"Chen Jinzhao, you..."
Yu Mengzhi noticed Chen Jinzhao's body was trembling slightly.
She didn't know what had happened.
Chen Jinzhao's body was stiff, his eyes fixed on the promotional sign in front of him, the unease in his heart turning into reality.
In his youth, he had fantasized countless times about having a grand wedding with Xu Nianqing, but he never imagined that this fantasy would be realized in another way years later.
Recalling Xu Nianqing's passionate self from that night, Chen Jinzhao felt an extremely complex mix of emotions.
Regret? Remorse? Anger?
Or...
Helplessness?
Yu Mengzhi waved her fair palm in front of Chen Jinzhao.
This caused Chen Jinzhao's vision to gradually focus on Yu Mengzhi's anxious face. Yu Mengzhi worriedly asked, "What's wrong? If you don't feel well, I'll take you to the hospital."
"Aren't we going to Ning Fei's wedding banquet?" Chen Jinzhao asked subconsciously.
In Yu Mengzhi's eyes, Ning Fei's wedding banquet was nowhere as important as Chen Jinzhao. The words almost slipped out, but she swallowed them back.
Yu Mengzhi replied, "I am your employer, and I need to be responsible for you."
A smile appeared on Chen Jinzhao's face. He said faintly, "I'm fine. I just thought of something. Let's go in."
"Are you really okay?" Yu Mengzhi was still worried.
Chen Jinzhao shook his head.
Yu Mengzhi could see that Chen Jinzhao was preoccupied and absent-minded.
Before entering the banquet hall, Yu Mengzhi specifically looked at the promotional sign on the right. The two names suddenly made her think of something.
So she glanced back at Chen Jinzhao, only to find him nervously looking around, as if searching the crowd for the figure he had in mind.
The next moment.
Yu Mengzhi deliberately linked arms with Chen Jinzhao and walked through the crowd.
This attracted the attention of many people.
Seen from afar, they truly looked like a match made in heaven.
There were other members of the Yu family attending the banquet, but Yu Lingxiao was in a fit of anger and didn't want to see his granddaughter. Yu Botao and Yu Zhengzhi were also sensible enough not to have Yu Mengzhi sit at their table.
To avoid embarrassing the Yu family.
Bringing a bodyguard to a wedding banquet, wasn't that shameful!
Yu Wendong's thoughts were the opposite. He specifically invited Yu Mengzhi and Chen Jinzhao to sit next to him.
This came as a surprise to Yu Mengzhi.
Ever since she could remember, there seemed to be an insurmountable barrier between her and her father, and his attitude towards her had always been indifferent, once making Lin Qiandu wonder if they were not biological father and daughter.
What kind of father was like this?
But in the recent period, Yu Wendong had clearly started to care about her, which made her uncomfortable.
As for what had happened, Yu Mengzhi was also unsure.
"Uncle, hello," Chen Jinzhao said.
Yu Wendong nodded with a smile, inquired about Chen Jinzhao's well-being, and even subtly asked about Chen Jinzhao's family background.
His way of speaking was gentle, not as domineering as Yu Lingxiao's, and Chen Jinzhao didn't detect any trace of dislike in his tone. "Uncle, you should have seen my profile. With the Yu family's resources, it should be easy to find out everything about my life since childhood, right?"
"Haha..."
Yu Wendong laughed heartily. "You live so transparently, I'm quite satisfied with you."
"I can see you two have a good relationship, and Mengzhi likes you very much. Since today is such a joyous occasion, why don't we set a date for your wedding?"
"What do you two think?"
Chen Jinzhao and Yu Mengzhi exchanged glances.
Yu Mengzhi's earlobes turned crimson. She quickly winked at Chen Jinzhao, who then replied, "Uncle, Mengzhi and I's relationship isn't quite stable yet. Let's postpone the marriage for now."
Yu Wendong laughed even more heartily.
"Are you afraid the old man won't agree? You can rest assured about that. Even if the sky falls, I will support you."
Yu Mengzhi looked at her father blankly.
In her twenty-something years of life, this was the first time she had felt care from Yu Wendong. She uncomfortably shifted her gaze and said, "Dad, I'm still young and want to focus on my career. We can talk about marriage later."
Yu Wendong didn't press further.
In the following time, Yu Wendong chatted with Chen Jinzhao about all sorts of things, and they got along harmoniously.
"Chen Jinzhao, am I seeing things? You came too?" A young man with greasy hair walked over and patted Chen Jinzhao's shoulder, putting on a surprised expression.
Chen Jinzhao looked up at him. "Who are you?"
Anger flickered in the young man's eyes. He said with a forced smile, "It's only been a few years, and you've forgotten me? I'm Liu Wenbin, Xu Nianqing's class monitor. If I say this, you should remember me, right?"
Chen Jinzhao thought for a moment and then let out a slow "Oh," as if remembering. "It's you. I remember now. I'm sorry, I just didn't recall earlier."
Liu Wenbin's expression turned sinister. He thought Chen Jinzhao was doing this on purpose.
Back then, Liu Wenbin had pursued Xu Nianqing unsuccessfully, and in the end, Chen Jinzhao had won her over. He would get furious whenever he thought about these past events.
Later, when they broke up, Liu Wenbin had been happy for a while.
"Why are you here? Don't tell me you're here to stir up trouble. I advise you not to do anything foolish. Nianqing's fiancé is the young master of Jiangnan Real Estate Group, Ning Fei. If you cross him, you'll be in for a bad time," Liu Wenbin said with a smile.
"If you really care about Nianqing, you should leave quickly."
The words sounded good.
However, Liu Wenbin intended for these words to have the opposite effect, preferably to enrage Chen Jinzhao and provoke him into taking reckless and excessive actions.
At that time.
Chen Jinzhao would surely make a fool of himself.
"Thank you for your concern. I was invited to attend the banquet. As for what you said, I won't do it," Chen Jinzhao said calmly. Liu Wenbin suddenly let out a scoff and even reached out to tug at Chen Jinzhao's suit. "Who are we kidding? What's the point of you pretending in front of me? A while ago, Wu Tingyan told me that you're working as some kind of security guard at a company."
"Alas, what a waste of talent."
"How about you become my driver? I'll give you a thousand-dollar raise."
Chen Jinzhao looked at Liu Wenbin with a strange expression. "Did Wu Tingyan only tell you that?"
Liu Wenbin was taken aback. "What else is there?"
Chen Jinzhao smiled and shook his head. "Nothing. I just think you talk too much, and I don't really like listening to it. Also, take your hand off my clothes. This suit is newly bought."
Liu Wenbin thought Chen Jinzhao was putting on an act and couldn't help but sneer, "Oh, it's a designer brand. Let me see if the tag is still on, and you plan to return it after the banquet?"
"I think you're deliberately trying to embarrass Nianqing."
Chen Jinzhao had no intention of making a move, to avoid attracting attention.
However, Liu Wenbin was too aggressive, buzzing in his ears like a fly.
Just as he was about to act.
Yu Mengzhi, who was sitting next to Chen Jinzhao, moved faster than him. She splashed the tea in her cup onto Liu Wenbin's face.
"If you can't speak properly, then shut up."
"You're so noisy!"