Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 240 - 240 239 Feeling Dazzled

?Chapter 240: Chapter 239: Feeling Dazzled Chapter 240: Chapter 239: Feeling Dazzled Luo Ning came back just in time, as in two more days, the auction organized by Huo Ye’s company would begin.

She had also received an invitation personally delivered by Huo Ye.

Two days later, Lu Xun, who had returned from the west, drove to pick up Luo Ning, and together they went to the six-star, top-tier clubhouse in the suburbs.

As they arrived at the entrance of the clubhouse, a doorman proactively came over to open the door for the two of them and took the car to park it.

After showing the invitation, they smoothly entered the clubhouse.

Today, anyone who received an invitation and attended the auction was of no simple status, essentially all were nobles and wealthy merchants.

There were very few celebrities, except those like Ji Xinghang and Ni Xinxuan who were rich second-generation stars, while the others were brought by someone else.

Before the auction, there would be a cocktail party to facilitate mingling and networking.

The cocktail party was already set up in the top-floor hall.

Luo Ning, wearing an ice-blue embroidered cheongsam, walked in arm in arm with Lu Xun.

This cheongsam was embroidered by an embroidery woman found by Ni Xinxuan, both exquisite and elegant.

Hers was ice blue, Su Qinglan’s was yellow, and Ni Xinxuan herself was in bright red.

Ni Xinxuan was also attending the auction today, so she had sent it over in advance.

They were dressing as sisters, with Ni Xinxuan asking her to wear it today.

As Luo Ning walked into the hall, a casual glance around revealed several celebrities who had come as companions to others.

Among them, there was even a Best Actress and a top-tier famous young actress.

They were all surprised when they saw Luo Ning come in arm in arm with Lu Xun.

Since when had Luo Ning’s relationship with Lu become so good behind the scenes?

What surprised them even more was that the people they had come with were all very polite and even respectful to the point of reverence to the club owner, but he treated Lu Xun and Luo Ning completely differently.

To Lu Xun, he seemed very familiar, talking as if they were friends who often hung out together.

No wonder there had been rumors that Lu’s background was anything but simple; it looked like it really was true.

And when dealing with Luo Ning, he didn’t show the same coldness as he had shown to them earlier; the smile on his face seemed much more sincere and he was also more polite.

So everyone started to wonder in their hearts, did Luo Ning have some background too?

Apart from these celebrities, the Gou Family patriarch had also brought Bao Baoyu, and the Feng Family mother and daughter had also come with Feng Baiyan.

When they saw Luo Ning, they were all surprised.

Obviously, they hadn’t expected that Luo Ning, a minor celebrity, would be able to attend such a gathering.

Feng Yanbai was aware of Lu Xun’s identity.

Now seeing Luo Ning arm in arm with Lu Xun, he felt somewhat conflicted.

On one hand, he was annoyed that Jiang Xinxin had broken off their engagement and left the Imperial Capital, and then even got married and had a son and a daughter.

On the other hand, seeing how outstanding Luo Ning was, he thought she was indeed worthy of being the daughter of the woman he cherished in his heart.

“How come Luo Ning is here?” Bao Baoyu spoke up in displeasure.

At this moment, Gou Jinchuan had gone off to socialize with old friends, so she showed her true colors.

Gou Zhenmei also frowned slightly, “She must have clung to that Lu to get in here. Otherwise, with her disreputable status, she wouldn’t have the qualifications to come here.”

She added, “That Lu Xun really isn’t simple, looking at his good relations with the young master of the Huo Family.”

Feng Yuxiao said, “He’s the young master of the Lu Family, of course his status is no simple matter.”

She repeated Lu Xun’s identity once more.

This left Gou Zhenmei and Bao Baoyu both stunned; they had not expected that Luo Ning had actually snagged the young master of the Lu Family.

For them, this was not good news.

“It looks like that bitch’s daughter has managed to cling onto Mr. Huo through the young master of the Lu Family,” Gou Zhenmei frowned.

