Chapter 7 Chapter 7 The smell of tea

"...Can someone come and rescue us?"

No one responded to the message she sent in the group. Ying Jiayi took a deep breath, put down her phone, and numbly continued to face Yu Zhou's warm enthusiasm.

"Jia Yi, are you hungry? I'll go to the table over there and get you a piece of cake." Yu Zhou asked with a smile, unknowingly shortening the distance between them with the address.

"Okay, thank you then, go ahead." Ying Jiayi said coldly, watching Yu Zhou asking the waiter about the flavors of the cakes like a fish in water, then taking the porcelain plate and choosing carefully, while also chatting with the ladies who were also choosing cakes.

Although the original plan was to ask Ying Jiayi to help take care of Yu Zhou, who was attending such a banquet for the first time, they were afraid that the child would feel awkward seeing that there were strangers around him.

But where exactly does this require her to take care of?

To be honest, she really admired such people. She believed that as long as they had the nerve, they would succeed in whatever they did. Why did they have to hang themselves on her tree?

Does she look like such a naive and easy-to-control person? Isn't it obvious that she's resisting?

Help, how can there be such a shameless person in this world?

Taking advantage of this gap, she pulled over the two people who were standing and watching the show, one by one, gritting her teeth.

"This guy is almost right in front of me, why don't you stop him?"

Gu Yang asked softly, "Aren't you in love with him so much that you can't help yourself?"

"Get lost...you believe what Yu Bai said." Ying Jiayi took a deep breath to calm herself down. She didn't mean to show off her attitude. This kind of thing was not in line with her upbringing.

But looking at Yu Zhou, I always feel that the left side of his face says "giver", the right side says "Phoenix man", and there's a slogan "three generations of return to the clan" across his face, so it's impossible to have a good chat with him.

"I'm going to go out and take a breath. One of you two can help me solve this problem."

"Of course it has to be our Brother Gu." Yu Bai quickly recommended him, "He has fair skin, good looks, and a good family background. He is very competitive."

Ying Jiayi thought it made a lot of sense, so she patted the other person on the shoulder, ignored the other person's completely unmotivated expression, and entrusted the important task to him.

After reluctantly saying goodbye to those ladies, Yu Zhou hurried back with a plate of small cakes.

He has not forgotten his primary task today, and he cannot lose sight of one thing while focusing on another.

But when he turned around, he saw Ying Jiayi and the two men next to him sitting very close to each other and talking about something.

His originally smug face suddenly fell.

But before he could walk back, Ying Jiayi left the hall directly.

"Jiayi just went out, so you can keep these cakes for yourself." As Ying Jiayi's best friend, Yu Bai's stance was naturally quite consistent. He looked at Yu Zhou with eyes that were not eyes and eyebrows that were not eyebrows.

"Are you Jiayi's classmates?" After adjusting his mood, Yu Zhou put on a faint smile again. "It seems that you have a good relationship. What were you whispering about just now?"

"It's okay, just an ordinary friend." Gu Yang smiled back at him and answered the second half of the sentence, "Nothing special, she asked me to take good care of you."

Yu Zhou looked at his attempt to hide his true feelings, and the family feeling that was inadvertently revealed in his words, and instantly felt uncomfortable. The smell of tea that filled his face made his teeth sour: "Thank you so much."

Gu Yang casually pulled back the long hair on the side of her face and said, "It's my job, no need to thank me."

Yu Zhou stared at Gu Yang's wrist. The pigeon blood ruby ​​bracelet with diamonds that was inadvertently exposed stung his eyes.

He knew that Ying Jiayi attended a private high school with very high tuition fees, so her classmates must be either rich or noble.

Although Uncle Liu and he had reached a consensus in private to marry his only daughter to him, Yu Zhou still felt a strong sense of crisis at this moment.

After all, for wealthy clubs, strong alliances are more common.

...What's more, this boy has a face that women like very much.

Yu Zhou felt extremely jealous, but he still put on a friendly look and pulled Gu Yang aside to chat, trying to find out more about him in a roundabout way.

"Xiao Zhou, what are you doing here?" A woman in a white tube top dress came over. "I just saw Miss Ying outside. Why are you..."

The woman hadn't finished her words when she was stopped by Yu Zhou's frowning eyes.

