Chapter 1534: 1533章 鸿门宴（五）
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Dongfang Ren murmured her a.s.sent a few times and then got Dongfang Rouer to escort Jin Sheng in to rest. Dongfang Rouer held Jin Sheng’s arm reservedly while he turned his head and smiled at her. The scene seemed to be implying something, which many people were already discussing.
It seemed that the marriage between Dongfang Rouer and the young master of the Jin family was truly just around the corner, just by looking at those flirting winks between the couple.
Dongfang Liuyun kept her indifferent gaze as she stared at the scene in front of her. She thought that as long as she attended the party and stood there in silence, her time at the banquet might pa.s.s by peacefully. However, her thoughts were obviously too simple. When the gloomy gaze of a man caught her eyes, she already knew the reason behind Dongfang Rouer’s invitation.
Jin Sheng was not some random individual. He was a figure that Dongfang Liuyun was familiar with, the man who almost became her fiancé before this, but their relations.h.i.+p was not close. They had only had a few opportunities to meet each other in person. When Old Master Dongfang was still alive, he had been quite satisfied with him and had the intention to betroth Dongfang Liuyun to him. However, who knew that Fujiwara would have appeared?
Fujiwara, Fujiwara…
Thinking of the name, Dongfang Liuyun felt a tingling sensation in her head. Nevertheless, the stern gaze naturally dragged her back from the trance.
Jin Sheng had always been a person in the spotlight at the banquet, so when he stopped and looked ahead, everybody in the courtyard naturally followed his gaze, including Dongfang Rouer, Dongfang Xin, and others…
Despite being placed in the center of attention all of a sudden, Dongfang Liuyun did not feel nervous at all. Her cold and indifferent stare pierced through the crowd as she glanced at Jin Sheng for a split second. Her gaze swept by swiftly and finally stopped on Dongfang Ren who was standing not far behind Jin Sheng.
She finally took a step forward after a while, still holding the gla.s.s in her hand. The air around her seemed to have condensed suddenly, and everyone’s gazes fell on her.
Dressed in black casual wear and a pair of sandals of the same color, her long straight hair cascaded down her shoulders and ended at her waist. As usual, she wore her cool-looking expression. However, despite the low profile and ordinary attire, she still attracted everyone’s attention.
That had always been the case for her. She could always become the center of the spotlight just by standing in the crowd, and there had never been a need to dress up for it. However, it was a pity that she hardly attended such occasions throughout the years, so not many people know her. The crowd started whispering, trying to figure her ident.i.ty out.
“Fourth Sister is here!” Upon seeing that Dongfang Liuyun had already arrived in front of her, Dongfang Rouer smiled faintly as she tightened her grasp on Jin Sheng’s arm, and her pretty eyes glanced fixedly at the former. “I thought you wouldn’t come!”
“You delivered the invitation to my doorstep personally, so this is the least I could do. I don’t plan to wear the dunce hat for the second time, not to mention that it’s Uncle’s birthday, which is another reason for me to be here.” Dongfang Liuyun gave her a sideways glance, not even taking a glimpse at her tightening grasp on Jin Sheng’s arm. She also could not care less about sparing them another gaze. She walked past them, holding a red brocade box in the other idle hand, and then handed it to Dongfang Ren.
“Happy birthday, Uncle,” Dongfang Liuyun’s gentle and soft voice greeted.
The crowd was taken aback at this moment. Everyone seemed to be able to get a hold of Dongfang Liuyun’s ident.i.ty. Besides, her facial features did somewhat resemble those of Dongfang Gan, so there was almost no need to guess her ident.i.ty.
She must be Dongfang Liuyun, the gorgeous and the smart legendary archeologist of the family.
Seeing her here today was a surprise, and meeting her in person left everyone in shock.
Looking at the brocade box that Dongfang Liuyun presented in front of him, Dongfang Ren was stupefied at this moment. He had heard the news of Dongfang Liuyun’s return before this, but Rouer had actually invited her over to the banquet!
After a while, he nodded and was about to reach out to receive the gift, but another arm came out of nowhere and beat his to it unexpectedly.
Bang!
Dongfang Liuyun felt like something flashed by in front of her eyes, and she let go of the box when she saw the hand approaching the box. However, the hand loosened its grip abruptly, and a crisp and clear sound followed. Before she could make a sound, she subconsciously lowered her head and looked at it, only to find out that the brocade box had already fallen to the ground. Heralded by that brittle sound, it seemed that the contents of the box were…
Dongfang Liuyun creased her brows subconsciously. A flash of pity beamed through her eyes, but her expression was still as calm as always.
“What’s this? This was the case on my birthday last time, and you’re still doing it during your uncle’s birthday. If you feel reluctant, you don’t have to come. After all, you haven’t taken care of the family on such occasions over the years!” Before Dongfang Liuyun could make a sound, the cold and dissatisfied voice of the owner of the hand, which had been hanging in the air in front of her, had already slashed through the whole hall.
What a slippery trick! Dongfang Liuyun could almost know who it was without hazarding a guess!
It was Dongfang Rouer’s mother, Dongfang Ren’s wife, Lin Yuanyuan. She was her aunt, a woman who excelled in pinning a person down without having to lift a finger of hers. Dongfang Liuyun had suffered a lot due to this woman.
In her usual festive black and red cheongsam, she emitted an imposing aura on her domineering face filled with fury. Looking at her and the scene that she had just created, Dongfang Liuyun almost thought that it was she who had dropped the brocade box at her feet.
Dongfang Ren’s expression dimmed as he squinted his eyes and glared unconcernedly at Dongfang Liuyun.
With an indifferent gaze, Dongfang Rouer witnessed the whole drama on the side. Meanwhile, Jin Sheng, who was standing next to her, constricted his pupils slightly and stared at Dongfang Liuyun’s fair face for a moment. Meanwhile, Dongfang Xin was getting ready for the show, just like everyone else.
Who was Dongfang Liuyun?
She had grown invulnerable to such farce over the years.
Lin Yuanyuan was trying to show her who the boss was. Since Dongfang Liuyun was going to start working in the marketing department, and Lin Yuanyuan would be her superior in the department, how could she forget that?
Dongfang Liuyun felt extremely inexpedient at this moment as she realized that her life would definitely not be easy in the future.
She took a glimpse at Lin Yuanyuan indifferently before calmly bending down to pick up the brocade box on the ground. She then opened the box and found out that the jade Buddha statue had indeed shattered into pieces!
Its value was in the millions, but that was a price they were willing to pay just to create a scene.
Dongfang Liuyun looked down at the fragments in the brocade box and felt a painful b.u.mmer deep down, but she just sighed and closed the box. She handed it to the butler who had followed her there. Then, she raised her eyes to meet Lin Yuanyuan’s unwelcoming gaze.