A severe blow

  "Hao Dashi, how did you come?"

  Before Lan Ruoxi could respond, everyone in the room stood up as soon as they saw Huo Dongming. The Shen family was overjoyed and welcomed him like a sycophant. They had personally invited Huo Dongming to attend the ceremony before, but were rejected. Now that he suddenly appeared, how could they not be overjoyed?

  He Dongming ignored others, his deep eyes locked onto Lan Ruoxi's face, his sharp gaze didn't miss the tear stains on her face. His tone was even lower, his concern for Lan Ruoxi more intense, and a hint of anger seeped out: "Ruoxi, tell me, what's going on?"

  Huò Dōngmíng's inquiry, as well as his concern for Lán Ruòxī, left everyone stunned and bewildered. Logically speaking, Lán Ruòxī was just a minor employee of Huányǔ, someone who wouldn't have met Huò Dōngmíng even in eight lifetimes, let alone know him. Yet, Huò Dōngmíng's attitude clearly told the crowd that he and Lán Ruòxī were acquainted, and their relationship was not superficial.

  "It's nothing." Lan Ruoxi didn't want to appear so disheveled in front of her fiancé, so she responded softly and hastily walked outside.

  He Dongming took a glance at the couple who were quickly walking towards him, then turned his head to look at Lan Ruoxi who was hastily leaving. He also recalled the tear stains on Lan Ruoxi's face and remembered that she always mentioned having a boyfriend. He understood about 70-80% of what was going on in her mind.

  "Huo Da Shao, please, take a seat in the VIP lounge." Shen Wan Cai, CEO of Huan Yu Group, said with a smile all over his face. "Who is that woman..."

  A cold gaze swept towards Shen Wancai, and the smile on Shen Wancai's face immediately froze.

  Huò Dōngmíng's face, which was always unpredictable, had turned exceptionally cold at this moment. His sharp eyes, like a sword, were locked onto Lěng Tiānyàn, and his gloomy gaze forced Lěng Tiānyàn to stop halfway, not daring to take another step forward. He looked at Huò Dōngmíng in confusion and incomprehension. To him, Huò Dōngmíng was a stranger, but he was very familiar with his identity.

  As soon as he saw He Dongming appear in the church, he was overjoyed and felt that with the He family's young master personally attending his wedding, it would be very beneficial to his future prospects. However, He Dongming's sudden cold demeanor made him feel like nails were growing out of the soles of his feet, and no matter how hard he tried, he didn't dare take a step forward.

  Leng Tianye couldn't stop guessing about the relationship between Lan Ruoxi and Huo Dongming in his heart. He thought that Lan Ruoxi was just a small employee in the company, although she had a noble temperament, if she were a rich miss, how could she possibly work at Huan Yu? He had never asked Lan Ruoxi about her family situation, but he had sent her off work countless times, and every time Lan Ruoxi would take the crowded bus. How could a wealthy young lady take the crowded bus? He was certain that Lan Ruoxi was an ordinary working-class person.

  "Who is he?" Huo Dongming stared coldly at Leng Tianye and asked Shen Wancai standing in front of him.

  "Ho Da Shao, he is the groom of our little girl, and also the manager of our company's planning department, Leng Tian Yan." Shen Wan Cai hastily introduced with a flattering tone, and then beckoned to Leng Tian Yan: "Tian Yan, come quickly to meet Ho Da Shao." The tone, the expression, the respect, simply treated Ho Dong Ming as an emperor.

  Leng Tianye hastily walked to the front of Huo Dongming, but he didn't dare look directly at Huo Dongming, who was even taller than him. The aura of disdain for the world that emanated from Huo Dongming's body made it impossible for this poor and nameless small soldier to resist.

  In the circle of Yu, Leng Tian Ye was extraordinary, but at this moment, he was humble in front of Huo Dong Ming, like a small ant.

  "Mr. Huo, welcome to our wedding ceremony! We're truly honored that you could make it." Leng Tianye wanted to maintain some dignity, but the flattering words slipped out of his mouth before he could think twice about them. He even extended his right hand to shake hands with Huo Dongming.

