Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Nothing is right
Chapter 38
Ruan Mansion has a touch of Suzhou garden style, with gray tiles and white walls, pavilions and bridges, rockery stacked with Taihu stones, clear pool water, and the surrounding Chinese tallow and camphor trees blending together, giving it a quiet and gentle atmosphere.
It has a sense of "a stream embracing a secluded mountain, in the middle of a city".
Tired of walking, Ruan Yan took them to the pavilion and corridor in the side garden to rest.
"Ruan Yan, your house is so beautiful. I also want to design a house like this to live in in the future." Chen Jiajia praised sincerely.
"I'm also very excited," Fang Yuan said, "It's highly unlikely that I can achieve it in City C, but I can go back to my hometown and fulfill my wish in the future, hehe."
Liu Mengmeng slumped in her chair. "Looking at these mountains, these waters, these trees, these birds, it's so wonderful to just sit here and stare blankly. I don't even want to go home."
She tilted her neck towards Ruan Yan: "Xiao Yanyan, can I come to your garden and just relax when I have nothing to do in the future?"
Chen Jiajia: "I'm signing up too!"
Yang Xiao followed closely: "I'll queue up!"
"And me!"
Ruan Yan was amused by them and said, "Sure, why not? Come all of you, even a group is fine."
Tan Xinyi, who was standing next to her, picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Hmm, good tea. Is this Mingqian Longjing?"
Ruan Yan was a little embarrassed. "I don't know much about this. Sister Xinyi thinks it tastes good. I'll ask Auntie to pack some for you to take back."
"Thank you, I appreciate the gift," Tan Xinyi said, knowing the price of the tea. She smiled and declined, "But my husband is away on business all year round. I rarely drink tea, and we rarely have guests over. It would be a waste to give it to me."
As they were talking, a delicate and pretty girl came running over from a distance.
"Sister Xiaoyan, happy birthday!"
Xiao Wen searched for her for a long time and finally found her in Langting.
"This little girl is so cute," Liu Mengmeng asked Ruan Yan, "Is she your relative's child?"
"Hello, brothers and sisters." Xiao Wen greeted everyone politely.
Ruan Yan hugged Xiao Wen and said, "Her name is Xiao Wen. She is a little sister who lives in our house."
Xiao Wen made a greeting card by herself and bought a beautiful hairpin for Ruan Yan as a birthday gift.
"Thank you, my Wenwen, I like it very much." Ruan Yan happily put the hairpin on her hair and shook her head. "How is it? Does it look good?"
Xiao Wen nodded heavily and said sincerely, "It looks great! Sister Xiaoyan, you are so beautiful!"
"Yeah, I think so too," Ruan Yan blinked. "So, do I look like a princess?"
"picture!"
Everyone laughed together happily.
Xiao Wen glanced behind her casually: "Hey, Xiao Li."
Everyone turned their eyes away.
"Sister Xiaoyan!"
A young male voice came.
Lu Yanli was wearing a formal suit, his shirt and tie were well matched, and his hair was combed meticulously.
Like a handsome little gentleman.
Their gazes were stunned, of course not because of Lu Yanli, but because of the people who appeared beside him - Lu Peishi and Zhuo Ming.
"Wow, Lu Da Zhuo Da!"
"Lu Da is here too!"
After the uproar, no one dared to say anything. Although they were not in the company and it was not working hours, their fear of the boss had become muscle memory and conditioned reflex.
I only dare to greet you weakly from afar.
Xiao Wen didn't care about these things and happily trotted towards Lu Yanli, and Ruan Yan followed.
"Xiao Li, Mr. Lu, Mr. Zhuo," Ruan Yan said with a smile, "When did you get here? How long have you been standing here?"
Lu Pei raised his sarcastic lips: "When you said you were a princess."
"..." Ruan Yan smiled and ignored his ridicule, "Thank you for coming to my birthday party."
Zhuo Ming handed over an exquisite gift bag: "Happy birthday, this is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you like it."
Ruan Yan took it with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Zhuo."
