Much to Long Jinjing’s relief, the introduction went very well. Her father was not as intimidating today as usual. She understood that it might be because her father and the others didn’t want to make it too difficult for her and Lu Zihao due to the nature of today’s event. It was her sister’s wedding, a very special occasion to their families.
After what happened earlier with Wei Lan creating a ruckus and Long Tengfei becoming somewhat involved, everybody was doing their best to make today’s event as happy and lively as possible. They had seen a cold and furious Jin Liwei confronting his mother-in-law Wei Lan because of what happened. There was no need to expressly talk about it among themselves. It was already understood that they should strive to minimize any possibility of drama from occurring today.
"Jinjing, bring Lu Zihao to the ancestral house some time," Long Tengfei said. "Let’s have a nice dinner together."
Long Jinjing didn’t reply right away, glancing instead at Lu Zihao to silently ask him what he thought about her father’s invitation. It was Lu Zihao who answered on behalf of both of them.
"Mr. Long, Jinjing and I would be glad to join you for dinner. Is this coming weekend alright with you?"
And with that, they arranged a dinner appointment at the Long ancestral residence. Lu Zihao and Long Jinjing excused themselves and went to their designated table with the other groomsmen and bridesmaids.
"It’ll be fine," Lu Zihao said after noticing her nervousness. "We already had dinner with your mother and my grandfather. It’s your father’s turn next. There’s nothing to worry about."
She bit her lower lip and watched the other guests mingling instead of looking at him. "I’m just not sure if dining with my father is...uhm, necessary."
"What do you mean?"
"Our 30-day agreement will be ending next week," she whispered.
He scowled but she didn’t see it because she wasn’t looking at him.
"I don’t want to talk about this today," he said in a harsh tone.
"I...okay. Sorry...."
"Didn’t I tell you not to apologize over trivial things?"
She couldn’t help but look at him. "It’s Little Sister Xiulan and Brother-in-law Liwei’s wedding. Let’s not fight today. Okay, Nikolai?"
"I’m not fighting with you. You’re the one who broached this unpleasant topic first."
"I...."
He sighed. "Alright. We’ll talk about this some other time. Not today."
She nodded.
He pulled her closer to him, intending to kiss her lips but she blocked his mouth with her hand.
"Not in front of all this people, Nikolai," she furiously whispered to him.
In the end, he only nuzzled her ear which still embarrassed her. She was red-faced again when the rest of their friends joined them at the table.
Lu Zihao swirled his champagne drink. Before he could answer, however, Long Jinjing spoke up first.
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