Chapter 36: Lu Chi tumbled down the stairs

Wait until the dance ends.

Su Yun Jiao couldn't wait to let go of the hand she was holding with Lu Jingqing.

Lu Jingqing said nothing, merely holding Su Yun Jiao's wrist as he walked to a nearby corner.

That dance just now attracted many people.

Many from the circle gathered around Su Yun Jiao to watch.

"Miss Su, you danced wonderfully just now; I don't know which teacher you studied under."

"Miss Su, that outfit you're wearing looks like haute couture from a French master; even popular stars can't borrow it—where did you borrow it from?"

When mentioning the skirt she was wearing, Su Yun Jiao realized it was one Lu Jingqing had lent her.

As it turned out, there really are skirts that need to be borrowed.

Su Yun Jiao just smiled and said nothing; she turned her head to glance at Lu Jingqing avoiding her not far away.

It turned out to be the dance she had just performed.

Lu Jingqing had specially arranged for her to appear before this circle to boost her presence.

What could draw more attention from the socialites in this circle than an unattainable haute couture gown?

Could this be… Lu Jingqing trying to find a way to help her?

A faint smile appeared on Su Yun Jiao's face unbidden.

Ice-cold, yet not a bad person.

Su Yun Jiao quickly exchanged contact information with the ladies and socialites in that circle; her coming-of-age ceremony was imminent, and she wanted everyone in the circle to become familiar with her identity as the Su family's young lady.

Only then could she free herself more quickly from the Lu family's restraints.

Lu Chi gazed at Su Yun Jiao not far away, his eyes growing more indifferent.

Finally, he walked straight over to Su Yun Jiao.

Su Yun Jiao chatted happily with those people, completely ignoring Lu Chi, the host of the banquet.

"Sorry, I want to have a few words alone with Miss Su."

When Lu Chi approached, several socialites were chatting with Su Yun Jiao.

Nevertheless, out of politeness, they left first.

After the surrounding socialites had left, Lu Chi stepped forward and grabbed Su Yun Jiao's arm, saying, "Come with me."

"Lu Chi!"

Before Su Yun Jiao could refuse, Lu Chi had already taken her away.

"What are you doing?"

Having reached the second floor, Lu Chi said with a cold face: "If you can't dance, don't embarrass yourself in front of outsiders; aren't you afraid they'll gossip behind your back about your vulgarity?"

Hearing Lu Chi's words, Su Yun Jiao only found them amusing.

Like Lu Mu, Lu Chi hoped to suppress her so she would develop self-doubt.

Thus he could better control her.

"Whether I lose face or not is none of your business; why do you care?"

Su Yun Jiao turned her head and was about to leave.

Lu Chi quickly stepped in front of Su Yun Jiao and said, "I'm doing this for your own good."

"Not needed."

"Su Yun Jiao!"

Lu Chi frowned and said, "Today is my birthday; you'd rather dance with a stranger, or with Lu Jingqing that bastard, than dance with me—are you really planning to break up with me?"

When Lu Chi called Lu Jingqing a bastard, Su Yun Jiao's gaze instantly turned cold: "Shut up!"

Lu Chi had never seen Su Yun Jiao look at him with such eyes.

That gaze conveyed warning and disgust.

"What right do you have to speak about Lu Jingqing?"

Su Yun Jiao said coldly: "They kicked him out of the house, and he built his own world through his own efforts; in the end, you begged him to return to the clan. As for you—born a young master, good for nothing but skipping school—what right do you have to call him a bastard? After all, he is the legitimate son born of the original wife! Lu Chi, don't make me look down on you."

Seeing Su Yun Jiao repeatedly defending Lu Jingqing, Lu Chi's face darkened further; he gripped her arm tightly and said, "You mean I can't compare to Lu Jingqing?"

"That's exactly what I mean."

Su Yun Jiao jerked her hand free from Lu Chi's grip and said, "You're nothing, yet you constantly belittle others—you not only fall short of Lu Jingqing, you're even inferior to me. I look down on you."

Su Yun Jiao's words pierced deep into Lu Chi's heart.

He snapped: "Su Yun Jiao, what gives you the right?"

Lu Chi shoved Su Yun Jiao against the wall.

His eyes blazed with visible anger: "Who do you think you are? Just a piece of gum stuck to my heel that I can't shake off—and now you're speaking to me like this for someone else?"

Lu Chi's hand on her shoulder grew tighter, almost crushing Su Yun Jiao's shoulder.

Su Yun Jiao, however, looked fearlessly into Lu Chi's eyes.

"So what?"

Su Yun Jiao's voice grew colder: "Lu Chi, I just look down on you—I used to be that gum stuck to your heel, but now this gum refuses to follow you."

"You!"

Seeing Lu Chi about to strike,

a hand suddenly appeared and grabbed Lu Chi's arm.

"Who!"

Lu Chi looked angrily to the side, only to see Lu Jingqing extending a hand.

Lu Jingqing didn't even need to exert force; he already blocked Lu Chi's outstretched fist.

At the moment he saw Lu Jingqing again, Lu Chi's anger reached its peak.

Let go!

Do you want everyone to see you as a joke? I can do that.

Lu Jingqing only needed to exert a little force, and he pulled Lu Chi backward.

Lu Chi lost his balance and rolled straight down the stairs.

Everyone in the hall was startled by this scene.

Lu Chi embarrassedly climbed up from under the stairs.

As soon as he lifted his head, he saw Lu Jingqing looking down at him from above.

That gaze was filled with the scrutiny of a superior.

Son!

Lu Mu never expected her son to roll down from upstairs.

And it happened in front of so many guests.

Son, how are you? Are you okay? Don't scare Mom!

Lu Mu hurriedly helped Lu Chi up.

Lu Chi had no obvious external injuries, but rolling down the stairs in such a sorry state had already made the surrounding guests a laughingstock.

Lu Chi suppressed his anger.

But he couldn't vent it at this moment.

Lu Jingqing glanced at Su Yun Jiao's shoulder, confirmed she wasn't injured, then said: "Do you still dare to act so recklessly in the future?"

Of course I dare.

Su Yun Jiao said: "If others don't offend me, I won't offend them; if they offend me, I will repay tenfold. If he still dares to provoke me, I will still scold him."

Hearing Su Yun Jiao say those words so seriously, Lu Jingqing suddenly laughed.

Or are you still using the method of harming yourself?

Su Yun Jiao embarrassedly scratched her head: "Then... I can only use this method now; if I had the ability now, I wouldn't have to resort to a method that harms the enemy a thousand while damaging myself eight hundred."

But for her, letting Lu Chi suffer a bit like this is also good.

Let's go, I'll take you back.

Mm, okay!

Su Yun Jiao obediently followed beside Lu Jingqing.

Upstairs, Lu Jingqing took Su Yun Jiao's hand and went downstairs.

Seeing this scene, Lu Mu's expression changed instantly.