Chapter 37 Where was he all this time?
Zhu Qinghui walked over, her face displaying an impeccable, polite smile.
Xin Yang greeted her with a smile, "Aunt Lu!"
"Hello." Zhu Qinghui nodded, her smile unchanged, but her gaze fell on Shen Li's face.
"The banquet is about to begin. You and Xin Yang should go in first," Zhu Qinghui said to Lu Yanchuan. "I'll take Shen Li with me."
Lu Yanchuan frowned, his tone somewhat impatient, "What do you need me to bring? Can't I take her myself?"
"I'll take her to meet those ladies; they all want to meet my only daughter-in-law. What? Are you afraid I'll steal your wife away?"
Zhu Qinghui's expression remained unchanged, and her tone even carried a hint of gentle helplessness.
Zhu Qinghui has always been impeccable in front of others, so her words were beyond reproach and hard to refuse.
But Lu Yanchuan appears aloof, noble, and elite, seemingly very reasonable.
When a young master from a prestigious family like the Lu family wants to reason, he is noble, elegant, and logical.
When they don't want to reason, they become the epitome of a spoiled brat, completely defying common sense.
At this moment, Lu Yanchuan's lips curled into a smirk, not even intending to give his own mother any face, "It's not like you haven't tried to trick people before."
Zhu Qinghui paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Don't talk nonsense just because you're in a bad mood."
The helplessness in her voice was the same helplessness a mother feels when facing a willful child.
Lu Yanchuan took a step forward, getting very close to Zhu Qinghui. His voice was even colder than before, landing in Zhu Qinghui's ear.
"Really? Then where did you take Chen Li last time without saying a word?"
Zhu Qinghui narrowed her eyes and subconsciously looked at Shen Li.
Lu Yanchuan sneered, "Why are you looking at her? There's no need to look at her. She's like a saw-off gourd. If she were a tattletale, she wouldn't have put up with this until today."
Zhu Qinghui's expression gradually became strained.
Xin Yang felt a little awkward. The atmosphere between the mother and son was not right. It was no secret that the Lu family was not on good terms. Xin Yang had heard about it, but those were all between cousins.
This is a mother and child.
Xin Yang wanted to smooth things over, but was afraid he was too clumsy with words, so he could only look at Shen Li for help.
Shen Li remained silent for only a few seconds before taking a step toward Zhu Qinghui. "Let's go then."
Those three simple words broke the tense atmosphere between mother and son.
Lu Yanchuan probably didn't expect Shen Li to actively avoid his protection, and his expression showed a hint of disbelief.
Shen Li remained calm. If belated affection is cheaper than grass, then belated protection is even cheaper.
Why didn't you do this sooner?
They've been married for five years, not five days, not five months.
Over the course of five years, Shen Li was repeatedly harassed by the elders of the Lu family and criticized by Lu Yanchuan's mother.
Despite all those times, she never received Lu Yanchuan's protection.
Despite the embarrassment Song Xiaowan caused by her appearance in front of so many people, he still accompanied her inside.
Did Lu Yanchuan not know she would be embarrassed? He just didn't care that much.
Anyway, she's always been good-tempered and patient all these years.
Since you don't even care about her embarrassment, what's the point of protecting her now?
Shen Li walked to Zhu Qinghui's side, completely ignoring the sharp gaze behind her.
Zhu Qinghui was fairly satisfied with Shen Li's tact, but after walking a few steps away, she became increasingly angry thinking about Lu Yanchuan's attitude earlier.
Zhu Qinghui turned her anger on Shen Li, her voice cold, "How can you be so useless? You're Mrs. Lu today! How can you not even control your own husband! You just let him leave with that woman?"
It seems that Zhu Qinghui was already aware of Song Xiaowan's appearance earlier.
Shen Li was a little annoyed, probably because the dissatisfaction of the past five years had finally led to a qualitative change.
She didn't want to spoil the mother and son, and immediately retorted, "If you can't even control your own son, what's so strange about me not being able to control him?"
Zhu Qinghui's eyes widened suddenly. "What did you say?!"
Zhu Qinghui had grown accustomed to Shen Li's submissive nature and was quite uncomfortable with Shen Li's recent display of rebelliousness.
“Lu Yanchuan has legs. If he wants to go with someone, can I break his legs?”
Even though the content was sharp, Shen Li's tone remained calm: "I said last time that Lu Yanchuan is an adult and he should take care of himself."
Zhu Qinghui's eyes flashed with surprise. Shen Li's attitude gave her a feeling that Shen Li might really want to leave Lu Yanchuan.
For some reason, after realizing this, Zhu Qinghui stopped saying anything to provoke Chen Li.
Shen Li didn't know why she suddenly quieted down. Was it because she had become assertive?
Shen Li gave a faint smirk. The enemy really was... a paper tiger.
As Zhu Qinghui approached the VIP room on the second floor, she inadvertently noticed the bracelet on Shen Li's wrist.
His expression changed drastically. "You...you went to see the old lady?"
“Lu Yanchuan took me there.” Shen Li nodded.
Zhu Qinghui looked at the bracelet on Shen Li's hand with a strange expression. "I didn't expect the old lady to like you so much."
Shen Li did not answer this question.
“Since Yanchuan took you to see her, you must be aware of the complicated internal relationships within the Lu family,” Zhu Qinghui continued. “For Yanchuan’s sake, you should advise him to see the old lady less often.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Li frowned and looked at Zhu Qinghui.
Zhu Qinghui sneered, "Why are you looking at me like that? The old lady's status in the Lu family is so awkward. The one in the Lu residence now is the old lady of the Lu family. Yanchuan has no need to ruin his relationship with the old lady because of this."
Shen Li: "That's his biological grandmother."
Zhu Qinghui chuckled lightly, with a hint of sarcasm, "Who said she isn't? But didn't you also say that to that guy surnamed Song? In this circle, status is the most important thing."
Shen Li laughed, not expecting Zhu Qinghui to be so unreasonable.
"Her official status is Lu Yanchuan's biological grandmother, not just any member of the Lu family. That's why I advised Lu Yanchuan to see her less often."
Zhu Qinghui still spoke with a hint of sarcasm, "It seems that giving away a bracelet worth 20 million really makes a difference."
Shen Li's fingers tightened almost imperceptibly, but since they had already started in front of Zhu Qinghui, there was no reason for her to back down halfway.
Shen Li raised an eyebrow and said, "The gift the old man gave me is not about its monetary value but about the sentiment behind it."
"What?" Shen Li smiled faintly, meeting Zhu Qinghui's eyes. "Don't you have any?"
Zhu Qinghui's face was about to crumble.
Looking at Zhu Qinghui's face, Shen Li thought to herself, no wonder Qu Xiang had told her before that the happiness in this world is 'only those who are crazy know it'.
That makes a lot of sense.
Shen Li took two steps inside, and Zhu Qinghui seemed to realize something, so she quickly walked up and wanted to scold her a few more times.
But the group of wealthy ladies had already come over. Zhu Qinghui could only compose herself, straighten her expression, and enthusiastically introduce Shen Li to them.
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