"Great!" Now that Mo Beichen had achieved his goal, he immediately stood up. With everyone watching, he put his arm around Xia Weilan and left.
As soon as the two of them left, many guests lost their appetite for the meal. Many of them left their seats one after another and followed suit.
Xue Zhiqing's face instantly darkened. Looking at the few remaining tables of people, he couldn't be happy at all.
He had always known about Mo Beichen's influence, but seeing it so directly at this moment sent a chill down his spine.
If the Xia family were to fight against the Mo family, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Offending Xia Weilan before had truly ruined his entire plan.
At this time, Xia Ruolin was arguing with Ouyang Mingqi in a room.
"Ouyang Mingqi, you'd better keep your eyes in check. Do you think others are blind and can't see that you've been staring at Xia Weilan?" Xia Ruolin's eyes were full of anger, and her face was a bit distorted.
"You're overthinking. I was looking at Mo Beichen," Ouyang Mingqi said calmly.
"Humph, don't think I can't tell. Is that the way you look at Mo Beichen? The tenderness in your eyes is almost overflowing. I'm warning you, don't meet Xia Weilan again. After all, you're engaged to me now!"
Ouyang Mingqi said impatiently, "Who meets whom? Don't make unfounded accusations."
Outside the door, Liu Yinyin stood there for a while and sneered to herself.
She had been nice to Xia Ruolin before only because of the relationship between the Xia and Mo families. But this engagement banquet was actually because of Mo Beichen.
Unexpectedly, she had discovered something so interesting.
Liu Yinyin listened to the confrontational words between the two in the room and found it more and more amusing. It turned out that Ouyang Mingqi had liked Xia Weilan for so long. This was really interesting.
Liu Yinyin let out a cold laugh and sneaked away. No one knew that she had been eavesdropping outside the door.
On the way back, Mo Beichen was driving Xia Weilan home with a rather grim expression.
"Husband, what's wrong?" Xia Weilan had been observing Mo Beichen's expression.
"My wife is being coveted by others. Do you think I can be happy?" Mo Beichen said coldly.
At the banquet, Ouyang Mingqi had secretly looked at Xia Weilan several times, which had already made Mo Beichen angry at the dinner table. Fortunately, Xia Weilan had suggested leaving in time, or Mo Beichen would have picked a fight with Ouyang Mingqi.
"Hey, his eyes are on his own body. If he wants to look, let him. Can you dig out his eyeballs?" Xia Weilan said helplessly. She herself couldn't do anything about being stared at.
But unexpectedly, Mo Beichen said at this time, "That's a good idea."
Feeling the irritable atmosphere in the car, Xia Weilan couldn't help raising her eyebrows and said, "I was just joking. You're not serious, are you?"
"What do you think? My wife, Mo Beichen's wife, is not someone others can covet. They're asking for death," Mo Beichen said seriously, not like he was joking.
"Forget it!" Xia Weilan thought it was a bit exaggerated and advised, "It's just a look. It won't hurt me."
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Mo Beichen suddenly turned his head and looked at Xia Weilan seriously and said, "Are you interceding for him? What's on your mind?"
Didn't Xia Weilan hate Ouyang Mingqi very much? How could she speak up for him? Mo Beichen remembered that last time when Ouyang Mingqi was hung on a tree, it was Xia Weilan who saved him regardless of the past. In this way, Xia Weilan didn't seem to reject Ouyang Mingqi.
Receiving Mo Beichen's inquiring look, Xia Weilan couldn't help sticking out her tongue and said, "My thought is that you're the only one in my eyes."
"That's better," Mo Beichen said as he withdrew his gaze, and his aura gradually calmed down.
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It was the weekend. Xia Weilan was having dinner at the Mo family's house. When Liu Yinyin was about to leave, she said to Xia Weilan somewhat embarrassedly:
"Weilan, I have something to do now, but the bridesmaid dress I customized is ready today. Can you help me pick it up and take it to the company for me? Please."
It was rare for Liu Yinyin to ask Xia Weilan for such a small favor, so Xia Weilan couldn't refuse. She asked for the address and rushed there.
In the bridal shop, Ouyang Mingqi was sitting on the sofa impatiently, flipping through a magazine casually and looking into the inner room from time to time. Xia Ruolin was inside customizing her dress alone and was currently communicating with the designer. This communication was taking too long.
If it weren't for his parents forcing him to accompany Xia Ruolin here, he wouldn't have bothered to come to such a place.
Now that Xia Ruolin was pregnant, she had been taken to the Ouyang family to rest. The whole family treated Xia Ruolin like a Buddha. Even he himself had to listen to Xia Ruolin at home for the time being. This was really frustrating.
Just as Ouyang Mingqi was about to leave, he saw Xia Weilan about to enter the door at the entrance.
Ouyang Mingqi's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed his impatient expression into a smiling one and said, "Weilan, are you here to see me?"
Ouyang Mingqi thought that Xia Weilan had come specifically to see him. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?
But in fact, it was just a coincidence. Xia Weilan said to Ouyang Mingqi indifferently, "Brother-in-law."
After that, Xia Weilan walked past Ouyang Mingqi and went to the front desk.
Xia Weilan deliberately called him brother-in-law. Usually, she never called Xia Ruolin sister.
Ouyang Mingqi was stunned for a moment and immediately followed her.
"I'm here to pick up Liu Yinyin's dress," Xia Weilan said to the receptionist.
Looking at Xia Weilan's back at this moment, Ouyang Mingqi felt a pang in his heart. He thought that he must really like Xia Weilan, otherwise, why would he feel so uncomfortable?
Or was it just his pride talking?
The receptionist handed over a bag, but it was taken by a hand that suddenly reached out halfway.
Ouyang Mingqi said overly enthusiastically, "I'll help you take it to the car."
"No need," Xia Weilan took the bag and said, "I have something else to do. I'm leaving."
Xia Weilan didn't expect that Ouyang Mingqi would even chase after her. He didn't give up and explained, "Weilan, wait for me."
An arm blocked Xia Weilan's way. Xia Weilan looked at him calmly and said, "What's the matter?"
A look of impatience flashed across Ouyang Mingqi's face. He said in a deep voice, "I'm just getting married because of the child. I'll get a divorce after the child is born."
Xia Weilan really didn't understand why Ouyang Mingqi was still saying these things to her at this time.
He was already engaged to Xia Ruolin. Did he still want to pester her?
Where did he get the confidence to think that there was any possibility between them?
"Are you done? If you are, I'm leaving," Xia Weilan didn't give him a chance to continue and walked past Ouyang Mingqi and got into the car.
Ouyang Mingqi stood there motionless. These days, he often dreamed of Xia Weilan. He didn't know why, but he just couldn't stop thinking about her and was always worried about her.
Inside the shop, Xia Ruolin was in the hall, facing the door. She saw Xia Weilan deliberately come to find Ouyang Mingqi and even get entangled with him at the door.