Chapter 287: She’s Not Cinderella
Lu Yunque smiled. "He’d probably die of anger."
But what did that have to do with them? Xia Zhengguang was the one who brought this on himself.
If Xia Zhengguang hadn’t targeted Yun Zijin first, trying to use her for a marriage alliance, she wouldn’t have even bothered with him.
After all, no matter what, Xia Zhengguang still held the title of her biological father. As his daughter, Yun Zijin couldn’t easily move against him.
Unfortunately, some people just won’t give up until they’re staring at their own coffins. So, she had no choice but to help them get there.
After signing the documents, Yun Zijin called the bank and instructed them to transfer 2.5 billion to Lu Yunque’s personal account.
Because the amount was so large, the bank personnel had to confirm with Yun Zijin several times before finally transferring the money to Lu Yunque.
However, due to the bank’s verification process, it was half an hour later by the time Lu Yunque received the money.
"As expected of Dijing’s little landlady. 2.5 billion, just like that."
Upon receiving the transaction notification, Lu Yunque teased Yun Zijin in a slightly playful tone.
"Heh, as if you’re any different. We’re two of a kind, you know."
Yun Zijin shot Lu Yunque a look. ’This guy is acting less and less like a domineering CEO.’
"You’re right. But right now, we need to head out for tonight’s fashion show."
Although they were attending as audience members, there would be media taking pictures inside the venue. Even if they weren’t in full formal wear, they still had to dress up a bit.
"I know, let’s go now."
Yun Zijin grabbed her purse and left the office with Lu Yunque.
Outside, the secretaries, including Mo Bin, all looked up at the pair. "Hello, President! Hello, Miss Yun."
"I have something to attend to, so I’m leaving early. You can all leave once you’ve finished your work."
Lu Yunque didn’t force his employees to stay until the official closing time, but their work absolutely could not be delayed. Otherwise, they could expect to pull an all-nighter to make up for all the time they’d slacked off.
"Yes, President! Take care, President! Take care, Miss Yun!"
The voices were so in sync that Yun Zijin almost thought she was back in school.
As their voices faded, Yun Zijin waved in their direction. "Bye-bye!"
After the two left, the secretaries all turned to Mo Bin. "Assistant Mo, the President actually left without you. What’s going on?"
"Oh, isn’t it obvious? The young couple is going out on a date. If it were you, would you bring a colleague along on a date with your boyfriend?"
Besides, Assistant Mo is his subordinate.
"That’s true!"
When Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque appeared on the first floor of the Lu Group building holding hands, the head-turning rate instantly shot up to two hundred percent.
Yun Zijin could feel the gazes from all around her, but she wasn’t the least bit intimidated.
Lu Yunque might have a powerful aura as the President of the Lu Group, but Yun Zijin was no Cinderella who had to flee the scene when the clock struck twelve.
"It’s a good thing it’s me. I don’t know if anyone else could handle your aura without becoming a complete recluse."
If Yun Zijin didn’t have Randomly Spend, she would probably just be an ordinary girl when facing Lu Yunque.
"There won’t be anyone else."
Lu Yunque knew very well that if he had never met Yun Zijin, he most likely would have ended up growing old alone.
Yun Zijin looked up at Lu Yunque, smiled faintly, and didn’t say anything more.
Lu Yunque took Yun Zijin to the same stylist’s studio as last time.
Since the styling was relatively simple this time, it only took two hours for both of them combined.
The venue this time was an indoor, custom-built runway, and Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque’s seats were near the front.
When they arrived, they saw Su Mengyao, who had come with her friends.
Because Lu Yunque was also there, Su Mengyao came over to say hello to Yun Zijin before quickly returning to her seat with her friends.
Whether it was a matter of incompatible auras or just Lu Yunque’s overpowering presence, Su Mengyao was more nervous seeing him than she was seeing her own father.
Watching Su Mengyao’s retreating back as if she were fleeing for her life, Yun Zijin glanced at Lu Yunque and even reached out to pinch his seemingly poreless face.
"You don’t look like you have three heads and six arms. Why is Meng Yao so afraid of you?"
Lu Yunque shrugged. How would he know?
"You didn’t do something to scare her at some point and just don’t remember, did you?"
Yun Zijin felt that this was the most likely possibility.
"Before I met you, my life was nothing but work, with the occasional trip back to the old family home to accompany my grandparents. When would I have had the chance to scare her?"
Lu Yunque felt he was being wrongly accused.
"Alright, then we can only chalk it up to you two having incompatible auras."
And in this clash, Lu Yunque clearly had the upper hand.
"It’s about to start."
Not wanting to talk about Su Mengyao anymore, Lu Yunque steered the conversation to the fashion show.
Today’s fashion show was entirely Hua Country Style, and the chosen venue was also a Hua Country Style exhibition hall.
The first outfit was a bright red qipao, and Yun Zijin’s eyes lit up slightly.
Lu Yunque’s attention, however, wasn’t on the runway; it was fixed on Yun Zijin’s every move.
Whenever Yun Zijin showed a hint of interest, Lu Yunque would commit the outfit currently on the runway to memory.
He could contact the brand to place a pre-order for them when they got back.
"I should take some pictures. It would be bad if I mixed them up later."
Yun Zijin had her own thoughts on every outfit; there were some she liked and some she didn’t.
Afraid she would forget one when placing pre-orders with the brand later, Yun Zijin decided to just take photos to keep track.
That way, she could just show the pictures directly to the brand’s representative.
"If you see something you like, I’ll..."
"Stop right there. I can buy it myself."
She had just received 9% of the Xia family’s shares from Lu Yunque for free, so Yun Zijin had no intention of spending any more of his money for the time being.
"Other women all want their boyfriends to buy them this and that. How come when it’s my turn, you don’t want anything?"
This was one thing Lu Yunque could never understand.
"People only want to show off what they lack. It’s not like I’m short on money."
"Besides, I didn’t ask you to buy them for me. Weren’t you just about to say that if I liked something, you’d buy it for me?"
Yun Zijin continued snapping pictures with her phone, not caring at all about the lighting or anything else, as long as she could clearly tell which outfit was which.
"But you didn’t let me buy it."
Speaking of which, Lu Yunque still felt a little wronged.
Yun Zijin turned her head to look at Lu Yunque. "You really want to buy it for me?"
Lu Yunque nodded.
A gift from him had a different meaning than something Yun Zijin bought for herself.
Lu Yunque could already imagine the sense of pride he would feel seeing Yun Zijin wearing clothes he had bought for her.
"Alright, then. I’ll leave one for you to buy."
This was the biggest concession Yun Zijin was willing to make.
And she only relented on this one piece because she could hear the hint of grievance in Lu Yunque’s voice.
The two were sitting close together, trying their best to keep their voices down so as not to disturb others. They failed to notice, however, that many media cameras were sweeping over them, seemingly by chance.