At the main table seating thirty people, Fu Cheng, as the heir to the Chu Group, despite his youth, arranged for Chu Jiahe to sit to the left of the head of the table. Since his younger sister was not yet formally engaged, he arranged for her to sit with him at the lower end of the table.
Chu Jiahe was clearly not satisfied with this arrangement.
Although it was a round table for thirty people, the seats weren't crowded. Chu Jiahe prepared a packet of medicine by the water dispenser, then casually picked up a chair and sat down next to Gan Tang.
"Drink it quickly!"
But as soon as he sat down, those who were already seated felt extremely uncomfortable.
Both were seasoned veterans of the underworld. The man sitting next to Chu Jiahe immediately stood up and said, "Niece, it's Father's birthday, how can you sit there? Come over and sit here with me."
Others also stood up.
Unable to refuse such hospitality, and more importantly, because the closer to the main seat, the easier it was to spot the exit, Gan Tang let Chu Jiahe pull her over.
Chu Jiahe pulled out his own seat and helped Gan Tang sit down, then thanked the person next to him.
Someone remarked, "So Young Master Chu and Miss Lu are dating. They're a perfect match." Chu Jiahe gently corrected, "We're not dating. We'll get engaged in a few days and get married soon."
He usually disliked those flattering and fawning words, but now he really wanted to hear them. Sure enough, congratulations rang out one after another at the banquet, quite pleasing to the ear.
Congratulations! Congratulations!
"They are a perfect match, a match made in heaven."
"..."
When Lu Zhengqian came in, he saw this scene and couldn't stop smiling.
The atmosphere at the table was harmonious for a time, until a cleaner suddenly barged in.
This was an elegant banquet hall, not very large, with only one main table and four side tables. Gan Tang hadn't expected that the position she thought was best for observation was the one where her mother could most easily observe her through the crack in the door.
"Tangtang, Tangtang, it's Tangtang..."
Almost without needing to confirm again, Gan's mother excitedly headed straight for Gantang.
"Where did this madman come from!" Fu Cheng reacted quickly, grabbing Gan's mother and dragging her out.
"Tangtang, Tangtang, it's Mommy!" Mother Gan, not knowing why her daughter was sitting there unresponsive, anxiously shouted towards the door, "Old Gan, our daughter is here! Our daughter is here..."
Mr. Gan, who was running down the corridor, was stopped by the bodyguards guarding the door before he even reached the banquet hall entrance. He and his wife, whom Fu Cheng had dragged out, were both held captive on the ground.
The lobby manager rushed over and apologized repeatedly.
Although Fu Cheng had never met Gan Tang's adoptive parents, he roughly guessed who they were. He had the bodyguards take the two away and began to give instructions to the lobby manager.
The lobby manager nodded repeatedly and pushed open the door to enter.
"Chairman Lu, I'm so sorry. Our cleaning lady lost her daughter when she was young and developed a mental illness. She has occasional episodes, but only occasionally. I didn't expect her to offend our distinguished guest this time. I'm truly sorry."
Lu Zhengqian waved dismissively. After a brief silence, the birthday banquet returned to its cheerful atmosphere. No one would have guessed that a cleaning lady was the adoptive mother of the Lu Group's heiress.
About twenty minutes later, after everyone had forgotten about the incident, Lu Zhengqian excused himself to go to the restroom and left the banquet hall. Ali followed closely behind him. Fu Shaojie saw this and sheepishly got up to follow.
Gan Tang was extremely anxious, clutching her waist and stomach.
"Does it hurt again?" Chu Jiahe whispered in her ear.
"Ugh, it hurts!" Gan Tang looked at Chu Jiahe. "Jiahe, take me home!"
"Okay!" Chu Jiahe helped Gan Tang up and left.
Seeing this, Fu Cheng chased after them, blocking their path: "What's wrong with my sister?"
Chu Jiahe had no idea what was going on and explained, "Xintang isn't feeling well, so I'll take her home first."
Fu Cheng stopped him, saying, "The birthday banquet is not over yet. Why don't I send someone to take my sister home? Young Master Chu, please stay a while longer."
Gan Tang suddenly grabbed Chu Jiahe's arm, shaking her head with a pitiful expression. How could she possibly leave without Chu Jiahe?
"No, please convey my apologies to my father-in-law on my behalf, elder brother." After saying this, Chu Jiahe picked up Gan Tang and carried her out the door.
The driver received the message, drove to the entrance, got out of the car, and opened the door.
Chu Jiahe bent down and placed the uncomfortable girl on the seat. As he was about to close the car door, Gan Tang reached out to stop him, "Jiahe, I'll go back by myself. You stay with Dad a little longer."
"I'm worried about you."
"It hurts every month, what's there to worry about? No wonder your brother doesn't want you to leave. If you leave now, people will think you don't want to marry me!"
Gan Tang looked at him and pouted, her eyes watery and alluring.
This reason is truly irresistible.
Chu Jiahe couldn't resist leaning down to steal a kiss, then waved goodbye.
The car slowly drove away. Gan Tang watched Chu Jiahe turn back and said to the driver, "Master Chen, I still have something in the car. Could you come with me to get it?"
"Okay, Ms. Lu!" Mr. Chen turned the car around and drove it into the parking lot.
The parking lot was full of cars, but Ali's usual car wasn't there.
"Hey, where's my car?" Gan Tang pretended to call Yuan Biao. "Oh, what? You parked it up there? Wait here, I'm coming right now."
After hanging up the phone, Gan Tang looked at the driver: "Master Chen, you should wait for Jiahe here. He's had some drinks, and I'm worried about him. My driver is waiting for me upstairs; he'll take me home."
After saying that, without waiting for Mr. Chen's reply, she got out of the car and ran towards the elevator going up. She walked around the hotel from the first floor and hurried towards the intersection.
With no clear direction in four directions, I couldn't find the car model I was looking for.
Why?
Why?
In five days, she will be engaged to Chu Jiahe.
Feeling lost and helpless, Gan Tang subconsciously dialed Mo Huaixing's number.
"Mo Huaixing, where are you?" She couldn't help but burst into tears as she spoke. "Don't ask, just come here."
"I am at the southeast corner of the intersection next to the State Guesthouse."
Lu Zhengqian was celebrating his birthday, and naturally the Green Dragon Gang would also celebrate Mr. Fu's birthday. However, Lu Zhengqian was always cautious and did not have the Green Dragon Gang hold the celebration at the State Guesthouse, but rather at another hotel two streets away.
Mo Huaixing arrived quickly in his car. Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Gan Tang opened the passenger door, jumped in, and said urgently, "Ali's car is gone. Please, please drive me to find him."
Mo Huaixing asked curiously, "Why are you looking for his car?"
"Please, please don't ask anymore." Gan Tang shook her head with tears in her eyes. If she told him, how could he help her look for it?
Mo Huaixing looked around at the empty road, completely clueless. The girl in front of him had cried many times, but never before had she cried so helplessly, so heartbreakingly.
Like a flower whose roots have been severed, it lies on the parched and cracked earth, clutching its last drop of dew.
Mo Huaixing couldn't help but get anxious: "If you don't tell me, how am I supposed to find it?"
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