The first floor was bustling with activity, while in the corridor on the second floor, He Ermeng and Lu Zhe were confronting each other.
When he heard Lu Zhe's words, the jealousy in his heart almost made him red-eyed. What he said was even more hurtful, "Accompany her? What can you use to accompany her? You must know that the limbs of patients with ALS will atrophy after a year. In severe cases, even walking will become a problem. They can only be paralyzed in bed and need someone to take care of them physically."
He Ermeng's temples twitched with anger. He questioned Lu Zhe, "Do you want to stay with Su Ci with a body like that? What do you want? Do you want her to take care of you when you become a waste in the future?"
"As a patient with ALS, you know better than me what you will become in the future. If you really like Su Ci, you should stay away from her and don't drag her down." He Ermeng stared at Lu Zhe fiercely and said word by word: "You know you will die, but you are still with her. You are so selfish!"
Lu Zhe lowered his eyes, his stiff and cold face looked unusually pale under the light of the corridor, and there was no trace of blood on his thin lips.
My fingertips were numb with cold.
He raised his eyes and looked at He Ermeng with his dark eyes, "I am ready to go to hell after I die."
He Ermeng was so angry that his jaw muscles tightened and his temples twitched, "You are going to drag Su Ci down!"
At this time, the door was opened.
Lu Zhe and He Ermeng looked at the same time and saw the girl standing at the door with a cold expression.
"Ci Ci, Lu Zhe is terminally ill, you should not be with him." He Ermeng's tense face softened, and he looked at Su Ci with burning eyes, "He won't live long, and he can't be with you forever."
Su Ci looked at him seriously, "Are you sick?"
"I remember telling you very clearly that I don't like you and my affairs have nothing to do with you."
When Su Ci gets ruthless, she is more hurtful than He Ermeng. "I don't like you. What's the point of you causing trouble for Lu Zhe? Venting your dissatisfaction? Do you think it's like elementary school students fighting over toys? You can get the toys by suppressing others?"
Su Ci's voice was pleasant, but her cold tone was like a knife, stabbing into He Ermeng's chest. "Your angry and childish behavior makes me think you are stupid."
He Ermeng looked at Su Ci in disbelief. His body seemed to have been hit hard by something and he almost couldn't stand.
The arrogance on his face faded, and he looked at Su Ci with bloodshot eyes, "Ci Ci, you are relying on my love for you to hurt me."
Su Ci shook her head, her eyes a little cold, "You are wrong. I am not relying on your love for me, but because I don't like you, I don't care whether I hurt you or not. You scold the person I like, and I scold you. This is fair."
He Ermeng has always been arrogant and wanton. He has a good family background and has been the bully in the family since he was a child. He has everything he wants, except when he met Su Ci, he fell headfirst on Su Ci and got a bloody head.
The girl's cold words made He Ermeng feel stuffy in the chest and his eyes red.
He breathed heavily and looked at Su Ci and Lu Zhe fiercely, his heart filled with resentment.
"My brother acted foolishly and caused trouble for you two."
At this time, Brother He came out.
He still had a gentle smile on his face. He walked over and pulled his brother He Ermeng's hand, "Thank you for the Su family's hospitality today. I have something else to do at home, so we won't bother you any more."
"Let's go." Brother He's men exerted force, half pulling and half pushing He Ermeng away.
The daughter of the Su family likes the son who was just found by the Lu family. If the Su and Lu families join forces, their power will probably be invincible.
Brother He took He Ermeng away, and the corridor returned to silence.
Su Ci walked over and took Lu Zhe's hand. The girl who had a cold and angry expression on her fair face a second ago suddenly turned into a cute and coquettish girl. "I heard what you said to He Ermeng."
Lu Zhe tugged at his pale lips, and his numb fingertips were hooked by the girl, and he gradually regained consciousness, "Although He Ermeng was targeting me, what he said was not wrong."
He raised his cold big hand and tucked a few messy strands of hair on the side of the girl's face behind her ear, "Tuantuan, I am indeed selfish."
Su Ci glanced at him unhappily, "Nothing He Ermeng said was right, and nothing you said now is what I want to hear."
He won't die, he still has a long life ahead of him.
