Chapter 126: Planting Roses for Her

The next day, Su Yun Jiao woke up from bed and suddenly heard some movement downstairs.

She opened the curtains and looked downstairs, only to see a crowd of gardeners huddled together, as if they were planting something.

Just as Su Yun Jiao was wondering, Liu Ma's knocking came from the door: "Miss Su, it's time to get up."

To ensure Su Yun Jiao could go to bed early and rise early during the winter break, she had Liu Ma call her at eight every morning and set an eight‑o'clock alarm on her phone.

After washing up, Su Yun Jiao went out and asked, "Liu Ma, why are there suddenly so many people in the backyard?"

"It's Secretary Li who came early this morning," they said, "because the boss felt the rear courtyard was bare and unsightly, so he had people transplant roses."

"Transplanted roses?"

Su Yun Jiao was a little surprised, and after a moment she remembered that Zhou Xian had just given her a rose the night before.

Could it be that because Zhou Xian gave her a rose, Lu Jingqing had people plant roses in the backyard?

Su Yun Jiao thought it over, but it seemed unlikely; Lu Jingqing probably wouldn't go out of his way just for her to plant roses in the backyard.

Soon, Su Yun Jiao went downstairs.

Lu Jingqing was already eating breakfast in the living room, and Su Yun Jiao didn't mention the backyard roses when she came downstairs.

Lu Jingqing gave a dry cough.

Because of that cough, Su Yun Jiao looked up at Lu Jingqing and said, "Brother Jingqing, what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Lu Jingqing's expression was indifferent, as if nothing was the matter.

Su Yun Jiao lowered her head to eat, and the commotion in the backyard grew a bit louder.

Then Lu Jingqing coughed again.

Su Yun Jiao frowned and asked, "Brother Jingqing, have you caught a cold?"

"……"

Lu Jingqing said nothing; Secretary Li, covered in mud, walked in from the side and said, "Boss Lu, everything's been planted, and it looks beautiful—would you like to go see?"

"No."

Lu Jingqing replied briefly, put down the newspaper in his hand, and said, "Get ready, let's drive to the office."

"……"

Secretary Li had just been working to exhaustion in the backyard.

And Lu Jingqing just left like that?

Su Yun Jiao didn't understand what Lu Jingqing meant either, and she asked doubtfully, "Brother Jingqing, are you running a fever?"

"No, sir, he looks fine."

"Fine?"

"What's he coughing about if he's fine?"

Su Yun Jiao wasn't hungry anymore, so after eating she went upstairs to study on her own.

Seeing this, Liu Ma handed the gift box on the sofa to Su Yun Jiao and said, "Miss Su, this is the dress the boss had Secretary Li send over this morning; he said someone would come this afternoon to do your hair and makeup, so you mustn't oversleep during your nap."

"Got it, thanks, Liu Ma."

Su Yun Jiao took the gift box in her hand and, as she went upstairs, muttered under her breath, "Why couldn't Lu Jingqing just give this to me when he got up this morning instead of pretending he didn't see anything?"

Although she complained, Su Yun Jiao quickly opened the box once she was back in her room.

Opening it, she saw a pink dress; though pink, it wasn't cute but rather gentle, and it was a body‑con style.

When Su Yun Jiao saw the dress, her cheeks flushed slightly.

How could Lu Jingqing have prepared such a mature outfit for her?

At that moment, Lu Jingqing lightly said from the car, "Is the outfit okay?"

"There's definitely no problem," came the reply. "Following Boss Lu's request for pink—it makes her look youthful—but since you needed it urgently, there was only one that fit Miss Su's figure, so I had them pack and send it over; it should be quite nice."

Lu Jingqing had long liked that dress brand, so when Secretary Li went to order the gown, most of the time they chose that brand.

Lu Jingqing had originally planned to look at that dress himself, but Su Yun Jiao happened to come downstairs just then.

But since it's pink, it should lean girlish and not look overly mature.

As long as those two conditions are met, there shouldn't be any big issue.

It was already afternoon.

Su Yun Jiao was already dressed and just waiting for Lu Jingqing's call.

On this side, Lu Jingqing had just finished his meeting and walked out of the conference room; he was already ten minutes late, which wasn't too bad, but he still had to return to Jingyuan to pick up Su Yun Jiao.

"Boss Lu, the car is waiting downstairs."

"We're running late—have the driver take Jiao Jiao straight to the venue."

"Yes."

Lu Jingqing couldn't return to Jingyuan today to pick up Su Yun Jiao, so they could only drive to the venue together.

Inside the venue.

Su Yun Jiao's car had arrived early.

Su Yun Jiao was still appearing in public like this for the first time.

Everyone's eyes were on Su Yun Jiao, and a few socialites whispered, "Who's daughter is she? I've never seen her before."

"She looks kind of familiar."

"Yeah, she does look familiar, and she's really pretty."

……

The people around were murmuring.

Su Yun Jiao stood where she was, still waiting for Lu Jingqing.

Especially, this venue prohibits bringing phones inside; as soon as Su Yun Jiao entered, her electronic devices were confiscated.

It is likely an upscale private dinner party with extremely strong privacy.

Su Yun Jiao waited in the banquet hall, but still did not see Lu Jingqing arrive.

Not far away, a man in a suit with an upright appearance fixed his gaze on Su Yun Jiao.

One of the young masters beside her said, "This girl has a pretty good figure; how about it? Want to hit on her?"

The man was obviously somewhat moved, yet he hesitated and said, "I don't know who the other party is; let's not cause trouble for now."

"Alright, Han Ge, she came alone and is an unfamiliar face; probably just some low‑class nobodies, nothing to fear."

Han Li was notorious in this circle as a playboy young master; hearing that, he gained confidence, fearing nothing unless she was a daughter of a powerful, aristocratic family.

After all, the Han family in Hai Cheng is not to be trifled with.

Seeing that no one was around, Han Li stepped forward, stood before Su Yun Jiao, and said, "Miss, did you come alone?"

Su Yun Jiao turned her head and saw that the man was decent‑looking, but his eyes betrayed a hint of excitement at spotting prey.

Her intuition told Su Yun Jiao that the man before her was no good.

"I didn't come alone," Su Yun Jiao said calmly. "My fiancé will be here shortly."

Upon learning Su Yun Jiao had a fiancé, Han Li seemed even more enamored, saying, "How could your fiancé bear to let you come in alone? If it were me, I would certainly not be able to leave you waiting alone."