Chapter 105: Coming of Age Ceremony 1

You don't need to do much, Miss Su; just control your diet. We'll have someone prepare a special menu, and for these few days you just need to eat according to the ingredients on the menu.

After saying that, Secretary Li placed a carefully prepared menu in front of Su Yun Jiao.

Seeing that every meal was just grass, Su Yun Jiao burst into tears: "Isn't there anything edible for a person? I'm not a cow; if I chew grass every day, I'll starve to death."

Miss Su, it's only five days; just endure it, and it will pass.

……

Su Yun Jiao glanced back at Lu Jingqing, hoping to see a glimmer of hope from him.

Who would have thought Lu Jingqing wouldn't even glance at her.

How could there be such a cruel man as Lu Jingqing in this world?

For five straight days, Su Yun Jiao ate only weight-loss meals; the happiest moment of her day was eating boiled chicken breast.

When the five days were up, Su Yun Jiao followed Secretary Li onto the scale.

Liu Ma beside her exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my, Miss Su, in just five days you've lost seven catties! That's amazing."

Su Yun Jiao had lost weight, and it was her face and waist that had slimmed down.

When she looked in the mirror today, she clearly felt her waist had become thinner.

But Su Yun Jiao couldn't feel happy at all; she glanced at Secretary Li beside her and asked:

"Does that mean after today, no one will control what I eat?"

Yes, Miss Su.

Please change my clothes.

Right now, Su Yun Jiao has no interest whatsoever in the proceedings of today's coming-of-age ceremony.

She just wants to get through today quickly and then be able to eat normally.

Soon, Su Yun Jiao had put on the ceremonial dress.

The stylist and makeup artist were both dressing and doing Su Yun Jiao's makeup.

Once everything was finished, Su Yun Jiao was helped downstairs.

The makeup artist asked, "Boss Lu, how does the effect look?"

Lu Jingqing had been reading the newspaper, but when he saw Su Yun Jiao come out, he lifted his eyes to look at her.

The dress on Su Yun Jiao perfectly accentuated her waistline; her jawline was clearly visible, looking more bony than five days ago, and her demeanor had improved greatly.

Hmm, not bad.

Hearing Lu Jingqing's satisfied reply,

Su Yun Jiao finally let out a breath of relief.

"Get ready, let's go out."

"Yes, Boss Lu."

Secretary Li immediately went out to start the car.

Lu Jingqing, meanwhile, extended a hand toward Su Yun Jiao.

Su Yun Jiao stared, stunned.

Lu Jingqing said, "Just link arms with your male escort and go out; I don't need to teach you the other etiquette, do I?"

"Okay."

Su Yun Jiao walked over to Lu Jingqing's side and naturally linked her arm with his.

Outside Jingyuan, Secretary Li watched the two of them, and for a moment he felt a bit dazed.

He never expected that Miss Su and their Boss Lu would actually look so well matched standing together!

"Xiao Li."

Lu Jingqing glanced at Secretary Li, who then realized he had been rude; he immediately lowered his head, opened the car door, and said, "Boss Lu, Miss Su, please."

Su Yun Jiao and Lu Jingqing both got into the car.

From the moment they got in the car, Su Yun Jiao's heart began to pound heavily.

Today meant something extraordinary to her.

After today, she would be free.

"Don't be nervous; tonight you're the star, and everyone will revolve around you."

Su Yun Jiao asked, "Will you too?"

"Hmm."

Lu Jingqing directly admitted it, without saying anything else.

The two of them soon arrived at the Huangjia Jiudian.

Lu Jingqing had prepared a coming-of-age ceremony for Su Yun Jiao at the most luxurious hotel in the city's most upscale district.

All the elite figures in the industry, as well as socialites and young nobles, would attend.

Su Yun Jiao had never attended such an event before, but fortunately, in her past life she had seen Lu Chi interacting with those people.

These etiquettes, Lu Jingqing had already had someone teach her over the past few days.

At this moment, Lu Mu and Lu Chi had both arrived.

Lu Mu had just arrived at the Huangjia Jiudian and happily greeted everyone around her: "Today is our Jiao Jiao's coming-of-age day; thank you all for gracing us with your presence."

Seeing this, Su Yun Jiao almost rolled her eyes to the heavens.

Those who didn't know would have thought this coming-of-age ceremony was hosted by Lu Mu.

Instead, she ended up acting as the host.

Just then, Su Yun Jiao and Lu Jingqing stepped out of the car hand in hand.

Lu Mu lifted her head and saw Su Yun Jiao and Lu Jingqing stepping down from the car.

The two of them walking together made a very well-matched pair.

Lu Chi, standing nearby, saw Su Yun Jiao's outfit today and couldn't help but stare for a moment.

Su Yun Jiao wore a rose‑red strapless long dress whose hem swept the floor, revealing a hint of white gauze beneath; every gesture was like a budding flower, and her whole being radiated an elegant, noble grace.

Just one look, and Lu Chi felt his heartbeat begin to race in time with Su Yun Jiao's.

"Son! Son!"

Lu Mu nudged Lu Chi from the side, and Lu Chi finally realized he had been staring at Su Yun Jiao the whole time.

Lu Chi quickly looked away, acting as if nothing had happened.

Lu Mu then led Lu Chi up to Su Yun Jiao.

Lu Mu sized up Su Yun Jiao from head to toe, noting that her attire today was vivid and charming, her bearing utterly unlike the formerly reticent, self‑abasing Su Yun Jiao.

"Jiao Jiao, you look gorgeous today, Auntie—I've finally waited for your coming‑of‑age day. Sigh, I never thought over ten years would fly by so quickly; you've grown into a young lady!"

Lu Mu liked her more and more; if Su Yun Jiao announced before the guests that she was the Lu family's daughter‑in‑law, the Lu family would surely gain great face.

Su Yun Jiao clearly saw that Lu Mu's words were merely an attempt to take credit.

Su Yun Jiao didn't indulge her; instead she smiled slightly and said, "Auntie, thank you for your hard work these years, but from now on you might not need to worry so much."

"That's natural—you're already a young lady, I don't need to worry anymore; later Auntie might have to rely on you to take care of her."

Lu Mu still thought Su Yun Jiao meant she would serve her in the future, so her face broke into an even wider smile.

At that moment, Zhou Xian and Zhou Tingting had already stepped out of the car nearby.

Their first glance caught Su Yun Jiao outside the hotel.

"Jiao Jiao!"

Zhou Tingting warmly greeted Su Yun Jiao.

Seeing the Zhou family members arrive again, Lu Mu was actually a bit displeased and asked, "Jiao Jiao, are these friends you invited?"

"Yeah, I've already greeted Lu Jingqing, and Lu Jingqing also thinks it's fine."

The organizer of this coming‑of‑age ceremony was originally Lu Jingqing.

The host had already agreed, so naturally there was no room for Lu Mu to speak here.

Lu Mu then felt her words catch in her throat.