Jiang Huai took half a step back.

　　Tao Chunan stepped forward and asked, “Why are you here?”

　　Jiang Huai said something nonsense, “Come to the banquet.”

　　”Are you a guest here too?” Tao Chunan’s expression relaxed a lot. “I’m so sorry for letting you hear these things.”

　　Jiang Huai paused.

　　He was a little surprised.

　　In his previous life, Tao Chuannan’s attitude towards him had never been so nice.

　　Tao Chuannan forced a smile: “My family hopes that I can get married, but I am not particularly willing, which is why the situation just now happened…”

　　Jiang Huai thought about it and said “Oh”.

　　If he had responded to Tao Chuan Nan like this when Tao Chuan Nan was talking to him in his previous life, Tao Chuan Nan would definitely not continue talking to him.

　　He also kept using this to avoid talking to Tao Chuannan.

　　However, what he didn’t expect was that this method seemed to be ineffective now. Seeing his cold reaction, Tao Chuannan touched his nose first, then smiled and said, “You probably don’t have much interest in these.”

　　Jiang Huai nodded directly.

　　Tao Chuannan was not angry at all, he even laughed out loud, “I have met so many artists, many of whom have very special personalities, but you are the most special one.”

　　Jiang Huai found it a bit difficult to talk to him.

　　The reason why Tao Chuan Nan’s attitude towards him was still okay in this life was probably because he was not Tao Chuan Nan’s marriage partner in this life.

　　The first impression determines how well two people get along.

　　After Jiang Huai removed the label of “marriage partner” in front of Tao Chuan Nan, Tao Chuan Nan naturally would not treat him the same way as before.

　　He thought for a moment and said, “I’m leaving now.”

　　Since it was so hard, he should just leave as soon as possible.

　　Tao Chuannan might have been holding back a lot of anger, and finally found someone to talk to. Upon hearing this, he immediately reached out and grabbed Jiang Huai, “Hey, wait…”

　　Before he finished speaking, a woman’s voice suddenly came from behind them.

　　”Xiao Nan, there should be a limit to your willfulness. It took me so long to find such a big occasion!”

　　Jiang Huai’s back stiffened.

　　He might not be that familiar with Tao Chuannan, but he was very familiar with the owner of this voice.

　　The visitor bypassed Jianghuai and walked in front of Tao Chuannan.

　　——This person is Tao Chuannan’s sister, Tao Qingli.

　　He was also the person Jiang Huai least wanted to contact in the Tao family in his previous life.

　　Tao Qingli has a very typical eldest daughter’s temper. She is spoiled and often harsh with her words.

　　When Jiang Huai was in the Tao family, 90% of the unhappy things were basically caused by this eldest lady.

　　Just like now, she looked over Jiang Huai’s body.

　　After discovering that Jiang Huai’s dress was of no particular brand, she immediately showed a bit of condescension on her face, frowning and saying, “This is Old Lady Lu’s birthday party, shouldn’t we consider the occasion when chatting?”

　　Her eyes were clearly looking at Tao Chuannan.

　　But these words were said to Jiang Huai.

　　Jiang Huai touched his nose and planned to leave quickly.

　　He was not afraid of Tao Qingli, but he did not intend to provoke her, because once he provoked her, he would always hear her sarcastic remarks.

　　Tao Chuannan frowned and said nothing more.

　　His marriage was inevitably facilitated by Tao Qingli, and Tao Qingli was indeed a woman of means and had a certain status in the Tao family.

　　The three of them went out one after another.

　　Jiang Huai was in front, and the Tao siblings were behind him.

　　As they walked, they could still hear Tao Qingli and Tao Chunan complaining, “I finally got to see Lu Wusui today, but you have to get upset with me at this time?”

　　Tao Chuannan said helplessly: “Sister, Mr. Lu is already married…”

　　”What’s wrong with getting married? It’s just a business marriage. He’ll get divorced sooner or later,” Tao Qingli said disapprovingly. “The person I like…”

　　She paused suddenly.

