newbobooks Chapter 667: Chatting with Old Friends
Chapter 667: Chatting with Old Friends
In the banquet hall on the second floor, after seeing Li Chuyue attending the Ou family's birthday party, Xie Ruxue couldn't help but step forward to provoke her.
She knew in her heart that before her plan could be carried out smoothly, she could not have conflicts with Li Chuyue and Xu Zhishan.
So, feeling that her plan today would definitely succeed, she looked confident of victory and said some unpleasant words to Li Chuyue and Xu Zhishan.
Just as Xie Ruxue had provoked Li Chuyue and was about to turn around and return to her mother triumphantly, the sudden appearance of a woman made her stop.
Because she found that she seemed to know the woman who had just passed by her, and that woman's identity was not simple.
The lady who suddenly appeared, although she looked middle-aged, still looked very young overall, as if she was only in her thirties.
The lady was wearing a gorgeous dark green velvet long dress and a silk shawl with Suzhou embroidery edging draped over her shoulders.
She wore emerald earrings on her earlobes, an emerald necklace around her neck, and emerald rings on her fingers.
With her long hair tied up behind her head, she looks like a particularly gentle, elegant and charming middle-aged lady.
But the woman's exposed arms didn't show any loose skin at all.
There are obvious soft muscle lines on her arms, and from her every move, you can tell at a glance that she is someone who exercises regularly.
In addition to her gentle appearance and dress, she also exudes an unrestrained and bold air.
At this time, a woman dressed in exquisite noble attire took a very heroic step and walked around Xie Ruxue who was standing in the middle.
She hugged Xia Shumei warmly and greeted her happily.
Xia Shumei was stunned at first. Because she didn't see the person who was approaching her quickly, she took a step back reflexively.
But the next second she was hugged by someone and had no way to retreat, which made her even more confused.
Just as she was about to push away the woman who suddenly hugged her with an attitude full of alienation and indifference, she recognized who the other person was by her voice.
It turned out that the woman who suddenly appeared was Ying Muyun, the wife of the third son of Lu Zhenguo, the head of the Lu family, one of the four major families.
Ying Muyun is different from Xia Shumei, the daughter of a wealthy family. She was raised by her mother in a single-parent family with great difficulty.
The reason why Xia Shumei can grow up with Ying Muyun, who has a completely different identity from her, and become a very good playmate.
In fact, it was because Xia Shumei and Ying Muyun’s current husband, Lu Qiqi, the third son of Lord Lu Zhenguo, were classmates.
Also, Ying Muyun is the daughter of a martyr, and she has been particularly patriotic since she was a child and is committed to becoming a hero like her father.
In addition, her mother also insisted on her patriotism, so when she saw that she had reached the age to join the army, she joined the army early to serve the motherland.
Later, Ying Muyun didn't know whether it was because she was influenced by her family since she was a child, or because she was particularly talented.
In particular, her perseverance and willingness to endure hardships made her stand out from the team quickly.
When she was making her mark in the women's team, she was spotted by Lu Zhenguo who was observing military discipline at the time.
At that time, Lu Zhenguo, who was still able to walk, could tell at a glance that Ying Muyun was a good candidate to be a special forces soldier.
After Lu Zhenguo learned about it, he was moved by Ying Muyun's determination to inherit her father's ambition.
In addition, the military later intended to let Lu Zhengguo select key talents for multi-faceted training, especially to strengthen their knowledge.
So, by chance, Lu Zhenguo unexpectedly selected the female soldier Ying Muyun to join the team he was training.
When Ying Muyun participated in special training, he even called his youngest son, Lu Qiqi, who was the same age as Ying Muyun, to join the training.
In this way, the young and ignorant Ying Muyun and Lu Zhenguo unknowingly sowed the seeds of love during their long time together.
Then, during the time they shed their blood together, the young couple fell in love.
Lu Qiqi would often invite Ying Muyun to his home. Later, through Lu Qiqi's introduction, Ying Muyun met his classmate and good friend Xia Shumei.
In the end, Xia Shumei and Ying Muyun naturally became good friends, and Xia Shumei's relationship with Ying Muyun even surpassed that with Lu Qiqi.
Even though both of them got married later, they married into the four wealthy families and had children one after another.
But the two of them just met less often, and their relationship has always been good.