"This is my mother. She is not used to this kind of environment, so she is a little worried about me." Yu Zhou first gave a brief introduction, then pulled his mother away.

Gu Yang didn't say anything, but his eyes swept across the jade pendant on the woman's neck.

This was the second one he had seen tonight.

The water is quite similar.

Speaking of Yu Zhou’s mother, it seems that she also has a role in the original novel... Is her name Zhou Qinqin?

"Mom!" After walking away from Gu Yang, Yu Zhou's voice suddenly became low, "Didn't I tell you? Don't mention this outside."

"What's the point of mentioning it? I just want to ask why you are not with Miss Ying." The woman said hesitantly.

"The person next to me just now was Ying Jiayi. What would she think if she heard you say that? She would definitely think I had some ulterior motive. I've already told you that rich people have many thoughts."

Yu Zhou was furious, but seeing his mother's embarrassed expression, he couldn't help but slow down his tone, "I was with Ying Jiayi just now, but she left without chatting for a few words. I can't just follow her wherever she goes, or it would seem like I'm being too pushy."

"That's true." Zhou Qinqin quickly agreed, but then couldn't help complaining, "That girl is too independent and always talks to herself. She must have been spoiled by her family."

"I just saw it. She has such long nails. How can she do housework..."

"Mom, you saw it when we went to Ying's house before. They have several nannies. Why are you talking about this?" Yu Zhou laughed.

"It's impossible to let the nanny do everything for you. Does that mean you have to serve her even after you get married? That's ridiculous..." Zhou Qinqin muttered.

She was satisfied with this marriage, but it was obvious that the girl from the Ying family was not a compassionate person, and she was afraid that her precious son would suffer.

"Ying Jiayi is an only child, so it's normal for her to have a bit of temper. I can let her slowly change after we get married." Yu Zhou said gently, "I will also let her respect you well."

After hearing this, Zhou Qinqin smiled with relief.

Her husband died early, and because she had a burden, the people she met later were all mediocre in quality. She didn't like them, so she kept procrastinating and didn't remarry until she met Liu Chaoyin a few years ago.

She didn't expect that the boy who had pursued her in high school, who had nothing to recommend him from appearance to family background, would suddenly become the CEO of a listed group company.

And that young boy back then seemed to still have some unclear feelings towards her.

She has always been one to seize opportunities to move up the ladder.

Apparently her son is too.

"Chao Yin, are you listening to me?" Mrs. Ying asked softly, bringing her husband's obviously absent thoughts back to reality.

"Sorry, I wasn't listening just now. I seem to be a little too tired recently, maybe because of the company's affairs." Liu Chaoyin did not say anything stubborn, but put his hand on the back of her hand with an apologetic smile, "What do you want to tell me?"

Mrs. Ying opened her mouth, wanting to talk to her husband about her daughter, but in the end she didn't say anything: "It's nothing. If you are tired, go back home and rest early in the evening."

Liu Chaoyin responded, but his eyes began to wander again, falling on the slim figure in the white dress, and he unconsciously clenched his hands.

Ying Jiayi, who came back from outside, looked at this scene and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the doubts in her heart were also dispelled a little.

[That’s amazing.] 】Gu Yang’s voice sounded quite appropriately,【He was made the son-in-law. 】

[What does Ying Jiayi see in him? Is he under a spell? It's still the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. Is she so feudal? 】

Ying Jiayi's face froze.

What do you mean by letting him become the son-in-law? Could you be referring to Yu Zhou?

Shouldn't it? Putting aside the subjective first impression that Gu Yang had stuffed into her mind in advance, she didn't have much of a good impression of Yu Zhou himself.

[…It was actually a forced melon?] Where did a high school student learn these things? Playing so dirty. 】

【he--】

The inner voice stopped abruptly because Gu Yang was interrupted.

What on earth did he do to me?

Ying Jiayi screamed like a groundhog in her heart and wanted to take off her shoes and throw them at the person who was so blind as to interrupt her.

But the person who interrupted them was no small figure.

But it was the host of this banquet, the eldest son of the Lu family, Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng is the eldest son of the Lu family. He is a generation older than them. After returning from studying abroad, he officially joined his own group. If nothing unexpected happens, he will take over the entire Lu family in the future.

The man standing on the stage had a slightly apologetic look on his face, but it didn't make people feel humble, and he was still very graceful.

