"Zhirou, Lu Jinsheng is looking at you!" someone jeered.
Lin Zhirou forced a shy smile, but sneered silently inside.
Of course she knew Lu Jinsheng would come to invite her to dance. But the thought that Lu Jinsheng had compromised for Shen Jianyi made her seethe with anger.
But none of this mattered. Soon, she would be the young mistress of the Lu family!
She watched excitedly as Lu Jinsheng walked towards her.
Suddenly, a yawn came from a distance. The woman who had just said she would compete with her for the position of Young Mistress Lu raised her hand and yawned without a care in the world. The bracelet on her wrist slid down a bit along her slender arm.
"Who is this? How so ill - bred..."
"It's so embarrassing."
Some people whispered their complaints.
Lin Zhirou still stared intently at Lu Jinsheng, her face betraying her excitement. That is, until Lu Jinsheng walked up to the woman who had just yawned. Her smile froze.
Not only Lin Zhirou, but everyone present was also stunned.
"May I have this dance?" Lu Jinsheng shed his previous coldness. He stood in front of the woman, bowed gracefully, and offered his arm.
There was a playful glint in his eyes as he looked at the ordinary face that was easily forgettable.
Everyone was waiting for the woman's answer.
But the woman lowered her eyelids and replied coquettishly, "But I don't know how."
Don't know how?!
Lu Jinsheng is inviting you to dance and you say you don't know how?!
Is this ugly woman being ungrateful?
All the women present were infuriated.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jinsheng showed no sign of anger or annoyance. He still maintained his gentlemanly pose and said in a voice so gentle it could drown someone, "It's okay. I'll teach you."
It's okay. I'll teach you?!
Was this something Lu Jinsheng would say?
Everyone was almost petrified. If they hadn't seen Lu Jinsheng's face clearly, they would have thought he had been possessed.
Even Lu Ziqian on the stage was extremely angry.
"Is he crazy? Who is this woman? I've never seen her before!" Lu Ziqian snapped at the butler.
The butler stammered, "I, I don't know. There's no such person in Shencheng."
Lu Suowei, on the other hand, looked like he was enjoying the show. If Lu Jinsheng just gave up and married such an unremarkable woman, it would save him a lot of trouble.
"Didn't you say you'd let Jinsheng choose as he likes? Now it's up to his own preference," he said with a smile.
Lu Ziqian knew what he was thinking. He snorted but held back his anger, considering there were so many people in the hall.
Down on the dance floor, Shen Jianyi scratched her chin as if thinking about whether to accept the man's invitation. After a long while, she hesitantly reached out her hand and placed it on Lu Jinsheng's.
"Well then, I won't be responsible if I step on you."
"As long as you like," Lu Jinsheng said with a smile.
As long as you like?!
Everyone was shocked again.
Was Lu Jinsheng crazy today?
Or was it because of his relationship with Shen Jianyi that his personality had suddenly changed? Otherwise, he would never have said such a thing!
"Zhirou, why did Lu Jinsheng choose her?" someone around Lin Zhirou asked.
Lin Zhirou gritted her teeth tightly and stared at the two in the middle of the dance floor with venom in her eyes.
"How would I know?" she squeezed the words out of her throat.
"What else could it be? Who would like someone with scars on their legs?" someone sneered disdainfully.
Since Lin Zhirou had no hope of marrying Lu Jinsheng, they no longer bothered to flatter her. The Lin Zhirou who had been surrounded by people just now was immediately abandoned.
She stood alone on the edge of the dance floor, enveloped in a gloomy aura.
"Lu Jinsheng," she hissed his name through gritted teeth.
Since you've made me look bad, don't blame me for being ruthless! With this thought in mind, she strode out of the banquet hall.
Shen Jianyi placed her hand on Lu Jinsheng's. The lights gradually turned dim and ambiguous. The two danced gracefully to the music.
"Is it taken care of?" Lu Jinsheng leaned slightly towards Shen Jianyi and whispered in her ear.
"Yeah, it's all deleted," Shen Jianyi replied softly, trying to resist the tingling sensation in her ear.
But this wasn't over yet.
She couldn't tolerate a woman stepping on her landmine again and again, especially a woman who coveted her man.
"Yiyi, I miss you so much," Lu Jinsheng murmured. Shen Jianyi felt his hand on her waist tighten gradually.
His scorching body temperature seeped through the fabric. Only then did she notice something was wrong with him.
"Lu Jinsheng?" she called out softly, turning her head to look at the man who had almost buried his head on her shoulder.
Under the lights, the man's face started to flush an abnormal red from his neck, and his breathing became a bit rapid. The way he looked at her was a bit moist, with a hint of... strange lust?
"Yiyi..." he looked at her bright eyes lovingly, holding onto a shred of rationality, "Go back to the villa."
Shen Jianyi quickly figured out Lu Jinsheng's situation.
He had been drugged!
Was it Lin Zhirou or Lu Ziqian who drugged him?
Without time to think further, Shen Jianyi directly grabbed Lu Jinsheng's hand and let his body lean on hers.
Lu Jinsheng tried to maintain his composure with Shen Jianyi's support. The two walked towards the villa as if they were intimately close.
Someone saw the direction they were leaving and was so shocked that their mouth almost dropped open.
Was Lu Jinsheng really taking this woman to his own place?
Was he really that impatient?!
Lu Ziqian stared straight at the direction where Lu Jinsheng disappeared.
He would never tolerate a woman who suddenly appeared and disrupted his plan!
"Go and drive that woman out. Then find Miss Lin for me!" Lu Ziqian ordered in a deep voice.
"Yes," the butler immediately took the order and led people to stop Shen Jianyi and Lu Jinsheng.
On the gravel path, Shen Jianyi supported Lu Jinsheng.
"Bear with it. We'll be at the villa soon," she said hoarsely.
But Lu Jinsheng was anything but obedient. The drug had started to take effect. He randomly tugged at the tie around his neck, and several buttons on his shirt popped off.
"Don't like it," Lu Jinsheng said aggrievedly.
"Don't like what?" Shen Jianyi replied absent - mindedly.
"Don't like this face," Lu Jinsheng reached out and touched her face, "It's not your face. I don't like it."
"..." Shen Jianyi was a bit helpless.
Was this Lu Jinsheng a face - control?
"What if one day I become this ugly?" she asked.
Although she knew Lu Jinsheng was in a state of confusion, she still wanted to hear his answer.
Soon, Lu Jinsheng's response came to her ear.
"As long as it's your face, I'll like it no matter what. But this isn't your face, Yiyi. I miss you so much—"