As the group prepared to pay and leave, the restaurant owner walked over and intercepted the waiter who was about to take Lu Jingchen’s bank card for payment. He approached the table of four, smiling as he spoke, "How could we possibly accept payment when you dine here? Didn’t we agree that your meals would be free from now on?"
The man, who looked to be around thirty, was dressed in a bespoke suit. Aside from the determined look left by the years on his face, he did not look older than thirty.
Song Qiao looked at the man in front of her, spacing out for a moment, feeling that he looked familiar, only to later realize that this man frequently appeared on the covers of various magazines and newspapers in An City. It wasn’t just because he was the big boss of this restaurant, but more importantly, he was also a famous architect in An City who had won countless awards.
And most importantly, if Song Qiao remembered correctly, it was reported that this man used to be a soldier and is currently a single and eligible bachelor.
It’s not that Song Qiao was particularly gossipy about such news, but Ning Wan had once pointed to this man’s photo in a report and said, if I ever have the chance, I would marry a man like him. Young and successful, not to mention handsome, and emanating a sense of security at first glance.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Lu Jingchen promptly stood up, greeting him with a light smile, "Uncle, what brings you here!"
Song Qiao was stunned. Uncle... This man was Lu Jingchen’s uncle?
How could... he be so young?
Huo Lingyan looked at Lu Jingchen and patted him on the shoulder, still smiling as he said, "The restaurant manager called me earlier to say Jingchen was here. I thought he was joking with me, but it turns out to be true. When did you return to the country, and why didn’t you inform us?"
Lin Musen and Gu Xicheng also stood up and greeted Huo Jianyang politely, but instead of calling him the same way Lu Jingchen did, they referred to Huo Lingyan as Huo Third Brother.
The Huo Family, like the Lu Family, is one of the more ancient and extensive family systems in An City, with a large number of immediate and collateral members. There are four males in the direct line of the Huo Family of this generation, with Huo Lingyan being the third eldest, a legitimate son of the Huo Family head. Having grown up in the Huo Family, he is known for being decisive and stern in all regards. Furthermore, rumors say that Huo Lingyan not only has a military background but also has a hand in both the legal and illegal worlds, earning him the nickname Huo Third Young Master.
Even though he had ’washed his hands’ of these identities years ago and started to ’clean up’ his reputation, his fame had left a profound shock. Fresh chapters posted on novel✶fire.net
Song Qiao had never been exposed to this level of society and therefore had no knowledge of these details. Now standing there, she looked at Huo Lingyan’s profile and had only one thought—this man seemed incredibly impressive.
Lu Jingchen watched Huo Lingyan with a light smile, without any hint of concealment, and spoke up, "I just returned to the country a few days ago, and I’ve been busy with company affairs so I haven’t had the chance to visit grandfather yet. Today, I took my wife out to treat Musen and Xicheng to dinner."
Huo Lingyan was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, then with a tone of disbelief, he asked, "Jingchen, you... you got married?"
Lu Jingchen nodded, then pulled Song Qiao, who had been hiding behind him, and said softly, "Xiao Qiao, say hello."