"Hello, Mr. Lin, the banquet downstairs has already started. May I ask when you’ll be coming down?"
"Alright, I’ll be right down!"
Xiaojin received the call and hurried to Ye Ning’s room to get her.
Ye Ning had actually gone to bed late as well. When she first got into bed, she tossed and turned for a long while because she was upset, and didn’t fall asleep until it was almost time for the banquet, dozing off only briefly.
When she heard that the banquet had already begun, she sat up from the bed, "Where’s Brother Lin?"
"He went out to handle some matters. He asked us to go ahead first," Xiaojin replied as she saw Ye Ning getting up in a daze, and brought over the cocktail dress that had been delivered not long ago.
The banquet downstairs was not just any ordinary banquet. If she dressed too simply, it would seem a bit shabby.
Ye Ning understood this as well, so she got out of bed and went to the bathroom to get ready.
Fifteen minutes later, the two of them finally left the room...
"Xiaojin, Brother Lin hasn’t returned yet. Wouldn’t it be awkward for us to go over ?"
"No, don’t you remember this morning when we came back? It was the manager of the event who brought me in. He has already seen us," Xiaojin didn’t mention the organizer’s mistake about her identity but simply explained and led her downstairs.
Ye Ning, after hearing this, felt her heart, which was jumping all over the place, finally settle down.
It was indeed her first time attending such a grand event; it was natural for her to be a bit nervous.
As they descended the stairs and arrived at the banquet hall mentioned over the phone, they realized that the luxurious and brightly lit grand hall was already filled with people, most of whom had arrived. The men were dressed in sharp and tidy suits, and the women had adorned themselves in various elegant and noble attires, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a high-society party buzzing with excitement.
"Miss An, let’s go over there. The manager is there," Xiaojin, who stood by her side, quickly directed her toward the guest check-in upon seeing the convivial scene in the banquet hall.
Ye Ning nodded and proceeded...
Afterward, the manager greeted them warmly, "Ah, Mr. Jin and Mrs. Lin have arrived. Please, this way!"
He was actually speaking Japanese.
Ye Ning frowned slightly, somewhat unable to understand, but seeing how warm his attitude was, she politely nodded her head in response.
However, the surrounding guests, upon hearing the manager address her as Mrs. Lin, immediately turned their gazes toward her.
Was she the wife of the sole judge invited from the Chinese side to this event? She had come as well?
Suddenly, many eyes were fixated on her.
Ye Ning felt somewhat uncomfortable. Being a person who didn’t like high-profile attention, she definitely couldn’t handle the scrutiny of so many pairs of eyes suddenly focused on her.
So she pulled Xiaojin over and asked, "Xiaojin, what’s going on here? Why is everyone staring at me?"
Xiaojin hadn’t expected that the manager would still be calling her Mrs. Lin upon their arrival. A bit panicked and confused, she was just about to explain when a guest came over with a wine glass in hand, "So you are Mrs. Lin. It’s a pleasure to meet you."
This guest wasn’t Japanese; he spoke in fluent English.
Upon hearing this, Ye Ning was completely baffled!
What’s going on? Since when had she become Mrs. Lin? What exactly was happening?