“Huo Ersi, may I be your companion?” Rong Dai asked.
“Together, we can do justice to this field,” Huo Ersi replied.
No sooner had Rong Dai’s words fallen than Mei Li’s voice rang out.
“Why her?”
Song Xuechun frowned in displeasure and grumbled under her breath.
Rong Dai said nothing, merely raising her eyes to look indifferently at Mei Li as she approached them.
Mei Li had typical Western features, especially her eyes, as blue as sapphires, very charming.
The undisguised arrogance on her face, the contemptuous glance she shot Rong Dai, mixed with a hint of viciousness, instantly destroyed the beauty imparted by her eyes.
“Is she poisonous? When did we ever offend her?”
Seeing such a look from her, Song Xuechun was immediately displeased.
Rong Dai’s eyes were deep as she glanced at Huo Ersi and said softly, “She likes Huo Ersi.”
“Then she really is sick! You're already married, why make trouble for you?”
Song Xuechun's thought processes were a bit slower, and she still didn't understand the implication of Rong Dai's words.
Rong Dai pressed her lips together and said nothing. Huo Ersi's behavior today had been very strange.
While it was true he had been rude, it was a genuine rudeness.
But when examined closely, it didn't seem too over the top.
She could only say that Huo Ersi had grasped the perfect balance, leaving her unable to refuse yet unable to pick out any flaws.
But these actions, seen through the eyes of Mei Li, who liked him, were like a thorn, giving her every reason to target Rong Dai.
Although Huo Ersi hadn't heard their conversation, when he saw Mei Li approach, his eyes chilled slightly.
“I've already invited Mrs. Huo. There are many fine young gentlemen here today, Miss Mei Li can choose someone else.”
Huo Ersi rejected her without hesitation, maintaining a certain distance from Mei Li.
The smile didn't leave Mei Li's face, and although her gaze was smiling, it radiated an icy coldness as she looked over at Rong Dai.
“So this is Mrs. Huo? She really is a gorgeous beauty.”
Song Xuechun didn't understand, so Rong Dai quietly translated for her by her side.
“This woman is so hypocritical! She was just blocking our way earlier!”
Rong Dai looked at Mei Li with a faint smile, eyes glancing at Huo Ersi. She was starting to understand why Huo Ersi had acted so strangely today.
“But as far as I know, intense sports requiring technique aren't something Oriental women are good at.”
“Mr. Huo is exceptionally skilled at polo, I don't think Mrs. Huo wants to embarrass Mr. Huo, right?”
Mei Li's words took a sudden turn, directly putting the choice before Rong Dai.
Hearing Mei Li's words, the noble ladies and madams present couldn't help but change color slightly, but no one dared to interject.
If it had been up to them, perhaps they would have “tactfully” descended the steps.
However, being coerced was not Rong Dai's style.
She looked at Mei Li with a confident, charming smile.
“Mr. Huo, are you afraid? I really might drag you down!”
“But I'll do my best not to embarrass you.”
Her voice was clear and ethereal, very pleasing to the ear.
Huo Ersi smiled back at her, a warm and gentlemanly smile. “Of course not, today is just for fun.”
Mei Li's complexion instantly turned gloomy, her gaze fixed malevolently on Rong Dai, her voice extremely cold and full of menace. “So, Mrs. Huo, you're rejecting my request?”
Rong Dai sneered inwardly. You look down on me arrogantly, should I really give you face?
She put on a surprised look. “Request? Just now...was Miss Mei Li making a request of me?”
Having said that, she didn't wait for Mei Li's ugly expression before looking slightly remorseful. “Then it must be differences in how we Easterners and Westerners express ourselves that led me to misunderstand Miss Mei Li's meaning.”
“I thought Miss Mei Li was kindly reminding me, but thank you. Still, I'd like to experience it myself.”
Her smiling face was so sincere that no trace of deliberate intent could be found.
