Dinner was at six o'clock, but the special guest hadn't arrived by six-thirty.
Starving to the point of her stomach touching her back, Gu Qianqian could not utter a word, only obediently sitting there.
Waiting, kept waiting...
Finally, at seven o'clock, she heard movement coming from somewhere.
Almost instinctively glancing back, she turned her sight slightly, with Gu Qianqian being curious and gazing towards the direction of the incoming person, wanting to see what kind of prestigious guest had such a big score.
Then, a man exuding a cold aura was standing in the backlit.
With a harsh and haughty gaze, his sharp and restrained phoenix eyes, and proud thin lips under his tall nose.
At that time, against the light, Gu Qianqian could not see the man's appearance clearly, just feeling a sharp coldness emanating from his deep gaze, like a blade shooting at her.
A chill-inducing man, with a powerful aura as if there were sharp rays of light flashing around the entire person.
From just a single glance, all of Gu Qianqian's pores shrunk in an instant.
Her heart, beating wildly!
Gu Qianqian quickly retracting her gaze, daring not to watch him head-on, let alone look into his eyes. She initially thought a guest had arrived, but it turned out to be the man from the upstairs room...
"Has Mr. Lu Zhanbei come down?"
Yu Baihe stood up, greeted with a smile, but he completely ignored it and walked directly to his seat.
Then, as if nobody else was present, he sat down. It was only then that Gu Qianqian realized that his seat was ranked higher than her mother's.
"Nanny Zhang, lay out Mr. Lu Zhanbei's tableware!"
Even with his cold treatment, Yu Baihe did not seem to mind, still warmly greeting, "We said a guest was coming, how could you come so late Mr. Lu Zhanbei?"
"Coming early would still want for nothing!"
Saying this, he added, "Just coming down is just right..."
The implications in his words were clear, causing Yu Baihe's expression to tense a little, uncertain about how to respond. Nanny Zhang from the kitchen came over with the tableware.
Taking it smoothly, she arranged it for him, only then did she smile again at Lu Sheng Lin, asking with a warm smile, "Mr. Lu Zhanbei, your second sister is back, aren't you going to say hello?"
Barely moving his ears, Lu Zhanbei finally lifted his head.
Then, deeply, he looked at Lu Shenglin. But that's all, there was no intention of greeting her.
Being stared at by him, Lu Shenglin felt uncomfortable, smiled awkwardly, and took the initiative to greet him: "Zhanbei..."
His expression changed when he heard her voice. Lu Zhanbei then casually asked with his eyes narrowed, "Second sister, are you coming back home to stay for a bit? When are you leaving?"
Lu Shenglin: "..."
She had just come back, and he was already asking when she was leaving.
Lu Shenglin's hands hidden under the tablecloth couldn't help but grip her pants tightly.
At that moment, a small, warm hand reached over and covered hers, silently cheering. Feeling warmth in the corner of her eyes, Lu Shenglin turned her head and gave her daughter a smile, her mood noticeably relaxing.
Seeing their awkward situation, Yu Baihe gave another eerie smile, "Sheng Lin, don't mind Mr. Lu Zhanbei's coldness, you already know what he's like."
With that said, she did not wait for Lu Shenglin to respond. She slapped her hand dramatically, "Ah! Right, Mr. Lu Zhanbei, you haven't met this young lady, right? This is your second sister's daughter, Qianqian!"
After introducing her, Yu Baihe turned her attention to Gu Qianqian, introducing with a disgustingly sweet tone, "Qianqian, let me introduce to you, this is Lu Zhanbei."
"..."
She only wanted to be transparent and ignored, but it seemed her keen boss lady had no intention of letting her be.
Being called out like that, she couldn't pretend to not have heard. So she gave a dry laugh and stole another glance at him.
Then, her face continued to burn...