Eternal Love: The Billionaire's Relentless Pursuit-Chapter 441 - 434: The Dinner Gathering

Bai Yiran looked at her phone for a while, considering whether to answer it or not.

In the end, she decided to take the call. After all, no matter how you look at it, Luna is Leng Yichen’s stepmother, and they’d have to meet eventually.

"Hello."

"Why did it take you so long to pick up?" Luna’s unpleasant and sharp voice came through.

Bai Yiran frowned, thinking to herself that she was answering only for Leng Yichen’s sake.

"What is it?" Not having time to chat about other things, Bai Yiran asked directly.

"This noon, your father is inviting several shareholders of the group for a meal. Yichen said he’s busy and can’t make it. You should come instead."

Bai Yiran rubbed her forehead, deeply unwilling, "I’ve never attended such an occasion before. I’m afraid I’ll embarrass dad if I go. Besides, isn’t Aunt Lu there? I won’t go just to add to the chaos!"

"Bai Yiran, it’s not that I’m looking down on you. You yourself know you can’t make it in such situations, and I’m showing you the world! Plus, as the president’s wife of Huamei International and a daughter-in-law of the Leng Family, if your husband can’t attend, how can you as the daughter-in-law not go?" Luna continued, "Furthermore, your father specifically wants you to come. You also know the relationship between Leng Yichen and his father isn’t good, and because of you, they barely see each other now. Don’t you want to show yourself well in front of your father, get him to accept you, and help ease the relationship between father and son?"

Bai Yiran listened quietly to Luna’s logical argument, as if by skipping this meal she’d become the main culprit for the discord between the Leng father and son.

"Alright, I understand. I’ll go."

Bai Yiran powerlessly leaned on the dining table, "Just tell me the time and place, and I’ll go by myself."

"Okay, I’ll send it to your phone in a bit." Luna paused, as if she remembered something, and emphasized, "And I warn you, during the meal, don’t call me Aunt Lu!"

"Oh?" Bai Yiran raised a brow, "If not Aunt Lu, then what should I call you?"

"..." Luna fell into silence, and finally, almost through gritted teeth, said, "Just call me stepmom, alright, hanging up!"

Listening to Luna, Bai Yiran couldn’t help but chuckle. This woman was truly stubborn; if she had just embraced the stepmom title back then, it would have been fine. Instead, she waited until she’d embarrassed herself before conceding, a classic case of learning from a loss.

Soon, Luna sent over the address, unsurprisingly at Ming Xuan.

With the exact time and place in hand, Bai Yiran called Leng Yichen. After two rings, the call connected.

"What’s up?" Leng Yichen’s surroundings seemed a bit noisy.

Bai Yiran relayed to Leng Yichen that Luna had asked her to attend the meal.

Leng Yichen contemplated for a moment, "If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to. I’ll talk to them."

"No need, I’ll go. It’s just a meal. It won’t eat me."

"Alright, fine. Take Li Sha with you, have her accompany you in."

Hanging up, Bai Yiran called Li Sha to pick her up, and then began to get ready. She couldn’t put on makeup, but luckily her complexion was still okay.

In the largest private room at Ming Xuan, Luna glanced at her watch now and then, wondering why Bai Yiran hadn’t arrived yet.

Leng Liewei, noticing Luna’s lack of attention, leaned over and whispered, "What are you doing?"

"I’m wondering why Bai Yiran isn’t here yet?"

Leng Liewei frowned, "You invited her?"

"Yes." Luna looked at Leng Liewei, "She is, after all, a daughter-in-law of the Leng Family. She needs to come out and see the world."

Leng Liewei gave Luna a warning glare, "Don’t cause any trouble!"

Luna was taken aback, then quickly covered her mouth, laughing coquettishly, "How could I? I’m inviting her for the good of you and your son."