AAWOMAHI Chapter67

After mingling for a bit, Xia Yuefang got a general idea of what had happened earlier. Everyone still didn’t know who the boy was, only that he was incredibly good-looking. She looked at Lu Sihang and thought his conditions were also good, so why couldn’t he get Lu Shiran’s favor?

 

Lu Sihang trailed after his parents, paying visits to numerous guests at the banquet. With the Lu family no longer what it once had been, he had little choice but to go along with them. After a long time, Lu Sihang got tired and refused to follow his parents anymore. Lu Yan told him to find a place to rest and eat something.

 

He specifically reminded Lu Sihang that in this kind of setting, he must not cause any trouble at the banquet and must endure things he encountered.

 

Lu Sihang was indeed hungry. The food at the banquet was delicious, and it had been a long time since he’d eaten anything this good. After eating bland, and watery food for so long, Lu Sihang decided he must eat and drink his fill today.

 

He chose the most expensive dishes and ate several plates in a corner, drinking glass after glass of red and mixed wines.

 

It was a rare opportunity to attend such an event, so Lu Sihang decided to go find more to eat. As he passed a room, he saw a familiar profile.

 

That person was eating.

 

The more Lu Sihang looked, the more familiar the person seemed. He felt like he had seen him somewhere before. After thinking for a moment, he froze. Wasn’t this Lu Xingmian?

 

He hadn’t recognized him immediately because Lu Xingmian was much more beautiful now than usual. Although Lu Sihang was jealous, he had to admit that Lu Xingmian was very good-looking, which made him even more jealous.

 

He remembered now. When Lu Xingmian attended banquets, he always liked to hide in a corner. In Xia Yuefang’s words, he wasn’t presentable and was from a different social class.

 

Lu Xingmian actually came to this banquet. Who did he think he was to show up in this setting?

 

Lu Sihang looked at him and couldn’t make out the brand of his clothes. They must be brandless; they couldn’t even be considered a generic brand.

 

He figured that Lu Xingmian must have been brought along by that old man. How could he even dare to appear at an occasion like this?

 

It appeared that the old man hadn’t treated him kindly either, not even going so far as to provide him with proper clothing. He must just see Lu Xingmian as a plaything that he would ruthlessly discard in the end.

 

After confirming it was Lu Xingmian, Lu Sihang went straight in.

 

Before Lu Xingmian lay a variety of delicious dishes and an assortment of drinks. He indulged in the food and beverages, feeling thoroughly satisfied.

 

This was because Lu Shiran had personally selected them for him, assuring him they were the finest offerings at the banquet. Lu Shiran was right; they were indeed delicious.

 

Lu Shiran had gone off to attend to some business and said he would be back soon. But instead of Lu Shiran, Lu Xingmian encountered Lu Sihang, which meant Lu Yan and Xia Yuefang had also arrived.

 

He only found out from Lu Shiran that the Lu family’s situation was very difficult now and that they had moved out of their large villa. However, the Lu family’s situation had nothing to do with him.

 

He had long since cut ties with the Lu family; he had never belonged to them.

 

Lu Sihang and Xia Yuefang truly were from the same family. Upon seeing Lu Xingmian leisurely eating, a sense of imbalance grew in his heart as well.

 

Why did Lu Xingmian’s life now have to be better than his? Before, he was the one living a life of luxury, eating exquisite food and wearing fine clothes. He could play his expensive piano without a care, he had limited-edition global figurines, and he drove his sports car. He had always been a proper young master, but ever since Lu Xingmian came back, everything started to change.

 

Now Lu Xingmian could eat and drink at ease, all thanks to his connection with a wealthy old man.

 

If that old man ever dumped Lu Xingmian and kicked him out, he would be waiting to see Lu Xingmian’s end.

 

Lu Sihang glanced at what Lu Xingmian was eating and realized it was far superior to the modest fare he had just consumed. He gritted his teeth and said, “Only people with no banquet etiquette would feast like this at a banquet. You’ve never seen the world, it’s so embarrassing.”

 

“Looks like you’ve never had good food, huh? Someone finally got to sneak into a big banquet like this in their life, so you should enjoy it while you can. I’m afraid you won’t get another chance later.”

