That aloof smile seemed to be telling him: I saw your message, but I just don't want to talk to you. Here's an expression for you to interpret!
Gu Yuheng: "..."
Gu Yaping only told him to express his truest thoughts, but he didn't tell him what to do when his truest thoughts were not approved or recognized by others.
...
Before they knew it, the day arrived for the An family to hold their family reunion banquet.
Following Grandpa Yi'an's instructions, Lin Chuxia arrived at the banquet early.
When she arrived, the staff were still busy setting up, and the venue was not yet fully set up.
Guided by the staff, Lin Chuxia went up to the second-floor lounge.
In the lounge, An Mingzhu was already getting ready.
Upon seeing Lin Chuxia enter, An Mingzhu happily greeted her: "Chuxia, you're here? Come on, come on, sit down. Today is our special day, we both need to dress up beautifully."
Lin Chuxia avoided her hand: "Us? Aren't I the only main character tonight?"
"That's already changed!" Xie Jinya said impatiently from the side. "Today is your birthday, but it's also Mingzhu's birthday. You two should celebrate together!"
There was no mention of recognizing relatives at all.
After saying that, he looked at An Mingzhu and said, "Mingzhu, come here quickly and get dressed. The guests will be here soon, and you and I will go down to greet them."
There was another light blue dress on the large bed in the lounge, which must have been prepared for her.
Because An Mingzhu was already wearing a dress. Whether in terms of color, style, or material, it was obvious that the dress An Mingzhu was wearing now was far superior to the one on the bed.
Seeing her gaze fall on the bed, An Mingzhu spoke softly, "Chu Xia, the dress on the bed was originally mine, but the staff mixed up the sizes of the two dresses. So... you don't mind, do you?"
Lin Chuxia's gaze shifted from the light blue dress to An Mingzhu's face. "What if I say I mind? Would you like to take off your dress?"
An Mingzhu's smile froze for a moment, then became even brighter.
She looked troubled: "Um... Chu Xia, I know you might like this one better, but the staff messed up our original dress sizes. If we force it back, we'll both look out of place in this dress."
"Actually, if I could, I wouldn't want to wear this either. I prefer blue to red. But there's no other way now. I can't let the dress that my parents spent so much money on be wasted, can I?"
“There are a lot of media coming tonight. If neither of our suits fit, what will the guests think? What will the media write? Do you think they will think that the sizes were wrong and we will just go along with it? No, they will only think that our family has fallen on hard times and that our parents are stingy, unable to afford two decent suits for their own children.”
"When the news gets out, it might even affect the company's reputation. Chu Xia, I'm actually doing this for the good of our family. Otherwise, I would have already put on my favorite blue dress."
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