  "Are you Ruoxi's boyfriend?" Huo Dongming looked down at Leng Tianye with an inscrutable tone, making it impossible for anyone to guess how the conversation would unfold. As for Leng Tianye's outstretched hand, he didn't even glance at it, let alone shake hands.

  Leng Tian's face turned pale, his outstretched hand stiffened, and he stuttered: "Is... oh, no, not."

  "In short, is it or isn't it?" Huo Dongming's voice grew even colder.

  Huo and Lán are two families that have been friends for generations. He grew up with the Lán sisters since childhood, and now he is also the fiancé of the younger Miss Lán. Blue Ròu Xī will become his younger sister-in-law, and he does not allow anyone to harm Blue Ròu Xī.

  "I..." Tian Yan's face turned bright red, and he didn't know how to respond.

  Shen Rou was also shocked by the sudden change in the situation, and at this moment, she saw Huo Dongming's aggressive attitude, and Leng Tianye was at a loss. She hastily stood in front of Leng Tianye, smiling and asking: "Huo Young Master, please forgive my rudeness, can you tell us what your relationship with Lan Ruoxi is?"

  Huò Dōngmíng still stared at Lěng Tiānyàn, the clever him had actually guessed the answer early on. Blue family's daughter, Blue Ruo Xi, always said she wanted to be self-reliant and refused the arrangements of the Blue family members. She ran to Huan Yu by herself to work and concealed her identity as the second young lady of the Blue financial group from outsiders. It was probably because this scoundrel in front of him was greedy for the Shen family's wealth, so he abandoned Blue Ruo Xi and chose Shen Rou instead.

  How hateful!

  How hateful!

  Even the crown prince can't bear to hurt Lan Ruoxi in the slightest, but Leng Tianye, this scoundrel, has eyes but fails to recognize Mount Tai, and actually lets go of the true thousand-gold miss, marrying a Shen Rou who can't even compare to one of Lan Ruoxi's hairs.

  Huo Dongming's lips suddenly curled up into a sinister yet mocking smile, which made everyone in the room feel a chill run down their spines. He suddenly asked with a mischievous glint in his eye: "Do you know who Yu Xi is?"

  Lan Ruoxi didn't let this scoundrel know her true identity, so he would speak out for her and severely strike this greedy scoundrel in front of her.

  He scanned the crowd with a glance, and finally his gaze returned to Leng Tianye's body. Huo Dongming said word by word: "Ruoxi is the second daughter of the Lan family, the darling of Lan Feifan, my little aunt."

  One sentence, like a thunderclap on a clear day, instantly blew everyone into disarray.

  Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, with incredulity in their eyes.

  Especially Leng Tian Ye and Shen family.

  As soon as Leng Tianye heard the name of the Lan Financial Group, beads of cold sweat began to form on his forehead, and his body started to tremble slightly.

  In T City, apart from the Huo family, the Lan family is the wealthiest. The wealth of the Lan family is astronomical, just like that of the Huo family, and cannot be calculated.

  The girlfriend who was abandoned by him turned out to be...

  Out of the blue, Huo Dongming rushed to Leng Tianye's face and sneered: "How is it? Are you surprised? Do you regret it?"

  Leng Tianyan's face turned pale.

  "Huo, young master Huo..."

  Shen Wancai wanted to say something else, but Huo Dongming turned around and left, ignoring everyone here.

  He is going to comfort his little aunt.

  His icy attitude as he turned and left sent Shen Wancai plummeting into the depths of despair, having offended both the Lan and Huo families. Could Huan Yu still survive?

  Leng Tianyan almost fell to the ground, he really wanted to shamelessly chase out of the church immediately, catch up with Lan Ruoxi, kneel down and apologize, beg for her forgiveness, but he had already lost his strength, under the gaze of everyone's eyes, under the guessing eyes of the crowd, he didn't dare, nor could he.

  Lan Ruoxi's personality, he was also clear that even if he really pursued her, Lan Ruoxi would not forgive him. He lost the opportunity to climb up with Lan Ruoxi, and now he couldn't lose Shen Rou as a stepping stone either.

  He stretched out his hand and tightly grasped Shen Rou's hand. Now, he only had this one last lifeline - Shen Rou.