"Is this Miss Xu? Her brother has some skills in the cultural relic field. I wonder what surprises Miss Xu can bring us?"
"Lu Qi is always a man who won't act without profit. He managed to recruit Miss Xu to his shop, which shows that Miss Xu must have some abilities."
The people present were quite polite to Xu Qingqing, but she wasn't naive. She could tell that their words were just polite greetings.
She smiled and took the initiative to speak, "I've come to greet you all, seniors. My family has been engaged in cultural relic restoration and appreciation since my grandfather's generation, so we have accumulated quite a bit of experience. However, most of that experience belongs to my grandfather, father, and brother. I've mainly learned from books."
"Therefore, I really hope to have more opportunities like this to gain practical experience and not disgrace my family name."
"Thank you all seniors for your guidance."
As she said this, she greeted each of them by name, which improved their impression of her.
"Well, Qingqing is a nice girl. She has talent and is humble. Not bad, not bad," an acquaintance of the Xu family praised her on the spot.
Even though the Xu family rarely interacted with the outside world, they had a good reputation. Seeing Xu Qingqing's polite attitude, everyone was willing to give her some face.
Just then, a handsome man walked over. He had a good build, exuding an air of authority and calmness. Many young people here were attracted by him. It was Lu Chuanbai, who came to find Xu Qingqing under the pretext of work.
Seeing Lu Qi, he quickened his pace.
"Where's Miss Xu?" Lu Chuanbai asked.
Lu Qi winked at him. "Over there, inside. My Qingqing is amazing. It was so easy for her to make these big shots treat her politely. Well, it seems I worried too much."
Lu Chuanbai frowned slightly. "Your Qingqing? Since when has Qingqing become yours?"
Lu Qi stared at him. "Isn't she working in my shop? Then isn't she mine? If it weren't for the fact that Qingqing already has a brother, I'd really like her to recognize me as her brother."
"Come on, her brother is much better than you," Lu Chuanbai said bluntly.
Lu Qi was speechless for a moment. "You kid. If you can't talk nicely, just shut up. Who are you trying to annoy?"
Wang Pan was originally surrounded by people from other schools. When she saw Lu Chuanbai, her eyes lit up.
This man was very close to Lu Qi. With his unique temperament and good looks, he must be Lu Chuanbai, the current head of the Lu family.
She adjusted her posture and walked towards Lu Chuanbai.
"Brother Qi, who is this? Is he also an expert in the archaeology field? Could you introduce him to me?" Wang Pan said with a charming smile.
She had a sweet and cute appearance. Her smile always made people feel close and hard to refuse.
Lu Qi was about to introduce them, but Lu Chuanbai looked at her coldly. "I'm not from your archaeology field. There's no need for you to know me. If we have business dealings in the future, or if your achievements are high enough, then there will be a reason for us to interact."
He had seen too many so - called prodigies who took the initiative to get close to him. Instead of wasting time with them, it was better to make things clear from the start.
Wang Pan was stunned. What did he mean? Was he saying that her achievements weren't high enough to catch his attention?
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Lu Qi tried to smooth things over. "Chuanbai, don't look down on people. Wang Pan has already obtained the qualification for postgraduate recommendation. The archaeology major at Jiang University is well - known."
"Well, so what?" Lu Chuanbai asked indifferently.
Lu Qi's smile became very stiff. He couldn't help but look at Wang Pan. "This is my cousin, Lu Chuanbai. He has a bad temper. Our family has been worried about his marriage. As you can see, he's just so unapproachable."
Wang Pan smiled, looking completely non - bothered. "They say that successful people always have some pride. I've heard of Mr. Lu Chuanbai. He's known as a business genius. It's normal for such a prodigy to have some pride."
"Thank you, Mr. Chuanbai, for your words just now. I will work harder in the future so that Mr. Chuanbai will notice me."
She looked cute and charming when she spoke. For most men, it would be hard to be too cold to such a straightforward, innocent, and motivated girl.
But at this moment, Lu Chuanbai's mind was completely focused on Xu Qingqing. He didn't even spare a glance for other women.
The paternity test results were out. Xu An'an was his child. So... he was the father of An'an and Yi Yi.
Xu Qingqing, how many things was she still hiding from him?
As soon as he got the results, he rushed over. But he had no idea how to face Xu Qingqing or how to question her.
He found Wang Pan, who kept chattering in his ear, extremely annoying and couldn't feel the slightest bit of appreciation for her.
"Miss Wang, if you have nothing else to do, please leave first. I have something to do here."
After saying that, Lu Chuanbai directly walked past her into the cultural relic restoration room.
Wang Pan looked at his departing figure, feeling a bit lonely and pitiful.
She looked at Lu Qi aggrievedly. "Brother Qi, it seems that Brother Chuanbai has a bad first impression of me. Brother Qi, did I say something wrong? Or did I overestimate myself?"
Seeing her pitiful look, Lu Qi comforted her. "Come on, don't be discouraged. My cousin is always so arrogant. He's always cold to people. Not only you, but even I rarely hear kind words from him."
Wang Pan didn't say a word. In her heart, she thought that he was a man, while she was a woman. How could they be the same?
But thinking this way, Wang Pan didn't dare to say much on the surface.
Inside the restoration room, Xu Qingqing frowned subconsciously when she saw Lu Chuanbai suddenly barge in. "Mr. Lu, I didn't know when you learned cultural relic restoration. Did you come here to learn from us?"
Everyone knew that it was impossible for Lu Chuanbai to learn cultural relic restoration. Xu Qingqing's words were full of sarcasm.
The people in the restoration room exchanged glances, vaguely feeling that the atmosphere between the two of them was not right.
"Chuanbai, why are you here? Qingqing is right. When did you become interested in cultural relic restoration?"
Old Lin joked. He had a good relationship with the Lu family and always liked Lu Chuanbai. So he took the initiative to speak.
Hearing this, Lu Chuanbai looked at Old Lin and said to him, "Old Lin, actually I came here specifically to find Miss Xu. I have something important to tell her."
Xu Qingqing frowned. "Mr. Lu, I'm here to participate in the cultural relic restoration competition today. I'm afraid I don't have time to talk to you. If it's not urgent, please make an appointment another day."
She just wanted to refuse now and escape for as long as possible.
Vaguely, Xu Qingqing felt that Lu Chuanbai had noticed something.