When Gu Huai was asked this question, he felt unsure.
Lu An Ning didn't like to play by the rules, and she didn't give an accurate answer at the time. Could it be that she really wasn't coming?
Is she that brave?
Gu Huai frowned, took a sip of tea silently, and suppressed his inner panic.
"Maybe, traffic jam."
Ji Yan snorted coldly: "Traffic jam? Knowing it was rush hour, didn't they know to leave earlier? If it were Yaoyao, she wouldn't be so ignorant of etiquette. She's a junior!"
Lu Yunxi suppressed the joy in her heart and poured Ji Yan some tea to calm her down: "Mom, wait a little longer, it's only been less than ten minutes."
After hearing this, the other people's expressions became even uglier.
Gu Huai was just about to secretly send a message to ask Lu An Ning whether he was coming or not, when the door of the box was pushed open and the butler brought someone in. Gu Huai instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good that you’re here!
As soon as Lu An Ning entered the door, he felt a series of sharp gazes, as if he had done something unforgivable.
She frowned slightly. Is this how the Gu family treats guests when they have dinner?
"I, took the wrong turn?"
She had no interest in the dinner in the first place, and if she was not welcome, it didn't matter if she left now.
Gu Yue then coughed lightly and said, "Why are you here so late? You've made the whole family wait for you. Please sit down!"
These words, spoken in a tone without any warmth, did not sound like a scolding to Lu An Ning at all, but rather a bit of blame.
Lu Anning was unhappy but did not show it.
"Traffic jam." He said it lightly as an explanation.
Just as she was about to sit down, Lu Yunxi beside her whispered, "Can't you go out earlier?"
Lu Anning's face changed!
"What did you say!"
Lu Yunxi was speechless. Being stared at by Lu Anning, she was not afraid and said calmly: "What I mean is, if you knew your parents had asked you out for dinner, you should have left earlier and missed the peak period. Wouldn't it be appropriate to make everyone wait for you?"
Lu An Ning wanted to sit down halfway, but then stood up again.
"Whose parents are they? Don't you know? What qualifications do you have to criticize me here? Do you think everyone has nothing to do after eating like you?"
She was having a headache over the problems in the R&D department and hadn't found a good solution yet. Lu Yunxi came asking for trouble.
Lu Yunxi refused to give in: "You don't recognize your own parents, so why can't you allow me to be nice to them? At least I can make them happy, but you only make them angry."
"Oh! I'm the one who disturbed your family's enjoyment. As expected, I shouldn't have come."
Lu Anning pretended to leave and was no longer interested in their purpose.
Gu Zhiwei stopped her, "That's enough! You're leaving right after arriving. Who are you trying to show your disdain to? Can't you just talk it over nicely? Sit down!"
Lu Anning glanced at him indifferently and did not move.
"It seems like you are the ones looking for trouble."
Gu Zhiwei was choked and didn't speak for a long time. The box fell into silence.
The waiter knocked on the door and came in. Feeling the gloomy atmosphere in the box, he took a deep breath and didn't dare to look around. He put down the last two dishes and turned to leave.
Gu Zhiwei cleared his throat and said, "After all, we are all family. There is no need to treat each other like enemies every time we meet. How are we going to get along in the future?"
after?
Lu Anning didn't respond and just drank the tea in front of him. Gu Zhiwei was a little embarrassed and glanced at his wife.
Ji Yan then reluctantly said, "Let's eat! Your father specially ordered a lot of dishes for you. The taste of Yunxianlou is one of the best in Kyoto."
As she spoke, she turned a dish of sweet and sour pork in front of her.
"This dish tastes good, you should try it."
Lu Anning looked up at Ji Yan, then, remembering her status, decided not to refuse. She took a bite of the meat with her chopsticks. The texture was good, but unfortunately, it was sweet, which was not her preference.
The dishes on the table were rotating, and Lu An Ning inadvertently discovered that there were a lot of sweet and sour dishes in the bowl of Lu Yunxi diagonally opposite her. Only then did she realize that there were a lot of dishes on the table, but many of them were sweet and sour, which was really not to her taste.
She ate sporadically, waiting for them to get to the point.
The family was enjoying their meal, but Gu Huai noticed that Lu Anning hadn't eaten much. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Zhiwei got to the point.
"An Ning, after this meal, we'll be a family from now on. You and Jing Yuan can come back often when you have time. Even though you're married, you still have to go home. Everything that happened before was just a misunderstanding, and we'll put it behind us. As for Xie Lin and her team, I mean for them to return to their original jobs. Haitian can definitely contact your eldest brother. Gu's R&D department also has many talented people. When the time comes, have him assign a team to help you."
At this point in the dinner, Lu Anning finally understood what this family meant.
The calculations hit her right in the face, and she couldn't help but want to praise her father. He was indeed a veteran in the business world, and he had taken everything into account.
Lu Anning slowly put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said calmly, "So, your 'family' means that Haitian will also become part of the Gu family? It seems that Mr. Gu left before he even woke up, talking in his sleep."
Gu Zhiwei's face darkened. "I am your father, so I naturally have the right to make decisions for you. As the daughter of the Gu family, you are out there opposing the Gu family and snatching people from your eldest brother. You are doing this just to make the Gu family recognize your identity, right? You can come back if you want, but, when it comes to the Gu family, I have the final say."
Lu Anning looked at her biological father with a cold gaze. She had lived under Lu Zhenghao's absolute dominance for twenty years, and had finally escaped with great difficulty. How could she possibly jump into the fire pit again for that little bit of blood relationship?
"When did I say I wanted to go back to the Gu family?"
She could go back, but she definitely wouldn't go back like she is now, without any status.
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