"Let me handle this for you, A-Jin. My relationship with her brother is all right; she's just been spoiled rotten by her grandfather," Wu Yu said, raising an eyebrow. "Your old man often plays chess with Elder Wu, so they should have some personal connection."
"Never mind, I'll handle this myself. I want to make my stance clear to her," Meng Huaijin tapped his fingers on the table, then buttoned his suit jacket and told them, "See you tomorrow, I'm heading back. You guys go back early too."
Just as Meng Huaijin was about to stand up, the door of the private dining room was pushed open, and Xiao Zhengting quickly pulled him back, whispering in his ear, "That's Wu Na."
Meng Huaijin straightened his posture, unbuttoned his suit, and looked at her. The disgust in his eyes made her freeze in her tracks.
She looked at Meng Huaijin. The man had sharp, handsome features—a broad forehead, a high bridge of nose, and a strong, rugged face. Every inch of him radiated an aura of noble aloofness and chilling coldness.
She withdrew her gaze, walked over to Wu Yu, and said, "Brother Yu, my brother is in the next room and would like to invite you over for a chat."
Wu Yu quickly replied, "Tell your brother I don't have time today. Some other time." Wu Na smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Alright then, Brother Yu, won't you introduce these friends of yours?"
Liu Zhenyu thought to himself: *Is she courting death asking for introductions? Who in Yancheng's high-society circle doesn't know them? What is she pretending to be an innocent lotus for?* He scoffed and said, "I say, little sister, do we really need introductions? Are you really Wu Huaixin's sister? You act like you just came back from the countryside."
Wu Na's face instantly flushed crimson as she stammered awkwardly, "I just wanted to get acquainted with you older brothers."
She gazed at Meng Huaijin, only to see him looking down at his phone, completely unresponsive to her words.
At that moment, Meng Huaijin was messaging his assistant, Meng Jie, telling him to arrange for some media personnel to enter the wedding venue tomorrow. Originally, he hadn't planned on letting the media make a big fuss—they were only supposed to cover the outdoor red carpet section—but after this incident, he wanted more people to witness his wedding with Fu Wenying.
"Hello, Meng Huaijin. I'm Wu Huaixin's sister, Wu Na," Wu Na said sweetly to Meng Huaijin. She hoped Meng Huaijin would notice her; since he wasn't married yet, she still had a chance.
"I'm leaving first. Zhengting, tell Xiao Wang to drive me," he stood up, buttoned his suit jacket, said to his friends, and reminded them, "My wedding is tomorrow, you all better arrive early."
He showed not the slightest intention of answering Wu Na. How could Wu Na have imagined that Meng Huaijin, usually so gentle, cultivated, and polite to everyone, wouldn't even deign to give her a single proper look?
Meng Huaijin strode out of the private room. When he reached the door, Wu Na called out to him. He stopped, turned to face her, and asked, "Is there something you need, Miss Wu?" The hostility radiating from him intensified, making Wu Na stutter, "N-nothing."
Suddenly, as if summoning a great deal of courage, she asked, "Do I... do I really have no chance?"
Meng Huaijin looked at her and said in a calm tone, "Mrs. Meng was her in the past, will be her in the future, and has always been her."
Then, his gaze swept sharply toward the surrounding area. The paparazzi and reporters lurking in the corners hurriedly deleted the photos from their cameras; if those photos were published, their careers would be over.
He turned and got into his car, which glided smoothly down the road. He picked up his phone and dialed Wu Huaixin's number. Within seconds, a voice came through, "President Meng, long time no see. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
"I am well aware of what your sister has been doing. If you still want your Wu family to get through your generation safely in Country H, you'd better keep your sister from pulling any more stunts that lower her standing." With that, he hung up the phone.
On the other end, Wu Huaixin looked at Wu Na with a face full of fury and said, "If this keeps up, even Grandfather won't be able to protect our Wu family." He then strode away.
Meng Huaijin returned to Qingfeng Manor.