Names mentioned in this chapter :
-苏芮 (sù ruì) – Su Rui, our female protagonist
-芮芮 (ruì ruì)- Rui Rui, a pet name of the female protagonist
-顾煜城 (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead
-顾董(gù dǒng)- Chairman Gu-刘玥(liú yuè)- Liu Yue, the female protagonist’s mother, which is also known as Mrs Su
-苏夫人(sù fū ren)- Mrs Su
–老苏 (lǎo sù)- Lao Su, refers to the female protagonist’s father
“How long before we reach our destination?” Su Rui checked the time and asked Gu Yu Cheng.
“Soon, about ten minutes.” Gu Yu Cheng responded.
“Then, you can drive a little slower.”
Hearing Su Rui’s words, Gu Yu Cheng’s eyes glistened a little.The next second, Su Rui fluttered her eyelashes and sought his opinion, “Can I fix my make-up in your car?”
For today’s banquet, she couldn’t wear that evening dress that can win over others. However, out of respect for the banquet itself, she has to apply make-up, right?
Luckily, Su Rui went out with a few handy cosmetics products.
Fortunately, she only needed to fix her make-up and she didn’t need to remove her make-up in front of Gu Yu Cheng.
“Sure.” Gu Yu Cheng nodded his head.
He looked forward and drove the car at a slower speed.
“Thanks.” Su Rui smiled and said.
Thanks to her experience in putting on make-up on the subway that one year, Su Rui’s hands were still very stable.
Moreover, she was skilful.
Even though out of respect, Gu Yu Cheng withdrew his gaze. However, he couldn’t help but occasionally take a few glances at the person next to him.
Gu Yu Cheng was a little surprised when he saw the change on Su Rui’s face.
From a visual and sensory point of view, Su Rui’s ‘natural’ look was not much different compared to her bareface.
Compared with her regular ‘no make-up’ look, it was the first time he saw a changed style of make-up. Gu Yu Cheng couldn’t help but glance at her more.
Her eyebrows were slightly darker, the inner eye line changed from the previous ‘no make-up method’ to a bolder and a more seductive eye line. Also, the colour of her lipstick was switched to a tomato colour.
As she thought about it, Su Rui tied her hair up.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she showed an expression that she thought was the best.
Alright, perfect.
Su Rui blinked her eyes and smiled in the mirror.
Yet, she didn’t notice that this scene was witnessed by the person beside her, Gu Yu Cheng.
As if something was stroking Gu Yu Cheng’s heart, he slightly held his breath.
There was a trace of novelty and amazement.
Su Rui’s facial features which initially belonged to the charming type had changed into something more flamboyant and seductive with make-up. To be quite honest, it was very shocking.
“Done?” Gu Yu Cheng asked.
“I’m done.” Su Rui nodded.
She subconsciously turned her head towards the direction of Gu Yu Cheng.
“What…”
Sui Rui originally wanted to ask what his opinion of it was, but before she could complete her sentence, her eyes met Gu Yu Cheng’s gaze. Ba-dum Ba-dum. Her heart pounded as she quickly looked away and sat up straight in her seat, obediently.
“The light is green.” Su Rui reminded him.
“En.”
……
The Chen family’s banquet was held in their hotel.
Gu Yu Cheng parked his car at the entrance of the hotel.
The people arranged by the Chen family originally wanted to help Su Rui open the door but when they saw Gu Yu Cheng getting down from the driver’s seat, they were dumbfounded. When they recognised Gu Yu Cheng, they were shocked.
“Ch-Chairman Gu?”
Ignoring the person’s surprise, Gu Yu Cheng opened the door for Su Rui.
This was a habit that Gu Yu Cheng had cultivated recently.
“Do you want me to go in with you?” Gu Yu Cheng asked as he looked at Su Rui.
When one is of the same level as Gu Yu Cheng, basically, if they attend a family’s banquet that would mean giving them face[1]. If they don’t attend, then it doesn’t matter.
He should have also received the invitation to Chen family’s banquet but it was probably immediately refused by Wang Zhou out of habit.
Don’t!
When Su Rui heard what Gu Yu Cheng had said, she instinctively refused.
Gu Yu Cheng probably didn’t consider attending the Chen family’s banquet, right?
Moreover, if she remembered correctly from what she searched online, the Chen and Gu family should be competitors in terms of project development and investment.
Even though the Chen family may have sent an invitation to Gu Yu Cheng, it was probably just out of courtesy.
“My parents should have arrived. I’ll just go in and find them,” Su Rui said as she smiled at Gu Yu Cheng.
