From Runaway Bride to Global Queen-Chapter 183 - : Annoying Banquet
Chapter 183 -183: Annoying Banquet
Why be good to her?
Why always appear just in time when she encounters difficulty?
Why always do so many things for her without her knowing?
Perhaps Lu Yanchuan himself doesn’t know the answer, but when one person’s care for another becomes habitual, we always like to call this feeling kinship.
Qiao Yi crawled out of Lu Yanchuan’s embrace, knelt on his legs, and held his face to make him look straight at her.
“Lu Yanchuan, do you like me?”
Two pairs of equally dark pupils faced each other, one pair deep like water, the other mischievously bright, an ambiguous smile appearing simultaneously in both their eyes.
Kissing, a fervent tangle of lips, unlike the past’s dominance, resistance, or indifference.
The two hugged each other tightly, as if wishing to meld the other into their own flesh and bones.
The car stopped in the old house’s yard, Ma Yu got out of the car lightly and discreetly, but upon turning his head he saw Old Mr. Lu standing at the doorway.
“They’re not getting out of the car, what are they doing inside!”
Old Mr. Lu walked over, Ma Yu wanted to stop him but didn’t have the courage, stuttering while trying to use his frail frame to block the view of what was happening in the back seat.
But Old Mr. Lu wasn’t someone he could fool easily, with a stretch of his hand Ma Yu was pushed aside, and the old man turned to see the entwined figures in the back seat through the window.
In her daze, Qiao Yi glanced over and saw Old Mr. Lu standing outside the car door, and she was instantly frightened awake.
“Ah!”
Lu Yanchuan’s hand had reached under her clothes, but it was halted by Qiao Yi’s scream.
Both of them scrambled out of the car, thankfully nothing had gone too far; otherwise, it would have truly been embarrassing!
“What’s there to be shy about, Dad has been through that age, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about!”
Old Mr. Lu clenched his fist to cover his mouth and pretended to cough twice. Despite his tough talk, seeing his son and daughter-in-law being intimate was somewhat inappropriate.
However, Old Mr. Lu looked at his composing son and then at the blushing Qiao Yi, and suddenly clicked his tongue.
“It’s been half a year, hasn’t it? When will you let me hold a grandson?”
Qiao Yi was ready to move to another planet, today was absolutely the most embarrassing day of her life in twenty-five years! Without exception!
If she had committed a crime, let the law punish her, instead of continuously facing such social death!
Once Old Mr. Lu started talking about his grandson, he immediately forgot the intimate scene he had just witnessed, and babbled on about the subject of them having kids sooner.
“While you’re still young, you should have a few more children, so they can have companionship. It’s so pitiful for a child to be alone without any siblings!”
Okay, they don’t even have their first child yet, how did the topic shift to having several more!
Old Mr. Lu talked all the way from the outside into the living room, until Lu Yanchuan took Qiao Yi upstairs to rest.
Before the two entered the room, Old Mr. Lu didn’t forget to have someone bring up nourishing soup for them.
The door closed, and Old Mr. Lu’s headache-inducing voice finally disappeared. Qiao Yi turned her head, only to find that Lu Yanchuan was also looking at her.
The two of them started laughing together, and the two bowls of tonic soup were left aside, ignored, while the two people who were supposed to drink them had already entwinedly bumped into the bathroom.
After New Year’s Day, due to weather constraints, the projects in Qiao Yi’s hands had basically all been suspended, leaving only some reporting and summarizing tasks. Qiao Yi suddenly found herself with plenty of free time.
Originally, Qiao Yi thought that after finishing work at the company, she would at least be able to rest properly for a few days, but unexpectedly, just after lying at home like a corpse for two days, she received a call from Old Mr. Lu, asking her to prepare for a business gala at the old mansion.
The so-called business gala is nothing more than a large banquet organized by prominent families to connect with each other, with the main purpose being to expand networks and to show off wealth.
The Lu Family is very rich, everyone in Capital City knows that.
The Lu Family has extensive connections, everyone in Capital City knows that too.
But Qiao Yi still had no choice but to attend such galas. According to Old Mr. Lu, he had already helped screen out many galas she didn’t need to attend, otherwise, Qiao Yi would have to go to one every single day.
There was no other choice. Even if Qiao Yi was utterly reluctant, she eventually had to compromise, bringing back more than a dozen invitations to Emperor Garden.
Looking at the reasons for these galas was simply all over the place.
Celebrating birthdays and anniversaries was already considered normal, but look at this, a housewarming celebration? Your family’s assets are in the billions, and you still celebrate moving houses?
And what’s this about a kindergarten to primary school promotion banquet?
Qiao Yi, finding amusement in her misery, went through all the invitations one by one, suddenly feeling envious of Lu Yanchuan who was busy working overtime at the company every day.
She would also like to return to work at the company!
Qiao Yi’s inner thoughts went unheard, and even if they were heard, it wouldn’t matter. Under the pressure of Old Mr. Lu, where did Qiao Yi have any power to resist!
After attending gala events for three consecutive days, when Qiao Yi came home at night and saw Lu Yanchuan, she was so aggrieved she almost cried!
“What’s wrong? Did someone bully you?” Qiao Yi sniffled and shook her head.
“Did someone get bullied, and you saw it?” Qiao Yi shook her head again.
Now Lu Yanchuan didn’t understand, how could she be fine when she left at noon and then become like this by evening?
“The food at the Qian Family gala was just too horrible!”
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Qiao Yi finally broke down and started crying, and Lu Yanchuan, holding the distressed Qiao Yi, didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.
Crying over the food at a gala, this wasn’t like Qiao Yi’s usual style at all!
Lu Yanchuan held her and consoled her for a good while before he could settle her down, and only then did he find out why Qiao Yi was crying like this.
“It’s just, just these past few days going to galas, those women at the galas were so annoying, and I couldn’t just disgrace the name of both the Lu and Qiao Families because of them.”
Qiao Yi’s grievance was secondary; the primary issue was frustration!
A bunch of obnoxious women speaking in insinuating tones, never talking nicely! Qiao Yi thought that she was not just representing the Qiao Family but also the Lu Family, and those minor clans’ girls weren’t even worthy to hold her shoes, so if she argued with them at the gala, she would be the one losing face regardless of winning or losing!
But the more Qiao Yi endured, the more those people became arrogant. Today, Qiao Yi couldn’t help but coldly retort a few times, and who would have thought that insinuating woman would start crying in public, which angered Qiao Yi so much that she just left the gala.
After listening to Qiao Yi’s reasons, Lu Yanchuan comforted her tenderly, but he couldn’t hide the chill in his eyes.
“Don’t be angry anymore, don’t be angry. Next time someone goes too far, just hit back directly, people from the Lu Family never have to give in!”
