Night falls quietly, a bright moon gradually takes on a clear outline, the evening breeze blows slowly, and the coolness is hard to ignore.
The high-end single-family villa has brightly lit courtyards, and handsome men and beautiful women can be seen everywhere.
Soothing music sounded in the magnificent hall, mixed with the noise of human voices and the crisp sound of clinking glasses.
At this time, a black Maybach slowly parked outside the gate, attracting everyone's attention.
In this wealthy circle, Maybach is a relatively common car model, but not many have unique license plates.
Someone in the back seat already guessed who was in the car before they even got out of the car.
"Is that the Lu family's car?"
"The abandoned woman's family?"
"Not to mention, Lu Qingye's wife looks really good when he marries her."
Following a few words from others, the door of the back seat of the Maybach was opened, and Meng Chuyuan was the first to get out of the car.
She wore a blue tube top evening dress tonight. The fabric was made of sequined cloth. This material was even more dazzling under the light. There was a thin shawl hanging on her body, and the waist skirt perfectly outlined the Her slender waist.
This glittering and translucent dress paired with a half-tied princess hair not only attracted the attention of the crowd, but the street lights and the evening breeze also focused on her.
She was mainly accompanying her mother-in-law to attend someone else's birthday party tonight. She had not originally planned to wear something so grand, but before going out, Mother Lu thought the white lace dress she was wearing was too plain and asked her to change into a new dress.
After Meng Chuyuan stood firm, he turned half sideways and reached out to get Lu's mother out of the car, regardless of other people's eyes.
Mother Lu's evening dress was gray in color, with a spliced skirt design that fit her waist, and the overall look was very layered. She held a black lychee leather bag in her hand, and stepped on black high heels, which made her look full of aura.
When others saw the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law getting out of the car, they taunted their friends and said, "Lin Youjuan would actually bring her daughter-in-law out?"
"I guess it's because my husband hasn't come back, so I can only keep my daughter-in-law company."
Because Lin Youjuan has the support of the Lin family behind her, even if she is a vase, everyone can only talk about her in private and secretly, and they dare not talk too much.
Lin Youjuan didn't like such gatherings with many people. If it weren't for the fact that the two families still had business relationships, she would have declined.
Fortunately, Meng Chuyuan was free and willing to accompany her on this trip.
Lin Youjuan took Meng Chuyuan into the courtyard. She didn't even need to show the invitation letter. She could just brush her face at the guard and get in.
When they walked in, a waiter came up quickly with drinks.
Meng Chuyuan chose a glass of champagne, then followed Mother Lu into the banquet hall, greeting everyone she met.
To be precise, when they walked in, they didn't even have to deliberately walk in front of others. Most of them took the initiative to come over to toast and chat.
Lin Youjuan would be more relaxed when meeting people she knew, and would take the initiative to introduce Meng Chuyuan's identity to her friends. For those she was unfamiliar with or had never seen before, she would just give them a few perfunctory words.
"Mrs. Lu, long time no see." The visitors were a couple, and they came over to clink glasses with Lin Youjuan.
She raised her wine glass and touched the other person's wine glass gently, smiled awkwardly but not impolitely, and responded: "Long time no see..."
In fact, she had no idea who the couple was. In order to cover up the embarrassment, Lin Youjuan did not dare to address each other during the whole process.
The man took a sip of red wine, his eyes slowly fell on Meng Chuyuan, and he said softly: "This must be President Xiao Lu's wife, right?"
"Hello." Meng Chuyuan nodded slightly and greeted the other party politely.
To show respect, the other party raised his glass and tilted it slightly, admiring him: "Xiao Lu is very good. I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with him."
Meng Chuyuan smiled and said generously: "Then you have to work hard."
The other party laughed at her divine reply, nodded lightly and said, "That's right."
There are many people who want to cooperate with the Lu family, and everyone's intention to cooperate is very strong, but they all know that they can't just agree because of someone else's goodwill.
Even though she and Lin Youjuan didn't know much about company operations, they knew not to cause any trouble to Lu Qingye and the others.
Meng Chuyuan has seen it tonight. No wonder Lu Qingye and his family don't like such occasions, because there are too many people who are attentive, and even if you say polite words, they will greet you with a smile.
After sending the couple away, Meng Chuyuan found a quieter corner to sit down, and even reserved a special place for Mother Lu.
The two of them were wearing high heels, and their feet were sore after standing for a while.
There were many people in the hall, everyone was laughing and chatting in small groups. On the other hand, Meng Chuyuan seemed a little out of place.
Lin Youjuan glanced around the hall and didn't see her usual close sisters, so she sat down and rested peacefully.
However, not long after, a woman walked towards them.
"Juan, I've been looking for you for a long time, and you're here." The woman was wearing a black dress and had short curly hair. What stood out was her pair of big earrings, which looked very heavy.
Lin Youjuan smiled at the woman, and then took the initiative to introduce Meng Chuyuan to her: "This is my eldest daughter-in-law, Meng Chuyuan."
After the woman approached, she raised her eyes and looked at Meng Chuyuan seriously, and said with a smile: "Aye's wife is quite beautiful... I have watched Aye grow up, so just call me third aunt."
Meng Chuyuan smiled calmly and said, "Third Aunt."
Aunt Zhao Sanyi glanced at Lin Youjuan and said in a complaining tone: "We are all outside. We arrived early and are looking for trouble all over the house."
The Maybach attracted so much attention just now, it caused a commotion. Aunt Zhao and the others knew about it, but they just didn't come to see Lin Youjuan immediately.
It was cooler outside at night and the light was not that good, so Meng Chuyuan and her mother-in-law chose to come to the hall at first.
Hearing this, Lin Youjuan turned her head and looked at Meng Chuyuan, trying to seek her opinion: "How about we go out too?"
Meng Chuyuan said without hesitation: "Okay."
The two of them followed Aunt Zhao San to the front yard. There were no fewer guests here than inside. When Meng Chuyuan passed by, there were still eyes around her staring at her.
When she came to the place near the swimming pool, the wind was slightly stronger here, so Lin Youjuan folded her arms and rubbed them unconsciously.
When Meng Chuyuan saw this, she took off her small shawl and put it on Lin Youjuan. "This shawl is relatively thin, but it can block some wind."
Lin Youjuan opened her mouth to refuse, but Meng Chuyuan had already wrapped it up for her, and a voice even interrupted her: "Juan, you are finally here."
Meng Chuyuan reacted conditionedly and raised his head curiously. His eyes fell on the crowd not far away, and a familiar figure came into view.
(End of chapter)
