A banquet hall and washroom of Century Hotel.
After hanging up the phone, Su Jianan put the phone back into her handbag, feeling guilty and guilty on her face.
Lu Boyan was worried when he saw that Su Jianan didn't come back after taking a call for so long. He went to the bathroom and saw her standing in front of the mirror holding her handbag with a confused look on her face.
He walked behind her and used the mirror to straighten her long hair, "What's wrong?"
"I..." Su Jianan bit her lip and raised her hand to confess, "I just did something bad..."
A hint of surprise passed through Lu Boyan's eyes quietly.
Su Jianan does bad things... It kind of challenges his imagination.
He looked at Su Jianan with interest, "What bad things have you done? Tell me."
"I lied to Xiao Xi's parents..."
The reason why Su Jianan came to the bathroom was because Su Yicheng called her. It is self-evident why she deceived Luo Xiaoxi's parents and who was behind the scenes.
Lu Boyan walked up to her and said, "If you think about it from another perspective, this is actually a good thing for Xiao Xi. Besides, Luo Xiaoxi's parents may not doubt you." She had a very trustworthy face. .
"..." Su Jianan was speechless for a long time. Was Lu Boyan's last sentence... a compliment to her or a disservice to her
However, she had lived for twenty-four years, and the number of times she had lied could only be counted on one's fingers. Apart from concealing her love for Lu Boyan, she has almost no secrets that she cannot share with outsiders. Lao Luo and Luo's mother have indeed always believed in her.
"Okay." Lu Boyan took Su Jianan's hand, "It's time for us to go back to the banquet hall."
They came to attend the birthday party of the president of the Chamber of Commerce today. Su Jianan received a call from Su Yicheng before they had time to wish the old man a birthday.
Su Jianan adjusted her long skirt and made sure her makeup was fine before taking Lu Boyan's hand and going out.
Lu Boyan took her straight to President Fan. After saying hello and giving gifts, Su Jianan handed over a small dark blue gift bag in his hand, "President Fan, my brother asked me to give this to you. A birthday present. He has something to do and can’t leave today, so I wish you a happy birthday on his behalf.”
"Thank you, thank you." Chairman Fan motioned to his assistant to take the gift, his eyes wandered around Su Jian'an, and he kept nodding, "Hong Yuan is so lucky. He has such an outstanding son as Yicheng and such a beautiful daughter. , the president of the Lu Group is his son-in-law, how many people are envious of this?"
Su Jianan just smiled modestly, and Lu Boyan also saw that she didn't want to talk about this. Just as he was about to take her away, Cao Cao came.
"President Fan!" Su Hongyuan's voice came from far away, "Happy birthday! I'm so sorry. The woman at home was so lazy that I was late."
"It doesn't matter." Chairman Fan glanced at Su Jian'an calmly. Seeing that her mood seemed to have no fluctuations, he wondered whether the rumors that Su Hongyuan was at odds with his first wife's children were true
Just hearing Su Hongyuan's voice, those bad memories automatically came to Su Jianan's mind -
Her mother fell ill and died suddenly... Jiang Xueli and Su Yuanyuan moved into Su's house grandly and presented themselves as hostess and eldest lady. Su Hongyuan didn't say a word of objection and simply forgot that his first wife had just passed away...
She didn't want to think about it anymore.
Su Jianan secretly tugged on Lu Boyan's sleeve, and Lu Boyan took her away. Not to mention saying hello to Su Hongyuan, she never even glanced at the family of three from beginning to end.
The doubts in President Fan's heart were equal to a positive answer, and his expression became a little subtle.
"Alas." Su Hongyuan sighed with a disappointed look on his face, "President Fan, I made you laugh. My eldest daughter, like her brother, likes to be angry with me. This has given me a headache for almost ten years."
"Dad." Su Yuanyuan stood up with a sweet smile, "Don't talk about the unpleasant things at home. Today is Uncle Fan's birthday." She said as she presented a delicately packaged box with both hands, "Uncle Fan, I know you like tea ceremony. , this is a tea set we specially selected for you, I hope you like it.”
The assistant took the gift for President Fan. President Fan smiled happily and said that Su Yuanyuan was well-behaved and sensible. Not only did Su Yuanyuan smile shyly, but Su Hongyuan also said happily: "If it weren't for Yuanyuan, I would have been annoyed by Yi Cheng and his sister. Dead." He took the opportunity to say a lot of things about Su Jian'an and Su Yicheng.
President Fan just laughed and made no comment.
He could see that Su Yicheng's behavior was definitely not the kind of person Su Hongyuan said he was. As for Su Jianan, although he didn't understand it, he believed in Lu Boyan's vision.
The person who can make Lu Boyan stop the meeting and put aside hundreds of millions of dollars of cooperation and leave at the drop of a hat is definitely not someone who can do it unreasonably.
Su Hongyuan also knew what was going on. Seeing that President Fan didn't speak, he stopped mentioning family matters and started talking about trivial things in the shopping mall. Finally, he talked about his company. Only then did President Fan know that Su's recent There is a problem with the capital port.
Su Yuanyuan stayed by her side obediently, with a sweet smile and a very lovable look. She was born to be very good at seeing colors. At this juncture, she held President Fan's hand affectionately, "Uncle Fan, can you help my dad? For My dad can’t eat or sleep recently because of this matter, and he’s heartbroken.”
