The birthday banquet at the Yun Family Villa gradually drew to a close, with Lu Cheng enjoying himself.
This kind of scene, where the female lead is accompanied, the male lead hides to the side watching, and occasionally even has to help out as a waiter, was a first for Lu Cheng.
The key was that the male lead, Su Yang, was even happy about it.
After all, he believed Young Master Lu was there to support him.
Cao Cao probably never enjoyed himself like this.
This feeling was indeed quite good... Occasionally, one should also inherit the Prime Minister's ambition and carry on the legacy of Emperor Wu of Wei...
Guests began to bid farewell, and Lu Cheng also rose, preparing to leave.
Mr. and Mrs. Yun, the parents, naturally bowed and scraped, personally seeing Lu Cheng out, their words filled with endless gratitude, almost kneeling down and hugging his leg.
After exchanging a few polite words with them, Lu Cheng's gaze turned to Yun Xiyue, who stood beside him with a slightly flushed face.
A faint smile appeared on his face, his tone gentle and slightly apologetic.
"Miss Yun, I apologize for today. It was your birthday, but because of me, it brought you a lot of trouble."
"As I mentioned before, I'm very interested in your plans for your work and future development."
"How about this, Miss Yun, if you have any questions, you can call me anytime."
His words were both a fulfillment of his promise to chat privately and a more direct invitation.
Yun Xiyue looked at Lu Cheng's deep and charming eyes, and recalling Lu Cheng's ability to resolve her family's crisis with a single sentence today... she could hardly find any reason to refuse!
Just as she was still hesitating due to shyness, Lin Meizhu, standing nearby, couldn't wait.
She immediately responded for her daughter:
"Good, good, good, Young Master Lu, you are truly too thoughtful and understanding!"
"I will definitely have Xi Xi arrange a time that is most convenient for you! Then you two can have a good talk."
Lin Meizhu's face was wreathed in smiles, her voice so excited it was a little off-key.
If the words spoken at the banquet earlier were Lu Cheng backing the Yun Family, hinting that he had taken a liking to her daughter, then this second, even more thoughtful invitation, giving the choice to her daughter, was practically an outright declaration.
She had already begun to fantasize about her opulent life as the mother-in-law of the Lu Family, so how could she allow her daughter to hesitate any longer?
...
After seeing off all the guests, especially the great deity that was Lu Cheng, the Yun Family Villa finally returned to its usual tranquility.
Su Yang, familiar with the routine, single-handedly cleaned up all the mess in the kitchen and dining room.
Throughout the process, a look of anticipation and proud smile remained on his face.
Meanwhile, Yun Xiyue sat wearily on the sofa, looking at Su Yang, who was busy cleaning, her expression extremely complex.
This man... although he was indeed useless, ordinary, and good for nothing, he was also silently contributing to this family, even if his contribution only saved the wages of hiring a maid.
Lu Cheng's handsome face involuntarily appeared in her mind, and she couldn't help but compare him to Su Yang, then quickly shook her head, wondering what on earth she was thinking...
For the first time, a trace of guilt arose in her heart towards Su Yang.
Su Yang, however, was completely unaware of Yun Xiyue's change.
He felt that his long-awaited moment of glory, which he had endured for so long, was finally approaching!
He took a deep breath, holding a glass of warm milk, and walked towards the girl he had vowed to protect for life.
He walked up to Yun Xiyue, handed her the glass of milk, and then slowly spoke, his voice tinged with anticipation:
"Xi Xi, you must be tired? Have some milk first, it will warm your stomach."
"Today is your birthday, how was it? Did you have fun?"
After Yun Xiyue somewhat bewilderedly took the milk, he eagerly revealed the secret he had been holding in his heart all day!
"Xi Xi! I know you've been worried about your father's factory orders recently."
"Actually, Young Master Lu Cheng from the Lu Family came today because I invited him!"
...
"Pfft— cough, cough, cough!"
Yun Xiyue was taking a small sip of milk from her cup when she heard Su Yang's words and almost couldn't control herself, nearly spitting it out!
She choked and coughed repeatedly, her pretty face flushed, tears almost welling up in her eyes.
She looked up, scrutinizing her nominal husband in front of her with an incredulous gaze, as if she were looking at an insane alien.
"He... what nonsense was he just talking about?"
"He invited Young Master Lu?"
"Him? A househusband who spends all day at home doing laundry, cooking, mopping, and washing dishes!"
"He can't even find a proper job, how could he know someone like Lu Cheng?"
"Is he... did he get stimulated by today's events, suffer mental trauma, and now his brain is not working right?"
She almost immediately dismissed the possibility of Su Yang's words in her heart.
After all!
Lu Cheng's behavior tonight, from beginning to end, was... directed at her!
His special care for her, his gentle and thoughtful gaze, his suggestive words!
All of this clearly told her that Lu Cheng was there for her!
She could even guess that it was probably her mother, who dreamed of marrying into a wealthy family every day, who had invited Lu Cheng.
Moreover, from beginning to end, Lu Cheng hadn't even said a single word to Su Yang!
Now Su Yang actually came over and said he invited him?
He invited someone to... pursue his own wife?
This was simply the most absurd, outrageous, and ridiculous joke of the century!
She looked at Su Yang's serious and expectant expression.
The complex emotions in her heart gradually turned into helplessness, and even a hint of pity?
She truly felt that Su Yang might have suffered a huge psychological blow and was hallucinating.
After all, the family's situation had not been good recently, and her mother had become increasingly harsh towards him, always taking her anger out on him, plus he had personally witnessed a prodigy like Lu Cheng today.
Alas, thinking of this, her gaze towards Su Yang held even more pity...
Seeing Yun Xiyue's obviously disbelieving expression, Su Yang also began to get anxious.
He quickly tried to explain and prove himself!
"Xi Xi! Believe me, everything I said is true!"
"I have a friend who can speak to the Lu Family, and I really asked him for help!"
"Young Master Lu came precisely to help our family solve the factory's order problem! He came for..."
However, his explanation sounded so ridiculous and laughable to Yun Xiyue.
He seemed to have no strong evidence to offer!
That so-called friend, he could indeed contact.
Although he was much stronger than the Yun Family, at most he was a second-rate entrepreneur, completely unranked in Modu, so how could he possibly invite Lu Cheng?
Yun Xiyue was truly too tired today.
Physically tired, and her heart... even more so.
On the surface, she had to force a smile for the guests and accept everyone's birthday wishes.
Internally, she was constantly struggling.
On one side was her mother's command, on the other was the dazzling Lu Cheng; she neither wanted to obey her mother's words and blindly flatter Lu Cheng, nor could she be impolite and offend this wealthy young master.
And after such an exhausting day, now she had to listen to this nominal "husband" talk nonsense here?
She truly had no energy or mood to argue about these things with Su Yang anymore.
In her opinion, the result was obvious, and arguing was meaningless.
She waved her hand wearily, interrupting Su Yang's explanation with an extremely impatient tone.
"Mm-hmm, got it."
"You invited them, you invited all of them."
"You're the most amazing, alright?"
"Alright, I'm very tired and need to rest."
"You also... go to bed early, don't overthink things."
Although her words were affirmative, that impatient and perfunctory attitude made Su Yang feel more powerless and disheartened than any direct rebuttal...