"Don't call me Mr. Zhuo in private," Zhuo Ming waved his hand, "It seems awkward."
Ruan Yan readily agreed: "Okay, thank you, Brother Zhuo Ming. My sister is having a video conference upstairs and will be down soon."
Lu Yanli couldn't wait to present the gift: "Here, Sister Xiaoyan, this is my gift, and this is my brother's."
"Wow, thank you Xiao Li!" Ruan Yan glanced at Lu Peishi seriously, "Thank you, Mr. Lu too."
Lu Peishi's expression was calm: "I just sent Xiao Li here, it's just a drop-off."
"..." Ruan Yan still smiled, "Since you're here, why don't you sit for a while before leaving."
Lu Peishi hummed ambiguously and said nothing.
Ruan Yan felt that he was a rather odd person. He had clearly spoken up for her righteously during the Zhuo Zhongsen frame-up incident, which meant that he at least didn't dislike her that much. But why was he always so indifferent to her, acting as if he wasn't very familiar with her, and she didn't know why he was pretending to be cool.
"Wenwen, take Xiaoli out to play."
"good--"
Lu Peishi's arrival not only touched the nerves of Liu Mengmeng and Yang Xiao, but also caused the reactions of two other people to be unusually strong.
Jia Yanyuan looked at the figure walking from the side garden and wondered if he was seeing things.
Although everyone knew that the Ruan family and the Lu family had a good relationship, everyone in the circle had a deep understanding of how difficult it was to invite Lu Peishi. He rarely attended gatherings privately, let alone this kind of simple family-style small birthday party.
Remembering that Ruan Yan was currently serving as Lu Peishi's secretary, he was a little unsure whether Lu Peishi came this time to give face to Ruan Yan or Wen Ying.
At this time, Wen Ying finished her work and just came out of the house.
"Pei Shi, Zhuo Ming, you are here." Wen Ying also changed into a dress today and put on some light makeup, looking very gentle.
"Sister, I told you this dress suits you very well!" Wen Ying's dress was specially picked by Ruan Yan. She turned her head and said, "Brother Zhuo Ming, isn't my sister very beautiful today?"
From the moment Wen Ying appeared, Zhuo Ming's eyes were glued to her: "Yes...ah, not just today, Yingying is so beautiful every day."
"Brother Zhuo Ming, you are so good at it!" Ruan Yan cheered.
There was a softness in Wen Ying's voice: "Zhuo Ming, you've learned bad things from my sister."
Ruan Yan argued: "How could that be? It's obviously Brother Zhuo Ming who can't control his emotions——"
Wen Ying hit her lightly.
Zhuo Ming chuckled embarrassedly, and even Lu Peishi beside him rarely raised the corners of his mouth to reveal a faint smile.
The harmonious scene continued until Jia Yanyuan's voice interrupted.
"Xiaoyan, Sister Wenying," Jia Yanyuan came up with a glass of champagne, "So you're all here."
Next to him was Qiao Qianqian, who was dressed in gorgeous attire.
Wen Ying nodded slightly: "You are here."
Qiao Qianqian's voice was soft and gentle: "Sister Wen Ying, long time no see."
"Long time no see." Wen Ying smiled faintly.
It has been a while since they last saw each other. Although she is Ruan Yan's good friend, Wen Ying has always had a bad impression of her.
This girl is thoughtful, restless, says one thing and means another, and always has hidden meanings behind her words.
"Did you come together?" Wen Ying looked at Jia Yanyuan, her tone seemed casual, but her eyes were sharp.
Under her scrutinizing gaze, Jia Yanyuan couldn't help but panic for a moment, and subconsciously lied: "No... no, we met at the door."
"I came here by taxi. Just as I was about to come in, I happened to meet A Yan." Qiao Qianqian said very cooperatively.
Wen Ying didn't expose her, but just said, "Qianqian looks so beautiful today."
"Thank you, Sister Wen Ying. It's Xiaoyan's birthday, so I will definitely take it seriously." Qiao Qianqian lowered her eyebrows, looking humble.