“Thank you for sending me here.”
Hearing Su Rui’s refusal, Gu Yu Cheng didn’t mind and nodded.
“Alright.”
Indeed, his relationship with Su Rui at the moment was not clear. It’s not right for him to accompany Su Rui to the banquet, especially in the presence of her parents.
“Be careful on your way back,” Su Rui said.
After watching him leave, Su Rui glanced at the people standing by her side that were surprised and inquisitive. She sighed helplessly in her heart.
Oh. After getting along with Gu Yu Cheng, she almost forgot his influence in this circle.
It’s estimated that in a moment, her parents who are still inside would find out that Gu Yu Cheng sent her here.
Su Rui felt very troubled as she thought of how she was going to explain to her parents later the reason why she patched up with Gu Yu Cheng again.
Even though her head hurts from worrying, this was a place that she’s not familiar with. After entering the hotel, Su Rui finally took out the mobile phone that had been ‘deliberately ignored’ for the entire afternoon and called Madam Liu Yue.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Yue soon arrived at the hall.
Sure enough, the first words that Liu Yue said once she saw her daughter wasn’t ‘why didn’t she return home at 3 o’clock?’ or ‘why didn’t she reply to her?’.
But…..
“Gu Yu Cheng sent you here?” Liu Yue stared at her daughter and inquired. Her expression was of disbelief.
Hearing this, Su Rui was stunned and a little surprised, “You already know of it?”
The information in the circle of the rich travels so fast.
Su Rui couldn’t help but mutter in her heart.
Looking at her daughter’s surprised expression, Liu Yue feigned a glare and almost rolled her eyes.
I’m not the only one who knows of this, I’m afraid that everyone in this banquet already knows about it!
Thanks to the fact that the both of you, who stood in front of the entrance, and did not pay attention at all to your surroundings…
Liu Yue couldn’t control herself.
But, she didn’t want to put too much pressure on Su Rui. Thus, these words were kept in Liu Yue’s heart.
It’s just that thinking about her daughter and Gu Yu Cheng…
Liu Yue frowned.
Pondering in her heart: Don’t tell me the date that her daughter mentioned was really a date? And it was with Gu Yu Cheng?
“Rui Rui, what’s going on with you and Gu Yu Cheng?” Liu Yue pulled Su Rui closer to her and whispered. Her tone was a little serious.
Just now, at the banquet.
Several Madams were asking her when her daughter and Chairman Gu started dating? Are both of them planning to get married? When are they going to get engaged…
Liu Yue was stupefied when she heard these questions.
She didn’t know what the situation was. Liu Yue vaguely replied: Previously, Yu Jing and her had arranged a blind date for the children. Then, both children got along with each other.
In fact, Liu Yue wasn’t any less surprised than those at the banquet.
Luckily, both she and Yu Jing weren’t in a rush to arrange any other blind date for the children.
Otherwise, how were they going to explain this?
As she thought about this, Liu Yue glared at her daughter in discontent.
Su Rui felt guilty as she was glared at by Mother Su.
“Er, well, Gu Yu Cheng and I are back to the same state as we were previously when we were in contact.” Su Rui said frankly.
“Both of you…!” Liu Yue’s eyes widened when she heard this.
Who had said that it was previously a misunderstanding?
Why are they back together again?
More importantly, she was quite unaware. From the looks of it, Yu Jing probably didn’t know as well, right? If not, she would have visited Lao Su’s house with big and small bags of presents.
“Indeed, there were some misunderstandings.” Su Rui held Liu Yue’s hands. She thought about it and added, “I’ll explain it to you when we return home.”
Liu Yue pondered when she heard what Su Rui had said. She thought in her heart, this certainly isn’t the right place and time to be discussing this.
For the time being, there is a unified statement. She would be able to know how to respond to others later on once they’re inside.
Mrs Su reluctantly nodded and she ‘let Su Rui off’ momentarily.
After understanding the problem that was in her heart, Liu Yue pulled Su Rui to her side again and looked up and down examining her.
“I even thoughtfully ordered a skirt for you. Even the jewellery was specially selected…” Thinking of her daughter’s ‘banquet armour’ and how it was useless. Liu Yue discontentedly grumbled.
But, after taking another look—even though Su Rui’s dress today can’t be the most beautiful at the banquet—it was still decent. Mother Su reluctantly nodded and brought Su Rui inside the banquet hall.
[1]面子(miàn zi)- Face. It would refer to dignity as well.
End of Chapter 23 Part 2/3.
