After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Lu Lingchen couldn't believe it; his second brother had just left him hanging here like this?

He was both shocked and angry. The meals in the VIP wards were freshly made and could not be bought without ordering in advance and paying extra. They were not like the cheap boxed meals that were readily available outside.

Considering he had to take care of the wounded, he even did some weightlifting in the afternoon, and by now he was practically starving.

But he was so heartlessly abandoned by his own brother, who wouldn't even deliver the takeout he ordered.

Lu Lingchen was both angry and hungry, and he was furious. He sent a voice message to Lu Lingbai, "Second brother, we can't get any food from the nurses. What about your takeout?"

He waited patiently for a while.

Lu Lingbo quickly replied with a voice message: "Oh, sorry, I gave it away."

Lu Lingchen: "..."

This wasn't the solution he wanted; he wanted Lu Lingbo to come back and deliver the takeout immediately!

What does it mean to give it away? Don't you know your own brother is starving to death?

Lu Lingchen was so angry he almost fainted. He swayed and sat down on the sofa for support.

After a while, he calmed down and began to think carefully.

Second Brother would never abandon himself to eat, drink, and have fun, let alone Mu Liangyue who needs someone to take care of her.

But my second brother is always soft-hearted. Lu Sijian must have done something to make him abandon himself and Mu Liangyue.

The phone suddenly rang, and Lu Lingchen answered it casually.

"Brother Cheng."

"Xiao Chen, take a look at the post I sent you. Should we deal with it as soon as possible? It might cause bad public opinion." The other party said anxiously as soon as the call connected.

Lu Lingchen hung up the phone and clicked on the link sent by the other party.

A fan with his profile picture posted that he ran into Su Yuan and Ning Xiaoxi at Yuncheng Airport a few months ago. He said that when he heard that they were going to the Lu family, he guessed that it was Lu Lingchen's Lu.

Longtime fans know that their idol's surname is Lu, not Ling.

Some big fans are quite certain that the God of Destiny greatly admires our brother, and since our brother happened to be in Yuncheng at that time, he must have gone to visit him specifically.

The young fans below were overjoyed, saying that geniuses only hang out with other geniuses.

This Weibo post became a massive fan gathering. Just as the hype was getting higher and higher, a well-known alumnus from a prestigious university in Beijing came out and said: "Su Yuan and Ning Xiaoxi went to see the students in the gifted youth class. Have some of these people even been to the gifted youth class? Why are they just here to freeload?"

This comment quickly went viral, reaching an alarming level of popularity.

Even if the fan was so scared that they deleted the post, it was to no avail, as someone had already taken a screenshot and posted it online.

There's no need to deal with it anymore. The hashtags "Ling Chen's fans tried to piggyback on Su Shen's fame but were slapped in the face," "Have some of these people even attended a gifted youth program before trying to piggyback on his fame?" and "Ling Chen's genius image has collapsed" have already become trending topics.

Clicking on any of the entries reveals a barrage of sarcastic remarks from passersby.

[Isn't it ironic that Ling Chen and his fans are contradicting themselves?]

[What a brainless person to promote a genius child persona! Looks like it's backfired.]

[After being praised by fans, does he actually think he's some kind of child prodigy?]

[How dare you try to scam a deity?!]

[@LingChen, why aren't you in the gifted youth program? Is it because you don't want to?]

Upon seeing the last sentence, Lu Lingchen's disgust for Lu Sijian reached its peak.

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[Warning! Warning! Lu Lingchen's favorability rating is about to reach zero!]

Upon hearing the system notification, Lu Sijian couldn't help but smile slightly.

I've finally heard the first good news of the day! That's wonderful!

She picked up her glass, clinked it against the unfamiliar guest next to her, and said, "Cheers!"

The woman paused for a moment, and just as she was about to pick up her wine glass, the man next to her coughed lightly, and she hurriedly and awkwardly put it down.

Huang Yilin felt unlucky. Why was he arranged to sit at the same table as her? That was bad enough, but his wife was also stupid.

Just now, when he was socializing with a wine glass in hand, Lu Sijian came over and asked if she could sit next to him, and she agreed without even thinking.

What was she thinking with that stupid brain of hers? Couldn't she see that the host family didn't welcome them?

If you still get close to them at this time, won't you be in big trouble?

Huang Yilin stood up, coughed twice, then picked up his wine glass and left.

The woman hurriedly followed.

The two hadn't gone far, and their conversation could be faintly heard.

"Honey, I'm sorry, I just felt that you can't hit someone who's smiling..."

"I think you're just being a jerk! Have you ever thought about our daughter at all...?"

Several gazes were cast toward Lu Sijian. The couple had argued because of her; didn't she feel embarrassed?

Lu Sijian smiled and looked up: "Would you all like to toast with me as well?"

Everyone quickly looked away, pretending to be nonchalant and lowering their heads. No, no, no, they didn't want to.

Lu Sijian's mood was not affected at all. If the guests at this table were not welcome, she could go to the next table.

As a family steeped in scholarly tradition, the He family was filled with distinguished guests today, mostly intellectuals. There were also some business associates, but none of them were seated at the head table.

The He family probably knew perfectly well that businessmen don't get up early for nothing, and they were all coming to the capital, so they didn't have a very good impression of people in the business world.

The host maintained his composure, his attitude neither cold nor indifferent. Most of the guests were also polite and refined, striving for elegance and grace in both drinking and conversation. It was nothing like the lively and dramatic banquets hosted by the He family.

However, considering that this is a child's first birthday celebration, it's not appropriate to be too noisy.

Lu Sijian hadn't taken more than a few steps when she was stopped by an uninvited guest.

"You didn't expect to meet me here, did you?" Lan Miao said with a hint of smugness.

It's true what they say, fortunes change, you never thought it would fall into my hands one day, did you?

Lu Sijian: No, I guessed it was you who was interfering.

Lan Miao scoffed, "You don't need to pretend to be calm. Do you even know who I am before you accuse me of being a jerk?"

If she knew, would she still have eagerly come to today's banquet?

The answer is definitely no, after all, the person you try so hard to curry favor with will never give you a kind look.

Lu Sijian sighed. What was there to question? "Mr. He, who is celebrating the birth of his son today, is the same person who praised me as the number one socialite in Yuncheng back then. The old Mr. and Mrs. He also agree with their son's opinion. So from this perspective, the He family at least appreciates me. If I want to create some hype, I can just go to them."

"But neither Mr. He nor the elderly couple paid much attention to me today."

"Is it because Ms. Lan, the mother of the grandson and the main character of today's banquet, doesn't allow it?"

"Is that Ms. Lan your cousin?"

Lan Miao's expression subtly changed. "How did you know?"

Lu Sijian: "What's so strange about that? I've seen the invitation; Ms. Lan's name is on it."

Most people are indeed not very patient when reading invitations and are likely to overlook the presence of the hostess, but Lu Sijian remembered it after just one glance.

The surname Lan is quite rare. Ms. Lan is very low-key, but Lan Miao himself is very high-profile.

A little inquiry at the school revealed that she had boasted about having a cousin who married into a wealthy family.