"Hello, Madam, I am Jian Mengyu!" Jian Mengyu greeted the old lady with a well-behaved expression.
Upon hearing the surname "Jian," the old lady couldn't help but scoff.
Especially since the woman opposite her looked so much like Jian Ruoxi, the old lady couldn't stand the sight of her.
"Another one? When did the Lu family's banquets become less prestigious? Now just anyone can come?"
Jian Mengyu's smile froze instantly.
This old lady has a really sharp tongue.
If Li Anran hadn't promised to gradually introduce her to high society, she wouldn't have gone to such lengths to please an old woman.
Li Anran clearly noticed the unnatural expression on Jian Mengyu's face, but she did not offer any help, nor did she feel any sympathy for her.
The old lady was right; someone of Jian Mengyu's status had no right to enter this place.
Jian Mengyu was able to set foot here entirely thanks to her help.
After a while, when she noticed that Jian Mengyu was starting to feel the strain, she spoke softly.
"Grandma, Jian Mengyu is different from Jian Ruoxi. She is my friend."
Upon hearing that she knew Li Anran, the old lady's attitude towards Jian Mengyu improved somewhat.
"real?"
Because of Jian Ruoxi, she never gave anyone with the surname Jian a friendly look.
"I assure you, Jian Mengyu is much more obedient than Jian Ruoxi."
Jian Mengyu, standing opposite, suppressed her anger.
Obey? What does Li Anran take her for?
That's not how you introduce her to others.
It's alright, she can get her revenge when she's stronger.
When she looked up again, Jian Mengyu still had that gentle expression, perfectly flawless.
"Yes, madam, Miss Li is right."
“My sister and I are completely different.”
The old lady looked at Jian Mengyu with a hint of satisfaction. "Alright, I understand."
The submissive and obedient demeanor of Jian Mengyu did indeed make her feel more at ease.
Li Anran gestured to the servants behind her to come and help the old lady.
"Grandma, this is Mengyu's first time attending a banquet of this caliber. I'll show her around and then come to keep you company in a little while."
The old lady was also feeling a bit tired after saying so much.
She waved to Li Anran, "Okay, go ahead, I'll take a break too."
The maid helped the old lady to a chair to rest. She looked at Li Anran and Jian Mengyu walking side by side and frowned.
The old lady noticed something was wrong with the maid beside her and asked curiously.
"Ever since you left the Lu family, I haven't seen you happy at all?"
"Are you having any difficulties?"
Although she didn't like Jian Ruoxi, she was still quite nice to the servants she was used to.
The maid pondered for a moment, thinking about how to give the old lady a hint.
She always felt that Li Anran and Jian Mengyu were plotting something when they were together.
But the old lady's attitude towards the two of them...
"Madam, I'm not feeling well. Could you please go and rest for a while?"
Since she couldn't speak directly to the old lady, she could give the eldest young lady and Miss Jian a heads-up.
"Go ahead, I don't have anything to do here right now."
"Just come back before it's over."
Li Anran claimed he was taking Jian Mengyu out for a social event, but in the end, he walked out of the hall.
Jian Ruoxi couldn't help but feel curious after seeing it.
When did these two become so close?
Is Jian Mengyu now clinging to Li Anran, the future young mistress of the Lu family?
But she only glanced in the direction they left from afar and did nothing.
Whatever those two people do has nothing to do with her.
"Miss, there's a CEO over there who wants to discuss the details of our collaboration with you."
A servant came to Lu Jin's side to report.
"Ruoxi, wait for me here for a bit, I'll be right back."
With that, Lu Jin left with the maid.
Ten minutes passed, and Lu Jin still hadn't returned.
Why does it take this long to discuss a collaboration?
For some reason, she felt uneasy.
Her hand unconsciously went to her lower abdomen. Could it be because she was pregnant and was being overly sensitive to many things?
This is Lu Shen's villa, what could possibly happen here?
She continued to wait patiently.
Time passed second by second, but Xiao Jin still hadn't returned.
She increasingly felt that something was wrong.
"Miss Jian, we've finally found you!" The old lady's maid ran up to her breathlessly.
"You just came here with the old lady, what's wrong?"
Why is the maid so anxious? Could it be that something happened to the old lady?
Even if the old lady had health problems, the servants should have contacted Lu Shen first.
“Miss Jian, I just saw Miss Li and your sister together. They seemed to have ill intentions. When they left, they seemed to be whispering about something.”
"I was afraid they might do something to you, so I thought I'd come over quickly to warn you."
Seeing that Miss Jian was safe and sound, she was finally relieved.
Jian Ruoxi fell into deep thought.
If what the maid said is true.
These two people came here specifically for her today.
Now that we've already run into each other, there's no reason why we haven't taken any action yet.
Wait, Xiao Jin hasn't come back yet!
"Did you see Xiao Jin when you came to find me?" Jian Ruoxi asked anxiously, shaking the shoulder of the maid opposite her.
The maid recalled the route she had taken and realized she hadn't seen the young lady at all.
Her face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Jian Ruoxi panicked immediately.
Could it be that their target today wasn't actually her, but rather Xiao Jin?
Jian Ruoxi lost her balance and fell backward.
"Miss Jane!"
The maid quickly reached out her hands to help her up.
She clung tightly to the bar counter beside her to keep from falling.
No, we can't panic at this moment, no matter what she says.
She needed to calm things down first. If others found out that the Lu family had held a banquet but the host had suddenly disappeared, it would definitely cause an uproar.
Jian Ruoxi grabbed the arm of the maid beside her, "Go and inform Lu Shen, and repeat what you just told me to him."
"Hurry!"
"Yes, Miss Jane, please don't worry, I'll go right now."
Xiao Jin used to clash with Li Anran and Jian Mengyu quite a bit in order to stand up for her.
At the time, she was worried that, given the nature of those two people, they might hold a grudge against Xiao Jin.
It seems that her worst fears have come true.
But she couldn't sit there and wait for news in peace. While the servant went to report to Lu Shen, she anxiously ran out of the hall.
"Xiao Jin, you absolutely cannot get into trouble."
Otherwise, she probably would never forgive herself.
There were so many people moving back and forth in the hall that Jian Ruoxi couldn't dodge them in time.
I almost collapsed...
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