Before she finished her words, Huo Hangfan came over with a smile and interrupted their conversation. "What are you two beauties talking about? Are you secretly evaluating me?" he asked jokingly.

Chu Xixi smiled and shook her head, but did not respond. Qin Shiyu looked disapproving, just glanced at Huo Hangfan indifferently without saying anything.

The banquet started soon, and Chu Xixi was led by Huo Hangfan onto the stage. Under the lights, her smile blossomed like a flower, attracting everyone's attention.

At this moment, a discordant note suddenly broke this beautiful picture - a micro device for recording sound slipped from Qin Shiyu's sleeve, clearly playing the ambiguous conversation between Huo Hangfan and Zhao Xueer. The entire banquet hall suddenly fell into silence.

Huo Hangfan's face turned pale instantly. Chu Xixi only felt a sharp pain in her heart. The bouquet of flowers seemed to have lost all its color at this moment.

"What's going on? Huo Hangfan, give me an explanation!" Chu Xixi's voice trembled slightly, but her eyes were extremely firm.

Huo Hangfan stuttered, trying to explain, but found himself at a loss. The entire banquet hall, all the audience were waiting for this answer. And Chu Xixi was also waiting, waiting for an opportunity to take control of her life again.

At this moment, the door of the banquet hall was pushed open, and a tall figure slowly walked in. All eyes turned to the stranger who had just appeared - Xu Yuanmo.

The moonlight tonight was particularly bright, which seemed to add a bit of romance to this special night. The lights in the banquet hall were soft, the music was gently flowing, and the conversations and laughter of the guests floated in the air like light petals.

Chu Xixi's mood was just like this beautiful night. She was full of longing for the future and ready to welcome her own happy moment. Huo Hangfan's eyes were like a clear spring, reflecting his joy. He held Chu Xixi's hand tightly, and the two of them were like the golden wedding that was about to be forged, shining with enviable light.

The atmosphere was just right, Chu Xixi stood up quietly and gave Huo Hangfan a polite smile. "I'm going to the bathroom and will be back soon." Huo Hangfan nodded and smiled with relief.

Out of sight of the guests, Chu Xixi's pace became hurried and low. She was under pressure to uncover the truth, and her heart was filled with tension and anxiety. She came to the lobby outside and went straight to the hotel lounge, hoping to find Zhao Xueer.

However, fate seemed to be playing a joke on her. Before she entered the lounge, she could vaguely hear the voices of people talking inside. The voices were familiar and clear. She slowed down her pace. The wall panels were not soundproof. She stood outside the door like an eavesdropper, but she was about to become a witness to misfortune.

"Huo Hangfan said that tonight is Chu Xixi's home game, so we'd better restrain ourselves." This was Zhao Xueer's voice, with a hint of vulgarity.

"What are you afraid of? We are surrounded by sweet things now. Even if Chu Xixi falls into bitter water, it has nothing to do with us." Another voice sounded. It was Huo Hangfan, whom Chu Xixi did not know in the past.

In an instant, Chu Xixi's heart seemed to be torn into countless pieces. Her world collapsed in an instant, and all her dreams and trust turned into bubbles. She thought of her mother, the children in the orphanage, and the days she had gritted her teeth and persevered through all these years. She took a deep breath, then slowly turned around and left.

In the banquet hall, the music was still playing, the laughter was still floating, but it was no longer as warm as before. She knew that after tonight, everything would change.

Standing on the stage, Huo Hangfan looked at Chu Xixi tenderly and introduced his fiancée to all the guests. Chu Xixi leaned against him with a smile, but in her heart she was just searching for suspicious couples. Suddenly, her sight was fixed on a familiar figure - the tall man was sitting not far away, whispering with his partner.

The man seemed to sense something and looked up. Their eyes met in the huge banquet hall. Chu Xixi's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly lowered her head to hide her emotions. That was Xu Yuanmo, Huo Hangfan's distant relative, who also came to the banquet with his girlfriend.

Chu Xixi adjusted her breathing and resisted the urge to get to know her better, thinking that she had hidden it well. However, Huo Hangfan still saw through her strangeness. He held Chu Xixi's hand with his broad hand and squeezed it gently, as if hinting at something.

Chu Xixi quickly pulled herself out of her empty thoughts, held his hand, and looked up at him with a reassuring smile. She knew that Huo Hangfan was giving her confidence, and the two of them continued to complete the engagement ceremony tacitly.

When the ceremony finally ended and everyone headed to the buffet area to move freely, Chu Xixi didn't leave immediately. In fact, she had a plan. She told Huo Hangfan that she was going to help clean up so that he didn't have to wait. Huo Hangfan was a little worried, but she eventually tricked him into waiting in the lounge.

Chu Xixi went to find Xu Yuanmo, in a seemingly accidental way. She raised her glass and invited him, "Doctor Xu, can we chat?"

Chu Xixi stood in front of the gate of the Civil Affairs Bureau, holding tightly in her hand the wedding ring that symbolized the promise of love. Today, she should have been a happy bride. However, the reality was cruel. She discovered Huo Hangfan's betrayal and found that the man she loved deeply had an affair with another woman. Her heart was like a child abandoned in the ice and snow, helpless and desperate.

"Xixi, don't be impulsive. Give me a chance to explain." Huo Hangfan chased out, his eyes flashing with anxiety and panic.

Chu Xixi's eyes were cold and her voice was as cold as ice: "Explanation? Huo Hangfan, what else do you have to explain? Are you going to say that the woman is just your sister?" Her voice carried a hint of sarcasm and disdain. At this moment, she completely saw the true face of the man in front of her.

Huo Hangfan opened his mouth, but found that he could not defend himself. He knew in his heart that all his lies were exposed in front of Chu Xixi. His heart was filled with regret and guilt, but it was too late.

Just as the two were at a stalemate, a luxury car slowly pulled up to the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau. The door opened, and a man with extraordinary bearing walked out of the car. He was Xu Yuanmo, the president of CR Group and Huo Hangfan's cousin. His arrival immediately attracted the attention of everyone around him.

Xu Yuanmo glanced at Huo Hangfan with a hint of disdain in his eyes, then turned to Chu Xixi with a look full of tenderness and concern: "Miss Chu, I know you must be very sad now, but I would like to ask you to trust me and give me a chance to prove my feelings for you."

Chu Xixi looked at the man in front of her in confusion. She remembered him. They had met once at a charity party. At that time, Xu Yuanmo's attention to her and his gentlemanly behavior left a deep impression on her. However, she didn't understand why he suddenly appeared at this time and said such words.

The scene fell into a subtle silence for a moment. Chu Xixi felt an inexplicable feeling in her heart, and she instinctively wanted to refuse, but thinking back to everything that happened with Huo Hangfan, she suddenly realized that perhaps, giving herself a brand new start was not a bad thing.

At this moment, a slight siren sounded in the distance, breaking the tranquility of the moment. Chu Xixi raised her head slightly and looked at Xu Yuanmo. That moment of decision seemed to be about to rewrite the trajectory of her life...

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