Shen Wanqing looked over and immediately frowned.
There were three young women standing opposite her. She had seen and knew all of them.
The one in the middle was Lin Qiao. She was Lin Xi’s younger sister and Huo Sicheng’s childhood friend.
It was Lin Qiao who had played that recording for Shen Wanqing back when they were in their senior year of high school.
As for the other two women beside Lin Qiao, one was Li Xiang’er and the other was Wang Baona. They were both Lin Qiao’s lackeys. Back then, they were always making sarcastic remarks and accusing Shen Wanqing of being unworthy of Huo Sicheng, saying that she was a toad dreaming of eating swan meat.
The three of them seemed to have gone abroad to study with Huo Sicheng back then as well.
She hadn’t expected to see them again now. Shen Wanqing felt that her luck was truly terrible. She had encountered people who made her uncomfortable two days in a row.
She didn’t want to pay any attention to them, so she walked past them, preparing to leave.
Lin Qiao hadn’t expected that after several years apart, Shen Wanqing would dare to treat her this way. She immediately became angry.
Lin Qiao gave a signal with her eyes.
Li Xiang’er immediately stepped in front of Shen Wanqing and questioned her arrogantly.
“Shen Wanqing, is a place like this somewhere a poor person like you can afford to come?”
Wang Baona also stepped in front of her and sneered.
“Don’t tell me you sneaked in?”
Lin Qiao sneered.
“Shen Wanqing, I remember your family was very poor. Even if you’re working now, there’s no way you could afford to come to a place like this for entertainment. So, did you really sneak in?”
Li Xiang’er spoke sarcastically.
“Don’t tell me you came here to fish for a rich guy?”
Wang Baona added, “Back then, you wanted to fish for Young Master Huo, but he wasn’t interested in you at all. Several years have passed, and you’re still not giving up? Are you still trying to hook up with rich young masters?”
Lin Qiao said, “Did you find out that all kinds of wealthy people often come here to buy paintings, so you sneaked in looking for an opportunity?”
Shen Wanqing hadn’t expected that she wouldn’t even have a chance to speak. The three of them had simply taken turns slandering her.
She knew that no matter how she explained herself to people like them, they wouldn’t believe her. So she only said coldly, “What I do has nothing to do with you. Now get out of my way!”
She tried to leave after saying that.
However, Li Xiang’er and Wang Baona suddenly grabbed one of her arms each.
“Want to leave? Keep dreaming.”
Lin Qiao waved toward the security guards in the distance.
“Hey, security! Come over here.”
The two security guards saw that she was dressed in designer clothes and hurried over.
“Miss, is there something wrong?”
Lin Qiao looked at Shen Wanqing with a mocking smile.
“I suspect this woman didn’t buy a ticket. I suspect she sneaked in to do something bad. I knew her before, and her family was extremely poor. There’s no way she could afford to spend money in a place like this.”
Li Xiang’er excitedly said, “That’s right, that’s right! We caught this woman trying to get in without a ticket. Hurry up and call the police and have her arrested.”
Wang Baona added, “You have to punish her properly. Someone like her shouldn’t be coming to a place like this and making people sick.”
The two security guards could only look at Shen Wanqing.
“Miss, please show us your ticket. We need to check it.”
Shen Wanqing froze.
She didn’t have a ticket because she had wanted to buy one earlier, but Ye Yu hadn’t let her.
She regretted it a little. She should have bought a ticket just now.
Seeing that something was wrong with her expression, Lin Qiao couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
“No way, Shen Wanqing. You really did sneak in?”
Li Xiang’er was extremely excited. She shouted, “See? We were right! She came in without buying a ticket. Hurry up and send her to the police station. Everything inside is so valuable. She must have come here to steal something. Someone like her deserves to spend at least ten years in prison!”
Wang Baona said, “Exactly! A thief like her should be sent to prison for rehabilitation. You can’t let her out to cause trouble for other people.”
The two security guards exchanged glances and asked again, “Miss, if you can’t produce a ticket, we’ll have to call the police.”
