roccoschili Chapter 226 Familiarity
Chapter 226 Familiarity
Chapter 226 Familiarity
Although Mu Xiaoyu wasn't usually indecisive, she always found it difficult to directly refuse others in such situations, fearing it would hurt their feelings. However, now that things had progressed this far, if she hesitated as before, things would only become more awkward for them.
Song Yin seemed to have expected Mu Xiaoyu to say that, showing no surprise on her face, and even chuckled for some reason.
She glanced at Mu Xiaoyu, who had a serious expression, and couldn't help but reach out and gently pinch her soft cheeks twice. She laughed and said, "Why are you so serious? Don't worry, I'll talk to my brother about this... I've already said we're friends, so don't be so serious about some things. My brother is my brother, and I am me. Even if I had the intention of bringing you and my brother together before, now that I know how you feel, I can't do what I did before."
Song Yin's words relieved Mu Xiaoyu; she was indeed a person with immense personal charm. Mu Xiaoyu often felt much more relaxed with Song Yin than with others.
The two didn't continue the conversation and chatted for a while before preparing to go inside. But just then, Liang Qiao suddenly came out. He seemed surprised to see anyone on the balcony. When he saw Mu Xiaoyu and Song Yin, Liang Qiao was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly recovered.
He smiled slightly at Mu Xiaoyu and Song Yin and said, "I was wondering why I didn't see you inside earlier. So you came here. Did you find it too stuffy in there?"
Liang Qiao appeared to be around forty years old, with gentle features and no hint of aggression, making him easy to like. Furthermore, he had saved Mu Xiaoyu before, so Mu Xiaoyu had always had a very good impression of Liang Qiao.
Just like last time... Mu Xiaoyu felt that Liang Qiao's voice sounded somewhat familiar, and this time, looking into Liang Qiao's eyes, Mu Xiaoyu felt even more familiar with them.
"Xiaoyu?"
Mu Xiaoyu was so lost in thought about Liang Qiao that she didn't even notice until Song Yin called her several times before she came back to her senses.
She felt a little embarrassed. Just now, she felt that many parts of Liang Qiao's body were familiar, and she unconsciously began to look him over. Now that she came to her senses, she felt a burning sensation on her face. Song Yin, who was next to her, was looking at her with a meaningful gaze.
"We have some things to attend to, so we'll go inside first and won't disturb Mr. Liang any longer."
After quickly saying this, Mu Xiaoyu pulled Song Yin and hurriedly left the balcony.
Her heart was pounding, not from shyness, but from nervousness. She felt as if she had overlooked something...
"I didn't realize, Xiaoyu, that you would like Mr. Liang's style."
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Mu Xiaoyu glared at Song Yin, then, as if remembering something, quickly looked at Song Yin and asked, "By the way, did you know Mr. Liang before?"
Song Yin shook her head: "I don't know. I only found out about him when I came here. What's wrong? Are you really interested in him?"
"No, I just feel like he looks familiar..."
Mu Xiaoyu replied in a low voice, lost in thought. Her mind raced, trying to recall if anyone she had ever met resembled Liang Qiao, but she couldn't find a single person.
Could it be... that she's just overthinking things...?
Song Yin initially thought that Mu Xiaoyu was genuinely interested in Liang Qiao, but seeing Mu Xiaoyu's serious expression now, she immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Don't overthink it. I heard that the Ge family has been living abroad. If Mr. Liang really is Ge Yun's husband, he should have been abroad as well. You've always been in China and have never gone abroad, so how could you possibly know him? Maybe you're just overthinking it. Besides, there's no point in thinking about it, is there?"
Song Yin's words made sense; it seemed that thinking about these things now was indeed pointless...
She nodded and stopped thinking about it.
The banquet didn't last long, ending in about two hours. Apart from Li Chenxu, no one from the Li family attended; it was unclear whether they weren't invited or simply didn't come.
Moreover, Ge Yun clearly valued Li Chenxu highly; she and Li Chenxu spoke the most during the entire banquet.
When Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu finally left, Ge Yun watched them get into the car.
Watching Ge Yun and the others grow smaller and smaller behind them, Mu Xiaoyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "I used to think that attending banquets like this was very easy, but now it seems that nothing in this world is truly easy. It's only been a little over two hours, and I feel like I'm about to lose half my life."
As Mu Xiaoyu spoke, she moved her somewhat uncomfortable feet.
Attending such a banquet, one's attire must be very formal. She usually wears low heels, but the ones she wore today, to match her dress, had heels almost ten centimeters high. After several hours, she was exhausted.
Li Chenxu didn't speak, but bent down and took off Mu Xiaoyu's high heels. Then he placed Mu Xiaoyu's feet on his thighs and gently massaged them. While massaging, he smiled and said, "Although I feel a little sorry for you, there will probably be more and more occasions like this in the future... But you don't need to wear such high heels every time. Next time I'll have the stylist change you into some dresses..."
"no!"
Before Li Chenxu could finish speaking, Mu Xiaoyu quickly interrupted him. She glared at Li Chenxu: "I'd rather suffer more than not look bad!"
Li Chenxu was speechless. He understood that women naturally love beauty, and he knew that even a carefree woman like Mu Xiaoyu had paid a lot for beauty. But today, Mu Xiaoyu was wearing these high heels, her soles were a little red, and there were some blisters around her feet, yet she still refused to give up. He was truly helpless.
But seeing Mu Xiaoyu's determined look with wide eyes, Li Chenxu couldn't bear to say no, so in the end, he could only compromise.
"Alright, do as you please. In this kind of situation... unless it's absolutely necessary, I won't bring you anymore, so you won't suffer."
"That's more like it..."
Mu Xiaoyu gave a satisfied hum, then, as if remembering something, quickly pulled Li Chenxu aside and said, "By the way, I saw Ge Yun talking to you about a lot of company matters today. Does that mean our company will be cooperating with her in the future?"