He had initially rejected her request to order his bodyguards to watch over Zhao Xiaowan.His reason was that the bodyguards would be unwilling.She was puzzled when she heard such a reason. As his bodyguards, shouldn't they listen to him?Since she did not believe him, Lu Shengyao called the two bodyguards in and ordered them to stay in front of her.The two bodyguards smirked at the same time. One of them rejected Lu Shengyao on the spot. He said, "Young Master, the Old Master sent us to protect you, not to engage in such a boring matter."Tang Ruochu was astonished!She could not believe that his bodyguards were so... full of themselves.Lu Shengyao laid out his palms to show that he had tried his best.However, she had found a way to resolve this problem.She walked directly to the two bodyguards, her tiny face full of smiles. She asked innocently, "Big brothers, are you more afraid of Old Master Lu or Young Master Lu?"The two bodyguards had looked at each other and repl
"My mother loved to draw. I heard that my grandmother nurtured her love of the arts since she was young, and hence she had good skills."Seeing that he kept turning around to look at the drawing on the backseat, Tang Ruochu mentioned her mother voluntarily."The painting is beautiful," Lu Shengyao said, complimenting her sincerely."It's indeed beautiful, but this is the only painting left." At this juncture, Tang Ruochu looked regretful."Why?" Lu Shengyao was curious. Since her mother loved painting, she should have numerous artworks."They were burnt," Tang Ruochu responded casually. "My mother was frail and weak then. She probably knew she was dying and wanted to burn the paintings so she could take them to heaven with her."Lu Shengyao shook his head in disapproval. "Such a tough character."Tang Ruochu smiled but didn't continue the topic.She turned to look at the painting as her thoughts drifted away.She had only been five years old when her mother had painted this pa
As the cabin was quiet, and because Tang Ruochu was close to the phone, she heard Xiaoxiao's frustrated tone through the speaker.Tang Ruochu could not help but laugh. Xiaoxiao seemed to be complaining coyly instead.Hearing Tang Ruochu's laughter, Lu Shengyao was a little embarrassed. He quickly spoke to the girl at the other end, saying, "I am driving. Do you have any urgent matters? If not, I will hang up.""Lu Shengyao, don't you dare hang up!"Ying Xiaoxiao's roar penetrated Lu Shengyao's eardrums, almost breaking them apart.He quickly moved the phone further from his ears. At this point of time, he saw his sister-in-law laughing.Lu Shengyao was speechless.The situation seemed to have become awkward.Hence, Lu Shengyao coughed a little before saying with a patient tone, "I shall not hang up. Talk to me and let me know what happened?"There was silence on the other side. After a while, Ying Xiaoxiao's voice rang again. "I will treat you to lunch. Fetch me at my house la
Seeing that she had admitted her mistake, Father Ying's tone turned gentler even though it was obvious that he was still furious."Xiaoxiao, I know that you don't want to go on a blind date. However, you shouldn't just get a random person to pretend to be your boyfriend. When Song Mo told me about this today, I was so ashamed!""You are only so angry because of your own pride."Xiaoxiao murmured in her heart. However, she dared not speak out for fear of being scolded directly.She lowered her head and remained silent, an appropriate attitude for admitting to a mistake.Father Ying's heart turned tender as he sighed. "Song Mo had always been a smart and obedient child. He is truly outstanding. You are of a similar age to him and thus should get along well. Why don't you like him?""Dad..." Xiaoxiao lifted her head and said with a determined attitude, "Regardless of how outstanding the other party might be, I don't have an obligation to like him. I really don't like him.""Darling
"Same as me?"It seemed like he was there to ask about her father's trip to the United States as well.Hence, Tang Ruochu asked directly, "What did the doctor say?""He doesn't recommend it."The simple words explained everything."Why?" Tang Ruochu asked anxiously."Due to the incident this time, your father's body is weaker than before. We are worried that long-distance traveling will affect his health."Upon hearing the conversation outside his door, the doctor came out to answer Tang Ruochu's questions for Lu Shijin."However, my father will not be able to wake up if we don't send him to the United States," Tang Ruochu said, her voice rising."Calm down, Chuchu." Lu Shijin hugged her shoulder and comforted her.Tang Ruochu took a deep breath. "Doctor, what about my father? Do you have any solution for this?""We will gather specialists from across the country to discuss a plan for treating Old Sir Tang."Even though he promised that, it was uncertain if her father could
At the request of the young mistress, Lu Shengyao drove the car to the underground parking lot of a city center shopping mall.While in the car, he asked her what she'd want to eat, and she replied eagerly with one word: Hotpot!As a result, they had come to this shopping mall, since according to Miss Ying, it housed a super authentic and delicious hotpot restaurant.After getting out of the car, Ying Xiaoxiao and Lu Shengyao went straight to the fourth floor and walked into a hotpot restaurant that looked rather old.A friendly waiter approached them immediately and said, "Welcome! Table for two?""Yeah." Ying Xiaoxiao looked around at the restaurant. It had few diners. She said, "We would like to sit in the corner.""Sure, please follow me."The waiter led them to their table in the corner and said, "Please take a seat. I am going to fetch the menu for you."Lu Shengyao gave the waiter a glance before sitting down."Did you used to come here often?"He looked at Ying Xiaoxi
And she seemed so unaffected, looking absolutely normal except for a blush on her cheeks.Her taste buds must be malfunctioning, right?Or perhaps they were simply not eating from the same hotpot!Lu Shengyao could not imagine how anyone could withstand such spicy food.She must simply be extraordinary!Ying Xiaoxiao was blowing off some steam. She kept throwing food into the hotpot, picking it out, and putting it into her mouth.Even though she could no longer feel her mouth because it was so hot, she just kept eating.In the end, Lu Shengyao could not take it anymore. He reached for her hand while she was holding the colander, "If you keep eating like this, your stomach is going to play up."Ying Xiaoxiao looked up at him and saw the way he frowned as if he was worried about her.She licked her numb lips and then said half-jokingly, "If you want me to stop eating this, you have to agree to be my boyfriend.""Huh?" Lu Shengyao was dumbfounded, failing to understand what she
"A lover's contract?"Reading the title of the contract, which was in bold black letters, Lu Shengyao could not help but feel his eyes twitch a little. She had definitely been reading too many romantic novels. How had she even come up with such an idea?Lu Shengyao continued to read:Party A: Ying XiaoxiaoParty B: Lu ShengyaoDuration: To be determined.Terms to comply with while both parties pretend to be a couple:Number One: The romantic relationship is fake, and it must by no means become genuine or lead to true feelings.Number Two: Physical displays of affection are only allowed in front of others, and only when it is necessary. In private, a distance must be maintained.Number Three: The ending date of this contract is to be determined by Party A.After reading it, Lu Shengyao burst out laughing as he looked at the woman sitting opposite him, "Miss Ying, why do I feel like this contract is bullshit?"Ying Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows and asked, "How so?"Lu Shengyao