The purpose of Meng Mu's birthday party was, firstly, to socialize and celebrate her birthday, and secondly, to introduce everyone to Meng's future daughter-in-law, Lu Tian. Since they didn't hold a wedding but had a marriage certificate, introducing her in such a formal way was the best way to avoid disrespecting her.
But after the introduction, Lu Tian belatedly asked, "Don't you think this will affect a wide range of people? Everyone will know about our past. This could have been avoided."
Meng Jingdong said: "This is my mother's decision."
"Okay then." Meng Mu meant well, so she couldn't refuse.
After introducing her identity, many more people came to talk to Lu Tian. Xiao's aunt looked at her with scrutiny, even stricter than Meng Mu, the mother-in-law. Lu Tian didn't take her scrutiny seriously. Both the elders of the Xiao family had passed away, so her aunt had no influence.
Xiao Yin is a cute little girl who actively sells out her mother: "Mom wants my cousin and brother to be together. I like my cousin, but you are also very beautiful."
"Thank you, I like you too, baby." Lu Tian smiled and pinched the little girl's face.
Meng Jingdong listened from the side and raised his eyebrows slightly. Did she really guess it right?
Lu Tian gave him a look and told him to figure it out for himself. In the original novel, even the heroine admired him, so there were naturally countless girls who liked him. It was just unknown who Boss Meng fell in love with in the end.
The birthday party was unexpectedly quiet, and Lu Tian felt a little regretful, but she couldn't explain why.
However, when the birthday party was about to end, she sneezed five or six times in a row, and her throat was itchy and painful. Meng Jingdong stayed by her side the whole time, and reached out his hand when she sneezed for the seventh time. Lu Tian instinctively wanted to dodge, but Meng Jingdong half-hugged her from behind, and his warm palm fell on her hot forehead without any explanation, and then she saw Meng Jingdong frown slightly.
"Lu Tian, you have a fever."
"Really?" She actually knew that it might be a cold. She was very familiar with these minor physical ailments, but she didn't want to leave early and spoil the fun.
"Your voice is hoarse. Come on, I'll take you to the hospital."
Meng Jingdong took her hand and walked to Meng's mother to explain the reason. Meng's mother certainly would not stop him: "Jingdong, take good care of Tiantian."
"I know, Mom, let's go first."
Lu Tian smiled apologetically at Meng's mother: "I'm sorry, Mom. Happy birthday to you."
Mother Meng patted her hands and said with a smile, "Go to the hospital quickly and ask Jingdong to accompany you to see the doctor before returning to school."
She agreed immediately. Meng Jingdong took their coats from the assistant, unfolded her down jacket and handed it to her. His movements were natural and skillful. Lu Tian was stunned for a moment, then put on the down jacket with the help of Meng Jingdong and went out.
They had just taken the elevator down when Lu Ningyang hurried over from the other elevator. He looked around the venue and grabbed Lu Chengyang and asked, "Where's Tiantian?"
"She had a fever and just left. It's your fault that you were late."
Lu Ningyang was disappointed: "Something delayed me. Is it true that my niece and I are not destined to be together?"
Lu Chengyang smiled helplessly and said, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, so there's no need to rush."
"Then do you think that with your efficiency, you can allow people to go home for the New Year this year?"
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When the birthday party was over, the two of them left together. Lu Ningyang sighed and hesitated for a long time before saying to Lu Chengyang, "The fourth brother is trying to trick our mother into allowing him and Yu Ningxuan to marry. We can't let him enter the house first this time, can we?"
To be fair, Lu Ningyang favored his niece and didn't want her to suffer any more injustice, and the Lu family wouldn't let her suffer any more. But she felt that it was unfair for Lu Zhengyang and Yu Ningxuan to marry first. If Yu Ningxuan married early, she would be a proper aunt. If Lu Tian disagreed with her, wouldn't that be disrespectful to the elders? She had originally had a great fondness for Ning Xuan, but now it had greatly diminished. Yu Ningxuan was probably trying to take advantage of the time the Lu family and Lu Tian were in contact to advance to a higher position.
"What did Mom say?"
Lu Ningyang carefully glanced at his expression and said, "You know, my mother has a unique vision and always has unique opinions on the selection of her daughter-in-law."
Simply put, Old Mrs. Lu did not learn from the lesson of the past. She insisted on her own opinion on the choice of Lu Zhengyang's wife and did not like Yu Ningxuan very much.
"I'll find time to ask Zheng Yang." Lu Chengyang's eyes darkened.
Lu Ningyang breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't say I was the one who tipped you off."
Otherwise, you would be an exception and not a human being.
"Know."
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Meng Jingdong sent Lu Tian to the hospital for a doctor's examination. He had a high fever of 39.5 degrees and needed an IV drip. Lu Tian had no choice but to give in. She lay on the hospital bed, watching the medicine slowly falling down, and then looked at him in surprise.
"You go ahead. I'll call the nurse if you need to change the dressing."
"I promised Mom that I would take care of you. You go to sleep first, and I'll stay here with you." Meng Jingdong said without giving any time for rejection.
In fact, Lu Tian's eyelids were already fighting each other, but when she heard him insist and stopped refusing, she closed her eyes and quickly fell asleep. Her nose was uncomfortable, and the only sound in the silent room was her heavy breathing. Meng Jingdong sat on the edge of the bed and looked out the dark window. After a long time, he turned his head to look at her peaceful sleeping face, and his brows gradually furrowed.
He was about to stand up and walk closer, but before he took a step, he suddenly thought of something and stepped back. Finally, he stood by silently, staring at the slowly decreasing saline bag.
Lu Tian was woken up by the urge to urinate. She opened her eyes and felt that the symptoms before going to bed had eased a little. The needle in her hand had been pulled out and the lights in the ward had been turned off. She reached for her cell phone, turned on the flashlight, and looked for the switch.
"Lu Tian?"
A man's voice suddenly came from the darkness.
Lu Tian was almost frightened to the point of peeing, her voice still hoarse with a heavy nasal tone: "Meng Jingdong?"
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