Xin Wenwen, observing Xin Ying's expression, asked, "Auntie, are you going back?"
Xin Ying nodded.
Chu Jun looked surprised: "You left without even eating?"
Xin Wenwen said, "My aunt has made an appointment."
"No, Auntie." Chu Jun took the initiative to address her according to seniority. "You are an elder, and now that you've come to N City, you are a guest of N City. As the host, I should treat you well. Let's eat here, and invite your friends as well."
Xin Ying declined, saying, "No need."
Chu Jun was somewhat displeased: "Auntie, I just got back and you're already leaving!"
Xin Ying smiled at the child's coquettish tone, but still stood up without hesitation.
Seeing that Xin Ying was really about to leave, Chu Jun did not stop her.
A boy next to him said, "Who told you to linger outside for so long!"
"Didn't I meet that woman who made Yueyue cry? She seduced her father and made him go crazy. Now he calls her name all day long. Yueyue said one thing about this woman, and her father slapped her."
"That grandson of Wang Baoliang! He hit Yueyue?"
"Ugh. That female celebrity looks so provocative, I wonder..."
--Bang!
A vase slammed heavily onto the round table in the center of the private room, shattering the glass tabletop into pieces that scattered in all directions.
Chen Lu and another girl were so frightened that they immediately screamed.
Xin Wenwen stood beside Xin Ying, still reeling from Xin Ying's earlier actions, and called out blankly, "Auntie—"
Xin Ying's expression remained completely unchanged.
Chen Lu had already retreated to the corner. By now, her emotions had calmed down a bit. She looked at Xin Ying with a puzzled expression: "Aunt, what's wrong?"
Everyone present was very surprised, wondering why Xin Ying would suddenly lose her temper.
Chu Jun's face was cut by the flying porcelain shards, and his face was covered in blood.
The pain from his wound made him grimace, and his temper flared. He no longer respected Xin Ying as before, and yelled, "What the hell are you doing?!"
Chu Jun accidentally pressed his hand on the wound, which aggravated the pain. He cried out in pain and then cursed, "You crazy woman!"
Xin Wenwen immediately shouted, "Er Shun, gag him!"
Wu Shun immediately covered Chu Jun's mouth.
Wu Shun's hand touched Chu Jun's wound, and Chu Jun's face turned pale instantly. With his mouth gagged, he mumbled, "My dad is the richest man in N City. You just wait!"
Wu Shun slapped him hard across the face with his other hand: "Your assets as the richest man in N City can't even compare to the fifth richest man in my S City, what the hell are you so arrogant about!"
Chu Jun's face stung from the slap, and he dared not speak again.
Xin Ying looked at Chu Jun with an icy expression and instructed, word by word, "Take him to the hospital later, bandage him up, and personally take him to his father. Tell Chu Changmin that his son is twenty-seven years old and still hasn't grown up. Today I'm doing a good deed like Lei Feng and helping him educate his son."
Wu Shun immediately replied, "Okay!"
With his mouth covered, Chu Jun made muffled noises upon hearing these words.
Xin Ying stared coldly at him. For some reason, Chu Jun felt as if a snake with its tongue flicking was crawling along his back, and he couldn't help but shiver.
Xin Ying stared at him for a long time, then suddenly took a step and walked towards him.
Chu Jun's expression changed, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped out from his back.
Suddenly, a cell phone rang in the room. A few seconds later, Xin Ying took the phone out of her pocket.
Whether it was a misperception or not, Chu Jun noticed that Xin Ying's cold expression suddenly softened.
Xin Ying turned and left the private room. Her voice did not go far and clearly reached the ears of everyone in the room.
"Hey, you're here? Yeah, I had something to do, I'll be right back. The food's on, so please start eating..."
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Chapter 52
Lin Leyao sat in the quiet private room.
Soon, a sound came from outside the private room. Lin Leyao looked up and saw Xin Ying coming in.
Lin Leyao's eyes curved into a smile.
The room was very warm. Xin Ying took off her coat and placed it on the back of the chair, asking, "Were you getting impatient?"
Lin Leyao said with a smile in her eyes, "I should be the one asking you that."
Upon hearing this, Xin Ying smiled and said, "Then let's cancel each other out and not talk about this anymore. Let's eat."
Lin Leyao nodded, took the piece of crispy pork that Xin Ying picked up, took a bite, and suddenly thought of something and asked curiously, "When I came up from downstairs just now, I passed by this floor. Was something happening on that floor? It was making a lot of noise."
Xin Ying remained expressionless and asked calmly, "Did you hear anything?"
"No." Lin Leyao shook her head. "I just heard the sound of things being smashed coming from that private room. What happened inside must have been serious, because the sound was so clear even through the private room."
Xin Ying nodded and said, "There are many people drinking in the restaurant, and some of them are prone to arguments and fights after drinking. The restaurant staff will handle it."
"I'm just a little curious. This restaurant is frequented by many celebrities. I wonder if something happened to one of them."
Xin Ying, whose expression had been calm and composed, immediately smiled after hearing Lin Leyao's words: "I think you're not curious, you just want to go and watch the drama unfold, right?"
