After Divorce, Hidden Marriage Husband Became Addicted to Me-Chapter 7: Attend the Banquet

Back in the car, Fu Tingzhou raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, "Head to Longting Courtyard."

The breeze brushed by, carrying a faint hint of fresh fragrance, a familiar scent that made the man furrow his brows.

-

Friday arrived quickly.

"Tang Xi, are you free this Saturday?"

In the department, Tang Xi raised her head to see Cheng Yunlang walking in. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Tomorrow? I'm not very available."

She planned to use the weekend to pick up part-time work. Though she was a doctor at the First Hospital, she had only recently become a full-fledged staff member after her internship, with a monthly salary of just over four thousand, including performance bonuses.

She took any part-time job she could find in her spare time.

"I have a friend's gathering to attend this Saturday, come with me. I really can't find any suitable friends to come along, and since we've known each other for so long, consider it a small favor for me," he said.

Tang Xi had known Cheng Yunlang for a long time, since their university days—she in her first year and Cheng Yunlang in his third—both in the same department. With his superior family background, he was a notable figure on campus, hard to ignore even if one wanted to.

"Alright then," Tang Xi conceded somewhat helplessly, "See you tomorrow."

The party was set to start around 4 p.m. That morning, Tang Xi went to the amusement park and donned a mascot costume to hand out balloons to passing visitors. In this season, it was already stifling inside the costume, with very few willing to do this job. But Tang Xi did because the pay was hourly and settled on the same day.

She was in desperate need of money.

Dean Tang's illness had reached a point beyond control.

The Su Family wouldn't give her a penny.

In the changing room, Tang Xi peeled off the bulky mascot coat, soaking wet as if she had just been fished out from water. After showering and donning clean clothes, Cheng Yunlang messaged her, asking her location to come pick her up.

She was prepared to go by herself, but Cheng Yunlang insisted on picking her up. Left with no choice, Tang Xi sent him the address of the amusement park.

When she arrived at the entrance of the park, Cheng Yunlang's car was already parked beside her.

Cheng Yunlang said, "I thought you didn't like this place. A friend gave me two amusement park tickets last week and I was considering giving them to you..."

Tang Xi got into the car, taking a seat in the back instead of the passenger's seat.

Quietly, she said, "I do part-time work here on weekends."

She didn't hide it, but told him openly and candidly.

The Su Family ran a jewelry business in North City. Although not a large venture, they were nevertheless a well-off household. Tang Xi actually needed to work part-time?

This surprised Cheng Yunlang, but he quickly brushed off the matter, smiling as he drove her to a styling studio.

A person with medium-length hair came out, "Is this the young lady? Follow me, give me one hour, and I promise to wow you, Young Master Cheng."

This was a private, upscale styling studio, generally servicing celebrities and models, with plenty of photos of the stylists together with various high-profile stars decorating the walls.

Half an hour later, Cheng Yunlang looked up, taken aback.

Watching Tang Xi approach, he slowly stood up.

She seemed to be shrouded in a mist, slender but not excessively frail. Her fair skin contrasted with the white dress, imparting a fresh and elegant charm, like a lily blossoming through the fog.

Only when she approached Cheng Yunlang and inquired did he snap back to reality. Then, with a cough to clear his throat and gazing into Tang Xi's clear pupils, he felt almost sacrilegious to lay eyes on a celestial being in the mist, shifting his gaze away as his ears tinged red, "You look very pretty in that dress."

Cheng Yunlang had always known Tang Xi was beautiful. The first time he saw her in university, he noticed her straight away.

Even the most ordinary clothes couldn't conceal her poise.

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The venue for the banquet was the Shangde Red Wine Vineyard, one of the top ten estates in North City.

After getting out of the car, Tang Xi looked at the numerous luxury vehicles and the elegantly dressed crowd. She had thought tonight would be an ordinary gathering with Cheng Yunlang, not realizing it would be a high-society dinner.

"Senior Cheng, you didn't tell me that tonight's gathering would be at such a posh place."

Yun Lang knew that she would definitely not have agreed to come if he had told her.

"Just consider it as doing me a favor," he said, reaching out his hand to Tang Xi.

Tang Xi slightly pursed her lips, had no choice but to place her hand inside his arm, and the two of them entered the banquet hall together.

"Tonight there's a charity auction banquet, hosted by Mrs. Qin. People from both the political and business circles have come to give Mrs. Qin face. That's Professor Gao Hanyun from the thoracic surgery department of the Second Hospital and his wife, and over there is our hospital's vice dean and professor of cardiology, Zhao Jing..."

Tang Xi glanced at the splendid banquet hall, "Dean Fu didn't come, right?"

"My mom didn't have time, so she sent me instead."

Tang Xi sighed with relief, "That's good then."

"Are you that afraid of her?"

"I'm afraid she'll see me with you and get the wrong idea. I'm not your girlfriend..."

A shadow crossed Yun Lang's eyes. Was he really that bad? She had always rejected him. He mustered his courage, "Tang Xi, I've actually always liked...."

"Tang Xi, what brings you here?" A tender and slightly cloying female voice interrupted.

Interrupting what Yun Lang was about to say.

Yun Lang looked up.

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Tang Xi turned slightly to the side as well.

Mengshu, arm in arm with Tingzhou, approached. Mengshu had dressed up specially for the occasion tonight, very high-profile, wearing a red rose long dress with exquisite embroidery blooming at the hem.

Yun Lang looked over, "Mengshu, Third Brother?"

What, Third Brother?

Tang Xi was somewhat astonished, "Fu Tingzhou is your Third Brother?"

Envy welled up in Mengshu's heart as she saw Tang Xi together with Yun Lang.

Such an outstanding person was actually interested in Tang Xi.

How could Tang Xi be so lucky, saving Fu Tingzhou and then gaining Yun Lang's affection.

And she, born a hundred times better than Tang Xi, found herself outshone...

With this in mind, Mengshu's gaze towards Tang Xi turned somewhat venomous.

She definitely would not let Tang Xi have an easy time!

Within mere seconds, Mengshu nestled up to Tingzhou like a lovebird, her face carrying a gentle smile, "Tingzhou, so you know Doctor Cheng."

Tingzhou's gaze shifted from Yun Lang onto Tang Xi, he said to Yun Lang, "Got a girlfriend? Does your mom know?"

"I... Third Brother, this is a friend... from my department." He said to Tang Xi, "Since you all know each other, I won't bother with introductions anymore. How come you never told me that your sister and my Third Brother are together."

I heard from Mom that Third Brother was trapped in a quake in Ningjiang City and was saved by a female doctor. So it was Mengshu.

But Mengshu went to the disaster area as a psychological counselor. She had always been in the tent working with patients on psychological counseling... How did she get to know Third Brother?

Yun Lang was a bit puzzled.

Tang Xi turned to look at Fu Tingzhou, not expecting that Fu Tingzhou would actually be Yun Lang's cousin.

The world really is small.

"Senior Cheng, I'm a bit tired and would like to sit down in the resting area, please go ahead and chat," Tang Xi said, and then turned around, ready to leave this place that felt a bit suffocating to her.

Suddenly, her arm was gripped.

Yun Lang looked at the purple marks on her arm's veins, his brows furrowing with surprise, "Tang Xi, what happened to your arm?"