"Because I got 100 on all my exams today, the teacher let me choose a reward, and I chose a day off." Ye Dong smiled, her eyes crinkling.
As soon as Ning Yuan saw her, she raised her eyebrows slightly, took a sip of tea, and thought, "This girl must have come here on purpose because of the smell."
Lu Congjun glanced at Ning Yuan and saw that she looked calm.
He then got up and walked towards Ye Dong: "Who told you to come here? These are all adults talking. You should go back first. I'll have someone take you there so your second brother won't worry."
Ye Dong pouted, somewhat displeased: "I didn't mean to bother you, it was my brother who asked me to come!"
Lu Congjun was taken aback: "Ye Yuan sent you?"
Ye Dong nodded: "My brother said he wouldn't come over if you didn't invite him, so he asked me to come instead."
Lu Congjun was momentarily embarrassed: "I just heard he's been busy lately, so I didn't call him."
Although Rong Zhaonan had grown up playing together with his friends here before he left to be sent down to the countryside.
However, to avoid embarrassment, it was obviously inappropriate to invite Ye Yuan to the welcoming banquet. But Ye Yuan still found out and invited Ye Dong instead.
He coughed lightly and asked, "What did Ye Yuan call you here for? You're just a young girl still in school..."
Ye Dong pouted and looked at Ning Yuan, somewhat reluctantly, but said in a clear voice, "My brother asked me to apologize to you. That morning, I was too willful. I shouldn't have said you were like my sister. You are different people, and I shouldn't have lost my temper with you. I'm sorry!"
Everyone present fell silent instantly, and Lu Congjun subconsciously looked at Ning Yuan along with the others.
Ning Yuan paused, then looked up at Ye Dong.
The girl apologized readily and very aptly, even "sincerely."
It was as if Ye Dong, who had previously caused such a fuss, disliked her, and embarrassed her, was just being willful. Now that she had come to her senses, she readily apologized, though she was still a little embarrassed.
So—did Rong Zhaonan contact Ye Yuan or Ye Dong?
Ning Yuan narrowed her eyes slightly.
Now, if she doesn't even accept an apology from a teenage girl for an "unintentional" offense, wouldn't she seem petty to everyone?
Under everyone's gaze, Ning Yuan stood up and said with some helplessness—
“I don’t even remember this. I even told Anan that he shouldn’t argue with a minor. Who knew he would go to see your brother behind my back?”
After saying that, she looked at Lu Congjun and the others, raising an eyebrow: "Is the Rong Zhaonan you all know always this petty? It's a shame you all hang out with him!"
Her teasing remark instantly made everyone present burst into laughter.
"That's because of Young Master Rong's bad temper. He says he doesn't care, but he's a gentleman who won't let this go unpunished!"
"Hahaha...right, right, back when we had a fight, that guy got beaten up by his dad, and then he was all bruised and battered but still stopped me from beating me up halfway through!"
"That's nothing! My mom painstakingly raised over a dozen chickens in the compound, and that kid let them all escape. Just because I argued with him, I got a beating from my mom, who blamed me for offending people!"
"Who told you to laugh at people who don't have a mother's love? You deserve it—haha!"
A group of people chattered about Rong Zhaonan's past "great achievements," and Ning Yuan listened with great interest.
She would occasionally chime in with a few words, making everyone happy.
Ye Dong was completely forgotten and looked annoyed as he glared at Ning Yuan.
That old woman did it on purpose—she deliberately flaunted how much Brother Zhaonan doted on her, and deliberately made everyone ignore her!
Ning Yuan sat down coolly and drank her tea, saying that choosing this occasion for her apology felt like moral blackmail.
If Ye Dong made her uncomfortable, then she shouldn't blame her for returning the favor.
Lu Congjun was the first to react; Ye Dong was still standing there.
He looked at Ye Dong: "Dongdong, look, your sister-in-law has accepted the apology and doesn't take it to heart. Shall I have someone take you home?"
The others present were completely oblivious to the tense atmosphere.
