Looking at Chen Yi, who stood beside Pei Wenping with an "we're quite familiar" attitude, the man hesitated, "This is..."
"I'm her ex-husband."
The man paused for an instant, then politely reached out to shake hands with Chen Yi, "Pleased to meet you; how may I address you?"
"Chen Yi."
While shaking hands, Chen Yi intentionally or unintentionally stepped forward half a step, his tall posture just managed to block Pei Wenping.
"May I ask where Mr. Chen works?"
"It's nothing impressive; I work in the film and television industry, and in my free time I write scripts and articles to supplement the family income."
"I had no idea Mr. Chen was such a talented man."
"Too kind, too kind..."
The two men thus struck up a lively conversation, while Pei Wenping, blocked behind Chen Yi, seemed superfluous.
Though everyone at today's cocktail party was there with the purpose of finding a partner, it did not prevent them from taking the opportunity to expand their social circles.