Chapter 124: Can't Stay Low-Key, Because the Key Is Already Up

On the drive to the venue, Jiang Linyuan felt like he wasn't going to a banquet, but rather a car show.

One luxury car after another that he didn't recognize streamed past, all heading to the same place.

This is going to cause a traffic jam, you know!

Soon, the car stopped, and the two arrived at the banquet location.

Jiang Linyuan looked through the car window.

A ten-meter red carpet was laid out in front of the glass doors of the venue, making the stunning ladies in evening gowns look like they were strutting down a runway.

"Come inside with me."

Su Muzhi smiled and hooked her arm around Jiang Linyuan's wrist, speaking with a smile.

"Not getting stage fright, are you?"

Jiang Linyuan mimicked her tone and laughed:

"You know, Xiao Su, when people tell me to stay low-key, it's usually too late, because the key is already up!"

Su Muzhi smiled and pinched him:

"Say that again, and I'll throw you into the Huangpu River first."

As they spoke, they had already gotten out of the car. Before they even entered the venue, they had become the center of attention at the entrance.

Inside the hall, large chandeliers hung from the four-story-high ceiling, casting bright yet soft light.

Guests mingled and clinked glasses, while elegant waiters carrying drinks weaved through the crowd.

At a banquet like this, when Su Muzhi walked in with Jiang Linyuan on her arm, almost everyone instinctively looked their way.

Part of it was due to the Su Family's influence, and part of it was because of the couple's striking appearance.

"Good evening, everyone."

Su Muzhi smiled and greeted them, then turned to Jiang Linyuan and introduced him:

"This is my friend, Jiang Linyuan."

After she finished, her bright eyes blinked as she looked at Jiang Linyuan.

"Good evening, I'm Jiang Linyuan."

Jiang Linyuan smiled and nodded.

When they heard his response, some people in the room had strange expressions, others looked shocked, and some remained expressionless...

Friend? With him as the Su family's little princess's escort, he's probably her future boyfriend.

And one approved by her parents.

Everyone present knew that the Su Family was hosting this banquet, and bringing this person along with her.

It was clearly a statement: this is our Su family's future Live-in Son-in-Law, take a good look.

They just didn't know which family this Jiang Linyuan was from, poor guy, to be caught by the Su family's little princess.

"Not bad, he's got guts."

On the second floor, Mother Su watched Jiang Linyuan introduce himself confidently and nodded with satisfaction.

"What do you think?"

"He's holding Muzhi's hand! He's holding Muzhi's hand!"

A mournful middle-aged man's voice rang out beside Mother Su.

"What kind of fit are you throwing again?"

Mother Su looked helplessly at her husband and patted his hand:

"Muzhi is old enough now; she should meet someone she likes."

The Vice Principal sighed helplessly:

"That's true, but... ugh..."

Mother Su glanced at him, then shifted her gaze to a girl with an expressionless face on the first floor:

"But this Jiang Linyuan isn't too honest. I've heard he's been chasing after the Shen family's girl?"

The Vice Principal was furious upon hearing this:

"He dares to play both sides?! Which Shen family girl?!"

"He's in your school, and you don't pay any attention to this?"

Mother Su patted the Vice Principal's hand again and said disapprovingly:

"Shen Pingyan's child from his ex-wife, that incredibly smart girl. You didn't know?"

The Vice Principal stammered, unable to speak.

He really hadn't paid attention to this, but that didn't stop him from angrily denouncing Jiang Linyuan:

"What is he thinking?! Accompanying Muzhi to the banquet while being tangled up with a Shen family girl!!"

That pig, I'm going to butcher him!

"Is it that he's accompanying Muzhi, or that Muzhi wants him to?"

Mother Su sighed:

"He doesn't seem to like Muzhi that way, and Muzhi doesn't either. They call themselves friends, but they don't act like it. The way they get along is just too strange."

The Vice Principal didn't care:

"They can work it out slowly over time. When you and I were kids, we fought every day, and now we're together."

"Hehe, that's because you were spineless, with your whole heart on me."

Mother Su said dismissively, then looked back at Jiang Linyuan downstairs:

"His heart isn't entirely on Muzhi."

Hearing this, the Vice Principal was enraged, but he didn't know what to say.

This wild boar, how dare he look down on my cabbage! Say goodbye to your diploma!

"Shen Pingyan is here today too. Go receive him, and while you're at it, feel out the situation. There's no way he doesn't know about his daughter's affair."

Mother Su looked toward the entrance, where a man with a blank expression was walking in, followed by a woman holding a little girl's hand.

How interesting.

These Yanjing folks are all the same; their families are full of dirty laundry.

...

Xiao Su held a high status at the banquet; almost everyone came over to greet her.

She handled it effortlessly, very politely, showing no sign of her troublemaking side at all.

"Muzhi, long time no see."

A tall girl in a light, sheer white dress walked over, with a girl in a white ladies' suit standing beside her.

Jiang Linyuan took a look.

[Target: Gu Lian, Bad Woman Level: C]

[Target: Qian Yan, Bad Woman Level: C]

Oh, two small fries.

The girl in the white dress greeted Su Muzhi, then cautiously looked at her expression before tentatively turning to Jiang Linyuan:

"Hello, I'm Gu Lian."

The girl in the white suit also introduced herself:

"Qian Yan."

"Jiang Linyuan."

Jiang Linyuan introduced himself.

Su Muzhi looked at the two of them with a confused expression:

"Who are you two again?"

This one's still the same...

Gu Lian forced a smile:

"We were classmates in high school, Muzhi. Don't you remember?"

"She too?"

Su Muzhi looked at Qian Yan and asked.

Qian Yan stared blankly at Jiang Linyuan's face, momentarily lost in thought.

Su Muzhi raised an eyebrow:

"Is he good-looking?"

"He really is..."

Qian Yan murmured.

Gu Lian quickly covered her mouth and put on an apologetic smile:

"She's my friend, from out of town, not very worldly. Please understand."

Su Muzhi chuckled and looked at Jiang Linyuan:

"She's from out of town. Anything you want to say?"

What?

What does this mean? Does she think I know this Qian Yan?

I have absolutely no idea who this person is!

"I want to ask, when do we eat?"

Jiang Linyuan leaned in close to Su Muzhi's ear and whispered.

Su Muzhi's face flushed, and she pushed him away slightly:

"You can leave right now!"

Jiang Linyuan happily scurried off; he had been craving the big lobsters at the banquet for a long time.

"Muzhi, is he your boyfriend?"

Gu Lian asked cautiously.

"Don't get any ideas about him, or you'll be dead."

Su Muzhi said very bluntly: "And that goes for your friend too."

Gu Lian forced a smile.

She's changed a lot in this regard; she never used to care this much about anyone.

"So, you're not boyfriend and girlfriend? He's your kept Pretty Boy? How much? Can I buy him for a night?"

Qian Yan suddenly looked at Su Muzhi and asked.

This scared Gu Lian half to death. Bestie, what are you doing! This isn't a male model club! This is a Su family banquet!

Hearing this, Su Muzhi laughed, a wild, unrestrained laugh, staring into Qian Yan's eyes:

"With the money that can buy your life."

PS: Thanks to [Good Courtyard Sunshine] for the God-level certification. I'll make you green rice balls. You prepare the glutinous rice, I'll prepare the mugwort.