"Gong Chengjue, you, you..." Su Enen looked at Lu Linghong, "Lu Linghong, were you also watching me make a fool of myself?"
Lu Linghong looked at her and said decisively, "Ziqing wouldn't steal anything."
"Hehe, you, you all..." Su Enen's face changed with anger, and she wanted to leave just like that, but Lu Linghong moved his feet. "Miss Su, for you, it may just be a matter of a word, but for Ziqing, this is a matter of reputation."
She was new to the capital and wasn't part of this circle. If she were to be officially identified as a thief, she would be barred from all such banquets in the future.
Although offending Su Enen will make things difficult for me in the future, it was an offense I committed passively, so it doesn't change anything.
Seeing them defending Su Ziqing one by one, Su Enen was both angry and annoyed.
But now, judging from the situation, she couldn't leave no matter what.
She looked at Su Ziqing and asked, "Do you think you can accept my apology?"
Su Ziqing looked at her, neither humble nor arrogant, "I think no one likes to be falsely accused."
Can't accept her apology? Ha, although I know this Miss Su is no ordinary person, does she think she's right even when she's wrong?
This is truly mind-blowing.
Su Enen sneered, "I'm sorry." Those three words were utterly insincere.
"Oh," Su Ziqing responded, "I hope Miss Su won't misunderstand others like this in the future."
Su Enen snorted coldly, walked away in her high heels, and skipped the banquet that evening.
Gong Xinying wanted to apologize, but she was dressed so lightly and the banquet was about to start, so she decided not to go after her.
She looked at Gong Chengjue, "Big brother..." Everyone present knew Su Enen's identity. Making her lose face like this would only create more enmity.
Gong Chengjue glanced at her, his expression indifferent.
Gong Xinying swallowed the words she wanted to say and turned to leave, but then she heard Gong Chengjue say, "You know perfectly well that Su Enen wronged Ziqing. As the host of the banquet, is this how you watch things unfold?"
Gong Xinying paused for a moment, then quickly recovered and said to Su Ziqing, "Miss Ziqing, I'm so sorry for the poor hospitality."
While apologizing, Gong Xinying was also looking at Su Ziqing. She had fair skin and good features, and was a beauty, but not so beautiful as to be stunning.
Is this the woman the eldest brother has his eye on?
There were rumors in the Gong family that Gong Chengjue had taken a fancy to a woman, but since even rumors of Gong Chengjue taking a fancy to a man could occur in the Gong family, not many people would take such a small rumor to heart.
Gong Xinying didn't expect that she would be the first to see it.
After speaking, Gong Xinying politely left, leaving only Su Ziqing, Gong Chengjue, and Lu Linghong in the previously lively place.
Gong Chengjue glanced at Lu Linghong, said nothing, and put his arm around Su Ziqing's shoulder. "It's cold outside, let's go inside."
“Mr. Gong!” Lu Linghong called out to him, then stepped forward and took Su Ziqing’s wrist, meeting Gong Chengjue’s gaze. “Ziqing is my date tonight.”
Gong Chengjue narrowed his eyes slightly. "She is my fiancée."
"Oh? Really? Then why didn't you announce to everyone just now that she's your fiancée?" Lu Linghong sneered.
Gong Chengjue's expression turned cold. "Lu Linghong, this is my Gong family!"
"Of course I know this is your Gong family home, which is why I'm reminding you that Ziqing is my date today!"
Lu Linghong did not back down. He didn't know if Su Ziqing had noticed anything different, but as the heir of the Lu family, Lu Linghong knew very well the difference between his woman and his fiancée.
Gong Chengjue looked at him intently.
Su Ziqing stood to the side, glanced at the two of them, and was about to speak when she heard Gong Chengjue and Lu Linghong say at the same time, "Ziqing, you go in first."
Su Ziqing: "..."
What are those two trying to do?
"The banquet is about to begin, Chengjue, you should go in first." In the end, Su Ziqing made the choice she had to make.
Upon hearing this, Gong Chengjue's expression turned ugly, and his gaze towards her became less warm.
Su Ziqing pretended not to notice his look and said with a smile, "I came with my senior brother, and...don't you have a female companion tonight?"
For some reason, she just wanted to know the answer.
Does he have a female companion tonight?
Gong Chengjue frowned slightly and answered directly and frankly, "I don't have a female companion. To be precise, I rejected the female companion my family arranged for me."
Was she satisfied with this answer?
Upon hearing this answer, Su Ziqing couldn't help but let the corners of her mouth turn up slightly—just a tiny bit.
"I understand." She heard herself say that.
There was a hint of smugness in his tone.
Lu Linghong: "..." What is she so happy about?
Gong Chengjue couldn't help but reach out and pull her inside. "Come in."
Su Ziqing, however, did not cooperate. She reached out and pushed him away, but her tone was slightly coquettish and conciliatory, "There are so many guests tonight, you must be very busy. You go ahead and do your work."
Gong Chengjue: "..."
"Okay, I promise I won't let anyone bully me," Su Ziqing said, making a vow.
Just then, someone from the Gong family came looking for Gong Chengjue, and Gong Chengjue left.
Su Ziqing's lips curled up slightly, her eyes filled with sweetness, which made Lu Linghong feel a mix of emotions.
"You like him a lot?"
"Yes, I like him a lot," Su Ziqing admitted.
Lu Linghong chuckled softly, "Fool."
Su Ziqing stuck out her tongue. "Senior brother, I know what you want to say, but... perhaps this is fate."
She looked out the window to the other side, where the banquet hall was packed with guests, and Gong Chengjue, in the manner of a noble young master, calmly greeted them.
Whether it was a telepathic connection or not, Gong Chengjue on the other side also glanced in their direction.
Su Ziqing looked away somewhat guiltily, took Lu Linghong's arm, and said with a smile, "Thank you for helping me out of that situation, Senior Brother."
Speaking of this, she touched her necklace. "That Miss Su just now... seemed to know that the jewelry I was wearing was from your company. What is her identity?"
Lu Linghong had a headache. He glared at her and said, "You didn't know her identity and yet you still provoked her?"
"I didn't provoke her, she provoked me." Su Ziqing pouted. "Senior brother, don't change the subject. How did that Miss Su know that the jewelry I'm wearing is from your family?"
Lu Linghong pursed his lips. "She's friends with my sister, so she should have seen my sister wear it before."
"So what's her family background? Politicians? Businessmen?" She kept pressing this question.
Lu Linghong said irritably, "None of those are true."
"So that's... a military dependent?"
Lu Linghong looked at her, "Scared? You're only scared now? You..."
"It seems the capital city is even more unreasonable than our City A," she sighed. "I've only been in the capital for a short time and I've already gotten myself into so much trouble. Am I just incompatible with the capital?"
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