After Gu Mang sent out the message, she waited for a few seconds before receiving a reply from Ji Heng.
It seemed like Gu Mang’s question made Ji Heng feel that he had taken Yu Shu too seriously, so he only replied: [Big boss, see you tomorrow night.]
Gu Mang raised her eyebrows.
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5p.m. the next day.
Tian Que Hotel.
Old Master Qin’s status and reputation in the capital was well known. His 80th birthday banquet was very extravagant and they booked the entire Tian Que Hotel for it. The people who attended his birthday banquet were all important figures in the capital. The younger generation of several big families also came to congratulate him.
Entire fleets of luxury cars were parked in front of the Tian Que Hotel. The guests who got out of the cars were all dressed very formally, signifying their respect for Old Master Qin.
Just then, a Hong Qi sedan with license plate “0000” drove in. Seeing this, the expressions of the people standing in the square in front of the hotel changed.
“What’s going on? He came to celebrate Old Master Qin’s birthday?”
“I have never seen him attend any parties before. The seventh young master is quite close to him. He didn’t even attend the He family’s party. Why is he attending the Qin family’s party?”
“Could it be that the car was lent to someone else? The person sitting in that car now can’t be him.”
“You’re crazy! Look at the license plate on that car. Do you think that car can be lent to others so easily?”
“Who is this ‘person’ all of you are talking about?”
“Lu Chengzhou from the Lu family.”
Everyone’s attention was fixed on that car.
A man and a woman got out of the car. Under the afterglow of the sunset, the man’s features looked exquisite and his aura was domineering.
Seeing that the person was indeed Lu Chengzhou, everyone gasped.
However, when they saw the woman, they were stunned even .
“Why… is there a woman?”
“I can’t see her face clearly because she’s wearing a baseball cap. Is that Yu Shu? Since when does she like to wear baseball caps?”
“Her style is different from last time.”
“That’s not Yu Shu. That doesn’t look like her at all.”
“If she’s not Yu Shu, then who else could it be? Yu Shu is the acknowledged granddaughter-in-law of the Lu family.”
Lu Chengzhou walked towards Gu Mang and held her hand. “There will be many people in the banquet venue. If you don’t like it, you can tell me.”
Gu Mang acknowledged with a hum.
The others watched the two, frozen in place. There were many people who were crazy over Young Master Lu. Nobody had ever seen him treat anyone like this.
Lu Chengzhou led Gu Mang to the entrance of the hotel. When they were at the entrance, Gu Mang took off her baseball cap.
Instantly, her extremely beautiful features were revealed. Her dark eyes looked cold and distant, but she was very charismatic. Looking unbridled, she seemed to be warning everyone to stay at least one metre away from her.
“It’s really not Yu Shu…”
“I told you it wasn’t Yu Shu. What’s going on? Did the Lu and Yú family call off the engagement?”
“I don’t know. Let’s go in first.”
Everyone looked lost. They had never thought that they would witness something like this today.
Gu Mang and Lu Chengzhou were dressed simply.
Gu Mang was wearing her iconic white shirt and black pants. The pants were of a looser fit, making her legs look long and straight. Lu Chengzhou was clad in an all-black casual suit. He was not wearing a tie and the top two buttons of his shirt were loose. As always, he looked tall and carefree.
As for the others, they were dressed in luxurious high-end bespoke outfits. In contrast, the two newcomers were dressed so casually. However, they did not seem to be disrespectful at all.
It was as if their presence alone was already enough respect to the host.
They did not need to be the same as others. They were special.
Just then, another luxury car drove in. It was a custom-made Maybach.
After the car stopped in front of the hotel entrance, the attendant opened the car door with reverence and respect.
A man got out of the car, his figure reflected on the hotel’s glass door.
The moment Gu Mang saw the contours of his face, coldness flashed in her eyes and she looked away.