He had just told her not to act naughty, but the next moment, others criticized him for being naughty. Chu Xiu felt ashamed for him just thinking about it.

Lu Yuanzhou probably felt bad too. His face looked bad, but he couldn't show it, so he could only remain silent with red ears.

Chu Xiu naturally couldn't let her male companion be embarrassed in such a public place, so she reached out and hugged Lu Yuanzhou's arm, and said to Mr. Yuan with a smile: "I came here with him, he is not someone else."

The old man then turned his attention to Lu Yuanzhou and said cheerfully, "Look carefully, the young man looks quite energetic, not bad, not bad."

Was this perfunctory tone of voice considered as love for the whole family? Because he was Chu Xiu's male companion, he had to give him some face and compliment him?

Chu Xiu felt happy just thinking about it.

Originally, she was planning to let Lu Yuanzhou take her to clear the banquet dungeon, but she didn't expect reality to do a 360-degree reversal, and she ended up taking him to clear the boss!

The old lady next to him smiled and tried to smooth things over, saying to her husband, "Don't you remember? This is the boy from the Lu family. Isn't Lu Yizhen your friend for many years?"

Yuan Lao didn't listen carefully to Lu Yuanzhou's self-introduction just now. Now he narrowed his eyes, looked at Lu Yuanzhou in surprise, and said, "Are you the kid from Lu Yizhen's family? The last time I saw you, you were still a student, and you didn't want to go to school because of being blocked by female classmates!"

Chu Xiu stared, she didn't expect that she could eat melons from Luyuanzhou?! It's really... too delicious!

Mainland China: …

Before they could say a few more words, someone came to remind Mr. Yuan that the banquet had started and asked them to move away.

Old Madam Yuan quickly took Chu Xiu's hand and said to Old Yuan, "Let Chu Xiu sit next to me. I have a lot of words of thanks to say."

Chu Xiu said quickly, "Madam, the situation was urgent at the time. Even if I wasn't there, there would be others to help. This is what I should do. Please don't thank me anymore. I feel embarrassed."

The old lady smiled kindly and said, "Just call me Aunt Mei."

Chu Xiu readily called out, "Aunt Mei."

Mr. Yuan said, "Anyway, go take a seat first. If you have anything to say, sit down and talk. Xiao Guo, please arrange a seat for Chu Xiu next to us. Oh, and arrange an extra seat for Xiao Lu."

Mainland China: …

Suddenly I felt that I had no status at all. Even my seat was given to me thanks to Chu Xiu.

In fact, Lu Yuanzhou had an invitation letter and an arranged seat, but the main purpose of his visit was to conquer Mr. Yuan. Now that he had such a good opportunity to get close to him, Lu Yuanzhou really didn't want to give up.

A real man can bend and stretch. Just take him with you. Just take him with you.

Chu Xiu didn't know who this Mr. Yuan was at first. After she sat down and heard the conversation with others, she found out that the company hosting the auction banquet was one of Mr. Yuan's companies.

Being able to host banquets that attract so many wealthy people, this old Yuan must be someone of great background.

Aunt Mei kept holding Chu Xiu's hand. When other rich ladies came to greet her, she just said a few perfunctory words and kept her attention on Chu Xiu. She sighed, "Hey, the media said you were single, and I thought it was true. I didn't expect you had a boyfriend. Otherwise, you could choose any one of my three sons."

Chu Xiu smiled awkwardly and secretly glanced at Lu Yuanzhou next to her. There was no expression on his face, but his mouth was pursed into a straight line and he looked not in a good mood.

Mr. Yuan said to his wife, "She has a boyfriend, so I won't say that."

Aunt Mei pouted and said with a smile: "I am not willing to accept this."

Chu Xiu didn't know what to say and could only smile along, thinking: This is so embarrassing!

Fortunately, the banquet started on time. Chu Xiu didn't know what to say, so she lowered her head, blocked her mouth with food, and ate voraciously.

During the dinner, many people came over to toast Mr. Yuan, and when they found Lu Yuanzhou was also at the same table, they toasted him as well. This made Lu Yuanzhou, who originally didn't like drinking, drink quite a few glasses on the spot. In the end, it was Chu Xiu who secretly mixed Sprite into his red wine, which didn't make him feel too uncomfortable.

Qin Zhige also came to toast, but he was the only one there.

His purpose today was to convince Mr. Yuan. Originally, he was full of confidence and wanted to get the cooperation project of Yuan Corporation before Lu Yuanzhou. However, after seeing Lu Yuanzhou and Mr. Yuan sitting at the same table, Qin Zhige couldn't control the expression on his face.

After drinking a glass with Mr. Yuan, Qin Zhige wanted to leave, but he was stopped by Lu Yuanzhou as soon as he turned around. Lu Yuanzhou stood up with a glass of wine in his hand, and made the most of his advantage of being five centimeters taller than Mr. Yuan, and said arrogantly: "Mr. Qin, don't you want to drink a glass with me?"

