13 Chapter 13 - Caught Red-Handed (2)

What Qin ZiMing saw was the girl he had just noticed was now cheerful walking toward him like a tasty little lamb with a smile on her.

His brows raised a little, and he already knew exactly how he was going to turn her down.

She wasn't bad, but he already has a girlfriend.

Seeing the girl was getting closer and closer to him, Qin ZiMing looked squarely at her and waited for her to bump into him purposefully.

Except that…

Two seconds later, she walked right past him.

Shocked, he turned around and saw the girl walking all the way in front of Huo YanXiao. She lifted her head and said something to him before she put her arm into his.

The entire time, she didn't even notice that he, Qin ZiMing, was there!

With Qin ZiMing and Huo YanXiao arriving almost at the same thing, with one just behind the other, they naturally became the center of attention immediately.

But who was the girl next to Huo YanXiao? Since when did he have a girlfriend?

Under everybody's inquisitive looks, Nie AnAn and Huo YanXiao walked inside naturally and poisely, all the way until they've reached Nie ChengFeng.

"Hi, Mr. Nie, thank you for inviting us?" Huo YanXiao reached out his hand and shook hands with Nie ChengFeng.

"I am so glad you can make it, Mr. Huo. The honor is all mine!" Having said that, he looked over at Nie AnAn and smiled, "And this pretty girl is?"

Huo YanXiao said nonchalantly, "My sister, AnAn."

"Ah, so this is Miss. AnAn. Good to meet you." Nie ChengFeng smiled at Nie AnAn. His cherry blossom eyes raised a little. He did not point out the fact that they had just met the day before.

After that, Huo YanXiao walked inside the banquet with Nie AnAn in tow and introduced her to many others.

Even when he introduced her as his sister, nobody could associate her with that violent Nie AnAn that they have all heard about online.

After some pleasantries, Huo YanXiao needed to talk about work so Nie AnAn went over to the break area and found herself a seat.

Her cellphone inside her purse started to vibrate nonstop as soon as she sat down.

Xia Xiaowen: "AnAn, why aren't you here today? And since when did your brother have a girlfriend?"

"AnAn, you must pay close attention to those who wanted to get close to your brother. He brought this slutty-looking woman with him today. The two of them held hands the entire time and looked very familiar with each other. We don't even know her background. This was the first time your brother attended a banquet with a woman!"

"I am pretty sure that woman is up to no good. She looks so fragile that a breeze can knock her over. She must be after his money. Don't let her take your brother for all he's got."

Nie AnAn checked herself out using her cellphone and really wanted to know which part of her innocent look did Xia Xiaowen get the 'slutty' part from?

That being said, was it really possible that not one of them recognized her?

Even though most attendees of this small banquet today were from the prominent families of Capital City, but as all of them were of the younger generations, the atmosphere was still quite lively.

Right when Nie AnAn was debating about whether to have a piece of snack, someone suddenly picked up the microphone on the podium.

When she looked up, she noticed the person on the podium was Xia Xiaowen.

Xia Xiaowen was the daughter of the Xia's. As much as the Xia's wasn't as strong as the Qin's and the Nie's, they were still one of the few old wealth in Capital City.

She was standing up there with Qin Ziyi, sister of Qin ZiMing, and announced, "Hi everyone, let's play a game today!"

She continued, "And the game is: we will turn the lights off for 1 minute. And during this 1 minute, you can do what you won't normally do with the lights on!"

Standing beside her, Qin Ziyi chimed in, "I agree!" She casted a glance casually at Nie ChengFeng standing nearby.

They were all young people here. Hearing that neither of the two girls objected to that idea, then why would they? Naturally, it was decided quickly.

Nie AnAn felt that she was so lucky today. She was just wondering how she could get hold of Nie ChengFeng's hair stealthily when the "lights off for a minute" was announced. As the saying goes, it's like someone handing you a pillow just when you are getting sleepy.

She stealthily moved closer toward Nie ChengFeng, figuring that this body wasn't the same as her old one. This one was strong, so it shouldn't be a problem at all.

She could hear the sound of Xia Xiaowen, "Counting down. 10, 9 …. 3, 2, 1!"

And everything went black.

In the darkness, Nie AnAn leapt like a little tiger in Nie ChengFeng's direction. She didn't know who she bumped into, but she heard a soft cry from a girl.

Nie AnAn couldn't worry about too much at this moment. With one hand on his shoulder, the other one just grabbed and pulled.

Got it!

Nie AnAn's lips curved up. Before she could steady herself, the lights were back on all of a sudden.

In her hand, there were still three pieces of Nie ChengFeng's hair complete with hair follicles. Her other hand was firmly gripping his shoulder. That's what you'd call caught red-handed.

Under Nie ChengFeng's shocked gaze, Nie AnAn quickly wrapped the hair in her fist and brought it behind her back. It took all but one second for her look to go from a prideful to pitiful, "I am so sorry, Mr. Nie! I was going to play a trick on my brother, but I had the wrong person…"

Her voice was as soft as a voice could be. Along with the innocent look on her face, she looked exactly like a grade school child who had done something wrong and awaiting his chastisement.

The pain was fleeting for Nie ChengFeng. Naturally, he wouldn't have any ill feelings toward a girl. Instead, under the current lightning, he felt that the girl in front of him looked somewhat familiar.

He merely reached out, rubbed Nie AnAn on her head, and said, "It's alright. No worries."

Nie AnAn let out a sigh before she noticed Qin Ziyi, who was bumped onto the floor by her, was looking at her with teary eyes.

Nie AnAn was just about to apologize when Xia Xiaowen's voice came over again, "I apologize, everyone. That was a mistake, the official one minute starts now!"

And the surroundings went dark again.

Nie AnAn was just about to put away the hair when someone grabbed her wrist behind her back.

The hand was slightly calloused. It gave her a little tickling sensation while rubbed up against her wrist.

Immediately following that, her back bumped up against a large and strong body. The person leaned into her ears and said in a magnetic voice with a hint of sarcasm, "AnAn, didn't you just tell me over the dinner table last night that you are no longer interested in Qin ZiMing? So what do you need Nie ChengFeng's hair for?"