"Do you know what I want to hear now?" Su Ci kicked Lu Zhe's foot with her toes to vent her dissatisfaction. The clumsy little rabbit on her ankle jumped up and down, as if it was angry too.
Lu Zhe's dark eyes showed indulgence, "What?"
Su Ci's white fingertips wrapped around the boy's cold big hand, "Lu Zhe will belong to Su Ci for the rest of his life."
... ...
At the end of the banquet, Su Ci personally arranged for a driver to take Xie Yumin away.
"Thank you for coming to my birthday party tonight. If you need any help later, you can come to me." Su Ci said to Xie Yumin in the car.
She asked someone to investigate Xie Yumin and found that she suffered from mild depression. No wonder she took a large amount of sleeping pills after being subjected to cyber bullying.
This time she stopped the news about Xie Yumin, the scandal was not exposed, and she successfully prevented her from having thoughts of committing suicide. However, the person who released the news behind the scenes should still be found out. After all, if she hadn't stopped it, the other party would have harmed a life.
"Thank you for inviting me." Xie Yumin couldn't help but marvel. All the people present tonight were top figures. Without a certain status and position, they could not appear at Su Ci's birthday party.
She originally had a schedule for tonight, but her agent scolded her when she found out she had turned it down to attend her friend's birthday party.
It was not until the car arrived at the Su family's house that the agent was surprised to find that she was here to attend the Su family's banquet. There was an immediate huge contrast in his attitude. The way he looked at her changed. He also repeatedly told her to seize the opportunity and not make any mistakes at the banquet.
In the past, she only had a vague concept of the Su family's power, but after tonight, Xie Yumin felt that she finally had a basic understanding of the Su family.
If Su Ci didn't think highly of her, a third-tier actress like her would not have the opportunity or qualifications to attend such a feast even if she worked hard all her life.
Xie Yumin took the car arranged by the Su family back to the apartment assigned by the company.
She had just got off the bus when she ran into Guan Jing who had just returned.
Guan Jing looked at the car driving away, a dark light flashed in her eyes, "Yumin, who was the person who just sent you back? That car was not the company's car, I remember it was a luxury car limited edition worldwide, you couldn't be..."
Guan Jing is Xie Yumin's college classmate and roommate. After Xie Yumin entered the entertainment industry, Guan Jing became an internet celebrity because of live streaming. Later, through Xie Yumin's relationship, Guan Jing was signed by Xie Yumin's company, and the company even arranged for them to live in the same apartment.
When Xie Yumin faced her friend, she took off the coldness she had disguised on the outside, and a smile appeared on her delicate face. "Don't let your imagination run wild."
"I haven't said anything yet, how do you know I'm just imagining things?" Guan Jing joked, "I want to ask you, have you met a rich boyfriend?"
Xie Yumin shook her head. "No, I told you that I won't have a boyfriend before I have made some achievements in my career."
Guan Jing smiled and walked over to her and took her hand. "Okay, okay, but I'm still curious about who sent you back just now? Anyone who can afford a car like that must be wealthy."
She knew that in the world of the rich, there were some limited edition cars that could only be purchased if one's net worth reached a certain amount. The car just now was a legendary car that even if one had a lot of money, one might not be able to buy it.
When did Xie Yumin meet such a rich person
"You misunderstood." Xie Yumin explained to her friend, "The one just now was the Su family's driver. I went to attend the birthday party of the Su family's daughter tonight."
Guan Jing tightened her grip on Xie Yumin's hand, her nails almost digging into her arm. She asked in shock: "Su family? Which Su family? It can't be..."
"Yes, it's the Su family." Xie Yumin struggled, "Xiao Jing, you pinched me and hurt me."
Guan Jing quickly withdrew her hand.
Xie Yumin was not angry at her friend's misconduct. After all, when she knew that Su Ci was the daughter of the Su family, she was also shocked.
"Yumin, when did you get involved with the Su family?"
The Su family, such a top wealthy family, and Xie Yumin actually got involved
Xie Yumin shook her head. "I have no connection with the Su family. It was the daughter of the Su family who wanted to make friends with me. She invited me to her birthday party." She smiled, and her cold face became more lively. "You also know the daughter of the Su family."
