Chapter Thirty-Eight

  Tonight, Siluo Chen's grandfather is having a golden wedding banquet. I heard that his grandfather likes symphonies, so Siluo Chen's father specially invited a famous orchestra from Italy to perform on the spot. Due to his parents being busy and his sister being delayed in America with work matters, only Siluo Chen came today.

  People who can come here are basically from a wealthy family, either a medical family, a financial family, or a lawyer family, and there is also an artistic family. Celebrities gather together, and they inevitably exchange pleasantries with each other. These people with a strong sense of superiority gathered together, chatting about their latest inspiration or brainstorming blueprints.

  But in Si Luochen's eyes, every person who comes here is not sincere in blessing his grandfather's golden wedding. They all have their own purposes, recommending their children or introducing new products and so on.

  Hypocrisy!

  From a young age, Si Luochen had always felt extremely nervous about banquets. She didn't like socializing and even more so, she disliked interacting with people. So every time, she would shrink into a corner by herself, ignoring everyone else. Quietly holding her champagne glass, she would watch those dressed up people.

  She was just born too beautiful, no matter how low-key she dressed up, and no matter how hidden the corner she hid in, because of her identity, there would be many people coming over to chat with her and invite her to dance.

  Even if Si Luo Chen didn't like socializing, as the second miss of the Si family, she would still decline with a smile as gentle as a clear breeze, and her tone wouldn't make anyone feel embarrassed.

  In the distance, a woman in a sapphire blue evening gown held a wine glass against her sensual red lips, her beautiful eyes fixed intently on Si Luo Chen's elegant and understated black evening gown, which set off her translucent skin tone. Her raven-black hair cascaded down, some of it falling onto her snowy bare shoulders, with a clear distinction between black and white, unintentionally exuding charm that was even more alluring.

  The woman's eyes narrowed slightly, her mouth seeming to smile but not quite smiling.

  Lu Chen thought he could finally relax for a while, but then a man's voice appeared behind him, the voice was very thick: "Lu Chen, what are you doing here?"

  After hearing the sound, Si Luochen turned around and recognized the middle-aged man in front of him as his father's good friend, smiling and saying: "Uncle Yi, long time no see."

  "Yes, it's been four or five years since we last met, and you're getting more and more beautiful." As he said that, Si Luo Chen turned his body and only then did he see a handsome man with a refined face and a tall figure standing behind him.

  Yi Shu said again: "Lu Chen, this is my son Yi Kang, two years older than you."

  Yi Kang took a step forward after his father's introduction, and with a gentlemanly smile, said: "Hello."

  From the moment he walked in, his gaze was drawn to Si Luochen's figure. He had seen all sorts of beautiful women, but never one as elegant and refined as Si Luochen. Si Luochen didn't have any dazzling accessories on her, only a pair of black pearl earrings that matched her evening gown perfectly. Yet, under the bright lights of the room, she shone brighter than diamonds, piercing his eyes.

  As he walked closer with his father, Yikon was excited as if he had been shot by Cupid's arrow, and it turned out that she was - Si Luo Chen.

  "Hello."

  Uncle Yi saw that the two were acquainted and his voice was noticeably very happy: "It's been a long time since I went to see your father, how is his body now?"

  "My father's body is very good."

  "After a few days, I will take Yikang to see your father and try your mother's cooking at the same time."

  Yi Shu's words made Si Lu Chen's eyes flash, recalling that it was always like this in the past. He smiled and responded: "Then Father must be very happy, Mother hasn't cooked for a long time, I'm afraid Yi Shu will be disappointed."

  Uncle Yi burst out laughing with a "hahaha". At this moment, the music started and Uncle Yi took the opportunity to say: "Yi Kang, accompany Luo Chen to dance, you young people always have more topics than us."

  Yi Kang suppressed his inner joy and nodded, saying: "Okay."

  She turned around and bowed slightly towards Si Luo Chen, extending her hand: "Please, Miss Si."

  Although Cai Luochen was very reluctant, he couldn't bear to refuse his uncle's face, so he could only nod in agreement.

  The moment Xiǎo Chén's hand touched hers, Yī Kāng felt a sudden jolt in his heart, a rare thrill for him. The two walked into the dance hall and with just one casual step, they attracted many admiring glances. In such an environment, simply dancing with the woman in front of him was enough to satisfy all his vanity.

  Yi Kōn's mouth corners involuntarily curled up slightly.

  "Miss Si, you are really tall, fortunately I am not short." Yikang danced seriously while appreciating the beauty in front of him and also exchanged pleasantries.

  After all, Si Luo Chen's height of 1 meter 74 and wearing high heels, coupled with her slender figure, makes her appear even taller. Yi Kang, who is 1 meter 88 tall, looks only slightly taller than Si Luo Chen.

  Si Lu Chen just smiled and didn't speak, but in his heart he hoped this music would end soon.

  "I heard Miss Si is a psychologist?" Yikang continued to ask.

  "Uh-huh."

  "What a coincidence..." The two words were spoken, and Yī Kāng (伊康) paused for a moment. However, he saw Sī Lù Chén (司落辰) raise his eyes to look at him, with a self-assured smile playing on the corners of his mouth, saying: "My sister is too."

  Xie Luo Chen seemed to have let out a sigh of relief, fortunately he wasn't. His gaze swept to the side, and he responded with a faint "uh-huh".

  After several exchanges, Yikon knew that Si Luochen was a woman of cold personality, few words, and low-key behavior. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been standing in the corner all the time. Such an iceberg-like woman can evoke the greatest desire to conquer in a man even before approaching her.

