Chapter 51 [51]
Queen
Lu Mingxiao booked the most luxurious private room in Yunjing and had made arrangements in advance to have it decorated.
The floor was covered with macaron-colored balloons, and next to the dining table was a giant bouquet of ten thousand roses, cascading down like a waterfall.
The starry sky ceiling and the enchanting night view outside the floor-to-ceiling windows intertwine, while the sounds of piano and violin music flow gently through the air.
Romantic and beautiful, it should be a sweet image imprinted in our hearts.
However, the three people sitting around the round table on the platform, making it a bit crowded, broke the sweetness.
Half an hour has passed since we entered the private room.
Luo Hanzhou said nothing and just stared at her and Lu Mingxiao for half an hour.
Although the shock of being discovered had subsided, Luo Qingyue's guilt only increased.
She poured red wine into the wine glass in front of Luo Hanzhou carefully, her face still showing a timid expression.
She put down the wine bottle without saying a word, but then saw Luo Hanzhou speak with a smile on his face.
"The boss brought his employees over, so they must be talking about work. They didn't even take a break over the New Year. You two are really dedicated."
Every word, even the pauses, was dripping with sarcasm.
Luo Qingyue tried to appease Luo Hanzhou: "Brother, if deceiving yourself makes you feel better, then I'll report next year's work plan to President Lu right now in front of you."
Luo Hanzhou resumed his serious demeanor, resting his elbows on the table with his fingers interlaced.
Do you think I'll let you stay until next year?
His tone was irrefutable, befitting a serious and rigid patriarch.
Luo Qingyue was quite unhappy, but she couldn't confront him head-on, so she muttered quietly: "At first I didn't want to go, but you forced me to go. Now I want to stay, but you want me to leave. How can this be possible?"
Lu Mingxiao patted Luo Qingyue's hand to comfort her.
He called the waiter to serve the dishes, looked at Luo Hanzhou and said calmly: "Let me formally introduce you, this is my girlfriend, Luo Qingyue."
He took Luo Qingyue's hand, and Luo Qingyue leaned forward and gave Luo Hanzhou a "V" sign.
Luo Hanzhou cast a sharp glance at her, and Luo Qingyue quickly pulled her hand away, sat up straight, and tactically drank the lemonade in front of her.
Luo Hanzhou gritted her teeth, resisting the urge to throw her fork at him, and her rebuke was utterly ruthless.
"You're stealing my cabbage and prying my husband's back. Lu Mingxiao, I've thought of many people, but I never imagined it would be you. I thought Mingyue was a utopia, so I felt comfortable letting Xiaoyue go there. Now, looking back, don't you think I was a fool, giving you the opportunity to be close to the source?"
"What a fool! I won't allow you to degrade yourself like this."
Luo Qingyue emphasized, in a protective tone, "Even though you're the matchmaker, Ah Xiao and I will treat you like royalty, the kind of worship we'd give you."
"Ah Xiao?"
Luo Hanzhou caught the key words, "You're yelling so affectionately."
Now, whatever she says will be refuted by Luo Hanzhou, so Luo Qingyue dares not speak again.
The dishes were served one by one. She picked up her chopsticks and ate in silence until she heard Lu Mingxiao speak.
"First of all, I'm deeply sorry for betraying your trust."
Lu Mingxiao looked directly at Luo Hanzhou and spoke slowly, "But for me, falling in love with Xiaoyue is a very natural thing. Even if she hadn't come to Mingyue, we would have met somewhere else and through other means."
That makes sense, Luo Qingyue nodded in agreement.
Unable to resist, she shared with Luo Hanzhou, "Before you sent me to Mingyue, I already knew... President Lu. There was a time when my car was in the repair shop because I crashed into his car."
Unable to hide her joy, Luo Qingyue turned to look at Lu Mingxiao and continued, "And then, our destiny began."
"I knew about Luo Qingyue before I knew she was your sister."
Lu Mingxiao and Luo Qingyue's eyes met, full of affection. "She is a very good girl with a sense of responsibility and justice."
Luo Hanzhou's expression relaxed slightly, and Lu Mingxiao raised his wine glass to toast him: "We've known each other for so many years, we know each other inside and out. Rather than handing Xiaoyue over to someone else, it's better to entrust her to me. You'll feel more at ease, right? Xiaoyue is the little sister you hold in the palm of your hand, and she will also be the little princess I will cherish for the rest of my life."
Grand and imposing, yet sanctimonious.
Luo Hanzhou didn't clink glasses with him, but instead downed the red wine in his glass in one gulp.
"When did it start?" he asked sullenly.
Luo Qingyue and Lu Mingxiao both remembered their anniversary clearly.
The difference is that Lu Mingxiao's answer was accurate to the minute, which was the time when Luo Qingyue agreed to his confession.