President Fan smiled and shied away, "Do you still need to come to me for this kind of thing? Lu is Su's son-in-law. If you go to Bo Yan, this is not a problem at all."
The implication is that there is nothing he can do.
Su Yuanyuan gritted her teeth secretly, but maintained a smile on her face, and thanked President Fan.
Of course, Su Hongyuan and Jiang Xueli on the side didn't dare to look bad, so they had to smile and think in their hearts, are they really going to find Su Jian'an
On the other side, Su Jianan couldn't laugh no matter what.
Lu Boyan had long sensed that Su Jianan was in a bad mood and took her to the balcony to isolate herself from the noisy banquet hall. She lay on the fence and looked at the river view not far away, saying nothing for a long time.
The night was cool and Lu Boyan was worried that she would not feel well when she woke up tomorrow, so he took off his coat and put it on her shoulders, "Jian An?"
Su Jianan finally turned around and smiled at Lu Boyan.
"Actually, I figured it out a long time ago." She said, "My mother has been gone for many years. I hate Su Hongyuan, but I still have to live a good life. But... when I saw them appearing as a family of three, I... "
She still can't help but think of her mother's death and the loneliness that runs through her life; she still feels aggrieved and unwilling...
Lu Boyan didn't let Su Jian'an say any more and gently held her in his arms, "Jian An, remember one thing."
Su Jianan raised her head from his chest, "What's the matter?"
"I will stay with you from now on."
His voice was so light that it easily drifted into the night wind, but it was also carved into Su Jianan's heart step by step, bringing warmth to her whole heart.
She buried her head in Lu Boyan's arms, like a happy ostrich.
Only in front of Lu Boyan could she feel at ease and be an ostrich.
After adjusting her mood, Su Jianan realized that Lu Boyan still needed to go out to socialize, so she took off her suit jacket and gave it back to Lu Boyan, took the initiative to pull him back to the banquet hall, and forced a smile to face Su Hongyuan's family of three and others.
Seeing this, Jiang Xueli said "yo" and came over, "Jian An, you are willing to look at us seriously. Auntie thought you really didn't want to pay attention to us."
"..." Su Jianan didn't say anything. She just felt that something was wrong. Jiang Xueli was a little polite to her. This was not her usual style.
Jiang Xueli continued to smile, "That's it, Jian An, Auntie wants to take up ten minutes of your time. She just wants to talk to you alone about something." After speaking, she glanced at Lu Boyan.
Su Jianan didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Jiang Xueli's gourd. It happened that someone called Lu Boyan at this time. She nodded to Lu Boyan and motioned for him to go first.
Lu Boyan let go of her hand, "Don't run around, I'll come back to you in a minute."
"Yes." Su Jianan raised the corners of her lips slightly and nodded obediently.
"Your relationship... is really getting better and better." Jiang Xueli started talking, a little bitterly.
Su Jianan's expression was cold, "Just say what you want to say." It's not that she hates nonsense, it's that she hates and hates people's nonsense.
"It's like this -" Jiang Xueli put on a flattering smile, "Jian An, your father's company has some difficulties. It's hard to tell outsiders for fear of causing unrest among employees. So, I would like to ask Bo Yan to help. , he can solve Su's problem with just a move of his fingers! Can you help me talk to Bo Yan, okay?"
"That's what you want to say?" Su Jianan asked without answering.
Jiang Xueli smiled again, "It's natural for a son-in-law to help his father-in-law, right?"
"Are you done?"
Su Jianan always had the cold attitude, so Jiang Xueli stopped talking and looked at her expectantly, hoping that she would nod.
Su Jianan turned around and left.
"Hey, wait!" Jiang Xueli stopped Su Jianan in time, "You haven't replied to Auntie yet? Or are you going to ask Bo Yan for help?"
Su Jianan smiled and said, "Do you think I will help you?"
Jiang Xueli slowly realized that she had begged the wrong person. Remembering how she had condescended and smiled to please her, she felt even more unwilling to do so. She quickly tightened her hands and her face became fierce, "Su Jian'an, you eat the Su family's food and drink the Su family's food." When you grow up, are you so unwilling to save yourself? Sure enough, a married daughter is worse than water thrown out!"
"First, Su Hongyuan and I have severed the father-daughter relationship. My surname is Su, but I am no longer Su Hongyuan's daughter. Second, my husband has nothing to do with you. What does it mean to help you for granted? Do you think that as long as Are you taking it for granted that what you want to do, including forcing my mother to death?"
The more she talked about it, the colder Su Jianan's expression became. Her eyes seemed to see through Jiang Xueli. Jiang Xueli felt frightened for no reason and took two steps back. He hesitated for a long time, "You, you, you", and finally stamped her feet and said, " What an ungrateful thing!”
"Don't say that Su Hongyuan has no kindness to me." Su Jianan smiled coldly, "Even if there is, even if I am ungrateful, it is better than you and Su Hongyuan being cruel and ruthless."
"Su Jian'an, who are you talking about!" Su Yuanyuan suddenly appeared.
Su Jian'an had a bad premonition and wanted to break away from Jiang Xueli's hand, but Jiang Xueli and Su Yuanyuan had such a tacit understanding that one held her and the other raised the wine glass -
The red liquid rushed towards her face. Su Jianan's face felt cold, and the aroma of red wine entered her nose.
She finally opened her eyes and saw an angry Su Hongyuan striding towards her. As soon as he got closer, he raised his hand and slapped her hard on the cheek - (To be continued)