CHAPTER 273: CHAPTER 272: I ALREADY HAVE A FIANCÉ (12)

Lady Wei seemed stunned by her first words, stayed dazed for a moment, and only reacted after quite a while.

However, her face remained graceful and calm, without a hint of the momentary astonishment just now. Her words didn’t affect her at all; she even curved her lips and said with a smile, "That’s very good, girls should indeed understand etiquette and modesty."

Her smile was so relaxed, yet as she smiled, it gradually cooled down, almost unable to sustain it.

Lady Wei no longer looked at her, uttered a brief excuse in a bland tone, and turned around to leave directly. This time, she did so without hesitation, not pausing at all. Dong Xin Yan stood there, her eyes blankly fixed on her receding figure, her body becoming stiffer bit by bit.

And it wasn’t just Dong Xin Yan who was stiffening; the tall figure at the corner also became rapidly rigid.

The words of Dong Xin Yan kept echoing in his ears, over and over.

"He and I are not that kind of relationship, I’m just his date tonight."

"I already have a fiancé, and we’re very much in love."

When he heard the first sentence, he could still argue on her behalf. After all, he indeed still had an engagement, and their relationship hadn’t been clarified. She denied it because she didn’t want to lose face in front of Lady Wei, which he could understand.

But she said she has a fiancé and they’re very much in love...

Yes, she did have a fiancé and was very much in love, but wasn’t that all in the past?

Doesn’t she feel something for him now?

Didn’t she say she would forgive him, give him a chance? She even gave him a couple’s outfit and agreed to attend this party with him.

Wasn’t she accepting him?

Then why did she say she loves Cheng Ziyang so much?

Could it be she’s just deceiving him? Playing with him?

No, when she answered him, when she gave him gifts, he could feel her sincerity. He asked her repeatedly if she knew what attending the party with him meant, and she confidently said she knew.

She knew, she knew indeed.

Many things, even if heard, may not be true. He didn’t want to wrong her or be angry with her. Perhaps he just misunderstood.

After Lady Wei’s figure disappeared from view, Dong Xin Yan finally couldn’t hold back, tears immediately fell from her eyes. She closed her eyes tightly and slightly raised her head, desperately trying to force the tears back.

Such a mother is not worth her sadness. She doesn’t want to be sad, doesn’t want to be!

Dong Xin Yan took a deep breath, raised her hand, and forcefully wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, calming herself slightly, then opened her bag and took out a powder compact to fix her makeup.

She messed up the matter of reuniting and reconciling with her mother; she couldn’t mess up another thing.

She opened the compact and, just as she was about to fix her makeup in the small mirror, suddenly saw a figure behind her reflected in the mirror, and she froze, instinctively turning her head.

"Mr. Gu, Gu?"

Dong Xin Yan widened her eyes in surprise, instinctively calling out those two words. But after realizing it was wrong, she quickly added, "Ning Yi, what are you doing here?"

Previously, immersed in happiness, he hadn’t noticed how stiff and awkward Dong Xin Yan sounded when calling his name. But now he could hear it clearly.

Gu Ningyi’s dark pupils slightly contracted, his eyes somewhat obscure. He intently looked at her, his thin lips moved slightly, and instead of answering, he asked, "Dong Xin Yan, who did you come for tonight?"