Chapter 427 - 425: Lin Family Birthday Banquet
"Chen Tianlong, I’m really happy to see you all again."
Lin Wushuang started to show her beautiful smile again.
"Come on, come on, what are you saying? How could you not see us? You just got injured, and now you’re fine." Chen Tianlong responded directly after hearing Lin Wushuang’s words.
Seeing that there was nothing more for him to do, Dr. Xie stood up, said goodbye to everyone, and left quickly since he had other things to attend to.
"Hehe, that Xiaoyu is so inconsiderate, she didn’t even come to see me!" Lin Wushuang complained.
"Xiaoyu... to be honest, Wushuang, when you were injured, Xiaoyu came to see you every day. It’s just that after you got better, she hasn’t come. Maybe she feels a bit embarrassed looking at you. You know her personality, always bickering with you but with a soft heart." Chen Tianlong explained.
"Alright, turns out that girl is so loyal. Luckily, I didn’t misjudge her."
Lin Wushuang thought for a moment and then was happy again.
The two chatted with Lin Wushuang for a while, and as it got dark, though Lin Wushuang was recovering quickly, after such a serious illness, her body was a bit weak, so after eating, she closed her eyes to rest.
"Chen Tianlong, I think Lin Wushuang really likes you, she just doesn’t want to express it." After leaving the hospital, Wu Mengting finally expressed what had been weighing on her mind.
"So what?" Chen Tianlong gave a bitter smile.
Sometimes, he really wished that he were a player who could love many people without a care and live happily with them.
But he just wasn’t that kind of person.
Every time Wu Mengting said things like that, Chen Tianlong felt an inexplicable sense of guilt, for such a deeply loving woman, to ask questions she least liked, just to make him happy, required immense courage.
"I think Lin Wushuang is very nice, she’s pretty, her family is..."
"But Wu Mengting is one of a kind, I don’t want to lose..."
Chen Tianlong directly interrupted Wu Mengting, looking deeply at her with a light smile.
Wu Mengting took a deep breath, smiled sweetly, and holding Chen Tianlong’s hand, they headed towards the car. At this moment, everything was unspoken.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Wushuang had recuperated and returned to school.
On Monday noon, at Xu Family Mansion, gathered were a bunch of people: Mo Shaoyun of the Mo Family, Hao Shuai of the Xu Family, and Zhou Qianghan, Hao Jian of the Hao Family, these four were the masterminds.
The others standing by were henchmen; their goal was simple, to create chaos at Lin Batian’s birthday party, then seize the opportunity to kidnap Lin Batian and take him to a predetermined location.
After everyone agreed on the plan, they started preparing.
In the first class of the afternoon, Lin Wushuang felt inexplicably nervous because last night her father called her, said to be extra careful at the birthday party, and take care of herself.
When she later asked her father why, Lin Batian just laughed it off.
"Miss... what’s wrong?"
At the dining table in the canteen, seeing Lin Wushuang looking a bit agitated, Chen Tianlong asked worriedly.
"It’s nothing!"
Lin Wushuang didn’t know where to start, just felt it strange for her father to be like this. Why did he tell her to be cautious at what was supposed to be a regular birthday party? Could something be happening at the party?
Thinking of this, Lin Wushuang put down her chopsticks, propped her chin up with her hands, leaned on the table, and her seductive eyes were blinking at Chen Tianlong.
Chen Tianlong’s gaze involuntarily drifted to Lin Wushuang’s neckline; today Lin Wushuang was wearing a slightly loose outfit. As a result, those grand lanterns in the front were somewhat hidden and revealed, barely visible as a deep groove formed from the compression.
Wu Mengting was puzzled. Suddenly seeing Chen Tianlong’s fixed gaze, she followed his line of sight downward, and her face immediately turned rosy. She quickly sat upright and gave Chen Tianlong a sidelong look.
"I’m talking business with you, staring at that part of me, what’s so interesting?" Although Wu Mengting complained like this, she felt quite happy inside; it meant her figure was appealing to him.
This gave her a better chance in her rivalry with Wu Mengting!
"Huh? Oh... then let’s start."
After being caught, Chen Tianlong grinned awkwardly.
"....."
Lin Wushuang was speechless; she really didn’t know what to say about Chen Tianlong. Sometimes he’s serious, sometimes he’s sleazy, making her both love and hate him.
But thinking about it, maybe it’s this contradiction that makes him irresistible to her.
"Chen Tianlong, my dad called me last night, told me to be cautious at today’s birthday party, do you know anything about this?" Lin Wushuang asked worriedly.
Chen Tianlong furrowed his brows, looked around, and after seeing no familiar faces, leaned close to Lin Wushuang’s ear and whispered: "Miss, if I’m not mistaken, your dad probably heard some inside information. We better heed his warning."
"Okay, got it."
Seeing that Chen Tianlong said so, Lin Wushuang, knowing her dad had always been cautious, decided not to dwell on it further.
An uneventful afternoon passed, and soon after school. Chen Tianlong informed Wu Mengting that he would be working tonight. Wu Mengting kindly reminded him to be careful and headed off to dinner by herself.
Meanwhile, Chen Tianlong drove quickly with Lin Wushuang to the Lin Family Mansion.
At this time, under Mr. Hu’s arrangement, the Lin Family Mansion was brightly decorated, the courtyard looking exceptionally beautiful.
Although not as grand as the last Zhang Family birthday party, plenty of guests came, and all were heavyweight VIPs.
After parking the car in the Lin Family garage, Chen Tianlong walked with Lin Wushuang towards the hall.
This time, he wasn’t afraid of people seeing his association with the Lin Family. After all, Lin Wushuang was his classmate, easy to find reasons for attending a classmate’s dad’s birthday party.
Once they stepped out, they saw that the courtyard and hall were packed with people, making Chen Tianlong smile wryly. Having money really made a difference; for them, a birthday meant inviting family over for a meal.
But here, it was a vast crowd, making it incomparable.
Chen Tianlong, walking with Wu Mengting through the crowd, remained vigilant of everything around them.
Actually, Chen Tianlong was well aware of the entire plan; as Lin Batian’s bodyguard, how could he not know? But Lin Batian had instructed him not to tell Lin Wushuang, to prevent any additional complications.
The task Lin Batian gave him was to protect the Miss well; the accuracy of the information was uncertain, whether the target was Lin Batian or his daughter was unclear.
Lin Batian was reassured because he had two experts by his side, Zhao Long and Zhao Hu from Tianshu Manor.
"Wushuang, let’s sit down first, your dad might be busy now."
Chen Tianlong looked ahead, saw Lin Batian greeting guests, and didn’t want to cause trouble, so he found a seat and sat down.