Chapter 538: Chapter 538

Xi Mohan did not explain, because there really was no need to explain when he had become so gossipy.

These things were not deliberately gossiped about by him, but he came to know about them today from hearing the employees discuss them in the break room during work.

He has always known, since Song Qiao left, no other woman has appeared beside Lu Jingchen, even now that he has a fairly good relationship with Zuo Yuqing, he purposely keeps a distance from her.

Previously, a magazine rashly claimed that Lu Jingchen was already together with Zuo Yuqing, and on the day the magazine was published, he immediately called to deal with that magazine.

At that time, his explanation was merely that he did not want to discuss matters of the heart now.

Because of Ning Wan, Xi Mohan could understand what Lu Jingchen was thinking nowadays.

After all, he is also someone who has been through it.

After thinking, he directly spoke, "Have you ever thought about trying a new romance, maybe you could forget that heartless woman, Song Qiao?"

Lu Jingchen’s eyes deepened slightly, his expression gloomy and unclear, he lightly turned his head to glance at the man beside him and countered, "Have you ever thought of starting a new relationship to let go of that heartless woman, Ning Wan?"

His face couldn’t help but darken, this man is truly... his good brother!

At 5:30 in the evening, both the ground floor living room and the already decorated lawn of the Lu Family Mansion were full of people standing around in small groups, chatting.

Even though the banquet only starts at six, many people have already arrived here, all dressed up, wearing either custom-made or quite expensive suits and dresses, and most of those attending the banquet were young ladies from wealthy families.

After all, the elder Mr. Lu had made his intentions very clear, and during this period, Lu Jingchen’s reputation had indeed exploded among those wealthy young ladies, with none not wanting to become the Lu Family’s Young Mistress.

Li Man was also wearing a strapless long gown, her hair styled into a princess updo, her makeup delicate, making her look quite a bit prettier than usual.

However, even so, she still did not stand out much among those wealthy young ladies.

Li Man comes from a relatively ordinary family background, unlike those wealthy young ladies who usually spend money lavishly on their maintenance and dressing, she does not have the aristocrat-like poise that those young ladies possess.

Moreover, she did not receive an invitation originally, but knowing that Mr. Lu wanted to find a wife for Lu Jingchen at the banquet, she could not sit still and managed to get an invitation from Murong Rui after a lot of effort.

Initially thinking that dressing carefully would definitely draw attention to herself, once she arrived at the banquet and saw that it was filled with distinguished young ladies, she realized that she was still no match for those wealthy young ladies.

This made her feel somewhat unwilling in her heart.

Clutching the wine glass in her hand, she scanned her surroundings, suppressing the discontent in her heart, all of a sudden she didn’t know how to catch Lu Jingchen’s attention.

Ever since that incident at the hospital, she had tried several times to visit Lu Jingchen, only to be stopped outside the ward by bodyguards every single time. Murong Rui told her that it was Lu Jingchen himself who ordered not to let irrelevant people disturb him.

Originally, Li Man thought that Lu Jingchen risking his life to protect her in the car accident meant he had feelings for her, but she forgot that the accident occurred because of Lu Jingchen himself, and as a man, he naturally wouldn’t let others get harmed in his car.

"Li Man, aren’t you quite close with Miss Murong? Why don’t you go and see her, and maybe we can get introduced to the old master of the Lu Family?" Li Man was deep in thought when her uncle’s voice rang in her ear.

Li Man’s body tensed involuntarily; today, her uncle and aunt knew that she had received an invitation, and they actually coerced and tempted her to definitely bring them along to the banquet.

Although Li Man was reluctant to bring them, she eventually did because her mother also spoke on behalf of her uncle and aunt.

She wasn’t unaware of her uncle and aunt’s real intentions; they merely wanted to fawn over company bosses and bigwigs at the banquet.

She thought it over; as long as they didn’t cause any big trouble, bringing them along was not a big deal, but she didn’t expect that he would ask her to see if she could introduce them to the old master of the Lu Family.

This made Li Man’s expression visibly unpleased, and she directly said, "The old master of the Lu Family is not someone we can meet just because we want to, Uncle, I’ve already brought you into the banquet behind Murong Rui’s back."

Li Man’s aunt immediately displayed an unhappy expression and retorted, "We are your uncle and aunt, what’s wrong with bringing us to the banquet? Don’t you forget if it wasn’t for us back then, you and your mom would have been homeless on the streets. What? Now that you and your mom are living well, you want to ditch us?"

Listening to her words, Li Man’s expression grew increasingly displeased, turning pale and then flushed. She always knew the kind of character her aunt was; back when she and her mother went to her uncle’s, although her aunt agreed to take them in, she was harsh in her treatment and verbal abuse.

Over the years, Li Man had been enduring silently, but she didn’t expect that they would become even more demanding.

Li Man knew it was not the time to burn bridges yet, but to introduce them to the old master of the Lu Family, not only was she unwilling, even if she was, she was not capable of making the introduction.

The old master of the Lu Family is not someone she can meet just because she said so.

Taking a deep breath, Li Man said, "The status of the old master of the Lu Family is not something we can decide to meet on a whim, do you want to get us thrown out directly?"

Li Man’s aunt, upon hearing this, also instantly understood just how noble his status was, but then thought about their small company currently facing some problems, which if not resolved soon, might hinder future development.

After thinking it through, she shifted her tone and said, "Not meeting the old master of the Lu Family is fine, but see if there are any company bosses, or distinguished gentlemen, or young ladies you know, to introduce us to, that should be fine, right?" Thıs text ıs hosted at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩

Regarding the identity of Li Man’s friend Murong Rui, they naturally also knew that the girl was not the biological daughter of the Lu Family and seemed not to be particularly favored there.