The first person to notice that Lu Yao's face had changed was Jian Chengli. He drank a lot. But he's not so drunk that he can't even tell his shameless face.
My heart skipped a beat, and my first reaction was to be bad. The joke went a little too far.
Everyone was still laughing. Jian Chengli straightened his body without any trace, and then said: "Okay, okay. I won't make trouble with you anymore. Just go and do what you have to do."
While he was talking, he secretly looked at the expression on Lu Yao's face. But I saw her pursed her beautiful lips, and the corners of her lips were slightly raised. It wasn't her who was laughing. But her lips are naturally upturned.
Lu Yao was trying hard to maintain her expression. No matter how uncomfortable she felt, she couldn't lose face in public.
As the saying goes, it is easier to invite gods than to send them away. Now that Jian Chengli has raised this topic. Then it is impossible for others to let go easily. Someone asked Lu Yao on the spot: "Yao Yao. What do you think of your stepbrother?"
Jian Chengli gave her a 'blind date' in public and auctioned off her other half's place like a deal.
Even though he knew that most of it was a joke, the pain in his heart did not lessen.
Every breath. It felt like someone had stabbed two knives into my heart. It really hurts to breathe.
When Lu Yao heard this, she raised her beautiful eyes and replied, "Stepbrother is very good to me."
The man then smiled and asked, "Would you be happy if Qi Ji became your boyfriend?"
Before Lu Yao could answer, Jian Chengli frowned and said impatiently, "Are you annoyed? Why are you teasing her all day long?"
The man said: "How do you know what Yaoyao is thinking in her heart? Maybe the two of them hit it off, don't stop her."
After saying that, the man said to Lu Yao: "Yao Yao, don't be embarrassed. There are people on this table. If you like anyone, just say it boldly. No matter who it is, if you don't have a girlfriend, you can take it away."
Qi Ji said from the side: "Choose me, I don't have a girlfriend."
Lu Yao has big eyes, and she can scan the expressions on everyone's faces at a glance. Everyone was laughing, and she tried her best to raise the corners of her lips.
If she didn't have any evil intentions in her heart, if she didn't have someone hiding in her heart, then the current atmosphere would be a comedy session at best. However, there is no if.
A person's mentality is very important. Lu Yao likes Jian Chengli, so to her, everything on the table is just teasing and ridicule to her.
He doesn't love her, so he can let all his male friends around him make jokes about their significant other.
Fortunately, she followed him like crazy just because of his words. It's not Jian Chengli's fault, it's her fault that the scar healed and she forgot the pain.
Smiling, Lu Yao opened and closed her pink lips and said, "I have someone I like."
"Ah? Who is it?" Qi Ji was the first to look at Lu Yao, with a bit of surprise and surprise on his handsome face.
Jian Chengli across the table also had his eyelashes quivering, but he didn't say anything.
Faced with many people's gossip, Lu Yao smiled lightly and replied: "You don't even know me."
Qi Ji turned to ask Jian Chengli who was opposite him: "Do you know who Yaoyao likes?"
Jian Chengli leaned on the back of his chair, looking lazy. Hearing this, he said lightly: "I don't know, I'm curious too."
As he spoke, he stared at Lu Yao's face through the air, and asked aloud: "Who do you like? Why don't I know?"
Lu Yao looked back at Jian Chengli calmly, and said in a joking and teasing tone: "You are usually too 'busy' to worry about your own affairs. How can you have time to take care of me?"
Someone said: "Yao Yao is dissatisfied that Cheng Li doesn't have time to accompany her."
Someone else said: "Qi Ji is out of luck this time, Yaoyao has already been married to someone else."
Lu Yao smiled and said nothing. Before she lowered her eyes, she saw Jian Chengli's obscure face.
There was a slight feeling of pride in her heart. Look, she could still make him unhappy.
Lu Yao knew that Jian Chengli didn't like her, but he hated that she was hiding something from him, so he showed such an expression.
It's really ironic when you think about it. She can't hurt him with love, but she can only use trust to retaliate.
In the end, the topic was diverted by Su Shanyun. He was the person who spoke the least at the table, but once he spoke, everyone's attention would be drawn to him.
Lu Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her nerves had been stretched to the extreme. If she continued like this, she didn't know when she would suddenly snap.
The meal took almost two hours. After the meal, they had to move to the next location, but Lu Yao didn't want to accompany them anymore.
When walking out, Qi Ji stood next to Lu Yao and said to her, "You will take my car later. Your brother's passenger seat is probably occupied by someone else."
Lu Yao looked calm and replied: "Stepbrother, I won't go with you. I want to go home."
Qi Ji said: "Don't you have a holiday tomorrow? You don't have to get up early, so you can go play with us."
Lu Yao smiled lightly and replied: "I'm not going. I'm a little tired today. I want to go back to bed early."
Qi Jizheng was hesitant when Jian Chengli and Guan Wan came over behind him. Lu Yao caught a glimpse of Guan Wan holding Jian Chengli's arm, and she quickly looked away without leaving a trace.
Qi Ji said to Jian Chengli: "Yao Yao wants to go home."
