There was a smile in Bo Yucheng's deep eyes.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the girl in his arms dotingly and affectionately, his crimson lips curled slightly, "The engagement ceremony should be coming soon. As for getting the certificate... of course we have to wait until Lan Lan is willing to let go."
Hearing this, Shi Qinglan felt a little unnatural on his face.
Realizing that everyone around her was waiting for her answer, she dodged her eyes and looked away, "I, let me think about it."
How can any girl take the initiative to talk about this kind of thing
If the dog man didn't mention it to her, where would she get the chance to let him go
The banquet after the auction was still going on. Bo Yucheng was afraid that someone would toast with Shi Qinglan, so he always stood by her side to shield her, but he refused to let her drink even a drop of wine.
But Lan Chu was sipping some wine in the wine area.
Normally Bai Jingchen wouldn't let her drink, but now Big Pig Hoof was busy socializing, and she didn't like socializing so much that she didn't bother to accompany her. Instead, she took this opportunity to extend her devil's claws to the wine area...
"The color of the fruit wine is so beautiful." Lan Chu's eyes lingered among the fruit wine, his eyes so bright that they were a bit dazzling.
In the end, she chose a glass of pink peach wine.
I took a sip carefully, smashed it twice in my small mouth and still thought it tasted delicious, so I started to taste it.
"Mr. Bai is really young and promising. Under the management of Mr. Bai, the Bai Group is almost catching up with us old guys."
"Yes, the younger generation is to be feared."
Socializing is always inevitable at banquets of wealthy families. Many people of the older generation came to toast Bai Jingchen. Although they spoke in a mature tone, the actual purpose was still to be attentive and flattering.
Bai Jingchen smiled softly and responded helplessly.
There was no chirping little wife beside her, but her clear ears made her a little uncomfortable. She kept looking for the girl intentionally or unintentionally, and found that she was actually drinking a small drink...
"Sorry everyone, excuse me."
Bai Jingchen raised his glass and said, "I'll do it first as a token of respect."
As soon as the sound fell, he raised his head and drank the champagne in the goblet, showed it to the seniors who were pestering him, handed the empty glass to the passing waiter, and then prepared to find Lan Chu.
"Jingchen." A soft voice sounded at this time.
Bai Jingchen then paused, glanced at Lan Xinmei casually, and said perfunctorily, "Miss Lan."
Hearing this title, Lan Xinmei's smile couldn't help but freeze.
Her eyes were slightly lowered, showing a bit of loneliness, she pursed her lower lips and smiled bitterly, "Jingchen, do you have to have this attitude towards me?"
"Am I very familiar with Miss Lan?"
Bai Jingchen looked indifferent. Although he was talking to Lan Xinmei, the realization fell far away on Lan Chu. Seeing her continuing after drinking a glass of wine, she couldn't help but frown slightly.
The little guy secretly drank again when he wasn't paying attention.
Bai Jingchen looked back and glanced at Lan Xinmei, "My wife will be jealous. Please respect yourself, Miss Lan."
Hearing this, Lan Xinmei's body suddenly froze.
The hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but gradually tighten - Bai Jingchen had never treated her like this before. Even when he was with Lan Chu, he had always been gentleman and gentle to him.
What kind of vile tricks did this woman Lan Chu use...
"Sorry Jingchen, I didn't expect Chu Chu to be jealous. If she thinks too much, I will help you explain to her." Lan Xinmei's expression was vaguely apologetic.
Bai Jingchen slid his hand into his pocket impatiently.
He was about to say something to make Lan Xinmei go away, but he didn't expect that the group of people he had just dismissed came around again.
"We are also talking about what made Mr. Bai suddenly run away without company. In the end, it was the hero who was sad about the beauty."
"Isn't that right? The Bai family and the Lan family have been friends since childhood, and now the children of both families have reached marriageable age. What a perfect match!"
"Miss Lan and Mr. Bai are indeed talented and handsome..."
Lan Chu was drinking wine by himself. After finishing a glass and choosing another glass of yogurt wine, he raised his eyes and unexpectedly saw Bai Jingchen and Lan Xinmei standing side by side...
Those people's words of praise for their good match also fell into her ears.
Lan Chu's hand holding the goblet paused slightly, and she felt her heart shrink. A numbing pain spread from her heart to her fingertips, causing her hands to feel slightly numb.
They all said... Lan Xinmei is the perfect match for Bai Jingchen.
"Xiao Chu'er." A clear and clean voice said.
Shi Qinglan noticed that Lan Chu was alone, so she said hello to Bo Yucheng and deliberately went to the drinking area to find her.
Hearing the sound, Lan Chu raised his eyes and looked at her, his fair and tender cheeks bulging slightly, "Xiao Qingqing..."
As she spoke, she picked up the wine glass and drank the yogurt wine in one gulp.
Shi Qinglan wanted to stop her, but the girl's movements were too fast and she was caught off guard. Seeing her grabbing a whole bottle of whiskey, she immediately held Lan Chu's wrist.
He frowned lightly, "If you have a bad stomach, drink less wine."
"Oh." Lan Chu responded dejectedly, like a lost little kitten with ears that seemed to be drooped.
Although she didn't open the bottle, she still held the bottle in her hand.
Shi Qinglan raised her eyes and looked at Bai Jingchen and Lan Xinmei. She didn't know what those two people were doing. The man looked a little impatient, but the woman smiled shyly and lowered her eyes.
"Don't think too much." She gently rubbed the girl's hair, "Your husband and that woman have nothing to do with each other."
"I know." Lan Chu pursed her pink lips lightly, "But... Xiao Qingqing, is Lan Xinmei more worthy of Bai Jingchen than me? Am I... not worthy of him with my current status?"
Her voice trembled slightly at the last four words.
If we could go back in time a few years ago, when she was still the proud and arrogant eldest daughter of the Lan family, she would definitely not have such low self-esteem that she felt that she was not worthy of her. She would even walk over arrogantly and point at Lan Xin in front of everyone. Mae's nose scolded.
But now, she is nothing...
With no parents to protect him and no identity as a barrier, he is just an unwanted child abandoned by the Lan family.
She doesn't have the capital to be willful, and she has no right to be proud.
"How is that possible?" Shi Qinglan held up her face and rubbed it twice, "Our little Chu'er is the best. Even if he is the best man in the world, you are worthy of him."
"Xiao Qingqing, please stop coaxing me..." Lan Chu pursed her pink lips.
She threw the unopened bottle of whiskey aside and grabbed a glass of something else.
Just as she was about to get bored, Shi Qinglan snatched the wine from her and said, "How much have you drunk? You are not allowed to drink any more."
But now Lan Chu only feels that her heart is congested. Only when the strong alcohol enters her throat and burns her stomach, she feels that her nerves have been paralyzed and her heart does not hurt so much...
"I don't care, I want to drink." Lan Chu changed another glass of wine willfully, raised his face and drank it in one gulp.
(End of chapter)