Jiang Ye walked while answering the phone, glanced over upon hearing some noise, but quickly averted her gaze when she saw who it was.
Lu Jing stood still for about a second or two, then started walking away.
As she passed by the man, she clearly heard him yell into the phone,
Lu Jing's body uncontrollably shivered a few times, and she hurriedly quickened her pace to leave.
In the dimly lit stairwell:
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This was a physical reaction to her emotions. Crying to the extreme leads to frantic coughing, followed by the urge to vomit.
Lu Jing squatted down with her hands covering her face, her slender back trembling with each sob, as tears pattered down onto the floor...
Ten minutes later, Lu Jing returned to the banquet hall, but the person she was looking for had already left.
It was only then that she realized he had long gone.
Lu's mother came over and immediately noticed that her daughter's dress was wet:
"I accidentally got it wet while washing my face."
Then, she was led upstairs by Lu's mother and returned to their suite.
Not long after, a hotel waiter brought up a cup of ginger tea for the night.
As Lu Jing was drying her hair with a towel, Lu's mother came over holding a bowl:
"Here, drink the ginger tea to avoid catching a cold."
Lu Jing hesitated for a moment:
"Mom, can I not drink this?"
She really couldn't stand the taste.
"Hurry up and drink it. You're an adult, how can you get your clothes this wet just by washing your face!"
She pursed her lips and reluctantly took the bowl, drinking it all with her eyes closed.
As disgusting as it was, she had to admit it was effective; hardly had it gone down her throat, she felt her chilly body start to warm up.
"Mom, you're the best."
Lu's mother harrumphed:
"Stop being so cutesy. Oh, by the way, there's something I need to tell you."
Lu's mother coughed uncomfortably twice:
"Just now downstairs, quite a few people were already asking your aunts about you. What are you thinking now?"
"Ah? No, no, no, please don't. Mom, I've just returned to the country!"
It was too horrifying.
Fortunately, Lu's mother was just making conversation and didn't really mean it.
After Lu's mother left, Lu Jing mocked herself with a wry smile in the mirror: In this lifetime, she probably would never consider these things again.
Never mind, there was nothing worth mentioning.
The banquet ended around eleven o'clock. Little Yizhou had already fallen asleep in his father's arms.
After seeing off the last of the guests, the whole family left the hotel.
The Lu family's old house was only fully occupied during the holidays.
Normally, only Lu Yan's family lived there.
But everyone's rooms were cleaned daily, ready for anyone to stay at any time.
Lu Jing's room was on the third floor. Upon entering, she found herself without any desire to sleep and took out her phone to browse the news.
Unexpectedly, she came across some breaking news.
"Actress Gu Xiyue involved in a car accident on xx Road tonight. She was rushed to the hospital in time, with the extent of her injuries unknown. Young Master of Jiang Family was the first to arrive at the scene."
Under the headline were several blurry photos taken by paparazzi at the scene.
After all, if the photos weren't taken so blur, they probably couldn't have been published!
Lu Jing immediately recognized the person in the photos as Jiang Ye; even if the images were blurry, she would recognize him even if he turned to ash!
The corners of her mouth twitched with faint scorn, and her fingertips tightened.
Another sleepless night ensued, her lips cracked from prolonged dryness, her hair slightly disheveled, as if a gust of wind could blow her frail, haggard body down.
At the break of dawn, Lu Jing headed to the airport, pulling her suitcase.
An hour later, the flight from Jing City to Nanxi City took off.