686 A Million Times for You 48 (2/2)
Well aware that she could not hold her liquor well, An Xiaoning refrained from drinking too much and limited her intake to just three glasses of liquor.
When the wedding banquet ended, all the guests proceeded to leave the venue. Due to the fact that she was wearing stilettos, An Xiaoning found it difficult to walk and missed a step while going down the stairs, causing her to stumble forward.
At this very moment, she was saved by two arms, which had grabbed her just in the nick of time.
One belonged to Gu Beicheng, and the other, Jin Qingyan.
An Xiaoning heaved a huge sigh of relief. She was so close to publicly embarrassing herself.
”Thanks.”
She thanked them both.
”Mind your step,” Gu Beicheng said softly.
”Yes.”
”Xiaoning,” Lin Junnan called.
She turned around calmly and asked, ”What is it?”
”Father and Mother would like you to go over.”
He was referring to Commander-in-chief Jin and Madam Jin.
”Alright.”
”We shall wait for you at the hotel then,” said Lin Mingxi.
”Sure.”
An Xiaoning walked down the stairs and turned around to proceed on another path. Jin Qingyan did not stop her and, instead, watched her from afar, feeling a little upset.
Perhaps it was because he had clearly witnessed Tuoba Gucheng whispering something to her during the ceremony.
Jin Qingyan stood rooted to the ground for a while before walking away.
An Xiaoning arrived at a room where the Tuoba family and the Jin family were having a conversation. As soon as she entered, she caught sight of Tuoba Shuo, who was not present earlier during the solemnization. She reckoned that he must have arrived at a later time.
Madam Jin approached An Xiaoning while smiling and held her hand. ”This is my daughter, Xiaoning. Danxue has met her before.”
Tuoba Rui shifted his gaze onto An Xiaoning.
Meanwhile, Shi Xiaoyu stared at An Xiaoning so intensely that it was as if she wished she could drill a hole through her.
An Xiaoning pretended not to notice and greeted, ”Nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Tuoba.”
Shi Xiaoyu's forehead creased into a frown the moment she heard An Xiaoning's voice, which sounded rather familiar to her.
”You must be the legendary Ms. An. You're really beautiful. Although we've never met previously, I've heard about you several times before. I heard that you were precise and accurate with your fortune-telling. Is that true?” said Shi Xiaoyu.
”I do know a thing or two about fortune-telling,” An Xiaoning answered softly.
”You're being too modest, Ms. An. Hurry and have a seat,” said Shi Xiaoyu, motioning for her to sit down.
An Xiaoning sat down together with Madam Jin, facing Tuoba Gucheng, Lin Shishi, and the newlyweds.
”How old are you this year, Ms. An?” Shi Xiaoyu asked.
”Thirty years old.”
Shi Xiaoyu burst into peculiar and bizarre laughter that was rather hair-raising. ”You look so young, though.”
”Madam, you look very youthful too,” An Xiaoning said to patronize her.
”I heard you're still single now. Do you need me to introduce you to some handsome and outstanding young chaps?”
Tuoba Rui shot her a glance, seemingly trying to tell her to watch her mouth.
Madam Jin tactfully avoided the topic and said, ”Madam, Old Jin and I have already set Xiaoning up with a prospective partner a while ago. He's a young Major and an eligible bachelor. They're in the midst of dating and getting to know each other better.”
Tuoba Gucheng looked at the ground abruptly upon hearing her words.
”Oh, so he's a military officer. Sounds like a good catch. Ms. An, I know you have three sets of godparents, but do you still keep in touch with your adoptive parents?”
An Xiaoning was peeved. Why is Shi Xiaoyu asking when she obviously knows the answer? Since she's asking, I shall answer her, then.
At the same time, she decided to let her biological father learn about how Shi Xiaoyu had dumped her outside the palace.
He would have never expected that Shi Xiaoyu had left me to fend for myself, would he?