　　Jiang Huai only knew the way from the garden back to the old lady’s room on the second floor. The brother and sister followed behind him. As they walked, Tao Qingli felt something was wrong.

　　She said, “Wait, where are you going?”

　　Jiang Huai was stunned for a moment, then turned around and said to her: “Go to where I should go.”

　　Originally, his words had no other meaning, but Tao Qingli sneered, “Go to where you should go? The nanny lounge on the second floor?”

　　Tao Chunan’s expression immediately changed, and he said in a low voice: “Sister!”

　　Tao Qingli said: “I was just joking, little brother, you don’t mind, right?”

　　It was the first time the two met and they had no prior experience.

　　Jiang Huai didn’t really provoke her, she just had a bad mouth.

　　In addition, Tao Chuannan was not very “obedient” today and caused trouble for her, so she wanted to find someone to vent her anger on.

　　In the past, when she was in the Tao family, no one dared to provoke her when she was in a bad mood.

　　Jiang Huai: “…”

　　He endured it.

　　Be patient and the situation will be calm, take a step back…

　　The more I think about it, the angrier I get.

　　Jiang Huai slowly organized his words, and when Tao Qingli snorted and prepared to leave, he said, “Tao Qingli.”

　　Tao Qingli was stunned, probably because she was rarely called by her name like this.

　　She was a little annoyed and looked at Jiang Huai suddenly.

　　Jiang Huai said slowly: “Nothing, just calling you.”

　　He was obviously hitting back at Tao Qingli.

　　They were standing at the stairs. Tao Qingli and Tao Chuannan originally wanted to leave and were facing the exit.

　　After being called by Jiang Huai, they were stuck in this place, unable to move forward.

　　Just as Tao Qingli was about to lose her temper, a low and calm voice came from above them, “Jiang Huai.”

　　The three of them looked up at the same time.

　　Almost instantly, Tao Qingli and Tao Chu’nan’s faces changed at the same time. However, Jiang Huai was not surprised at all by Lu Wusui’s arrival.

　　Tao Qingli stuttered a little, and a blush appeared on her face, “Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu…”

　　Lu Wusui ignored her, looked down at them, and said to Jiang Huai: “Grandma said you are missing, but I don’t believe it. Can you be a little bit better?”

　　This short sentence made Tao Qingli’s expression change again.

　　This sentence reveals a lot of information.

　　The first thing that made her certain was that the young boy she had just confronted had a close relationship with the Lu family.

　　Tao Qingli’s bad mouth is a habit, but this “habit” of hers is never shown to people of high status.

　　Now that she knew that Jiang Huai was not an ordinary person, she immediately put on a smile and said, “So this little brother is Mr. Lu…”

　　She had no idea what it was about Lu Wusui.

　　Lu Wusui stretched out his hand towards Jiang Huai and frowned, saying, “Come here.”

　　Jiang Huai looked at his palm, then turned back to look at Tao Qingli, and actually stepped forward and handed his hand to Lu Wusui.

　　Lu Wusui held Jiang Huai’s hand and placed it beside him. He then turned his gaze to the Tao brother and sister and said slowly, “Excuse me, the child is ignorant and I, as his husband, failed to keep an eye on him.”

　　Tao Qingli’s face turned a little pale.

　　She stared at their clasped hands, then moved her eyes to Lu Wusui’s face and opened her mouth, “I heard that Mr. Lu got married some time ago, but I never saw your wife’s true face. Today…”

　　Lu Wusui looked at her indifferently.

　　Tao Qingli choked up, “I saw it today. Mr. Lu really has a good eye.”

　　”Really?” Lu Wusui said calmly. Suddenly, he felt something and took Jiang Huai’s hand. He frowned and asked, “What are you doing?”

　　In Jiang Huai’s palm, there was a wilted flower.

　　He was just like the flower, dejected and said, “Ah, how did it become like this?”

　　Lu Wusui lowered his head and whispered something to him.

　　In the eyes of the Tao siblings, it was like an intimate whisper between a husband and wife.

