Chapter 49 The Birthday Party is in Danger!
"Mao Mao, what's wrong?"
Lou Hongjian squatted down, kneeling on one knee in front of his sister, his eyes level with hers.
Lou Hongjian patted Mao Mao's head reassuringly, his warm palm pressed against her soft little face, and asked in confusion, "Didn't you always want to participate in the ball and practice dancing for several days? Why did you suddenly stop dancing?"
"Brother, Mao Mao doesn't want to jump anymore." Mao Mao rubbed against his palm, her round little face still showing obvious fear. She hugged her brother's hand, shaking her head frantically, her little voice filled with a panicked nasal tone: "Brother, brother doesn't want to jump either."
"Okay, okay. We won't jump anymore."
Seeing that his younger sister's eyes were red and she was about to cry, Lou Hongjian quickly agreed.
Not dancing isn't a big deal; comforting my little sister is more important right now.
He picked up Mao Mao, patting her back soothingly. He felt his little sister trembling in his arms. Confused, he couldn't bring himself to ask, so he quickly moved away from the dance floor and back to the corner where he had been.
Miraculously, as he left, Mao Mao's emotions gradually stabilized, and her little body stopped trembling with fear.
"Third Brother?" Lou Yansui looked up in confusion at the two people who had returned. "Why are you back?"
Lou Hongjian said, "Mao Mao suddenly doesn't want to dance."
"Maomao?"
The two brothers looked at their sister with puzzled expressions.
Although her emotions had stabilized, Mao Mao still clung to Lou Hongjian's shoulder, her little hands tightly wrapped around his neck, her palms gripping his suit fabric as if she were grasping at a lifeline. Even when her brothers called her name, she would only shake her head and remain silent. If they asked her a few more questions, she would bury her face in her brother's arms.
He looked clearly frightened.
Zhang Jingshu hadn't left yet when she saw her like this and couldn't help but worry: "What's wrong with her?"
"I don't know either." Lou Hongjian hugged his sister's back. "We were planning to go dancing, but she suddenly became like this."
"Could it be that she doesn't want to dance with you?" Zhang Jingshu wondered.
Lou Hongjian: "..."
Zhang Jingshu tentatively touched Mao Mao, and the little girl didn't resist, rubbing her soft cheek against Zhang Jingshu's fingers like a kitten. Touching her cool face, Zhang Jingshu asked, "Mao Mao, shall I show you how to play?"
"elder sister……"
Zhang Jingshu suggested, "Sister, how about I teach you to dance? I can also dance the male steps, and I'm pretty good at it."
Maomao: "..."
Mao Mao turned her head and buried her face in her brother's arms again.
Lou Hongjian chuckled, turned around with his sister in his arms, and a smug look appeared on his face.
"How could Mao Mao suddenly become like this?" Lou Yansui looked at his sister with worry and concern. "Third brother, what exactly happened?"
Lou Hongjian himself was also a complete mess.
He started from the beginning: "I took Mao Mao to dance, and everything was fine until we got there. Suddenly, Mao Mao stopped and changed her mind, saying she didn't want to go."
"You're not going?"
"Not only did he not want to go, but he also told me not to go."
Lou Yansui's brow twitched, and her hand on the armrest of the wheelchair suddenly clenched.
His expression suddenly turned serious: "Third brother, do you remember that time when eldest brother was about to go out, Mao Mao suddenly hugged him and didn't want him to go out either?"
Lou Hongjian certainly remembered.
How could he forget something so serious? At the time, everyone thought Mao Mao was being unreasonable, and he even spoke up for her. Later, when explosives were found in the Yuexian Restaurant, the whole family was shocked.
His shock had lasted until now, and upon hearing his younger brother's words, he jumped in fright, stopping his actions of comforting his sister. He stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "Ah Sui, do you mean to say..."
Lou Yansui nodded: "This is my guess. Maybe Mao Mao just doesn't want to dance."
That's what they said, but both brothers knew the truth.
Mao Mao has a magical premonition. When she resists doing something for no reason, it means there must be a problem!
Lou Hongjian was completely irritated.
He turned to look at the banquet hall, where he saw a scene of revelry and extravagance. Under the magnificent crystal chandeliers, all the guests were dressed in exquisite formal attire, chatting with the people in front of them, exuding elegance and nobility—a truly magnificent and grand spectacle.
What terrifying dangers lurk beneath this luxurious and dazzling surface?
Zhang Jingshu was even more confused by their cryptic exchange and their tense expressions: "What are you two brothers talking about?"
Lou Hongjian suddenly turned around: "Miss Zhang, your birthday party might be dangerous."
"Danger? What danger?"
"I don't know yet, but believe me, there's definitely something wrong here!"
Zhang Jingshu rolled her eyes at him: "Just because you say there's a problem, I'm supposed to believe you? Young Master Lou, I started preparing for today's birthday banquet a long time in advance. I personally wrote the invitations for every guest, and everyone coming and going was checked. What danger could there be?"
Lou Hongjian exclaimed excitedly, "Believe me, I'm telling the truth!"
Lou Yansui tried to persuade her, "Miss Zhang, just in case, you should have someone check it again."
Last time, they didn't believe Mao Mao either.
Lou Fengju also confidently claimed that he had thoroughly inspected the Yuexian Restaurant beforehand and guaranteed that not even a fly could get in, but in the end, they still discovered the explosives.
Finally, the source of the explosives was discovered, revealing a conspiracy involving state relations. The mastermind behind it never imagined their plot would be uncovered. The entire affair was so secretive that it wasn't even reported in the newspapers; only their own family knew the full story.
But Zhang Jingshu was an outsider; she had never heard of explosives or even the wonders of Mao Mao.
Upon suddenly hearing the two brothers' earnest advice, she could only wonder, "What kind of prank are you two playing on me?"
Lou Hongjian was almost driven to despair.
"Even if I hate you, I wouldn't joke with so many lives. I mean it!"
What if there are explosives hidden here too?
Looking around, there are places to hide things everywhere – under the table, behind decorative vases, or behind the curtains!
Lou Hongjian said seriously, "Miss Zhang, I suggest you immediately suspend the banquet and thoroughly investigate this place from beginning to end."
"And there are guests," Lou Yansui warned. "Perhaps there are some dangerous people among them."
Zhang Jingshu: "..."
Her birthday party was already halfway through, how could she let it end because of a few words from these two people? How could she just abandon it like that? What would become of her pride? She had invited so many guests; wouldn't that be incredibly rude?
Zhang Jingshu wanted to curse, but seeing the genuine tension and anxiety on the faces of the two people, she managed to calm down.
She countered, "What danger is there? And how did you know?"
Lou Hongjian: "This... I don't know yet."
Lou Yansui: "We can't tell you how we know for the time being, but we are absolutely certain."
"elder sister……"
Mao Mao also poked her head out of her brother's arms, her big, round, wet eyes looking at her expectantly.
Zhang Jingshu: "…………"
Is it really not that these three siblings teamed up to smear her?
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