What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

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After Chen Xi and the others reacted, they exclaimed in succession, "We always knew you were beautiful, but we didn't expect you to be so..."

Qi Xin, seeing that she couldn't find the right word for a while, added, "So noble and elegant."

Huo Guining couldn't help but smile.

When she smiled, that sense of aloofness faded considerably.

"You're exaggerating," Huo Guining said. "This gown is for the opening ceremony. After that's over, we can go and have fun on our own."

Chen Xi didn't quite understand, but figured that wealthy families must have their own ways, so she didn't ask further.

The four girls, arm in arm, affectionately walked out of the room together.

Since Old Master Huo was hosting this birthday party, there were even more guests than usual.

After the opening ceremony, Huo Guining had to stay by Old Master Huo and Huo Xiaozheng's side, exchanging pleasantries with the guests.

When Old Master Huo finally gave the word to disperse, Huo Guining immediately returned to her room, changed into a soft, white off-the-shoulder sweater, and joined her classmates.

"Let's go play in the house behind us. There are no adults there," Huo Guining called out to everyone.

The group of young men and women flocked to the small villa behind the main hall.

The villa was decorated primarily in shades of purple, still luxurious.

Fan Xingzhou lagged behind the group. Seeing Huo Guining usher everyone into the hall, he called out to her.

Huo Guining turned back, somewhat puzzled: "What's wrong?"

The moonlight was gentle, and the light under the porch was dim. Huo Guining's face was clearly visible in the night.

Fan Xingzhou was silent for a moment before saying, "You look beautiful today."

Huo Guining replied matter-of-factly, "I know."

Fan Xingzhou looked up, again appearing as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

Huo Guining frowned: "Are you going to say it or not? If not, I'm going in. My classmates are waiting for me."

This isn't the best time, Fan Xingzhou thought.

He shook his head and repeated what he had said before: "There's nothing special between Zeng Zhilin and me."

Huo Guining couldn't help but be direct: "Fan Xingzhou, you like me, don't you?"

Fan Xingzhou's pupils shook, his heart felt as if it was being tightly gripped. He couldn't help but clench his fist, his eyes showing a glimmer of hope and joy.

"How did you know..."

Since Fan Xingzhou didn't deny it, Huo Guining adjusted her stance and first expressed her appreciation for Fan Xingzhou: "Thank you for liking me. I understand young people's admiration for beautiful things. You have good taste."

"But you might have misunderstood. Whether it's you or Zeng Zhilin, we're just classmates."

"I don't care about your relationship with Zeng Zhilin, and you don't need to be overly concerned about my feelings."

Huo Guining's words were calm with a touch of coldness.

Fan Xingzhou was stunned: "Then at the sports meet, why did you decide to participate just because of what I said?"