Chapter 284

Chapter 284: Did I Disappoint You? (4)

Translator: Paperplane Editor: DarkGem

When it was almost seven forty, the guests arriving one after the other .

No one knew where Lu Jinnian had went . All Han Ruchu, Xu Wanli, and Qiao Anhao could do was to stand by the door, wearing beaming smiles as they welcomed guests .

On her way, Han Ruchu called the housekeeper over and whispered for him to go and find Lu Jinnian .

At seven fifty, Lu Jinnian still hadn’t turned up . Annoyance surfaced in Han Ruchu’s eyes, but she still kept her smile up as she greeted Xu family’s business investors into the banquet hall . Then she silently left, walking over to the housekeeper who had just walked through the mansion’s doors . Han Ruchu immediately asked in a cold voice, “Where is he?”

Before the housekeeper could speak, Lu Jinnian followed in closely behind, stepping into the house .

Han Ruchu shot the housekeeper a look, from which the housekeeper instinctively knew to walk over and take care of the guests in the hall .

Han Ruchu gracefully walked over to Lu Jinnian on her high heels . Before she could make a sound, two guests walked in . She smiled immediately, holding onto Lu Jinnian’s arm . Smiling from ear-to-ear, she greeted both guests, “Chief Zhao, Madame Zhao . “

She looked at Lu Jinnian warmly, and urged him, “Jiamu, quickly . Come say hellow to Chief Zhao and Madame Zhao . “

Lu Jinnian completely pulled back his cold and estranged self . He never spoke much, but to be more like Xu Jiamu, he played along with Han Ruchu and kindly said, “Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, welcome . “

When he finished speaking, Lu Jinnian headed for the hall with a hand gesture .

Only after waiting for the Zhao’s to stride over to the the hall, did Han Ruchu chase after Lu Jinnian, pulling on his arm . Yet, she also maintained a good distance between the Zhao’s in front of them .

Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, Han Ruchu slightly turned her head and said to Lu Jinnian in an abnormality low, frigid tone, “Tonight is Jiamu’s birthday . I implore you to focus . Don’t make any slip-ups . “

As Han Ruchu said this, a guest unexpectedly came over to her . She immediately stopped her words and flashed a bright smile . Once the guest greeted her as they walked past, she then continued to warn Lu Jinnian in a cruel voice, “Nobody asked you to help from the very beginning . You willingly agreed to do this . Furthermore, don’t you forget, your life belongs to Jiamu!”

The words clearly reached Lu Jinnian’s ears, yet his eyes were composed, as though Han Ruchu’s words were meant for someone else . His line of sight circled the hall . Not too far away, he saw Qiao Anhao . He turned his head to Han Ruchu and smiled . The two of them looked like a loving pair of mother and son . Then he pulled his arm away and walked over to Qiao Anhao .

Han Ruchu was right . The Xu family certainly didn’t force him to do this favor .

Xu Wanli and Han Ruchu didn’t even tell him about it—it was the Xu family’s housekeeper who went to find him .

The housekeeper didn’t offer him any benefits, nor did he beg him . He only simply said that the Xu family was in trouble, and they needed him to pretend to be married to Qiao Anhao to overcome those problems .