Chapter 237 Hongmen Banquet
"Commander Lu!" Xu Yanxi immediately stuck her head out of the car window and said happily: "Long time no see!"
Lu Shaoang nodded slightly and walked over.
Xu Qiao: "Shaoang, what are you still standing there for? Come up here! I have a lot to say to you."
Lu Shaoang glanced at the watch on his wrist. It was still early and he should be able to get back before Yi Yi went to rest.
When Lu Shaoang got in the car, he found that Xu Beizhou was also there. He didn't understand why Colonel Xu brought his family with him to talk to him.
The car drove all the way to the Xingchen Pavilion, and the private butler came forward and took a few people to the box that had been booked in advance.
"Captain Lu, I'll order whatever you like to eat according to your taste." Xu Yanxi said excitedly.
"I'm not picky. Miss Xu, you can do whatever you want." Lu Shaoang said politely but distantly.
"How can you be so casual? You are the guest today, and grandpa said that everything must be taken care of for you." Xu Yanxi insisted.
The word "Grandpa" just happened to remind Lu Shaoang of his situation.
Lu Shaoang's eyes darkened, he suppressed the disgust in his eyes and said politely: "Just a little lighter."
"It turns out that Commander Lu likes light food. I thought he would like spicy food like me!" Xu Yanxi said to herself:
"Then I will learn to eat lighter food in the future, so that I can eat with Chief Lu more often!"
"Thank you for the courtesy, Miss Xu. I usually eat at the military headquarters."
Hearing this, Xu Yanxi winked at Xu Qiao unhappily.
Xu Qiao immediately tried to smooth things over, "Shaoang, that matter is over. Let me go to the military department and get you some leave so you can have a good rest."
"You young people should move around more often. It's a good thing to get to know each other. What do you think, Shaoang?"
Lu Shaoang said calmly: "The military still has a lot of things to deal with, so I don't need to ask for leave."
Seeing his tough attitude, Xu Qiao immediately changed his strategy. He had the final say on the promotion, and he didn't believe that Lu Shaoang would not compromise.
"Shaoang..." Xu Qiao said meaningfully, "It's really unfair for you to be just a major. Have you ever thought about getting promoted? For example, to colonel or something?"
"No, the Major is fine too."
Only then did Lu Shaoang understand why Captain Li and Captain Zhou said they would pave the way for him while they still had power.
It's not that he couldn't see what Xu Qiao meant, but if he was too willful, he might also involve Captain Li and Captain Zhou. As long as Xu Qiao didn't go too far, he could just pretend not to understand and fool around.
Xu Qiao poured him a glass of wine, pushed the glass in front of him and said, "You are still too young, you can't be content with the status quo, you have to plan for your future, okay?"
Lu Shaoang silently pushed away the wine glass in front of him and said, "I don't like drinking."
Xu Qiao took a deep look at the wine glass that was pushed back, and his eyes turned cold for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to become dull, Xu Yanxi immediately put some truffle foie gras into Lu Shaoang's bowl and said coquettishly, "Grandpa..."
"Why do you want to talk about work as soon as you see Chief Lu? He's already working very hard, how about eating first?"
Lu Shaoang frowned slightly as he looked at the truffle foie gras that suddenly appeared in his bowl. He then calmly changed his bowl.
Xu Yanxi was so angry that she almost flipped the table, but she managed to hold it back.
"Commander Lu, I remember there is Miss Su in your military department?" Xu Beizhou suddenly asked, "Why haven't I seen her come back?"
"Sorry, her itinerary is highly confidential." Lu Shaoang said coldly.
"Is that so..." Xu Beizhou said regretfully: "Then can you tell me when she is on vacation?"
Lu Shaoang's expression instantly turned cold. It was fine if the Xu family was thinking about him, but why didn't they let Yi Yi go? !
Are all members of the Xu family Teddy? They want to provoke everyone they meet.
Lu Shaoang: "It's not convenient."
Xu Beizhou: "Hmm?"
"Colonel Xu, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave now. I still have some unfinished business at the military headquarters."
After saying that, Lu Shaoang immediately stood up and left.
"What does inconvenient mean?" Xu Beizhou asked puzzledly.
"Grandpa! How could Lu Shaoang do this!" Xu Yanxi said angrily: "I want him to apologize to me!"
"Okay, Xixi." Xu Qiao's face didn't look good either.
He didn't expect that Lu Shaoang was not interested even when the promotion was mentioned. Isn't this right?
"Grandpa!" Xu Yanxi saw Xu Qiao was distracted and said unhappily, "You promised to find a way for me, I want Lu Shaoang!"
"Okay, okay, you want Lu Shaoang." Xu Qiao coaxed.
Lu Shaoang walked some distance away from the Star Pavilion before he felt a little better.
Why would Xu Beizhou be thinking about Yi Yi? If they dare to threaten Yi Yi, he would suggest that the Xu family disappear directly!
After Lu Shaoang regained some of his sanity, he called He Xiao.
The phone rang for a while before being answered.
"Boss, what's wrong?" He Xiao's voice came amid the noise.
"How's the layout going over there?"
"Botanists say there are still a number of flowers that will take a few days to bloom, and the others are also gradually entering the blooming period."
Lu Shaoang seemed to have imagined that scene, and his sharp features softened.
"Okay, don't let any trouble happen over there. When you come back, your bonus will be doubled."
"Okay! I'll protect your happiness!" He Xiao said excitedly, "Boss, do you know what botanists say about you?"
Lu Shaoang curled his lips and asked, "How do you evaluate it?"
"Say you're a romantic lunatic!"
"Yeah, I like it."
When Lu Shaoang returned to Su Jinyi's villa, he learned that she had already gone back to her bedroom to rest.
Lu Shaoang glanced at the time and saw that it was still early, not yet time for her to rest.
Lu Shaoang frowned: "Why is it so early?"
Butler Zhang lowered his voice and said, "Oh, the young lady said she was not feeling well, so she went back to her room early."
"Then no one will take care of it?"
Before I left, several people promised to take good care of her, but what about now?
"The lady said it wasn't a big problem and wouldn't let us go up."
Lu Shaoang nodded to show that he understood, but he was still worried and went upstairs carefully.
Su Jinyi's door was not locked. Lu Shaoang carefully opened it a crack and looked inside.
Su Jinyi was sitting at the end of the bed with her back to him, looking absent-minded. Lu Shaoang immediately stepped forward nervously and spoke cautiously, "Yi Yi..."
Su Jin turned around when she heard this, and Lu Shaoang panicked when he saw her face. He immediately wiped the tears from her face in a hurry.
"What's wrong? Have a nightmare?"
Su Jinyi nodded somewhat aggrievedly.
Lu Shaoang wanted to hug her out of pity, but then he retracted his outstretched hand as if he remembered something.
"I didn't mean to go into your room. I was worried because I heard from Butler Zhang that you were not feeling well..."
The unfinished words were choked in his throat. Lu Shaoang's body instantly became stiff and he looked at Su Jinyi in his arms in disbelief.
Su Jinyi hugged his neck tightly, buried her head in his neck, and her body trembled slightly.
"Lu Shaoang..."
"I had a dream. I dreamed that I forgot you... and was indifferent to you..."
"You came back to me with wounds all over your body, but I said I didn't want to see you. Do you hate me?"
"No..." Lu Shaoang repeated with a choked voice: "I don't hate you."