　　In fact, what he said was: “These are the flowers that grandma has been growing for many years. You just plucked them like that?”

　　The voice was gnashing.

　　Tao Qingli’s face turned pale. She was pulled a few times by Tao Chuan Nan. She looked back at Lu Wusui a few times, and seeing that Lu Wusui never looked at her from beginning to end, she followed Tao Chuan Nan reluctantly.

　　After those two left, Lu Wusui straightened up and let go of Jiang Huai’s hand.

　　He said expressionlessly: “When did you get to know the Tao family?”

　　Jiang Huai reacted for a moment before saying, “I knew him in my previous life.”

　　Lu Wusui: “…”

　　Jiang Huai couldn’t lie, and couldn’t fool Lu Wusui, so he just told the truth.

　　Lu Wusui laughed out of anger, replaying in his mind the scene where he saw Jiang Huai and Tao Chuannan talking when he was standing by the window of Lu Rumei’s room.

　　He took a deep breath and said, “You are married now. You can’t get too close to others. This is very…inappropriate behavior. Do you understand?”

　　Jiang Huai shook his head.

　　He couldn’t even understand why a couple slept together every day, so this kind of thing was even more incomprehensible to him.

　　”It’s okay if you don’t understand,” Lu Wusui paused for a moment, “You just need to remember not to get too close to other men.”

　　Jiang Huai thinks getting married is really a hassle.

　　But since he is married, he will definitely abide by the rules of marriage, which are also the “rules” for him to live and do things in this world.

　　He nodded.

　　Lu Wusui’s expression finally eased a little.

　　He said these to Jiang Huai not because he liked Jiang Huai or had feelings for him.

　　But now he is married to Jiang Huai, and he can do what he should do, and he also requires Jiang Huai to do it.

　　…Although he couldn’t explain the subtle feeling that arose in his heart when he saw Jiang Huai being held by Tao Chuannan.

　　*

　　When the banquet was held, Tao Qingli had disappeared. Jiang Huai guessed that she had gone home early.

　　At the banquet, there were many people who had the same idea as Tao Qingli.

　　Some people had heard that Lu Wusui was married a long time ago, but his marriage was low-key and it was a marriage of arrangement, so others thought that they had no feelings for each other… although that was indeed the case.

　　Lu Wusui is young, rich, capable, and handsome. He is not inferior to other celebrities.

　　It is normal that many people like him.

　　At the last engagement party, the guests were all bosses and relatives, and there were not many young people.

　　This time, the Lu family held a grand birthday banquet, and many people who came to give gifts were not relatives, and Lu Wusui’s admirers tried their best to squeeze in.

　　This also resulted in Jiang Huai being almost stabbed into a sieve by Lu Wusui’s glare when he stood there casually.

　　In this situation, his slow reaction time became an advantage.

　　*

　　Jiang Huai was originally just standing next to Lu Wusui.

　　Later, Lu Wusui reminded him that he had to hold his arm, but in this situation, he couldn’t eat the dessert on the table.

　　Jiang Huai kept glancing at the table.

　　Lu Wusui had an appointment and was talking to someone. He glanced at him from the corner of his eye, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and whispered, “I heard from the housekeeper that you didn’t have breakfast today, right?”

　　Jiang Huai felt embarrassed as if he had been caught. He bit his lip and pretended not to hear what Lu Wusui said.

　　Lu Wusui’s raised mouth corners suddenly dropped, and he said softly: “You deserve it.”

　　Jiang Huai: …

　　He had his reasons for not wanting to sleep with Lu Wusu.

　　*

　　After three rounds of drinks, Mrs. Lu also showed up, said a few simple words, and solemnly introduced Jiang Huai’s identity to everyone.

　　Maybe it’s the thinking of the older generation that’s at work, even if it’s a marriage of arrangement, they still regard marriage as extremely important.

　　Even though neither party to the marriage is serious about it.

　　But she truly regarded Jiang Huai as her “granddaughter-in-law”.

　　However, the more grand she was, the more guilty Jiang Huai felt.

