Lin Xingwan, dressed in a champagne-colored dress, gracefully walked towards the center of the hall.
The gentle breeze stirred the hem of her skirt, accentuating her elegant figure.
Coupled with her exquisite face, she was so beautiful that even a strand of her hair exuded charm.
Cold, elegant, and noble, yet she captured everyone's attention.
Not only were Liu Xinxin and Lin Shirou, two women, stunned, but even Gu Shaoting, standing beside Lin Shirou, was mesmerized.
In his memory, this woman had always worn work clothes in black, white, and gray. Even though Gu Shaoting knew Lin Xingwan had a good figure, seeing her every day could lead to aesthetic fatigue.
But the Lin Xingwan before him was incredibly beautiful, astonishing him.
Was this woman deliberately dressed up for him to see?
At the wedding banquet, other guests also began to whisper due to Lin Xingwan's appearance.
"Wow, it's Lin the Campus Belle! She's even more beautiful than in college. This dress makes her look like a big star, so beautiful. Why are there such beautiful girls in this world?"
"Her boyfriend is also very handsome. I always felt something was missing when Gu Shaoting was with her, but now I see it was a lack of presence. But her boyfriend is truly incredibly handsome."
"Hmph, you guys missed a good show. We just saw Lin the Campus Belle's boyfriend driving a Volkswagen race against a Porsche, completely outclassing it, and even setting off fireworks on the Porsche's roof."
"Holy crap... this guy is too awesome!"
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"Darling, long time no see, I've missed you terribly." Liu Xinxin, feigning happiness, walked up to Lin Xingwan and gave her a warm hug.
In the eyes of others, the two were clearly best friends.
"Congratulations on your wedding." Lin Xingwan quickly pushed Liu Xinxin away, and Zhou Jinbai, standing beside her, handed Liu Xinxin a gift wrapped in a white paper box.
"Congratulations on your wedding. This is a wedding gift from Xingwan and me," Zhou Jinbai said in a cold tone.
Liu Xinxin couldn't help but look at this man a few more times. He looked handsome from afar, but up close, he was even more strikingly handsome, outshining her husband Sheng Yuanbai by several streets!
"Thank you." Liu Xinxin didn't know what was inside the box, but her mind was racing with calculations. She said jokingly, "Xingwan, you and Shirou are truly sisters, even wearing the same clothes. Did you plan this beforehand? You're stealing the spotlight from me, the bride."
If Liu Xinxin hadn't mentioned it, Lin Xingwan wouldn't have realized she was wearing the exact same outfit as Lin Shirou.
"My sister has always liked my style since childhood and often wears the same clothes and uses the same things as me. It's normal, after all, we are sisters," Lin Shirou said gently. But to others, it immediately sounded like Lin Xingwan was just a follower, merely imitating Lin Shirou.
Lin Xingwan was amused to the point of anger. What a perfectly blooming white lotus, acting both ways.
Since childhood, it had always been Lin Shirou who copied her. Whatever clothes she had, whatever shoes she wore, this woman had to have them.
Even Lin Xingwan's hairstyles, Lin Shirou would imitate.
Imitating was one thing, but Lin Shirou would also tell others that Lin Xingwan was copying her.
She ignored the dog, and it still bit her; this felt truly suffocating.
"Even if you wear the same as Shirou, you'll never learn her gentleness and sensibility. Lin Xingwan, this only makes you look like a clumsy imitation," Gu Shaoting said mockingly. "It's one thing to embarrass yourself in private, but I never expected you to be so ostentatious at such a grand wedding banquet, wearing a knock-off and associating with questionable men. Your values have clearly become twisted."
Gu Shaoting's words conveyed his disappointment in Lin Xingwan and his disdain for Zhou Jinbai.
If this woman were still his fiancée, would she have fallen to wearing knock-offs?
"With such a venomous tongue, does your woman have kidney failure? I don't understand how a rope can get tangled, but your tongue can't," Zhou Jinbai's words, as soon as he spoke, directly attacked Gu Shaoting and Lin Shirou. Yet, he maintained a calm demeanor, infuriating Gu Shaoting and Lin Shirou, their faces turning sour.
"How can you speak so rudely?" Lin Shirou's eyes welled up with tears, looking as if she were about to cry.
