Chapter 77 Chapter 77 The hidden love of a fatherly boyfriend...
Saturday came in a flash.
The Chi family prepared very well for this birthday party. The venue was luxurious, and all the arrangements and decorations were top-notch.
The room was brightly lit, with a huge crystal chandelier shining in the center. Guests got out of their cars one after another on both sides of the red carpet. The tall Roman columns were surrounded by bright lights, illuminating the smiles on everyone's faces.
Xiao Chi was at the door greeting the guests, while his father and mother were inside chatting with the Jiang family, with whom they were on good terms, and they were having a great time.
Mother Jiang: "I heard from Xingshu that the two children went on a trip to City G together last month. They are really destined to be together."
"Yes, I saw the photos. The two kids were having a lot of fun." Yun Shuyu said with a smile.
Jiang's mother: "Xingshuo and Xiaoli are both from S University. Although Xiaoli is a year older, he just turned 21, so he is actually the same age as Xingshuo."
Yun Shuyu: "No, Xiaoli is my elder sister."
Jiang's mother covered her mouth and laughed, "What sister? Xiaoli looks young and like a high school student. The stars should take good care of her."
"We are often not at home, and the two children are classmates and neighbors, so they can play together more often," said Jiang's mother.
Yun Shuyu: "This is as it should be."
While they were talking, a slim figure appeared on the second floor stairs, and the protagonist of the birthday party walked down slowly.
The girl was wearing a lotus pink short skirt with an off-shoulder design, revealing her graceful collarbone and white arms.
There is a constant temperature system at home, so I won’t feel cold even if I wear a short skirt.
Around her neck hung a sparkling necklace inlaid with dazzling gems. The rich colors made it look very valuable.
Sheng Baili was wearing a pair of nude high heels with very high soles, which made her legs look slender and long. Her delicate skin reflected a rosy luster under the soft light.
Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, Sheng Baili walked down slowly, holding the railing of the stairs.
She seldom wears high heels and is not used to it.
"She's so beautiful, just like a little princess." Mother Jiang praised enthusiastically.
As she spoke, Jiang's mother turned around to look at her son's clothes.
A white suit.
"They are all light-colored. These two children have a good understanding of each other." Jiang's mother said with a smile.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the boy lower his head in embarrassment. Yun Shuyu turned her head and saw Jiang Xingshuo's sparkling eyes.
Yun Shuyu raised her eyebrows, thought thoughtfully for two seconds, and then looked at her daughter's reaction.
Sheng Baili actually looked at Jiang Xingxue with burning eyes...
That direction.
""
Yun Shuyu sensed something was wrong and looked in the direction her daughter was looking without leaving a trace.
Her eyes passed through the guests and fell on the person at the door.
The man had broad shoulders and a well-proportioned figure. He wore a low-key and elegant black suit and had a head of unrestrained silver hair. His calm temperament did not diminish, but rather added unruly and willful aura.
He is Nannan’s boyfriend.
Yun Shuyu withdrew her gaze lightly, and when she lowered her head to sip her tea, she saw the nude high-heeled shoes in front of her move forward a few steps, and then restrainedly retracted.
Sheng Baili stood there, not moving.
After the chat that day ended in a bad mood.
She unilaterally fell into a cold war with Lu Zhouyan.
During this period, Lu Zhouyan also sent a lot of messages, but Sheng Baili's reaction was indifferent, without her usual clingy and coquettish attitude.
It's not that I'm that angry.
I just don't understand my boyfriend's gentlemanly attitude of sitting back and doing nothing.
I was even more ashamed of myself for posting so many seductive photos.
Sheng Baili curled her lips and looked away. She could hear her mother and her friends talking intimately, and she smiled and echoed a few words.
Until Lu Zhouyan walked up to him and handed him a gift.
"Happy birthday, Miss Sheng."
Sheng Baili took it as usual and simply said thank you.
Speak to him in the same tone as you would to any other guest.
Lu Zhouyan lowered his eyes, and his dark and heavy gaze fell on her face.
When the gift was handed over, Sheng Baili felt his palm being hooked lightly.
...the slightly rough fingertips made her feel a little itchy.
Sheng Baili wanted to glare at him, but the elders were still around, so he had to give up.
