Chapter 977: Chapter 965: Zhan Qipei’s Unexplainable Agitation
"Honey, you’re back just in time. I have something to tell you..."
Qiao Peilan had just started speaking when Sun Zhidong interrupted her.
"I know what you’re going to say. As soon as I came in, I heard you talking about the Athena Manor party. I know Ming Zhu and Ming Xin always enjoy these occasions, so during the dinner I attended earlier, I put in a good word with our company’s biggest client to bring you all in."
This client is from a prestigious family in the capital and has also been invited to the party, so bringing someone along is just a matter of a word.
Upon hearing Sun Zhidong’s words, Sun Mingzhu was instantly overjoyed, "Dad, you’re amazing!"
Unexpectedly, the problem was solved just like that. Truly, heaven helped her!
Sun Mingxin was also delighted, "Dad, you really understand us so well!"
Sun Zhidong said proudly, "Of course, you’re my own daughters, how could I not understand!"
Sun Mingxin squinted her eyes, a cold glint flashing through them.
At the party, she must find a way to snatch Lu Zijin away from Qiao Lao San!
At this moment, in the banquet hall of Athena Manor.
People were arriving one after another, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
Zhan Qipei and Lu Zijiao stood together, each holding a wine glass.
Zhan Qipei was silent, drinking sullenly.
Lu Zijiao glanced at his watch occasionally and then looked towards the entrance, as if waiting for someone.
After a while, he mumbled to himself in confusion, "Strange, why is my brother taking so long to pick someone up? He’s not here yet..."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Qipei casually asked, "Who is he picking up? A girlfriend?"
Lu Zijiao raised his eyebrows and replied, "Well, you might be right; this person might actually become my sister-in-law!"
This statement finally piqued Zhan Qipei’s interest.
Although Lu Zijin had never explicitly expressed it before, Zhan Qipei knew in his heart that Lu Zijin liked Qiao Jing.
So, upon hearing that Lu Zijin might have taken a liking to someone else, he was quite curious.
After a pause, Zhan Qipei asked again, "Really? Did your brother really get a girlfriend?"
Lu Zijiao took a sip of wine and said slowly, "Well, to be exact, she’s not quite a girlfriend yet; it’s still in the pursuing stage. And you know this person too."
When Zhan Qipei heard this, his curiosity grew even more, "I know her? Which family’s young lady is she from?"
Just as Lu Zijiao was about to answer, he turned his head and saw his brother leading someone in from the entrance.
He nodded towards that direction, "Look, there they come."
Zhan Qipei followed Lu Zijiao’s gaze and saw Lu Zijin walking in, gently holding a girl in a black evening dress.
When he saw who the girl was, Zhan Qipei was quite surprised.
Qiao Jing? How could it be her?
Looking at them like this, she and Lu Zijin do seem to be quite a good match.
But strangely, this scene actually made Zhan Qipei feel inexplicably uncomfortable.
"I’m going over to say hi to my brother."
After saying this, Lu Zijiao walked towards Lu Zijin and Qiao Jing.
Once he got closer, he greeted them briefly, then leaned in towards Lu Zijin and whispered, "Brother, so do you think you have a chance to win her over?"
Lu Zijin pressed his lips slightly, looking a bit embarrassed, "Don’t talk nonsense; we’re just ordinary friends."
"Oh really?"
Lu Zijiao raised an eyebrow and said meaningfully, "But in all these years, I’ve never seen you personally pick up any ordinary female friend. This is a first!"
Saying this, he turned his eyes to look at Qiao Jing beside him and continued, "To be honest, even though she’s got quite a few pimples on her face and doesn’t look great, her figure is really something!"
Hearing his brother’s words, Lu Zijin couldn’t help frowning, looking somewhat displeased.
His expression became more serious, "Don’t say things like that in the future; don’t casually comment on others’ appearances. To me, inner beauty is what truly matters."
Because of his nature, even when reprimanding someone, Lu Zijin’s tone wasn’t harsh and was still relatively gentle.
Lu Zijiao, knowing his brother’s temperament well, continued jokingly with a smile, "Oh, I see, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, right? As long as you like her, that’s all that matters."
"Hurry up and make an effort to give our mom a big, healthy grandson. She’s been wanting a grandchild for a long time!"
After teasing Lu Zijin, Lu Zijiao turned his attention to Qiao Jing and said seriously, "Third Miss Qiao, I’m not exaggerating, my brother is really great, simply one in a million... no, one in ten million! He’s absolutely the Prince Charming in every girl’s heart!"
Listening to his brother deliberately praising him in front of a girl, Lu Zijin felt very embarrassed but couldn’t help sneakily glancing at the girl beside to see her reaction.
Qiao Jing didn’t know how to respond, so she maintained a polite, gentle smile throughout.
With a mischievous grin, Lu Zijiao looked at the two of them and added, "If you two get along, I can start calling you sister-in-law!"
Seeing his brother getting more and more outrageous, Lu Zijin quickly stopped him, "That’s enough. Go chat with your friends over drinks."
"Already chasing me away?"
Lu Zijiao chuckled, "Alright, alright, I get it; I won’t intrude on your couple time."
With that, he gave them a meaningful look before turning and walking away.
As Lu Zijiao left, Lu Zijin turned to Qiao Jing and said apologetically, "That’s just how my brother is, always joking around. Don’t take it to heart."
Qiao Jing shook her head, saying lightly, "It’s okay, I understand, I won’t take it seriously."
Meanwhile, as the two were talking.
Lu Zijiao had returned to Zhan Qipei’s side.
He raised an eyebrow toward Zhan Qipei and said excitedly, "How about it? My brother and Third Miss Qiao look like a good match, right? I might be calling her sister-in-law soon!"
"That would be great, finally getting to attend my brother’s wedding and soon I’ll have a nephew. If my mom knew about this, she’d be overjoyed..."
As Lu Zijiao spoke more enthusiastically, he also felt the atmosphere around him getting a bit off, with a sudden chill in the air.
He stopped talking and glanced over at Zhan Qipei’s face, noticing that Zhan Qipei was staring intently at his brother and Third Miss Qiao, seemingly with a hint of inexplicable hostility.
Lu Zijiao observed for a moment and couldn’t help but ask suspiciously, "What’s wrong? Do you have such a bad impression of Third Miss Qiao? Why are you looking at her so sharply?"
After asking, Lu Zijiao suddenly thought of something and continued talking to himself, "No, even if you have a bad impression of her, it’s my brother’s choice, not really related to you..."
Zhan Qipei remained silent, his eyes still fixed on the seemingly well-matched couple, his grip tightening unconsciously around the wine glass.