After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved-Chapter 8 - : The Wine Glasses Were Shocked to Fall

Gu Zhi suddenly lifted his head, his voice trembling, "...You know Bai Qiang? What did she want you to find me for?"

"I've been living in the countryside," said Lu Sheng, "Last year, Bai Qiang sister came to my village and lived for a year in a wooden cabin on our mountain."

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"Stayed for a year?" Gu Zhi held his breath, immediately asking, "Then where is she now..."

"Sister has already left, and she didn't leave any contact information." As soon as Lu Sheng spoke, the light in Gu Zhi's eyes dimmed at once.

"When sister left, she took all her things with her, and that small wooden cabin was dismantled. She said she doesn't like staying in one place for too long."

Gu Zhi's lips slightly tightened.

That indeed sounded like something Bai Qiang would say. She always yearned for freedom and abhorred being bound; others couldn't even keep up with chasing her footsteps.

"You just mentioned she wanted you to find me, is there something important?" Only then did Gu Zhi take a good look at the girl in front of him, who appeared plain-clad but exuded a unique aura.

"Before sister left, she said if I ever came to Jiang City and needed help, I could go to a store called Crystal to find a brother with the English name Ellison."

Lu Sheng obediently said, "Sister mentioned that as long as I wrote that poem on a note for brother, he would help me out."

[In me the tiger sniffs the rose.]

This was the poem she had recited to him during his most confused times, and later, he had tattooed this line onto his right shoulder.

What was written on the note wasn't important; what mattered was that he would never refuse whatever she wished for.

Gu Zhi stood up straight: "She wants you to find me, which means she values you a lot. Just tell me what you need help with. I only hope... you can promise me one thing."

Lu Sheng blinked, "What is it?"

Gu Zhi took out a business card from his pocket, handed it over, and said, "If one day she contacts you, please give me her number. Whatever you want, I will repay you."

Lu Sheng paused for a moment, took the business card, then lifted her eyes, clear and straightforward: "Okay, I remember, brother."

The affection of the youth remained pure, just that, Bai Qiang had already died.

Doing such things no longer had any meaning.

Lu Sheng informed Gu Zhi that she was from the Lu Family and was about to attend the Fu Family's charity gala that evening; she didn't know what make up or attire would be appropriate.

"Don't worry, leave it to me," Gu Zhi responded immediately.

When the other stylists and employees of Crystal saw Ellison bringing a girl dressed in a shabby long tee and jeans into his exclusive styling room, they were all too shocked to speak.

"Holy sh*t, what's going on?! Wasn't that girl just in line for the regular stylists, how come it's Ellison who came out to serve her??"

"Yeah, that girl seems to be from the Lu Family, right? I heard her call Mrs. Lu 'mother', but Mrs. Lu was very indifferent towards her, obviously intentionally neglecting her."

"Right, right, Mrs. Lu and Miss Lu finished their styling and left her behind. I thought she was going to attend the gala in that torn magenta dress."

"Appearances can be deceiving, that girl looks so ordinary, yet she seems to have a connection with our director. You know, even when Ms. Zhou, the actress, offered a million for our director to give just a bit of guidance for her red carpet look, the director didn't agree."

The chattering employees all cast envious glances towards the closed door of the styling room.

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[Fu Mansion]

The charity gala hosted by the Fu Family today was taking place at the open-air courtyard of the Fu Mansion.

The banquet officially started at 7:30 PM, with guests arriving one after another from seven o'clock.

The vast emerald lawn and the huge swimming pool, with expensive and dazzling crystal lights dispelling the night, uniformed waiters with bowties shuttled through the crowd with their trays.

Men and women in suits and gowns with appropriate smiles, clinked their glasses on the little pebble-paved paths, appearing to be in high spirits and laughter.

By the classic Western European style fountain, a gathering of rich daughters attracted particular attention, each girl well-dressed and of distinguished temperament.

"Wow, Qianrou, your makeup and style are so pretty today! That dress is a new haute couture from SUNSHINE a few months ago, right? It looks so good."

"Yes," Lu Qianrou replied with easy grace, "and the makeup artist Jasmyn from Crystal specifically did my makeup today, so it suits me very well."

"Jasmyn? She is the stylist at Crystal second only to Ellison, I heard it's really hard to book an appointment with her!"

"It's okay... But she is indeed a bit selective with her clients," Lu Qianrou blinked, her demeanor seemingly modest but couldn't conceal her pride.

"Talented people are like that. Like Ellison, you can't hire him even with money. I don't know what kind of clients are even in his eyes."

"Speaking of which, didn't that sister of yours, who grew up in the countryside, arrive in Jiang City yesterday?" A girl named Tang Yiyi said, "I heard she was also invited to tonight's banquet by the Fu Family. Where is she?"

Mentioning Lu Sheng, Lu Qianrou's facial expression stiffened, but quickly returned to a gentle smile: "Today my mother also took her to Crystal; she's probably not done with her makeup yet, so she hasn't arrived."

"She also went to Crystal? Aunt Jiang is really kind-hearted and considerate, being so nice to such a disgraceful illegitimate daughter."

Tang Yiyi curled her lips, "But that's also true. That kind of uncouth country girl, if she doesn't tidy herself up before coming to this kind of event, it would be your Lu Family who loses face."

Another girl named Lin Ya said, "If you ask me, Qianrou, you're really unlucky. You've been the only beloved daughter of the Lu Family for so many years, doted on by your five brothers, and suddenly this bumpkin becomes your sister out of the blue."

"The most outrageous part is, this illegitimate daughter actually got engaged to Fu Chen?" Lin Ya clicked her tongue with disdain, "I really don't know what Grandpa Fu was thinking. How can this kind of low-class girl compare to you? If Fu Chen really gives you up to marry her, it will make everyone in the circle laugh their heads off."

"I would never give up on Qianrou!" As the girls were chatting back and forth, a slightly annoyed male voice suddenly emerged from behind.

"Ah Chen?"

Lu Qianrou turned around in surprise and saw a handsome young man with a tall figure and a suit approaching her.

"What's Lu Sheng? A countryside illegitimate daughter who grew up in the wild, doesn't she look at her own status? She really thinks she's worthy of me and can enter the Fu Mansion."

Fu Chen snorted coldly and firmly put his arm around Lu Qianrou's shoulders, "Qianrou, rest assured, I will speak to Grandpa as soon as the auction ends to have him cancel the engagement. In this lifetime, apart from you, I definitely won't marry another woman!"

Fu Chen's impression of rural people was still stuck in the image portrayed in TV dramas from the 80s and 90s—rural women facing the loess with their backs to the sky.

Although he had not yet met Lu Sheng, he already imagined a girl with a small and shriveled figure, dark and rough skin, highland red on her face, speaking timidly.

She might not even speak Mandarin, brandishing a ridiculously thick accent, and likely carrying a stinky scent on her body that could make one vomit even from a distance...

Fu Chen hadn't finished his mental images when he heard Tang Yiyi pointing towards the entrance and saying, "Hey, Qianrou, isn't that your elder brother? Did he bring a female companion today?"

—Elder brother is here too?

Wasn't he said to be too busy with work to come to the banquet tonight?

Lu Qianrou looked up somewhat excitedly, only to see Lu Jingyan getting off the Mercedes, and then extending his hand very gentlemanly into the car.

A hand in a black velvet glove gently rested on his, and then the girl inside the car gracefully alighted.

For some reason, the previously noisy courtyard suddenly fell silent, and many people involuntarily or confusingly turned to look in that direction.

When Lu Qianrou saw the face of the person who got off the car, her eyes widened, and the wine glass in her hand nearly dropped to the ground.