Chapter 587: Auction Invitation

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Murong Qiao reached out to take her cell phone and hurriedly answered Jiang Chi’s call.

“Hello?” Murong Qiao mumbled.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chi, who was holding his phone, heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the voice coming from the other end. It was Murong Qiao.

“I’m sorry to disturb you. There’s nothing of concern at the company. It’s Young Master Murong who asked me to call you.” Jiang Chi immediately explained the reason.

Last night, Murong Chen had tried to call Murong Qiao, but after the call was cut off, it remained disconnected for a while. He couldn’t help but be a little worried.

However, because he had other arrangements today and the call didn’t go through, he could only leave this matter to Jiang Chi.

Fortunately, Murong Qiao was fine.

Knowing that it wasn’t something important, Murong Qiao heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, she vaguely told Jiang Chi what had happened last night.

“What is it?” she asked.

Jiang Chi explained simply, “Young Master Murong was invited to a charity auction and wants to bring you along.”

Then, Murong Qiao roughly learned the exact situation from Jiang Chi.

An event like a charity auction was the norm in upper-class society. The auction this time originated from a rather prestigious old man from the Shen family. This time, he had invited everyone he could.

There would be a lot of people there. Murong Chen wanted to bring Murong Qiao there to get to know more people.

Murong Qiao naturally agreed and hung up, preparing to get up.

The effects of the hangover gradually lessened. Although she still felt a little dizzy when she stepped on the ground, Murong Qiao still changed her clothes and went out.

“Aren’t you going to rest a little longer?” Huo Yichen noticed her the moment she came out and looked over.

Murong Qiao took an ice cube and placed it on her face to wake herself up. “I can’t stay in bed all day.”

“Alright, it so happens that there’s something I need to talk to you about.” Huo Yichen looked at her. “A charity auction is going to be held soon. The Huo Family is invited. Do you want to be my female companion?”

Although the two of them were together openly now and there were no longer the restrictions like previously with Huo Hong, Huo Yichen still couldn’t help but want to bring Murong Qiao along to attend events like the auction.

He wanted to show everyone his treasure.

“Auction?” Murong Qiao was stunned.

A premonition appeared in her heart. Could it really be such a coincidence? Then, she asked again.

“Is it the one hosted by the Shen family?” She recalled what Jiang Chi had said just now.

Huo Yichen nodded. He was not surprised that she knew.

After all, the Huo Family had already received the invitation, so the Murong Family was naturally no exception.

“That… might not work.” Murong Qiao scratched her cheek.

If only Huo Yichen had said it earlier—

Thinking about how she had just agreed to go with her Big Brother, she couldn’t go back on her word and follow Huo Yichen.

Although she was indeed quite tempted, if Big Brother found out that she had rejected his invitation and went with Huo Yichen, they would inevitably meet at the scene…

That scene was really terrifying, and Murong Qiao didn’t have the courage to continue imagining it.

“Big Brother just asked me, and I’ve promised to go with him.” Murong Qiao explained the situation helplessly.

Huo Yichen understood. “We can meet again when the time comes. It’s fine.”

He felt a little regretful, but he didn’t show it on his face.

However, he still remembered it with some regret and reminded himself to invite her earlier next time so that she wouldn’t be snatched away.

“It can’t be helped. I promised Big Brother first.” Murong Qiao nodded.

After she finished speaking, her stomach suddenly rumbled, reminding her that she needed energy to replenish her body.

She had slept for almost 12 hours since last night. It would be strange if she was not hungry.

Murong Qiao stretched and looked at Huo Yichen. “I plan to go out for lunch.

Do you want to come with me?”

Unfortunately, Huo Yichen was busy with his company matters and had no choice but to reject Murong Qiao’s invitation regretfully.

He had been away from the company for a few days, and many matters that he had to personally decide had piled up. For a moment, Huo Yichen couldn’t finish them.

Murong Qiao could only go out first. After following the road map in the corridor and taking a few detours, she finally arrived at the restaurant of the guesthouse hotel.

The restaurant’s decoration was very stylish, and the entire place blended into nature. Whether it was the flowers and plants along the corridor or the green main design, it made people feel like they were in a forest.

Lunch was a buffet. However, Murong Qiao came early, so there was no one around. Only the attendants were walking around.

She picked a sandwich and sunny-side up, planning to find a place to sit down.

“Young Miss Murong!”

Murong Qiao recognized that this was Zuo Qing’s voice, so she turned to look in the direction of the voice.

Zuo Qing was sitting alone at a table by the window and waving at her excitedly.

Zuo Qing smiled and called out to her, “Let’s eat together!”

“Why don’t I see your boyfriend?” Murong Qiao walked over smoothly and asked casually.

“He—he’s still in bed!” Zuo Qing made an excuse, a trace of guilt flashing across her eyes.

She had drunk a little too much last night and pestered Yue Ziyu to play games with her. She argued that she was going to sleep after winning a round. In the end, like a magical incantation, she fought until three in the morning.

Later on, when Zuo Qing fell asleep, it was Yue Ziyu who played the second half of the game for her, so Yue Ziyu had yet to wake up.

Actually, she originally thought that it would affect the recording of today’s show. In the end, the director suddenly said that the time would be changed to the afternoon, making it easier for them.

Murong Qiao didn’t ask further and simply buried her head in her “breakfast”.

However, Zuo Qing was clearly not someone who liked peace and quiet. “You seem to have drank too much last night. Are you alright?”

“…I’m fine.” Murong Qiao hesitated for a moment before answering.

Facing Zuo Qing’s very kind concern, she couldn’t help but think of that ambiguous scene again.

“That’s good. We were a little worried after you left last night, but later on, we went to play Truth or Dare. It was so exciting…”

Zuo Qing’s topic changed so quickly that Murong Qiao had no choice but to focus on it.

Since they were young couples, and with the fact that they were still recording a show, everyone was in a good mood.

However, Zuo Qing felt that Lu Ruman didn’t seem to be in a good mood at that time. Even though she said that she was not feeling well, Zuo Qing felt that the other party was just distracted. Her attention seemed to be on something else.

“In short, it’s a loss that you weren’t around last night! We played so excitingly!” Zuo Qing was certain.

Murong Qiao was about to nod when she heard footsteps approaching from behind.

“Good afternoon.” The person who came was Lu Ruman.

She walked over with her breakfast and pulled out the chair between Murong Qiao and Zuo Qing with a smile.

Zuo Qing frowned and immediately disliked this Lu Ruman who came uninvited and sat down without asking for their permission.

Lu Ruman didn’t sense Zuo Qing’s disgust. Her attention was on Murong Qiao, who had finally appeared.

Or rather, she was looking for Huo Yichen.

Last night, Lu Ruman had originally thought about her happy outcome. She had imagined a beautiful outcome where she ended up with Huo Yichen by a freak combination of factors. In the end, after Murong Qiao drank the wine, all the developments became different.

“Good afternoon,” Murong Qiao replied casually.

She felt Lu Ruman’s gaze on her. It was too obvious and it was difficult for her not to notice, but Murong Qiao only wanted to eat her lunch at this moment, so she couldn’t care less..