Guan Jing looked at her puzzledly.
"The new guest on the food show that day."
"Are you talking about Qin Shiyan?" Guan Jing had heard that Qin Shiyan was the adopted daughter of the Su family. Did Xie Yumin get close to Qin Shiyan on the day of the recording
"It's not her, it's another new guest, Su Ci." Xie Yumin told Guan Jing, "Su Ci is the real daughter of the Su family."
Guan Jing was so shocked that she froze in place. She looked at Xie Yumin in disbelief, "Su Ci is the daughter of the Su family?"
She remembered that when the new guest came that day, she subconsciously looked at him a few more times. After all, with such a beautiful face, anyone would feel threatened, and she was unhappy.
So, apart from the initial greeting, she did not have any communication with the other party.
Moreover, she was once worried that Su Ci would become popular on the show with her pretty face, but unexpectedly, she was scolded by Qin Shiyan's fans and became a hot topic. No wonder the hot search was removed so quickly that day, and all the insults to Su Ci on the Internet were deleted. It turned out that Su Ci had such a powerful background.
She remembered that Xie Yumin had chatted with Su Ci that day. Could it be that this was how Xie Yumin hooked up with Su Ci
Guan Jing felt filled with remorse. With the Su family's status, even Qin Shiyan could become popular in the entertainment industry thanks to the rumor that she was an adopted daughter of the Su family. No one dared to offend her. If she hooked up with the Su family, she would be able to rise to the top overnight.
"Yumin, tell me what you saw and who you met at the banquet today, and what kind of personality Su Ci has. I really want to know..." Guan Jing pestered Xie Yumin to inquire about the Su family.
Before the banquet was about to end, Lu Chen and Wen Ya had already taken Lu Zhe away.
In the car, Lu Chen suddenly said to his son: "I saw you coming down from the second floor just now."
Looking out the window, Lu Zhe slowly turned around and met his father's peach blossom eyes with a teasing look.
"So what if my son came up from the second floor?" Wen Ya didn't understand what her husband meant.
Lu Chen approached his wife and told her, "Yaya, you don't know, our son is together with the youngest daughter of the Su family."
"Dad." Lu Zhe shouted helplessly.
"What does 'walking together' mean?" Wen Ya reacted immediately the next second, "Zizi, are you and Su Ci in a relationship?"
She was also wondering why the Su family's youngest daughter invited her son to dance. It turned out that they were a couple
"That's not right." Wen Ya remembered that her son and Su Ci had only greeted each other distantly at the banquet, and the two were not very enthusiastic. "Why do I see that you and Su Ci are very polite to each other?"
"Of course, he and the youngest daughter of the Su family are secretly dating without telling us." Lu Chen raised his eyebrows, with a look of insight, "Anyway, I won't object to my son dating. They must be guarding against the Su Shengguo couple."
"Zizi, is this so?" Wen Ya felt that she didn't care enough about her son. She didn't even know such an important thing as the fact that her son liked the daughter of the Su family.
Lu Zhe pursed his lips slightly, and facing his parents' eyes, he responded in a low voice.
Lu Chen already knew that the two young people were together, so he was not too surprised. When he knew that his son went upstairs to meet Su Ci, he just teased him.
But Wen Ya was different. When she suddenly found out that her son was in love, she was surprised and nervous.
"Was mom too cold in front of Su Ci just now?" Wen Ya recalled her expression and actions just now, and felt a little annoyed that she had not been more friendly to Su Ci.
How come she didn't notice that something was wrong between the two children
"No, no, Yaya, you are always gentle." Lu Chen ignored the fact that his son was beside him and praised his wife in a flattering manner.
"It's all your fault. You knew it a long time ago, so why didn't you tell me?" Wen Ya glared at her husband fiercely.
Lu Chen was thick-skinned and was content to accept the cold stares. He moved closer to his wife and said, "I was afraid that you would get too excited and reveal your true identity in front of the Su couple."
"My son, don't Su Shengguo and his wife know that you and Su Ci are together?" Wen Ya asked her son.
Lu Zhe knew that he couldn't hide his relationship with Su Ci from his parents. "Uncle Su and Aunt Su don't know that Su Ci and I are together. I don't plan to let them know."
