Chapter 423: Hiding from the crowd

In the evening, Mr. Zhong’s birthday party arrived as scheduled, and everyone in the Zhong family dressed up to attend.

The Zhong family's villa was decorated even more magnificently, and guests began to arrive one after another. The villa was no longer as deserted as before, but seemed to be bustling with activity.

As Zhong Nianyao's boyfriend, Lu Yichen naturally arrived very early.

Lu Yichen arrived before other guests arrived.

Zhong Nianyao was not very patient in greeting the guests. After Lu Yichen arrived, she simply pulled Lu Yichen to the garden to hide away.

In the garden——

Zhong Nianyao and Lu Yichen were both wearing well-fitting dresses, which seemed a bit out of place in the surrounding environment. However, they obviously didn't care and sat there leisurely.

"Yao'er, my father said that he hopes we can meet for dinner next Saturday." Lu Yichen looked at Zhong Nianyao and said with a smile, "Find some time in the next two days to ask the old man if he has time."

After hearing Lu Yichen's words, Zhong Nianyao paused for a moment, but quickly recovered, "Okay, I'll ask Grandpa. But——"

When she said this, she couldn't help but tilt her head, looked at Lu Yichen, and said with a bit of amusement, "You are too impatient! You just said it a few days ago, and now the time is set."

Hearing the teasing in Zhong Nianyao's words, Lu Yichen turned his head and looked at her steadily, with a hint of smile in his eyes, "Since the decision has been made, it is natural to make a quick decision to avoid someone regretting it!"

"I always feel that you are hinting at me." Zhong Nianyao couldn't help rolling her eyes. "I'm not the kind of person who goes back on my word. Since I've already agreed, I definitely won't regret it."

Looking at Zhong Nianyao's cute and charming appearance, Lu Yichen found it amusing, but he did not deliberately continue to tease her. Instead, he continued, "After this meeting, our relationship will be truly settled."

"Oh, aren't you afraid that the two families won't reach an agreement?" Zhong Nianyao blinked and smiled brightly. "Don't you know? Many people who have a good relationship have it all messed up at the last step, when the parents of both sides meet."

"That might happen to others, but it will never happen to us," Lu Yichen said confidently, "I won't let anyone mess up our business."

Seeing Lu Yichen's confident look, Zhong Nianyao couldn't help but curl her lips. Then, as if she remembered something, she suddenly spoke, "Achen, that Dasou in your family is really amazing! She actually found a lover for her son. I admire her."

Lu Yichen was stunned for a moment, then recovered, "You already know!"

"Yes!" Zhong Nianyao nodded. "Zhong Mengxuan came back today and said it herself. However, she only knew that Lu Chenran had another woman, but she didn't know it was your sister-in-law who did it."

At this point, Zhong Nianyao could hardly hide the smile on her face. She said with some pride, "However, as a kind-hearted person like me, I naturally don't want her to be kept in the dark any longer. So, I was very generous and told her everything."

"My eldest sister-in-law, Shi Shi, is indeed no simple character." Lu Yichen raised an eyebrow and said, "Over the years, Lu Yihong has had many women outside, and there are also some who are spoiled, but none of them have been able to conceive a child. As for those who are spoiled, they all have the same fate in the end, that is, they lose favor and end up in poverty."

Zhong Nianyao couldn't help but give a thumbs up. "Even after all this trouble, they still refuse to divorce and continue to pretend to be a loving couple in front of others. Shi Shi is really very patient."

"Lu Yichen is a politician. There's no way he'd get involved in a scandal like cheating and getting divorced." Lu Yichen said with disdain. "As for the Shi family, they won't let Shi Shi get divorced. Of course, Shi Shi won't be willing to give up her position as the Lu family's first lady. If she gets divorced, it's like handing over the position to someone else."

Zhong Nianyao gave a thumbs up and couldn't help but sigh, "Your circle is really messed up."

Lu Yichen shrugged, his tone carrying a hint of indifference, "Each of them has their own selfish desires and what they want, so naturally they can continue to stick together."

Zhong Nianyao nodded, but didn't say anything else. She was just curious. "Lu Chenran's mother's actions this time were truly ruthless. It's obvious that Zhong Mengxuan was dealt a heavy blow. The relationship between her and Lu Chenran must have been greatly affected as well."

"Lu Chenran couldn't possibly have Zhong Mengxuan as his only lover," Lu Yichen said directly. "Even before he got married, he already had quite a few lovers. It was just that they didn't make it public back then because of the Long family's reputation."

"Indeed." Zhong Nianyao found it a bit amusing. "To be honest, over the years, the only one who has come to light is Zhong Mengxuan. She does have some skills, but unfortunately she underestimated the power of Lu Chenran's mother."

"If Zhong Mengxuan had behaved herself at the beginning, Shi Shi wouldn't have been so tolerant of her," Lu Yichen said. "After all, it was just a toy of her son, and she didn't take it seriously at all. But Zhong Mengxuan took herself too seriously, so she fell so badly."

"However, I am a little curious," Zhong Nianyao said with some doubt. "Shi Shi is Lu Chenran's mother. She should be very clear about how important Lu Chenran and Long Jiarui's marriage is. Moreover, Long Jiarui is pregnant now. How dare she find another lover for her son?"

Aren’t you afraid that this will make Long Jiarui angry and cause her to have a miscarriage?

"Because she knows very well that the Long family also values this marriage, so Long Jiarui will never divorce." Lu Yichen said calmly, "Of course, the most important point is that Long Jiarui doesn't care about her husband at all. Whether it's Zhong Mengxuan or Lu Chenran's current lover outside, she doesn't care about them."

"To be more precise, she doesn't even take the old lady seriously. So, naturally, she doesn't care."

Zhong Nianyao couldn't help but nod secretly, sighing that this relationship was really messy. As Lu Chenran's mother, Shi Shi didn't seem to care whether her daughter-in-law Long Jiarui had her own son in her heart.