Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Jiang Nian is hiding from only him.
28.
The car quickly stopped, and Jiang Nian entered the banquet hall with her parents. She soon saw Lu Zhao and Shen Rong sitting together in the front row.
Even the backs of their heads matched. Jiang Nian admired them for a few moments. Lu Zhao and Chen Rong seemed to notice something and looked over.
Jiang Nian greeted Chen Rong, and when he met Lu Zhao's dark eyes, his heart trembled for some reason. His mind suddenly recalled Lu Zhao's outstretched hand that day, the warmth of his fingertips, and the pair of dark, bright eyes staring back at him in his dream.
Jiang Nian hastily looked away, not daring to meet Lu Zhao's gaze, and fixed his eyes on Shen Rong.
Chen Rong waved to Jiang Nian and asked him to sit over, but Jiang Nian waved his hand and sat on the other side, far away from them.
Lu Zhao looked at Jiang Nian's position with a frown.
He was hiding from them.
Jiang Nian finally relaxed a bit after he sat down. He thought there was something wrong with him. Why was he so nervous when he saw Lu Zhao today? His heart was pounding.
What was there to be excited about? Could he be having a seizure? The more Jiang Nian thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He decided to go back and get him checked out by a doctor.
Lan Xin handed the number plate to Jiang Nian: "Take pictures of whatever you like." At a charity dinner like this, you always have to take pictures of something.
Jiang Nian hummed, but his attention was not on the auction items at all. He couldn't help but look at where Lu Zhao and Shen Rong were. His eyes passed Shen Rong and finally landed on Lu Zhao.
After not seeing him for a few days, Lu Zhao seemed to have become more handsome, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and an extraordinary temperament.
Just at this moment, Lu Zhao turned his head and looked at him. Their eyes met. Jiang Nian's eyes flickered and his heart beat even faster. He clenched the number plate in his hand, pretending nothing had happened and lowered his head.
Seeing Jiang Nian's reaction, Lu Zhao's eyes were filled with confusion. If he was distancing himself from her, why was he still paying attention to her?
The short auction was a torment for both Jiang Nian and Lu Zhao. When the auction finally ended, Jiang Nian immediately left the auction hall and went to the banquet hall used by the organizers to entertain guests.
The banquet hall was resplendent with gold and jade, and brightly lit. Guests, with exquisite makeup and gorgeous clothes, chatted with each other, creating a harmonious and joyful atmosphere.
Jiang Nian said hello to his parents and chose a secluded spot to stay. He thought that with so many people present, all of them important figures, Chen Rong and Lu Zhao were busy entertaining people, so if they didn't see him, they probably wouldn't come looking for him.
The banquet was a buffet, with guests moving freely throughout the hall. Jiang Nian kept an eye on Lu Zhao and Shen Rong, and immediately moved to another location when he saw them approaching.
But no matter how big the banquet hall was, there were only so many people in it, and Jiang Nian was eventually caught by Chen Rong and Lu Zhao.
Chen Rong pulled the person and said, "Why are you running around? You disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Jiang Nian touched his nose, glanced at Lu Zhao secretly, then quickly turned his gaze away to look at Chen Rong, and retorted in a weak voice: "I didn't run around, I was just bored and walked around."
Shen Rong said: "I didn't expect you to come here today."
Jiang Nian had a headache. "My parents dragged me here. They said I was getting moldy staying at home."
Chen Rong burst out laughing and said, "It's not like you to not go out when I asked you out."
Jiang Nian put on a deep look and said, "Maybe people are just like that. What they can't get is the best. Once they get it, they don't care about it anymore. Look, before I couldn't go out, I always wanted to go out. Now that I go out more often, I'm too lazy to move."
Shen Rong thought about it and agreed: "It seems to be true."
The two chatted with each other in a relaxed atmosphere, with smiles on their faces, and they seemed as close as before.
On the other hand, Lu Zhao, who was standing aside, greeted Jiang Nian and then chatted with Shen Rong. She hadn't even glanced at him for such a long time, as if he was transparent.
