"Um... I didn't say anything, it seems... Chu Xia misunderstood what we meant at first."
An Mingzhu's eyes flickered, then she said without hesitation:
"She said she thought our party was just about everyone sitting together chatting and playing games. Then I explained to her that in addition to what she mentioned, our party tonight would also have lots of delicious food, drinks, and fun activities, and the food and drinks wouldn't be cheap. Then she agreed."
"So she rejected us before because she thought our gathering was just like those poor country bumpkins'—just chatting and eating cheap snacks! Pshaw, what a pretentious act, and she even got us scolded by Senior Brother Xie Yi!"
Chu Yiyi stomped her foot, extremely angry.
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7:30 p.m.
Jinsha Bay No. 1, by the beach.
An Mingzhu and her group created a small world in the rented space.
To create a more festive atmosphere, they had their staff hang up many balloons and ribbons, and the area under their feet was covered with a red carpet of about 100 square meters.
On the beach, other people were playing or having parties. But most of them simply set up a simple barbecue grill on the sand.
Therefore, compared to other places, the area where An Mingzhu and her group were located looked much more luxurious and extravagant, but it also seemed somewhat out of place.
"Mingzhu, it's so late, is Lin Chuxia not coming?" Chu Yiyi, like An Mingzhu, kept looking towards the entrance of the beach.
However, An Mingzhu's movements were subtle; she would only glance in that direction "inadvertently" when she turned around to get something or to talk to someone.
Chu Yiyi, on the other hand, openly and honestly went to look for Lin Chuxia.
Having not been able to see Lin Chuxia, Chu Yiyi asked An Mingzhu.
"No, Chu Xia promised she would come, and she definitely will." An Mingzhu was also a little unsure, but on the surface she appeared to have complete trust in Lin Chu Xia.
"You're still so trusting! I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. I'm really worried that you'll suffer the consequences one day." Chu Shanwen looked at An Mingzhu with a doting expression.
An Mingzhu stuck out her tongue shyly: "No way! What people need between each other is trust, right? If you're always doubting this and that, life would be too tiring."
“That’s true.” An Mingzhu’s playful sticking out of her tongue made Chu Shanwen’s eyes show even more affection.
This is the girl he likes, the partner he wants to spend his life with: gentle and dignified, polite and generous, strong and optimistic, yet still retaining the playful and cute side of a little girl.
Chu Shanwen often puts himself in the role of An Mingzhu's fiancé. Even though he and Lin Chuxia broke off their engagement and he did not establish a marriage contract with An Mingzhu, he still put himself in this role.
After all, if Lin Chuxia hadn't appeared, the An family would only have one daughter, An Mingzhu, and the marriage agreement with the Chu family would naturally have fallen to An Mingzhu.
Of course, if An Mingzhu didn't want to marry, she could refuse on the grounds that she wasn't An's biological daughter. However, Chu Shanwen never thought of that.
In his view, An Mingzhu must also have feelings for him.
She hesitated to date him simply because she was afraid that their relationship would be exposed and hurt Lin Chuxia.
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