 

“Well, that makes sense. The person who could bring you here today can dump you tomorrow.”

 

Lu Xingmian gave him a strange look, thinking he was having another one of his fits. Knowing what kind of person he was, Lu Xingmian couldn’t be bothered to waste words on him.

 

After being looked at, Lu Sihang shut his mouth guiltily. Then he realized again—what was he afraid of? Not many people would come to this room anyway.

 

Lu Sihang noticed the earring in Lu Xingmian’s ear. It was a pure blue color. He had seen a top celebrity wearing a similar earring at the banquet.

 

The one the celebrity wore was clearly a real gemstone, while Lu Xingmian’s looked like something bought from a street stall, the kind where one gets two for one or two yuan. It was obviously fake, and a strange sense of superiority swelled in his heart.

 

Lu Sihang noticed that there was no one else around them. If he messed with Lu Xingmian here, no one would see, and no one would help him.

 

He was holding a glass of red wine when he came in. Looking at the wine in his hand, Lu Sihang suddenly got an idea. He thought it would be fun to pour this glass of red wine directly on Lu Xingmian.

 

Lu Xingmian had already anticipated his thoughts. He extended his leg, and Lu Sihang stumbled a few steps, pouring all the red wine onto himself.

 

The red wine soaked his jacket and the shirt underneath through the collar. The white shirt instantly turned red, a true wine red.

 

Lu Sihang was so anxious he nearly jumped.

 

These were the new clothes he had just bought. Lu Sihang hadn’t even removed the tags from the back, thinking he would return them after the banquet to save a lot of money.

 

But now they were stained with red wine. Lu Sihang’s face changed color in his panic; how could he return them if the wine stain didn’t come out?

 

“Lu Xingmian, you f*cking did that on purpose.”

 

Lu Xingmian gave an innocent smile: “Lu Sihang, don’t talk nonsense. You were the one who fell. I didn’t do anything.”

 

Lu Sihang: “I saw you! You tripped me! Don’t you dare deny it!”

 

Lu Xingmian smiled: “Why are you still so good at framing others just like before?”

 

When Lu Xingmian first returned, he had hope for the Lu family, so in the face of all of Lu Sihang’s false accusations, he tried to earnestly explain himself. But Lu Yan and Xia Yuefang never believed him and completely trusted Lu Sihang’s words instead.

 

Lu Xingmian admitted that at that time, he was sad.

 

But now that he had cast everything aside, he no longer had to care about anything.

 

“Lu Sihang, you’re actually very scared and very insecure, aren’t you? You tried every way you could to get me out of the Lu family because you were afraid of me. Because of that fear, you were very restless during that time, even hurting yourself to frame me. You bribed that driver, didn’t you?”

 

Lu Sihang was furious: “I didn’t! Don’t talk nonsense! I’m not afraid of you! Mom and Dad simply don’t like you. Why do you feel like you’ve lived under someone else’s house? It’s because they did it on purpose!”

 

After finishing his social obligations, Lu Shiran rushed back, worried that Lu Xingmian would be bored by himself.

 

When he was still a short distance from the room, he heard something falling to the floor and a groan.

 

Lu Shiran’s heart tightened, and he practically burst into the room.

 

Plates were scattered all over the floor, and the ground was full of shards, not just plate shards, but glass shards too.

 

The clean carpet was stained with drinks and food.

 

And one person was half-lying on the ground. The groan came from the person lying half on the ground, but it wasn’t Lu Xingmian.

 

Lu Xingmian was standing in front of that person.

 

Upon seeing Lu Shiran, Lu Xingmian hugged him, he was full of grievance: “Ge, he bullied me.”

 

This tone was completely different from his tone just now.

 

Lu Shiran: “Are you okay? Are you hurt?”

 

He was only relieved when he saw the smile on Lu Xingmian’s lips.

 

Lu Xingmian said, “Ge, I’m not hurt. He wanted to throw red wine on me just now, but he slipped and fell, spilling the red wine on himself. Then he insisted that I was the one who threw it. After that, he wanted to hit me, so I pushed him a little, and he fell to the ground.”

 

“Ge, it’s a good thing you came back.”

