Chapter 59 Like a Clown
She stared at him blankly, not knowing what expression she should make to meet his expectations.
I don’t know…
He actually said he didn't know...
Li Qingqing's pale fingers clasped tightly against the table behind her, trying to appear calm.
But somewhere in her heart there was a dull pain, she couldn't describe what it felt like, she had never experienced this feeling before, it was like being tightly grasped by a big hand.
At this moment, she suddenly found that the man in front of her was so unfamiliar. He was reserved and cold, with the noble aura of a rich young man. They had clearly been making love all night in Wanhua Apartment last night, but at this moment he was looking at her like a stranger.
"What's wrong? Qingqing, are you okay?"
Mu Xingyi rushed out from the crowd and stood in front of Li Qingqing.
He had been looking for Li Qingqing everywhere but couldn't find her. Seeing a lot of people gathered in the buffet area, he hurried over and found that Li Qingqing was the one at the center of the storm.
"Doctor Mu? Is this Miss Li yours?" Jiang Xueyao suddenly asked Mu Xingyi with great interest.
Mu Xingyi looked at the two people who were behaving intimately in front of him and said slowly: "Yes, Miss Li is the person I brought here today. Did anything happen just now?"
Mu Xingyi lowered his head and glanced at the mess on the ground and asked.
"Oh, that was a misunderstanding. Miss Li accidentally stained my dress, and I wanted her to compensate me. Since she is yours, I will not embarrass her for your sake."
Jiang Xueyao smiled generously, as if she was not the same person as the creditor who had just forced Li Qingqing to pay compensation.
"Is that so? Then I'd like to thank Miss Jiang on Qingqing's behalf."
Jiang Xueyao waved her hand generously, "We are all friends, I still have to give this little face."
Then she said to Lu Yan in a coquettish tone: "A Yan, will you accompany me to change clothes?"
Lu Yan looked at Mu Xingyi coldly and did not refuse Jiang Xueyao's request. Then the two of them left the banquet hall under everyone's attention.
Looking at this scene, the crowd began to talk again.
"Master Lu and Miss Jiang are a perfect match, truly a perfect match."
"Is that Master Lu? He's so handsome. This is the first time I've seen him."
"Young Master Lu rarely appears in front of the media. I heard that he was doing scientific research in Antarctica and seems to have a PhD."
"Tall, handsome, rich, and well-educated, only the eldest daughter of the Jiang family is worthy of Master Lu, a flower of high mountain."
Li Qingqing listened to the discussions in the crowd and felt like a clown.
She stared blankly at the backs of the two people leaving, then silently squatted down and began to pick up the debris scattered on the ground.
Mu Xingyi stepped forward and pulled her up, comforting her softly, "Someone will come and clean up, let's go."
"I'm sorry, Dr. Mu, I embarrassed you." Li Qingqing sniffed her sore nose and tried her best to pretend that nothing was wrong.
Mu Xingyi looked at her dazed and dejected appearance, and felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure in his heart.
The scene tonight was even more perfect than he had expected. Qingqing, do you know what kind of person Lu Yan is now?
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On the other side, Jiang Xueyao pulled Lu Yan to the suite to change clothes. As soon as they left the banquet hall, Lu Yan shook off her arm.
"Enough of acting."
Jiang Xueyao didn't mind having her arm thrown away. "Why bother, Lu Yan? You are destined to marry me in the future. I don't mind you keeping other women outside, and you don't need to care about my love history, okay? Even if we have to have our own affairs after marriage, we will still have a child. You can't escape it."
Lu Yan ignored her and went back to the banquet hall.
But the familiar figure was no longer here. He searched for her in every corner for several times, but still couldn't see her.
He took out his phone and sent her a message.
【Where are you?】
There was no reply for a long time.
He was just about to call her when suddenly a waiter came to him and said that Mr. Jiang wanted to ask him to come over.
Lu Yan had no choice but to go see Mr. Jiang first.
In the huge box, most of the important figures from the four major families in Haicheng were present. Old Master Jiang was sitting at the main table, Jiang Xueyao was sitting next to him and pouring him tea, and Lu Mingqi and Song Jihe were talking quietly with Jiang Xueyao's parents.
"Ayan, where have you been? How could you let the old man wait for you? That's outrageous."
Song Jihe immediately stood up and pulled him to sit down.
Lu Mingqi also scolded him with a cold face: "You are already such an adult, but you don't know any etiquette."
"I'm sorry, I had something at the company that needed my attention just now, so I'm a little late." Lu Yan nodded and apologized to Mr. Jiang.
"Oh, it's okay. Company business is more important. It doesn't matter if you're late. When your career is stable in the future, you'll have more time to spend with Yaoyao." Old Master Jiang laughed out loud and had already decided on Lu Yan as his grandson-in-law.
"Yes, a man should be busy with his career, but he should not delay the most important thing in his life. I heard that Yaoyao has been waiting for Ayan for many years. Now that you two are not young anymore, it's time to consider getting married."
Jiang Xueyao's aunt hinted at this, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Jiang family was trying to urge her to get married.
It's a rare day like today when the four major families of Haicheng are all here. Bringing up the engagement at this time is just the right time to see the Lu family's current attitude towards this marriage.
After hearing this, Song Jihe smiled awkwardly, "Didn't the child just come back from Antarctica not long ago? The two children should get along for a while, fall in love, and then get married so that they can be sweet and happy, right?"
Song Jihe certainly knew what her son was thinking. Although she also wanted to have a grandson soon, she cared more about her son's feelings.
Lu Yan never expressed his opinion, but just looked up and gave Jiang Xueyao a meaningful look.
Jiang Xueyao immediately understood what he meant. They had agreed before that Jiang Xueyao and Lu Yan would get engaged a year later, but on the condition that he would not reveal her secret and that they would show proper intimacy in front of their elders.
"I think Aunt Lu is right. Ah Yan has been busy with his studies, and we haven't really gotten along well. There's no need to rush into getting engaged."
Since the parties involved had said so, the rest of the people didn't know what to say. Only Jiang Xueyao's mother Chen Lihua silently winked at Jiang Xueyao.
"Haven't you been waiting for Ah Yan for many years? Why aren't you anxious now?"
Jiang Xueyao looked guilty, "Oh, don't worry about it. We will definitely get married in the future anyway. Can't I date Ah Yan first?"
Chen Lihua couldn't understand her daughter's sudden change of attitude. She hadn't discussed it with her beforehand, but now she was not in a hurry, so she had nothing to say.
"You young people can make your own decisions on matters like this. It's also good to have a relationship and get used to each other before marriage." Old Master Jiang loved his granddaughter the most, so of course he agreed without hesitation.
The forced marriage came to an end for the time being, and Lu Yan ate his meal absent-mindedly.
After finally waiting for the dinner to end, he immediately took time off to call Li Qingqing, but no one answered the phone.
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