"I'll give you the same attitude you give me. If you think my words are rude, then I'm deliberately trying to embarrass you. Tell your dog to bark less; I always feel it's foolish to argue with a dog."
Zhou Jinbai gave Lin Shirou no quarter. Nowadays, everything else was increasing in price, but people's character was becoming increasingly cheap.
Lin Xingwan looked at the man beside her, effortlessly sparring with Gu Shaoting and Lin Shirou. Her previously indignant mood was dispelled by amusement.
Good heavens, where did this man learn his skills in arguing?
Seeing the pathetic looks on the faces of that scumbag and that bitch, Lin Xingwan felt incredibly satisfied.
Lin Shirou lowered her head, wiping away her tears.
Liu Xinxin couldn't stand it. "Xingwan, your boyfriend is going too far! How can he talk about your sister like that? You're really turning your back on your own family!"
"This is the first time I've seen a woman wearing a knock-off act so arrogant, bullying the original owner like this."
"I remember the brand DT pays great attention to designers' rights. Last time, an influencer wore a counterfeit DT item and was fined over ten million."
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The surrounding people whispered amongst themselves, and for a moment, Lin Xingwan and Zhou Jinbai became the target of public criticism.
"In this day and age, it's the first time I've seen someone who can distinguish authenticity just by looking. If you can wear DT clothes, why can't I?"
Lin Xingwan's pretty face was icy. She had to retract her idea that Lin Shirou was useless; at least in the art of causing trouble, this person had reached a state of perfection.
Lin Shirou cried, "Of course, Sister can wear it. Don't say any more about Sister. Sister is wearing the genuine one, and I'm wearing the fake."
Gu Shaoting protectively hugged Lin Shirou. "Rourou, you are so kind and considerate of others, but ungrateful people will never be thankful and will even slander you."
Lin Xingwan was disgusted by Gu Shaoting's words. She was certain that when Gu Shaoting's mother gave birth to him, she must have thrown him away and raised the placenta instead.
A kind-hearted person stepped forward to explain, "For the DT brand, each style is made in only ten colorways, with only one piece per colorway. The dresses you two are wearing are unique, and the price is eighty thousand."
Lin Xingwan suddenly realized why Gu Shaoting was spewing such nonsense. It all made sense!
A dress worth eighty thousand yuan. She remembered Zhou Jinbai saying it was only a few hundred yuan.
Could it be that what she was wearing was indeed a counterfeit?
Lin Xingwan's gaze fell on Zhou Jinbai, and she happened to see his resolute profile.
Very handsome, exuding a sense of security.
His demeanor was neither arrogant nor impatient, his presence gentle yet filled with strength and authority.
This time, Lin Xingwan chose to believe him.
"Only eighty thousand? I thought it was eighty million. Do you think Lin Xingwan can't afford a dress worth eighty thousand yuan?" Lin Xingwan's gaze was fixed on Gu Shaoting. Her natural appearance was that of an ice queen, and when angry, she was even more unapproachable.
"Lin Xingwan, do you need all the evidence to point to you before you admit you're wearing a counterfeit? How can a woman have such a thick skin?" Gu Shaoting's expression was one of extreme disappointment, his tone filled with humiliation.
"Eat more pig brains. As the saying goes, what you eat nourishes you. Since you're so convinced that my Xingwan is wearing a counterfeit, I happen to have heard that the designer of DT lives in this hotel. Let's have him come down and take a look, and then it will be clear."
Whenever Gu Shaoting mocked Lin Xingwan, Zhou Jinbai would directly retort.
Gu Shaoting was choked with anger but, for the sake of his reputation, could not be as ill-mannered as Zhou Jinbai.
This was the true face of common folk, refusing to believe until they saw the coffin.
"Shaoting, let this matter pass. Don't make Sister too embarrassed. I shouldn't have worn this dress today; it's all my fault. Sister will definitely think I deliberately embarrassed her." Lin Shirou said, her voice filled with self-reproach, her demeanor flustered and helpless.
"You've already given her a chance, and she didn't take it!" A fierce glint flashed in Gu Shaoting's eyes. Since they were so eager to die, he would oblige. "Then let the designer from DT come down and take a look."