Chapter 4 Banquet
It was late at night, and Lan Yaoxia and Li Jinxi went to bed early.
Li Jinxi was lying in the middle of the bed, looking at Lan Yaoxia who was sleeping on the edge of the bed, with a frown on her face.
The two of them talked very little today, which surprised Li Jinxi very much.
Usually when the two of them were together, Lan Yaoxia always had endless things to talk about, but today was very abnormal. Even though he had quit smoking, he started smoking again today.
Li Jinxi's frosty face has been moved several times today.
Finally, he mustered up the courage to pat Lan Yaoxia on the shoulder and said, "Are you asleep?"
"Not yet." Lan Yaoxia answered casually, leaning sideways with his back facing Li Jinxi.
"Why did you smoke again today?" Li Jinxi asked with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.
"Well... I'm in a bad mood." Lan Yaoxia still had his back turned. He didn't want Li Jinxi to see his expression.
"Because of Gu Yannian?" Li Jinxi asked tentatively.
"......I guess so." After a moment of silence, Lan Yaoxia sighed softly.
Li Jinxi bit her lip, feeling a little disappointed. She felt that the distance between them was getting farther and farther. But she decided to try again. She turned around, hugged Lan Yaoxia from behind, and said softly, "No matter what happens, I will always be by your side."
"Believe me, Gu Yannian and I are just friends. I have never done anything to let you down."
Lan Yaoxia didn't say anything, and the room was silent.
Li Jinxi's heart was filled with grievances and helplessness. She didn't know what else she should do to make Lan Yaoxia believe her.
Just when she was about to give up, Lan Yaoxia suddenly said, "I know, let's go to sleep."
After hearing this, Li Jinxi was delighted, thinking that Lan Yaoxia finally believed her.
However, she did not notice a flash of complex emotions in Lan Yaoxia's eyes.
Even Lan Yaoxia had never thought that Li Jinxi, who always had a cold face, would actually be worried about her. However, Lan Yaoxia ignored these words.
After all, the plot did not mention how good the relationship between Li Jinxi and Lan Yaoxia was. It only described that they always quarreled because of Gu Yannian.
Li Jinxi felt slightly relieved when she heard Lan Yaoxia's words. She slowly let go of her hand and lay back in her seat.
But Lan Yaoxia couldn't fall asleep. The figure of Gu Yannian and every little detail of his past with Li Jinxi kept appearing in his mind.
"Maybe, it's a good idea to get rid of it sooner rather than later," Lan Yaoxia thought to herself.
The next morning, sunlight shone through the curtains into the room. Lan Yaoxia and Li Jinxi got up silently, tidied themselves up, and prepared for the upcoming banquet.
Hongyun Restaurant is the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Linhai City. It is also owned by the Lan family. This time, Lan Yonggui planned to invite no more than 5,000 people.
There are people I do business with as well as people from my own company, especially my own company’s employees, the majority of them are there.
My parents are already in the restaurant. My eldest sister Lan Ning will arrive a little later because of company matters. Many people have arrived already, and most of them are business partners.
The parents were taking Lan Zijie to greet the acquaintances present, and Lan Yaoxia and Li Jinxi could only follow behind.
During this time, people would always ask when they would have a child, and Lan Yaoxia would always say indifferently that there was no rush, while Li Jinxi would smile and agree. At this time, a woman in luxurious clothes came over and said to Lan Yaoxia with a smile: "You should hurry up, you are not young anymore." Lan Yaoxia nodded politely, but he felt a little irritated. He glanced at Li Jinxi and found that she also looked a little embarrassed.
Halfway through the banquet, Lan Yaoxia found an excuse to leave and went to the balcony of the restaurant to get some fresh air.
At this time, the cell phone rang and I took out my phone to look.
Du Yujie called and said, "Hello, what's going on?"
Du Yujie: "Ah Lan, there is an actress named Lin Yunzhu who wants to sign a contract with your company. I have checked her information and have asked someone to contact her. I'll send you a copy of her information and see if it's okay with you," Du Yujie was interrupted by Lan Yaoxia before he could finish his words.
"You can decide on such small matters yourself."
"It's not Alan, this Lin Yunzhu is a little special. She specifically asked you to come in person for the talk." Du Yujie explained.
Lan Yaoxia thought about it, but didn't understand why this interview was so special, so she didn't agree. "I'll talk about it when I get to Hanghai City."
After hanging up the phone, Lan Yaoxia turned back to the banquet hall. As soon as she sat down, Li Jinxi asked her, "Where did you go just now?"
Lan Yaoxia explained, "I just went to get some fresh air, it's nothing."
"Is that so?" Li Jinxi looked at him gently, with a hint of worry in her eyes.
Li Jinxi didn't know why she had this feeling when looking at Lan Yaoxia's face.
At this time, her elder sister Lan Ning came over, patted Lan Yaoxia on the head, and said, "You've been in Hanghai City for so long, and you finally came back."
Then she sat down beside him. Lan Yaoxia said with a smile, "Sister, you are so busy that you only came now. You have worked so hard, sister."
Lan Ning waved her hand and said, "If you really think I'm working too hard, you should have come back to manage the company a long time ago."
Hearing this, Lan Yaoxia could only smile awkwardly.
At this time, Lan Ning started chatting with her younger brother Lan Zijie again, reminding him about his studies. The third child became very nervous, which shows that the eldest sister has great authority in the family.
As she spoke, Lan Ning'er looked at Li Jinxi, nodded slightly and smiled, and Li Jinxi responded in the same way.
When Lan Yaoxia was pursuing Li Jinxi, Lan Ning had always been against it and instead hoped that Lan Yaoxia would join the company. Everyone knew this.
So there was nothing much to talk about when the two met.
At this time, the parents also came back from the next table. The mother pulled Lan Ning to chat, and the father looked at Lan Yaoxia and said, "Don't leave this time. The company needs you." Lan Yaoxia was about to refuse when she was interrupted by her father, "Don't refuse anymore. Your elder sister can't handle it alone." Seeing that Lan Yaoxia wanted to say something, her father waved his hand and said, "It's settled." Lan Yaoxia nodded helplessly.
At this time, several senior executives of the company came over, holding up their glasses and congratulating their father Lan Yonggui, "Congratulations to the president's third son for being admitted to the Northern Palace. Let us toast him with a glass of wine to share in the good luck."
Lan Yonggui greeted him with a smile and they toasted each other.
After the banquet, Lan Yaoxia and Li Jinxi returned home. Thinking about the banquet tonight, Li Jinxi couldn't help asking, "When are you going back to Hanghai City?" Lan Yaoxia was silent for a moment, "After a while." He looked at Li Jinxi, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes. Li Jinxi felt a pain in his heart, but still forced a smile and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you."
When we got home, my father was already drunk and was carried back to his room.
The eldest sister also went back to her room to rest. She chatted with her younger brother in the hall for a while, and then they all went back to their rooms.
Lan Yaoxia walked into the bedroom and lay down on the bed tiredly. He closed his eyes, but the scene at the banquet kept flashing in his mind.
Although I hate Li Jinxi in my heart, but I have been with her all day today. It would be great if we were a couple in love. What a pity...