Chapter 169 - Thoroughly Embarrassed (2/2)

Ning Shuqian’s mind went blur, and she staggered briefly, almost landing her head on the floor, and tugged at Wen Haowen’s sleeve. “Haowen, what to do, what should we do now?”

She scanned the room blankly, at the cocktail party specially organized for her. She thought that today would be the start of her glory days, but it ended up being a hell-like abyss. The birthday cocktail party that she had painstakingly organized, decorated conscientiously, and looked forward to with high expectations had become an enormous joke.

Wen Haowen tugged at his tie with great agitation, greatly oppressed by his suppressed anger. “What to do? Who knows? How am I supposed to know what to do?”

Ning Shuqian felt incessant flashlights landing on her face—her glamor before the reporters just now was now her misery. Suddenly… she couldn’t help but blame herself for wearing such bright-colored clothes, matched with such eye-catching accessories.

She could almost imagine the headlines on the news and magazines tomorrow—besides the chief of the National Security Department’s birthday celebration for his wife, it would be the emptiness of her birthday cocktail party.

Extreme glory, in contrast to her extreme misery.

Never before in her life had she felt greater humiliation.

Wen Haowen looked at the scattered guests who were all subpar, small families, and felt utterly embarrassed. “What’s the matter with you—we, the Wen Family, are after all a reputable family of pedigree in the capital city. Look at the kind of people you’ve invited—so inferior, simply utterly embarrassing me.”

Ning Shuqian replied blankly, “They… are the wealthy ladies that I usually hang out with, that’s why I…”

Upon hearing that, Wen Haowen felt even more furious. “You only know these wealthy ladies from subpar, small families? If that’s the case, why don’t you do me a favor, behave yourself and just stay at home—stop going out and make a fool out of yourself.”

“Hao… Haowen! I…” Ning Shuqian’s mind was in a blur. Wen Haowen’s angry criticism cut through her heart like a knife, causing her heart-wrenching pain.

Wen Haowen felt that the longer he stayed on, the more he would embarrass himself. Thus, he flung his arm and made his way out with big strides. Turning back after a few steps, he said, “Why are you still standing there—quickly change out of your clothes, we’re going to Chief Sun’s party right now.”

Ning Shuqian stood rooted to the ground blankly. She did not expect that her carefully planned scheme against Wen Xinya, the pit she had dug for Wen Xinya, eventually buried herself—and buried herself so thoroughly!

Oh yes! Wen Xinya!

It’s Wen Xinya, it’s got to be Wen Xinya!

Otherwise, how could things be so coincidental?

No… no, no matter how excellent Wen Xinya’s planning was, how could she have activated the chief of the National Security Department?

She felt that the matter was a conspiracy, engulfing her whole, but she totally could not make sense out of it.

Wen Haowen saw her blank look and impatiently turned up his volume. “Have you not heard what I said?”

As if woken up from her dreams, Ning Shuqian replied blankly, “Go… Go to Chief Sun’s party…”

She subconsciously repeated Wen Haowen’s words. After which, she jerked awake, because Chief Sun’s birthday celebration for his wife had caused the emptiness at her party, thoroughly embarrassing her, and yet she was going to go over to eat humble pie.

Ning Shuqian’s unwilling, angry, loathful, and humiliated emotions gushed at her like a wave and drowned her. She clenched her fists tightly, forcing herself to calm down.