Free Web NovelChapter 109: Chapter 109: Bai Family’s Sour Fit
Bai Su couldn’t bring herself to refuse Lu Tingyan’s aesthetic choices, so that evening, she went to the banquet wearing an evening gown and a head full of braids he had done for her.
Luckily, his skills weren’t that great. The braids were loose and came undone after just a few steps.
From the top, you couldn’t even tell her hair had been braided.
Only when you saw the ends of her hair, which reached her bottom, could you spot a few stray traces of the braids, along with some small, pink butterfly clips.
It was childish to a fault, but Bai Su’s stunning looks somehow managed to pull it off.
When Bai Su and Lu Tingyan’s car arrived at the entrance of the banquet hall, she finally understood what Yodel had meant by "good luck."
The entrance to the banquet hall was styled like a palace gate, and a massive crowd of Lion Beastmen stood there, staring eagerly in their direction.
"They’re here, they’re here, they’re here!"
"Really? It can’t be a mistake, can it?"
"I think it’s really Leader Lu’s car! Oh my god, quick, check my hair, is it a mess?"
"I’m so excited! I haven’t been able to see Leader Lu in person for years. My dream is finally coming true today!"
"How much pull does this Yan Family have? Even the Southern Country Royal Family couldn’t get Leader Lu to attend their banquets, yet the Yan Family managed to get him for their youngest daughter’s birthday?"
"Do you think... maybe this youngest daughter of the Yan Family has some kind of private relationship with Leader Lu?"
"Don’t talk nonsense! Our Leader already has a betrothed female!"
"Then why else would he suddenly attend a small banquet like this?"
"They’re arriving! They’re arriving!"
Bai Su was genuinely taken aback by the sheer spectacle.
A red carpet stretched out from the entrance for two thousand meters, all the way to the corner of the main street.
She had been wondering what was going on; seeing the red carpet extend all the way here, she realized it was to welcome them.
Not only that, but at the main entrance, led by Yan Hongyi, the entire Yan Family stood waiting.
On both sides were various nobles from the Imperial City, all dressed in gorgeous, expensive gowns, craning their necks in anticipation as they watched the luxury car slowly approach on the red carpet.
Two large red banners hung on either side of the Western-palace-style, white, relief-carved gate.
The one on the left read, "Welcome Leader Lu on His First Visit to the Yan Family."
The one on the right read, "Thank You, Miss Bai Su, for Gracing the Yan Family with Your Radiant Presence." ƒrēewebnovel.com
A horizontal banner hung in the middle: "Welcoming the Empire’s Most Perfect Couple, a Talented Man and a Beautiful Woman, Whose Presence Brings Splendor to Our Humble Home!"
There were even media reporters and others next to them, live-streaming and filming to record this "great historical moment."
Bai Su suddenly felt a pang of regret. She turned to Lu Tingyan beside her. "Is it too late for me to take out these braids?"
Lu Tingyan sat bolt upright, looking at Bai Su with a mix of nervousness and hurt. "What’s wrong? Doesn’t it look good? It’s very pretty, and the braids aren’t even messy."
"Susu... you promised you’d let me dress you up today."
Bai Su wanted to slap the version of herself from last night.
’Was it really worth it, just to use a certain part of my body to hold a melting piece of ice cream and feed it to him?’
’Compared to that, isn’t this more socially crippling?’
Bai Su closed her eyes. "I..."
Lu Tingyan’s wolf ears and tail drooped. "Susu... do you not like the hairstyle that I spent a month diligently learning how to do, and then six hours styling for you?"
Bai Su took a deep breath and forced a smile. "No, I love it."
Lu Tingyan’s ears and tail perked back up, a brilliant smile in his narrow eyes. "That’s great!"
She suddenly understood why dogs were domesticated from wolves.
The luxury car slowly came to a stop at the main entrance.
The massive crowd outside held its breath, and the cacophony of voices fell silent in an instant.
Yan Hongyi had never met Leader Lu in a private setting. His impression of him was still that of a great tyrant who would tear someone to shreds on the spot if his decisions were questioned during Federation meetings.
Whether within the Empire or on the international stage, Lu Tingyan’s image was not that of someone to be trifled with.
It was only the common people of the Federation, who never had any contact with Lu Tingyan, who were deceived by his handsome face and fearlessly sent letters to the "Leader’s Anonymous Mailbox" day after day.
At the main entrance was a "VIP" reception desk, jam-packed with dozens of people.
Inside, nearly a hundred more people were waiting in the main hall.
Ever since a rumor from the Yan Family started circulating that morning that Leader Lu might appear at the banquet, all the invited nobles from the Imperial City had found ways to bring their families along, especially the females.
Although rumors said Leader Lu and his fiancée were very much in love, rumors were just rumors, and a fiancée was still unmarried.
What if there was a chance?
The luxury car stopped, and a door was pushed open from the inside.
As a black leather shoe landed on the red carpet, everyone simultaneously craned their necks, their eyes shining as they stared at the car door.
Lu Tingyan slowly emerged from the car.
He wore an expensive suit, a rare gemstone brooch symbolizing his status as Leader pinned to his chest.
The white shirt and black suit complemented each other perfectly. The sharp, tailored lines of the suit were slimming, making the lines of his face appear even more clean-cut.
His handsome face held an air of innate superiority, and his tall, slender frame gave off an aura of being as imposing and unreachable as a towering mountain.
His deep-set, narrow eyes looked exceptionally profound, exuding an oppressive aura that commanded respect without a hint of anger, inspiring both awe and fear in those who looked at him.
The scene was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Beside Yan Hongyi, Yan Tai, Yan Jiu, and his youngest daughter Yan Qingya were all incredibly nervous, hesitating about whether they should step forward to greet him.
But Lu Tingyan simply took a few steady steps, walked around the luxury car to the other side, and pulled open the door, the sharp, cold lines of his face instantly softening.
Seeing Bai Su get out of the car, the crowd remembered a beat too late that the Leader was here with his precious fiancée today, not by himself.
Among the nobles crowded at the entrance was the Bai family.
In attendance today were the old patriarch of the Bai family, Bai Junlan, along with his granddaughters, Bai Ruxin and Bai Jiayue, and his grandson, Bai Ruyan—who was also Bai Su’s father.
Several other junior members of the Bai family were also present, and they had all brought along the family’s females. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
The Bai family naturally wouldn’t pass up this opportunity to find high-quality males for the females of their clan.
When Bai Jiayue saw that the person getting out of the car was Bai Su, she subconsciously glanced at her younger brother, Bai Ruyan.
A look of shock crossed Bai Ruyan’s face. He never expected that Bai Su would be able to attend a banquet with Lu Tingyan.
It wasn’t that they didn’t know Bai Su and Lu Tingyan were engaged.
But for that ceremony, she hadn’t invited anyone from the Bai Family at all.
Bai Ruyan had lost face over it, and with Rachel constantly whispering in his ear, he had grown to thoroughly dislike this daughter of his.
He didn’t believe the sensational rumors circulating outside.
He was a male himself; he knew males all too well.
Lu Tingyan had only recently regained his power as Leader; of course he needed to cultivate a good reputation.
There was no faster way to do that than by doting on his wife.
Therefore, he stubbornly believed that Lu Tingyan’s affection for Bai Su was nothing more than an act for outsiders to see.
Bai Jiayue looked at her unfortunate younger brother and whispered, "It doesn’t really look like an act, does it? Now that your daughter has shot up in the world, shouldn’t you go try to cozy up to her in a bit?"
