My whole family is the protagonist, and I am the only cannon fodder!

After looking for a long time, she still didn't see the person she wanted to see. Lu Qingwan finally set her sights on the person in front of her. "He came, but then he left. Why do you think so?"

"Your sister has legs. You can come as you please and leave as you please. Can you stop being so serious?"

"No." Lu Qingwan rarely had such a decisive moment, because she was always acting hypocritically, so she usually habitually left some room for the other party's words to appear gentle and kind. But because she knew Lu Zaozao very well, she said with great certainty, "He must have encountered something that made him leave."

Jiang Shen did not refute again because he knew that Lu Qingwan had a very accurate grasp of Lu Zaozao's situation, so what she said was most likely correct.

So he asked, "So what do you want to do? Why don't you go home now to see if your sister has returned?"

"No. There's nothing to go back for. Let her do whatever she wants." Lu Qingwan glanced at the real protagonist of today's banquet and said casually: "The gifts haven't been delivered yet, and the blessings haven't been said yet, how can I leave?"

Lu Qingwan smiled again, it was a very gentle smile, and ordinary people would only feel that it had a kind of exceptionally pure and sincere beauty. Only Jiang Shen knew that it was probably not harboring any good intentions, and it was a very bad smile.

Looking at Lu Qingwan's back as she walked down the stairs, Jiang Shen shook his head and smiled helplessly.

Walking slowly and leisurely along the wall, Lu Qingwan actually saw Shen Xingyao. The word "actually" is not quite appropriate. It was the birthday party of her own children and it was normal to meet them in this place. If nothing unexpected happens, she will see Lu Aotian and Lu Shiqing later.

Lu Qingwan thought this indifferently, and called out "Mom" with a smile in this tone.

Shen Xingyao walked forward with a smile, her beautiful and delicate face full of kindness. She reached out and touched her face, and gently tidied her hair and clothes. "The party has already started, why are you still here?"

"Go over now."

Shen Xingyao could feel that her youngest daughter was not very affectionate towards her. Sometimes her smiles and concerns were just superficial. But she didn't expect anything, so this was good enough.

After all, most of his energy in recent years has been put into various miscellaneous charity events, and he can't spare more time to care for and teach Lu Qingwan. Most of the time in recent years, the nanny and aunt have been taking care of her. Fortunately, Lu Qingwan has a gentle and docile temperament, has grown up to be graceful, well-behaved and sensible, and has never caused any trouble.

Moreover, Lu Qingwan's birth was caused by her huge selfish motives - in fact, she owed Lu Qingwan much more.

Thinking of this, some very distant memories came flooding back like huge waves. Shen Xingyao had never forgotten them. Suddenly, he felt a blockage in his throat. So he smiled more lovingly and raised his head slightly to look at his little daughter who was already half a head taller than him.

"You can tell mom and dad what you want, and we can satisfy you in everything."

"I got it. Thank you, Mom." Lu Qingwan said, revealing a smile that was so sweet that it was a little sickening.

After exchanging a few simple words, the two passed each other.

The smile on Lu Qingwan's face quickly disappeared, returning to a cold, smileless face.

Not long after, Lu Shiqing came over. After all, it was his brother and sister's birthday, so he had to come even if he was busy at work. He selected some very precious jade and jadeite as birthday gifts for Shen Huaijin and Shen Xiyan.

Lu Qingwan stood next to Lu Shiqing, occasionally following his footsteps, as if she was very dependent on this elder brother, and others could tell that their relationship was very close.

There should be many business partners nearby. They offered a glass of wine to Lu Shiqing, but they were afraid that the strong smell of alcohol would bother Lu Qingwan. It was not convenient to tell the children about business matters, so they walked aside and began to greet each other politely. They smiled and talked sincerely.

Lu Qingwan felt like vomiting.

Shen Huaijin and Shen Xiyan were still standing there, calmly accepting all the blessings, whether false or sincere, coming and going. Lu Qingwan gave a faint smile, which looked very sincere, without a trace of falsehood.

She stuffed the gift in her hand into Shen Xiyan's hand. It was not wrapped too delicately, just a box. "Brother and sister, I'm sorry, I only prepared one gift. It doesn't matter who receives it."

In fact, it doesn’t matter even if she doesn’t send it. After all, Lu Qingwan is still young, looks cute and well-behaved, and is the youngest child in the Lu family. No one will blame her.

So Shen Xiyan smiled indifferently and said considerately: "It's okay, as long as the thought is there. Thank you Qingwan for the gift."

"Sister, open it and see if you like it?"

"Okay." Shen Xiyan opened the black box under Lu Qingwan's gaze. Inside was a layer of black velvet. In the middle was a sunflower necklace that was burning like a raging fire, and the surrounding area was decorated with pearls and jade.

Shen Xiyan's pupils, which originally had a faint smile, suddenly turned cold, his expression froze for a moment, and his fingertips trembled slightly. Soon, a hand with clear bones and muscles reached out and took the box steadily.

Shen Huaijin stared at the burning necklace for a few seconds, tapping his fingertips casually on the edge of his pants. He raised his head and looked at Lu Qingwan with a subtle expression.

"What's wrong? Don't you like it, sister?" Lu Qingwan looked at the other party's reaction and asked this question with some sadness.

Shen Xiyan quickly adjusted his demeanor, with the mottled light and shadow of the chandelier reflected in his eyes. He smiled calmly and said, "I like it, I like it very much, so I couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Thank you Qingwan for the gift."

"That's good." Lu Qingwan exhaled, as if she had finally put down the burden in her heart after hearing this personally confirmed love, "I have carefully selected for a long time. I just hope that you can be like this surging blooming sunflower, always enjoy the sunshine calmly and brightly, like the shape of a raging fire, always upward, never dissipating."

"Very good wishes." Shen Xiyan looked at Lu Qingwan's face, his eyes full of earnestness, unable to find any fault, "Big sister will."

Lu Qingwan turned to look at Shen Huaijin again, "Second brother, this is also my blessing to you."

Shen Huaijin suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and nodded calmly, "I understand.