Just as Wen Yan was thinking about how to phrase her words, Wen Yiheng's disdainful voice rang out again. "Si Moyan, Wen Yan is just a woman with long hair and short sight. Why are you messing around with her? Did your IQ drop after getting together with her?"
The lines of Si Moyan's handsome face tightened, his dark eyes sweeping sharply toward Wen Yiheng. "Is it your place to speak on such an occasion?"
Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Lu, and Mrs. Sun all shot a synchronized glance at Wen Yiheng.
The warning in their eyes was self-evident.
"Lucy, if you don't want me to have the security guards escort your boyfriend out, tell him to shut up," Mrs. Tang said with a cold face.
Lucy nearly ground her back teeth to dust.
In the past, whenever the wealthy ladies of Hong Kong circles organized a gathering, she was always the most popular one.
But now, that person had unexpectedly become Wen Yan.
The way Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Lu, and Mrs. Sun looked at Wen Yan was like looking at their own child, full of fondness and gratification.
Did Wen Yan cast some sort of mass hex on them?
And Si Moyan, who famously kept his distance from women and was known for his cold indifference, was gentle, considerate, doting, and romantic only in front of Wen Yan.
Lucy had never felt such envy and jealousy toward another woman in her life.
She gripped Wen Yiheng's hand tightly and lowered her voice. "You don't need to rush to say anything. If Wen Yan makes a fool of herself, that's her own business."
Mrs. Wan, capable of running a massive enterprise like Wanye Bank, was naturally no ordinary person.
She couldn't be easily deceived by Wen Yan.
Wasn't Wen Yan just bringing humiliation upon herself by trying to read her fortune?
Wen Yiheng absolutely loathed Wen Yan's penchant for showing off. She clearly had no real skills, yet she loved to act pretentious.
He had no idea how Mrs. Tang and the others had been bewitched by her.
However, since Wen Yan had run into a tough opponent like Mrs. Wan today, she would probably get a harsh reality check very soon!
If Wen Yan was publicly humiliated, the Si family would likely suffer the consequences too!
He had said long ago that Wen Yan was a jinx, and anyone who got close to her would run into bad luck.
Seeing that Wen Yan hadn't spoken for a long while, Mrs. Wan curled her exquisitely made-up lips into a mocking sneer. "If your reading is inaccurate, stay far away from Tang Jing from now on, and don't ever appear in Hong Kong again."
Faced with Mrs. Wan's overbearing attitude and threats, Wen Yan maintained a faint, almost imperceptible smile on her bright and charming little face. "Whatever Mrs. Wan says goes."
Wen Yan handed Sun Xiyao, whom she was holding in her arms, over to Mrs. Sun, and then whispered a few words into Mrs. Sun's ear.
Mrs. Sun immediately had someone take Sun Xiyao and the other children present away.
Sun Xiyao furrowed her little brows and shook her head in dissatisfaction. "I still want to whisper secrets to the pretty lady."
Mrs. Sun patted Sun Xiyao's head and softly coaxed her, "Go play in the amusement area with the other kids first. The pretty lady is going to say some things later that children shouldn't hear."
Sun Xiyao pouted her little mouth. Although she didn't quite understand, she still left with the other children.
Mrs. Wan leaned back in her chair with arrogant leisure, arms crossed over her chest, looking down at Wen Yan diagonally across from her with the condescending posture of a superior.
Her eyes and expression were filled with extreme disdain and contempt.
She had seen plenty of charlatans before, but she had never seen one who dared to put on airs right in front of her.
"What, haven't figured it out yet?"
Wen Yan's red lips curled up slightly in a half-smile. "Are you sure you want me to say it in front of all these people, Mrs. Wan?"
Mrs. Wan scoffed coldly. "What, you thought about it for half a day just to come up with that sentence? If you can't say it, get out of here right now, and never come back to Hong Kong!"
Wen Yan shrugged her shoulders, the corners of her eyes lifting slightly. "Alright, since Mrs. Wan is asking me to say it publicly, I'll say it."
After a moment's pause, Wen Yan said, "Mrs. Wan, you are about to lose all your reputation and face imprisonment."
As soon as Wen Yan spoke, an eerie silence instantly fell over the room.
Everyone's eyes immediately locked onto Wen Yan.
After an unknown amount of time, Mrs. Wan was the first to burst into laughter. "Tang Jing, is this your so-called beautiful master?"
This time, Mrs. Tang did not immediately refute Mrs. Wan.
She looked at Wen Yan with slightly furrowed brows.
She felt a bit doubtful and anxious in her heart.
If Wen Yan was just talking nonsense and completely offended Mrs. Wan, she was afraid even she wouldn't be able to protect her.
With Mrs. Wan's current assets, she could very well drive the Si family into bankruptcy.
"Little Yan, you'd better stop talking. I'll smooth things over, and you and Mr. Si should head back to the hotel for tonight," Mrs. Tang whispered.
Si Moyan's dark eyes were deep and profound, his voice cold and stern. "Mrs. Tang, my wife does not speak nonsense."
Mrs. Tang shook her head. "With Mrs. Wan's current power and wealth, it's absolutely impossible for her to lose her reputation and face imprisonment. Little Yan went a bit too far with her words."
Among everyone present, except for Si Moyan who believed Wen Yan wouldn't speak baselessly, no one else believed it.
The other socialites and wealthy ladies, who had initially held some favorable impressions of Wen Yan due to the introductions by Mrs. Tang, Mrs. Lu, and Mrs. Sun, now felt an aversion toward her.
Who directly curses someone to face immediate ruin and imprisonment?
Even if Mrs. Wan had a bad attitude and targeted her for no reason, she shouldn't curse people like that.
Furthermore, she was just an ordinary nobody.
While Mrs. Wan was a female tycoon listed on the Forbes rankings.
By talking so recklessly, she was also planting hidden dangers for her husband's family.
Wen Yiheng and Lucy were practically blooming with joy inside.
Neither of them expected Wen Yan to literally dig her own grave like this.
"There really is a reason why your sister is disliked by your family."
Wen Yiheng nodded.
Who could say otherwise?
Smart people knew how to pursue advantages and avoid harm. When facing someone with a higher status and position, one should know how to avoid their sharp edge and flatter them.
Not only did Wen Yan fail to flatter her, but she also directly cursed her.
Rich people hated being cursed the most.
Si Moyan was still mindlessly protecting Wen Yan. It looked like the Si family was about to be driven to bankruptcy by her!
Faced with the doubtful, disdainful, disappointed, and angry gazes of the people around her, Wen Yan showed no signs of panic or helplessness. A faint smile remained constantly on her lips.
"I have to admit, your sister has pretty good psychological fortitude," Lucy shook her head, looking speechless.
Si Moyan crouched beside Wen Yan, his large, slender hand tightly grasping her delicate little hand. "Since Mrs. Wan asked you to read her fortune, just say whatever you want to say boldly. If anything goes wrong, your husband will carry the burden for you."
Wen Yan glanced at Si Moyan.
Everyone else disbelieved her words; only he did.
"Hubby, I've realized you're also hopelessly love-struck."
Si Moyan remained noncommittal.
Mrs. Wan took out her phone, her sharp eyes glaring at Wen Yan. "Do you believe that with one phone call right now, I can bankrupt your husband's family—"
Wen Yan sighed. "Why get angry, Mrs. Wan? Didn't you ask me to do the reading?"
"I asked you to read my fortune, yet you had the audacity to curse me. Do you think I'll let you off easily?" It was already a sign of her good temper that she didn't step forward and slap her twice directly.
Wen Yan raised her index finger and wagged it. "Don't rush, I'm not finished speaking yet!"
