Chapter 44 Attending the Banquet
When she got up the next day, Luo Xingwei looked at the large piece of strawberry on her collarbone in the mirror, sighed slightly, and put on a white shirt, buttoning it to the top button.
After going downstairs, Wei Chenrui was already sitting at the dining table waiting for him neatly dressed in a tailored suit.
He was completely different from the beast last night, and seemed to have regained his image as a little puppy.
"Wei Wei, tomorrow night is Mr. Chu's eightieth birthday, and I still need a female companion." Wei Chenrui looked at Luo Xingwei expectantly.
"Can I say no?"
"No," Wei Chenrui said aggrievedly:
"Wei Wei, every time I have a banquet like this, there are always some ignorant flies approaching me."
"Now that I have a master, I want to stay safe. If you go with me, those bedbugs won't come."
Luo Xingwei naturally teased him. From the moment she decided to be with him, Luo Xingwei never wanted to hide their relationship.
Since they want to be together, it must be someone who can compete with him. He wants everyone to know that this person is hers, and no one else can even think of coveting him.
Time passed by and it was already the next night.
Luo Xingwei put on the exclusive custom-made dress specially prepared for her by Wei Chenrui.
The black and purple dress is mysterious and luxurious, and the stars are twinkling on the dress, as if thousands of stars and the vast universe are draped on the body.
At the right time, the two came to the Chu family. There is a gift list at the door where the guard registers visitors.
The birthday gift prepared by Wei Chenrui was originally taken early in Yuncheng, and was an ink painting by Master Smile. But later he chose another antique as a gift and recorded the painting in the name of Luo Xingwei's gift.
Everyone knows that Mr. Chu is a die-hard fan of Master Smile. All paintings by Master Smile that are wandering in the market are eventually collected by Mr. Chu.
So he recorded this painting under Luo Xingwei's name because he wanted to give Weiwei a good impression in front of Mr. Chu.
After all, this is Weiwei's first time appearing in the rich circle of Beijing, so he will naturally receive a lot of attention, so he wants to give the best to Weiwei.
As soon as the two entered the venue, they attracted a lot of attention. A handsome man and a pretty woman, they are naturally the center of attention wherever they go.
"Isn't this Mr. Wei? He actually brought a woman with him!"
"What? Are you talking about Mr. Wei who even avoids female mosquitoes around him?"
"Yes, yes, I don't know which family the young lady is from. She is so lucky to be favored by the third master."
Many wealthy and famous ladies around also saw it, and they usually regarded Mr. Wei as a god-like existence. Who doesn’t want to have a handsome and rich boyfriend?
Originally, they felt that they had fallen into Mr. Wei's eyes. But Mr. Wei treats all women equally and has no idea at all.
Over time, they also gave up picking this high mountain flower. Anyway, they couldn't get it, and neither could others.
But now when they see their male god appear with a beautiful woman on his arm, they can't hide the jealousy in their eyes and the sourness in their hearts.
Mr. Wei, who usually looked down on everyone like a god or Buddha descending, actually bent down to help her hold up her skirt when she stepped up the steps.
The tenderness in his eyes surged like spring water.
So someone deliberately said: "How come I have never seen her in the capital? Is she from the slums?"
If there is one, then there are two. The famous lady who was also feeling sad said: "Yeah, I haven't heard of any family having such a person. She must be some wild girl who cannot be put on the stage."
The implication is that they are illegitimate children, born to the mistress.
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Luo Xingwei even more unfriendly.
Many wealthy families like theirs have mistresses in charge, or a group of illegitimate children outside. Therefore, what these first-marriage children hate most are mistresses who destroy their parents' relationship, and these things are common in wealthy families.
Of course, most of the people with unfriendly eyes are women. As for the men present, their eyes could hardly be opened when they saw a beauty like Luo Xingwei.
After hearing those words, his eyes were as wide as bells.
The person involved, Luo Xingwei, turned a blind eye to all the looks around him, whether they were kind or malicious.
She is like the queen on the throne, who can command thousands of troops on the battlefield with a snap of her fingers, and turn the battlefield into ashes with just a laugh.
Why would Wang care about the opinions of some ants, let alone be disturbed by them?
On the contrary, Wei Chenrui noticed the commotion around him, and his eyes as cold as ice pierced everyone, giving a warning.
In an instant, everyone felt that the air was several degrees cooler.
Here Chu Nuo had just come to the front hall from the backstage, and her servant told her that Mr. Wei was here.
She deliberately started putting on makeup early in the morning today. Even her dress was carefully customized and had a famous designer specially made for her.
The purpose is to appear in front of the third master with the most beautiful appearance and leave a deep impression on him.
She has been in love with this man for more than ten years, especially after knowing that the two families were engaged, she has taken him into her pocket.
Even if the third master is not good at women, it doesn't matter. He will always marry a wife and have children to pass on the incense.
Looking at the aristocratic families in Beijing, besides her, who else is a good match for him, and with the existence of the marriage contract, when the time comes when the third master wants to choose someone to get married, he will definitely choose her.
It can be understood that Chu Nuo's idea is unattainable and the third master's heart is not important. What she wants is Mrs. Wei's position and the Wei family's property.
In fact, this is just Chu Nuo's wishful thinking and self-righteousness.
Wei Chenrui didn't even know about her existence.
Wei Chenrui and Chu Lingkong, the direct grandson of the Chu family, have been friends since childhood. Later, they joined the army together, and Chu Lingkong is now an instructor in the special operations force.
Chu Lingkong is Chu Yihan's brother, and both of them are the children of Chu Xiao, the current head of the Chu family.
Chu Nuo is the daughter of Yanhong and Chu Xiao, who married after the death of their original spouse.
When Chu Lingkong and his mother were pregnant with Chu Yihan, they discovered that her husband had cheated on her.
She was pregnant and immediately became anxious. She gave birth to Chu Yihan prematurely and suffered from the disease. She soon became depressed and passed away.
After her death, the head of the Chu family welcomed the current mistress and their illegitimate daughter Chu Nuo into the Chu family.
Mr. Chu, who knew that his son had done something stupid, always felt sorry for his daughter-in-law.
Therefore, he has always looked down upon this later daughter-in-law. When it comes to Chu Nuo, Mr. Chu is more lenient. After all, children are innocent.
But after all, he was ashamed of his original wife, so Mr. Chu always preferred Chu Yihan. In addition, these two brothers and sisters lost their mother early, so they had to take care of them a lot.
Previously, when Mr. Chu accompanied Chu Yihan to participate in the piano competition in Yuncheng, he fainted at the airport and was rescued by Luo Xingwei.
Chu Lingkong felt that it was his father's cheating that caused his mother to give birth prematurely, and then died of depression. It was his father who caused his mother's death, so he left the Chu family very early to develop in the army.