Chapter 99: Birthday Banquet
Jiang Wanzhu couldn't laugh at all at the moment.
She looked at Lu Zhengshen dumbly, she didn't know what to say for a while, and she couldn't react.
After a while, he stammered, "You, you know everything?"
Lu Zhengshen nodded.
She still wanted to ask, but Lu Zhengshen was obviously not ready to say too much, he withdrew his hand, his expression changed back to a gentle appearance, and said with a smile: "I don't feel at ease when I am warm alone in the room, don't think nonsense, I'll go back first." ”
Jiang Wanzhu subconsciously turned sideways, Lu Zhengshen walked to the door, stopped, turned his head to look at her, and said, "Naturally, you should have done nothing that happened, what was before, and what is still the case." Besides, you're supposed to be happier when I'm back, aren't you?"
She was stunned for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, Lu Zhengshen had already left the door.
Only then did she suddenly think of a question, when and why did the two of them change. She ignored the most important question.
After standing for a while, she immediately took her mobile phone and called Jiang Teng again.
But this time, Jiang Teng didn't answer, and he didn't answer three times in a row, so he had to give up.
She sat on the couch and thought back to what had happened.
Whether it is one Lu Zhengshen or two, she was not born by herself.
She is not physically fit to get pregnant, and she can't have children. Lu Baiting felt that it didn't matter, but she didn't know that if she wanted to really stay by his side, a child was a must. Otherwise, I don't know when Lu Baiting doesn't love her anymore, she will be completely abandoned.
At that time, she was stunned, trying her best to have a child, and all the hospitals were searched, and there was no way at all. Physical damage is irreversible, and no matter how advanced medicine is, there is no way to do it.
The result of each hospital is no.
In the end, she learned about surrogacy in her circle of friends.
So he asked Jiang Teng to discuss.
At that time, Lu Baiting's feelings for her were also real, holding her in the palm of her hand and hurting, so she naturally tolerated everything she wanted to do.
She wants children so much, so naturally she has to fulfill her.
The three of them did this secretly, found a girl, and gave a large sum of money to make her a surrogate.
After a pair of identical twins were successfully implanted into the girl's body, they were personally taken care of by Jiang Teng until delivery. And she was outside, pretending to be pregnant.
At that time, the media had been reporting that she was pregnant. At that time, Lu Baiting was very famous, a well-known wealthy and noble son, and scandals were flying all over the sky. Therefore, his every move is naturally under the monitoring of the paparazzi.
Therefore, from pregnancy to childbirth, she has been acting for ten months.
In order not to be exposed, they made a special trip to do test tubes abroad. The child was also born abroad.
On the day the child was born, it was Jiang Teng who told her that another child died.
She recalled that when Jiang Teng told her about this, she just felt a little regretful, but she was quickly occupied by joy. She finally has a child and can stay by Lu Baiting's side for the rest of her life.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, not long after she entered the Lu family, Lu Baiting was revealed to be with Wen Jiurong, who had just become popular.
The whole life she envisioned was only her own idea.
As Lu Zhengshen said, neither of the two children came out of her womb, so what if she figured it out?
The real situation is that these two children are not related to her at all. Even Lu Baiting didn't know.
The surrogate mother provided not only the uterus, but also her own eggs.
She also had no choice.
Who doesn't want to have a child of their own, who doesn't want to have a child of their own.
She let out a long breath and began to call Jiang Teng repeatedly.
Lu Zhengshen returned to the room, and Lin Nuan was in a daze.
As soon as he entered, she quickly came back to her senses, her gaze down, and landed on the chessboard.
"How?
Lin Nuan glanced at him and shook his head, "No, it's still a dead end, I can't think of a way, the road is blocked for you, you don't leave me a way to live at all, what do I think?"
He sat down, took her pawn, and landed in the most unexpected place, clearly seeing that she was indeed going to lose, but in fact she could still save a breath.
He said, "There is a kind of thing called death and then life." ”
Lin Nuan looked at him and said with a smile: "Aren't your brains tired?"