"Why?" His son wants to be with Su Ci without any status
"My time doesn't last long. I don't plan to make public the fact that Su Ci and I are together, and her parents won't approve of it." Lu Zhe lowered his eyelids, hiding the look in his eyes.
Wen Ya couldn't bear to hear her son say such things. The corners of her eyes were sore and swollen. "Mom will have people do their best to treat you. You like Su Ci, and mom will support you. But don't say that you won't live long in the future. Mom feels uncomfortable when she hears it."
Her son was smart and well-behaved when he was young, but he has grown up in the blink of an eye, and she has not yet compensated him properly. She prays to God to keep her son healthy and live a long life.
Lu Zhe responded in a low voice.
On the side, Lu Chen became quiet, with a flash of sadness in his peach blossom eyes.
The Lu family is powerful, but they are still powerless when facing life and death.
The weather in summer changes quickly. After the banquet, it started to rain heavily.
The rain in the middle of the night fell all around with a cool feeling, and the only sound was the sound of the rain.
The guard looked at the man who got out of the car with unsteady steps and stood in front of the iron gate. He hurried forward to inquire about the situation.
"I want to see Cici, ask her to come out to see me." He Ermeng's handsome face was full of alcohol.
"Second Young Master, let's go back. Miss Su has already fallen asleep, let's not disturb her rest." The driver held an umbrella and wanted to pull He Ermeng away.
"Get out of the way. I want to wait for Cici to come and see me." He Ermeng was drunk and he pushed the driver away.
The guard then realized that the person outside the door was the young master of the He family. It was raining so heavily, if the young master of the He family got hurt, it would be a troublesome matter if the He family pursued the matter.
The driver stepped forward and said to the guard, "Our young master is drunk, but he really wants to see Miss Su. Can you help tell her? Otherwise, the young master will not want to leave without seeing Miss Su."
The rain was getting heavier, and the guard frowned. "I'll have someone tell her, but whether the lady is willing to come out or not is not our business."
"Of course, thank you for your help." The driver's umbrella covered He Ermeng's head, but He Ermeng's clothes had already been wet.
Su Ci was awakened by a knock on the door.
She stood behind the door, half-closed her eyes, "What's the matter?"
The servant was at a loss, and then he conveyed it cautiously: "Miss, the second young master of the He family is now outside the gate in the rain, waiting to see you."
"What time is it now?" Su Ci's voice was filled with deep sleepiness, a little soft and a little lazy.
The servant replied, "Two-thirty in the morning."
Su Ci couldn't help but yawn. She opened her eyes, and her misty eyes looked a little cold. "It's early in the morning, he doesn't want to sleep, but I want to sleep. What's wrong with him?"
"The guard said that Mr. He was drunk." The servant's heart tightened and he spoke quickly.
"So he was drunk." Su Ci was speechless for a while, "Go tell He Ermeng that I won't go out to see him."
She must be crazy to go out in such heavy rain.
"The guard said that the second young master He doesn't want to leave until he sees you, young lady. If he keeps getting wet in the rain, this..." The servant felt that the second young master of the He family was really infatuated with his young lady, and the young lady might be shaken.
Su Ci frowned. "If he wants to get wet in the rain, let him get wet. Life is not an idol drama. Even if he gets gonorrhea or dies from the rain, I still don't like him. If he doesn't leave, call his eldest brother and have him leave. Don't disturb my sleep."
"Miss..." The servant was a little bit unbelievable when he heard Su Ci's cold words.
"Go ahead, what are you standing there for?" Su Ci was sleeping soundly, but was suddenly woken up. Her tone was not too gentle, "Just tell He Ermeng what I said, and don't bother me anymore."
"Yes, Miss." The servant didn't dare to think too much and hurried to convey the message.
The raindrops as big as beans fell on my body, making it painful.
The servant held an umbrella and repeated to He Ermeng exactly what Su Ci had said.
"Did Cici really say that?" He Ermeng's face was covered with rain, and his scarlet eyes were blurred by the rain. "I'm afraid I'm a joke in her eyes, right?"
The servant didn't dare to utter a word.
