"Cold?" He raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Just assume I am feeling cold."
Shangguan Yao was quite obliging. Immediately, he took off his coat and reached out to put it on her.
The dress was covered. Yan Xia raised her eyes again and looked in the direction of Lu Qianzhou. They had walked to the innermost part of the hall. Maybe seeing her there, Lu Qianzhou was also staring at her. After a moment of eye - contact, Yan Xia shifted her gaze.
She closed her eyes, suppressing her emotions deep in her heart, not allowing herself to be affected by such inexplicable feelings.
"He's here." Shangguan Yao suddenly said.
Just as Yan Xia was about to ask who he was talking about, following his gaze towards the door, she saw Wang Keding.
He came alone today, dressed formally, without bringing Yuan Qiuping. With a neat crew cut and black - framed glasses, his imposing and composed air as a person in power made people feel intimidated.
He rarely attended such occasions on weekdays. Most people's impression of him was that he was serious and introverted. Few people knew his true nature.
Wang Keding scanned the hall with his eyes. Suddenly seeing Shangguan Yao and Yan Xia standing together, he was stunned for a moment and his eyes narrowed slightly. But in just an instant, he calmly shifted his gaze and looked at Jiang Yue and Lu Qianzhou who were coming towards him.
Many people didn't expect that Wang Keding would come to such a small birthday party. His presence seemed to elevate the status of this party.
As the protagonist of the night, Jiang Yue was the first to step forward to greet him.
"Uncle Wang." Jiang Yue said with a beaming smile. Her sapphire blue evening dress made her look gentle and virtuous. "I didn't expect you would really come. Dad has always been saying that he hasn't seen you for a long time. When he comes later and sees you, he will be very happy."
Wang Keding also smiled and said, "I saw you as a little girl just a couple of years ago. Now you've grown into a graceful young lady."
Lu Qianzhou just nodded slightly as a greeting, showing a faint sense of aloofness.
After Jiang Yue's father arrived, Wang Keding was taken aside by him to catch up.
Jiang Yue glanced at Lu Qianzhou, who seemed to be in deep thought. Suddenly, she curved her lips and said, "I just saw that your younger sister Lu Sheng is here too. It seems she came with Shangguan Yao. She's your sister after all. I haven't met her yet. Won't you take me to say hello?"
After putting on the coat, Yan Xia sat on the sofa and played with her phone, seemingly not interested in what was going on at the party.
Unexpectedly, the people over there came to her instead, even though she was trying to keep a distance.
"Miss Lu." Jiang Yue's clear voice reached her ears.
Yan Xia instinctively tightened the suit coat on her body. She calmly stood up and smiled at her.
"Sister Yue, happy birthday." Her smile was sweet, and her words were even sweeter.
Jiang Yue was very enthusiastic. "I've always heard Qianzhou talk about you. I thought I'd meet you one day. It's been postponed until now. I originally asked him to bring you here, but he said you were too busy recently. Unexpectedly, we finally met."
Yan Xia maintained her smile.
Jiang Yue's eyes wandered between Yan Xia and Shangguan Yao. "You came with Shangguan. I really didn't expect that. But from what I know about Shangguan, are you two..."
There was an implied meaning in her words, and Shangguan Yao naturally understood.
He didn't intend to hide it, so he openly admitted, "It's not easy to pursue a goddess. Now that I've finally managed to invite her, I surely have to seize the opportunity."
Jiang Yue smiled knowingly.
Yan Xia said, "Third Brother is a good match for you."
"Miss Lu is so outstanding. You surely have to seize the opportunity." Jiang Yue's smile never faded. She turned to look at Yan Xia and said, "I feel like I've known Miss Lu for a long time. Later, ask Qianzhou to give me your contact information. Let's add each other as friends."
Lu Qianzhou just stared at her and didn't say a word.
Yan Xia felt a tingling sensation on her scalp under his stare. She didn't know what Lu Qianzhou was thinking now. Was he dissatisfied because she came to this birthday party without permission and caught sight of his relationship with Jiang Yue?
Jiang Yue affectionately hooked her arm around Lu Qianzhou's. "Qianzhou, there are many old friends over there. Let's go and say hello."
"Are you cold?" Lu Qianzhou stared at Yan Xia and asked.
Yan Xia remained calm. Hearing this, she tightened the coat on her body even more, nodded, and smiled.
"The air - conditioner is on too high. It is a bit cold."
After Lu Qianzhou and Jiang Yue left, the fake smile on her face disappeared.
Shangguan Yao watched the series of changes in her emotions and couldn't help shaking his head with a clicking sound.
"Now I've really seen it. You're acting in front of Lu Qianzhou. Actually, your current relationship is just like that between the Lu family and the Third Master of the Lu family. You're just pretending to get along well for others to see."
"I'm already used to putting on an act in social situations."
Shangguan Yao laughed. His eyes passed over the sofa and suddenly met Wang Keding's. Wang Keding frowned slightly, his eyes sharp. He tilted his head, giving a signal to Shangguan Yao.
Shangguan Yao immediately understood his meaning. He lowered his head and said to Yan Xia, "Wait for me here. I'm going to try to get the approval for the land - reclamation project for you."
After saying that, he stood up and walked in Wang Keding's direction. The two of them left the hall together and headed for the VIP lounge beside.
Yan Xia sat there for a while. Wen Liang, who was supposed to be waiting outside, suddenly walked towards her.
"Miss Lu."
Yan Xia looked up at him.
Wen Liang handed her a women's coat.
"Mr. Lu asked me to bring this coat for you."
It was a sky - blue women's coat, just long enough to cover the top of her thighs. It matched her dress perfectly.
Was it because she said she was cold just now that Lu Qianzhou asked Wen Liang to bring this coat? But she already had Shangguan Yao's coat on.
She was silent for a moment and then asked, "Where did this coat come from?"
She didn't bring a coat with her. Looking at Jiang Yue in the same blue - colored dress over there, it made her suspicious.
As if knowing what she was thinking, Wen Liang explained, "Mr. Lu said you were cold and specifically asked me to buy this from the nearest mall. He asked you to change into it."
"I see." She replied.
Lu Qianzhou was so busy tonight, having a date with a beautiful woman, yet he still noticed what she said.
She changed into the coat without noticing that the music at the party had suddenly changed. Everyone was dancing the social dance to the music.
"Miss Lu." Just as she put on the coat, a hand reached out beside her. "May I have this dance?"
Yan Xia turned around and was surprised that Peng Zixu would come up to invite her to dance.
In her eyes, since she had repeatedly made things difficult for Peng Shiyi and fought wits with her, this person should dislike her.
She laughed and said, "It's my great honor."
She placed her hand in Peng Zixu's palm and felt him tremble slightly. The two of them walked from the sofa by the window to the middle of the crowd. Yan Xia danced lightly, putting one hand on Peng Zixu's shoulder.
But he seemed a bit restrained, slowly placing his hand on her waist.
Yan Xia looked down and smiled. "I didn't expect Mr. Peng would invite me to dance. I thought you should hate me because I got your sister into the detention center."