Jian Chengli and Guan Wan looked at Lu Yao. Guan Wan first smiled and said, "Going back so early? Come play with us."
Lu Yao really didn't want to talk to Guan Wan, but she reached out to avoid hitting the smiling man. She could only smile and shake her head: "I have something to do tomorrow."
Jian Chengli looked as usual and said, "I'll take you back."
Lu Yao said: "No, you can play, I will go back in the car."
Jian Chengli said: "It's not safe for you to go back alone so late, so I'll see you off."
Lu Yao glanced at Guan Wan beside him from the corner of her eye. The more she looked at him, the angrier she became. She almost couldn't help but want to get angry. As soon as the words fell on his lips, he seemed very impatient: "If I say no, then I won't use it. I'm such an old man that I can't go home by myself?"
Just as he was talking, a familiar voice with a full smile came from behind everyone: "Where are you going, Miss Jian? I happen to be leaving too, can I see you off on the way?"
Lu Yao turned around and saw that it was Ji Guanxin.
Her reaction was: the ghost is still there.
Ji Guanxin and his friends went downstairs after dinner, and unexpectedly met Lu Yao and Jian Chengli again. But this time the person holding Jian Chengli's arm was not Lu Yao, but Guan Wan.
When Guan Yuan saw Ji Guanxin, he was also stunned, then smiled and said: "Boss."
She is an artist under Xinrui, so she will naturally greet her boss with a smile.
Ji Guanxin nodded slightly, then looked at Lu Yao and said, "Where are you going? I'll see you off."
The six words were spoken so naturally that those who didn't know thought they had known each other for how long.
Jian Chengli said: "Don't bother Master Ji, I'm just about to send her back."
Ji Guanxin looked at Jian Chengli and said with a smile: "Young Master Jian, you're welcome. We don't need to see each other. Your sister is my sister. It just so happens that I didn't drink today. I'll take her home. Don't worry."
The smile on Jian Chengli's face was almost fake. Of course he would not let Ji Guanxin see Lu Yao off, but before he could open his mouth, Lu Yao suddenly said: "Brother, please accompany Miss Guan. Since Mr. Ji is on his way, I'll take his ride back and call you when I get home."
After that, without waiting for Jian Chengli and others to say anything, Lu Yao smiled and nodded to everyone, then turned and walked out.
Jian Chengli looked at Lu Yao's back, the expression on his face was almost unbearable.
Ji Guanxin smiled and said to Jian Chengli: "Don't worry, Mr. Jian."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out with Lu Yao.
When he arrived at the entrance of Fengbai Tower, Ji Guanxin took a step forward and kept looking like he was shoulder to shoulder with Lu Yao. He turned to her and said, "Where do you live?"
Lu Yao stopped, looked sideways at Ji Guanxin and replied, "Thank you, Mr. Ji, I can just take a taxi back by myself. I was just worried that my brother would be worried and he wouldn't let me go back alone."
Ji Guanxin said: "It's so late and it's really not safe for you to go back alone. I promised your brother that I will deliver you safely. Let's go. You're welcome."
Lu Yao had just promised Ji Guanxin, but she was just angry with Jian Chengli. She didn't really want to get together with Ji Guanxin, so she said loudly: "Mr. Ji, you really don't need it, thank you."
Her tone of voice was not polite, but decisive.
After saying that, she nodded to Ji Guanxin, then stepped on her high heels and walked towards the road.
After hailing a taxi, Lu Yao got into the back seat. After giving her address, she began to relax, leaning on the seat and looking out the window in a daze.
The taxi drove all the way from the city to the suburbs, which took about half an hour. Lu Yao was distracted by chance and caught a glimpse of the number on the meter. She lowered her head and saw that there was nothing in her hand. She suddenly thought that she had taken Jian Chengli's car when she came here, so she had never thought about coming back and going out by herself at night. I didn’t even bring a bag, let alone any money.
With two beautiful eyebrows furrowed, Lu Yao suddenly felt anxious and wanted to lose her temper.
Now I have to wait until I get to the place before paying, but the taxi can only park outside the villa area and cannot go inside. After the car stopped, the driver said, "Fifty-six yuan."
Lu Yao was a little embarrassed. She said, "Sorry, I forgot to bring my wallet. Can you wait here for a moment? I'll go in and get it for you right away."
When the driver heard this, he couldn't help but glance at her in the rearview mirror, his eyes looking at her with suspicion. Seeing that she looked so glamorous and lived in a wealthy area, how could she not even bring a wallet? If she went in and never came out, there was nothing he could do.
Lu Yao was even more embarrassed than the driver. She had nothing on her hands. After thinking about it, she lowered her head and saw the platinum bracelet on her wrist. Immediately taking off the bracelet, Lu Yao said: "I'll go in and get the money, please wait for me for a while."
This time it was the driver's turn to be embarrassed, neither taking it nor taking it.
When the two were in a stalemate, Lu Yao only heard two bangs and looked sideways. She didn't know when someone was standing next to the car door.
She took a closer look and saw that it was Ji Guanxin.
Ji Guanxin reached out and opened the back seat door, tilted his head slightly, looked at Lu Yao inside and said, "What's wrong?"