Ning Ran asked Lu Jingyuan in a low voice, “Do you know that woman?”
“Yes. Her dad has a good relationship with mine. We were friends when we were studying abroad, and we had a very good relationship at one point,” replied Lu Jingyuan.
“What happened after that? Did you have a fight?”
“Not really. Something unpleasant happened. She's smart and pretentious. You have to be on your guard against her.”
The fact that Lu Jingyuan, who barely spoke ill of others, said that about Luo Zhiyi showed that Luo Zhiyi must have done something out of line. Otherwise, Lu Jingyuan would not have said that about her.
Being gossipy in nature, Ning Ran could not suppress her curiosity once she sensed gossip. “What did she do that made you think she's pretentious?”
“There was a guy courting me, and I kind of liked him, so we started dating. As Luo Zhiyi and I were good friends, the three of us often hung out together. I didn't expect Luo Zhiyi to be interested in him. Later on, she said a lot of bad things about me in front of him, calling me a promiscuous woman and claiming that I dated a lot of guys. That man suddenly snubbed me and later got together with her. At that time, I thought they loved each other, and I even gave my blessing, but I found out later that it was her who played dirty. That woman looks pretty, but she is actually poisonous, so stay away from her.”
Ning Ran only wanted to listen to gossip at first, but she became riled up by what she had heard. “What a b*tch...”
Nan Chen, who happened to walk over, heard Ning Ran curse and knitted his brows.
Ning Ran immediately shut up and lowered her head.
Lu Jingyuan stood up. “It's getting late. We should leave too.”
“I'll ask Qiao Zhan to arrange a car to send you off.” Nan Chen beckoned to Qiao Zhan.
Almost all the guests had had a few drinks, so the Nan family arranged several cars to drive guests who could not drive and did not bring a driver to ensure their safety.
Qiao Zhan walked over and became a little awkward when he saw Lu Jingyuan. “Sir Chen, is Ms. Lu going home?”
“Yes. Get a car to send her home.”
“All the cars are in use, and none has returned. I'll send her home,” Qiao Zhan suggested.
“Did you drink?”
“No. Not a single drop. Don't worry.”
“Okay, then. Go ahead.”
Qiao Zhan was happy. He had been waiting for this opportunity, and finally, his wish came true.
“This way, please, Ms. Lu.” Qiao Zhan showed Lu Jingyuan the way.
“Thank you, Mr. Qiao. Yunxue, Yunbing, let's go!” Lu Jingyuan waved to the two children.
Lu Yunxue then waved goodbye to Erbao. “Good night. See you at school tomorrow!”
Qiao Zhan led Lu Jingyuan out of Commoner Residence, and the driver who was waiting outside to send the guests home went up to greet him.
Qiao Zhan glanced at him and motioned him not to speak.
Qiao Zhan had wanted to send Lu Jingyuan home himself, which was why he lied that the drivers had all been dispatched. If the driver in front of him offered to send Lu Jingyuan instead, his effort would be in vain.
Seeing that Qiao Zhan glared at him, the driver did not know what was happening, so he simply stood rooted to the spot, not daring to speak.
Qiao Zhan opened the door of his jeep. “Here, Ms. Lu.”
Lu Jingyuan got into the car with the two children. Qiao Zhan turned around to make sure that they had fastened their seat belts before starting the car.
Lu Yunxue was still chattering as she had not recovered from the excitement of attending the banquet.
“Keep it down. You'll disturb Mr. Qiao,” Lu Jingyuan scolded.
She liked reserved and mature elders like Nan Chen.
She could not tolerate Nan Xing's lackadaisical personality.
When Nan Xing said in public that she and Lu Yunxue were his daughters earlier, she was displeased.
However, she had held back the urge to retort then due to the large number of people present. Now that Qiao Zhan brought it up, she finally had a chance to speak out.
Although Lu Jingyuan did not like Nan Xing talking about the children in public, she understood that he had to make such a statement in order to avoid embarrassment.
However, she thought Lu Yunbing was going too far by calling Nan Xing “shameless.”
Hence, she immediately chided, “Lu Yunbing, how can you talk like that? Don't you have manners?”
Lu Yunbing also knew that she should not have said so and dared not to make any sound.
“If you dare to talk like this again in the future, you will be given a time-out!” Lu Jingyuan shouted.
“But we aren't his children in the first place, so how could he pretend to be our daddy?” Lu Yunbing retorted.
“Mr. Nan isn't pretending. He will become our daddy in the future,” Lu Yunxue chimed in.
Lu Yunxue liked Nan Xing because he was not rigid and often bought sweets for her and Erbao. They could eat whatever they wanted as Nan Xing never control them.
It was a fact that children liked adults who indulged them.
However, Lu Yunxue's words not only dealt a blow to Lu Yunbing but also to Qiao Zhan.
That's right. Master Xing and Ms. Lu will get married in the future. Master Xing will eventually become their daddy. This is also a good thing. I should be happy for them.
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