Tang Xi spent the past few days with Gu Zhiyi, visiting the surrounding fishing villages to conduct health check-ups for the elderly residents.
At the entrance of the village, a temporary tent was set up, where Tang Xi and Gu Zhiyi, wearing masks and white coats, checked the blood pressure of the elderly in line and inquired about their health conditions.
Two nurses accompanied Tang Xi and Gu Zhiyi, responsible for performing blood draws.
The people here were very hospitable, and the village had its own farmhouse entertainment business.
In the evening, Tang Xi and Gu Zhiyi had their meals there.
There were several villages nearby, and it took Tang Xi and Gu Zhiyi five days to finish their tasks.
On Saturday, Gu Zhiyi invited her to a banquet.
Tang Xi put on her qipao, and Gu Zhiyi drove for about 40 minutes.
The venue was on a private luxury yacht.
After presenting the invitation, the two of them boarded the deck.
Gu Zhiyi said, "Tonight’s event is a jewelry charity exchange party hosted by Miss Shangguan, you don’t need to be nervous, just stick with me. We’re just here to enjoy some food and drinks, no need to buy anything. Shangguan Nanxian and the Lu Family are on good terms; this invitation was given to me by Old Master Lu. Originally, he wanted me and Lu Shili to come together, but Lu Shili is probably in the hospital by Lu Qiqi’s side. It’s boring for me to come alone..."
Gu Zhiyi’s voice was light and emotionless, with a smirk at the corners of her lips that seemed mocking and indifferent.
Even when mentioning Lu Shili staying by Lu Qiqi’s side, her eyes were devoid of emotion, as if it were as mundane as saying ’I had a cup of coffee this afternoon’.
But Tang Xi knew that no one would be indifferent to their husband having another woman outside.
No one would be unconcerned.
It was just that their hearts had become numb.
Knowing that it couldn’t be changed.
Today was a jewelry party, and it was required that all the attending ladies and Young Masters should wear qipao and Zhongshan suits, respectively.
Guests were coming and going, with the fragrance of perfume and the shadow of hair buns everywhere.
Gu Zhiyi and Tang Xi made their way to a nearby rest area, where Gu Zhiyi took a sip of her drink, "We’ll just have some food here, keep out of those things. It’s all meaningless anyway. You must have attended such events often back in North City."
Tang Xi shook her head, "I rarely attended these with my ex-husband..."
She didn’t like such bustling and glamorous places; she felt out of place here.
Fu Tingzhou would never take her to such events; they were a secret married couple.
Fu Tingzhou probably often took Su Mengshu to them.
"Oh my, isn’t this Mrs. Lu? Young Master Lu didn’t come? Are you here alone?" A gentle voice tinged with sharpness approached, and Tang Xi looked up to see a woman in a blue embroidered qipao with her long hair updo, walking towards her. The woman’s red lips were mocking, her intentions clearly unkind.
The woman looked at Tang Xi, "And who is this? I don’t believe I’ve seen you before."
Gu Zhiyi raised an eyebrow, too lazy to engage with her, "Who do you think you are, conducting a census? Does everyone in North Island know you? I brought my friend to join the party, two invitations for two people. Is there a problem with that?"
"That’s not what I meant, but after all, this is Sister Nanxian’s jewelry party. You can’t just casually bring a woman here, it really lowers the class of the event."
"What do you mean by that, He Mingyue?" Gu Zhiyi frowned, standing up to stand in front of Tang Xi. She had always had a bad relationship with He Mingyue; they never missed a chance to mock each other. He Mingyue fancied Lu Shili, but Lu Shili married her, and He Mingyue had always held a grudge against Gu Zhiyi, engaging frequently in verbal spats.
Gu Zhiyi had never taken such a jumping clown seriously.
But now, He Mingyue dared to speak so rudely about her friend, and Gu Zhiyi’s expression darkened. She was tall, at least half a head taller than He Mingyue, and now, she looked down at He Mingyue with a cold disdain, "The dress you’re wearing tonight, someone from last week’s wine tasting hosted by Young Master Su seemed to have worn it. Clearly, it’s not your size, your belly is even protruding. Have you now stooped to wearing such mass-market clothes? Has the He Family gone bankrupt?"
He Mingyue’s face turned red, almost hopping in anger.
"Nonsense, this is a new custom handmade piece from Brand M, I’m the first to wear it."
These high-society ladies cared most about such things, especially the exclusive treatment from luxury brands. Though the He Family was not a prominent household, they were still part of the tail end of North Island’s upper crust; He Mingyue was also close friends with Gao Youhan, and considered part of her clique.
North Island’s high society circles were currently led by Gao Youhan and Shangguan Nanxian.