Chapter 5 Charity Event (1) Astonishing

In the living room. An Nuan's phone rang. An Nuan glanced at the call and picked it up. "Qiqi." "By the way, there will be a charity dinner tomorrow. Do you want to attend?" Xia Qiqi forgot to ask An Nuan when they parted today. It seemed that she just remembered it now. An Nuan paused for a moment, recalling the past. There was an annual charity dinner event in Qincen City tonight, and most of the officials and nobles in Qincen City would attend. However, she did not usually attend banquets like this, so she refused. Gu Yansheng was also very considerate and never asked her to accompany him in these social activities. In the past, she had thought that Gu Yansheng was being nice to her. However, now she knew that he had trapped her in a cage and not allowed her to interact with anyone. She would not be able to turn things around when she had nothing left! "I'll go," An Nuan replied. "Did I hear it wrong? I was just asking casually." Xia Qiqi liked to take part in all kinds of activities. She had always hoped that someone would accompany her. But there was no hope. "Let's pick out a dress together tomorrow," An Nuan suggested. "You didn't lie to me, did you?" Xia Qiqi still didn't believe it. In the past, she would not attend these banquets no matter how hard she tried. "See you tomorrow." An Nuan didn't explain much and hung up the phone. An Yanyuan was also surprised by his daughter's words. "An Nuan, are you going to the charity event tomorrow? Don't you dislike this kind of social engagement?" An Nuan felt that she was really unfilial in her previous life. She spent all her energy on a man. She had never done anything for her family. In the end, she was the cause that her family was being destroyed. She suddenly promised, "Dad, from now on, I will protect our An family. I will help you to manage the An Capital Group. I will let our An family continue its gloriousness. No one can take it from me, including An Yankun's family!" An Yanyuan once again felt proud of his daughter. In the past, An Nuan had never been so ambitious. He had wanted her to take over the family business, but he had never forced her. He knew that she was devoted to Gu Yansheng, so he was planning to hand over the An Capital Group to Gu Yansheng after they married. But of course, it would be better for her daughter to take care of it personally. An Yanyuan couldn't help but feel happy. "Okay, daddy believes in you!" An Nuan smiled. In this life, she must hold onto An Capital Group firmly in her hands and would never be so stupid as to give it away to Gu Yansheng for nothing! ...... The next day. In the afternoon. An Nuan and Xia Qiqi went to the luxury dress area to choose a customised high-end evening dress. They each chose their favourite dresses and put them on. Then they sat in the dressing room, dressing up. "Are you back to normal now?" Xia Qiqi asked An Nuan. An Nuan was stunned. "What?" "Yesterday with Ye Jinghuai..." "Qiqi." An Nuan's expression changed slightly as she called out to her. Xia Qiqi bit her lip and muttered, "I don't know which part of him attracts you!" Of course, she was referring to Ye Jinghuai. "I heard that Xiao Nanchen is coming back." An Nuan changed the topic. She was afraid the big-mouth Xia Qiqi would simply speak out. This was a high-end dress area, and people who came into contact with it were all at the top of the upper class. Maybe someone would overhear it, and everything would be spread out. Then all her plans would be in vain. "What does it have to do with me when he comes back?" Xia Qiqi said disapprovingly, "Why didn't I hear that he was coming back? Isn't he living happily abroad? Why is he coming back?" Her tone was clearly bad. "I thought he'd be back after graduating from university." An Nuan simply said. "He'd better not come back." Xia Qiqi's face was full of disgust. An Nuan swallowed the words that she was about to say. The two of them talked about other irrelevant topics. They spent the whole afternoon dressing up. An Nuan had just stood up in front of the makeup mirror when she heard Xia Qiqi's sudden scream. Her ears were almost deaf! "Beauty An Nuannuan!" Every time Xia Qiqi was excited, she would add an extra word to her name. "Can you not be so beautiful? What am I going to do?" An Nuan was speechless about Xia Qiqi. "Your good looks are beyond my tolerance!" Xia Qiqi complained. "Time to go." An Nuan couldn't be bothered with her. In fact, Xia Qiqi was not ugly at all. She was the kind of girl with delicate features and a refined appearance. It was only because she had been with An Nuan all year round that she looked much more ordinary. As for An Nuan. She was really beautiful. It was hard to describe her facial features with words, but every one of them was beautiful. When they were combined, they became perfect. It was not a rumour that every man in Qincen City wanted to marry An Nuan! And the reason why they wanted to marry her was not that she was talented, but she was beautiful. She was so good-looking that no man could refuse. Xia Qiqi had been talking non-stop along the way, commenting on An Nuan's look. The two of them arrived at their destination together. The manservant at the gate opened the car door for them respectfully. An Nuan took a deep breath. It had been a long time since she had participated in such activities, so she was inevitably a little nervous. She kept her best condition. Her slender calves stepped out of the car and slowly landed on the ground. At that moment, countless flashlights shone, and the reporters and media who were waiting outside were shocked. The daughter of the An family, who had never participated in such banquets, was breathtakingly beautiful at the moment when she came out. However, she did not give the media time to interview her. They could only take photos of her and watched her and Xia Qiqi walk into the banquet hall. In an instant, everyone in the hall fixed their eyes on An Nuan. She wore a tight silver dress with a long tail, and her delicate figure could be seen easily. At this moment, under the light, the dress was shining with a star-like glimmer. Coupled with her perfect face, her white and tender skin made her look like an elf who had fallen into the mortal world, stunningly beautiful! "An Nuan." Gu Yansheng quickly walked up to her. The face that was a little angry was again trying desperately to cover up. "Why are you here? Don't you dislike this kind of social engagement?" Gu Yansheng asked her. "I just suddenly felt that I couldn't always be hidden at the back," An Nuan replied indifferently. At this moment, the image of him stabbing her to death overlapped. She tried her best to endure. At that moment, she turned her eyes slightly and looked at Xu Zixi, one of Gu Yansheng's bedmates, who was holding Gu Yansheng's arm. How on earth did she think back then that they were simply a superior and subordinate relationship. "Ms. An." Seeing An Nuan's gaze, Xu Zixi greeted her respectfully. "I heard that Ms. Xu has always been capable and knows your limits. Yansheng often talks about you in front of me and compliments you," An Nuan said with a smile. "I'm honoured to be appreciated by Mr. Gu." Xu Zixi was very gracious, and her words were humble and decent. In her heart, however, she was full of contempt for An Nuan. If she found out that Gu Yansheng was praising her skills in bed, would this woman die of anger? Everyone said that An Nuan was virtuous and well-educated. She was also an example among the socialites. But in her heart, she was nothing. She had never taken An Nuan seriously. At this moment, she was just doing what she was supposed to do. "It's just that I don't know if Ms. Xu has any ulterior motives or its purely work purpose for holding my fiance's arm so rudely." An Nuan's tone turned cold. At that moment, Xu Zixi's face instantly turned pale.