C763 Lu Zhiwei's Birthday Party
Time passed in a flash. Lu Zhiwei's birthday was about to arrive.
Although the Lu family was no longer as powerful as before, Xu Zhiyuan's influence in Nancheng was not small. Therefore, many guests came to Xu Zhiyuan's house early in the morning.
Xu Wanwan also came back today, and she did not have any conflict with Xu Zhiyuan.
"There are so many people here today, the house is really lively." Lu Zhiwei had stayed at home for too long. It was rare for there to be so many people at home. She was indeed in a good mood.
"Yes, everyone is here to wish Mom a happy birthday." Xu Wanwan gave Lu Zhiwei a pearl necklace. The quality was quite ordinary and it only cost a little more than a thousand yuan. But because it was given by Xu Wanwan, Lu Zhiwei liked it very much and brought it on the spot.
Many people came over to flatter Lu Zhiwei. Lu Zhiwei also received a lot of big and small gifts and the smile on her face did not disappear. Until...
Fu Qianchen and Qiao Yumeng brought them in. Cheng Nuo and Zuo Muye followed closely behind.
"Why are they here?" Lu Zhiwei's expression turned ugly. She turned her head to look at Xu Zhiyuan. Her eyes were full of questioning. Today was her birthday and she was in a good mood. She did not want these irrelevant people to spoil her good mood.
She originally thought that Qiao Yumeng was not so thick-skinned. It seemed that she had underestimated her. Not only did she come, she also brought Cheng Nuo with her.
There was also Zuo Muye. He was so careful to accompany Cheng Nuo. Did he know that Cheng Nuo had cuckolded him?
"Mom, don't be angry yet. Today is your birthday. They must be here to wish you a happy birthday." Xu Wanwan did not say that out of goodwill. She did not want Lu Zhiwei to give Qiao Yumeng and Cheng Nuo a look. If she chased them away early, how would she continue the show?
However, what she said made Xu Zhiyuan somewhat surprised. Xu Zhiyuan thought that with Xu Wanwan's character, she must be afraid that the world would not be chaotic. He did not expect that she would actually advise Lu Zhiwei.
"I don't need their blessings. They are being hypocritical." Lu Zhiwei's displeasure was still clearly expressed.
"Mom, you're a birthday star today, don't be angry." Xu Wanwan even revealed a fawning smile to Xu Zhiyuan as she spoke. It was as if she did not know the truth.
Facing Xu Wanwan's smile, Xu Zhiyuan did not know how to respond to her. He could only turn his head away as if he did not see her.
Xu Wanwan was not angry that Xu Zhiyuan ignored her. Instead, her smile became even more intense. She watched Qiao Yumeng and the others walk closer and closer with great interest.
"Aunt Lu, happy birthday to you." Qiao Yumeng originally did not want to get involved in this mess, but because Xu Zhiyuan sincerely invited her, she came. Before she came, she specially went to the jewelry shop to pick a pair of expensive ruby earrings for Lu Zhiwei.
"En." Lu Zhiwei nodded slightly and accepted Qiao Yumeng's blessing.
Cheng Nuo and Lu Zhiwei did not interact much. Seeing that Lu Zhiwei did not make things difficult for Qiao Yumeng, she also walked up and passed the gift to Lu Zhiwei, "Aunt Lu, I wish you a happy birthday. You are getting younger."
Hearing Cheng Nuo say this, Lu Zhiwei's originally ugly face turned even darker. To her, Cheng Nuo saying this was clearly showing off her youth to her!
"Ha!" Lu Zhiwei sneered and did not give Cheng Nuo any face at all, "You came uninvited. You guys are quite thick-skinned."
Because of her words, the hall instantly fell into an awkward situation.
Many of the guests around were stunned. After all, the people who came were Fu Qianchen, his wife, and Zuo Muye's wife. Their status in Nancheng was something that many people could not hope to reach.
"You!" Xu Zhiyuan did not expect Lu Zhiwei to be so useless. The reason why he invited Qiao Yumeng and Cheng Nuo to attend her birthday party was to give Cheng Nuo and Lu Zhiwei more opportunities to interact with each other so that they could develop their relationship ahead of time. Who would have thought that Lu Zhiwei's first impression of Cheng Nuo would be so bad?
Compared to Xu Zhiyuan's anger, Lu Zhiwei's expression was very indifferent. She gave Xu Zhiyuan an indifferent glance but did not explain what she meant by what she said just now.
Alright, she was despised.
Qiao Yumeng helplessly looked at Cheng Nuo and saw a smile in both of their eyes.
Actually, they had already expected that they would face such a predicament before coming here, so they were not flustered at all.
Besides, The reason why they came was all because of Xu Zhiyuan. As for whether Lu Zhiwei welcomed them or not, they did not care.
"Uncle Xu, Qian Chen's company still has matters to attend to. We have to leave early. I'm really sorry that we have to leave after just one trip." Qiao Yumeng smiled and apologized to Xu Zhiyuan.
Hearing Qiao Yumeng say so, Fu Qianchen also agreed. "Yes, Uncle Xu. There is something urgent in the company. My assistant urged me several times before I came."0
Xu Zhiyuan was not sure if Fu Qianchen's company was okay or not. They just did not want to see Lu Zhiwei's expression and did not want to make things difficult for him. That was why they chose to leave early.
"Then..." Xu Zhiyuan looked hopefully at Cheng Nuo. He really hoped that Cheng Nuo could stay.
"Ah Zuo and I have something to do." Cheng Nuo could not think of a logical reason and could only explain dryly.
Sigh... Xu Zhiyuan sighed in his heart. Lu Zhiwei did not give face so how could Cheng Nuo want to stay?
"Since you all have matters to attend to, go and take care of it. When you have time, come and play at home."
"Okay." Qiao Yumeng nodded and said goodbye to Lu Zhiwei and Xu Zhiyuan before leaving with Fu Qianchen. Cheng Nuo and Zuo Muye followed closely behind.
"Where are we going to meet later?" Fu Qianchen asked.
"Don't we, Mr Fu, have work to do?" Zuo Muye looked at Fu Qianchen with a faint smile and joked with him.
"You stinking brat, don't you have work to take care of? Come, tell me exactly what it is."
"We..."
The few of them chatted and laughed as they walked out. They even met a few guests who came to attend Lu Zhiwei's birthday party. When they were almost at the entrance, they saw a pregnant woman walking towards them.
Because the pregnant woman did not look at Qiao Yumeng and the rest, they were not prepared.
But who would have thought that when the pregnant woman and Qiao Yumeng passed by, she suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed it into Qiao Yumeng's stomach without any warning!
"Meng!" Fu Qianchen shouted Qiao Yumeng's name.
Qiao Yumeng was stunned. The more she reacted, the slower she became. She almost did not realize what had happened. She only felt a chill in her stomach, as if something had pierced into it.
Her thoughts were in a mess and the pain became very thin. Seeing Fu Qianchen's eyes turn red due to worry, Qiao Yumeng could only quietly say, "Protect our child..."
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