Even when wearing the same clothes and applying the same makeup.
The brilliance of starlight cannot be obscured by fireflies.
Not only Qin Tianming, but most of the men present noticed Ye Rou.
With a tall figure approaching 1.7 meters, skin as smooth as congealed fat, and a face like peach blossoms.
Her jet-black, waterfall-like hair was coiled up with a white hairpin.
Although Ye Rou was only twenty-one, she possessed the charm of a mature woman.
Her graceful figure was vividly displayed by the white cheongsam embroidered with blue and white porcelain patterns.
Just by standing there motionless, Ye Rou attracted the gaze of every man.
Her appearance caused the socialite Young Misses off the stage to lose their luster.
In the original novel, although Ye Rou was not the first woman to appear, she was the well-deserved Female Lead.
Ye Fan's love for her could be said to be bone-deep.
However, whenever Qin Tianming thought about the relationship between these two, he would get goosebumps all over his body.
A forbidden romance—this is a major taboo in novels!
However, the more it is such a taboo, the more people watch it.
For example, movies from a certain neighboring country.
Ahem, I digress.
To be safe, Qin Tianming still decided to have someone investigate Ye Rou's past.
To see if it was the same as the setting in the novel.
After all, the previous Zhao Yanran had somewhat collapsed, so Qin Tianming had to be more cautious.
Qin Tianming called his Bodyguard in, pointed at Ye Rou, his eyes burning with intensity: "Three minutes, I want all the information on that woman!"
"Yes."
At this moment, Ye Fan, who was in the hall, was also watching Ye Rou with full concentration.
His underling Lu Yongyi noticed Ye Fan's gaze and said with a smile: "Brother Ye, do you have your eye on her?"
As the Male Protagonist, it was naturally impossible for Ye Fan to behave like those Villains.
"I find her quite familiar; I always feel like I've seen her somewhere before," Ye Fan said earnestly.
Lu Yongyi, who was on the side, felt some disdain in his heart.
If you're lusting after her body, just say so.
We are both old hands at this, why play these games?
"Then I'll make arrangements later. After the auction ends, I'll let you two catch up?" Lu Yongyi winked at Ye Fan.
Ye Fan smiled somewhat awkwardly: "Alright, then I'll trouble you."
"What trouble? We are buddies!" Lu Yongyi laughed.
Just as the two of them finished discussing, an accident occurred.
Because it was too sudden, Ye Rou lost her footing, and the teacup in her hand fell onto this man.
The steaming tea splashed all over the man's suit.
The man yelled in pain from the scalding tea, but his eyes were filled with smiles.
Here it comes, the Villain has appeared!
Qiu Yongmou, the Villain who would be slapped in the face by Ye Fan this time.
During the time Qin Tianming had been in Linjiang City, he often visited clubs with this guy.
Moreover, the name his father gave him was intended for him to be both brave and resourceful.
As a result, this guy not only lacked resourcefulness but didn't even have any courage.
Later, when Ye Fan slightly threatened him, he directly sold out the Qiu family.
"Sir, I'm sorry." Seeing that she had made a huge mistake, Ye Rou was panicked.
"I will wipe it clean for you right away."
Ye Rou picked up a tissue, wanting to wipe the tea off Qiu Yongmou's body.
Slap!
A crisp sound, like a slap, echoed through the hall.
Qiu Yongmou slapped Ye Rou's hand away and glared at her angrily.
"Do you know how expensive this suit of mine is? Even if I sold you, you couldn't afford it!"
"And you scalded me. Do you think just wiping the tea off my body will solve this?"
He glared at Ye Rou, his pupils ice-cold, but the angry breath spraying from his nose was as hot as the sun.
Ye Rou's mental fortitude was not bad, but facing this situation, she was still somewhat panicked.
This was a high-end venue, and anyone here was someone she could not afford to offend.
"Si... Sir, it was you who accidentally bumped into me just now, so that's why I..."
Before she could finish, she was interrupted by Qiu Yongmou.
"Are you trying to blame me?"
"No, that's not what I meant." Ye Rou became even more panicked.
"Then what do you mean?" Qiu Yongmou looked down at her, savoring the fear and shock in her eyes.
What Qiu Yongmou loved to see most was this scene.
A woman with no ability to resist, showing an expression of despair in front of him.
"I can have your suit cleaned, and I will also compensate you for the burn," Ye Rou said nervously.
"Compensation?" Qiu Yongmou sneered disdainfully.
"A single cleaning costs one hundred thousand. Can you afford that?"
What? One hundred thousand!
Hearing this number, Ye Rou's brain instantly crashed, her expression became somewhat dazed, and her legs trembled slightly, as if she might collapse at any moment.
Ye Rou, who had no parents, was only able to survive by working and studying.
If the wages for this waitress job tonight hadn't been so high, Ye Rou wouldn't have come.
But even if the wages were high, she couldn't afford the compensation.
Looking at her somewhat dazed and hollow eyes, Qiu Yongmou knew his chance had come.
"Woman, this young master is not that unreasonable."
Hearing Qiu Yongmou's words, hope instantly ignited in Ye Rou.
But Qiu Yongmou's next sentence plunged Ye Rou back into the abyss.
"Accompany me for one night, and you won't need to pay for this suit."
Seeing Qiu Yongmou show his fox tail, disdain flashed in the eyes of the crowd.
This was a place where the powerful and wealthy gathered.
Moreover, those who considered themselves upper-class people would not use such brutal methods to bully others.
They would usually act like gentlemen, letting the woman accept them before discussing life's major events.
Most people present would basically not use such rude and despicable methods like Qiu Yongmou.
At least, they wouldn't do it on such an occasion.
But there were still quite a few people looking at him with envy.
A top-tier beauty like Ye Rou is rare and hard to come by.
Not to mention one million, even if it were two million, the powerful and wealthy present could all afford it.
Hearing the settlement method proposed by Qiu Yongmou, Ye Rou was even more shocked.
Just because water was spilled on his clothes, she had to sleep with him for one night?
How could this person be like this?!
Ye Rou had been working in society for several years, but she was still as untainted as a lotus rising from the mud, maintaining that rare innocence.
"Sir, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to do it just now. You are a magnanimous person, please forgive me," Ye Rou continued to apologize, holding onto a glimmer of hope in her heart.
But Qiu Yongmou was filled with angry and roared furiously: "Forgive you? Then who will pay for my clothes?"
He reached out his hand, wanting to pinch Ye Rou's cheek.
Suddenly, a pebble hit Qiu Yongmou's hand, causing him to scream loudly in pain.
"Stop!"
Ye Fan strode with vigorous steps and came to Ye Rou's side.