This Witch Transmigrated into the Romantic Novel's Supporting Role

Chapter 198: Banquet Participation 02

Chapter 198

This was a gathering of bigwigs, and by the time Chi Yan and his companion arrived, quite a few people were already there.

The car stopped at the castle's entrance. Chi Yan got out and then walked to the other side to open the door, welcoming his "princess."

Chu Yang stepped out of the car, holding Chi Yan's hand, and almost shivered. It was so cold! Even though she had a coat on, she was still freezing.

"Quick, let's hurry inside. It's freezing!" Chu Yang whispered, linking her arm with Chi Yan's.

"Alright."

The couple strode into the castle. The host was already waiting at the entrance. "Young Master Chi, your presence truly brings honor to our Zhao family. Welcome, welcome, please come in."

Chi Yan exchanged greetings with the host and then walked through the grand doors. Chu Yang felt a rush of warm air and instantly felt more comfortable.

As soon as they entered, several people came over to greet Chi Yan.

"Good evening, Young Master Chi."

"Mr. Chi."

"Young Master Chi, you're here. Hello."

Chi Yan nodded and greeted everyone. He wasn't overly enthusiastic, but he wasn't impolite either. His demeanor now was completely different from how he was at home. If the Chi Yan at home was the childish version, this Chi Yan was the mature one.

He conversed with ease, throwing around professional terms effortlessly, as if there was nothing he didn't know.

Even though many of these people were older than him, there was no apparent difference when they spoke with him. Some even seemed to defer to him slightly. This might have been due to his family background, but Chu Yang felt that Chi Yan's own abilities were also exceptional, which was why everyone treated him with such unusual respect.

As for Chu Yang, Chi Yan introduced her to everyone as his girlfriend. Chu Yang smiled and greeted people, playing the role of arm candy.

In a corner of the room, some young women had gathered and were chatting. When they saw Chi Yan and Chu Yang enter, they started to discuss them.

"That's the young man from the Chi family, right? He's really accomplished for his age!"

"Yes, that's him."

"Who's the girl next to him?"

"I just heard she's his girlfriend, but I don't know which family she's from. The gossip in our circles says his girlfriend isn't from our social circle, just a college student. From A University."

"She's just a girlfriend, not a wife yet."

"But dating Chi Yan is enough to brag about for a lifetime. And she's quite a looker. Didn't someone from the Liu Family also marry a commoner?"

"That's true."

"Shh, stop talking. It'd be terrible if they overheard us."

Standing in high heels for a long time made Chu Yang feel tired, so she whispered to Chi Yan, "I'm going to sit down over there for a bit."

Chi Yan patted her hand and said to the man he was talking to, "Excuse me for a moment."

He then led Chu Yang to the sofa nearby. "I'm sorry, are your legs sore?" Chi Yan crouched down and gently massaged her feet. Chu Yang noticed many people looking their way and quickly grabbed his hand. "It's fine, get up quickly. A lot of people are watching us."

Chi Yan didn't seem to care. "It's alright. Let me massage them for a bit." He continued to rub her feet.

After a while, Chi Yan stood up. "I'm going to wash my hands. I'll bring you something to eat in a bit."

"Okay, go ahead."

After Chi Yan left, Chu Yang, not knowing anyone else, took out her phone to play with while sitting on the sofa. However, someone noticed Chi Yan had left and came over to greet her. "Hello there!"

Chu Yang put away her phone, looked up, stood, and shook hands with the person. "Hello." It was a young woman.

"I'm Zhao Jie." She was the daughter of tonight's host family.

"I'm Chu Yang."

"You're really beautiful," Zhao Jie complimented sincerely. As part of the host family, she naturally wanted to take good care of every guest.

"Thank you, you're very pretty too."

"Haha, are we complimenting each other? By the way, I heard you're from A University? What a coincidence, I am too, though I'm in my senior year, so I'm not on campus much anymore."

"Nice to meet you, senior."

"What's your major?"

"I'm in the Literature department."

"Oh my, me too..."

When Chi Yan returned, he saw Chu Yang chatting happily with a woman. He quickly walked over.

Zhao Jie, seeing Chi Yan return, stood up. "Young Master Chi is back. I won't disturb you two anymore."

Chi Yan nodded to her, "Thank you, Miss Zhao, for keeping my Yang Yang company."

"No need to thank me." Zhao Jie nodded to Chi Yan and then said goodbye to Chu Yang. They even exchanged WeChat contacts.

After Zhao Jie left, Chu Yang said to Chi Yan, "Miss Zhao is actually my senior from university, and she's in the Literature department too. She's a senior this year, but she doesn't go to school much anymore."

Chi Yan handed her a small cake, "What a coincidence! Here, have something to eat to tide you over."

Chu Yang took it, "Mm-hmm."

After Chi Yan returned, it wasn't long before someone else came to sit next to him and chat. Chu Yang vaguely heard something about a "South City project," but she didn't understand it. She focused on eating her small cake, and after finishing it, she ate some fruit.

In between, Chi Yan took time to wipe her hands with a napkin.

The party was essentially about eating, drinking, chatting, and dancing—another way of discussing business and cooperation. Throughout the evening, Chu Yang lost count of how many people came to talk to Chi Yan.

By the time the party was winding down, Chu Yang was full and her face was stiff from smiling so much. Not only that, but during the party, she had also seen two or three people with dark auras around them. However, these people were strangers to her, so she didn't say anything, and they didn't seem to be in any life-threatening danger.

When the party ended, Chu Yang was exhausted. She slumped into Chi Yan's arms, her high heels tossed into a corner of the car. "I just saw several people who will have bad luck soon."

"Which ones?"

"I can't remember clearly, but one of them was wearing a blue suit and had a rather big belly."

Chi Yan thought for a moment. "Oh, that one. Mr. Ma built his career on his father-in-law's connections. Rumor has it he's keeping a mistress, though his wife doesn't seem to know."

Chu Yang made a disgusted face. "He's so unethical. He deserves the bad luck!"

Chi Yan stroked her face. "You're right. That's why I didn't give him my business card when he asked. I don't want to do business with people of such poor character."

...Returning to the Forest Garden Community, Chu Yang unceremoniously tossed aside her thousand-dollar high heels and flopped onto the sofa with a sigh of relief. "I thought for sure someone would come to mock me tonight," she said, having braced herself mentally for such an occurrence.

Chi Yan sat down beside her with a chuckle. "With me around, who would dare mock you? Unless they no longer want to cooperate with the Chi Family, or are looking to pick a fight with us. Insulting you is the same as insulting me, and they know better than that. Besides, what is there to mock? You're wonderful."

Chu Yang glanced at him. "That's just in your eyes. I'm sure some people think I'm not good enough for you."

Chi Yan leaned in, pressing his forehead against hers, his eyes filled with deep affection. "It's I who am not good enough for you." In his mind, his dear Yang Yang was so amazing that he was the one who couldn't measure up to her.