"Grandma, happy birthday! May you enjoy good health and boundless blessings in your future. May you live a long and healthy life, with sharp hearing and clear eyesight, free from worries, and facing life with ease and grace. Grandma, I can't stay with you today. I have to go back now. I'll visit you again when I have time!"

With that, Wen Lu turned around and calmly strode away from the banquet...

Watching Wen Lu leave, Xiao Ran chased after her without a second thought. He had many questions he wanted to ask Wen Lu, such as why she hadn't told him she could play the piano!

Seeing Xiao Ran chase after her, Su Yu also grabbed the hem of her dress and followed.

He had an idea the moment he saw Wen Lu, but he didn't expect that Wen Lu would ruin such a good opportunity today. He hated Wen Lu to death. After what happened today, it would be even more difficult for him to gain the old lady's approval!

As soon as Wen Lu came out of the venue, she pulled Wang Xiuli behind a pillar, not giving Xiao Ran a chance to find her.

Looking at Wen Lu's expression, which had returned to normal and was no longer pitiful as before, Wang Xiuli narrowed his eyes slightly and teased her.

"Miss Wen is truly remarkable. Your exceptional acting skills made everyone in the venue feel sorry for you. I was watching from the sidelines, and several ladies have already expressed their desire to adopt you. Even I felt a pang of sympathy and wanted to stand up for Miss Wen."

Hearing Wang Xiuli's teasing, Wen Lu raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly, speaking casually and nonchalantly: "It's alright, I just gave it a little bit. It's best to stop when you've gone too far, otherwise it will seem fake. The Wen family and the Xiao family are already in a lot of trouble, so we can go back now."

Wen Lu smiled brightly at this moment. She originally wanted Xiao Ran to fight for love, but she didn't expect Su Yu to prepare a big stage for her.

If she were given such a good opportunity, it would be a shame not to take action after all of Su Yu's careful planning. She just hoped that Su Yu wouldn't regret it!

As Wen Lu and Wang Xiuli walked to the side entrance of the Jinzhou Hotel, the driver rushed over. He had been observing the situation at the banquet hall, hoping to cooperate with Wen Lu to play the video of Xiao Ran and Su Yu, but he hadn't received any news from Wen Lu and instead witnessed a major drama.

"Miss Wen, what should we do with that video?"

The driver looked at Wang Xiuli beside Wen Lu. He didn't know Wang Xiuli's identity, but seeing that he could follow Wen Lu, he must be one of their own.

"Of course we should release the video! Now is the perfect opportunity. Although the male and female leads aren't here, the Wen and Xiao families are. We can't let them delay finalizing the marriage. What a surprise it will be when the male and female leads return! Remember to send a copy to Wen Zhengnan and Xiao Tingye when the video is played. It will serve as evidence in the future!"

As she spoke, a cunning smile appeared on Wen Lu's pretty face. She felt that her plan was absolutely perfect.

Today, she's going to make Wen Zhengnan and the entire Xiao family lose face, and they'll have no choice but to get married. The scumbag and the bitch should be tied together.

They only lost face, while the original owner lost his life. In that sense, they got off easy.

"I'm leaving the rest to you. I'm hungry and need to go back for dinner. Remember to tell me all the exciting stories that happen next; I'm really looking forward to it!"

After saying that, Wen Lu turned and left the Jinzhou Hotel, with Wang Xiuli following behind her.

Before leaving, he glanced back at the driver a few times, feeling that the driver looked somewhat familiar.

After Wen Lu left, the driver excitedly returned to the control room and played the video that Wen Lu had arranged for him in advance in the banquet hall. The soft moans made him unconsciously cover his ears.

Xiao Ran followed Wen Lu out of the banquet hall, but by the time he came out, Wen Lu was no longer there.

He really wanted to know when Wen Lu had learned to play the piano and why she hadn't told him before.

Just as Xiao Ran was searching for Wen Lu, Su Yu rushed out of the banquet hall in a hurry. She ran straight towards Xiao Ran and hugged him tightly from behind with one arm.

"Brother Xiao Ran, please don't do this, I...I'm scared!"

Su Yu felt panicked; a sense of unease permeated her entire body.

She regretted it. She shouldn't have provoked Wen Lu. She didn't know that Wen Lu could actually play the piano. She just wanted to embarrass Wen Lu.

When Xiao Ran saw Su Yu, his already irritable mood intensified. He pulled Su Yu's hands away from his waist, grabbed her arm, and made her stand in front of him. He looked at Su Yu with a cold expression and spoke in a cold and impatient voice.

"Su Yu, when did you find out that Wen Lu can play the piano? Did you already know about this before? Why did you keep it from me? Why didn't you tell me that Wen Lu can play the piano?"

At this moment, Wen Lu's ability to play the piano was a thorn in Xiao Ran's side. He never imagined that Wen Lu could play the piano, and was so good at it. If he had known earlier, none of this would have happened!

Su Yu was surprised that Xiao Ran would ask her this question. She shook her head vigorously, as she also did not know that Wen Lu could play the piano.

If she had known that Wen Lu possessed such a skill, she definitely wouldn't have given Wen Lu a chance to shine!

With today's piano performance, even if Wen Lu leaves the Wen family, people will no longer think of her as a good-for-nothing. Instead, they will think that the Wen family has lost a bright pearl.

That was not her goal at all!

Her purpose in dragging Wen Lu to perform the piano today was to embarrass Wen Lu and then ruthlessly trample her into the mud.

But no one could have imagined that things would turn out completely differently from her plan. Wen Lu not only plays the piano, but she is also extremely skilled at it.

Seeing Su Yu's anxious denial, Xiao Ran smiled coldly and slowly released his grip on Su Yu's arm.

How could he be so stupid? How could he not see that Su Yu had been deliberately tormenting Wen Lu all along? He just didn't want to admit it before, and he was the one who had been indulging Su Yu in hurting Wen Lu.

After Su Yu's deliberate arrangement today, he finally understood Su Yu's scheming. He just didn't expect her to be so vicious.

"You deliberately wanted to embarrass Wen Lu, so you made her play the piano in front of everyone? What was your purpose in doing this? Haven't you already gotten what you wanted? Why are you treating her like this?"