Cheng Yunshuo and Lu Lingyun always treated each other with courtesy and maintained a sense of distance. He nodded at her, his gaze falling on the woman behind her wearing a straw hat. Without asking, Lu Lingyun said, “My close friend, here to see me.” Cheng Yunshuo had a few other men with him, so Lu Lingyun didn’t even mention Wang Qiluo’s family background. Cheng Yunshuo nodded and led Xing Dai Rong, who seemed to be enjoying the conversation with others, towards the banquet hall. Behind him, one of the two men spoke up, “This lady looks like the young lady from General Wang’s family.” Lu Lingyun frowned slightly when she heard him mention the family name. Cheng Yunshuo then introduced them, “They are both my friends. This is Luo Heng, the son of the newly appointed Assistant Minister of Justice.” Upon hearing the words “son of the Assistant Minister of Justice,” Lu Lingyun’s palm tightened. On the other side, Luo Heng, being a natural at socializing, said, “Are you Miss Wang? I’m Luo Heng. I met you and General Wang in the suburbs three months ago with my father.” Luo Heng was handsome and refined, and his words were pleasant to the ear. Lu Lingyun’s heart immediately filled with anxiety. It was him, it had to be him. In her previous life, he married Wang Qiluo and then abused her to death. “Since we’ve met, why not join us for dinner at Yunshuo’s?” he continued. Cheng Yunshuo also said, “Do you all know each other? Since you do, let’s have dinner together.” Wang Qiluo, behind Lu Lingyun, didn’t rush to speak, but Lu Lingyun quickly said, “No, it’s getting late. My aunt told me to send my sister back early. After all, she’s unmarried and it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to stay for dinner here.” Lu Lingyun’s refusal was very reasonable. She waved her hand and signaled to Wang Qiluo to keep quiet. At this moment, they heard Xing Dai Rong scoff softly, “You old-fashioned people are always stuck on these rules and regulations. Eating is eating, why are there so many inconveniences? It’s so annoying!” If it were any other day, Lu Lingyun might have ignored her, but today it was for Wang Qiluo. She directly retorted, “Miss Xing, unmarried women should not be seen with men outside their family. You may not care about such conventions, but you can’t expect others to be like you.” She was saying, “You’re shameless, go ahead and be shameless. Don’t drag others into it.” “What do you mean by that?!” “Alright,” Cheng Yunshuo quickly smoothed things over, “It’s really inconvenient. Let’s go have dinner ourselves.” He naturally respected Lu Lingyun. After all, people are different. Their initial status determined their standing. Lu Lingyun was his wife in name, and he had to show respect to his legitimate wife. He pulled Xing Dai Rong and his two friends towards the banquet hall. As they passed by, Luo Heng smiled faintly at Wang Qiluo, but Lu Lingyun unconsciously blocked his gaze. After they left, Xing Dai Rong was still indignant. “I’m not wrong, am I? We should all pursue freedom in life, why do we have to follow so many rules? Look, I don’t think anything of eating with you guys, we’re all friends.” “I think what you said is very right, Miss Xing,” Luo Heng agreed. “Some people are just old-fashioned and stuck in their ways!” After they walked away, Wang Qiluo frowned and grabbed Lu Lingyun’s hand, “Lingyun, was that the strange woman?” “That’s her.” Wang Qiluo whispered into her ear, “I find her really annoying.”
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