The difference in treatment is too obvious.
Lu Zhao's gaze fell on Jiang Nian with a hint of inquiry.
It had been a long time since I last saw Jiang Nian. Now they met unexpectedly, Shen Rong was in a good mood and did not notice anything unusual about his childhood friend today.
Lu Zhao could see clearly that Jiang Nian had been observing his and Chen Rong's positions. He looked over several times and saw Jiang Nian quickly retract his gaze and move to another position.
Chen Rong intentionally left Lu Zhao and Jiang Nian alone. He glanced into the distance and quickly saw a familiar person in the crowd, so he went over to say hello. When he left, Jiang Nian and Lu Zhao were left behind.
Jiang Nian had deliberately run to a quiet place to avoid people, but now he regretted it terribly. It was too quiet.
He could feel Lu Zhao's gaze on him, as if it had weight.
Jiang Nian knew he should say something to avoid a dull silence, but his heartbeat was muddling his thoughts. Lu Zhao, however, remained silent.
It was so strange, but he didn't know how to break the deadlock.
Jiang Nian's gaze unconsciously fell on Lu Zhao's hand. Thinking of something, his cheeks felt a little hot. He wanted to look away, but he couldn't.
He felt that he had become very strange since their last meeting at the bowling alley. Should he really see a doctor? Suddenly, he saw Lu Zhao raise his right hand and stretch it towards him.
Jiang Nian subconsciously took a step back, and looked at Lu Zhao with her beautiful almond-shaped eyes with a bit of nervousness and confusion.
Lu Zhao paused, then opened his palm and said, "I have something in my hand. I saw you were looking at it?"
"No, nothing..." Jiang Nian's tongue almost got tied, and he wanted to dig his eyes out. Don't you have your own hands? Why are you looking at others'?
Lu Zhao put his hand down and fell silent again. Jiang Nian opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. He was very disappointed with himself. Wasn't he usually the most eloquent? What happened now?
Why are you on strike in front of your good friends and brothers? What are you so nervous about?
Just when Jiang Nian didn't know what to do, two people noticed Lu Zhao and came over to greet him with a smile.
Jiang Nian's spirits lifted. A savior had arrived! He quickly said to Lu Zhao, "Someone's looking for you. I won't bother you for now. See you later." Without waiting for Lu Zhao's reply, he quickly slipped away.
It was too late for Lu Zhao to stop him.
Lu Zhao chatted with the two people who came over for a few words. After they left, he looked in the direction Jiang Nian left, thought about Jiang Nian's reaction just now, and realized that his previous judgment was wrong.
——Jiang Nian was not hiding from Chen Rong and him, Jiang Nian was only hiding from him.
Lu Zhao looked at his right hand because Jiang Nian was suspicious of his expression on the island. Did his behavior in the bowling alley that day make Jiang Nian confirm his feelings?
She had been avoiding him since she started to doubt him, but after the experience at the bowling alley and confirming her feelings, she avoided him even more. As for Shen Rong, because Shen Rong was always inseparable from him, he mistakenly thought that Jiang Nian was also distancing himself from Shen Rong.
Lu Zhao raised his eyebrows, feeling a little surprised. Jiang Nian wasn't as dull as he'd thought when it came to emotions. He could even say she was quite perceptive. He'd thought he'd been able to hide that look on the island, and had been agonizing over why Jiang Nian had suddenly distanced herself. But the truth was this.
The waiter passed by and Lu Zhao took a glass of champagne. The clear wine stirred gently with the turn of Lu Zhao's wrist. He took a sip and thought to himself, I'm still shocked after all.
Lu Zhao had no regrets. Whether on the island or at the bowling alley, he couldn't help but act subconsciously. If he really wanted to blame someone, it was Jiang Nian's cuteness. When he was with Jiang Nian, his self-control, which he was so proud of, always failed him.
He was already somewhat impatient with the previous decision, and it was time to change strategy.
Lu Zhao looked at Jiang Nian, who had changed his place and was hiding completely unaware, and raised the corners of his lips slightly, his eyes determined to get him.
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