Shen Wanqing was extremely anxious. Her mind was a complete mess, and for a moment, she didn’t know what to do.
Just then, a cold, stern male voice suddenly sounded behind them.
“Let her go. Her tickets are with me!”
Hearing this, everyone turned around and looked toward the direction of the voice.
Several people had appeared behind them at some point. Leading them was a tall and handsome young man. He had striking features, but his eyes were sinister and his expression cold. Just meeting his gaze was enough to make people shudder.
His bearing was noble, and his custom-made luxury suit clearly displayed his extraordinary status.
Several imposing bodyguards dressed in black, wearing walkie-talkies and sunglasses, stood behind him.
Lin Qiao immediately recognized who he was.
She excitedly ran over.
“Brother Sicheng, why are you here?”
Huo Sicheng didn’t even look at her. His cold gaze fell on Li Xiang’er and Wang Baona.
“I told you to let her go. Are you two deaf?”
Li Xiang’er and Wang Baona’s faces immediately turned pale, and they hurriedly released Shen Wanqing’s arms.
Shen Wanqing immediately rubbed her aching arms and lowered her head.
She was very flustered.
She knew very well that she still hated Huo Sicheng, but now that he had suddenly appeared and helped her, she was still somewhat moved.
However, she quickly began to suspect him.
His timing was simply too coincidental.
Moreover, he loved playing tricks on people.
So it was very possible that he had arranged for Lin Qiao and the others to bully her first, then appeared afterward to play the hero rescuing the beauty. He might even bring up getting back together afterward.
The thought that this might actually be the truth sent a chill through Shen Wanqing’s entire body.
It seemed that Huo Sicheng had become even more ruthless after five years. The game he wanted to play was even more vicious.
She had to be more careful.
Seeing that Shen Wanqing had been released, Huo Sicheng handed several tickets to the two security guards and said with a sinister smile, “These are the tickets for me, my girlfriend, and my bodyguards. Do you need to check them?”
The two security guards glanced at the tickets and saw that they were genuine and that there were enough of them. They hurriedly said, “No need, no need.”
Huo Sicheng sneered and tossed the tickets to the bodyguard behind him. Then he demanded, “You wrongly accused my girlfriend. Now, immediately apologize to her.”
The two security guards hurriedly looked at Shen Wanqing.
“Sorry, sorry, Miss. We didn’t mean to.”
Huo Sicheng then looked ominously at Lin Qiao, Li Xiang’er, and Wang Baona.
“Are you three deaf too?”
Lin Qiao immediately put on a pitiful expression.
“Brother Sicheng, didn’t you and Shen Wanqing break up five years ago? When did she become your girlfriend again? And I didn’t bully her. I’m not apologizing.”
Huo Sicheng’s tone became impatient.
“What does my business have to do with you? I told you to apologize, so hurry up. Otherwise, I’ll have your parents come here and discipline you themselves!”
Lin Qiao thought of her terrifying parents and became frightened. Reluctantly, she looked at Shen Wanqing.
“I’m sorry, sob…”
After saying that, she ran away crying.
Seeing this, Li Xiang’er and Wang Baona hurriedly said, “Sorry, sorry.”
Then they also tried to leave with Lin Qiao.
However, they were quickly stopped by Huo Sicheng’s bodyguards.
Facing their confused expressions, Huo Sicheng’s bodyguards coldly informed them, “You bullied Miss Shen just now. Our young master will have a lawyer file a lawsuit against you. An apology isn’t enough. We’ll arrange for people to take you to the police station.”
As soon as Li Xiang’er and Wang Baona heard this, they were so frightened that they fainted. Huo Sicheng’s bodyguards then dragged them out of the gallery.
Huo Sicheng walked over to Shen Wanqing.
He was 190 centimeters tall, and he looked even taller with his shoes on. Standing in front of her, he made the 163-centimeter-tall Shen Wanqing look especially petite.
He lowered his head and looked at her. Seeing that she kept her head lowered, he became a little eager.
“Shen Wanqing, I just saved you.”