Chapter 464: If you can't save it, just throw it away
Before coming, Du Yuxi had made an appointment with Xie Jingyao's people. His old classmate would treat them to lunch at noon and learn about the other's brother's situation.
Furthermore, they both felt that Mr. and Mrs. Li's attention was elsewhere at the moment, and they probably had no intention of greeting them.
Before leaving, Duanrao heard the two people having a heated discussion in the hall.
"Jingzhu is pregnant, so does their wedding have to be rescheduled?"
Mrs. Li quickly responded, "Yes, yes, we have to change the time. According to the original time, Jingzhu's belly should be big, and the wedding dress should be changed. Young people may not be willing to attend the wedding with a big belly for this once-in-a-lifetime event. Otherwise, we should move the wedding forward."
The more Mrs. Li thought about it, the more she felt that this was feasible: "Originally, we haven't sent out the invitations we prepared yet. It's just a matter of changing the time. It's a matter of convenience. But this way, the time we have to prepare will be much shorter, and many things will have to be done in advance. We can discuss it after the children come back and let them make their own decisions. Women need to be most careful in the first few months of pregnancy, and we will have to worry more about them then..."
Seeing that Du Anrao was interested in the wedding of Li Zhaoyang and his partner, Du Yuxi explained to her as they walked out.
"After my cousin brought my sister-in-law's child back, the two of them went to get the marriage certificate first, but they never found a suitable time to hold the wedding. My sister-in-law's parents died early, and after that, the relatives on both sides didn't have much contact. Otherwise, she wouldn't have had such a hard time giving birth to Yiheng over the years. My sister-in-law meant that since there was no contact before, there was no need to contact these strangers with whom she had no feelings just to make the wedding look good."
Du Anrao was a little surprised, but he also felt that Lu Jingzhu's idea was quite foresighted.
"I think my sister-in-law's decision is quite wise. For the newlyweds, the wedding is a testimony to their future marital happiness, so it would be best if it is perfect. Some relatives may be relatives in name only, but they don't have any real feelings. They just add to the trouble when they come, so it's better not to invite them from the beginning."
"That's right." Du Yuxi nodded with a faint smile.
"My uncle and aunt respect my sister-in-law's wishes, but they also feel that they cannot let her down in this matter. Since there is a lack of this aspect, they will make up for it in other aspects, making sure that this wedding can show outsiders how much the Li family values my sister-in-law and her status in the family, in order to prevent my sister-in-law from being wronged in the future because of the previous incident."
This is also the main reason why the two have not held their wedding yet.
"The couple's original wedding date was three months later, and the invitations were already prepared, just waiting to be sent out in the next two days. Who would have thought..." Before they even sent them out, they received great news.
Du Anrao calculated that in three months, Lu Jingzhu's belly might indeed be noticeable, so the two elders' concerns were not unreasonable.
"So do you think the wedding will be advanced or postponed?"
"It should be earlier. My aunt and her family have been preparing for so long, and many things are almost ready. If we delay it now, it will be delayed for at least another year, which will waste time and energy. At that time, rumors that are unfavorable to both parties may spread. If we advance it, we can save a lot of trouble, and we don't have to worry about tiring my sister-in-law. My aunt and her family can take care of it all."
Du Anrao felt that Du Yuxi's analysis made sense and did not continue the topic.
The old classmate of Xie Jingyao who was anxious to find Du Anrao for help was named Lu. The two had agreed to meet at a high-end restaurant about seven or eight kilometers away from Li's residence, which could be reached in about ten minutes by car.
When Du Anrao and the other arrived, the host had already arrived.
Xie Jingyao personally waited at the restaurant entrance to greet them. After saying hello, he took them directly to the reserved private room.
When Lu Jiarou saw someone coming in, she immediately stood up and went out to greet them.
"Miss Du, I have long heard of your great names. It is a great honor to meet you today."
"Ms. Lu, you're too polite." Du Yuxi stepped forward and shook hands with the other party first, then winked at Xie Jingyao, indicating that he should introduce himself quickly.
They only knew that the client's surname was Lu and that he had a love-minded brother, but they knew nothing else!
Xie Jingyao quickly understood what she meant and stepped forward to introduce them, "Jiarou, these two are the ones I mentioned to you before, the second daughter of Uncle Li's family who was just found not long ago, Miss Yuxi, and her sister, Miss Du Anrao Du. This is Lu Jiarou, the eldest daughter of the Lu Group, and the client who took the initiative to invite you today, hoping that Miss Du could lend a hand."
Upon hearing the woman's name, Du Anrao's body stiffened for a moment, and the black sunglasses she wore to show off her class also slid down to under her nose so that she could see the true appearance of Miss Lu.
"Lu Jiarou? Which Lu? Which Jia? Which Rou?"
Lu Jiarou turned her head and looked at Xie Jingyao, frowning and said, "Lu means land, Jia means a beautiful period like a dream, and Rou means gentleness like water. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Then your brother's name wouldn't be... Lu Chengzhang, right? Cheng as in "speaking fluently", Zhang as in "speaking fluently"?"
Lu Jiarou was surprised: "How do you know? Could it be that you...know my brother?"
[Of course I know. Not only do I know his name, I also know who the woman is who caused his personality to change drastically, as if he was under a spell. Good man, I was wondering why the description that Fourth Sister mentioned about her brother sounded so familiar. It seems like he was waiting for me here! ]
Du Yuxi's ears immediately pricked up. Could it be that this Miss Lu and her brother were also some well-known and important figures?
Sure enough, the next second, Duan Rao was heard muttering in his heart.
[Isn't this person the biggest bootlicker of Miss Xi Er in the original novel? ]
Duanrao mentioned before that Xi Yangjia has three bootlickers: a rich kid, a business tycoon, and an outlaw.
The business tycoon had appeared not long ago. He was Ji Weifeng who had been intercepted by Xi Jingyue. Now Lu Chengzhang was the rich kid who was jokingly called the three wronged people by Du Anrao.
After reading about Ji Weifeng's experience in the original novel earlier, Du Anrao once sighed that a big boss with a career brain, under the halo of the heroine, was turned into a love-brained person. He did things without any method or plan, and he relied on brute force to get things done. The heroine ruined his family business, and he himself was forced to go bankrupt and jump off the building.
Now it seems that this younger brother of the Lu family is no less capable than him.
[Before coming here, I wondered what kind of a relationship this could have that would make her own sister want to kill her brother, and even go so far as to ask a master to exorcise the evil spirits of her brother and break up the couple. After coming here, I found out about my brother's identity and his lover, and everything suddenly made sense. Sister, I understand you. This brother can be saved, but if not, we should just throw him away.]
Du Yuxi: “…” How mean!
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