latelenovela Chapter 197 Sufficiently Suitable
Chapter 197 Sufficiently Suitable
Xia Qingluo lowered her eyes. She really had no way to respond to Yan Huan's feelings, but she didn't want to hurt Yan Huan's feelings.
"I'll tell Q, but there's no need to worry about the spokesperson. It's just a piece of cake."
Yan Huan's eyes flickered slightly, and he bowed slightly to Xia Qingluo, "Miss Xia, if you need anything in the future, I will definitely help you."
"The banquet is about to start, let's go in first." Xia Qingluo walked across the balcony and towards the banquet hall.
Lu Chengyuan had just arrived. The man was wearing a high-end suit and had a strong aura, attracting everyone's attention.
He immediately caught sight of Xia Qingluo walking out of the balcony, and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.
The woman's skin was as white as jade, and her every frown and smile could capture his heart.
However, when he saw Yan Huan beside Xia Qingluo, Lu Chengyuan's eyes darkened a little.
Lu Chengyuan has a strong possessiveness. Even though Xia Qingluo and Yan Huan had only met for the second time, he still felt insecure and worried, fearing that Luo Luo would be snatched away by someone else.
Lu Chengyuan walked forward quickly, his eyes fell on Xia Qingluo, and his thin lips raised a slight arc, "Why didn't you wait for me? Why did you come so early?"
Xia Qingluo blinked, "I thought you were not at home."
Lu Chengyuan's words were ambiguous, but in fact they were full of the meaning of declaring sovereignty.
Yan Huan naturally understood and curled her lips, "In fact, there is no need to wear accessories of the same color. The two of you are already well matched."
How could he not see what was in Lu Chengyuan's eyes? He just didn't expect that Young Master Lu was so jealous.
I don’t know whether Lu Chengyuan’s secret love turned into an open love after that.
Yan Huan nodded slightly towards the two of them, and found an excuse to leave at the right time so as not to be a light bulb for them.
The banquet begins.
Shangguan Shengqiang, the son of Shangguan Jiajia, is sixty years old this year, but time has not left too many traces of years on his face. He looks like a middle-aged man in his forties.
Shangguan Shengqiang took the microphone and said a few opening remarks, and the guests then sent their birthday wishes one after another.
Many people also personally sent birthday gifts, each one more luxurious than the other.
Gu Yifan, Tan Niao and Shangguan Zhou were also present, and they gathered together with Lu Chengyuan, talking and laughing.
Xia Qingluo looked at Shangguanzhou and lowered his eyes to look at his suit buttons.
The golden buttons of the suit had the Shangguan family's deer head emblem, but the deer head was crooked.
Shangguan Zhou is a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder that requires his shoelaces to be perfectly symmetrical, so how could he not even notice that the button was crooked?
Is it another coincidence?
Suddenly, the guests in the audience fell silent and stared at the stage intently.
Sonya walked onto the stage in a velvet red dress. "Today I am invited by Mr. Shangguan to play a song for everyone."
When the song ended, the audience looked unsatisfied and gave praises one after another.
"The Shangguan family is really great. Sonya has retired from the music industry for so long, but they still invited her to play piano."
"No wonder I heard Sonya performed at the RM mall. It turns out Sonya came to Country Y just to attend the Shangguan family banquet."
The host took the microphone and said, "Today there is another young man who also wants to present a piano piece to Mr. Shangguan as a birthday blessing."
The birthday parties of wealthy families are not just about having a meal, they often invite many singers and bands to perform.
It is common for socialites to take this opportunity to show themselves.
Tan Yuyao walked onto the stage gracefully, looking elegantly at the guests below the stage.
No matter what happened before, now as long as she stands on the stage, she will attract everyone's attention.
She spotted Lu Chengyuan among the guests at a glance.
Lu Chengyuan stood with several of his brothers and looked up at her.
However, there was murderous intent in Lu Chengyuan's eyes.
But Tan Yuyao didn't notice it, and thought that Lu Chengyuan thought she was very beautiful, so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off her.
Tan Yuyao's heart was pounding. She sat down slowly, took a few deep breaths before calming herself down and began to play the piano.
When the song ended, the guests applauded.
After all, the Tan family is one of the four major families in Beijing, so naturally there are many people who flatter them.
"I didn't expect that the Tan family also had a musician."
Mr. and Mrs. Tan were very modest. "No way. She's not even half as good as Sonya."
"Sonia is a world-class pianist who has been playing for so many years, so of course it's different. Yuyao is already a leader among the young people."
Hearing the praises from the audience, Tan Yuyao's smile became more confident.
She returned her gaze to Lu Chengyuan's direction, thinking that Lu Chengyuan would give her an admiring look, but she found that Lu Chengyuan was no longer in his original position.
Tan Yuyao frowned slightly and looked at the crowd for a while before she saw Lu Chengyuan in the corner.
Lu Chengyuan stood beside Xia Qingluo, leaned forward slightly, and whispered in Xia Qingluo's ear: "Don't drink at the banquet later. I'll have someone check the food before you eat. Be careful in everything."
Xia Qingluo lowered his fox eyes slightly and made an OK gesture, "Of course I will be careful, I'm just afraid that I will be drugged too."
The two were very close to each other, but their behavior did not appear to be too intimate in front of outsiders.
But in Tan Yuyao's eyes, the intimacy between the two seemed blindingly close.
In particular, she also saw Lu Chengyuan take the initiative to kiss Xia Qingluo underwater.
When Sonya saw Tan Yuyao, who was also playing the piano, she naturally praised her politely, "It's true that the younger generation is pushing the older generation forward. Maybe in a few years, she will surpass me."
Tan Yuyao took this seriously and immediately said impatiently: "Teacher Sonya, I heard that you are still accepting disciples. Do you think I am suitable?"
Sonya's smile froze. To be honest, Tan Yuyao's level was not even up to her standards.
Isn't it said that Chinese people are good at being polite? Why did Tan Yuyao take it so seriously?
Sonya smiled and said, "I am indeed recruiting, but my apprentice must be the one with the best qualifications."
Tan Yuyao brought it up in public, and Sonya couldn't refuse directly, so she looked at Shangguan Shengqiang with a smile, "Mr. Shangguan, don't you suggest that I turn your birthday party into a concert and let other young people play the piano?"
Shangguan Shengqiang smiled and said, "Of course I don't mind. Listening to the songs of young people has a unique charm."
Seeing this, many ladies and young masters who were proficient in piano became excited.
Sonya's apprentice? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Tan Yuyao was afraid of missing this good opportunity, so she quickly interrupted and said, "I know a friend who has been very good at playing the piano since she was a child."
She looked at Xia Qingluo, with a sinister smile in her eyes, "Xia Qingluo, how about you play a song for me?"
The spotlight instantly fell on Xia Qingluo in the corner.
The light shone on her body, as if covering her with a layer of dreamy veil, and her originally delicate and fair skin seemed to be glowing white.
Everyone was confused for a moment.
"Xia Qingluo is really good at playing the piano? How come I've never heard of it?"
"How dare Xia Qingluo compete with Yuyao? She has been rejected by Sonya before, and now she is embarrassing herself again. I can't stand it."
"Yuyao, this is embarrassing for me. Xia Qingluo has never won a national award. How could Sonya accept her as her apprentice?"
Some people with discerning eyes could see that Tan Yuyao was deliberately targeting Xia Qingluo and wanted to say a few words for Xia Qingluo.
But Tan Yuyao's sisters immediately chimed in, "Xia Qingluo, have you forgotten how to play the piano? Or are you afraid that your level is not as good as Yuyao's and you are afraid of losing face?"