C75 Another Encounter with Chen Hang
Qiao Lu De came out of the room with a fresh set of chicken wings. He sat down on the sofa and reached for one of the chicken wings. "Why didn't you come back last night? Don't you know I'm worried about you? "
Qiao Xi asked calmly while dipping his french fries: "Dear Second Sister, are you worried that you will sleep until late in the morning and then eat the chicken wing I bought?"
Qiao Lu De threw the chicken bone over and said snappily, "Don't talk to me like that! You made me worried, so buying some food is also a compensation for me. "
Qiao Xi curled his lips, "Last night, after drinking with Second Brother, it was already past two o'clock. Second Brother didn't let me come back and stayed in Silver Supreme."
Second brother called him so intimately that Qiao Lu De looked at his brother with disdain.
"Hey, sister," Qiao Xi called out and asked curiously, "How long has second brother been chasing you? He's so nice and outstanding, why aren't you agreeing with him?"
"Damn, don't ask around too much." Qiao Lu De pushed his head back, "You should hurry up and go back after staying here for a few days. I can't stand you playing around like this."
Qiao Xi picked up the hamburger again and took a bite: "No rush, I still have things to do. First of all, it's your and Big Sis's birthday next week, so you should at least celebrate your birthday first."
Qiao Lu's heart skipped a beat. If Qiao Xi didn't mention it, he would have almost forgotten about it. Time passed really quickly, and he was going to get one year older again.
"Second Sister, let's call Second Brother for our birthday together. Also, Brother Lie, Young Master Lu, call a few more people over. Let's make a big ladder!" Qiao Xi asked excitedly.
Qiao Lu De wiped his oily hands with a tissue and said with a bitter smile, "Every year, I have to invite my family and friends to my birthday celebration. I think we won't be able to run away this year. Just think about it and forget about it."
"No," Qiao Xi took a sip of Coke and said, "I'm talking about your birthday, not big sister's birthday. It's your own birthday, 20th August. "
Qiao LuDe and Qiao YaDe's birthday was only two days apart. The elder sister was 18 August, and the younger sister was 20 August. Since they were young, they had been together for their birthdays. The younger sister would be with the elder sister two days in advance. Therefore, Qiao Lu De was still very pitiful. Every year, his birthday was actually not his own birthday. When it came to his birthday, no one in the family mentioned it anymore.
Qiao Lu De was moved. In his family, only his brother cared about him and thought about him. Every year, he would want to have fun on his birthday and buy him a very attentive gift.
"Aiya, now I'm one year older, so don't bother me. When the time comes, people will have to spend a lot of money, and we have to return the favor. It's so troublesome." Qiao Lu De said, but he sounded weak.
Qiao Xi said, "You think it's troublesome, but I can't wait for you to go and trouble me! Yesterday, Second Brother asked me how you were planning to celebrate your birthday. He told me to come back and ask for your opinion."
"Just tell him, but don't forget, I haven't returned the fifty thousand yuan yet." Qiao Lu De suddenly thought of this important matter.
"Yes. I transferred the money over this morning," Qiao Xi said as he took out his phone for her to see.
When Qiao Lu De saw the transfer information on the phone, he heaved a sigh of relief. "That's good."
"Sis, about the birthday climb..." Qiao Xi asked anxiously when he saw that Qiao Lu De was about to return to his room.
"We'll talk about it later. I've not made up my mind." Qiao Lu De closed the door with a bang.
Time flew and it was soon the Qiao sisters' birthday banquet.
He received a call from Bai Fangying before he got off work in the afternoon. "You have to be home by 4.30 pm, do you understand?"
Qiao Lu De said, "Mom, we get off work at 6 pms."
Bai Fangying said unhappily, "Let's go, the banquet starts at 6 o'clock. Do you mean to make all the family and friends here wait for you, the main character? I really have to give in to you. Today is your and your sister's birthday, and you are still at work. Why do you love to work so much?"
Qiao Lu said embarrassedly: "Alright, I got it. I will be home at 4.30."
It wasn't that she loved to work so much, but that she really didn't want to go home so early. Her family treated her like a princess today, so she was just a foil.
After packing up her things, she applied for a leave of absence from Wen Xin Ran and left the company. As soon as she arrived at the street corner to take a taxi, a car honked at her. She took a look and saw that it was Qiao Xi.
After getting into the car, she asked curiously, "Why are you here? Did Mom ask you to come?"
Qiao Xi stepped on the accelerator and drove out, "Mom kept blaming you for being insensible at home, not knowing how to come back early. I thought she would definitely call you back later, so I came out early to pick you up."
"My brother is still the most reliable!" Qiao Lu raised his hand and ruffled his hair.
When the car arrived at the entrance of the house, Qiao Lu De looked at the cars outside and could not help but smack his lips. He asked Qiao Xi, "How many people did Mom and Dad invite today? Can Yard and I afford it?"
Qiao Xi looked at her sympathetically and asked, "Sister, can I tell you that today's birthday banquet is actually a blind date banquet?"
"Huh?" Qiao Lu De unbuckled his seatbelt, "Mom, what are you doing? You make it seem like Yade and I can't get married."
