiling faintly, “Does he? Maybe it’s because we used to be quite close.”

Watching her lower her head to eat her steak, He Liancheng slightly curled his lips, said nothing more, and the two of them dined silently. They truly achieved the art of silence during a meal.

After dinner, it was still early.

The night in Fancheng was a tapestry of vibrant neon lights and bustling activity.

Walking out of the French restaurant’s doors and seeing the still bustling street, He Liancheng couldn’t help but suggest, “Want to take a walk?”

Turning her head, she saw Huo Yishan looking at her phone again.

Upon hearing his suggestion, Huo Yishan put away her phone, looked up at He Liancheng, seemingly not having noticed what he just said, and casually agreed with a “Sure.”

He smiled with satisfaction, “Let’s go, I heard there’s a fountain square not far from here.”

Huo Yishan was stunned for a moment, so he meant to walk around, not walk back.

But since she had agreed, it wouldn’t be polite to refuse now, so the two of them began to walk toward the marble steps at the restaurant’s main entrance.

Just having stepped down the steps, she looked up to see the familiar figure of Ruan Qiuting. Dıscover more novels at novel(ꜰ)ire.net

Huo Yishan was taken aback, her expression darkened slightly.

Ruan Qiuting’s gaze wandered between her and He Liancheng before finally landing on Huo Yishan’s face.

“Dinner with your boyfriend?” Her tone seemed calm and friendly, but to Huo Yishan, it was deliberately provocative.

“Sorry to disappoint you, he’s just my friend.”

Being rebuffed, Ruan Qiuting’s expression faltered for a fraction of a second but she quickly maintained her composure and smiled again.

“Right, since I ran into Miss Huo, I don’t need to go all the way to the hotel.” With that, Ruan Qiuting lowered her head and took an invitation from her bag.

Huo Yishan naturally didn’t know what it was, and had absolutely no interest in finding out.

But Ruan Qiuting already extended it in front of her, “October 1st, the day Li Yuan and I get engaged, since you’re Li Yuan’s friend, I hope you can honor us with your presence at our wedding banquet.”

Upon hearing these words, Huo Yishan’s face turned pale instantly, and she stood there frozen.

Noticing the pale expression on her face, Ruan Qiuting felt a sense of triumph.

What belonged to her ultimately remained hers; no one could take it away.

After a long time, Huo Yishan slowly lowered her head, looking at the pink invitation card.

She originally did not intend to take that invitation, but as if compelled by an unseen force, she couldn’t help reaching out to confirm if, when she opened the invitation, it really had ‘Li Yuan’ written on it.

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