Yan Xin and two other women were thrown out of the banquet.
Such an incident did not affect the grand banquet of a wealthy family in the slightest.
Throughout the banquet, no one dared to trouble Jiang Nuan and Meng Yuan further. Everyone chatted amongst themselves.
This kind of banquet was simply for people to sit together and talk. The He family had invited a popular singer to perform, and the atmosphere was quite good.
Madam He was chatting with two ladies of similar age. Seizing a moment of respite, the two ladies went to the food area to pick out their favorite dishes and sat by the window to eat.
Even at this moment, Meng Yuan’s heart had not calmed down. Normally, she wouldn't feel this way, but today this feeling kept surfacing, yet she couldn’t describe it.
“Nuannuan, in the future, let’s come to such banquets less, unless it’s for essential work. We always seem to step on mines,” Meng Yuan whispered.
Jiang Nuan cut a piece of steak and slowly put it into her mouth, smiling as she said, “You’re just socially anxious, Yuanyuan. People encounter all sorts of things in life, and things like this will happen again. But as long as you’re not in the wrong, you can boldly retort.”
Meng Yuan thought that it wasn’t that simple. What happened tonight broadened her horizons; Jiang Nuan was incredibly cool!
“If I had your combat skills, I’d dare to retort too.”
“Jiang Nuan, courage is only bold when supported by ability. I wish I had your excellent combat skills.”
Jiang Nuan glanced at her and said casually, “It’s not too late to start training now.”
“Really?” Meng Yuan had experienced what had happened recently and knew that without some skills, it was truly difficult!
If one had good combat skills, they would still have the strength to escape after a fight.
She also hated people who judged others by their appearance.
Seeing Meng Yuan’s longing expression, Jiang Nuan felt a bit vexed. “Back then, I asked you to join me in strengthening your body and running with me in the mornings, but you only stuck with it once or twice before giving up. It was the same with volleyball; as soon as you saw your waist had slimmed down, you quit.”
“Are you sure you can stick with it this time?”
Meng Yuan nodded vigorously. “For my own dog’s life, I must persevere! Ah, not dog’s life!”
Meng Yuan thought that she must have been scared silly to think of her own life as a dog’s life!
Jiang Nuan smiled and lowered her head to eat. “Come train with me for two hours this weekend. No high-difficulty moves, just teaching you self-defense.”
“Okay, as long as I don’t have any missions, we’ll go.”
Meng Yuan was eating chicken steak, but her expression was a little puzzled. “Nuannuan, why has there been no movement from Tan Wenbin? Liu Fei and her son’s deaths should have been a huge blow to him.”
Jiang Nuan shook her head slightly. “He doesn’t know yet. If he knew, he probably wouldn’t be this calm.”
“Grandpa Jiang also hasn’t gone to see him. He seems to have disappeared these past few days.”
Meng Yuan found it very strange. Grandpa Jiang was truly peculiar.
Jiang Nuan said nothing. She also didn’t know where Grandpa Jiang had gone. She hadn’t seen him since that day.
“What are you talking about?” Mu Jiuchen brought his favorite food over and sat beside Jiang Nuan.
Jiang Nuan looked at him coolly. “Stay away from me.”
Mu Jiuchen’s movement to sit down paused slightly, then he sat beside Jiang Nuan as if nothing had happened.
He knew that today’s events had made Nuannuan unhappy, and turning around had made him uncomfortable. There was no such thing as repaying a favor with a grievance.
“Nuannuan, I have nowhere else to sit.”
Meng Yuan stared intently at the drama-playing Mu Jiuchen.
“Ninth Master, there are many seats behind me,” Meng Yuan kindly reminded him.
Mu Jiuchen pretended not to hear and still sat beside Jiang Nuan.
“Miss Meng, eat. It’s delicious.” Mu Jiuchen meant to imply, "Are you still going to stuff your mouth with all this delicious food?"
He didn’t dare to say it directly, as Jiang Nuan would devour him.
Mu Jiuchen’s actions made the surrounding women stare at Jiang Nuan with anger.
“Look, even Ninth Master is being seduced by her.”
“Yes, Jiang Nuan really has her ways.”
“It’s infuriating! We finally saw Ninth Master, but we can’t even get a word in.”
Several young ladies from prominent families were discussing this, their faces contorting with distress.
Han Qingxun watched from the side and smiled confidently. “Brother, shall we go and greet Ninth Master?”
Lu Jinyue looked at Mu Jiuchen. “Let’s forget it. Don’t disturb them while they’re eating.”
“Brother, are you afraid of Mu Jiuchen too?” Lu Qiaoyi asked with amusement.
Lu Jinyue frowned slightly, looking at Mu Jiuchen eating with his head lowered. Even his profile exuded a sharp aura that rejected outsiders.
“No, I just feel it’s not good to disturb them.”
Anyone with eyes could see that Mu Jiuchen was interested in Jiang Nuan, and he had heard some rumors about the two of them.
“Brother, you’re just too kind, always thinking of others. Our families have a partnership, so it’s good to go and say hello. Besides, I also want to get to know Jiang Nuan and Meng Yuan. They are both so beautiful!”
Lu Jinyue looked at Jiang Nuan’s profile, and the more he looked, the more familiar she seemed. He felt like he had seen her somewhere before, yet also not, but that feeling of strong familiarity persisted.
“Alright, they have good character. It’s also good for you to be friends with them.” Lu Jinyue did not object to his sister making friends.
The brother and sister walked over, and Lu Qiaoyi spoke first. “Ninth Master, Miss Jiang, Miss Meng.”
The three of them looked at the newcomers simultaneously. Jiang Nuan’s gaze flickered to Lu Jinyue, noting that the simple fellow was still fond of light gray suits as usual.
The three nodded slightly in greeting.
“Miss Jiang, Miss Meng, can I be friends with you?” She had to find out exactly what these two women knew.
If they knew the truth, she would have to kill them.
Jiang Nuan and Meng Yuan glanced at each other, wondering if Miss Lu Qiaoyi had lost her mind.
Why would she want to be friends with them?
However, adhering to the saying that one shouldn’t hit a smiling face, Jiang Nuan and Meng Yuan nodded slightly.
“Heh heh… This is great! Nuannuan, your health soup and pastries are truly delicious. I’ve booked for Wednesday, and I’ll be coming over to eat then.”
Jiang Nuan smiled faintly and nodded. “Thank you, Miss Lu!”
“Nuannuan, Yuanyuan, can I sit with you?” Lu Qiaoyi smiled happily. As long as she had a chance to get close to Mu Jiuchen, she didn’t mind being friendly with Jiang Nuan.
Meng Yuan looked at the seats, and before she could speak, she heard Mu Jiuchen say, “Sorry, someone else will be joining us shortly. You two siblings can find your own preferred seats.”
This was an obvious refusal. Lu Jinyue did not get angry but smiled and said, “My apologies, Ninth Master.”
Lu Qiaoyi was unwilling to leave like this. She looked at Jiang Nuan and Meng Yuan. “Nuannuan, Yuanyuan, let’s exchange WeChat contacts.”
Meng Yuan opened her phone and let Lu Qiaoyi scan her code.
Jiang Nuan looked at the innocent Meng Yuan and shook her head helplessly. Who was Lu Qiaoyi? Would she easily make friends with them?