“Uncle Xia, good evening.”

Lu Xing’s gaze did not linger on Wei Qingyu.

He politely nodded to Old Man Xia, then stepped forward and draped the coat over Auntie Wen’s shoulders.

Lu Xing was just about to step back when he suddenly caught the faint scent of alcohol.

He looked down and met a pair of eyes as gentle as water.

Auntie Wen had been drinking. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were filled with a soft, misty charm.

She was like a pool of spring water, softening in his arms.

“Hey, hello, hello. CEO Wen has had a bit to drink. You should take her home.”

Old Man Xia was very satisfied that the kid still remembered him.

‘Sigh.’

Such a handsome young man, and he is backed by the great mountain that is Wen Lingxiu.

If he could be his son-in-law, how wonderful would that be!

Wei Qingyu stood there, cold and alone, silently listening to Lu Xing and Uncle Xia chat.

‘Why didn’t Lu Xing greet her?’

Strictly speaking.

She was no one to Lu Xing, and he was no one to her.

It had never even started, so what was there to explain?

Wei Qingyu was just a little sad. She had laid out her entire family situation clearly in front of Lu Xing.

But she had never known what Lu Xing’s own family situation was like.

She also did not know how he had become a child in the house of the powerful CEO Wen.

In Lu Xing’s Weibo posts, he was clearly very short of money.

Would a child from CEO Wen’s family also be struggling for cash?

Wei Qingyu did not understand.

But she could only remain silent.

When she was a child, she had always been soft-spoken and unclear when she first learned to speak.

Her father had found her noisy and told her to just shut up if she could not speak properly.

Lu Xing did not talk to her, and she did not know if she should talk to him.

She could only fall back on silence; it was what she was best at.

Perhaps…

Lu Xing did not want to be seen with her in front of others?

“Wei Qingyu, what a coincidence. Good evening.”

Lu Xing greeted her in the most ordinary, casual tone.

Wei Qingyu instantly raised her head, her clear, deer-like eyes filled with surprise.

The lingering sadness from a moment ago was swept away.

Her heart pounded in her chest as she sincerely apologized to him in her mind.

She should not have thought those things about Lu Xing.

Wei Qingyu gave a rare, slightly awkward nod in reply.

“Good evening.”

As soon as those words left her mouth, a hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes.

The reply was too cold, but she simply did not know how to say it in a way that sounded more intimate.

Old Man Xia looked at Lu Xing with confusion and asked, “You two know each other?”

Lu Xing smiled. He could feel Auntie Wen’s hand reaching for the soft flesh of his waist, even though she was not looking at him.

He said calmly.

“Classmates.”

The tiny smile on Wei Qingyu’s lips vanished.

Right.

Classmates.

Wei Qingyu’s styled hair scattered in the cold wind.

A strand of black hair fell over her forehead, hiding her lonely eyes.

Lu Xing quietly let out a sigh of relief.

Damn!

Although he knew Auntie Wen would not actually pinch him hard, that spot was incredibly ticklish.

But thankfully.

Auntie Wen had never seen him walk or talk with Wei Qingyu in the past when he was still working for Old Man Wei.

Whether Auntie Wen was actually drunk or not, he needed to provide a basic explanation.

Classmates.

The “classmate” identity was perfect.

Lu Xing never considered himself a saint who had to manage everyone’s emotions.

When dealing with relationships, he always followed the principle of “client first.”

Wei Qingyu’s contract had already ended, and since she was a quiet person who did not like to talk, he was not worried she would say the wrong thing.

Taking the initiative to greet her was a quiet way to appease her and acted as an extra layer of insurance.

As expected.

When he saw her eyes light up the moment he greeted her, he knew he had made the right move.

Wei Qingyu would not say anything wrong.

But there was one thing Lu Xing had not expected.

The person Wei Wei had recommended for Wei Qingyu to network with was actually Auntie Wen.

This was going to be difficult.

“Alright, Uncle Xia, we’ll be leaving first. Bye-bye.”

Lu Xing did not want to linger and quickly ended the conversation.

Old Man Xia laughed. “Okay, see you later.”

Watching their departing backs, Old Man Xia tsked.

“I wonder what type of girl this young man likes. I was thinking of introducing him to my daughter.”

Wei Qingyu looked up and said faintly.

“Introduce him to Xia Yeshuang?”

Lu Xing had liked Xia Yeshuang before.

If Uncle Xia really acted as a matchmaker, it might not be impossible.

“How could I manage Shuangshuang’s affairs?”

Old Man Xia waved his hand.

“Of course, I’d introduce him to one of my other daughters.”

Actually, he did not dare.

If he forced Xia Yeshuang into a blind date today, he would probably end up with a fracture tomorrow.

Wei Qingyu looked at Old Man Xia in silence.

She did not understand.

‘If you do not love your children, why give birth to them?’

“Uncle Xia.”

Wei Qingyu’s emotions had been stirred up by Lu Xing today, and now Xia Wu’s words made her feel a sudden discomfort.

“Why did you make Xia Yeshuang come and greet me back then?”

That day in the piano room, under Lu Xing’s guidance, Xia Yeshuang had finally stated the reason she hated her.

After so long, Wei Qingyu finally knew the truth.

It turned out Xia Yeshuang had hated her for years because Xia Wu had always forced her to go and greet Wei Qingyu when they were children.

There were many things Wei Qingyu did not understand today.

She felt a flicker of happiness.

Because she realized she could ask Lu Xing for advice again.

“Huh?”

Old Man Xia was dazed.

“When did I ever make her greet you?”

After a moment of thought, a flash of inspiration struck Old Man Xia!

“Oh! Was it not because she herself said you were beautiful and wanted to talk to you?”

“You did not like to talk as a child, so Shuangshuang tried several times and failed.”

“I always comforted her very gently!”

How had this turned into him forcing Shuangshuang to greet her?

What?

Wei Qingyu’s eyes were filled with confusion.

That is not what Xia Yeshuang said that day.

“Then… every time Xia Yeshuang failed to chat with me, you would not let her eat at the table…”

Old Man Xia was even more dumbfounded.

“You would not talk to her, so she would get angry.”

“When she got angry, she would have an endless supply of energy and would run around like crazy.”

“At mealtime, she would literally stand on the dining table to eat!”

“Let alone her, I would not even allow myself to eat at the table in that way!”

Wei Qingyu was completely silent.

Later, after the party, she sent this entire conversation to Lu Xing, word for word.

Lu Xing was also silent after reading it.

From now on, he decided he would not believe a single word from any child’s mouth.

But…

Now he was actually in a rather difficult situation.

What do you do when a drunk person starts acting like a rogue?

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