"What's the condition?" Su Rongqi asked.
"Accept Xiaorou'er," Su Yuze stared into Su Rongqi's eyes. "As my wife."
Su Rongqi hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't interfere in your affairs."
Did that mean Su Rongqi had given his tacit approval?
"Thank you."
"Don't thank me too soon. Wait until you're back in the Su family!" It was still too early for him to accept Su Rou when Su Yuze hadn't even returned to the Su family yet. Su Rongqi called Su Kaiming over. "You two should have a good chat."
"Sure, Dad. You go say hello to Old Jiang. I'll talk to Yuze." Su Kaiming said to Su Rongqi.
"Okay."
After watching Su Rongqi leave, the smile on Su Kaiming's face instantly vanished. "Are you really coming back this time?"
"Yes."
"It won't be that easy."
"I know." Su Yuze replied expressionlessly.
...
"Xiaorou, try this. It's a new flavor of cake from this place. It's quite good." Su Ziqi put a piece of mousse cake in Su Rou's hand.
The food at the banquet hall was in small portions, almost bite - sized, so there was no need to worry about looking unladylike while eating.
Su Rou looked at the small cake in her hand. She was really hungry, so she picked it up with a small fork and put it into her mouth. "Hmm, it tastes good."
This small cake was really good! Su Rou liked the taste very much. Since she was so hungry, she grabbed several more to eat.
Su Ziqi just watched her eating. She wasn't ladylike, but she looked so genuine and unpretentious.
"Aren't you going to eat?" Su Rou asked while eating.
Su Ziqi shook his head. "No, you eat." Watching Su Rou eating so happily, he felt as if one piece wouldn't be enough for her. And it was quite enjoyable to watch her eat.
Not far away, Lian Shuang had been keeping an eye on this side. Great, the president was talking to someone else, and Su Rou was with a man.
Lian Shuang picked up a glass of wine from the banquet table, put a pill into it, and casually waved a waiter over. Then she said, "Hey, young man. The girl in the white evening dress over there is my colleague. Could you please give this glass of wine to her? She asked for it. I need to go to the restroom. Sorry."
The waiter nodded.
Lian Shuang walked to one side and squinted over. The waiter walked up to Su Rou and handed her the glass. "Miss, your wine."
Seeing this, Su Ziqi also picked up a glass of red wine from the wine tray. The waiter bowed slightly and then left.
Su Rou took the red wine in a daze. "Why did they give me wine?" She wasn't very good at drinking, and Su Yuze didn't allow her to drink outside. It would be so embarrassing if she lost her composure after drinking.
"Because everyone will toast later," Su Ziqi said. Since today's protagonist was Jiang Shuren, toasting on his birthday was a must. No matter what, they had to show some respect, right?
Su Rou looked at the wine in her hand and swirled the glass. She really didn't want to drink...
"Ziqi," a deep and magnetic voice suddenly came from behind. "You should go say hello to your friends, too."
Su Ziqi watched as Su Yuze walked over. He immediately felt a sense of pressure. Su Yuze walked to Su Rou's side, instinctively putting his arm around her waist in a possessive way.
Although Su Ziqi was reluctant, he still left. He didn't want to see them showing their affection.
Seeing Su Ziqi leave sensibly, Su Yuze lowered his head slightly. When he saw the glass in Su Rou's hand, a strange look flashed in his eyes. "Who gave this to you? Su Ziqi?"
"No, it was a waiter. He just walked over and gave it to me." She didn't even have time to refuse.
A waiter? "Which one?" The waiters here only served glasses of wine that guests took voluntarily. How could a waiter force - feed a guest wine? There must be something fishy!
Su Rou scanned the venue and pointed to a waiter in uniform. "It's him." Because that waiter looked rather effeminate, Su Rou remembered him clearly.
When that waiter walked in front of Su Yuze, he was stopped by Su Yuze. Su Yuze casually picked up a glass of red wine from his tray and then asked, "Did you give her the wine?"
Su Yuze's expression was so cold that the waiter was instantly frightened. He trembled and shook his head. "No, it was a lady who gave it to me and asked me to give it to her."
"Who?" Sure enough, there was something fishy!
"I don't know," the waiter continued shaking his head. "But her evening dress was quite revealing, and there was a mole here." As he said, the waiter pointed to his chin.
Su Yuze thought for a while. A woman with a mole on her chin... He seemed to have an answer in mind. He looked at the glass in Su Rou's hand and swapped it with his own. "It's okay. You can go."
"O - okay." The waiter looked a bit scared and didn't dare to ask any more questions. He just left.
Su Rou whispered, "What's going on?"
"Nothing. Drink this wine slowly. I'll go somewhere else. Wait for me," Su Yuze said, stroking her head. Then he took the glass and left.
"Okay." Su Rou didn't know what was going on either. Anyway, she just held the wine.
Lian Shuang had hidden herself when Su Yuze approached Su Rou. It was better not to let the president see her at this moment.
Fortunately, the president only said a few words to Su Rou and then left. Maybe he had gone to say hello to others. Lian Shuang continued to stare at Su Rou. The glass of wine was still in her hand, and she hadn't taken a sip. Lian Shuang couldn't help getting anxious. "If you come to a banquet and don't drink... " Then you might as well not come!
Su Rou just held the glass and ate the small cakes, looking very happy. Out of the corner of her eye, Lian Shuang saw Su Yuze walking back. Lian Shuang turned slightly and pretended to be eating again.
"Where did you go?" Su Rou asked.
"I saw Yufeng and went over to say hello," Su Yuze said.
"Eh? Then I'll go too..."
"Don't be in a hurry. We'll go later," Su Yuze held her hand. "Are you still hungry? Eat some more."
"Um..."
Lian Shuang raised her eyebrows slightly. When on earth would she drink... Lian Shuang took a step to the side and bumped into someone. "Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lian Shuang apologized immediately. The people here were not to be offended!
"Oh." Yufeng looked at the glass of wine shaking in his hand.
"Sorry, I didn't see you there..." Lian Shuang looked up and saw it was Yufeng, a good friend of the president. Of course, she had seen him a few times. He probably... wouldn't recognize her, right?
"No, I'm also at fault," Yufeng shrugged. He picked up a glass of wine from the table and handed it to Lian Shuang, saying gentlemanly, "Here, consider this my apology."