But he was from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, and had participated in many negotiations with foreign countries, so he could keenly sense the silent confrontation here.
We should get rid of Ye Dong as soon as possible.
Ye Dong shook his head, biting his lip, and said to Lu Congjun, "Brother Jun, I'm hungry. Can I eat before going home?"
Lu Congjun was taken aback. He really couldn't refuse Ye Dong's request, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, Dongdong, then find a place to sit down."
They're all childhood friends, and it's already a bit awkward that he didn't inform Ye Yuan about this welcome banquet.
Dongdong is not only Ye Yuan's younger sister, but also the youngest girl in the compound.
Because of Sister Ye Qiu, everyone dotes on her like their own younger sister.
But Lu Congjun immediately gave a wink to a girl sitting at the very back.
The girl with the long face, who looked to be in her late twenties, immediately stood up and waved to Ye Dong: "Dongdong, come sit here with me."
There's an empty seat next to Ning Yuan, so we can't let Dongdong sit there.
Ye Dong nodded, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and smiled at Ning Yuan: "Sister, let's have dinner together today to welcome you back!"
As she spoke, she turned her head and sat down at the very back.
The long-faced girl readily helped Ye Dong get her food and then put some vegetables on her plate: "Here, eat up, the food here is delicious!"
It's better for children to eat more and talk less.
Just as Lu Congjun was about to say a few polite words, the door was reopened by the waiter.
A tall, slender figure stood at the doorway.
Rong Zhaonan wore a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his arms, one hand in his pocket, revealing his long and strong forearm, and jeans and ankle boots.
Her slightly long, wispy bangs hung down on the side of her forehead where the scar was, making her look like a graceful and beautiful poplar tree.
Lu Congjun's eyes lit up instantly, and he quickly greeted, "Hey, you've finally arrived! I thought you weren't coming. I knew it! How could you bear to let your beautiful wife come all by herself?"
Didn't this guy say he wasn't coming? Tsk tsk, he still can't bear to leave his wife, huh?
Rong Zhaonan coughed lightly: "I happen to be running errands nearby, so let's have a meal together."
As he spoke, he shoved a bottle of liquor into Lu Congjun's hand: "You've all drunk all kinds of liquor, this is a foreign liquor brought from Shanghai, Hennessy, give it a try."
As he spoke, his gaze swept over Ning Yuan, and he coughed lightly: "What did you eat?"
The curly-haired rabbit looks... quite pretty today.
Ning Yuan looked at him, stunned for a moment; he had actually come.
She suddenly felt much better and smiled, "There are quite a few Beijing specialties here, they're delicious."
"Come on, sit down, hurry up, make room for our Rong Taisui, add some bowls and chopsticks!" Lu Congjun squeezed Rong Zhaonan and asked him to sit down next to Ning Yuan.
The others quickly stood up and made way for them.
Rong Zhaonan sat down next to Ning Yuan and said casually, "I didn't have anything to do for a while, so I came over. I'll take you home after we finish eating."
Ning Yuan didn't speak, her gaze falling on Rong Zhaonan's back.
"Brother Zhaonan! Can you take me home later too?" Ye Dong walked up to Rong Zhaonan.
Rong Zhaonan looked at Ye Dong, his brows furrowing slightly: "What are you doing here?"
After he finished speaking, he subconsciously looked at Ning Yuan.
Ye Dong obediently said, "My brother said I was too impolite last time, so he brought me here to apologize to Sister Ning Yuan."
As she said this, she sat down on the other stool next to Rong Zhaonan: "Brother Junzi saw that I was hungry and agreed to let me eat here."
The young man who was originally sitting in that spot had no choice but to take his own bowl and chopsticks and sit down in Ye Dong's original seat.
Seeing Ye Dong and Ning Yuan sitting on either side of Rong Zhaonan, everyone at the table looked at each other in bewilderment.
Rong Zhaonan looked at her, his brows furrowing slightly: "Your brother isn't old yet, but he's already senile."
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