Having her thoughts exposed, Lin Leyao smiled sheepishly.
Perhaps it's because the two have been chatting on WeChat every day lately, but Lin Leyao feels that she now has more to talk about with Xin Ying when they meet. Without having to worry about so much, their interactions are much more relaxed and comfortable.
After finishing their meal, the two decided to stroll around the commercial street outside.
When it was time to pay the bill, Lin Leyao saw several young men and women coming down the stairs.
The group of young people spoke loudly, instantly attracting the attention of everyone in the hall.
Lin Leyao's gaze was also drawn to the sound, and she saw Xin Wenwen right in front of her.
The other person was chatting with a curly-haired girl next to her and didn't notice what was happening at the counter, so Lin Leyao looked away and stopped looking at her.
On the other side, as soon as Chen Lu and Xin Wenwen went downstairs, they saw Xin Ying at the counter.
Although Xin Ying was wearing a mask, Chen Lu recognized her at a glance. After all, this elder had just lost her temper in the private room not long ago, a scene she would probably never forget.
Chen Lu nudged Xin Wenwen next to her with her elbow: "Your aunt is over there!"
Following Chen Lu's reminder, Xin Wenwen looked over and immediately saw Xin Ying wearing a black handmade cashmere coat. The next second, she noticed the woman next to Xin Ying wearing a thin velvet long dress.
The woman was also wearing a mask, but Xin Wenwen knew without guessing that it was Lin Leyao.
Who else, besides Lin Leyao, can stand by Xin Ying's side now?
Chen Lu stared intently in that direction and suggested, "Should we go say hello?"
Xin Wenwen said expressionlessly, "Haven't you realized the consequences of your greeting just now?"
Chen Lu's face instantly showed fear, but she stubbornly said, "Anyway, it was Chu Jun who was injured, not me."
Chen Lu was about to say something, but then her eyes widened suddenly: "Who is that woman? Did you see her? The one in the ochre dress! Did you see her just now? The teller gave her the bank card and she gave it directly to my aunt!"
Xin Ying and Lin Leyao haven't gone public yet, and Xin Wenwen has taken on the responsibility of keeping it a secret for them: "It's just a casual handout, nothing to be surprised about."
As Lin Leyao and Xin Ying prepared to leave the restaurant, Chen Lu watched their backs as she began to realize she was making a fuss over nothing. Suddenly, Xin Ying stopped at the door, took off her coat, and handed it to Lin Leyao.
Lin Leyao shook her head, unwilling to accept it.
But Xin Ying remained defiant, continuing to hand over the clothes. Lin Leyao finally gave in and took the clothes to put on.
The two of them pushed open the glass door and went outside.
Chen Lu only slowly came back to her senses after the two figures had completely disappeared through the doorway.
The shock on her face was completely undisguised. She turned around and asked the people behind her in a daze, "Did you see that?"
Chu Jun was taken to the hospital by Wu Shun an hour ago, and the rest of the people just saw what happened with Chen Lu.
They nodded emphatically: "We saw it!"
Chen Lu immediately tugged at Xin Wenwen beside her: "Who is that woman?! Is she your aunt's girlfriend?!"
A girl behind him reminded him: "President Xin already officially announced his marriage on Weibo a while ago!"
Chen Lu's eyes widened, and she clung to Xin Wenwen's arm tightly, refusing to let go: "What? Wife! I was abroad and didn't check Weibo! Xin Wenwen, tell me, who exactly is your aunt's wife?"
Xin Wenwen's ears hurt from her noise, but no matter what, she couldn't say: "My aunt herself hasn't revealed who it is, so I can't say it either."
The girl who had just given the warning added, "This is a film studio; most of the people here, besides us, are probably celebrities."
Xin Wenwen's icy gaze swept over them instantly, and the girl who had spoken stuck out her tongue.
Chen Lu immediately released Xin Wenwen's hand, exclaiming in shock, "Holy crap! You're awesome!"
Twenty minutes later, in a coffee shop on the commercial street of the film and television city, Chen Lu and Xin Wenwen came out of the restaurant and sat down to chat.
Chen Lu was still immersed in the shock she had just experienced.
After downing a glass of iced Americano in one gulp, Chen Lu sighed, "This is the first time I've seen your aunt treat someone so well. The two of them must be very much in love."
Xin Wenwen glanced at her but didn't say anything.
Chen Lu, oblivious to everything, rested her chin on her hands and said with starry eyes, "Isn't your aunt's wife exceptionally beautiful? So beautiful that even your aunt, who has seen so much of the world, couldn't resist her?"
Xin Wenwen remained silent.
Chen Lu continued to mutter to herself, "Anyway, no matter what your aunt's wife looks like, I can tell that your aunt really likes her. Details don't lie; liking someone means wanting to protect them forever. Sigh, who wouldn't want to be someone Xin Ying always protects!"
Chen Lu kept saying that they were deeply in love, and that Xin Ying liked her a lot. Xin Wenwen's forehead throbbed with embarrassment.