Chapter 31 Gu Family Birthday Banquet (3)
Gu Yulin, Li Huaijin, Lu Jingxiao, and Si Ming all appeared at the door.
The four of them stood there, becoming the absolute center of the birthday banquet, and no one dared to even breathe loudly.
Luo Zhiwei turned around curiously to look at Lu Jingxiao. As a secretary, she very consciously took two steps back and stood behind Lu Jingxiao.
She had completely forgotten that she had come here with Lu Jingxiao.
She seemed to have come in arm in arm with Gu Youran, completely forgetting about Lu Jingxiao.
For now, she should just obediently follow behind Lu Jingxiao.
Seeing her little tricks, Lu Jingxiao just gave a haughty snort, then walked to Zhao Tingguo's side: "Are you making things difficult for my secretary?"
Lu Jingxiao naturally remembered Zhao Tingguo. He had met him a few times when he visited Luo Zhiwei's home during their college years.
A spineless man.
It's not shameful for a man to be a live-in son-in-law, but it's extremely shameful to try and live off a woman's money.
He looks down on men who do nothing at home, just ask for money, and have no ambition or drive.
Zhao Tingguo looked very carefully this time, and because he looked so carefully, he realized that the man in front of him was Luo Zhiwei's ex.
But he is the new head of the Lu Group.
How did he become Luo Zhiwei's ex?
Doesn't that mean he... offended someone he shouldn't have offended from the very beginning?
No, no, how could a man allow himself to be dumped by a woman? He must have come back to get revenge on Luo Zhiwei.
"Mr. Lu, you've misunderstood me. How could I make things difficult for your secretary? I... as a father, it's only right that I discipline my daughter a little... don't you think?"
Zhao Tingguo's tone was ingratiating, and his face was full of flattery.
Luo Zhiwei and Lu Jingxiao broke up; that was that little bitch's fault, it had nothing to do with him.
Given Lu Jingxiao's current status, he is someone Lu cannot afford to offend.
He could only cower like a quail, unable to be assertive or lose his masculine dignity.
"You dare lecture my people?"
Lu Jingxiao sneered: "Do I need to tell you how you got this invitation? Show some respect when you see Weiwei."
His intention to protect her was very clear: Luo Zhiwei, I'm protecting her, and anyone who has a problem with that, shut up!
Zhao Yulan felt incredibly humiliated; she had never been treated like this before.
That's so embarrassing.
"Who are you? My dad is disciplining his daughter, what business is it of yours!"
Zhao Yulan didn't know Lu Jingxiao, nor did she know that Lu Jingxiao was Luo Zhiwei's ex.
Zhao Tingguo angrily slapped Zhao Yulan across the face, exasperated: "You idiot, shut up!"
Their entry was already dishonorable; if they make a bigger scene, they're really doomed.
Zhao Yulan was slapped by Zhao Tingguo and felt very resentful. Lin Wanru stepped forward to comfort her and whispered in her ear, "My dear daughter, bear with it. We'll talk about it when we get home."
She was being held captive by Lin Wanru, and no matter how uncomfortable she felt, she could only swallow it down.
But she was still unhappy and glared at Luo Zhiwei with resentment.
You bitch!
It's all your fault.
As if on purpose, Lu Jingxiao began with sarcasm: "Zhao Tingguo, parading around with your mistress and her daughter, you really have some skills. According to my investigation, your mistress's daughter is only three months younger than Luo Zhiwei."
What does this mean?
The crowd gasped in disbelief.
Everyone in the circle knows that Zhao Tingguo has remarried and has a daughter, who is also known to be his illegitimate child.
If we calculate it this way...
[Holy crap, Zhao Tingguo cheated on her while she was pregnant?!]
What a scoundrel! He's been cheating on his wife for over twenty years. It's disgusting!
"How could someone like this inherit the Luo family business? Impossible. The former Chairman Luo couldn't have been unaware of this."
[The shares of the Luo family are not in Zhao Tingguo's hands. When I wanted to buy the shares of the Luo family, he was reluctant to sell the ones he already had, and the rest he couldn't sell. There were flaws in the agreement, and he was only temporarily in charge. The share transfer agreement is probably not even in his possession.]
[The shares of the Luo family should be in Luo Zhiwei's possession.]
I doubt he's there either. As for what happened, I honestly don't know.
Zhao Yulan's 'simps' suddenly became furious, walked up to her, and collectively accused her.
"You've gone too far. You told us that Luo Zhiwei's mother was the one who interfered in your parents' relationship, but it turns out you're the daughter of the mistress."
"You actually used us and said things to mislead us. How could you be so vicious?"
Zhao Yulan was speechless. She wanted to refute, but a thousand reasons and excuses ultimately coalesced into a single "Ah—".
Zhao Tingguo couldn't help but slap her again: "Shut up, if you want to go crazy, go back to where you are!"
Going crazy at this moment is tantamount to courting death.
Zhao Yulan immediately fell silent. She couldn't leave yet; she hadn't achieved her goal.
She had already seen Li Huaijin, but she felt that the man in front of her was more handsome and richer.
They were all afraid of Lu Jingxiao, which meant he was the richest and most powerful among them.
For the sake of her future wealth and glory, she could endure it: "Dad, I was wrong."
Zhao Yulan never took those 'sycophants' seriously, and she didn't care what they said now.
Her gaze locked onto Lu Jingxiao. After taking a deep breath, she stared at the face that Zhao Tingguo had slapped red, and smiled in a very... hurtful way: "President Lu, it's our fault. I didn't expect that my sister came to the birthday banquet for work. I thought..."
"Ever since Mama Luo passed away, my sister has been lazy and good-for-nothing, only thinking about spending money. Dad manages all the family assets, and all she wants to do is find a man to marry. I'm worried that she might do something outrageous at the banquet..."
Her serious expression made it seem as if Luo Zhiwei was a repeat offender.
"Yeah?"
Lu Jingxiao's question made Luo Zhiwei's heart tremble.
Zhao Yulan didn't notice Lu Jingxiao's gloomy face. Gu Yulin and Li Huaijin behind her both turned their heads away, not daring to look at Lu Jingxiao at this moment, who was no different from Yama.
"Yes, you don't know, my sister has been on so many blind dates in order to get married. Everyone knows her reputation."
What Zhao Yulan said was indeed true, but in reality, it was a marriage arranged by Zhao Tingguo to control Luo Zhiwei. The people involved were a rabble, and the women they chose were all undesirable.
Gu Yulin still felt guilty towards Luo Zhiwei, and his conscience bothered him, so he said sarcastically, "Is that so? This is different from what I know. How do I know that Chairman Zhao took Miss Luo Zhiwei to various marriage alliances, even resorting to coercive measures? If I hadn't run into her last time... Miss Luo would probably have been in trouble. Miss Zhao, your information is inaccurate."
Zhao Yulan's face instantly drained of color. How could this be? How could he know?
Luo Zhiwei was also curious. She tilted her head and looked at Gu Yulin, her eyes full of doubt: "You... saved me last time..."
"You remember now?"
Luo Zhiwei did not answer; there was a vague memory, but she couldn't remember clearly.
However, since Gu Yulin has said so, she should indeed thank him.
Luo Zhiwei thought about it seriously but couldn't remember. She shook her head and said, "I'm still very grateful to you. President Gu wouldn't lie to me about this. It's just that my memory is a little off. I'm sorry."
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