I'll go with the flow and follow local customs, so you can call me Wen Jian from now on."The conference room erupted in thunderous applause to welcome her arrival.Only Shu Tinglan remained, his mind...Gu Ruandong's methods are impressive. He managed to get invited without raising any suspicion, and it was all done legitimately.

The three men inside had distinct personalities.

Zhuo Yu'an had prepared all the dishes and brought them out. Calling him a stay-at-home husband wouldn't be wrong, but he was wearing casual home clothes, his back straight and his bearing excellent. He had an air of nobility and handsomeness about him. Doing these mundane household chores didn't feel out of place on him; instead, it added to his charm.

As for Gu Ruandong, his physique goes without saying. However, his aura is completely different from Zhuo Yu'an's. He has the charisma of a successful person, yet with an air of a scoundrel, making him somewhat enigmatic and difficult to read.

Lu Kuo was a pampered young master who had been raised in comfort since childhood. The Lu family had never put any pressure on him, so unlike the previous two men who seemed to want to engrave "workaholic" on their foreheads, he was free-spirited and relaxed, radiating an easygoing laziness both inwardly and outwardly.

Now everyone is seated in the dining room, Zhuo Y uan and Ting Lan are sitting on one side of the table, with two little kids in between them.

Lu Kuo's brother and sister sat opposite Gu Ruandong's brother and sister, with the two girls sitting in the middle.

Originally, Lu Yaoyao was sitting next to Lu Kuo, and Ruan Ruan was sitting next to Gu Ruandong. However, Lu Kuo felt that he had brought Ruan Ruan over, and considering Ruan Ruan's earlier hint that she didn't want to sit with Gu Ruandong, Lu Kuo believed it was his obligation to take care of her. So, he asked Lu Yaoyao and Ruan Ruan to switch places.

Lu Yao naturally couldn't ask for anything more. With a surging heart, she feigned reluctance and sat beside Gu Ruandong. As usual, Gu Ruandong remained calm and collected, not giving her a proper glance. He chatted with Zhuo YUAN and Ting Lan, the couple across from him, about the company's recent developments.

Anyway, the negative news about Gu's has been rampant lately.

Overwhelming, and even the level of detail might be more than Gu Ruandong himself knows. So Zhuo Yuan'an, Ting Lan, and Lu Kuo all know quite a bit about it.

Lu Yaoyao was listening with a bit of boredom. She glanced at Gu Ruandong, who was sitting primly and seriously, and felt a twinge of mischief. So her foot under the table started to move restlessly.

His body was sitting upright and normal, but he had his legs crossed towards him, the tips of his feet just touching his shins, deliberately rubbing up and down against his calves.

It's unclear whether the acting is good or not, their expressions give nothing away. They sit there politely listening to what others have to say, but their feet are restless.

Gu Ruandong didn't dodge either, allowing her feet under the table to act up.

Though he wasn't an actor, he controlled his emotions well, keeping a composed face. He ate calmly while chatting with them in a relaxed manner.

A few people chatted for a while about work matters, then their attention shifted to the two children from the Zhuo family, especially Lu Kuo, who insisted they call him "brother."

Shu Xiaohua made a silly face at Lu Kuò, but refused to call him "brother".

Beside her, Shu Xiaonian was thinking seriously about the question. Then she looked up and asked Lu Kuo very seriously.

“If I call you brother, then wouldn't you have to be my dad or uncle” Such logical thinking! A sweet and innocent question from a child being completely sincere.

Except for Lu Kuo, everyone burst into laughter suddenly.

With everyone's attention elsewhere, Lu Yaoyao's little foot under the table became a bit more unrestrained. Gu Ruandong, who had just been still and let her run wild, suddenly moved his leg to the side. Lu Yaoyao was caught off guard. Her foot had been bearing all its weight on him, and when he moved, she lost her balance and leaned towards him.

He gently patted her waist and helped her back into her seat, saying calmly, "Be careful!"

This cool tone is quite cautious indeed.

But when her gaze swept over him, she suddenly understood why he had moved abruptly just moments ago.

She was delighted, thinking how long you could pretend to be serious for.

Everyone's attention was not on them at all, but on Lu Kuo and the two children bickering.

Zuo Yu'an said coldly, "I don't mind you calling me uncle."

Lu Kuo: "Don't even try to take advantage of me."

"Actually, I'm on Lu Kuo's side. Today at school, several of my students thought he was a graduate student,"

Lu Kuo was always dressed in casual clothes, and his carefree and independent demeanor made him blend in well with the students. In that environment, it didn't seem out of place at all.

"See Ruanruan understands me best, doesn't she" Lu Kuo was delighted. During this whole ordeal, only Ruanruan had defended him.

"Lu YaoYao, what are you doing"

Lu Kuo turned his head slightly and saw Lu Yaoyao looking under the table for something.

She was so happy that she held back her smile and pretended to be looking down. Hearing Lu Kuò's question, she had a brilliant idea and said: "Looking for slippers."

Then, she really found that her left slipper was missing. How could it have disappeared just now

Turning her head to see Gu Ruandong, she deliberately patted his leg and said, "You're blocking my view, move aside!"

Gu Ruandong stood up at once: "I'll help you find it!"

with a hint of sarcasm

Lu Kuò said again, "Eating a meal, why take off your shoes Where did the manners go"

Then all those people stood up and helped her look for the lost shoe.

It's really strange, how could it just disappear out of the blue

It's strange that she doesn't have a shoe on her left foot now, and Gu Ruandong next to her even has a smirk. He probably thinks you were trying to lead me on just now

"Across from me, Tinglan chuckled and said, 'You don't need to look any further; it should be next to the shoe cabinet by the door.'"

"Huh" Lu YaoYao was clueless.

The robot at home will automatically pick up shoes that are lying on the floor and put them in the shoe cabinet.

That's awkward, the robot is a bit too sensitive, isn't it

Shu Xiaohua and Shu Xiaonian slid off the dining chairs very nimbly, ran to the shoe cabinet by the door to find her shoes, and then giggled all the way over, squatting at her feet.

"Ya Jie, you wore. From now on, don't take off your shoes anymore, the floor is cold." Shu Xiaohua said in a milky voice, she just really liked this pretty sister.

Lu YaoYao had never been this embarrassed in her life, being lectured by a kid who was just a few years old.

He silently put his shoes on and then glared at Gu Ruandong. He sat there, this time not deliberately scowling, just smiling at her like everyone else.

Fortunately, after dinner, Zhuo Yu'an invited the property manager to tidy up the dining room, and they all gathered in the nearby lounge.

Lu Yaoyao just caused an awkward situation, so now she is sitting quietly on the side, motionless. She has deliberately sat far away from Gu Ruandong, in case she loses control and makes a move towards him again.

Shuxiaohe really liked her, and she stayed by her side playing after they finished eating.

Shu Xiaonian took two very pretty stickers from her children's room and gave them to...

“Mom said my sister hurt her foot and this sticker will make it pretty again.”

Shu Xiaohua took the sticker from her brother and said, “May I help my sister put it on”

Ting Lan hurriedly stopped them, mainly out of fear that Lu Yaoyao would be hurt.

The children were so cute that Lu Yaoyao couldn't bear to refuse. Besides, after this afternoon, seeing Gu Ruandong's tattoo in the same position, she dared to face her own scars as well, so she smiled.

“Okay, you guys help your big sister stick on something pretty.”

She was wearing wide-leg pants, and if she lifted them just a little, you could see the scar.at she doesn't like you. When you graduated from university, your mother went to find her."Shu Tinglan had never forgotten that when they graduated from university, Cheng Chen was actually moved. Thin...