newbobooks Chapter 709 Strange Behavior
Chapter 709 Strange Behavior
Inside the banquet hall, Ying Muyun was preparing to lead Li Chuyue and the others to a place where the rest of the Lu family were.
Xu Zhishan had initially agreed along with the others, but she quickly thought of someone from the Lu family and immediately hesitated.
She grabbed Li Chuyue, who was about to take a step forward, glanced at the people who had already walked a few steps ahead, and whispered:
"Chu Yue, maybe we shouldn't go with them... I'm a little worried..."
Upon hearing this, Li Chuyue was taken aback. She didn't quite understand what Xu Zhishan was saying and asked:
"Worried? We're just going to say hello, why are you worried?"
"Is there anyone in the Lu family, including you, this little devil, that they're afraid to meet?"
Xu Zhishan still looked extremely hesitant and unsure of what to do, stammering as she replied:
"Uh... how should I put it... I should say I'm more worried about you now."
Xu Zhishan's words confused Li Chuyue even more, as she thought to herself that she wasn't familiar with the Lu family.
Moreover, she didn't remember ever provoking anyone from the Lu family.
She looked at Sheng Xiangjiao, who had just left the closest, and noticed that she and Xu Zhishan were still standing in the same spot.
So Li Chuyue quickened her pace, urging Xu Zhishan to explain the reason:
"You might as well just say it directly, otherwise they'll find it strange."
Oh, right! You haven't told me yet why your attitude towards Lu Muqi is so special!
And later, even though you knew your godmother intended to match you with her son, you still took the initiative to invite him on dates, and thankfully it wasn't just once!
Tell me! Are you interested in Lu Muqi? Or are you just afraid of other elders from the Lu family?
Li Chuyue could only guess this far, and then she waited quietly for Xu Zhishan's explanation.
Xu Zhishan didn't expect Li Chuyue to bring up the previous matter again. Her speech quickened instantly, and she explained in a low voice:
"Chu Yue! That wasn't a date! And I'm not in the mood for romance right now!"
Because... there is someone in the Lu family who has been mortal enemies with his cousin since childhood. The two hate each other and have even fought before!
So when they met, the air seemed to freeze, causing the people around them to be afraid to breathe heavily!
Firstly, I'm worried that if that person knew you were my cousin's girlfriend, they might deliberately say some hurtful things.
Secondly, your cousin will definitely come looking for you later. I witnessed the tense atmosphere between them once before, and I'm really worried about them meeting.
When Li Chuyue first heard about this, she was filled with curiosity and wanted to know which member of the Lu family was a mortal enemy of Ou Jinghuan.
But now was not the time for her to be curious. Lu Muqi, who was walking ahead of her, also noticed that they hadn't left yet and stopped.
She knew everyone would stop and wait for her and Xu Zhishan, and she didn't want to keep them waiting.
But Li Chuyue realized that Xu Zhishan was genuinely worried, and she held Xu's hand tighter and tighter.
She could tell that Xu Zhishan was really worried about her and was also really afraid that Ou Jinghuan would come back and fight with someone from the Lu family.
So, she went from being indifferent to being said unpleasant things to feeling helpless, and said:
"But...wouldn't it be bad if I suddenly didn't go?"
We just readily agreed to go together, and now we have no reasonable explanation for why we're not going.
We can't exactly tell them...we're scared, can we?
Suddenly, just as Li Chuyue finished speaking, a familiar voice came from not far away, calling out happily:
"Sister Chuyue, Sister Shanshan~ So you're here! I've finally found you!"
After my grandfather and I finished celebrating his birthday, I've been looking for you all!
Li Chuyue and Xu Zhishan looked up and saw Ou Junli walking towards them quickly, looking excited.
When Li Chuyue saw Ou Junli, she smiled and prepared to greet her.
Just as Ou Junli walked up to them and was about to greet them, Xu Zhishan grabbed Ou Junli's arm.
Xu Zhishan looked even more nervous and frightened than before, her face showing surprise and a hint of unease in her voice as she asked:
"Junjun! What are you doing here?!"
When you attended Grandpa Ou's birthday banquet before, weren't you usually with your parents?
Why...why are you suddenly coming to find us?
Seeing Xu Zhishan's behavior, Li Chuyue didn't say hello, but instead raised her eyebrows, her face full of curiosity.
Ou Junli didn't notice Xu Zhishan's nervousness; she remained excited and replied:
"That's all because I was too timid when I was a child. Now I'm an adult, so I don't need them to take care of me anymore."
And tonight can't be the same as before! This is the first time I've brought my girlfriend to my grandfather's birthday banquet!
I was also very curious about how beautiful the dress my brother prepared for Chuyue was, so I couldn't wait to come and see it. It really is beautiful!
Haha, am I getting a little too excited right now?
"……you do not say."
Seeing that Ou Junli had said a lot of things all at once, Xu Zhishan looked at Ou Junli's excited expression helplessly and replied.
At this moment, Xia Shumei and Ying Muyun, who were walking ahead, stopped and looked back at Lu Muqi's prompting.
Xia Shumei looked at Li Chuyue and Xu Zhishan, who was partially obscured by someone, and raised her voice, asking curiously:
"Shanshan, Chuyue, what's wrong with you two?"
Seeing this, Xu Zhishan quickly grabbed Ou Junli's shoulders, making Ou Junli stand face-to-face with her.
Hearing the sound behind her, Ou Junli turned around curiously to look.
But she had only turned her head slightly when she was interrupted by Xu Zhishan's question, who said:
"Junjun! You prepared a birthday gift for Grandpa Ou, right? What is it? Tell me!"
"Oh? Uh... just some of Grandpa's favorites..."
Ou Junli was startled, but she recovered and answered Xu Zhishan's question seriously.
During this time, Xu Zhishan looked flustered, lowered her voice, and spoke urgently to Li Chuyue beside her:
"Quick! Tell them we have something to do and can't go!"
Upon hearing this, Li Chuyue, though still puzzled by Xu Zhishan's strange behavior, still did as she was told and loudly responded to Xia Shumei in front of her:
"We have some things to do! We won't be going with you."
Go and meet up with your old friends! We'll find you again later!
“Okay.” Xia Shumei knew that young people needed their own space, so she didn’t ask any further questions and agreed immediately.
Seeing that Li Chuyue and Xu Zhishan weren't coming, Ying Muyun immediately turned to Lu Muqi and said:
"Why are you following us? Shanshan and the others are in trouble. Go see if there's anything you can do to help!"
Seeing that his mother's intentions were written all over her face, Lu Muqi realized she really thought he was a clueless fool, and he sighed helplessly.