Chapter 24: Lu Chi Refuses to Kiss Qin Xue

Lu Chi's remarks were simply irresistible to these high schoolers who had never seen the world.

Soon the boys began to flatter Lu Chi, while the girls all envied Qin Xue.

The two of them were quickly brought together.

Lu Chi and Qin Xue sat in the exact center of the sofa.

Qin Xue appeared somewhat restrained, but Lu Chi, having long been accustomed to such occasions, showed little reaction.

Lu Chi drank with one hand, his peripheral vision constantly on Su Yun Jiao and Zhou Xian in the corner.

The more he looked, the more irritated he felt.

"Lu Chi, thank you for arranging my birthday."

Qin Xue blushed and proactively handed Lu Chi a cup of wine.

Lu Chi lowered his head and glanced at the wine Qin Xue had offered.

Everyone had already gone through three rounds of drinks; seeing Qin Xue proactively offer Lu Chi wine, the people around once again started to clamor.

"Drink up! Drink up!"

Everyone was clamoring.

Lu Chi did not want to embarrass Qin Xue.

So he took the cup and drank it down with his head back.

Because of this action, the people around again shouted, "Kiss one! Kiss one!"

Qin Xue's face was flushed deeply, while Lu Chi beside her remained motionless for a long time.

"Lu Ge, what are you spacing out for? The girls haven't refused!"

"Yeah yeah, Lu Chi, you're being unromantic; they've already proactively offered you wine— not kissing would be inappropriate."

Qin Xue was a bit shy, yet she still looked expectantly at Lu Chi before her.

Lu Chi glanced again at Su Yun Jiao in the corner; she was still chatting with Zhou Xian, paying no attention to him at all.

For this reason, Lu Chi's dissatisfaction grew ever stronger.

Is Su Yun Jiao doing this on purpose?

If it were the past, Su Yun Jiao would already have been angry.

But now she shows no reaction at all.

Seeing the clamor around him grow worse, Lu Chi merely said flatly, "Stop the nonsense— today is Xiao Xue's birthday, everyone settle down."

Because Lu Chi was unwilling, Qin Xue merely bit her lip, too embarrassed to continue.

The others could only go about their own business to ease the awkwardness.

"Lu Ge, what a perfect opportunity just now— why didn't you kiss? Didn't you say you really like your sister-in-law?"

A close buddy beside him asked cautiously.

Lu Chi himself didn't know why he had refused Qin Xue.

Clearly he harbored feelings for Qin Xue.

Lu Chi glanced again at Su Yun Jiao in the corner, seeing that she still had no reaction.

He then said more irritably, "Don't ask anymore."

Having said that, Lu Chi stood up.

Seeing Lu Chi walk out of the private room, the few buddies beside him felt it strange.

Today, missing such a good opportunity is truly a pity.

No one knew what Lu Chi was thinking.

After seeing Lu Chi leave, Qin Xue also rose from the sofa and headed toward the private room's exit.

The noise outside the private room quieted somewhat.

Qin Xue specially sought out Lu Chi, ran up a couple steps, and said somewhat self-reproachfully, "Sorry, Lu Chi— they weren't intentionally making a fuss; don't take it to heart."

"I didn't take it to heart; having a good birthday is what matters most."

Lu Chi said calmly, "Go back first; I'll just use the restroom and be back shortly."

Lu Chi's tone was flat, unlike how it used to be.

In the past, Lu Chi was always gentle toward her.

Qin Xue suddenly felt worried, sensing that Lu Chi's feelings for her seemed not as strong as before.

"You're unhappy today— is it because of... Su Yun Jiao?"

Qin Xue asked this question somewhat hesitantly.

Lu Chi did not speak.

"Is it really because of Su Yun Jiao?"

Qin Xue recalled that Lu Chi had never really liked Su Yun Jiao before.

But lately, over the past two days for some unknown reason, Lu Chi has been sending her fewer messages when he returns home.

Sometimes he couldn't even be found at all.

In the past, this would have been absolutely impossible.

"No, it has nothing to do with her at all."

Just mentioning Su Yun Jiao makes Lu Chi feel even more vexed.

"Well... then I'll head back first."

"Mm."

Lu Chi currently has no inclination to chat with Qin Xue.

Only after Qin Xue had left did Lu Chi go to the restroom to wash his face.

He probably got drunk especially quickly because he had something on his mind.

Lu Chi felt a bit dizzy and muddle-headed; he only managed to regain a bit of spirit with effort.

Here.

Su Yun Jiao lowered her head to glance at the time, feeling it was about time.

That old guy Lu Jingqing had set a time for her to return.

Just then, Su Yun Jiao saw a text message on her phone.

Lu Jingqing: I'm at the entrance of the Night Club, come out.

Upon seeing that message, Su Yun Jiao knew something was wrong.

Lu Jingqing indeed came here.

"Jiajia, are you leaving? I'll see you out."

"No need, I can go out myself; my parents are coming to pick me up."

"Your parents?"

Zhou Xian froze.

"Well... I guess so."

Su Yun Jiao didn't want to directly say that person was Lu Jingqing, so she grabbed her bag and walked toward the private room's exit.

"Su Yun Jiao! How did you leave?"

"Exactly, leaving this early, she must be afraid to see Lu Chi and Qin Xue together."

Su Yun Jiao ignored the surrounding voices; just as she went out, she bumped into Qin Xue.

Su Yun Jiao ignored Qin Xue and headed straight for the Night Club's exit.

When Lu Chi returned, Su Yun Jiao's figure was already gone.

He had just opened the door when he saw an empty spot in the corner.

So he immediately shut the door.

The people in the private room, wanting to see the excitement, all headed out.

"Come on, let's go see who picked up Su Yun Jiao."

"Isn't that not good? Surely her parents picked her up."

"Who doesn't know Su Yun Jiao has lived in Lu Chi's home since childhood? Where did her parents come from?"

……

Everyone, curious, ran out to the private room's exterior.

Zhou Xian saw Zhou Tingting also wanting to look, he frowned, stepped forward and grabbed her arm: "Tingting, come home with me."

"No, I haven't had enough fun yet!"

Zhou Tingting, because Lu Chi just refused to kiss Qin Xue, felt hope reignite in her heart.

Just outside the Night Club, Su Yun Jiao, having just stepped out, saw a strange car.

The car was a limited-edition Maybach, not the one Lu Jingqing usually uses.

"Sorry, Jingqing brother, I didn't know it would get this late."

Lu Jingqing inside the car wasn't angry, but calmly said: "Get in first."

"Oh, okay."

Su Yun Jiao obediently got into the car.

Meanwhile, classmates had already come out, secretly seeing Su Yun Jiao get into a luxury car.

"Whoa, a limited-edition Maybach, must cost tens of millions!"

"What? This car is that expensive?"

"That's for sure! Ordinary people can't afford it; is Su Yun Jiao keeping a rich benefactor?"

"No wonder she hasn't been sucking up to our Lu bro lately!"