Lu Shuqing's brows relaxed, and his eyes held a hint of amusement. "After the banquet, I'll take you somewhere."

"Where is it?" It sounds so mysterious.

"You'll find out when you get there."

"But by the time the banquet ends, it will be very late."

"It's okay if it's late."

"……All right."

At the banquet.

Yun Yao sat in the rest area, watching Lu Shuqing talk with political and business figures.

Previously, people treated Lu Shuqing as a junior, but now they all respectfully call him President Lu.

When toasting, even though he was of a higher seniority, he deliberately placed his glass lower than Lu Shuqing's.

That face... it's absolutely awful.

Besides Lu Shuqing, Yun Yao also saw Xu Tingran at the banquet.

Xia Mu'er, as his female companion, put her arm around his and they greeted the people in the industry together.

Yun Yao realized that since Lu Shuqing and Xu Tingran could see her, Xia Mu'er must be able to see her too.

The less trouble, the better.

Yun Yao floated to the balcony and pulled the curtain at the door halfway up.

Halfway through the banquet, Xu Tingran rubbed his temples, put down his wine glass, loosened his tie, and turned to go to the balcony to get some fresh air.

Pulling back the curtain, I saw Yun Yao sleeping on the triangular table on the balcony.

Xu Tingran turned around and pulled the curtain closed.

He knelt down, ruffled her hair, and asked gently, "So sleepy?"

Yun Yao felt someone rubbing her hair in her sleep and thought it was Lu Shuqing.

Sleeping on the table was uncomfortable, so she sat up and threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Yeah, I'm so sleepy."

Xu Tingran stiffened, then involuntarily raised her hand to hug the person in her arms, but only for a moment before letting go.

"Lu Shuqing should be here soon."

Upon hearing that clear, familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Yun Yao abruptly looked up, "Xu Tingran..."

"Ah."

The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.

As Yun Yao racked her brains, trying to think of what to say... a sound suddenly came from outside.

Xu Tingran got up and pulled back the curtain. "I'm going out to take a look."

"it is good."

Yun Yao stood behind the balcony curtain, observing the situation outside.

"Shuqing is mine. Who do you think you are, trying to take him away from me?"

Xia Mu'er looked embarrassed. "I was just chatting with President Lu about things from our school days. Miss Lu, why are you making things so difficult for me?"

Lu Yuxi laughed at her shamelessly, "Me, making things difficult for people? Everyone in my circle knows about your situation of looking for a better job while still employed."

Lu Shuqing spoke up to remind Lu Yuxi to stop, "If you get drunk, we'll have someone pick you up and take you home."

"Brother Shuqing, what do you mean by this? Grandpa arranged a marriage for us before, and you're siding with an outsider. What kind of behavior is this!"

"Shut up!"

"Brother Shuqing, how could you yell at me like that! You yelled at me for this girl? I haven't been back to China for so long just to finish my studies abroad as soon as possible and come back to see you. And this is the first day I've been back, and you treat me like this? You've gone too far!"

When Xia Mu'er heard this, she thought that Lu Shuqing really wanted to teach Lu Yuxi a lesson for her sake.

Xu Tingran was too cold to her; they were never actually together.

The messages, all connected, were deliberately leaked by her.

She's been by his side for so long, and she's still in this state. It's hard to say whether things will work out in the future.

Of course, she should interact with other men to build relationships and find someone better as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, those men were all far inferior to Xu Tingran; some were ugly, some were womanizers, and some were unwilling to spend money on women.

At most, she's just stringing them along and playing with them.

But if it's Lu Shuqing, then it's different.

“Mr. Lu,” Xia Mu’er quietly pulled down her collar, walked to his side, and squeezed out her tears. “Miss Lu probably has some misunderstanding about me. It doesn’t matter if I suffer a little grievance.”

Lu Shuqing glanced around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yun Yao was not nearby.

He frowned as he smelled the pungent perfume on Xia Mu'er and looked at Xu Tingran not far away. "If you can't satisfy her, then give her some medicine."

Xia Mu'er's face stiffened. What did Lu Shuqing mean by this?!

Lu Yuxi glanced at Xia Mu'er with schadenfreude, "Xu Tingran doesn't seem to be impotent. Could it be that your needs are too high?"

Xia Mu'er was furious and yelled at Lu Yuxi, "What's it to you! Lu Shuqing hasn't been with a woman for so many years, whether he's on top or on the bottom is still uncertain!"

"..." Lu Yuxi was stunned by her shout, and then she really started to think about it seriously. Could it be that Brother Shuqing was really the one on the bottom?

She had previously thought he was keeping himself pure for her, and she was deeply moved.

But now, it might actually be possible.

But even if it's true, that's their own business, and it's none of Xia Mu'er's place to interfere.

"If Xu Tingran can't satisfy you, break up with him as soon as possible. Stop with this 'cheating' nonsense all the time, it's shameful!"

Xia Mu'er has really lost face today, but her most important task now is to explain things clearly to Xu Tingran.

After this ordeal, it will be absolutely impossible to find someone better than Xu Tingran in the future.

Although Xu Tingran never had any feelings for her, when rumors circulated that they were together, Xu Tingran neither confirmed nor denied it...

She also suspected that he was attracted to men.

But even among men, he didn't have many close relationships.

Perhaps he doesn't have anyone he likes, so it doesn't matter who's around him.

It doesn't matter whether he likes the same sex or the opposite sex.

Xu Tingran has never had anyone he likes, and he has always tacitly allowed her to stay by his side, just in case she becomes Mrs. Xu in the future.

All feelings are meaningless; only status, position, and resources truly belong to her.

With money, I could find ten male models as handsome as Xu Tingran.

Xia Mu'er turned around and grabbed Xu Tingran's arm. "Tingran, don't listen to her nonsense. She just came back from abroad. What could she possibly know?"

Xu Tingran remained indifferent, brushing her hand away. "I already knew."

Xia Mu'er looked up at him in surprise, "What?"

Xu Tingran glanced at the balcony. Since Lu Shuqing had a fiancée, why should he monopolize her? He could compete with him for her.

"The license plate is linked to my mobile phone number, and the parking fee was deducted from my account."

"That happened two months ago!" She was so nervous she couldn't sleep, and when Xu Tingran didn't seem to be acting strangely, she thought he hadn't noticed...

"Actually, you don't have to do this. After all, we've never been together. It's your freedom to do whatever you want."

Xia Mu'er was extremely anxious and grabbed his sleeve tightly.

"Xu Tingran, everyone thinks we're together. Everyone says we're a perfect match. Wouldn't it be better if this continued?"

Also, I know I was wrong now, please forgive me, I promise I'll never do it again!

Xu Ting then took a step back and pushed her hand away, saying, "Go find someone you like who likes you too! I'm not worth this."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm going to go after the person I like," Xu Tingran said, ripping off her tie and running out of the banquet hall.

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