Huo Linsheng was extremely irritated.
The situation of Meng Shuluo was still unclear, and he couldn't get through to Ling Nuan's phone.
He called Fang Chao but still couldn't reach Ling Nuan. Helpless, he had no choice but to call Fu Qili.
"Meng Shuluo is still in the hospital. Her situation is unclear. I can't leave for a while. Could you please keep an eye on Ling Nuan and let her know?" He didn't forget to urge, "Take good care of her for me. Don't let anyone bully her."
Fu Qili let out a soft scoff. "You need someone else to take care of your own wife? Aren't you afraid that I might end up making her my wife while taking care of her?"
"Get lost."
Hearing that Huo Linsheng was truly annoyed, Fu Qili didn't tease him anymore.
"Just stay at the hospital in peace. I'll go look for her now," said Fu Qili.
Fu Qili had arrived earlier, but as soon as he came, he directly found a secluded corner to hide. It was really not easy for Ling Nuan to find him.
After looking around in the crowd and not seeing anyone, Ling Nuan sighed and was about to go to the restroom.
Huo Xiao was constantly keeping an eye on Ling Nuan. Seeing Ling Nuan heading towards the restroom, she immediately waved a few of her followers over.
She didn't go there herself.
Ling Nuan was standing in front of the sink washing her hands. When she slightly raised her eyes, she saw in the mirror several women approaching her.
"You guys..." Ling Nuan immediately sensed something was wrong, but she was still thinking that they shouldn't start a fight on someone else's territory.
Normal people wouldn't, but there were always idiots even in the upper - class families.
Before Ling Nuan could even finish the two words, those women had already pushed and jostled her, forcing her back into the toilet cubicle. The last one directly closed the toilet door.
Ling Nuan: "..."
Ling Nuan was really angry and amused.
"Did Huo Xiao send you here?" Ling Nuan guessed correctly at once. Apart from Huo Xiao, no one else could cause so much trouble.
"What Huo Xiao or not? This has nothing to do with Miss Huo. We just simply don't like you," said the leading woman.
Ling Nuan was really infuriated by them.
"This is the Wen family's banquet. Making trouble here won't do any good to any of us in the end. Are you sure your families can bear the consequences of angering the Wen family?" Ling Nuan tried to use normal reasoning to wake up these stupid people.
But the problem with idiots was that they had their own set of theories and simply couldn't understand what others were saying.
"Whether we can bear it or not is our business."
Ling Nuan watched as they approached her and took a slight step back. While being on high alert, she continued, "Huo Xiao sent you here, right? She should have promised to protect you. I'm Huo Linsheng's wife. If you beat me, you're slapping the Huo family in the face. Do you think Huo Xiao can still call the shots in the Huo family?"
"You're playing with fire by provoking both the Huo family and the Wen family," Ling Nuan warned.
Unexpectedly, her words made them burst into laughter.
"The Huo family will stand up for you? That's a joke. How could Mr. Huo possibly stand up for someone like you? He might even be happy that we're teaching you a lesson."
Sometimes Ling Nuan really felt that she was too normal and out of place in this world.
She knew that these people wouldn't believe that she and Huo Linsheng had a good relationship, so she had to change her way of saying things. "No matter what kind of feelings Huo Linsheng has for me, I'm Mrs. Huo now. If something happens to me, it's a slap in his face. Do you think the Huo family will allow themselves to be shamed like this?"
However, it was simply impossible to reason with idiots.
"Then you don't need to worry about it."
Ling Nuan: "..."
A bunch of crazy people!
Ling Nuan was outnumbered. Even though she fought back as fiercely as she could, she still got the worse end of the fight when up against several women.
By the time Fu Qili realized that he couldn't find Ling Nuan anywhere and heard that she had gone to the restroom and then disappeared, he immediately sensed something was wrong and rushed towards the restroom. But it was already a step too late.
Mrs. Huo, along with Huo Xiao and several other wealthy ladies, were heading towards the restroom.
Hearing the arguing and screaming sounds coming from inside, everyone's expressions changed.
Mrs. Huo pretended to sigh. "People these days really don't know any etiquette."
Among this group of people were also members of the Wen family.
Making trouble at the old lady's birthday banquet was deliberately slapping the Wen family in the face, wasn't it?
Immediately, a person angrily stepped forward and opened the door.
When the door opened and they saw the situation inside, everyone was a bit taken aback for a moment.
Ling Nuan's well - done hairstyle was in a complete mess. Even though it looked like a bird's nest, with that beautiful face, she was still beautiful. There were three bloodstains on her face. She looked disheveled but still beautiful, with a hint of fierceness.
The other women weren't in a much better state either.
Ling Nuan was indeed injured, but the others, despite outnumbering her, ended up in a worse situation!
Ling Nuan believed that she hadn't lost this fight.
When the door opened, Ling Nuan's gaze also followed and looked out. When it landed on Mrs. Huo, she suddenly curled her lips mockingly and understood the root of the problem.
Huo Xiao didn't care about the occasion when she made a move. She only cared about her own satisfaction. But when Mrs. Huo made a move, she had to be more devious.
For example, now, this was to make her lose face in front of everyone. In this way, it seemed that Mr. Huo would have to postpone his plan to introduce her as Huo Linsheng's wife to the public and hand over the family affairs to her.
Mrs. Huo met Ling Nuan's gaze and felt a jolt in her heart, but she quickly pretended.
"Ling Nuan? It's you? How could you..." She looked as if she was saying 'How could you be so ignorant'. Then she immediately apologized to the others. "I'm really sorry. Her family background is so different from ours. She hasn't adapted yet, so she did such a rude thing."
Everyone's expressions were rather strange.
Some naive people immediately followed suit and criticized. "How could Mr. Huo marry such a wife? It's so embarrassing."
Mrs. Huo smiled helplessly. "She actually has some good points."
Ling Nuan let out a soft scoff.
Just as she was about to retort, Fu Qili finally arrived.
Without giving Ling Nuan a chance to speak, he directly said, "I don't understand what you mean, Second Sister - in - law."
As soon as Fu Qili's voice sounded, everyone's gazes fell on him.
Fu Qili stepped past everyone and directly came to Ling Nuan's side. First, he explained to Ling Nuan, "Linsheng suddenly encountered some urgent matters and couldn't come. He couldn't get through to your phone, so he asked me to come and find you. Are you okay?"
Hearing this, Ling Nuan shook her head. "I'm fine."
Fu Qili's explanation also told the others that Ling Nuan and Huo Linsheng had a good relationship and that Huo Linsheng really cared about his wife. Even when he couldn't be present himself, he asked his good friend to take care of her.
Then, Fu Qili coldly looked at Mrs. Huo.
"The situation is obvious. This group of people outnumbered Ling Nuan and bullied her. As Ling Nuan's sister - in - law, instead of helping Ling Nuan get justice and vent her anger, why are you blaming Ling Nuan first?"
Mrs. Huo's expression froze, and she forced a smile and explained, "Ling Nuan was fighting in someone else's house..."
"So what? If someone hits you, you're supposed to just take it and be considered polite?" Ling Nuan wasn't a submissive person and directly retorted.