85: Chapter 86: Identity Exposure (6) 85: Chapter 86: Identity Exposure (6) Just at this moment—
“President Lu, what are you doing here?
Let’s go have a drink!”
A middle-aged man’s drunken voice rose from behind them, like a muffled thunderclap on parched ground, promising to bring refreshing rain.
Indeed, the sound of footsteps halted upon hearing this remark.
Lu Jiayuan smiled warmly, “I had a bit too much to drink just now, so I came out for some fresh air.”
“Ha-ha, President Lu, here is not like the United States.
Toasting is a sign of our enthusiasm!
A deep relationship means a drink in one gulp!” The middle-aged man wobbled his head, laughing with a thick tongue, “Besides, although President Lu was born in the United States, he’s still one of us from Huaxia Country at heart!
Come on, let’s go drink!”
“Alright,” Lu Jiayuan responded with a faint smile, and before leaving, he cast another glance at the man and woman “clinging tightly” to each other.
His handsome eyes flickered with a hint of confusion.
However, a moment later, he smiled slightly, as if the confusion had never appeared.
He followed the middle-aged man and slowly walked away.
Only when Lu Jiayuan’s footsteps could no longer be heard did Jian Anning breathe a sigh of relief.
She slowly released her grip and started to lift her head, feeling utterly drained.
The moment she let go, Yu Zexiao immediately stepped back a bit, distancing himself from her.
He even turned his face away, not looking at her, slightly raising his chin as his expression once again became distant.
He also felt deflated about his own “weak” behavior just now.
He was a popular idol, the dream lover of countless young girls!
How could he feel so uncomfortable just because this little woman threw herself into his arms?
Hmph, it was always other women who accommodated him, never the other way around!
Besides, the whole incident was Jian Anning’s fault, wasn’t it?
Who asked her not to care about him, pushing him toward Jiang Xuanqi?
Even though Jiang Xuanqi was wrong to come and teach her a lesson, and Jian Anning herself had faced the “consequences,” it didn’t mean Jian Anning could just take things into her own hands and act as if nothing had happened!
She still needed to be taught a lesson.
Otherwise, wouldn’t all his future scandals, his life, his everything be manipulated by this woman?
With that in mind, a chill crossed his face, and he snorted softly through his nose, pretending to scold her sternly, “Do you know what you did wrong?
No matter what, Jiang Xuanqi is a star that the company promotes, and you’re just a minor assistant!
You dare to stand up to her, aren’t you scared she’ll retaliate against you behind your back?”
What he didn’t know was that even though he was “scolding” her, his tone lacked any real harshness and instead sounded somewhat—entwined.
Right now, Jian Anning’s mind was too chaotic, and she didn’t have the energy to notice the softness—hidden behind Yu Zexiao’s tone.
Although Lu Jiayuan had left, who knew if he might come back?
Upon hearing his words, she simply nodded, “I understand, I won’t do it again.”
Yu Zexiao, hearing her listless reply, thought she was really intimidated by his tone and immediately softened, “Actually, there’s no need for that.
If she bullies you in the future…
don’t take matters into your own hands, just come to me.
I’ll stand up for you!”
Jian Anning was taken aback and raised her head, meeting his bright, starry black eyes.