"Dad, there was a traffic jam on the road, so I'm a little late."
Lu Anning smiled and walked forward to greet him, her words and actions polite and generous. Gu Zhiwei nodded with satisfaction, but did not blame her for being too late.
"Good taste! The banquet is about to begin."
As soon as the words fell, the lights in the banquet hall dimmed and the spotlight fell on the host.
After an extremely passionate opening speech, Gu Zhiwei and Ji Yan came on stage and began their opening speech to rounds of applause.
Lu Anning stood beside Tang Jingyuan bored, when suddenly a cold female voice came from behind him.
"Sister is quite good at being mysterious. She wears a mask. Could it be that she is not willing to be seen by others?"
Lu Anning turned around and saw Lu Yunxi standing beside her with a smile. According to the procedure, the three of them would go on stage together. It was reasonable for her to stand over at this time.
"If you like my mask, I'll give you one later."
"Really? You don't think you can get away with it by wearing a mask! Dad won't agree."
Lu Anning smiled faintly: "You should worry about yourself first! Are you ready to apologize to me in public later?"
Lu Yunxi was stunned. Before she could ask, it was their turn to go on stage.
The spotlight fell on them. Lu An Ning showed a standard smile and slowly walked onto the stage with Tang Jingyuan on his arm. Lu Yunxi followed closely behind, a little absent-minded, thinking about what Lu An Ning had just said.
She said sorry, what did she mean?
"As you can see, the one next to me is my biological daughter, Gu Yue. Yue means divine pearl, and she is the jewel in the crown of our Gu family."
At this time, Lu Yunxi stepped forward and suddenly interrupted the original banquet process.
"Dad, as everyone can see, my sister is stunning, but she's wearing a mask. Isn't this... inappropriate? She's the star of tonight's banquet, and she doesn't even dare to show her true face. Isn't this looking down on the guests?"
Before, everyone's attention was focused on Lu Anning's mysterious and sexy outfit, and they didn't pay much attention to it. Now, after being reminded by Lu Yunxi, they finally realized it.
For a while, there was constant discussion in the audience.
"The protagonist of the banquet is wearing a mask. Isn't this looking down on us?"
"Pretending to be mysterious, maybe you're too ugly to be seen in public!"
Lu Anning cleared his throat and explained nonchalantly, "It's just a style of dressing. Don't worry about it."
"Since it's just a style of dress, it's certainly not as important as tonight's party. Everyone has already seen it, so why not take off the mask and show everyone what you look like? No one knows what you look like now. What if they run into you in the future and don't recognize you? That would be so embarrassing."
The guests in the audience echoed, but Lu Anning remained silent.
Gu Zhiwei didn't think it was a big deal and ordered, "Ayue, there are so many guests here, take off your mask quickly! You just had some fun, that's enough."
Ji Yan also said, "Don't let the uncles think that you are putting on airs just after returning to the Gu family. Be obedient!"
Lu Anning pretended to be embarrassed: "But, I..."
Seeing this, Lu Yunxi took advantage of Lu An Ning's inattention and reached out to Lu An Ning's mask.
"My sister is shy, so I have to help her pick it."
She moved so quickly that Lu An Ning couldn't dodge. The mask was taken off by Lu Yunxi, accidentally leaving a red mark on her neck.
Perhaps Lu Anning was too fair, so the red mark seemed particularly glaring.
Almost in an instant, Lu Anning raised his hand and slapped Lu Yunxi.
"You are just an adopted daughter, and you dare to touch me!"
It happened so fast that Lu Yunxi was caught off guard, her head buzzing. She covered her burning face and immediately looked at Lu Anning's face, only to find that Lu Anning's face was white and flawless, like a peeled egg.
The delicate and moist makeup makes her look so beautiful that water can be squeezed out of her. And that touch of red lips, matched with the black dress, wraps her in the ultimate coolness, bringing countless visual impacts to everyone.
That slap did not seem vicious at all. Instead, it made people feel that she was a proud and independent black swan, sacred and inviolable.
Before Lu Yunxi could cry out for her grievances, Lu Anning spoke out in a cold voice.
"Apologize!"
Lu Yunxi was completely stunned. She was the one who was beaten, so why should she apologize?
"Mom and Dad!"
"Father, you said it. The Gu family has its own rules. If you hurt someone, you should apologize. No matter who it is, there are no exceptions. Have you forgotten what you said to me?"
She deliberately hurt her at her party, and she was just an adopted daughter. It was obvious what her intention was.
Gu Zhiwei hesitated to speak, so Lu Anning reminded him again: "Father, so many guests are watching! You are not going to protect an adopted daughter and embarrass the Gu family in public!"
Gu Zhiwei gritted his teeth, glanced at Lu Anning, and understood what she meant.
He said with a forced smile, "Why don't you apologize?"
Lu Yunxi stared at Lu Anning's intact face with resentment, and really couldn't understand where she had gone wrong.
She was clearly tricked!
Under Gu Zhiwei's gaze, Lu Yunxi had no choice but to step forward and apologize.
Lu An Ning held the microphone in front of her and said with a smile: "Little sister, speak louder. You have to let everyone see the upbringing of the Gu family's daughter."
Lu Yunxi took a deep breath and raised her voice and said, "Sister, I'm sorry! Please forgive me."
Lu Anning smiled with satisfaction and helped her stand up. "Be good! We're a family, and we must correct our mistakes. If you do it again, it won't be as simple as an apology."
Lu An Ning exerted a little force, and Lu Yunxi felt pain, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.
"I've taken note of what my sister said."
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, the host quickly took over the conversation. The people on the stage came down one after another. Lu Yunxi glared at Lu An Ning resentfully, turned and walked towards the bathroom.
Lu Anning curled his lips. In the crowd, Lin Tao nodded in their direction. Not far away, two waiters caught up with Lu Yunxi.
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