Chapter 148 A Mutual Conviction, A Delightful Theft
Su Ruan returned to the main banquet hall, where lights shone brightly and voices filled the air.
Huo Siyue was lounging by the dessert table, showing off her macarons. She spotted Huo Siyue and immediately darted over.
"Su Daji, why are you only arriving now?"
"My brother just disappeared too, are you two...?"
She suddenly stopped, her pupils dilating.
"Seriously? Tonight is his engagement party, and you guys dare to work overtime on an occasion like this?"
"Is this game really that exciting?"
Su Ruan calmly withdrew her hand, picked up a small cake from the waiter's tray, and stuffed it into her mouth.
"What are you thinking about?"
Huo Siyue protested indistinctly, her cheeks puffed out.
"Ugh... Don't try to bribe me with sweets!"
"My brother just suddenly disappeared too, no one would believe such a coincidence!"
Su Ruan gently pinched Huo Siyue's cheek.
"Is this all that's going on in your little head all day?"
Huo Siyue chuckled, then suddenly remembered something and slapped Su Ruan's arm.
"Seriously! My brother is really getting engaged tonight, what are you going to do?"
She frowned, her expression one of deep sorrow.
"We can't really make it a secret affair and have you become my mistress, can we?"
"Damn it! Our Su Daji is going to be the Empress!"
Su Ruan was amused by her.
"What's the rush?"
How could I not be anxious?!
Huo Siyue took her arm, her face full of disappointment.
"If you order this, won't you become that kind of homewrecker?"
"Even though it's the CP I ship, this title is just awful!"
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and a brilliant idea popped into her head.
"Should I go and pull the power switch right now? Or maybe pour some laxative into the champagne tower?"
"I'll create chaos for you so you can elope with my brother!"
Su Ruan chuckled and poked Huo Siyue's forehead.
"Siyue, broaden your horizons."
"The script for tonight's engagement party might have to be changed."
Huo Siyue was taken aback, and before she could even process what was happening, Song Shengsheng's voice, tinged with laughter, came from behind her.
"Hey, what's all this commotion about?"
Su Ruan turned around and saw Song Shengsheng walking over, swirling a champagne glass, with Shen Yu beside her.
Shen Yu wore a casual suit that accentuated his broad shoulders and long legs, striking the perfect balance.
He nodded slightly to Su Ruan, a faint smile playing on his lips, but his eyes maintained a restrained distance.
"I just ran into Young Master Shen in the parking lot, so we came up together."
Song Shengsheng squeezed to the other side of Su Ruan and gently nudged her with her elbow.
Su Ruan greeted Shen Yu with a smile.
"Shen Yu, you're here."
Shen Yu's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, then he smiled gently.
"Mmm, soft."
"You guys chat, I'll go say hello."
He nodded politely, then turned and walked toward several familiar guests not far away, his back view sparse and elegant.
Song Shengsheng watched him walk away, then immediately turned and pinched Su Ruan.
"Young Master Shen's sorrowful figure, Ruan Ruan, you've really brought this upon yourself!"
Su Ruan hissed as Song Shengsheng pinched her, and slapped her hand away in annoyance.
"He's so rough with his hands, what kind of karma have I created?"
"But what about you? Why are you running here again, all excited?"
Song Shengsheng immediately perked up, her eyes lighting up.
He grabbed Su Ruan's arm, his voice low but unable to contain his excitement.
"This is the biggest gossip event of the year! The engagement banquet for Yan Lin's marriage is a veritable battlefield!"
"My gut feeling tells me that there's going to be a big show tonight, and I can't possibly miss such a memorable moment."
Huo Siyue, who was next to her, immediately nodded vigorously and joined the group chat.
"Exactly! And my brother, he..."
She suddenly realized.
"Wait! Sheng Sheng, from what you're saying, you also know about my brother and Su Daji?"
Song Shengsheng was taken aback upon hearing this.
She slightly opened her mouth and looked at Huo Siyue.
"Oh? You found out too?"
Huo Siyue immediately puffed out her chest, looking proud.
"Of course, I'm a veteran!"
"I saw through their scheme on the very first day they were secretly plotting!"
Song Shengsheng's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but complain.
"Well, it turns out it was a secret relationship all along."
Su Ruan rubbed her forehead, smiling helplessly.
"You two drama queens, stop it. Is this something you can broadcast all over the street with a megaphone?"
Huo Siyue immediately raised her hand.