 

Lu Sihang’s brain hurt from anger. He was clearly the one who had been single-handedly beaten up just now. Who was that person who moved just now without even flinching?

 

Lu Sihang stood up. His eye socket, cheekbone, and the corner of his mouth were all red, and his eye was especially swollen. His stomach and back were also hurting in waves.

 

Who would have thought that the thin Lu Xingmian would be so vicious when he fought, and now he was acting so wronged! He wanted to see who this old man was!

 

Lu Sihang turned around and saw that the person talking to Lu Xingmian wasn’t some old man but Lu Shiran!

 

Lu Xingmian was hugging Lu Shiran! Lu Xingmian was being coquettish in Lu Shiran’s arms?!

 

Sensing his gaze, Lu Shiran gave him a cold look.

 

He was tall and had an invisible sense of oppression when standing there. Lu Sihang subconsciously took a step back.

 

Lu Shiran’s gaze was incredibly icy, and Lu Sihang’s calves were trembling.

 

But why could Lu Xingmian be so close to Lu Shiran? Why could Lu Xingmian lean in Lu Shiran’s arms? And why was Lu Shiran so gentle with him?

 

Lu Sihang seethed with hatred. He suddenly thought that Lu Xingmian must be getting support from several people at the same time. What wouldn’t Lu Xingmian do for money? It must be like that.

 

Lu Shiran definitely didn’t know about this. If he knew, would Lu Xingmian still be so arrogant?

 

Lu Sihang took a deep breath. Not knowing the relationship between Lu Xingmian and Lu Shiran, he self-righteously tried to report Lu Xingmian to Lu Shiran by revealing Lu Xingmian’s chaotic private life. “President Lu, you probably don’t know what kind of person Lu Xingmian is. Don’t let him deceive you.”

 

“He’s also with an old man, he’s being kept by an old man. The matter was even on a forum, and everyone at his school knows about it. That old man often goes to his school to pick him up, and they’ve been living together for a long time. I even have screenshots of this. I’m absolutely not lying to you; everyone at his school knows.”

 

“He has an audio recording on his phone of that old man’s voice. The things he says were particularly disgusting and perverted. Lu Xingmian listens to that audio often. If you don’t believe me, you can check his phone; he definitely hasn’t deleted it yet.”

 

Lu Shiran looked at him expressionlessly: “What does that have to do with you?”

 

Lu Sihang had expected Lu Shiran to be furious upon learning the truth, so why was his reaction like this? It didn’t feel right.

 

Lu Sihang looked at Lu Xingmian with hatred. What method did he use to get close to Lu Shiran?

 

Lu Xingmian controlled his expression so he wouldn’t laugh out loud. “Ge, see? He’s still bullying me.”

 

“As long as I’m here, no one can bully you.”

 

Lu Shiran looked at Lu Sihang: “You have ten seconds to leave here, or I don’t mind having someone ask your family to leave.”

 

Lu Sihang limped away and met his parents, who were returning from socializing.

 

Xia Yuefang, seeing her son’s bruised face and soiled clothes, hurriedly asked what had happened. Lu Sihang replied that Lu Xingmian had beaten him.

 

Xia Yuefang frowned: “Who did you say beat you up? Lu Xingmian came to the banquet, too? Where is he?”

 

Her precious son was beaten so badly by Lu Xingmian. Xia Yuefang couldn’t stand it. Their Lu family was only temporarily in a difficult situation, now even Lu Xingmian dared to hit Lu Sihang.

 

A nameless rage grew in Xia Yuefang’s heart. Their family only became like this after Lu Xingmian returned. She knew she shouldn’t have taken him back. Xia Yuefang was full of regret.

 

Furious, Xia Yuefang went to find Lu Xingmian. Lu Sihang quickly called out to her from behind, trying to tell her that Lu Shiran was with Lu Xingmian and seemed to be very protective of him.

 

But Xia Yuefang didn’t hear him.

 

When she rushed over, Xia Yuefang suddenly froze.

 

A boy was sitting on Lu Shiran’s lap with his jacket draped over the boy. Lu Shiran bent over, brushing dirt from the boy’s shoes and tying his shoelaces.

 

The boy with a smile as sweet as a flower was Lu Xingmian.