Chapter 108: Lu Chi Regretted It

Lu Mu's loud quarrel drew the surrounding people to gather.

Everyone present today is a big shot in the industry, and what they care most about is face.

They never expected Lu Mu to be so indifferent to her image, demanding an explanation in front of the media like a shrew.

But Lu Jingqing and Su Yun Jiao were very familiar with Lu Mu's temperament.

Not to mention today's occasion; even if the president were here, Lu Mu would surely cause a scene.

"Aunt Lu, did you misunderstand something?"

"Misunderstand? What do I have to misunderstand? You just said it clearly in front of all the guests! Su Yun Jiao, I never thought you would be such a scheming woman. You've been childhood sweethearts with Lu Chi, and you're about the same age. Yet you treat my son like this—how is that any different from abandoning him after the start?"

Lu Mu, in order to make Su Yun Jiao change her engagement, has already thrown away her own dignity.

Su Yun Jiao said dismissively, "Aunt Lu, I've never dated Lu Chi; we're just friends who grew up together. You're being a bit excessive."

"Excessive? The truly excessive ones are you and Lu Jingqing! The engagement was between you and my son—how did it become you and Lu Jingqing? Su Yun Jiao, you must give me an explanation today."

Lu Mu obviously won't get the answer she wants, so she won't leave; she'll even keep making a scene in this setting.

Su Yun Jiao was exactly aiming for this effect; Lu Mu always pretends to be gentle and virtuous outside, but today let everyone see what kind of person she really is.

"Aunt Lu, my father previously said there was an engagement between me and the Lu family, but he never specified whether it was with Lu Jingqing or Lu Chi, and I don't recall ever saying I'd get engaged to Lu Chi."

For a moment, Lu Mu was left speechless, choked.

Su Yun Jiao continued, "Besides, at Lu Chi's birthday, he himself said he didn't want to marry me, so I certainly can't cling to him shamelessly."

Upon hearing Su Yun Jiao's words, Lu Chi's face darkened instantly.

Indeed, he had indeed said that.

But he said that when he was angry.

In his heart, he actually didn't dislike Su Yun Jiao that much.

Moreover, he now regrets it.

Marrying Su Yun Jiao doesn't seem so bad either.

But everything is already too late.

Lu Jingqing said, "I know Lady Lu worries that I won't take good care of Jiajie; Lady Lu can rest assured—I truly love Jiajie and will protect her completely."

Hearing Lu Jingqing say they truly love each other, Su Yun Jiao felt as if she were choking on her own saliva.

But Su Yun Jiao didn't show that in front of Lu Mu.

She nodded in agreement and said, "Aunt Lu, what Jingqing said is true; we will surely support each other from now on, so you don't need to worry about us."

Su Yun Jiao's earnest demeanor almost made Lu Mu die of anger.

She didn't care whether Su Yun Jiao and Lu Jingqing truly loved each other; she only cared whether the Su family's inheritance could fall into her own household.

"Lu Chi! Why are you standing there? Hurry over and say something!"

Lu Mu immediately looked at her son, trying to get him to come over and persuade Su Yun Jiao.

But Lu Chi just stood there, seemingly not yet recovered from the shock of Su Yun Jiao announcing her fiancé.

From childhood, Lu Mu's most repeated instruction to him was to get engaged to Su Yun Jiao when he grew up.

Even Lu Chi's own heart had subtly come to believe that Su Yun Jiao, once grown, should be his wife.

But now the facts are laid bare before him.

Su Yun Jiao has become someone else's wife.

That someone is none other than his own half-brother.

Thinking of this, Lu Chi clenched his fists and suddenly felt a sense of humiliation.

Faced with Lu Mu's incessant urging, Lu Chi actually got up and left the table on the spot, utterly lacking decorum.

Zhou Tingting also didn't expect Lu Chi to leave the gathering directly; those around whispered about this farce.

Seeing her son had already run off, Lu Mu naturally had no mind to continue attending someone else's wedding.

Thus Lu Mu, furious, stamped her foot and chased after Lu Chi in the direction he'd gone.

"Brother, what's wrong with Lu Chi? The one who doesn't like Su Yun Jiao is him, and the one who got angry and ran off seeing Su Yun Jiao engaged to another man is also him."

Zhou Tingting couldn't understand; liking is liking, not liking is not liking.

Since he doesn't like her, why is he running off in a huff?

"Maybe he does like her, but he just doesn't realize it himself."

Seeing Zhou Xian say that, Zhou Tingting looked doubtful: "Lu Chi likes Su Yun Jiao? Brother, what's wrong with your brain?"

The four of them have known each other since childhood; they've been in the same class since kindergarten, and it's been many years.

If Lu Chi liked Su Yun Jiao, they would have been together long ago.

Everyone can see that Su Yun Jiao likes Lu Chi; for his sake, she's done all kinds of fawning and flattery.

But Lu Chi has merely gotten a bit closer to Su Yun Jiao.

In the end, isn't it all because of Qin Xue, that girl he's only recently met, pitting him against Su Yun Jiao?

Zhou Xian didn't speak.

Just that, being fellow boys, perhaps only he understands better what Lu Chi is thinking now.

But Zhou Xian never imagined that Su Yun Jiao's engagement announcement this time would be Lu Jingqing.

At the same time——

Lu Chi ran alone to a deserted street.

This road is very familiar to Lu Chi; it's the path he and Su Yun Jiao took to elementary school together.

He unconsciously ended up running here.

Suddenly, Lu Chi recalled that in elementary school, because he was mischievous, the teacher dared not punish him due to his family's status, so she made him stay after class each day to do chores.

Lu Chi was lazy and refused to be managed.

These chores all fell on Su Yun Jiao.

When Su Yun Jiao was in elementary school, she was short, and every day she helped him with his duty.

After school, doing that would take over half an hour.

He was unhappy with Su Yun Jiao's obedience, and also because Lu Mu wouldn't let him leave Su Yun Jiao behind and go home alone.

So he played basketball on the school playground every day, feeling depressed.

By the time Su Yun Jiao finished his duty and came downstairs, he would still complain: "Why so slow?"

Now it seems, Su Yun Jiao basically doesn't owe me anything.

All along, Su Yun Jiao has been the one putting in more effort for me.

Lu Chi suddenly realized something.

He cannot be without Su Yun Jiao.

He also cannot accept a future without Su Yun Jiao.

Lu Chi immediately turned around and ran back.

Lu Mu had the driver drive around, but she never saw Lu Chi, and she was frantic with worry.

This child, where on earth did he run off to in the middle of the night?