At this time, a few more people came over to greet Mr. Yuan, so Qin Zhige and Lu Yuanzhou moved their seats and stood farther away.

Because there were so many noises around, Chu Xiu had a hard time distinguishing the two people's voices.

Qin Zhige drank a glass of wine happily and said, "Mr. Lu seems to be in a good mood?"

Lu Yuanzhou looked very pleased and said, "It's not bad."

Qin Zhige asked tentatively: "Sitting at the same table with Mr. Yuan, has Mr. Lu achieved his goal?"

Lu Yuanzhou raised one corner of his mouth handsomely and said, "Guess?"

Qin Zhige: ...

Chu Xiu: ...

Not to mention Qin Zhige, even Chu Xiu, who was eavesdropping nearby, felt that this man deserved a beating!

Lu Yuanzhou added: "I just want to tell you, don't try to compete with me, you have no chance."

Qin Zhige glared at him and said, "Don't be so proud. How do you know who will win or lose before the end?" After he said this, he turned around and walked away without even bothering to glance at Lu Yuanzhou.

Lu Yuanzhou smiled as she finished the red wine in her glass that had been diluted with Sprite. Then she turned around and returned to her seat. Seeing Chu Xiu looking at her with a subtle look, she asked, "What are you looking at?"

Chu Xiu almost said the word "childish", but finally kept her mouth shut.

Halfway through the banquet, the auction officially began. People ate and took pictures at the same time. The scene was not so solemn, but the atmosphere was very lively.

All the things are good. There are no big ones, just small gadgets for people to play with.

Aunt Mei saw a pair of Ming Dynasty mutton-fat jade bracelets in the brochure and told Mr. Yuan to take a picture of them. Finally, she said, "I'm going to give them to Chu Xiu. She saved my life, so it's only right for me to give her a gift in return. Today, the children are here, so I'll lend them some flowers to offer to the Buddha."

Old Yuan smiled and nodded, saying that since it was his wife's order, there was no reason why he couldn't take the photo.

The two of them were talking casually, which actually scared Chu Xiu. She quickly waved her hands and said to Aunt Mei, "No, no, no, Aunt Mei, please don't give it to me! I won't accept it!"

Aunt Mei looked at her and smiled, "It's just a little token of my appreciation."

Chu Xiu frowned, thought for a moment, and said to Aunt Mei, "If Aunt Mei really wants to thank me, can you ask Mr. Yuan to give me a chance and spare some time to listen to Yuanzhou's project plan?"

She pronounced the word "Yuanzhou" shyly and timidly, and at first glance she looked like a young person in love.

Aunt Mei was stunned for a moment, then she laughed and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. Ask your Uncle Yuan."

Chu Xiu looked at Yuan Lao expectantly. Yuan Lao waved his hand and said, "This is a small matter. After dinner, I will take Xiao Lu to a quiet place to discuss it in detail."

Chu Xiu immediately said with joy: "Really? That's great!"

After saying this, she turned around and looked at Lu Yuanzhou with great pride.

Lu Yuanzhou rubbed his thumb and index finger together, and had the urge to pinch her cheek.

Later, when the pair of mutton-fat jades came out, Old Yuan still wanted to bid for them. Chu Xiu was so anxious that she was ready to run away. Seeing her resistance, Old Yuan asked Aunt Mei for her opinion before putting the plaque away. Aunt Mei herself liked a jade plaque that had been blessed, so Old Yuan was ready to make his move when the time came.

Unexpectedly, when the sale of the mutton-fat jade bracelet was about to begin, Lu Yuanzhou suddenly raised the price, and doubled it in one go, and finally bought the bracelet.

Aunt Mei looked at the young couple with interest and then deliberately asked Lu Yuanzhou: "Xiao Lu, who are you taking this photo for?"

Lu Yuanzhou said: "Chu Xiushoubai, this is suitable for you."

Chu Xiu: ...

I thought to myself, she doesn’t want it. If she wears such an expensive thing on her hand, her hands will be slashed in no time!

After the banquet, Mr. Yuan kept his word and took Lu Yuanzhou out of the banquet hall to find a quiet place to discuss the project, while Aunt Mei stayed to accompany Chu Xiu.

Aunt Mei was so enthusiastic that Chu Xiu found it difficult to cope. She made an excuse that she was going to find some friends and took the opportunity to separate from Aunt Mei. Aunt Mei had a group of rich ladies as friends, so as soon as Chu Xiu left, she was immediately surrounded by people and she was not lonely.

Chu Xiu left the crowd and looked around, but didn't see He Yihuan. She didn't know if he had left with Qin Zhige. This time, when discussing the project with Mr. Yuan, Lu Yuanzhou at least had the opportunity to talk to him in detail, but Qin Zhige couldn't get close to Mr. Yuan at all, and the final result was obvious.