He explained that due to health reasons, the protagonist of tonight's welcoming banquet, his second brother, was unable to come. He apologized and hoped that everyone could still have a wonderful night.

This explanation sounds reasonable at first glance. After all, according to the statement given, the second young master of the Lu family has never appeared in the public eye because of his frail health.

"Can't come?" Yu Bai was surprised. "Are you kidding me? It's such an important occasion. If it were me, I would crawl over here even if I had to."

"You really can't figure it out." A frivolous voice came from behind, and then an arm was wrapped around Yu Bai's arm. "It was not easy for the Lu family to recognize him, but he missed such a good opportunity. The Lu family can't possibly hold a second welcoming banquet for him. A bastard raised outside is not presentable."

"Aren't you right, Xiaobai?"

The boy who came over to talk to them was wearing the same school uniform as theirs. His overly long bangs were combed back into an apple-like hairstyle, and he looked like a good boy.

However, Yu Bai, who was a talkative person, just smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything at this moment.

Because this man is a troublemaker, a man who just wants the world to be in chaos. Whoever gets involved with him will be in trouble, so he'd better keep his mouth shut.

Ying Jiayi was already annoyed, and gave the man a cold look.

"Oh, Miss Ying." The boy waved his finger and greeted her with a smile, "Don't be so unhappy, isn't this a good thing?"

Ying Jiayi knew what he meant by knowing in advance so that she could make plans earlier, but she still couldn't help but retort: ​​"Ye Chen, what do you have to do here? It's not your turn to teach me how to do things."

She was feeling very upset now and would kick any dog ​​that passed by.

Because the protagonist of the banquet was destined not to appear today, the people who came over started chatting on the spot.

People of their generation slowly gathered around. Gu Yang had been looking at these faces for a whole day and felt bored. He turned his head away and said, "It's boring."

All the students were speechless. They felt cold just now and now they feel stuffy. Isn’t it just because they dislike the noise?

The squad leader was understanding: "If you feel bored, go out and take a breath. There's nothing to do now anyway."

He completely ignored the looks from his classmates who wanted to stab him. After all, they were trying to get close to him even though he was being treated so kindly. Didn’t they just want to continue eating some melons? How can you chase people away like this?

Ying Jiayi suddenly became anxious and looked at the squad leader with anger.

"I'm not trying to stop you from knowing." The monitor's logic was quite clear. "The current situation is like this. We can hear what Ayang is thinking since this afternoon."

"Whether it's you or Shen Mingjun, Ah Yang is very familiar with everything related to you. It's very likely that it's not just you, but us as well." The squad leader paused when he said this, and looked at Gu Yang's slowly leaving back with a slightly complicated look, "But have you noticed that he even knows who you will be with in the future."

"Oh my god, this is already predicting the future." Yu Bai reacted. If the previous part was still a secret of the wealthy family, it could be revealed to Gu Yang by some elder of the Gu family. The value of this point would be different.

Ying Jiayi fell silent. She was forcing herself to calm down: "You are right."

"So now, instead of being anxious to get intelligence..."

"We should verify the accuracy of the intelligence first." Ying Jiayi adjusted her hair, "We need to find someone closer."

On the other side, Gu Yang and Lu Zheng happened to meet each other. They didn't communicate, but just nodded and greeted each other and passed by each other. The voice of the heart also sounded at this time.

"Speaking of which, the young master that the Lu family brought back was indeed unable to attend due to illness. The reason for his illness was that he was severely allergic to pollen. The corridor outside the hotel was filled with flowers. As soon as he arrived here, he was rushed to the hospital due to anaphylactic shock."

Hearing this, the faces of the students gathered together changed slightly, and Ying Jiayi immediately said: "I'll go ask my parents."

One of the most vicious things in the world is to tell only half of the gossip, but Gu Yang did not realize how sinful he had done and walked out with the tea in his hand.

But just as he turned the corner, the tea in his hand fell to the ground.

The ceramic cup was caught by a hand in time and avoided being broken into pieces.

Gu Yang looked at the end of the corridor. Shen Mingjun's father was hugging a woman and kissing her passionately. Her carefully groomed hair was scattered and he saw the jade necklace around her neck.

It’s Zhou Qinqin.

His wife's sister.