At this time, a car stopped in front of the Su family's door.
Brother He got out of the car holding an umbrella. He looked at his brother who was leaning against the gate in the rain and walked over to him. "Meng, it's time to go home."
He Ermeng looked at his elder brother with drunken eyes and burst into tears in grievance.
He admitted that when he first met Su Ci, he was attracted by her beauty, but her good looks were her advantage. Who said that you can't like someone just because they are good-looking
Gradually, he not only liked her face, but also liked everything about her.
Even when she scolded him harshly for being boring and told him to get lost, he still liked it.
He Ermeng sat in the car, his wet clothes sticking to his body. The temperature was a little low in the rainy night, but he seemed not to feel the cold. The wantonness and arrogance on his brows faded, and he looked lost and lonely.
My chest feels empty.
Brother He asked the driver to turn on the heater. He glanced at his distraught brother and didn't say much.
He has had too many things at his fingertips since he was young, and he should know that not everything in the world can go as one wishes.
It's time for his younger brother to grow up.
... ...
Su Ci didn't know that after He Ermeng left on that rainy night, he had a high fever and was sick for more than a week before he recovered. The arrogant and unruly boy seemed like a different person.
Su Ci didn't care what happened to He Ermeng. Her and Lu Zhe's college entrance examination results came out.
When Father Su found out about his daughter's results, the first person he called was Lu Chen. "All the college entrance examination results are out today, and my daughter is the top scorer this year."
Father Su never needed to beat around the bush when showing off in front of Lu Chen.
In the past, when Lu Chen’s son was lost, every time he heard Su’s father bragging about his child, he was speechless and his heart was hurt. But now it is different.
Lu Chen leaned back in his office chair, raised his eyebrows, and said to Father Su on the other end of the phone with a smug look on his face, "Oh, what a coincidence, my son is also the top scorer."
Things are different now. Not only can Su Shengguo show off his daughter, he can also show off his son.
"I plan to celebrate for my son when the time comes." Lu Chen turned his chair complacently. "By the way, which university did your daughter apply to?"
Father Su remembered that in the survey, Lu Zhe had always had good grades since he was young. Tsk, Lu Chen, this playboy, got a bargain for nothing. "What? Are you asking me for advice?"
Lu Chen smiled more cunningly than a fox, "Yes, yes, yes, it's been a long time since I last had the experience of being a father. Now that my son is taking the college entrance examination, of course I have to make a good choice for him."
Lu Chen lowered his posture and tried to gather information for his son. "Tell me which university your daughter is applying to. I'm sure your choice will be correct. I'll give it some advice."
Father Su didn't notice Lu Chen's intention at all. He was in a good mood and answered Lu Chen's question, "My daughter applied to B University."
"B is great, it's close to home and convenient." Lu Chentao's eyes were full of cunning smiles.
After hanging up the phone, he called his wife to take credit, "Yaya, I heard that Su Ci applied to B University, so my son should choose B University as well..."
Su Ci had already agreed with Lu Zhe to choose the same university. After seeing the results, she was not surprised at all. What was surprising was that she received huge transfers from her parents and eldest brother, saying that they were rewards for her.
She discovered that her family liked to give her money at every turn.
Even Xiao Tiancai and Xiao Suning took out their private savings and happily stuffed a red banknote into her hand, praising her for her excellent performance in the exam and giving her a reward.
The two little radish heads are so cute.
Big brother Su Zhiyuan only has one month left to live, so Su Ci can only wait, and during this time it is time for the second food show recording.
Everyone in the crew thought that after the last time Su Ci was scolded and became a hot topic, she would not be in a very good mood. However, when the girl appeared in the crew with a rosy face and bright black eyes, they realized that they were overthinking it. It was obvious that Su Ci did not care about what happened on the Internet.
In the guest lounge.
When Guan Jing saw Su Ci coming in, she took out a thermos from her bag and walked towards Su Ci.
She had a concerned smile on her pretty face. "Su Ci, the weather has been a bit hot recently. I cooked some snow pear and white fungus syrup at home. I brought some for you. Do you want to drink it?"
Su Ci saw the other party's eager expression, so she refused directly, "No, I don't need it."
