Huo Xiao's farce didn't affect the whole charity dinner.
Especially after realizing how much Huo Linsheng valued Ling Nuan, quite a few people had already taken the initiative to approach Ling Nuan.
At this moment, even if Huo Linsheng wasn't by her side, Ling Nuan definitely wouldn't be bored.
"Huo Xiao has been spoiled too much by her family," someone echoed Ling Nuan, looking disapproving. "My younger sister had a conflict with Huo Xiao before. This young lady is really difficult to get along with."
Hearing this, Ling Nuan sighed. "Maybe she's still young. Maybe she'll be better when she grows up."
She couldn't just go along and say bad things about Huo Xiao, but she also couldn't say that Huo Xiao was innocent, as that would be pushing away her connections.
Hearing this, the lady gently patted Ling Nuan's hand and sighed. "We're all mothers. Is she still young?"
Ling Nuan smiled. "She's had a smooth life before, and everyone doted on her. Don't even mention being a mother. Even if she's a few years older, she's still a child."
Everyone agreed with this.
However, as for whether Huo Xiao would change her ways when she grew up...
"I'm afraid it's easier to change a landscape than a person's nature."
Ling Nuan smiled. "Since we're the elders, we should always give the younger generation a chance. No one can tell what will happen in the future. Moreover, if we really have to talk about it, it's actually partly my fault."
Someone immediately said, "What does this have to do with you? You're so nice. We've only known you for a short while, and we already like you very much."
Ling Nuan said helplessly, "I'm just a girl from an ordinary family, and my parents are both gone. It's normal for Huo Xiao to care about her little uncle and be dissatisfied with me."
"You're wrong. President Huo values you, not your background. If background mattered, there are so many wealthy families here, but President Huo hasn't taken a fancy to anyone else."
"Moreover, Huo Xiao is a younger generation. It's overstepping her bounds to interfere in the elders' affairs."
Ling Nuan still smiled gently.
After interacting with Ling Nuan, the ladies had a general impression of her.
This lady wasn't the type to swallow her anger. If Huo Xiao treated her badly, she wouldn't just endure it foolishly. But she was also very tactful in her speech. Even when speaking ill of Huo Xiao, she wouldn't be too harsh. In short, she was a decent and smart person.
Did everyone really come here to make friends?
They were just looking for connections. A person with Ling Nuan's personality was the most suitable.
So, after chatting with a few people, Ling Nuan had added a group of WeChat friends.
After chatting for a while, the charity dinner began.
Although Huo Linsheng was talking to someone else, he had been keeping an eye on Ling Nuan's movements. As soon as the dinner started, he immediately walked towards Ling Nuan.
"Let's go," Huo Linsheng said, reaching out his hand to Ling Nuan.
Ling Nuan took the initiative to hold onto Huo Linsheng's arm.
The ladies and young ladies who had been chatting with Ling Nuan immediately gave her a teasing look. Ling Nuan showed a bit of annoyance as appropriate.
Huo Linsheng nodded with a smile at them and then led Ling Nuan away.
The charity dinner was in the form of a banquet.
There were many tables in the banquet hall, with about five or six people at each table. Food was prepared on the tables. With Huo Linsheng's status, their table was arranged at the front.
After the guests were seated, since it was dinner time, they could eat a little first.
After a while, the host would come on stage to host today's charity auction.
The first item up for auction today was the highlight.
"The first item up for auction today is a set of gold ornaments from the mid-Tang Dynasty donated jointly by President Huo of the Huo Corporation and his fiancée, Miss Ling Nuan."
The host was still talking eloquently.
Ling Nuan looked at Huo Linsheng. "Why did you include me?"
Huo Linsheng raised his eyebrows. "Husband and wife are one. Is there a problem?"
"Who's your wife?" Ling Nuan retorted.
Huo Linsheng laughed. "Fiancée. Fiancé and fiancée are also a form of husband and wife."
"Why don't you go and compile the Chinese dictionary? You can say anything you want," Ling Nuan said, laughing. Since there were people around, she didn't say, "Who's your fiancée?"
They had just started dating.
However, if she said that, probably no one would believe her...
Since the item was donated by Huo Linsheng and it was indeed an antique, the auction got off to a lively start, and in the end, it was sold at a good price.
Apart from providing items for the auction, those who came here basically had to buy something to show their contribution to the charity cause.
Huo Linsheng bid for a diamond bracelet.
After he got it, he turned to Ling Nuan. "Stretch out your hand."
Ling Nuan could naturally guess what Huo Linsheng was going to do. She smiled and stretched out her hand.
Then, Huo Linsheng held her hand, interlacing their fingers.
Ling Nuan: "?"
Although it was a very intimate gesture, wasn't Huo Linsheng going to put the bracelet on her?
A look of confusion flashed across Ling Nuan's face.
Seeing her expressionless face, Huo Linsheng laughed. "Take the reward first."
Ling Nuan: "?"
Huo Linsheng then let go of her hand and put the bracelet on Ling Nuan's wrist himself.
Ling Nuan had fair skin. The diamond bracelet on her wrist complemented her beautifully. Although it didn't match her outfit perfectly, it didn't affect the beauty of the bracelet.
"You did it on purpose to tease me!" Ling Nuan took the bracelet but still glared at Huo Linsheng angrily.
How could this person be so naughty!
Their little interaction was seen by everyone.
Ling Nuan's importance in everyone's mind was gradually increasing.
The charity dinner ended successfully.
The organizer received the donation, the guests showed their love, and the netizens were also very excited.
The only one who wasn't happy was Huo Xiao.
After being persuaded by Qin Huan's words, Huo Xiao found a coffee shop and continued to chat with her.
Huo Xiao roughly told Qin Huan about the situation between her and Ling Nuan. However, she wasn't stupid enough to tell everything. She always hid some things that were unfavorable to her.
Whether Qin Huan believed her or not was only known to herself, but in front of Huo Xiao, she showed a look of sharing the same hatred.
"Xiaoxiao, I'm so心疼 for you. You've suffered so much injustice!" Qin Huan said angrily and lovingly, looking at Huo Xiao.
Seeing Qin Huan's expression, Huo Xiao's heart softened.
She really needed such a person by her side now.
Qin Huan accompanied Huo Xiao in scolding Ling Nuan for a while. Then, as if casually, she said, "Xiaoxiao, I actually think the way you dealt with Ling Nuan before was wrong."
"Wrong?" Huo Xiao was confused.
Qin Huan nodded. "The reason why Ling Nuan was able to get together with President Huo was because you had been targeting her. She's very smart and deliberately pretended to be bullied and wronged. As your elder, President Huo would naturally step in to protect her when his younger generation did something wrong.
"Once he started protecting her, they got to know each other better. Ling Nuan is beautiful and good at pretending. It's not strange that President Huo would fall for her."
Huo Xiao thought carefully and felt that this must be the case.
She grabbed Qin Huan's hand and asked excitedly, "Huanhuan, what should I do?"
Qin Huan didn't answer directly but asked, "What's the thing that President Huo hates the most? Don't go after Ling Nuan directly. Instead, lead her to do something that President Huo hates. Naturally, President Huo will stay away from her."
The thing her little uncle hated the most...
Suddenly, an idea popped into Huo Xiao's mind.