He fiddled with the chess pieces, and when he heard this, the movement of his hand stopped, "Huh?"
"While thinking about blocking my way, and on the other hand, you have to leave me a way to live, do you say you are tired?"
Lu Zheng smiled cautiously, "It's fun like this, otherwise it's over in a few minutes, how boring." The person you lose is boring, and the person I win also finds it boring. ”
"But aren't you bored like that? It feels like you're playing tricks. ”
"Do you want to play then?"
"I don't play anymore, I'm a little tired. ”
"Then don't play. ”
He put all the pieces away.
Lin Nuan really doesn't want to play anymore.
She leaned back on the sofa and stared at him quietly for a long time, then stretched out her hand, but before her fingers could touch him, he stopped her.
The action is fast and the reflexes are also very strong.
He turned around, quietly took her hand, and gently lowered it.
Lin Nuan didn't struggle, only looked at him with a smile and said, "The hair seems to be shorter, got a haircut?"
"Hmm. He smiled and said, "You're very observant." ”
"Yes, I have nothing to do every day, but to watch you for pleasure. You have to be careful, even if you have a strand of hair wrapped around you, I can find it. ”
He smiled faintly, noncommittal.
"By the way, did you go to the hospital for a follow-up, what did the doctor say?"
"The recovery is good, don't worry too much. ”
Lin Nuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
……
Jiang Wanzhu's whole state was a little wrong because of this, and the strange thing was that she couldn't contact Jiang Teng.
The planning of the old man's birthday banquet is almost finalized, and the next step is to execute, and Wei Meijie assigned her own tasks. Jiang Wanzhu was also busy because of this, and the time was approaching day by day, and there was no extra time to think about what else she had.
Lu Zhengshen began to slowly go to work normally.
During the period when he was injured, the company was taken care of by Yao Fusheng and Wei Jiangyue.
When he returned, the two automatically gave up their places.
Wei Jiangyue invited the two to have lunch at noon, and at the dinner table, Wei Jiangyue replaced the wine with tea and toasted Lu Zhengshen, "The kidnapping matter, as a member of the Wei family, I still have to say sorry to you." ”
"However, I really didn't expect you to be so brave. In the past, a little pain and injury could make you cry for a few days. So, it's true love?"
Lu Zheng was noncommittal, took the teacup, and touched the cup with him casually, "Pregnant with a child." ”
Yao Fusheng remembered, "My sister-in-law is about to give birth, right?"
"It's coming. He nodded.
Yao Fusheng grinned, "As soon as this child is born, hundreds of millions of dollars will be in hand, and this child is worth giving birth! If I were Ah Zheng, I would also desperately try to save it." ”
Lu Zhengshen glanced at him, Yao Fusheng raised his eyebrows, and smiled happily.
He chuckled, equally noncommittal.
The three of them ate, and he didn't talk much. Yao Fusheng said something about Liang Chun's presence in the army, and after he went to Yunnan, it was Yao Fusheng who contacted him the most.
When he first arrived there, he was completely uncomfortable, and when he gathered the night before, he did not arrive, and was fined a hundred laps by the instructor.
At the end of the run, he felt like he had been given a new lease of life.
One hundred laps, the army record, you can't stop if you don't finish running. He thought it was impossible, but when he had run a hundred laps, he felt that nothing was impossible.
Only I don't want to do it.
He collapsed to the ground, looking at the sky, thinking about his ridiculous days, and he felt that he had come to the right place.
Even if he can't keep up with the progress quickly, every day, he grits his teeth and persists, strives to move forward, and strives to change.
Day by day, the body becomes stronger, the beliefs become stronger, and even the self-discipline becomes. Do what should be done, do 100 points, never do what should not be done, and don't do it to death.
Day after day, he changed from a sluggish young master to a spirited young man.
But he is still a rookie in the army, and he needs to continue to work hard.