Jia Yanyuan's eyes rolled around. His main purpose was not to come here to chat, nor to let Wen Ying interrogate and question him.
In order to get to the point quickly, he walked over to Ruan Yan and whispered, "Xiao Yan, wouldn't you like to introduce me?"
Ruan Yan, who had been silent the entire time, had already seen through his thoughts, so she slowly said, "This is Mr. Lu Peishi, my boss, and this is Brother Zhuo Ming, also my boss."
Then he continued reading from the script: "Jia Yanyuan, my boyfriend, Qiao Qianqian, my good friend."
Jia Yanyuan didn't mind her perfunctory introduction. He raised his glass to the person in front of him with a hint of excitement. "Mr. Lu, I've long heard of you! I'm Jia Yanyuan from Hongsheng Group. I was at the opening reception at WAN Plaza last time, but unfortunately there were too many people there, so I didn't get to chat with you!"
At that time, Jia Yanyuan had finally gotten the invitation letter. He originally wanted to find an opportunity to hand Lu Peishi a business card and take a photo with him. However, he was just a small Karami and was squeezed into a corner by the bigwigs and elites surrounding Lu Peishi. Not to mention taking a photo, he didn't even have the chance to get close to Lu Peishi.
As a result, today I was lucky enough to get the opportunity without any effort.
Lu Peishi glanced over.
Seeing Jia Yanyuan standing intimately beside Ruan Yan, his lips moving, Lu Peishi raised his eyebrows slightly. It turned out to be this guy. At the opening reception of WAN, because of his behavior that was inappropriate for the occasion, he not only stole the show and affected the normal order of the activities that night, but also caused him and Ruan Yan to be caught by the media and scandals were flying all over the place.
At this moment, Lu Peishi disliked everything about him—his expression, his words, his stance, his body movements, and especially the arm that was almost touching Ruan Yan's shoulder...
Lu Peishi came back to his senses, looked away, and hummed lightly.
"This is my business card—" Jia Yanyuan finally found a good opportunity and handed over the business card.
A slight smile appeared in Lu Peishi's eyes. Ruan Yan knew that every time he showed this expression, it meant how disdainful he was, as if he was ready to humiliate people at any time.
She was curious in her heart, when had Jia Yanyuan offended him.
Then, Lu Peishi stretched out his bony hand, gently pinched it, and took the business card.
"Ruan Yan's boyfriend, right?" He narrowed his eyes and spoke in that cold and contemptuous tone again.
Jia Yanyuan didn't care much, perhaps because he had experienced similar situations so many times before that he was used to it. "Yes, Mr. Lu, I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Qiao Qianqian beside him couldn't hold back any longer: "Hello, Mr. Lu, I'm Qiao Qianqian. I currently work in the Corporate Communications Department of Wanlai. I'd appreciate your guidance."
Lu Peishi took a quick glance and had no impression of the person in front of him. He thought that he must be an insignificant member of the company, but he still nodded slightly at him indifferently.
The abrupt interlude made the scene seem a little awkward.
The selfishness of these two people is obvious. They are too purposeful and too impatient.
Wen Ying, who had taken everything in, spoke up to smooth things over: "Okay, don't stand here anymore, let's go sit over there."
Ruan Yan also called everyone: "Let's go, let's go eat something and take a rest."
During the process, Jia Yanyuan wanted to continue finding topics to try to narrow the distance between him and Lu Peishi.
But before everyone was seated, Lu Peishi picked up his ringing phone and said to Wen Ying, "Excuse me."
Watching Lu Peishi gradually walking away, some people didn't care, while others couldn't sit still.
Qiao Qianqian didn't expect to meet Lu Peishi here.
On the one hand, she was unhappy that Ruan Yan could invite Lu Pei, but on the other hand, she was extremely surprised.
Lu Peishi's sudden appearance was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Jia Yanyuan, and the same was true for her.
After sitting for a few minutes, Qiao Qianqian found an excuse and told everyone that she wanted to leave for a while.
She had just secretly memorized the direction in which Lu Peishi left, and after searching along the approximate route, she found his figure behind the corner of the back garden.
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