"I can do it! I bring my own megaphone!"
"Can you just shut up for a bit?"
Su Ruan covered Huo Siyue's mouth and said to Song Shengsheng.
"She broke it herself; it was purely accidental."
Song Shengsheng suddenly realized and poked Huo Siyue's puffed-up cheeks.
"Not bad, little spy. Tell me, how did you break in? Was it exciting?"
Huo Siyue broke free from Su Ruan's hand and immediately perked up, gesturing wildly.
"That's so exciting!"
"I went to my brother's house early in the morning, and then..."
Su Ruan quickly interrupted her.
"Stop! Details must not be disseminated!"
Song Shengsheng laughed heartily as she looked at Su Ruan's slightly red ears and Huo Siyue's smug expression.
"But to be honest, I'm here to watch the show today."
"I have to be a front-row witness to this important moment in my sister's life!"
Huo Siyue nodded frantically.
"+1! I even switched to high-definition contact lenses!"
Su Ruan was sandwiched between the two people, one on each side, and she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
...
Meanwhile, in the V10 lounge.
The lighting was dim, and the air felt thick.
Lin Yiyao was pinned behind the door by Lu Zhuo, her high heels barely touching the ground, almost unable to stand.
His kisses were fierce and urgent, like a desert traveler encountering rain, with a ruthless and predatory nature.
As their lips intertwined, her taste filled her senses, forcefully invading all her senses.
Her head was spinning, as if she were soaking in warm wine.
Her limbs felt weak, and she could only cling to his broad shoulders and back, passively enduring the pain.
These past two weeks have felt like a bizarre and fantastical dream.
Lu Zhuo led her to shatter the glass dome that had been carefully nurtured for twenty-five years.
He took her racing, bungee jumping, and speeding on a boat late at night.
He taught her to smoke, and although she only choked and her eyes welled up with tears, he jokingly stubbed it out.
Take her to an underground livehouse and kiss her amidst the deafening roar of the music.
Everything she did was unconventional and crazy, things she never dared to imagine before.
Yet it was so vibrant and intense that it made her heart flutter.
"Hmm, Lu Zhuo..."
She turned her head away from his deep kiss, her breath unsteady, and her eyes flushed slightly.
"That's enough, we still need to go out later..."
Lu Zhuo pressed his forehead against hers, his nose brushing against her flushed cheeks, his breathing heavy.
"What are you going out for?"
"Go see your fiancé, why are you flirting with another woman?"
A dark undercurrent surged in his eyes, carrying a hint of unruly mockery.
Lin Yiyao's heart skipped a beat, and she turned her face away.
"Lu Zhuo, this is not right."
"Tonight is, after all,..."
"What's wrong?"
He pinched her chin and turned her back, forcing her to look directly at him.
"It's consensual, and it's a pleasant affair, so what's wrong with that?"
"Or do you think that the right thing to do is to obediently marry my good brother and be his wife and mother?"
His tone was mocking, but there was no smile in his eyes.
Lin Yiyao felt completely exposed under his gaze, and her heart pounded like a drum.
"But you're his friend..."
"so what?"
He drew closer, his breath hot and dangerously alluring.
"In the past two weeks, we've hugged, kissed, and slept together."
"Little darling, what do you take me for?"
"A pastime that can't be brought to light?"
She opened her mouth, but her voice was weak.
"I don't……"
"there is nothing?"
Lu Zhuo persisted, his eyes sharp.
Lin Yiyao suddenly mustered up her courage.
"I have no intention of marrying Yan Tingnan!"
She was stunned as soon as she finished speaking.
This doesn't sound like something she would say.
Discipline, obedience, and compliance are the qualities ingrained in her very being.
But at this moment, the seeds of rebellion sprouted and grew wildly.
Lu Zhuo's gaze suddenly deepened, as if pleased by those words.
He lowered his head and kissed the corner of her lips as a reward.
Say it again.
"I don't want to get married."
Lin Yiyao took a breath, her voice soft yet firm.
"Yan Tingnan is a good person, but he's not the one I want."
"what would you like?"
Lu Zhu pressed her for answers, his fingers sliding down her slender neck.
"We want the crazy ones, the wild ones, the..."
Her cheeks burned, and she was too ashamed to say the rest.
What do you want?
"Tell me, little darling."
Lin Yiyao steeled her heart, closed her eyes, and blurted out.
"I don't want you to be like this!"
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