Luo Hanzhou picked up a piece of cheese-baked shrimp: "You talked for three months, and you kept it from me for three months."
"We didn't mean to hide it from you."
Luo Qingyue helped Luo Hanzhou fill up the red wine bottle. "Openly considering the right time, place and people, for example, now is a particularly good time for me to observe the stars at night."
If it's not intentional, then the sunglasses and masks are just tools to create a look?
I have rashes on my face and my eyes are inflamed. I don't believe you at all.
Luo Hanzhou sneered: "Tell me, working overtime at the company and shopping with colleagues are actually all about accompanying him."
“Ah Xiao is away on business for more than 20 days a month, and every time you contact me, it’s when he’s in Dongchuan.”
Luo Qingyue explained, "There's already so little time for tender moments, it's the honeymoon phase, so please be understanding."
Luo Hanzhou suddenly realized something and pointed to his wrist: "This watch is also his."
Luo Qingyue nodded. The details must not be revealed. Lu Mingxiao spoke before her: "If you really like it, keep it as a souvenir of our friendship."
Luo Hanzhou squinted at him, took off his watch, and threw it at him angrily: "We are no longer friends. I will block you when I get back."
After saying that, he picked up his phone again: "No, I'll do it now."
The watch he's wearing now is a new one that Luo Qingyue bought for his birthday.
Lu Mingxiao handed the old piece to Luo Qingyue and put it in her bag. At that moment, his phone also vibrated.
He glanced at the screen and told Luo Hanzhou: "Wen Ning asked me to push your WeChat to her."
Upon hearing the familiar name, Luo Qingyue paused in her eating of tender beef.
Luo Hanzhou remained silent, and Lu Mingxiao continued, "I agree. Whether you add it or not is up to you."
After their encounter at the auto show, Luo Qingyue's affection for Wen Ning doubled.
"Brother, come on." She suggested, "I wouldn't mind if Sister Wen Ning became my sister-in-law."
Lu Mingxiao turned his head and told her in a low voice, "Wen Ning is your brother's first love."
Luo Qingyue: "?"
She opened her eyes wide and covered her mouth.
He looked at Lu Mingxiao, then at Luo Hanzhou, as if he had heard some incredible gossip.
They dated for four years of college. They were once the envy of everyone.
Wen Ning went abroad and dumped her brother. Her brother was heartbroken and drank heavily, so he was sent to the hospital for a stomach pump.
Luo Qingyue recalled the information Lu Mingxiao had mentioned earlier.
No wonder Wen Ning recognized her at a glance, even though they had never met before. She was Luo Hanzhou's sister.
Luo Qingyue didn't think too much about it at the moment, but when she recalled it, the amount of information revealed was astonishing.
After all, even Lu Mingxiao only learned about her sibling relationship with Luo Hanzhou after she went to Mingyue.
"You know that Wen Ning has returned to China, right?" Lu Mingxiao asked.
Luo Hanzhou seemed to have no memory of Wen Ning at all.
Putting the phone down, he said calmly, "It's none of my business."
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"I've never seen anyone so unlucky in love."
"Not only was I caught red-handed, but I was also forced to have a candlelight dinner for three people and was interrogated about all sorts of details."
"Similarly, it was the worst New Year's Eve I've ever had."
When we returned to the Starlight Waterside Pavilion, it was already past midnight.
Luo Qingyue collapsed onto the sofa, listless, and couldn't help but groan.
Lu Mingxiao draped the coat she had thrown over his own and placed them on the empty seat next to him before sitting down next to Luo Qingyue.
"I think it's alright. Your brother will have to get through this hurdle sooner or later. I offered to take you home, and he didn't say anything, which means he's trying to accept it. We'll spend every New Year's Eve together from now on. I can arrange a candlelight dinner whenever you want. Tonight's efforts are paving the way for a bright future. Does thinking about it this way make you feel a little happier?"
Lu Mingxiao was a comforting person. Luo Qingyue affirmed, "Now that I don't have to hide or conceal anything, I feel relieved."
She wore a nice winter dress today.
The leggings on her lower body were too tight, so she took them off halfway and let Lu Mingxiao pull them down.
Resting her head on the armrest of the sofa, Luo Qingyue winked at him: "Can you help me remove my makeup again?"
She paused, then added, "I did it for you."
The princess had given the order, and the knight was very happy to do it.
The sofa was small, so Lu Mingxiao stood up: "I'll carry you to the bedroom."
Lu Mingxiao placed the person on the bed, washed his hands, and brought out makeup remover.
Backups of Luo Qingyue's usual daily necessities are kept here, prepared by Lu Mingxiao according to her preferences.
Lu Mingxiao sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, while Luo Qingyue lay comfortably beside him, using a pillow as her head.