Yao Fusheng said to Lu Zhengshen: "He misses you so much, but you didn't even call him, he was very sad." I'm going to beat you up when I come back from vacation that day. ”
Lu Zhengshen smiled, the teacup slowly turned in the palm of his hand, and he lowered his eyes, unable to see what he was thinking.
Wei Jiangyue was silent for a while, and proposed, "Otherwise, after your wife gives birth, let's go to Yunnan together to see him, how about it?"
Yao Fusheng said: "It's a good idea, but I'm afraid I don't have time." ”
"Time, just squeeze it, it's up to you to squeeze it or not. ”
Lu Zhengshen raised his eyes, looked over slightly, met Wei Jiangyue's gaze, he didn't avoid it, the two looked at each other for a moment, Lu Zhengshen smiled and said, "Let's talk about it then, maybe he will come back to see us first." ”
The three of them talked happily with each other, and this meal was very harmonious.
Out of the restaurant, the three of them dispersed.
Back at the company, Yao Fusheng followed, and Wei Jiangyue returned to Wei.
As soon as Lu Zhengshen entered the office, Yao Fusheng knocked on the door and entered.
He sat in the chair, "Something?"
Yao Fusheng pulled out the chair in front of the desk, sat down, looked at him with a serious face, and said, "I found one thing. “
"What?"
Yao Fusheng glanced back, thought about it, got up and walked to his side, leaned into his ear, and said, "Dong Ruiqing seems to be making a scapegoat for Wei Jiangyue." ”
Lu Zhengshen raised his eyebrows and glanced sideways at him, "How do you know?"
"I saw the old nanny next to Dong Ruiqing a few days ago, who had been pestering Wei Jiangyue and accidentally overheard their conversation. ”
"You can't be mistaken, right?"
"No, I heard you clearly. ”
The expression on Lu Zhengshen's face was calm, there was no surprise, but Yao Fusheng's expression was more unexpected than him, he smiled, playing with a pen in his hand, and: "And then?"
Yao Fusheng looked at his flat expression and couldn't help frowning, "Aren't you surprised? Aren't you angry? Gao Xinglei's incident was aimed at you at the beginning." ”
"Hmm. He nodded, still not very reactive.
This made Yao Fusheng a little surprised, he thought that this was a very exciting thing, but at the moment, it seemed that Lu Zhengshen knew.
He felt a little lost.
Lu Zhengshen stretched out his hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "I know your kindness, let's do things with peace of mind." ”
Yao Fusheng's move is to make his position clear.
In the end, he chose Lu Zhengshen.
Of course, he originally swore to be incompatible with Lu Zhengshen, after all, in his eyes, it was Lu Zhengshen who harmed him today. But Lin Jingqing insisted on letting him stand on Lu Zhengshen's side, there was no reason, he just felt that Lu Zhengshen was more powerful in all aspects.
Moreover, compared with the two of them, Lu Zhengshen will talk a little better here, after all, Lin Nuan is her sister.
It's always a little better than Wei Jiang.
Then, after learning that Dong Ruiqing was Wei Jiangyue's scapegoat, he was even more firm.
Yao Fusheng walked out of the office.
Lu Zhengshen took out a pack of cigarettes from the drawer, lit them, and smoked slowly.
At this time, another mobile phone in the drawer rang, he opened it and looked at it, and the caller ID was a full stop.
He put the lighter down, picked up his phone, and picked it up.
"How?"
"That's it. ”
Lu Zhengshen: "Hmm. ”
……
Lu Jiangchang's birthday banquet came as scheduled.
The venue of the birthday banquet was arranged in Yao Fusheng's hotel, and Yao Ziming was in charge himself.
On that day, everyone was dressed very formally, Lin Nuan had a big belly, and Lu Zhengshen specially customized a set of clothes for her. Jiang Wanzhu arrived early, went to arrange the seats, and then did a final check to see if there were any oversights or mistakes.
Lu Baiting also came over to take a look in advance, the banquet hall was very warm, luxurious but not flashy, and a bit like home.