Chu Xiu held a glass of orange juice and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, quietly admiring the night view outside. There were thousands of bright lights outside, dazzling, but not a single one belonged to her.

"Chu Xiu." Someone called her from behind.

Chu Xiu turned around, and after seeing the person clearly, she naturally thought of a name: "Sheng Jie."

Sheng Jie, who was tall and wearing a black dress, walked towards Chu Xiu and said, "Why have you ignored me recently? You didn't even reply to my WeChat messages?"

"I've been on a film set recently and haven't had much contact with the outside world," said Chu Xiu.

This girl named Sheng Jie is also in the entertainment industry and plays a relatively important role in the film.

It was inconvenient for Yuan Chuxiu to do bad things alone, so he found an assistant for himself, and Sheng Jie was Yuan Chuxiu's assistant in doing bad things. Of course, the two of them didn't have a deep friendship at that time, they had just started to get in touch.

The reason why the two of them hit it off so well was because Sheng Jie liked Qin Zhige and had liked her since she was a child. After failing to get her, she began to hate He Yihuan.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and in the end the two of them became traitors.

"I heard that she was filming a movie with He Yihuan," Sheng Jie asked her.

Chu Xiu nodded, thinking about how to keep a certain distance from this woman.

Just as she was thinking this, Lu Yuanzhou appeared, and like a savior, he took her away from Sheng Jie, "Let's go back." He said.

Chu Xiu quickly nodded and agreed.

As they were walking out, Lu Yuanzhou asked her, "How did you get to know the Sheng family?"

Chu Xiu was also surprised and asked, "You know him too?"

"They are not good people. Stay away from them."

Chu Xiu responded and thought to herself, you are not a good person in the book either!

After getting in the car, Lu Yuanzhou handed her a small box. The box felt very nice and the patterns on it were antique. Chu Xiu knew at a glance that it was the pair of bracelets he had bought and said, "This thing is too expensive. I can't take it."

Lu Yuanzhou said: "I have a reason why you must accept it."

Chu Xiu asked: "What?"

"The initial plan for the project has been agreed upon, and the next step is to go through the process. You have made the greatest contribution to this result, and this is your reward."

Chu Xiu raised her eyebrows and asked happily, "Really? Congratulations!"

Lu Yuanzhou pushed the gift box in front of her and said, "So you take this. I don't like to owe favors to others. This is what you deserve."

Chu Xiu: ...

This person is really unpleasant!

Chu Xiu said nothing more, stretched out her hand to take the gift box, and thought to herself that Lu Yuanzhou's mouth was really annoying, he could actually make people feel so suffocated when accepting a gift!

But never mind. Considering the bracelet is so valuable, I won't bother with him.

As the car slowly moved forward, Chu Xiu noticed that Lu Yuanzhou was rubbing his forehead again, so she asked, "Having a headache again?"

Lu Yuanzhou responded and said, "Drinking tonight is even more serious."

Chu Xiu thought for a moment and said, "Lie down on the armrest and I'll give you a massage."

Lu Yuanzhou turned aside and looked at her warily, "What do you want to do now?"

"It's a massage!" She pointed at the armrest and said, "You only get one chance. It's up to you whether you want to or not."

Lu Yuanzhou looked at the handrail, then looked at her, hesitated, and finally lay down on it.

Chu Xiu flexed her fingers and gently gave him a head massage to the tune of the music in the car. Of course, she only knew a few basic techniques.

At first she would ask Lu Yuanzhou about strength, gestures and so on, but when she asked again later, Lu Yuanzhou simply ignored her and lay there motionless.

Chu Xiu lowered her head and got closer to his face to take a look. Good fellow, he was actually asleep.

She didn't dare stop along the way and kept massaging him gently until the car stopped outside the hotel.

Chu Xiu wanted to wake up Lu Yuanzhou and say goodbye to him, but just as she lowered her head, Lu Yuanzhou opened his eyes and their eyes met unexpectedly.

After a few seconds of strange silence, she heard Lu Yuanzhou ask her in a hoarse voice: "You want to... kiss me secretly?"

Chu Xiu: ???

Lu Yuanzhou: "Can't you be more reserved?"

Chu Xiu felt that she shouldn't have massaged his head just now, she should have strangled him directly!!

Finally, she angrily said, "Don't worry, I wouldn't kiss you even if I were to kiss a dog!!" Then she got out of the car angrily and left!

Mainland China: …

The author has something to say: Mini-theater:

Chu Xiu: Don't worry, I wouldn't kiss you even if I were to kiss a dog!!

Prime Minister Lu: Woof!

Butler Liu: Young people like to try something different. Stop looking and come to me to get your red envelope!