Guan Jing put down the thermos with a smile and continued to ask Su Ci, "Can I sit next to you when we record the show later?"
"Why?" Last time, Guan Jing was not so attentive to her.
Guan Jing explained: "I felt too pressured sitting next to Nanyi."
Su Ci did not respond and said coldly, "The director will arrange the guest's seat."
Guan Jing was annoyed. When Xie Yumin came in after putting on her makeup, she whispered to her, "This eldest daughter of the Su family is so arrogant. I was chatting with her just now and wanted to give her some of the cooked syrup, but she ignored me."
Although Xie Yumin didn't have much contact with Su Ci, she felt that Su Ci had the arrogance of a rich lady, but she wouldn't put on airs. "Maybe she's not familiar with you."
Guan Jing bit her lip but didn't say much.
Not long after, the staff came over to inform all the guests that they were present and that recording could begin.
Qin Shiyan had already put on her makeup in another lounge.
When they first walked into the recording room, several guests smelled the foul odor in the room and subconsciously pretended to vomit.
"It stinks." Guan Jing covered her nose and couldn't help but say something.
Qin Shiyan just walked in and smelled the smell in the air. She frowned and said with disgust in her tone, "What is that smell?" She vomited and couldn't help it, so she vomited several times in a row.
Is this meant to irritate people
Xie Yumin, who was walking behind, was fine, she just sniffed, but Nan Yi next to him took a deep breath and said, "I think it smells good." He strode in.
Su Ci, who was walking at the end, frowned slightly. For some reason, she felt that this program crew was full of bad taste.
She said nothing and walked to her seat and sat down.
Several guests had no idea that the live broadcast began from the moment they took their first step into the room, and all their reactions were broadcast.
"Hahaha, did someone fart during the recording session? Several guests were almost fainted by the stink."
"It's so funny. Qin Shiyan is about to vomit because of the stench."
"Hold my Xiaoyan, why does the recording studio stink? Did the director fart?"
"Blind guess, someone was eating durian indoors just now?"
"I am the only one who noticed that Su Ci looks good even when she frowns. What kind of fairy is she?"
"Go away, you plastic surgery freak. My Xiaoyan is the fairy."
"Did the production team prepare something really smelly?"
Netizens were curious. After all, they were dying of laughter when they saw the guests almost fainting from the stench.
Then, the camera moved with the guests to the long dining table, and everyone discovered that the table was already full of food.
The director sat in the leading position. He smiled and said, "Today I have prepared some special food for you. Those who like it will love it, but those who don't like it will find it unpalatable."
The director smiled and asked the staff to remove the plate covers on the food. The dishes were exposed in front of everyone, and the smell became even stronger.
The director introduced: "Today we will try the special stinky tofu, snail rice noodle, stinky winter melon, pig intestines, stinky mandarin fish... ... and of course, the king of fruits, durian."
"Hahahaha, I can already see the guests look like they have lost all hope in life."
"You know what, even though these smell bad, they taste delicious."
"Xiaoyan covered her mouth and wanted to vomit. What should I do? I feel so sad."
"Can you please not let our Xiaoyan eat this? She's a grown-up girl, she must not be used to eating these things."
"The production team is such a prank. I saw Xiaoyan's eyes were filled with tears because of the stink. I hate the production team."
"Eat it if you want or not, other guests can eat it, but Qin Shiyan is so noble that she can't? The last time Su Ci refused to eat rabbit meat, your brainless fans chased her and scolded her for being pretentious. Don't be so hypocritical."
"Is the person in front a fan of Su Ci, the plastic surgery girl? You don't know Qin Shiyan's identity, right? She was raised in the Su family since she was a child and has never eaten these snacks."
"Yes, Xiaoyan has never eaten these. Everyone knows that people who have never eaten them think that stinky tofu and snail noodles smell very bad and are hard to accept. Why do you compare Xiaoyan with others?"
"Please don't compare Su Ci to Xiao Yan, okay? She even imitates my Xiao Yan in the teardrop mole under her eye. It's so disgusting."
... ...
Su Ci didn't know that she was caught in the crossfire again. She picked up a piece of stinky tofu and looked at it. It was black and smelly. She frowned and took a bite hesitantly.