He stood beside Wei Meijie, smiled with satisfaction, looked sideways at her and said, "You have worked hard." ”
His tone was heartfelt and full of sincerity.
Wei Meijie straightened her waist, glanced at him sideways, smiled, and said, "It should be." ”
He reached out and patted her on the shoulder, "You're beautiful today." ”
Wei Meijie was stunned, pursed her lips, and only replied lightly, "Thank you." ”
Lu Baiting said: "The divorce agreement, you should treat it as if you have never received it." Leave the rest to someone else, and you and I will pick up the old man. ”
Wei Meijie didn't expect him to say this, her eyes were surprised, surprised, and a different kind of emotion.
"You, what did you say?"
"Let's go. Lu Baiting didn't say anything more, just gently pushed her and led her to the outside of the banquet hall.
Wei Meijie couldn't react a little, so she just walked with him.
Jiang Wanzhu and Wen Jiurong both saw this scene, and no one stepped forward to say anything.
Jiang Wanzhu is hiding something in her heart at the moment, where does she still have the heart to fight for the wind and be jealous.
Wen Jiurong has always been indifferent to this, so naturally he will not have much reaction.
She walked to Jiang Wanzhu's side and said, "It seems that the eldest sister and Bai Ting are going to reconcile, or the father is very good, and the relationship between the two has eased with one move, and the family can finally live a stable life." ”
Jiang Wanzhu's mind was not here, she only listened to half of her words, and nodded perfunctorily.
The banquet hall was almost checked, and Wen Jiurong pulled Jiang Wanzhu to do her face and hair.
Lu Jiangchang's birthday banquet was relatively grand, and there were not many people invited, but the people invited were basically dignitaries. Enter with an invitation card.
Among these people, Lin Hongyi's family seems out of place.
The Lin family and the Shi family are arranged at the same table, after all, they are in-laws, and there will be no mistakes.
At half past six in the evening, the guests came one after another.
Lu Baiting and Wei Meijie stood at the door of the banquet hall to greet the guests.
Lu Zhengshen settled Lin Nuan in the host's seat, and also went over to help greet the guests.
In the host's seat, she sat alone, looking a little lonely.
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When Lin Wenwen came, she saw her sitting there alone, and after greeting her host, she walked over, "Happy little woman." From behind, she tapped her on the shoulder.
Lin Wenxin has also seen all the videos on the Internet about the two of them on Chinese New Year's Eve, and she is quite satisfied with Lu Zhengshen's approach.
In this way, she felt that it was still good for Lin Nuan to follow Lu Zhengshen, at least it could be seen that Lu Zhengshen was protecting her wholeheartedly.
At the moment, everyone was greeting each other, and Lin Wenwen took advantage of the time to sit down beside her and talk to her.
Looking at her huge belly, Lin Wenwen was tired for her, "When are you going to give birth?"
"I will be born in the middle of next month. ”
"Tired, aren't you?"
She nodded, "I don't sleep well at night, and I don't sit or stand." ”
"It's really hard to be a mother. ”
Lin Nuan smiled, "But it's also quite happy." ”
"You can see it, I know how happy you are. Lin Wenwen sighed, turned around, and laughed again, saying, "But I am relieved to see that Lu Zhengshen can treat you like this." When that video came out, I didn't know how to help you, and I didn't feel like I could explain it clearly. I didn't expect Lu Zhengshen to come to such a show, you two videos are acting in idol dramas, right? It's just two more small light bulbs, if it was before pregnancy, then you would really envy the dead. ”
"I didn't even know he was making those videos at the time, I thought it was just a normal date. ”
Lin Wenwen heard the meaning of her words, and reached out to pinch her chin, "Pregnant women like to think too much and are sentimental. ”
"Probably. Lin Nuan turned his head to look behind him and asked, "Shi Wenyue, are they here?" Lin Jingcheng was discharged from the hospital?"