Qiao Lu De followed Qiao Xi and sneaked in through the back door. He went straight to the second floor, went back to his room to pack his things, and changed into an evening dress. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. She opened the door and saw Bai Fangying standing outside.
"Yes, you've changed? Not bad. Let's go out later." Bai Fangying looked her up and down and was quite satisfied.
"Where is Sister?" Qiao Lu De asked casually.
Bai Fangying opened the door and went out to say: "I'm chatting with the Second Young Master of the All-Eras Bank downstairs."
Qiao Lu curled his lips and sat back down on the sofa. He thought to himself, I knew there must be something fishy going on if my mother doesn't want me to go downstairs. Look, this must be a precaution. She was afraid that he would steal Sister's limelight, so she didn't let him go down.
Qiao Xi came in with her cell phone and brought her her her her favorite mousse cake. The brother and sister sat on the sofa and chatted as they ate. They were quite happy. Anyway Qiao Lu De didn't like going downstairs to socialize with those people so early.
Unknowingly, it was time for the banquet to begin. The maid knocked on the door and called Second Miss and Young Master downstairs. The two of them came out one after another. When they were about to go downstairs, Qiao Xi grabbed Qiao Lu De's arm and said to her mysteriously: "Second Sister, Second Brother told me to tell you that you can look at other men but you must always think about him."
Qiao Lu turned his head and looked at Qiao Xi in shock. He asked: "Did he tell you that?"
"Uh, that was probably what he meant. His original words were very polite, I forgot what to say." Qiao Xi scratched his head and said.
Qiao Lu De carried his skirt downstairs and whispered, "My eyes are on my face. I can look at whoever I want. What does he have to do with it?"
Qiao Xi secretly took out his phone from behind and quickly sent her Second Sister's message to Dan Cheng Hao. After a while, Dan Cheng Hao sent an evil smile emoji.
Qiao Lu's arrival did not cause much of a stir. However, it could be seen that the number of guests this year was really much higher than the previous years. The number of young talents had greatly increased. It really took Mom a lot of effort.
The banquet began, and nothing new happened every year. There were speeches, cutting the cake, congratulating, and after that, there were free activities or dancing.
Qiao Lu De stood at the corner, thinking that if there was nothing else to do, he would leave first. Just now, Qi Jia had called her to ask her to go to Mother Qi's shop.
"Happy birthday, Second Miss Qiao." Beside her, someone was holding a wine glass and wishing her a birthday present.
Qiao Lu De thanked the person who came, then was slightly stunned for a moment before saying, "You are... Mr. Chen?"
Even though there were so many people around just now, they did not notice that Chen Hang, the blind date from before had also arrived.
Chen Hang nodded, "Miss Jo's memory is not bad. I remember now."
Qiao Lu De said, "I'm really sorry for the misunderstanding last time. My brother studied abroad and loves to tease people."
"It's alright," Chen Hang lowered his head with a smile.
With that said, Qiao Lu De could not leave for the time being. Initially, he thought that Chen Hang had just come over to greet him, but who would have thought that the conversation would be filled with questions and topics. Fortunately, there was a sense of humor in Chen Hang's calm words that Qiao Lu De did not dislike.
Chen Hang placed the empty wine glass on the table and reached out to grab another glass of wine. He handed it to Qiao Lu De and turned around slightly. With a helpless smile, he said to Qiao Lu De, "Miss Jo, I'm also quite embarrassed. I had no choice but to chat with you endlessly. After this..." He glanced at Qiao Lu and said, "Four eyes are staring at me. I can't do anything about it."
Qiao Lu De looked at him and then looked behind him. He finally understood what was going on. Alright, Mom and Aunt Chen were standing not far away from him, holding their glasses of wine and looking at them while talking and laughing.
"So that's how it is," Qiao Lu De also smiled and said, "How pitiful."
Putting the glasses on the table, Qiao Lu De said, "Why don't we leave now? Just tell them that you want to send me off, and they will be happy."
Chen Hang raised his eyebrows and nodded: "Yes, that's a good idea."
At this time, Qiao Xi came over and asked, "Second Sister, when are we leaving?"
Qiao Lu said, "Let's go now. Go tell Dad that Mom is over there. I'll go and tell her too."
Qiao Lu De and Chen Hang explained the situation in front of Bai Fangying and Aunt Chen. The two ladies nodded in agreement with a smile and said that it would be best to take them to have supper with them. The two of them agreed repeatedly and came out as if they were running away.
After getting into Chen Hang's car, Qiao Lu let out a sigh of relief. Qiao Xi asked, "Sis, how can we get Mr. Chen to send us back? I also have a car."
Qiao Lu glared at him, "Shut up."
Then, he said to Chen Hang, "Mr. Chen, thank you. Qiao Xi and I will get off now. Drive slowly when you get back."
Chen Hang said, "I should be the one thanking you. Otherwise, I would really be embarrassed to death. In order to show my gratitude, where do you live? I'll send you off."
Qiao Xi, who was listening from the side, was confused. Seeing how sincere Chen Hang was, Qiao Lu did not refuse and gave him the address.