If Chu Nian knew what Lu Yaoyao thought of Tian Jun, she would laugh until her liver hurt.
As soon as Tian Jun saw Lu Yaoyao approach, he quickly said, "A friend of mine is here, I'll go say hello!" and then disappeared. His manner clearly showed he wasn't someone to be trifled with. I actually thought he'd take responsibility for that one-night stand I'd been tricked into having! Ha!
"Miss Chen, please forgive my poor hospitality!" Lu Yaoyao said very politely, her gaze fixed on Tian Jun's retreating figure, a hint of sorrow and helplessness flashing in her eyes. It seemed she was well aware that Tian Jun didn't like her at all.
She turned her head and saw Lin Xinwan standing to the side, also watching Tian Jun's departing figure. Anger welled up in her heart, and she said, "Lin Xinwan, do you think that just because you know a few guests at this banquet, you are the host? That you can sit on equal footing with everyone else? That you don't have to work? Is that how it is?"
"No...no." Lin Xinwan finally came to her senses, quickly put on a pitiful and frightened look, and said in a trembling voice.
Seeing her like this, Lu Yaoyao became even angrier and said, "What's with that aggrieved look on your face? Do you think I shouldn't scold you like this? Do you even know you're here to be a maid? The wine glasses on your plate have been empty for ages, why aren't you going to serve the guests wine?"
"Yes," Lin Xinwan replied, then quickly turned and left.
Chu Nian watched her retreating figure, and saw that she seemed to be wiping away tears: Are all the young ladies of the Lin family so fragile?
She felt that although Lu Yaoyao was domineering, her reprimand was not wrong!
Tang Zhi had already seized the opportunity to escape and hurried over, saying happily, "Niannian, you actually came too? Did you hear that I got an invitation, so you tried to attend this banquet as well?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Nian immediately rolled her eyes: Ha, how can you be so presumptuous?
However, Lu Yaoyao, who was standing to the side, picked up on a meaning from Tang Zhi's words and laughed, "What, Miss Chen, is this gentleman your real boyfriend?"
Seeing that Chu Nian remained silent, she took it as a tacit agreement and politely smiled, "Aren't you going to introduce me?"
"His name is Tang Zhi, you don't need to pay attention to him," Chu Nian said, only refraining from arguing to avoid Lu Yaoyao misunderstanding that she was related to Tian Jun.
"So you're Mr. Tang. Hello, my name is Lu Yaoyao." Lu Yaoyao extended her hand generously and introduced herself.
Tang Zhi had just arrived, and Lu Yaoyao had not yet truly entered the business world, so there was little news coverage of her. Therefore, Tang Zhi did not know that the beautiful woman in front of him, who looked like she came from a wealthy family, was the daughter of the Lu family.
Upon hearing her self-introduction, Tang Zhi was surprised and said, "I didn't expect you to be Miss Lu. It's a pleasure to meet you!" He quickly reached out and very politely touched Lu Yaoyao's hand.
To be honest, a woman like Lu Yaoyao, with her wealth, looks, and figure, is his ideal partner. However, he's still somewhat self-aware; with his current status and position, he's no match for her. But if the opportunity arises…
Through Chen Nian's memories, Chu Nian had some understanding of Tang Zhi's character. She felt that if Tang Zhi could marry into a higher social class, he would have dumped Chen Nian long ago. It's just that he had never had the opportunity or the right person to marry into that class in the past.
Now, with a beautiful and wealthy heiress like Lu Yaoyao standing right in front of him, how many men in the world wouldn't be tempted?
She saw the greed that flashed in Tang Zhi's eyes and realized that this man had hidden his ambition and desire.
Even though Lu Yaoyao had met many people before, she was still a young girl in her early twenties. She didn't notice the barely perceptible strange look in Tang Zhi's eyes and assumed that he was Chu Nian's boyfriend. She chatted with him enthusiastically, trying to get information out of Lin Xinwan and Tian Jun about their night together.
Tang Zhi is still unaware that Lin Xinwan is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Lu family. Given his greedy nature, he naturally told her everything he knew—similar to what Chu Nian had just told Lu Yaoyao.
Lu Yaoyao also promised to have her father introduce some good business opportunities to Tang Zhi.
Seeing that the two sides were having a pleasant conversation, Chu Nian waved to Tian Jun—who was engrossed in conversation with someone else and hadn't even looked this way—but she said, "Excuse me, Young Master Tian is calling me. I'll go over for a moment."
Lu Yaoyao had wanted to strike up a conversation with Tian Jun for a long time, but hadn't had the chance, so she said, "I'll go with you." Then she enthusiastically took Chu Nian's arm.
Chu Nian smiled and said, "Okay!"
She didn't refuse?! Lu Yaoyao finally lowered her guard a lot and walked towards Tian Jun with her.
Tang Zhi shamelessly followed along, saying, "Niannian, why don't you let Miss Lu talk to Young Master Tian? Let's talk between the two of us."
Chu Nian retorted, "Are you kidding me? Young Master Tian is not someone I can afford to offend." She then rolled her eyes at him.
Seeing Tang Zhi standing there dumbfounded with a helpless expression, Lu Yaoyao chuckled. Once she was a little further away from Tang Zhi, she whispered to Chu Nian, "Miss Chen, how did you manage to train Mr. Tang to be so obedient? Could you teach me a few tricks?"
Chu Nian said, "You think he's afraid of me? He's afraid of Young Master Tian! There are only two ways to train a man: one is to put profit first; the other is to play hard to get!"
"Profit at the top? A ploy to lure me in?" Lu Yaoyao murmured to herself, lost in thought.
Chu Nian emphasized again, "Both of these moves are indispensable!"
"Oh!" After a moment of contemplation, Lu Yaoyao nodded to Chu Nian as if she had understood something.
Tian Jun probably really didn't want to pay attention to Lu Yaoyao. Seeing that she was walking over with Chu Nian, he quickly pretended not to see them coming and instead walked over to a group of men in another corner.
Seeing this, Lu Yaoyao felt embarrassed, and a hint of pain and sadness flashed in her eyes.
Chu Nian thought that although Lu Yaoyao was domineering and used some despicable means in pursuing Tian Jun, she probably still had some genuine feelings for him.
But what good is a few genuine feelings these days? Not just these days, but in any era, a few genuine feelings are useless. Honestly, who hasn't been truly sincere a few times in their life?
Chu Nian said, "Miss Lu, I just don't understand. You're rich and beautiful, wouldn't it be better to have a bunch of men surrounding you and pampering you like stars around the moon? Why do you have to be obsessed with Young Master Tian?"
"What, you don't want me to be with Young Master Tian?" Lu Yaoyao asked, immediately becoming alert, like a fighting rooster ready to pounce at any moment.
Chu Nian frankly admitted, "I just don't understand. If I had your family background and wealth, I would have been living a carefree life on my own long ago. Why would I chase after any man? It's a waste of time and emotions."
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