Chapter 65: Hope You Keep Your Word This Time

Lu Yunting frowned. This woman was so difficult today.

“I told you today is my grandfather’s birthday.”

Su Yiren said calmly:

“My grandfather’s birthday banquet doesn’t start until this afternoon. We can go now, and it will only take an hour to complete all the procedures.”

Su Yiren was unusually stubborn today.

Because she had already become disheartened, she really didn’t want to continue wasting time with him anymore. It was a waste of time and life for both of them.

Lu Yunting took a deep breath and finally gave his answer:

“Let’s go tomorrow.”

But Su Yiren was not satisfied with this time.

“No, let’s go today.”

Lu Yunting found it a little ridiculous:

“Su Yiren，does it really matter if it’s one day? You’re not willing to wait even for a day?”

“I’m not willing.” Su Yiren’s voice was cold, making people feel a chill in their hearts.

“When you forced me to sign the divorce agreement, you wouldn’t even wait for a minute. Before I could finish speaking, you rushed off to pick up your sweetheart. How come, Mr. Lu, you’re so hypocritical?”

These words choked Lu Yunting speechless.

He looked away, as if he had heard some kind of joke, and suddenly smiled, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes.

After a long silence, he finally nodded:

“You said it well.”

Su Yiren didn’t say anything, just quietly waiting for him to continue.

Lu Yunting’s lips were tightly pressed together, forced into helplessness. He finally said in a deep voice:

“Guests are already arriving outside, it’s not appropriate to leave at this time. At the latest tomorrow, today is really not possible.”

Su Yiren finally nodded and said:

“Okay, I hope you keep your word this time.”

Lu Yunting saw her cold tone, calm expression, and no emotion in her words. He suddenly felt a little awkward.

It was as if a thorn was stuck in his throat, unable to be taken out or swallowed, making him inexplicably irritable.

It was just a simple procedure, why did she have to push him so hard, not even willing to wait for a day?

How eager was she to leave him and get entangled with those men, to be intimate and passionate?

The more Lu Yunting thought about it, the angrier he became. He wanted to taunt her, but he saw Su Yiren turn and walk out of the courtyard.

Just then, a servant hurried over and said to him:

“Young Master, some of your friends have arrived and are already in the front hall.”

Lu Yunting nodded, and when he turned back to look at Su Yiren，he found that she was gone.

The anger in his heart was still stuck, unable to go up or down, making him feel uncomfortable.

Su Yiren went back to her room and changed her clothes. Seeing that the time was almost up, she returned to the front hall, planning to greet the guests with Jiang Jinyun.

After all, she was still the eldest granddaughter-in-law of the Lu family, she couldn’t just hide in the backyard and avoid people.

As soon as she entered the front hall, she found several uninvited guests.

On a set of sofas sat four people. The one wearing a pink lace dress was the long-lost Ouyang Shasha.

She was nestled beside a middle-aged woman, but her eyes kept glancing at Lu Yunting on the opposite sofa.

Sitting beside Lu Yunting was a middle-aged man, and the two were chatting casually, seemingly in a good mood.

If she wasn’t mistaken, those two were Ouyang Shasha’s parents. It was said that Lu’s Group was recently collaborating with the Ouyang family in business, and with Ouyang Shasha’s presence, it was natural for the two families to become close.

Su Yiren didn’t want to participate in their conversation at all, and deliberately walked a few steps to the side, intending to bypass them and go elsewhere. However, Ouyang Shasha suddenly called out, “Sister Yiren.”

Su Yiren pretended not to hear and walked towards the other side.

But Ouyang Shasha wouldn’t let her go, grabbing Su Yiren’s arm.

This time, Su Yiren had no choice but to pay attention.

Several distinguished guests had already arrived, all prominent figures in Jiangcheng. Su Yiren could only suppress the disgust in her heart, turned around, and gave her a professional fake smile.

“Miss Ouyang, hello. Thank you for coming to my grandfather’s birthday banquet.”

The two of them disliked each other, and they thought the pleasantries would end there. However, Ouyang Shasha acted as if she had changed into a different person, pulling Su Yiren towards the sofa where she had been sitting, saying as she walked:

“Sister Yiren，I was too excited that day, and I made you unhappy. I’m really sorry.”

Her sincere apology was completely different from her craziness that day. If Su Yiren didn’t know her true nature, she would definitely believe her lies.

They weren’t far apart, and it only took a few steps to reach the sofa.

Ouyang Shasha apologized sincerely again:

“I was stunned that day, I didn’t expect that I actually bought a fake painting! The police even lectured me for a long time!” As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Lu Yunting，finding that he was just drinking his tea and didn’t pay any attention to them.

Ouyang Shasha was frustrated and had to say again:

“Sister Yiren，can you forgive me?”

Su Yiren really didn’t want to answer this meaningless question. She just smiled and said:

“Miss Ouyang has a simple mind and is easily deceived. You should be more careful in the future.”

She didn’t say she forgave her or didn’t forgive her, but instead brought up something else, preventing Ouyang Shasha from asking further.

At this time, the woman sitting on the sofa spoke:

“Yunting，this is your wife, right?”

Lu Yunting put down his teacup, without even looking at Su Yiren，and nodded:

“Yes.”

Bai Xiuping looked at Su Yiren with a smirk, her tone tinged with a hint of sourness:

“She does look pretty good.”

Su Yiren looked down at Bai Xiuping，politely nodded at her, and then turned to leave.

“Hey?” Bai Xiuping immediately sat up straight.

“Why are you so rude, little girl? You don’t even greet people when you see them? Is this how the Lu family treats guests?”

Her voice was a little sharp, instantly making several people nearby look over, wondering what was happening.

Su Yiren turned back and looked at her, smiling slightly:

“Madam, what should I call you?”

Bai Xiuping frowned:

“What kind of attitude is this?”

Su Yiren’s attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, she asked in confusion:

“Isn’t it right for me to ask this? How should I ask you?”

Bai Xiuping was speechless and stunned. After thinking back to what Su Yiren had just said, she couldn’t find any fault with it. Now, it seemed like she was making a fuss over nothing.

After a moment of silence, Bai Xiuping immediately changed her tone and said:

“We elders are sitting here, you don’t even look at us and turn around to leave. Is this the Lu family’s hospitality?”

Su Yiren smiled lightly, calmly and unhurriedly said:

“Sorry, Madam, I already nodded at you as a greeting, I thought you saw it. The reason why I didn’t speak to you is because my husband was chatting with you two, and I thought it was business matters, so I naturally wouldn’t interrupt. Besides, no one introduced your identity to me, and no one introduced me to you. If I were to interrupt and ask, it would seem like I lack discretion.”

Her words were very appropriate, logical and reasonable, leaving Bai Xiuping speechless.

Just when she felt like she was losing face, she suddenly heard Lu Yunting say in a low voice:

“Yiren，this is Mrs. Ouyang.”