Feng Yanbai, hearing her say this, responded unhappily, “Don’t keep saying ‘bitch’, ‘bitch’. If someone overheard, they’d think you were a shrew.”

In his youth, he found being with a woman like Gou Zhenmei who was so uninhibited quite thrilling.

But after marrying her, he truly regretted it.

This woman was completely a shrew, especially in recent years she has shown her true colors without any disguise.

Any hint of rumour about him with another woman, and this shrew would go and make a scene, tearing into them—it was unbearably vulgar.

The ‘bitch’ she referred to now was Jiang Xinxin, whom he had always been thinking about, which made him very unhappy, truly crude.

In those years past, he had been deceived by this shrew.

Gou Zhenmei’s face darkened, “What, I call someone a bitch and you feel sorry for her?”

Indeed a bitch, after so many years she came back to seduce her man again.

Seeing people looking over, Feng Yanbai felt embarrassed, and snorted coldly, “I can’t be bothered with you.”

Then he turned and walked away.

Gou Zhenmei was infuriated, “Why doesn’t Jiang Xinxin just die out there.”

Feng Yuxiao watched her mother’s furious state and also felt embarrassed.

She whispered, “Mom, we can talk about this when we get home, don’t make a spectacle at the party.”

During the last social gathering, they had lost a great deal of face because of Jiang Xinxin’s mockery, and people hadn’t stopped talking behind their backs.

That gathering was mainly attended by businessmen, but this time was different, as many of the guests were powerful figures, and she couldn’t afford to lose that kind of face.

Bao Baoyu frowned, “Enough already, what’s the use of making a scene here if you can’t even keep your husband in line? Go home, and you can have a fight behind closed doors if you must, just don’t embarrass yourself.”

Her daughter was becoming increasingly impatient.

Gou Zhenmei then managed to suppress her anger; she did not want to lose face either.

But inside she could not swallow her indignation and, looking to vent her anger, she glared at Luo Ning. She had failed to kill the mother and daughter last time, but she wouldn’t let them off in the future.

Luo Ning, who was talking to Huo Rui, sharply sensed a malicious gaze.

Turning her head, she saw it came from Gou Zhenmei—this woman was truly sick in the head.

But this also meant that Gou Zhenmei and her daughter were hopping mad, probably jealous and envious of her standing together with Huo Rui, the third generation of the Huo Family.

She smirked to herself; this was only the beginning.

Yet, she was really tired of this persistent venomous staring, so from the Yin Evil Dagger in her purse, she drew a wisp of evil energy and injected it into Gou Zhenmei’s body.

Meanwhile, Huo Rui expressed his deep gratitude to Luo Ning, mainly for the life-saving grace she had shown to Huo Ye.

As the host of the party, after chatting with Lu Xun and Luo Ning for a while, he went to entertain other guests.

Yuan Hanyi came to the party with Bo Xiangxiang.

Bo Xiangxiang wore a high-end custom dress and jewelry from a top international brand’s new seasonal line, making herself exceptionally sparkly and luxurious.

Seeing Luo Ning and Lu Xun, Bo Xiangxiang was taken aback.

She asked Yuan Hanyi, “Can just anyone come to this party?”

Yuan Hanyi replied, “Of course not, only those who have received an invitation can come, it’s impossible without status and background.”

Following Bo Xiangxiang’s gaze, he too saw Luo Ning and Lu Xun and immediately understood her implication.

“Luo Ning is probably brought by Lu Xun; this Lu has an identity that’s not so simple,” he didn’t know the specifics of Lu Xun’s background but was aware that he was not someone to be trifled with.

He was about to continue the conversation when he saw Ni Xinxuan, wearing a red cheongsam, looking stunning and bewitching, walking in with a young man of outstanding temperament.

The intimacy in their conversation was apparent.

Yuan Hanyi’s expression darkened, and for some reason, he found it quite eyesores.