hall
Ren Xingyan stood at the door and broke away from Du Jianzhou's hand on his waist.
Du Jianzhou was suddenly startled, his lowered eyelids filled with confusion.
The voice was soft and inaudible: "What's wrong?"
Before Ren Xingyan had time to reply, Lu Lianxin was already standing in front of them.
The woman is wearing a navy green Chinese cheongsam with exquisite makeup.
The smile on his cheeks stopped abruptly when he saw the person standing in front of him.
She couldn't say anything in front of the distinguished guest, and her frown immediately returned to normal.
"Jian Zhou, Miss Tang, the daughter of Binhai Bank, is here."
Jing Yuhe, who was standing next to Lu Lianxin, had disgust on his brows.
Originally, one person was enough to add to the congestion, but now another Miss Tang came.
Du Jianzhou was about to get angry when Ren Xingyan gently pulled off a corner of his suit.
Lu Lianxin noticed their little ambiguous moves.
"Jian Zhou, the people here today are all famous people in Beijing, and there are so many reporters outside. Are you sure you want to ignore your mother and my face?"
After receiving such a warning from her, Du Jianzhou had to take face into account no matter how reluctant he was.
"It's okay, you can go ahead. I'll go find my cousin later."
Ren Xingyan comforted him with a smile.
"I'll be back soon."
Du Jianzhou nodded, then strode away temporarily.
"Miss Ren, don't you want your job?"
After Du Jianzhou left, Lu Lianxin didn't even want to manage her expression.
Ren Xingyan's body trembled, and a flash of panic flashed in his eyes.
"Mrs. Du, why do you need to embarrass us juniors?"
A cold female voice came from the distance, and she and Jing Yuhe looked in the direction of the voice.
The woman has completely broken away from the timidity she had five years ago, and exudes confidence.
The highly revealing dress accentuates her powerful temperament.
Zhuli quickened her pace and walked to Ren Xingyan, with a slightly perfunctory smile on her lips.
"Happy birthday, Mrs. Du."
"It's not a good time to get angry today."
The words were clearly meant to persuade her, but she sensed the irony.
She snorted disdainfully, "How did you guys get in, where are the security guards?"
"Drive them away..."
Lu Lianxin's voice was low because it was difficult to vent her anger due to the presence of guests.
He only met those dark eyes halfway through his words.
The man stood tall and elegant, wearing a crisp suit. He stood behind Zhuli at some point.
"Who does Mrs. Du want to drive away?"
After finishing speaking, he put his hand on Zhuli's slender waist.
In this case, anyone who is not a fool can guess what their relationship is.
Du Zhuo, who was not far away, was holding a wine glass. Seeing this situation, he had to smile and said, "The visitor is a guest. Let's go. Huaizhi will take your wife and toast to Uncle Du."
"His wife?"
Lu Lianxin's eyes were dark and there was indescribable embarrassment on her face.
After she made such a fuss, the hall that was bustling with people just now fell silent.
Fortunately, only those who have received invitations can enter here, which can be regarded as well isolated from media reporters.
Lu Lianxin did not have a happy birthday. After completing the necessary procedures, the guests left early.
Lobby
Lu Lianxin sat on the single sofa with a straight face.
The rest of the juniors stood in front of the elders.
"Uncle Du, we won't disturb your housework. I'll take my wife and Youyou away first."
Jing Huaizhi opened his red lips lightly, smiling as he planned to say goodbye.
As soon as he finished speaking, his white fingertips gently pinched the corner of his clothes.
Zhuli lowered her back and got a little closer.
"Can Xingyan come with us?"
"I'm afraid it won't work."
The man saw his embarrassment and deliberately refused.
She thought for a long time and continued to approach: "Then I want to stay with her."
"Xingyan is afraid of offending her, but I'm not afraid."
The whispering sounds made Lu Lian very unhappy.
She slammed the tea cup onto the marble countertop, her raised eyes showing a cold light.
"Miss Zhu, if the elder doesn't speak, can the younger one speak?"
"She is indeed a wild girl with no rules."
Even so, Lu Lianxin still felt that it was not enough.
He even had to walk up to her and continue preaching.
"Don't think that if you marry Huaizhi, I will treat your cousin favorably."
"Mrs. Du."
Jing Huaizhi raised his eyes, a hint of coldness flashed in them.
Lu Lianxin heard the sound and turned her head to look at him.
"My mother didn't say anything."
The smile in his eyes had an unknown meaning, and he was obviously dissatisfied with what she had just said.
"What do you know, I am..."
"Uncle Du, let's go first."
It was obvious that Jing Huaizhi's face was so dark that he could drip ink.
He didn't care whether Zhuli wanted to follow him or not, he lowered his head and intertwined his fingers with hers, leading her out the door.
Before leaving, Zhuli was afraid that something might happen if Ren Xingyan was left alone here, so she took Ren Xingyan's hand the moment she pulled away from the ground.
The look of the three of them walking out side by side was very funny.
Du Jianzhou raised his proud head, pursed his lips, and tried his best to hold back his laughter.
Jingle Bell
A burst of cell phone ringing broke the silence.
Zhuli let go of Ren Xingyan's hand and went to get her cell phone from her bag.
"Mr. Li, it's bad, Teacher Duan's love affair has been exposed."
As soon as she pressed the answer button, Xiaotong's anxious tone came from the phone.
Zhuli took a deep breath, helplessness evident on her delicate brows.
"What's going on now?"
"The trending search exploded."
Xiaotong answered tremblingly.
She patted her chest and forced a bitter smile on her lips.
"Okay, I understand. I'll book a flight back now."
Before the phone was hung up, the man's dangerous eyes shot towards him.
"Why don't you leave?"
After hanging up the phone, Zhuli raised his head and asked in confusion.
Jing Huaizhi's lowered eyelashes couldn't hide his sense of loss. He closed his eyes: "So everything you said before was a lie to me, right?"
"Actually, you don't like me at all. You just said that to comfort me, right?"
Yes, he heard her confession that day.
He spoke slowly, and the corners of his eyes began to turn red.
Not to mention how embarrassed Ren Xingyan was standing behind them at the moment.
"Cousin, I'm leaving first."
She lifted up her skirt and ran away without looking back.
"No, I didn't lie to you."
"What I said is true. I really like you."
“Love every minute and every second I spend with you.”
Zhuli was about to cry but had no tears. She felt that she had picked up the wrong script.
Jing Huaizhi chose not to listen to his sweet words and laughed to himself:
"Thankfully, I still want to tell you the secret that has been in my heart for many years."
"Is this how you treat me?"
After saying that, she was left with a decisive figure from behind.
Zhuli's eyes were dull, and there was a mist in front of his eyes.
What did she say wrong?
"Hey, Xiaotong, I won't go back now. Please tell me the whole story clearly."
It wasn't until she couldn't see the tall figure of the man that she hurriedly took out her mobile phone to deal with work matters.