Lu Mingxiao had indeed learned the makeup removal process. He first helped Luo Qingyue remove her eye makeup by soaking a cotton pad with eye makeup remover.
"I suddenly thought of a question about my brother and Sister Wen Ning."
Lu Mingxiao listened attentively, and Luo Qingyue continued, "Sister Wen Ning is your classmate, and you are my brother's roommate. How did they know each other? Is there any reason for you?"
Lu Mingxiao placed a wet cotton pad on his eyelids, counted to fifteen, and then gently wiped them downwards.
Recruiting his memory bank, he quickly recalled, "It really is."
Luo Qingyue listened attentively. Lu Mingxiao took the makeup remover, rubbed it in his palm, and massaged it onto Luo Qingyue's face.
“I made a bet with your brother that another guy in our dorm named Liao Fei would be able to eat meat buns at the cafeteria the next morning. Your brother said no, so he lost. I asked him to go to my political theory class in my place.”
"I thought you were a very good student, but you actually asked someone to fill in for you."
Luo Qingyue couldn't help but laugh, "That roommate, you didn't secretly bribe him, did you?"
"You really know me well."
Lu Mingxiao also smiled, dipped a face towel in warm water, and helped Luo Qingyue dry her face. "I told Liao Fei, you go to the cafeteria to eat a meat bun tomorrow, and I'll treat you to three the day after tomorrow."
"It's a sure win deal. If I were Liao Fei, I would make the same choice."
Luo Qingyue said, "My brother covered your classes, and then he ran into Wen Ning?"
Lu Mingxiao applied cleanser and helped her cleanse again. "It was a coincidence. Wen Ning was late, and your brother was sitting in the last row with an empty seat next to him, so she went over. According to your brother, he was sleeping when he heard the noise and opened his eyes. Wen Ning stared at him and said, 'You're quite pretty,' with her face almost leaning in. Your brother thought he saw a ghost and let out a scream like a silver bell that echoed throughout the classroom. It was really shocking."
An imagined scene flashed through her mind, and Luo Qingyue made a further guess: "So, it was Sister Wen Ning who pursued my brother?"
Lu Mingxiao hummed in agreement: "We'll get it done in two weeks."
Luo Qingyue expressed her sympathy for Luo Hanzhou: "If someone chases me and then dumps me, it will be really hard for me to accept it. I used to have a good impression of Sister Wen Ning, but I am my brother's sister, so I can't like her now."
"Let your brother and Wen Ning resolve their own grievances. It's not appropriate for outsiders to interfere. My little Yue'er, as long as you like me, that's enough."
After removing her makeup, Lu Mingxiao rubbed her head to comfort her, "Let's not talk about them anymore. Do you want to see the gift I prepared for you?"
Luo Qingyue opened her eyes: "Isn't it the ten thousand roses in the restaurant?"
Lu Mingxiao shook his head and smiled meaningfully: "That's just superficial work, there are more private things."
Luo Qingyue jumped up from the bed. She was so curious that she heard him say, "I'll get it for you."
Luo Qingyue watched him walk out of the bedroom, and then quickly turned back, holding an exquisite pink square gift box in his hand.
The gift box was a very flat one, tied with a lace ribbon of the same color. Luo Qingyue took it, placed it on the bed, and opened it. Inside was a black lace slip dress.
Luo Qingyue unfolded the suspenders, exuding a pure and alluring charm with a slight see-through effect; the back featured a crisscrossing strap design.
It was a new battle robe. She looked at Lu Mingxiao, her cheeks burning, but she smiled and praised: "Good taste, I'll go take a shower now and then change into it."
Lu Mingxiao didn't take a shower either.
He lifted Luo Qingyue by her legs and waist, pulling her into his arms, and whispered in her ear, "Together."
The glass door of the shower room was filled with water vapor.
Water pours down from the shower head above, hazy and misty.
Luo Qingyue leaned against the glass and welcomed the deep kiss. The sounds in her ears gradually became unclear.
Her hair was wet, and it fell over her shoulders after she put on her nightgown, making her look sexy and alluring.
With the new battle robes, their courage grew accordingly.
She had just been placed on the bed when, in the next second, Luo Qingyue transformed into an enthusiastic little wildcat.
She took the initiative to counterattack and lay on top of Lu Mingxiao.
Blindfold him with a ribbon, lightly touch his chest muscles with your fingertips, and let your seductive voice echo in the air.
"Welcome to Queen Xiaoyue's hunting time."
[Author's Note]
Xiao: I'm so happy! [laughing][laughing][laughing]
Moon: The little wildcats are out in force! [cat emoji][cat emoji][cat emoji]
Actually, it's qinquneiyi [evil laugh][evil laugh][evil laugh]
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