  "Who is that?" People were discussing beside the dance pool.

  "Second Miss of the Shi family, Shi Luo Chen." A tone that implies you should know.

  "I know it's the second miss, I'm asking who that man is. It's rare to see the second miss willing to dance with someone, she's really beautiful!" The tone was filled with admiration and jealousy.

  "It seems to be the eldest son of the Yi family. I heard that the two families have a good relationship, and Second Miss has always disliked socializing, but now she's agreed to dance together, who knows what other news might come out in the future!" said with an air of experience.

  "What a pity... such a beautiful woman." The man's face was filled with regret.

  "What a pity? Is it a pity for you?"

  The two exchanged a glance and burst out laughing in mutual understanding.

  Two men stood behind a woman in sapphire blue evening dress, listening to their conversation, her eyes slightly cold.

  The music stopped and Si Luo Chen immediately withdrew his hand, took two steps back to keep a distance from Yi Kang, saying: "I'll go downstairs to the restroom, excuse me."

  Yi Kong didn't expect Si Luo Chen to leave first, and his surprise only lasted for a moment. He smiled: "Good." Standing still, his eyes remained fixed on Si Luo Chen's gradually disappearing figure.

  Is this what they call 'the music ends and the people disperse?'

  "Look at that infatuated face of yours, and you're already smitten with just one dance? Will she become my future sister-in-law?" A woman's voice appeared behind Yikan.

  "Don't be impolite." Yikon's mouth corners were still hanging with a happy smile, and he asked again: "Yilin, what do you think of her?"

  "Who cares?" Irina said with a dismissive pout, asking the question despite already knowing the answer.

  "My father said that I will marry her in the future." Yikang said calmly, but his expression couldn't hide the joy in his heart.

  Yilin saw all of Yikang's expressions and walked up to him, holding his arm and humming with a smile: "I'm jealous! Sister is so beautiful, I also like her very much, what should I do?"

  The scene before them left the men who had just been discussing Ike stunned. This man's luck with women was not shallow... The woman standing before him, dressed in a sapphire blue evening gown, her long hair styled up, had a youthful face with a pair of captivating peach blossom eyes, every smile and frown radiating an extremely strong aura of youth, that kind of aura having a mesmerizing charm, she was simply a lively and beautiful woman.

  Aren't you afraid of being unable to enjoy good fortune? The jealous murmurs of men.

  "Do you like it too?" Yikon raised an eyebrow and said.

  Yilin raised her innocent and lovely face, smiling: "The heart that loves beauty, brother won't understand?"

  "You're at it again, always coming up with some kind of wicked idea."

  Yilin hugged Yikang, her playful smile never disappeared from her face, but she didn't continue with this sentence.

  In the bathroom, Si Luo Chen stood in front of the mirror with a cold face. Perhaps due to her age, she had some resistance towards these children from families that were on good terms with her father. She wasn't unaware of the relationships behind their backs.

  Pursed lips, washed and cleaned hands, tidied up the messy hair in front of the forehead, just about to leave, but the door was opened by someone first.

  After their eyes met, the woman was taken aback at first, then let out a "huh".

  Cai Luo Chen merely hesitated for a moment and didn't think much of it, after all there were many people here who knew her and she didn't want any unnecessary trouble. Just as she was about to open the door and leave, she heard: "Sister Cai?"

  "Huh?" Si Luo Chen turned around to look at this woman, someone actually called her "senior sister" here?

  The girl saw that Si Luo Chen did not deny, and a happy smile seeped from the corner of her mouth. She stretched out her hand: "I'm Yilin, we attended the same university, just a few years apart, you were my idol back then!" Yilin's voice was lively, with a sunny aura emanating from her eyebrows and eyes.

  For a moment, the smiling eyes that curved like peach blossoms made Si Luo Chen almost mistake the person in front of him for Xiang Qian Tong from his university days.

  Just... another surname Yi?

  "Hello." Si Luo Chen stretched out his hand and grasped the other person's, saying.

  Yilin had a joyful smile at the corner of her mouth: "Actually, I just saw you outside, but... it wasn't convenient to greet you. I'm also working at a psychological clinic now."

  Is your surname Yi, and are you also a psychologist?

  "My sister is too."

  "Are you Uncle Yi's daughter?"

  Yilin nodded excitedly and smiled: "Yikang is my elder brother. Just saw you dancing, it's really too exciting. I didn't know you knew each other."

  "We've just met too." Si Luo Chen's expression was calm as he spoke the truth.

  "After that, it became familiar."

  Xia Lu Chen didn't have much expression, nodded slightly, opened the door and was about to leave when he heard Yilin say: "Senior, see you later."

  Cai Luo Chen didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, thinking it was just Uncle Yi saying to go home as a guest. He curled up the corner of his mouth and left without saying anything.

  The wine party ended and the car of the Si family was parked at the door. After Si Luo Chen bid farewell to his grandparents, he got into the car and found that Si Rou Nang was also there.

  "I just greeted my grandparents and came to pick you up." Si Ruo Nan explained.

  "Tomorrow I think I'll go to the clinic, I've rested enough."

  "You've been away for a while, and my clinic has been busy with expansion, so I found a psychologist to help you out. You can ask her about the details tomorrow." said Si Ruo Nan.

  He lowered his head, chin in hand, gazing out of the car window at the sky, seemingly lost in thought. "Mm," he murmured in response.

  But I feel very uncomfortable in my heart.

  She came back here again after wandering around.