Yun Shuyu took her to meet other elders in the family. After some pressure-free socializing, Sheng Baili found a quiet corner and glanced at her mobile phone.
【What are you looking at? 】
Haicha saw her unconsciously click on WeChat several times but did nothing.
【Waiting for news】
"Who is waiting?" Sheng Baili wrinkled his nose and answered in a loud voice, "I'm not waiting for him."
[I didn’t say who it was.]
Sheng Baili: “…”
Haicha tried to hold back her laughter, but failed.
"...Shut up." Sheng Baili knocked her head with a wooden face, not allowing her to laugh.
She exited WeChat without a care, casually opened DouLe, and quickly glanced at the background messages.
A merchant asked her to sell clothes and offered her a high fee.
Sheng Baili clicked on the picture. It was pure yet a little sexy, which was her favorite style.
Sheng Baili moved his fingers and took it.
[Now that you are not short of money, host, are you still accepting advertisements? 】
Just for my birthday today, my mother gave me a set of jewelry worth tens of millions.
Xiaochi gave a car as a gift, and his father gave a house in S City as a gift.
The amount of pocket money her family gives her every month is frighteningly large.
With the support of his family, Sheng Baili has achieved financial freedom.
But it’s not my own money, so it feels different.
Now that I’m on vacation, it’s a good idea to sell women’s clothing through live streaming.
Sheng Baili had just replied to the message when a message from her boyfriend popped up.
【1: Where? 】
Sheng Baili didn't reply, but opened the little sweet potato and continued to post:
[I am 21 this year. My boyfriend doesn’t want to be close to me because I am too young. I don’t understand so I have been giving him the cold shoulder these days. But he keeps trying to coax me. Why? ]
Netizens who were following the series responded quickly.
[Maybe this is the hidden love of a daddy boyfriend? He cherishes you too much so he doesn’t want to touch you.]
[21 is not too young, I don’t believe there are still men who are so pure in love. ]
[Indeed, this is quite outrageous. It is more likely that the man is not capable.]
[Try to seduce her? No matter how old-fashioned and cold a man is, when he meets someone he likes, there is always a part of him that becomes hot and fiery. 】
Sheng Baili didn't know which word he saw, and his eyes moved away from the screen in panic.
Do you really want to try that?
After walking out of the room, Sheng Baili found a place to sit down.
Long tables were set up along both sides of the banquet hall, covered with white tablecloths and matched with silver cutlery and bone china dishes.
Xiao Chi was sitting on Sheng Baili's left, and the seat on his right was empty.
Lu Zhouyan glanced at the empty seat next to her, put his unanswered phone back into his pocket, and walked over.
However, he had not taken a few steps when he was stopped by someone who came to talk to him. Lu Zhouyan responded gently and perfunctorily.
Look up again.
"......"
Someone sat in the empty seat.
A boy and a girl who were described as a good match by netizens on Weibo were sitting together, chatting with their heads tilted to the side.
Lu Zhouyan lowered his eyes, his eyes were somewhat gloomy under his thin white eyelids.
...It's really an eyesore.
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Jiang Xingshu sat down next to the goddess and was about to turn his head to say hello.
The girl was seen holding a cell phone and scrolling through the comments. Her knuckles turned white from the force she was squeezing them.
He must have seen something bad, something horrible and scary. Jiang Xingshu hesitated for two seconds before deciding how to start.
The sight line moves up.
...He saw the girl's rosy face.
Like a ripe tomato.
Jiang Xingxun: “”
A doubtful male voice came from the side, and Sheng Baili suddenly came back to his senses and turned off his phone.
"Is the air conditioner too hot?" Jiang Xingshuo looked at her cheeks and asked caringly, "Your face is so red."
Sheng Baili: “…”
"Hmm." She said casually, "This dish is a bit spicy."
Jiang Xingshu nodded consciously.
After eating a few bites of the food, I slowly came to appreciate the taste.
When traveling in City G, Sheng Baili seemed to like spicy food very much?
Jiang Xingshu glanced at the clean plate in front of Shouxing again and frowned in confusion.
There were many guests at the birthday party. Her parents were afraid that she would feel uncomfortable, so they told Sheng Baili to just eat well and wait for the cake.