"Discharged, discharged from the hospital a week ago. I should be here today, and on an occasion like today, even if I have a broken leg, I have to grit my teeth to participate. Look at Lin Hongyi like that, he can't stop smiling, he may have never participated in such a high-class banquet in his life. If it weren't for your light, according to the Lin family's asset value and status in the circle, they wouldn't be able to touch it at all. Cheap him. ”
Lin Wenwen snorted, "He originally planned to give up on you and announce that you were not his biological daughter, but after receiving the invitation card from the Lu family, he immediately fell silent." ”
After the two chatted for a while, Lin Wenwen was called over by Fang Hengxi.
It just so happened that Shen Yanlu came back to rest with a wine glass.
She glanced at Lin Nuan, thought for a while, and said, "This kind of banquet is boring, right?"
"Fortunately, I'm just a little hungry and anxious to eat. She joked with a smile.
Shen Yanlu: "You can take a small one over there, you can either I'll get a little for you." ”
Lin Nuan glanced at her, and then nodded with a smile.
Shen Yanlu lifted her skirt, crossed the crowd, and went to get her a snack, and she didn't know what she liked to eat, so she took a little bit of everything, so she took a lot, and she couldn't hold it with both hands, so she called the waiter and carried it over.
In the middle, when she met an acquaintance, she stopped, exchanged pleasantries, and handed over all the snacks in her hand to the waiter.
I took a total of five plates, but in fact, there are not many, there are only a few in each plate, and there are many types.
Lin Nuan felt that after eating these, he was almost full.
But it's not good to waste people's minds, so I took chopsticks and ate a little first.
"Hungry?"
She had just taken a bite when Lu Zhengshen sat down beside her.
She quickly swallowed what was in her mouth, wiped the corners of her mouth, and said, "I'm a little hungry." ”
"Take that much?"
"My sister-in-law brought it to me. ”
Lu Zheng looked cautious, and one hand was naturally resting on the back of her chair.
Lin Nuan swept his eyes, and the guests were almost all there, "Grandpa hasn't come yet?"
"It's coming, it's downstairs, it's coming soon. ”
He also followed to look at the door of the banquet hall, the movements of the two were synchronized, Lin Nuan glanced at him, he looked extraordinarily good-looking today, with the charm of a mature man, with a noble temperament and self-confidence.
It's just that she feels that there seems to be a little more coldness on his body.
Perhaps, he is like this, but she has seen too much of his gentle appearance, so she is a little unaccustomed to his appearance in front of people.
"Let's go, let's go to the door to pick up the old man. ”
He got up first, pulled out his chair, and reached out to take her hand.
Under the watchful eye of everyone, the two walked to the door of the banquet hall, and the others also came. Jiang Wanzhu stood in front of the two, next to Zhuo Yuqi and Lu Zhengxi, and then Shen Yanlu and Lu Zhengxun, while Wei Meijie stood in front of them, waiting at the door in order.
Lu Jiang was taken care of by Lao Sun and took the elevator up.
The elevator is directly facing the ballroom.
When the elevator door opened, Lu Jiangchang could see his family standing at the door, greeting him with a smile.
No matter how true the smiles on the faces of these people were, at this moment, Lu Jiangchang was happy and comfortable in his heart. This is his original intention for holding this birthday banquet.
Lu Baiting turned around and beckoned Wei Meijie over, Lao Sun let him go to the side, and the two helped the old man to come over slowly.
When he got closer, everyone called him in unison.
"Grandpa. ”
"Dad. ”
Lu Jiang nodded with a smile, "All the guests have arrived?"
"It's here. Wei Meijie said.
"Then go in quickly, everyone else is waiting. ”
When Lu Jiangchang stepped into the banquet hall, the lights of the banquet hall became soft, warm music sounded, and the LED screens around the banquet hall began to play their photos one by one.
The big screen in the middle is playing a half-cartoon story.
Since the year Lu Jiangchang was born, he has grown up day by day, has a son, and has a grandson.
This little video can be said to have taken a lot of thought.
