Chapter 80: Chapter 80: The Lu Family Banquet
After breakfast, Yun Zijin led Han Chun’s team into her walk-in closet and told them to find accessories they could use for the day.
The moment the closet door opened, Han Chun’s gaze was captured by a deep blue, starry-sky gown displayed on a lone mannequin.
"Miss Yun, are you planning to wear this to the banquet today?"
Han Chun couldn’t bear to tear her eyes away from the gown, even as she spoke.
’Just how stunning was it? It was the kind of beauty that makes everything else pale in comparison.’
"No. I bought a white dress at Jinsheng Mall previously. This one."
Yun Zijin took the white mermaid gown she had bought at Jinsheng Mall out of the wardrobe.
After seeing the starry-sky gown, Han Chun felt that every other dress was now lacking something.
Had she not seen the starry-sky gown, she would have greatly admired this white mermaid gown as well.
"This starry-sky gown was a gift from an elder relative. I’d like to save it for my own birthday party. I hope you can understand, Teacher Han."
’Besides, she had gone to buy this dress with Su Mengyao, so she couldn’t just change her mind at the last minute.’
’Moreover, Yun Zijin truly loved the starry-sky gown from Randomly Spend and didn’t want to debut it at someone else’s banquet.’
"Of course, of course! Miss Yun, whenever you decide to wear it, you must contact me. I’ll come and do your styling for free!"
She was even waiving her fee. It was clear Han Chun was truly in love with the starry-sky gown.
"Alright, I’ll be in touch."
Although she wouldn’t get to see Yun Zijin in the starry-sky gown, the white mermaid dress was still an excellent choice.
Han Chun forced herself to move on from the starry-sky gown and focus on creating a look for Yun Zijin that would complement the white mermaid dress.
Yun Zijin’s styling session lasted from 8:00 AM until almost 2:00 PM. Lunch was brought into the room by Wang Minli, and Yun Zijin ate at her vanity.
Looking at her reflection in the full-length mirror, Yun Zijin was nearly struck dizzy by her own beauty.
’She really is the "Magic Hand" of the industry. Compared to her previous looks, the difference was truly night and day.’
Cheng Jun was also there, assisting Han Chun and secretly picking up her techniques. He was determined to one day become the young lady’s exclusive stylist!
To make it easier for Yun Zijin to get in and out of the vehicle, she commandeered the Randomly Spend-brand minivan that Zero One and the others usually used.
With the minivan gone, the team took out the Randomly Spend-brand SUV that Zero Five had driven back.
In the minivan, Ling Er was the driver and Zero One was in the passenger seat. The rest of the team was in the Randomly Spend SUV.
The banquet was being held at the Lu Family’s villa in Imperial Garden. The drive from Xingyu Mansion would take about forty minutes.
Presumably because of the birthday banquet, the Lu Family had already informed the guards at Imperial Garden. Guests only needed to show an invitation to be allowed entry.
Lu Yunque had personally invited her, and he hadn’t forgotten to send a formal invitation.
When the car reached the entrance of the Imperial Garden residential community, Yun Zijin took the invitation out of her clutch and had Ling Er pass it to the guard for inspection.
A moment later, the guard returned the invitation and waved them through.
Since Ling Er had mentioned the SUV behind them was part of their group, the guard didn’t stop it either.
The car fell in line with the convoy ahead, inching forward slowly.
Unsure of the situation up ahead, they could only remain stuck in the congested lane.
By the time they finally saw the entrance to the Lu Family Villa, ten minutes had passed.
Zero One was the first to exit the vehicle, opening the door for Yun Zijin.
Lu Yunque, who was greeting guests at the entrance, knew Yun Zijin had arrived the moment he saw Zero One.
In all of Dijing, Yun Zijin was likely the only person whose retinue of bodyguards had the same number and faces every single day.
Lu Yunfeng, who was greeting guests alongside Lu Yunque, noticed the shift in his brother’s attention and followed his gaze.
"Huh? Isn’t that Sister Yun?"
He’d seen her once at Wu Zicheng’s birthday party and hadn’t run into her since. He never expected to see her at his grandfather’s birthday banquet.
"You two know each other?"
Lu Yunque was surprised that they knew each other.
"Yeah! We met once at Wu Zicheng’s birthday party.
"But, big brother, I heard Sister Yun stole a plot of land from you?"
Lu Yunfeng’s tone was teasing.
Lu Yunque: ’This joke is never going to die, is it?’
"It looks like you don’t want your allowance anymore."
Although he wasn’t the one who gave Lu Yunfeng his allowance, it wouldn’t stop him from putting in a bad word with their parents.
"Bro! Big brother, I was wrong!"
The more he gossiped while teasing, the faster he was to backpedal now.
As Yun Zijin stepped out of the car, her eyes immediately fell on Lu Yunque, who was standing at the entrance greeting guests.
"Good evening, Mr. Lu."
"Sister Yun, I know my brother is more dazzling, but could you please not ignore my existence?"
Lu Yunfeng piped up plaintively from beside Lu Yunque.
’I’ve been standing here the whole time. How can she not see me?’
Only then did Yun Zijin notice Lu Yunfeng. She looked a little embarrassed. "Ah! Lu Yunfeng, right? Long time no see."
Considering they had only met once, it was impressive enough that Yun Zijin remembered his name.
"Long time no see, Sister Yun!"
Even though Yun Zijin was younger than him, calling her "Sister Yun" rolled right off Lu Yunfeng’s tongue.
"I’ll head inside then. My people..."
To avoid looking out of place, Zero One and the others were all dressed in matching white suits today.
They didn’t look out of place standing with Yun Zijin.
"All of you, go on in. I’ll actually feel more at ease with your bodyguards here to keep an eye on things."
Although he had never seen these bodyguards in action, Lu Yunque had a gut feeling that the capabilities of these seven individuals were not to be underestimated.
Otherwise, Yun Zijin wouldn’t keep them by her side every day.
"Thanks, then!"
Yun Zijin glanced at Zero One, signaling for the team to follow her.
The seven bodyguards in white suits followed closely behind Yun Zijin, carrying the birthday gift she had prepared for the Lu family patriarch.
"Zijin!"
Yun Zijin had just stepped through the villa’s courtyard gate when she heard Su Mengyao calling her name.
Sure enough, when Yun Zijin turned, she saw Su Mengyao jogging in her direction.
"Meng Yao."
"Come on, come on! I just discovered a delicious little pastry. I guarantee you’ll want more after one bite!"
Su Mengyao grabbed Yun Zijin’s arm, trying to pull her toward where she had found the dessert.
"Hang on, let me go drop off the gift first."
Since it was a birthday banquet, the Lu Family had set up a special area in the courtyard for gifts.
All guests had to do was register their gift and attach a number tag.
The main purpose of the numbers was to make it easier to distinguish who had sent which gift.
"I’ll go with you."
Su Mengyao had just arrived and had been waiting for Yun Zijin. Now that her friend was here, she didn’t want to be separated for even a moment.
"Shouldn’t you be looking for Sheng Yang to work on your relationship? Why are you sticking with me?"
It was an open secret between the two of them that Su Mengyao had a crush on Sheng Yang.
"There’s no rush. Chasing after someone requires technique. Being too clingy will backfire. I have to strike the right balance!"
Su Mengyao said, looking like a complete expert on the matter.
After dropping off the gift and registering it, Su Mengyao dragged Yun Zijin off to the "treasure" of a dessert she had just discovered.
"Yun Zijin? What are you doing here!"
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