Sheng Baili's mind was still constantly popping up with Meng Lang's comments, and he was a little absent-minded while eating.
When he lowered his head to pick up some food, he suddenly felt his eyes itchy and Sheng Baili rubbed his eyes.
Jiang Xingshu focused half of his attention on her. Seeing Sheng Baili looked uncomfortable, he immediately asked, "What's wrong?"
Sheng Baili said that just a strand of hair fell in, it was nothing serious.
Jiang Xingshu saw that she had been rubbing for a while, and he couldn't help but turned to the side and turned her face.
The two people were very close to each other. Jiang Xingshu met the girl's somewhat surprised eyes, calmed his expression, and helped her take out the hair.
Finally, he took a piece of paper and gently wiped the corner of Sheng Baili's mouth.
Sheng Baili came back to his senses, pushed his tissue away, and leaned towards Xiaochi, "Thank you, but no need, I can do it myself."
Hearing his sister's distant tone, Xiaochi ended his conversation with his friend and patted Sheng Baili's shoulder soothingly.
"Why are your eyes red?"
Sheng Baili said it again.
Xiaochi nodded, then asked the waiter to bring a few hairpins. After Sheng Baili chose them, he used the hairpins to pin up the loose hair on his sister's forehead.
"Thank you, brother." Sheng Baili turned his head and smiled.
Jiang Xingshuo's gaze paused on Xiaochi for two seconds, then he looked away enviously.
Jiang Xingshuo felt like someone was looking at him, so he raised his head and looked around, but saw nothing.
After dinner, Sheng Baili lowered her head and turned on her mobile phone. Lu Zhouyan sent her several new messages.
【1: There are many people in your place. Is it crowded to sit there? 】
【1: Come and sit with me】
"......"
The dining area is well arranged, and there is still enough space even if people are seated on both sides.
Does it have anything to do with the word "crowd"?
【Bai Liya: No. 】
Thinking of the fact that Lu Zhouyan didn't get to eat the cake on his birthday, Sheng Baili reminded him.
【Bai Liya: Remember to eat cake later. 】
【1: OK.】
[1: Are you still angry? Can we talk?]
Lu Zhouyan actually didn't quite understand why his girlfriend was angry.
But after chatting that night, Sheng Baili had not sent him any messages, and the occasional replies were indifferent. She also stopped answering phone calls and video calls.
Such a gap was almost unbearable for him.
I want to lock her up and know what she is doing and thinking at all times.
Want to be with her forever.
Don't let her have any thought of leaving.
Dark thoughts grew silently, and Lu Zhouyan's eyes fell on his mobile phone, just about to send a few more messages.
【Bai Liya: You can stay here tonight. 】
【1:】
[Bai Liya: I have arranged a room for you. It is on the same floor as mine. Do you want to stay there? ]
【1: OK.】
Sheng Baili saw the reply message and put away his phone with satisfaction.
It's enough to let it hang for a few days. She will solve this problem in one go tonight.
If Lu Zhouyan doesn't comply, she will be really angry, Sheng Baili thought.
Yun Shuyu asked her to get up and cut the cake. Sheng Baili stood up, but stopped before she had taken two steps.
...the straps of my high heels came undone by accident.
Sheng Baili subconsciously wanted to squat down and put it on, but his arm was grabbed by someone.
Jiang Xingshuo said, "Your skirt is too short and it's inconvenient. Let me help you."
As he said that, the boy knelt on one knee in front of her and pulled the strap to help her fasten it back on.
"...Thank you."
Yun Shuyu looked at Jiang Xingshu who was squatting on the ground like a big dog, and then looked at Lu Zhouyan who had a cold expression on his face, and her eyebrows raised unconsciously.
The guests present couldn't help but gossip when they saw this scene.
"These two children standing together are really pleasing to the eye."
"A talented man and a beautiful woman."
"The relationship between the two companies seems to be pretty good. Do you have any plans in that regard?"
"I don't know, but the kid from the Jiang family is a nice guy, so I think they'll consider it."
The harsh words drilled into his ears, and Lu Zhouyan's eyes darkened.
A friend who was on good terms with him came over with a glass of wine and clinked his glass.