　　Because he knew that their marriage would not last.

　　When the two of them went on stage, Jiang Huai almost told the truth.

　　It was Lu Wusui who reacted quickly. He put his arm around his waist, said a few polite words, and then directly took Jiang Huai off the stage.

　　However, with the old lady’s introduction.

　　I guess no one would dare to step on his head and act wildly.

　　*

　　Many people from the Jiang family also came, some of whom were relatives that Jiang Huai had never met before. They kept trying to get close to Lu Wusui, trying to show their favor.

　　In such a lively situation, Jiang Yu didn’t come.

　　He probably didn’t have the face to come again. Last time at the Lu family, he said those words to Jiang Huai, and was personally retorted by Lu Wusui, which had already hurt his self-esteem.

　　However, when the banquet was about to end, Mrs. Jiang came to see Jiang Huai.

　　Originally, mother and son should be the closest relatives, but when she met Jiang Huai, she had nothing to say.

　　All I could say was, “How are things going with Mr. Lu lately?”

　　“it’s OK”.

　　Mrs. Jiang was silent for a moment, then asked him softly, “Have you decided when to have a child?”

　　Jiang Huai already knew that he couldn’t have children.

　　Because he is a man.

　　So when he heard Mrs. Jiang say these words, he actually felt a little unhappy and lowered his head and said, “I don’t plan to.”

　　Mrs. Jiang was a little anxious. “How can you not want a child? If you don’t want a child, you won’t be able to gain a foothold in the family. Do you understand?”

　　Jiang Huai said nothing more.

　　He seldom talked back to Mrs. Jiang, and when others saw him as a child, they would praise him for being a good boy.

　　Jiang Yu was not born yet at that time, so his good behavior was still useful at home.

　　But when the Jiang family had more than one child, his obedience became useless. Despite this, he still did not talk back to Mrs. Jiang.

　　Mrs. Jiang sighed, “If you were sensible… you would know that mom is doing this for your own good.”

　　Jiang Huai bit his lip, “Do you think I’m ignorant?”

　　He was simply confused.

　　Mrs. Jiang was stunned for a moment, and stammered: “Tiantian, what are you talking about? You must be sensible.”

　　Jiang Huai was not appeased at all.

　　His gaze lingered on Mrs. Jiang’s face for a moment, but Mrs. Jiang avoided his gaze with a complicated expression.

　　Fortunately, at this time, Jiang Qimin and Lu Wusui stood beside the two of them.

　　Lu Wusui naturally embraced Jiang Huai and said to them, “He must be a little tired.”

　　Jiang Qimin said quickly, “You are tired. If you are tired, go and have a rest. You have been busy for such a long time. Don’t get too tired.”

　　Jiang Huai always felt uncomfortable when these words came out of his mouth.

　　Obviously his father never treated him like this before.

　　Why did he change after entering the Lu family?

　　*

　　Jiang Huai’s depressed mood continued until he and Lu Wusui got into the car.

　　It has been just over a month since the two of them last attended the same party – their engagement party.

　　Last time, Jiang Huai took the bus back by himself.

　　This time he sat next to Lu Wusui, and some of his unfamiliarity with Lu Wusui had disappeared.

　　The driver was still the same driver as before, driving without looking around.

　　The scenery outside the window was receding, and the bizarre lights shone on people’s faces, like the mottled silhouettes of summer leaves.

　　In the silence, Jiang Huai’s hand was suddenly touched.

　　He lowered his head and saw Lu Wusui retract his hand.

　　And a flower in his palm.

　　It was the flower he had picked from Madam Lu during the day, but it was a new one with dew still on it.

　　”You’ve been pretty good today,” Lu Wusui said uncomfortably, “Let someone fold it for you, take it and draw it.”

　　Jiang Huai opened his mouth slightly but said nothing for a long time.

　　Lu Wusui couldn’t help but turned his head to look at him, but heard him say: “If grandma finds out, she should only punish you, not me, right?”

　　Jiang Huai looked worried, “This is none of my business.”

　　Lu Wusui: “…”