Especially when Xia Shumei encountered bad things such as her husband's infidelity and divorce, Ying Muyun would be particularly loyal and ask Lu Qiqi to warn Ou Dechu.
When Xia Shumei and Ou Dechu divorced, she directly stood on Xia Shumei's side and completely drew a clear line with the Ou family, the first family.
At the same time, Ying Muyun would always pay attention to Xia Shumei's situation and take the initiative to care about Xia Shumei.
She even used her own experience of growing up in a single-parent family to motivate Xia Shumei to live on and raise her son.
At this time, Xia Shumei recalled that Ying Muyun had stood against the Ou family without hesitation in the past, and chose to stand on the side of her good friend.
She was particularly moved and grateful. She thought that if Ying Muyun had not been encouraging and advising her, she might really still be confused.
Especially in terms of parenting, Ying Muyun even took turns with her younger sister Xia Shuying to help her take care of Ou Jinghuan for a period of time.
When she was lying in bed like a stagnant pool waiting to die, or when her emotions suddenly became extremely uncontrollable, Ying Muyun would take Ou Jinghuan to live with the Lu family for a while.
Therefore, Ying Muyun became the person Xia Shumei was most grateful to during that dark time, and also a good friend she would remember for the rest of her life.
At this time, when Xia Shumei knew it was Ying Muyun, she quickly put on a happy smile and raised her hands to hug her good friend Ying Muyun.
Xia Shumei was very moved and delighted to see her old friend again after such a long time. She smiled and said:
"It's been such a long time! I didn't expect you to be the same as before, not much has changed, and the strength you put in hugging me is still as strong~"
When Ying Muyun heard Xia Shumei's voice as if she was almost out of breath, she realized that she was hugging Xia Shumei with more strength, just like before.
She immediately let go of Xia Shumei, who seemed so soft to her, and suddenly replied with a smile, as if ready to fight:
"Hahaha, this is an old problem. Now I don't have to do special training every day, and I have no place to expend my energy.
"But... Miss Xia, you haven't lost a bit of your charm. You're still as goddess-like, so slim, and so elegant!"
Xia Shumei saw the sisters wearing beautiful dresses, but she felt like fighting. She rolled her eyes and jokingly said:
"You are strong, but you are becoming more and more feminine! Tell me! How did Master Qi convince you to grow your short hair long?
Before, Qi Ye just casually said that you would look good with long hair, and you scolded him, thinking that he disliked your tomboyish look.
Hahaha, his aggrieved look at that time almost made me laugh to death.
And I remember you never liked attending these kinds of parties before? I'm surprised you're here! I didn't expect to see you here!"
The "Seventh Master" that Xia Shumei mentioned is actually her classmate and Ying Muyun's husband, Lu Qiqi.
Lu Qiqi's name sounds like it has two "sevens" in it, and he is the young master of a wealthy family.
So Lu Qiqi's nickname since childhood was "Seventh Master", and Xia Shumei often called him that.
At this moment, Ying Muyun heard Xia Shumei's teasing, and she immediately felt embarrassed. She glanced around and said cautiously:
"Shh! Don't let Lao Qi hear it! Otherwise, he will definitely complain that I wronged him before.
Hehe! Actually, I have always liked long hair. Lao Qi noticed it, so he mentioned it specifically that time.
But at that time, you also knew that there was a long-haired female military doctor pursuing him, so I got jealous and took the opportunity to scold him, hahahaha."
Ying Muyun smiled and thought of the things that had been giving her a headache recently. She sighed and said helplessly:
"As for the banquet! It's all because of my stupid son!
I introduced him to several ladies from wealthy families, but he refused to show any appreciation! It just so happens that Mr. Ou is having his birthday party today, so I came here to help him.
Where's your son Jinghuan? I heard he's dating a female celebrity. Is that true? Is she pretty? And you..."
On this side, Ying Muyun started reminiscing about the past with her best friend Xia Shumei, while complaining about her son who was giving her a headache.
On the other hand, Li Chuyue and Xu Zhishan, who were previously immersed in chatting, were also forgotten by Xia Shumei who was chatting with her good friend.
"..."
Li Chuyue, Xu Zhishan and Xie Ruxue fell silent when they saw Xia Shumei and Ying Muyun chatting happily.