Li Yuhan rarely attended such social events, so she found it difficult to blend into these circles, merely standing by herself, holding a cocktail and sipping it slowly.
“Yuhan, what are you looking at? I’ve seen you glance towards the entrance more than once. Are you waiting for some handsome guy?”
Suddenly, Zhang Jiajia leaned close to Li Yuhan’s ear and whispered. The remark startled Li Yuhan, who quickly tried to cover it up.
Zhang Jiajia could be counted as one of Li Yuhan’s few friends.
“No, I’m just thinking about some study-related matters.”
Hearing this, Zhang Jiajia clearly didn’t believe her but didn’t expose her. She then pulled Li Yuhan, intending to foster some camaraderie with the group of sisters.
Why hasn’t he come yet? Is he not coming today?
While making small talk with these socialite daughters, Li Yuhan stole a glance at her watch. The banquet was already five minutes past the scheduled time.
“Old Lin, why hasn’t Xiao Yan arrived yet? It’s already past the time. No, you stay here, I need to go down and check.”
On Lin Guoxiong’s side, after finishing his conversation with a few relatives, Fu Qingyun finally had some free time. Disregarding everything else, she mentioned it to Lin Guoxiong and walked out of the banquet hall alone. Lin Guoxiong didn’t pay much attention to it. He was also quite worried about his son, or rather, his daughter-in-law. What did that brat matter to him?
“Gag!”
In a restroom at Jialin Hotel, by the sink, Lin Yan was leaning over, gently patting Su Mojin’s back. They had arrived much earlier because Su Mojin was feeling unwell and wanted to vomit, so she had pulled him along and hadn’t gone upstairs.
“How about we just go back today?”
Seeing Su Mojin vomiting severely, Lin Yan felt a pang of heartache. What family banquet was as important as his wife? A bunch of distant relatives who only knew how to flatter. As for business partners, with his own father there, he didn’t need to be there.
Su Mojin shook her head slightly. Since they had come, there was no reason to go back. However, before she could speak, a wave of nausea washed over her.
“Is this morning sickness?”
Just as Lin Yan was holding Su Mojin’s clothes with one hand and patting her back with the other, a pleasant voice suddenly came from behind him. Hearing the sound, Lin Yan turned his head and saw that the door to the women’s restroom had opened.
A woman in a yellow evening gown walked out from inside. The woman looked very young, around twenty years old, with a beautiful appearance. She was carrying a paper bag in her hand, which Lin Yan estimated contained clothing or something similar.
Jialin’s restrooms had single sinks. Lin Yan hadn’t noticed when he first arrived that there was someone else inside. No, he wouldn’t have been able to notice even if he had wanted to.
“If it’s morning sickness, you should be gentler. I’m a nurse, let me do it.”
The woman washed her hands and leaned closer, acting very familiar. Lin Yan didn’t move, but he glanced at the woman’s face. The woman felt a bit uneasy under his gaze, but she was also slightly stunned by Lin Yan’s appearance. This man was quite handsome, and it looked like the woman beside him was his wife.
“Here, you hold her clothes.”
The woman leaned in, reaching out to gently pat Su Mojin’s back, and even pressed on a certain acupoint a couple of times while patting.
Women were, after all, more meticulous than men. Even with Lin Yan’s utmost care, he couldn’t be as thorough as a woman. Soon, with the help of the stranger, Su Mojin recovered and was not flustered.
Seeing that nothing else was happening, Li Wei, who had entered upon hearing the noise, retreated again.
“Thanks.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll be going now.”
The woman left as quickly as she arrived. Lin Yan didn’t pay much attention to it, focusing all his attention on Su Mojin.
“How are you feeling?”
After taking some tissues to wipe Su Mojin’s face and then asking someone to get a cup of water, Lin Yan leaned down, looked at his little girl with concern, and asked softly.
“Much better now.”
Taking the cup Lin Yan handed her, Su Mojin rinsed her mouth. Her delicate little face slowly regained its color. For some reason, she had researched a lot of information and felt that her morning sickness was more severe than others.
Seeing that her clothes were fine, Su Mojin breathed a sigh of relief. She pushed open the door and, holding Lin Yan’s hand, prepared to go upstairs.
It was already late, so they couldn’t afford to be any later.
“How about we don’t go?”
Lin Yan couldn’t refuse Su Mojin and could only follow her towards the stairs.
“Young master, let me. I’ll go find a blanket for madam.”
“No need.”
Su Mojin stretched out her small, tender hand and waved it, indicating she didn’t need it.
Lin Yan took off his suit jacket and draped it over Su Mojin.
“Li Wei, go book a room.”
Lin Yan didn’t bother with anything else and immediately booked a room, letting Su Mojin go in to rest first.
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“Nana, how did you know it was morning sickness!”
“I’m a nurse. If I couldn’t tell, that would be a problem… But that woman was quite good-looking, and the man was handsome too!”
“What’s the use of being handsome? They’re probably married.”
“That’s true.”
Nana nodded in agreement. When she first saw them, she thought it was fine, but after they left, the more she thought about it, the more handsome she found the man, especially when he frowned in concern. He was more handsome than the male stars in TV dramas even without makeup.
No, why was she getting infatuated? Nana quickly shook her head, casting the thoughts out of her mind.
“You said the banquet has been waiting for a long time, why hasn’t it started yet!”
Seeing that the people at the banquet were still chatting, Nana asked her best friend in confusion.
“I don’t know, but judging by Mr. Lin’s demeanor, it seems like he’s waiting for someone. Sigh, what does it have to do with us? I only started feeling bored when it began.”