Mr. Gu's little darling is incredibly cool!

After hearing Tao Cheng's words, Huang Lao's face showed disappointment.

He truly hadn't expected Tao Cheng to harbor such a deep prejudice against Lu Qingyun.

They've clearly lived in a honey pot for too long; they start making a huge fuss over the slightest bit of trouble.

Old Huang sighed, "Tao Cheng, apologize to Miss Lu and go back. I'll pretend you were never here today, and I don't want to hear those words again."

Old Huang actually asked me to apologize to Lu Qingyun?

If word gets out, how am I supposed to live in the capital?

Tao Cheng was unwilling to do this. He stood up, opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Huang Lao's cold gaze made him panic.

"...Ms. Lu, I'm sorry."

His tone revealed his reluctance to everyone present.

Old Huang frowned. "Be sincere."

Tao Cheng clenched his fists, his eyes filled with resentment.

"sorry!"

This sound was almost a roar.

Lu Qingyun raised her eyelids and lazily looked at him: "I forgive you, but watch your words next time."

Tao Cheng: She's really pushing her luck!

"Humph!"

He snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and without even saying goodbye to Old Huang, turned around and walked out.

"Qingyun, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect Tao Cheng to do this."

Old Huang's complexion was much worse than before.

Lu Qingyun grasped Old Huang's hand and took his pulse, her eyebrows curving slightly. "He's alright."

After a moment, she let go of his hand and sent a few messages to Huang Weiqi on her phone.

Send your grandfather home to rest; he's not feeling well.

[Once you get back, have someone make him some chrysanthemum tea to cool him down.]

Ding dong ding dong.

A notification sound rang, and Huang Weiqi glanced at his phone.

After reading it, he stood up and said, "Grandpa, let's stop here for today. Next time, invite my sister to our house to play. I'll have someone take you home."

Old Huang pressed his temples, and indeed felt quite tired today.

"Well, come back."

He stood up with his cane, then turned to look at Lu Qingyun: "Qingyun, I'll head back now. I'll have this kid pick you up to come to my house next time."

"it is good."

Upon receiving a response, Old Huang's gloom lessened somewhat.

After seeing Mr. Huang off to his car, Huang Weiqi returned to the private room, pulled out a chair, and sat down with a displeased expression: "Uncle Tao is really too unreliable."

That made his grandfather so angry.

Lu Qingyun ate until she was about 70% full. She picked up the water glass next to her and took a few sips of warm water. She said slowly, "Tao Cheng is a scheming person. Tell Grandpa Huang to be careful and pay more attention to him."

"Yes, I'll tell Grandpa when I get back."

Huang Weiqi nodded.

"If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

As Lu Qingyun spoke, she stood up, picked up the baseball cap on the table, and put it on her head, covering most of her eyebrows and eyes.

"You're leaving already? Sis, aren't you going to play a game with me?"

He waved the phone in his hand.

"No, I have something else to do."

"Okay, then I'll take you there."

Huang Weiqi stood up with his phone in his hand.

"No need, Tang Qin drove here."

"Alright then, drive carefully on your way back, and say hello to my brother-in-law for me."

Huang Weiqi didn't stand on ceremony with her, and when he heard that someone was seeing her off, he sat back down in his original seat.

Lu Qingyun responded and slowly walked out with her bag on her back.

When Tang Qin saw her come out, she put away her phone, which she was using to chat with Gu Jinming, and opened the car door for her.

"Young Madam, where to next?"

"go back."

"Ok."

-

Gu Zhai.

When Lu Qingyun arrived home, Gu Jinming had not yet returned. As she walked into the living room, she unsurprisingly ran into An Nian, who had come to complain.

She sat on the sofa, with Qi Qiyun beside her, who was holding her arm and crying her eyes out.

"Sister, I need an explanation for what happened today. Look at the injuries on Niannian's face. She's a girl, and appearance is very important to her. Now that her face is injured like this, how can she go out and face people?"

Qi Qiyun noticed Lu Qingyun entering out of the corner of her eye and deliberately raised her voice.

An Qiong had just returned from a banquet, still wearing her formal dress, when the housekeeper told her that Qi Qiyun had brought a tearful An Nian to complain.

She pressed her temples, and her expression relaxed slightly when she saw Lu Qingyun.

"Qingqing is back, come here to Mom."

Lu Qingyun approached and sat down next to An Qiong, ignoring Qi Qiyun and her daughter.

"Lu Qingyun, I'm asking you, did you bully Niannian outside today?!"

Qi Qiyun pointed at Lu Qingyun and asked loudly.

"She told you I bullied her?"

Lu Qingyun raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on her lips, appearing completely at ease.

"What do you mean by saying? It's a fact that you bullied my Niannian. Look at the injury on Niannian's face. This afternoon, she ran into you and Young Master Huang at Hejitang. Who knows what kind of shady business you two were up to."

As Qi Qiyun spoke, a look of disdain crossed her face. She then glanced at An Qiong and said, slightly toned down her tone, "Sister, I'm not saying this to be mean, but you really have to be careful around people like her who come from the countryside. Who knows when she'll go looking for someone else? People like her are the most promiscuous."

"Qiyun, you're so old, why do you still speak without thinking?"

Anqiong's gentle face was tinged with indifference.

Do you want to bully Qingqing?

There are no doors!

"you!"

Qi Qiyun wanted to yell back, but remembering An Lecheng's warning, she forced herself to hold back.

You can't scold An Qiong. Does that mean she can't bully Lu Qingyun, who comes from the countryside?

"Sister, I know you like Qingyun, but the facts are right in front of you. It's one thing for her to have an ambiguous relationship with other men, but she also beat up her own cousin. This is a complete matter of character and upbringing. It would be a disgrace to you to have someone like that out in public."

Lu Qingyun sat with her legs crossed, her posture always unruly. An Qiong had always said she liked her free-spiritedness, which had a kind of江湖 (jianghu, a world of martial arts and chivalry) vibe.

Her lips curled slightly, the curve of her mouth exuding arrogance and conceit, unlike her previous calmness.

"Are you so sure that I bullied her, and that she didn't speak rudely to me first?"

"Do you think I don't know what kind of person Niannian is? She's always been well-behaved and sensible, how could she possibly speak rudely to you?"

Qi Qiyun scoffed coldly.

Lu Qingyun flicked her fingertips, her cold gaze sweeping over her. "Well, she's hidden it quite well."

"What do you mean?"

Qi Qiyun frowned.

"It doesn't mean anything." Lu Qingyun shrugged, took out a voice recorder from her pocket, and instead of turning it on right away, she twirled it in her hand a few times.

"I just wanted to tell you the real her."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Qingyun pressed the switch with her fingertip, and An Nian's voice came through.

"Tsk, do you even know where this place is? Someone like you doesn't even deserve to be here! You weren't here with some guy again, were you?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Qiyun's expression suddenly changed.

"Nian Nian, you..."

An Nian's face was also deathly pale; she hadn't expected Lu Qingyun to record the conversation.