Friend: "Long time no see, Brother Lu, let's have a drink"
Lu Zhouyan picked up the wine glass nonchalantly, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
"Wow, so handsome." His friend praised him, and his eyes moved to Lu Zhouyan's silver hair and paused for a long time.
"Why do you want to dye your hair?"
I have known Lu Zhouyan for several years. He never smokes, drinks, or even touches women.
I never thought he would dye his hair, especially silver.
Pretty sexy.
Lu Zhouyan put down his glass and said calmly, "It was just a spur of the moment."
"Very trendy." My friend joked, "I heard that girls like white hair nowadays. You are catching up with the trend."
Lu Zhouyan glanced at him and asked, "Do I look old?"
"No." The friend thought of something and suddenly laughed.
"Didn't the media say a while ago that you and the Chi family's daughter were having an affair? Hahaha, it was just a rumor. People these days are especially good at making up stories. Brother Lu, you look like a hardworking model who is focused on your work. How could you have the time to fall in love? An office romance is ridiculous."
My friend swirled the wine in his glass and summarized it in a serious manner.
"My dad said your new company is doing so well and always asked me to learn from you."
"What do you mean by that? Before the age of 30, there is no woman in your heart, and making money is like being a god."
"Right, Brother Lu?"
"......"
Lu Zhouyan said nothing.
On the stage, the birthday star began to speak.
The friend admired her for a while and said, "The little princess of the Chi family is beautiful and graceful. I guess she had a good life before she was recognized as a relative."
The fact that Zhuang Fang and Sheng Guowei kidnapped their adopted daughter was not exposed. Under the protection of her family, her life in the first twenty years did not attract much attention.
After the birthday celebrants finished their speech, the waiters brought the sliced cakes one after another.
Lu Zhouyan picked up a piece and placed it in front of him, but didn't eat it yet.
A soft female voice suddenly came from the side.
“Hello...can you add me on WeChat?”
When my friend heard the voice, he was startled and turned around subconsciously. For a moment, he thought the other person was talking to him.
When he turned his head, he saw the girl holding her phone in one hand, staring at Lu Zhouyan without blinking. Her voice was trembling and her cheeks were a little red.
friend:"......"
Now the little girl really likes white hair.
Lu Zhouyan: "Sorry, no."
"Why?"
"The person I like is here, and I don't want her to misunderstand me," said Lu Zhouyan.
girl:"......"
friend:""
The girl said "sorry for disturbing you" and left in a hurry, leaving her friend dumbfounded.
"No." The friend's eyes widened, "The person you like is here?"
"Um."
The voice was lazy and the tone was flat.
friend:"?"
My friend is no longer calm.
The old monk asked, what kind of person can catch Lu Zhouyan's eye?
"Who is it? Do I know him? Please, Brother Lu, tell me. I promise to keep it a secret for you."
Lu Zhouyan's Adam's apple moved.
He really wants to admit his relationship so that no one else dares to covet his baby, but...
Lu Zhouyan closed his eyes and said calmly, "It's a secret."
friend:"......"
This cannot be said
The cut cake was placed on the table. My friend lowered his head and took a bite. It tasted good and quite sweet.
He finished the cake in no time, but he was still very curious.
Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the cake in front of Lu Zhouyan was still untouched, so she offered to help him solve the problem.
I once invited Lu Zhouyan to my birthday party. This young master doesn't like sweets and stopped eating after two bites. Later, he couldn't resist my request and reluctantly finished a small plate of cake.
A little guilty, coupled with the urge to eat melon, my friend's conscience came to his senses, "Brother Lu, you don't like sweet things, I'll eat it for you?"
Lu Zhouyan paused as he picked up the silver fork.
The friend thought that his buddy must be very touched at this moment, and he became more determined to take his cake away. However, he was stopped by Lu Zhouyan at the last second before his hand touched the plate.
friend:"......?"
"Don't touch it." Lu Zhouyan glanced at him, "If you want to eat, can't you get it yourself?"
My friend was shocked: "Don't you hate these sweet things? You didn't even eat them on my birthday before!"
"Yeah, I suddenly like it." Lu Zhouyan asked, "Is there a problem?"
"......"
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