"Miss Bai!" I was surprised to find that the person behind me was Bai Lu.
She wore a black tube top dress, revealing a section of her snow-white neck, with a sapphire the size of a pigeon egg on her chest, giving her the air of a wealthy lady.
She handed the champagne to the waiter and asked me to sit down on the sofa nearby.
"Mr. Mo, I didn't expect to meet you here." Bai Lu put her hands between her thighs and leaned next to me.
I scratched my scalp and remembered what I said to her last time when I showed her palm, so I quickly apologized: "Miss Bai, I hope you don't mind when I showed you my palm last time..."
In fact, I also want to say that I can help you solve your problem.
But Bai Lu said quickly: "It doesn't matter, don't blame yourself." She stopped me from continuing, and instead asked me if I was hungry and if I wanted to eat or drink something. She was willing to help me get it.
But I sighed and said that I didn’t have much appetite for this banquet.
"Mr. Mo, are you okay? You look worried?"
Indeed, when I saw that banner, I kept frowning and was in a bad mood, so I said, "The person I am destined to be with is going to be with someone else."
"Ah, is it true?" Bai Lu looked around at the men and women at the banquet, trying to guess which girl it was.
"Is it the eldest lady at the banquet? The Dong family, the Wang family, or the Zhang family?" Bai Lu asked me, and I sighed again: "It has nothing to do with those eldest ladies."
"Who is that? Do you need me to help you? I'm very familiar with the girls at this banquet." Bai Lu grinned at me, her eyes turned into crescent moons. It was obvious that her heart of gossip was overflowing.
I pointed to the banner on the wall and said lightly: "It's Miss Tang Wanru who got engaged today."
Bai Lu was so frightened that she almost couldn't sit still. She quickly straightened her skirt and asked me stammeringly: "Mr. Mo... don't be joking."
But I said seriously: "I'm not joking, I'm thinking about whether to grab a kiss for a while."
Bai Lu touched my forehead with her hand and said with an embarrassed look, "I thought you had a fever and were talking nonsense."
"You don't know Tang Wanru, how come she is your destined person?"
I clenched my fists, feeling that Bai Lu must look down on me, thinking that I was a bad fortune teller and not worthy of a wealthy lady like them.
I asked with a cold face: "Then do you think Tang Wanru will like this engagement?"
Bai Lu sighed: "What do you like or dislike? Aren't the children of wealthy families the orders of their parents and the advice of matchmakers?"
I asked again: "So, you all like to be a puppet?"
Bai Lu was slightly startled, as if she was surprised, and kept looking at my face, while I said lightly: "Isn't that what I said?"
Bai Lu poked my head with her finger and said I was childish.
But I pushed her finger away and said coldly: "I don't call it naive, I call it daring to pursue love. I even thought about snatching the bride to prevent Tang Wanru from becoming a puppet."
"Love needs to be pursued. Even if Tang Wanru doesn't like me in the end, I have the courage to live my true self."
"So, Miss Bai, please respect my thoughts!"
Faced with such a rich girl, I absolutely cannot talk about her background, life experience, or relationships. I need a burst of brain output, courage, ego, personality, and sincerity before I can crush her on the topic.
I even put on a sincere look and looked at Bai Lu, making her look a little unnatural.
She stood up, lowered her head and whispered: "That...that, I hope Mr. Mo can keep your word."
She seemed to run away shyly.
I'm very confused, you are such a shy person!
Could it be that... I stared at the girl too seriously and thought I was flirting with her?
However, I am also thinking about how to prevent Tang Wanru from getting engaged, or that I don't need to stop her. I just need to get to know Tang Wanru and make her fall in love with me in the future.
After all, this is only a nominal engagement. It is not impossible for the Tang family to regret the marriage.
The Tang family is short of a son-in-law. After I find out the details of Sun Xingluo, as long as my value is higher than that of him.
Then, the future son-in-law of the Tang family will definitely be me.
