The audience watched as she rose to her feet. The camera focused on her as she brushed back her hair and straightened her clothes. Her actions were graceful and pleasing to the eye. She then slightly lifted her chin and her eyes held a defiant look.
Although her face couldnât be seen clearly, her almond-shaped eyes were charming yet piercing with a cold edge. Her gaze was icy and noble, but her composure was unshakeable.
The male hostâs face twisted with unease, but he knew the people at this event were all high society. He couldnât afford to offend anyone. So he bided his patience and repeated, âWould the lady in red please come on stage to participate in the event.â
Lu Weixi remained motionless, drawing some jeering from the audience. At the venue, nothing too harsh was said. Everyone was conscious of maintaining decorum. However, online, she was being deluged with criticism. People accused her of being pretentious, snobbish, uncharitable, and uncooperative. Some comments were particularly nasty, with people flooding the message boards with things like âmistresses deserve to dieâ. After all, if Qin Zhiyou was married, and Lu Weixi clearly wasnât his wife, then she must be the mistress. And mistresses deserve to be cursed!
A staff member went to hand Lu Weixi a microphone but she refused to accept it. The situation was rapidly becoming a live broadcast disaster and the director was growing frantic. If he had known things would turn out this way, he wouldnât have let the camera focus on her. He had picked a fight with the wrong person!
The chatter from the audience grew louder. Qin Zhiyou didnât seem to care, but his sidekick Qin Zhigu whispered to him, âThis isnât worth it, play along and let it pass.â
Just as Qin Zhiyou was about to grab the microphone, a fair, slender hand reached out and took it. It was Lu Weixi!
With everyoneâs eyes on her, she calmly raised the microphone: âI can donate without going up there, right?â
Her normally clear voice now sounding muffled from behind her mask. The host nodded numbly.
Lu Weixi nodded confidently, âOkay, then Iâll donate two hundred thousand.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The audience:ââ¦â
The three exes on stage:
The internet comments:â!!!â â666â
âDamn, money is power! Miss, I want to hold on to your coattails!â
âSheâs donating two hundred thousand just like that, can you donate to me too? Iâm poor!â
Of course, some were still unsatisfied: âTwo hundred thousand for them is just the price of a Hermes bag, is it really a lot of money? It should be at least two million!â
Clearly, the host hadnât expected this. Stammering, he said, âWell, the minimum for not going on stage is two hundred thousand.â
âThree hundred thousand.â
Lu Weixi casually raised the bid by another hundred thousand, not planning on letting Qin Zhiyou pay. This was her way of doing charity and it would ease her motherâs spirit as well. Working on Siyiâs project had earned her millions in design fees. She wasnât short of a little cash.
The host had nothing more to say. Pushing further would make the whole thing seem like a haggling match at a vegetable market. Bidding wars werenât particularly popular.
Anyway, the audience at the venue and the online spectators who didnât know her identity now thought of her as a rich kid.
A stark silence fell over the venue as all dissent was silenced by her huge donation. There were several other activities and auctions afterward, but nothing could shift the spotlight from Lu Weixiâs donation of three hundred thousand.
But things did not end there. On the following Monday, Liu Yiyi showed up at Luluâs place.
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