Upon hearing Su Jinyu's voice, Luo Ling's originally dim eyes instantly lit up, like a ignited flame, and her fighting spirit was instantly aroused.
She raised her head suddenly, pushed away the servants' support, her hair flying wildly as she moved, and shouted, "Who is hiding? Why should I hide?"
Her voice was a little hoarse from crying, but full of reluctance.
"I didn't deny crying, but I was honest."
Su Jinyu raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and waved at her, "It's okay for a woman to cry, but don't hide when something happens, understand?"
Her hands were white and slender, with neatly trimmed nails and lightly painted nail polish.
This cat-like movement made Luo Ling stunned, her eyes wide open, full of confusion.
Luo Ling involuntarily walked forward, her steps staggering a little. She stiffened her neck and asked, "What are you doing?"
As she spoke, she looked at Su Jinyu warily, with a hint of fear in her eyes, but she forced herself to remain calm.
Su Jinyu said in a friendly manner: "Just chat."
Her voice was gentle, with a hint of temptation.
Just as the two were about to leave, Mrs. Shen spoke up to remind them. Her voice was sharp, like a blade cutting through the air, "Lingling, you should go and have a rest."
Luo Ling suddenly remembered something, and came back to her senses as if she had been hit on the head by a stick.
She raised her hands to cover her face in panic.
The makeup she had carefully put on in the morning must have been ruined by her tears. Thinking of this, her face instantly turned red like a ripe tomato.
She glared at Su Jinyu, her eyes full of anger and shame, then trotted away with hurried steps.
Mrs. Shen didn't want to say anything more to Su Jinyu. She pulled Shen Jingbo towards Luo Ling, and the strength in her hands increased, and Shen Jingbo's arm was strangled painfully.
Seeing this, Su Jinyu stepped forward and stopped the two men.
She flashed and stood in front of the two men like a shadow.
"Mrs. Shen, why are you so distant from me?"
Her voice was soft, yet questioning.
Mrs. Shen was preoccupied with something and was full of impatience. She said perfunctorily, "How can you say that? I'm afraid Lingling will get stuck in a rut, so let Jing go and accompany her."
As she spoke, she tried to avoid Su Jinyu, her eyes dodging and not daring to look her in the face.
Su Jinyu smiled, her smile was so bright that it was dazzling, and took Mrs. Shen's arm.
Her movements seemed intimate, but in fact they contained hidden strength, and she pushed Shen Jing away.
"Luo Ling is fine. She's going to touch up her makeup. She'll be here soon with high morale...Mrs. Shen, why don't you stay with me?"
She pulled Mrs. Shen to sit down, her movements leaving no room for doubt.
Then she said to Shen Jing냫, "Sister Jing냫, sit down too." There was a hint of command in her voice.
"It's been a long time since we sat and chatted like this."
The crowds gathered together, like a magnet, instantly attracting many people's attention.
The guests around were whispering to each other.
Everyone was very curious about the relationship between the Shen family and Su Jinyu. After all, Miss Su had just divorced and got engaged again, which undoubtedly slapped the Shen family in the face.
Those gazes were like fine needles, piercing Mrs. Shen and Shen Jing, making them feel uncomfortable.
Mrs. Shen didn’t look very good, her face was as gloomy as the sky before a storm.
She lowered her voice, with a hint of anger and helplessness in it, "We probably have nothing to talk about."
"I also don't think there's anything to talk about." Su Jinyu fiddled with the snacks in front of her. The snacks were delicate and small, and were decorated with bright fruits.
Her fingers fiddled gently, but her eyes were fixed on Mrs. Shen. "But, in front of so many people, if we are too unfamiliar, it will spread that the Su and Chen families are not in harmony. How bad... It's better for us to be so polite."
As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of threat in her eyes.
Mrs. Shen sneered, and the laughter was icy and piercing, "Miss Su is good at acting."
“Same here.”
Su Jinyu replied with a bright smile, that smile was like a flower blooming in spring, but with a hint of cunning.
Everyone watched them chatting animatedly with smiles on their faces, and they were all very curious about what they were talking about.
Some ladies couldn't sit still anymore, and came forward like ants on a hot pot.
Their footsteps were chaotic and the jewellery on their bodies made crisp sounds when they collided.
"Miss Su, I haven't seen you attend other banquets for a long time." A gorgeously dressed lady said with a smile, her face full of fake smiles, but her eyes looked back and forth at Su Jinyu.
"Miss Su is a very busy person." Another lady echoed with a hint of ridicule in her tone.
Su Jinyu replied with a smile, the smile on her face remained unchanged, and she was very patient.
While socializing, she did not forget to bring Mrs. Shen along, holding her arm tightly around her, like a close friend.
Shen Jing was sitting nearby, his body tense at first, like a rabbit ready to run away at any moment.
Gradually, she felt that the attention of people around her was attracted to Su Jinyu, and the pressure on her was relieved a lot. Then she relaxed, her shoulders were no longer tense, and she leaned slightly against the back of the chair.
The Luo family's banquet was noisy and lively.
The sunlight shines through the mottled leaves, casting golden spots and covering the entire courtyard with a layer of dreamy gauze.
In the corner around the room, a juggling troupe was performing hard.
The acrobats flexibly manipulated the flying knives with their hands, and the flashing of cold light caused bursts of exclamations and applause from the crowd;
The magician took out lively white doves one after another from the empty cloth bag. The white doves flapped their wings, causing the women around to scream and laugh. The laughter echoed in the air like silver bells, interweaving into a cheerful movement.
Chen Jing stood aside, her eyes flickering with yearning for excitement. She was a person who liked to join in the fun, and when she encountered such an occasion on weekdays, she would shuttle through it like a cheerful little bird.
But today, she seemed to be under a spell and stayed obediently beside Mrs. Shen.
Mrs. Shen turned her head many times, with a hint of impatience on her face, and a perfunctory tone in her voice, “Jing 냫, go and play by yourself, don’t always follow me.”
Shen Jing just shook his head slightly, with a hint of vigilance and uneasiness in his eyes.
Suddenly, a waiter carrying wine seemed to be tripped by something, and his body suddenly fell forward. The wine in the tray in his hand poured out like an arc, and with a "splash", it splashed on Shen Jing's dress.
The originally elegant light blue cheongsam suddenly turned into a large patch of blinding red. The red looked like blood, and it looked particularly abrupt and indecent against the light blue.
Shen Jing's eyes widened, her face full of astonishment. She subconsciously took a step back, clutching the hem of her skirt tightly with both hands, as if this could wipe off the stain.
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