At this moment, Li Hong twisted her waist and walked over with three friends, obviously wanting to introduce them to me.
"Brother Mo Shao, this is Jiang Chengru, the president of the Jinling Jewelry Association."
"This is Taoist Xuan Fengzi, the master of Chaotian Temple, and a good friend of President Jiang."
"This is Sister Hailin, a jewelry collector."
Jiang Chengru is not tall, only 1.65 meters tall. He has silver hair and no wrinkles on his face. He is wearing a yellow Hanfu and a jade Maitreya.
Taoist Xuan Fengzi, a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a blue robe, hugged me and I saluted him.
Sister Hai Linzi is older, probably in her seventies. The purple bracelet she is wearing is worth more than ten million.
I also briefly introduce myself, Mo Zhan, blind faction.
At this time, on the rostrum of the banquet, a host wearing a white suit and holding a microphone said: "Gentlemen and ladies, I would like to invite Mr. Tang Tianxiong to give us a speech."
A middle-aged man in a suit walked towards the podium.
He took the microphone and said: "Welcome everyone to witness the engagement of my daughter Tang Wanru and Sun Xingluo."
"I'm so happy too! I'm so happy to see my daughter."
"In addition, Sun Xingluo is an outstanding young talent who studied under Feng Shui master Hu Yu. He is also the 32nd generation inheritor of a family of color craftsmen."
"Now, let's invite the two newcomers to come up and say a few words."
Everyone clapped and smiled.
This so-called family of color craftsmen were the paper makers of those days.
I stared at the front desk and suddenly saw Bai Lu walking over. My eyes widened immediately. What... is going on?
Bai Lu held the microphone, looking like a lady, and greeted everyone cordially: "Hello everyone, I am Tang Wanru."
Standing next to her was a young man wearing a suit, with a slender figure and a handsome face, Sun Xingluo.
Just judging from his appearance, this kid has a sinister heart.
Because of his hooked nose, small lips, and a red mole at the corner of his eye, he is called a cuckoo face in physiognomy.
Oh my God!
Can such a person be a door-to-door son-in-law?
What kind of animal is a cuckoo bird? An idiom can express it: the dove occupies the magpie's nest.
The cuckoo bird cannot build its own nest, and then lets other birds lay eggs in the nest. When the cuckoo bird's chicks grow up, they will take the initiative to kill other chicks.
This is equivalent to recruiting a wolf cub for the Tang family.
The host was lively and angry on stage, asking Sun Xingluo if he would marry Tang Wanru in the future.
Sun Xingluo looked at Tang Wanru with excitement and said forcefully: "I do."
Then, the host asked Tang Wanru: "Are you willing to marry Sun Xingluo in the future?"
Tang Wanru opened her mouth but said nothing. Her eyes scanned the crowd, trying to find someone.
Finally, she saw me in the crowd.
At this moment, our eyes were facing each other, which made me feel ashamed and embarrassed. I wanted to find a crack in the ground and burrow down. Who would have thought that she was Tang Wanru!
I really spoke too much...
Tang Wanru's eyes flashed with a glimmer of expectation, and even more of a hope.
I can clearly feel a strong emotion. I hope I keep my word and come up with the bold words I said not long ago!
That means:
Didn’t you say you wanted to help me get rid of the puppet?
Didn’t you say that you want to tell me what courage is and what it means to live oneself?
Are you saying that I am the one you are destined for and you have the right to pursue me, even if we are not together in the end?
Then prove it to me!
Those short ten seconds of anticipation seemed like a century had passed.
In fact, I have never thought about how to stop this engagement ceremony.
Tang Wanru's eyes gradually dimmed. When her eyes turned red, I couldn't bear it anymore and shouted loudly: "I don't want to!"
At this moment, everyone's eyes fell on me.
That feeling is like a thorn in the back, like a lump in the throat! The people present, some who laughed at me, some who were surprised, some who were angry, or some who were thoughtful, were all waiting to see my performance.
