The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 423 - Chapter 423 Chapter 423 Hiding in Leisure

Chapter 423: Chapter 423: Hiding in Leisure Chapter 423: Chapter 423: Hiding in Leisure In the evening, Old Sir Zhong’s birthday banquet arrived as scheduled, and everyone from the Zhong Family dressed up to attend.

The villa of the Zhong Family was also decorated even more lavishly, and guests started to arrive one after another. The villa was no longer as quiet as usual and seemed exceptionally lively.

As Zhong Niangyao’s boyfriend, Lu Yichen had naturally arrived very early.

Before all the other guests had even arrived, Lu Yichen was already there.

Zhong Niangyao wasn’t very patient with making small talk with the guests, so once Lu Yichen arrived, she directly dragged him to hide out in the garden.

Within the garden–

Zhong Niangyao and Lu Yichen, both clad in well-fitted formal attire, seemed a bit out of place in this environment. However, they obviously didn’t care and sat there leisurely.

“Yaoyao, my father mentioned that he hopes to have dinner together next Saturday,” Lu Yichen looked at Zhong Niangyao and started with a smile, “Find some time in the next few days to ask the Old Sir if he has time.”

Upon hearing Lu Yichen’s words, Zhong Niangyao’s motion halted for a moment, but she quickly recovered, “Okay, I’ll ask Grandpa about it. However–”

At this point, she couldn’t help but tilt her head and look at Lu Yichen with a somewhat amused expression, “You’re really in a hurry, aren’t you! It was just a few days ago you mentioned it, and now you’ve already set a date.”

Hearing the teasing in Zhong Niangyao’s words, Lu Yichen turned his head and gazed steadily at Zhong Niangyao, his eyes carrying a hint of amusement, “Since we’ve already decided, naturally, we should make it quick to avoid someone getting cold feet!”

“I always feel like you’re implying something about me,” Zhong Niangyao couldn’t help but roll her eyes, “I’m not someone who goes back on her word. Since I’ve agreed, I definitely won’t back out.”

Watching Zhong Niangyao’s cute and charming manner, Lu Yichen found it amusing, but he didn’t tease her further and continued, “This meeting will set our affairs in stone.”

“Oh, aren’t you afraid our families won’t see eye to eye?” Zhong Niangyao blinked and smiled radiantly, “Don’t you know? Many people get along fine until they screw it up at the very last step when the parents meet.”

“That might happen to others, but it will definitely not happen to us,” Lu Yichen said with full confidence, “And I won’t let anyone mess up our matters.”

Watching Lu Yichen’s confident demeanor, Zhong Niangyao couldn’t help but pout, then suddenly as if remembering something, she blurted out, “Ah Chen, your family’s big sister-in-law, Shi Shi’s methods are really quite impressive! She actually found a lover for her own son, admirable.”

Lu Yichen was stunned for a second, then recovered, “You already know about it?”

“Yes!” Zhong Niangyao nodded, “Zhong Mengxuan came back today and told me herself. However, she only knew that Lu Chenran had another woman, but didn’t know that your big sister-in-law was behind it.”

As she said this, Zhong Niangyao could hardly hide the smile on her lips, and with a bit of pride, she added, “But, being the kind-hearted person that I am, I naturally wouldn’t want her to remain deceived. So, I generously told her everything.”

“My big sister-in-law Shi Shi is indeed not a simple character,” Lu Yichen raised his eyebrows and said, “Over the years, Lu Yihong has had quite a few women on the side, some even overly spoiled by favoritism, but none of them managed to get pregnant. As for those spoiled ones, they all ended up with the same fate–losing favor and ending up impoverished.”

Zhong Niangyao couldn’t resist giving a thumbs-up, “They’ve caused such a stir and yet haven’t divorced, always playing the part of a loving couple in public. Shi Shi really is tolerant.”

“Lu Yichen is in politics, scandals like infidelity and divorce are absolutely out of the question for him,” Lu Yichen said disdainfully, “As for the Shi Family, they would not want Shi Shi to divorce either. Of course, Shi Shi would definitely not be willing to give up her status as Madam Lu. If she divorced, it would be tantamount to handing her position over to someone else.”

Zhong Niangyao gave a thumbs-up, unable to help but exclaim, “Your circle is really chaotic.”

Lu Yichen shrugged his shoulders, his tone carrying a hint of indifference, “Each one of them has their own selfish motives, their own desires, so naturally, they manage to stick together.”

Zhong Niangyao nodded her head but didn’t continue to express any opinion, just curiously commenting, “The way Lu Chenran’s mother handled this is quite ruthless, and it’s clear that Zhong Mengxuan was greatly hurt this time. Her relationship with Lu Chenran must have been significantly affected.”

“It’s impossible that Zhong Mengxuan was the only lover Lu Chenran had,” Lu Yichen spoke bluntly, “He had plenty of lovers even before he got married. It’s just that, out of consideration for the Long Family’s reputation, they never made it public.”

“Indeed.” Zhong Niangyao couldn’t help but laugh, “If we’re being honest, over the years, Zhong Mengxuan is the only one to have made it to the public eye. She does have some skills, it’s just a pity that she underestimated Lu Chenran’s mom.”

“If Zhong Mengxuan had behaved herself from the beginning, Shi Shi wouldn’t have made a move against her,” Lu Yichen said, “After all, it was just a plaything for her own son, she never really cared. It’s just that Zhong Mengxuan took herself too seriously, that’s why she took such a hard fall.”

“But now I’m a bit curious,” Zhong Niangyao spoke with some confusion, “Shi Shi is Lu Chenran’s mother, she should be well aware of how important the marriage between Lu Chenran and Long Jiarui is, especially now that Long Jiarui is pregnant. How could she dare to find another lover for her own son?”

Wouldn’t she be afraid of angering Long Jiarui and causing complications with the pregnancy?

“Because she knows very well that the Long Family values this marriage, so Long Jiarui is not going to divorce,” Lu Yichen said calmly, “Of course, the most important thing is that Long Jiarui doesn’t care about her husband at all. Whether it’s Zhong Mengxuan or Lu Chenran’s current mistress, she doesn’t take them seriously.”

“To put it more precisely, she doesn’t even care about the old lady, so naturally, she’s indifferent.”

Zhong Niangyao nodded quietly to herself, marveling at how truly chaotic these relationships were. Shi Shi, as Lu Chenran’s mother, apparently didn’t care about what Long Jiarui, her daughter-in-law, really felt about her own son.