All the backgrounds are the real scenes of the Lu family, which is particularly immersive, and it also makes people be able to recall the bits and pieces of the past.
Lu Jiang's eyes were red, he held Wei Meijie's hand tightly, looked sideways at her, and said, "Bother." ”
At that moment, even Lu Baiting was a little moved, and his eyes when he looked at Wei Meijie changed.
Even Wei Meijie herself was moved, as if she really integrated into the role of this good wife and mother, "This is what I should do, as long as you are happy, I will be happy." ”
The group sat down first, and the video continued.
Further down, there is a separate personal video of each person, and a sentence that everyone said to Lu Jiangchang.
It's basically a blessing, as well as memories of the past.
Lu Jiangchang's eyes were full of relief, and finally the video ended with a family photo.
Immediately afterward, there was applause, which lasted almost a minute.
Subsequently, Lao Sun helped Lu Jiangchang onto the stage and said a few words before the banquet began.
"Thank you, come to my Lu someone's birthday banquet, this should also be the last birthday banquet in my life. ”
The banquet hall was quiet, and everyone's eyes were looking at Lu Jiangchang on the stage.
In his life, Lu Jiang has done a lot of charity, achieved a lot of achievements, and won the respect of many people.
Although he was seriously ill, after recuperation, he couldn't tell that he was a person with terminal cancer. He has always been decent, he was decent when he was born, and when he is gone, he must also be decent.
He said something about the scene, "People live to my age, and there are no regrets." I am fortunate to be born in such a harmonious family, my father is kind and filial to my son, and my children and grandchildren are all excellent and capable. And, soon, my little great-grandson will be born, four generations in the same house, no regrets in life. I hope you can also have my share of luck, and at the end of your life, you will have no regrets. ”
"Thank you, I'm very happy today, I hope everyone can have a good time, thank you. ”
At the end, the feast begins.
The waiter begins to serve the food.
Waiting for the dishes to be served one after another, at this time, the music suddenly stopped, and then a voice sounded, "Why do you want my son to replace Lu Zhengshen?! If Lu Zhengshen is no longer there, do you want Ah Jing to be Lu Zhengshen for the rest of his life?!"
"No! None of them are children of the Lu family! They have nothing to do with Jiang Wanzhu at all!"
"Speaking of which, you also want to rob the Lu family's property. Jiang Teng, in the final analysis, you just want to help your sister turn positive, and you want to be prosperous and rich! You treat the two of them as chess pieces, and if one is not protected well, you will use the second one! It is also thanks to Ah Jing that you believe in you so much! I am really crazy to believe you!"
The recording is choppy, but loud enough to be heard.
The banquet hall became extraordinarily quiet, and everyone listened quietly to the excitement.
Everyone's eyes involuntarily looked at Lu Zhengshen on the main seat.
The woman in the recording began to cry, "I'm going to see Ah Jing!" Jiang Teng, if Ah Jing has any accidents, I will die with you!"
Lu Jiangchang was quite calm, beckoned Lao Sun, asked him to figure it out, and then turned off the voice.
At the dinner table, everyone's eyes fell on Lu Zhengshen, Lu Zhengshen was very calm, eating the vegetables slowly, and gave Lin Nuan a little clip, saying, "This is not bad, you can eat and see." ”
Jiang Wanzhu's face turned pale at the moment, her scalp was about to explode, she pursed her lips, and just wanted to get out of here first.
The recording didn't sound again, Lao Sun came back with the USB flash drive, leaned into the old man's ear, whispered something, and then took the USB flash drive to him.
The music sounded again, and Lu Jiangchang calmly said that it was a prank, without saying too much, and the banquet continued.
But the atmosphere is clearly different.
Neither the guests nor the Lu family could continue the meal calmly.
Everyone looked at Lu Zhengshen's gaze, full of inquiry.
Everyone was wondering, who the hell was he? Is it the mirror in that woman's mouth?
Jiang Teng, Jiang Teng is Jiang Wanzhu's brother.