Although the numerous hired performances kept everyone entertained, the guests still couldn’t help but notice the absence of the bride and the groom. The bridesmaids and the groomsmen were all working hard to keep everyone distracted but the newlyweds’ family members were all concerned about why Iris and Jin Liwei were gone and insisted on asking what happened.
“Son, where’s your older brother and sister-in-law?” Huang Yuyan asked Jin Chonglin.
“Uh…” Jin Chonglin turned to Chen Fei who was standing closest to him.
Chen Fei dragged Dom instead to answer Huang Yuyan’s question.
Dom smiled too brightly. “Boss and sir boss—”
“Don’t you dare lie, Dominic Chua,” Cai Guang warned. “Or else I’ll call your mother and tell her how her son turned into an untrustworthy—”
“Uncle, nooooooo!” Dom cried. “Don’t call my Momsy! She’ll fly into a rage all the way from the Philippines and whack me with her deadly slippers! Do you have any idea how much her slippers hurt? Wuwuwu!”
Cai Guang frowned at his overdramatic nephew. He turned to his niece instead. Clover ehehehe’d before running away and hiding behind the muscular Jiang Ying Yue.
Long Tengfei also had a deep frown on his face. “It’s very rude to leave the guests hanging like this. Xiulan and Liwei should’ve at least said something before disappearing.”
The elegant Grandma Li nodded. “I agree that this kind of behaviour is very impolite on the part of my grandson and granddaughter-in-law.”
Grandpa Lu caught his grandson. “Haohao, my boy! Tell your grandpa where your third brother and little sister went. Hurry, I want to know!”
Long Jinjing stayed close to Lu Zihao, feeling a little worried that Grandpa Lu would “pat” Lu Zihao in the back again. Athough Lu Zihao didn’t look like the scary “pats” hurt him, it was Long Jinjing who somehow felt hurt whenever she had to watch the old man’s tough love on his grandson.
Grandpa Lu’s eyes narrowed as he looked around. “I don’t see your second brother anywhere. Did Yingjie my boy leave with your fifth brother and little sister? Tell me, my boy! I want to know!”
Huang Yuyan’s eyes widened with concern upon realizing the implication of Grandpa Lu’s words. “W-what happened? Please tell us, Zihao.”
Lu Zihao sighed and felt like he was going to have a headache. He glanced at Long Jinjing beside him and immediately felt less irritated at the current situation.
Should he tell these people what happened to his sister? Or should he lie in order to give her some peace and quiet so that she could have a proper rest?
In the end, it was Grandpa Lu who made the decision before Lu Zihao could make up his mind. He led a few people—Grandma Li, Huang Yuyan, Long Tengfei and Yang Jiahui—out of the ballroom to personally look for Iris and Jin Liwei. They originally planned on inviting Wei Lan but she was too preoccupied chatting with Feng Wan and the posh ladies. She didn’t seem too concerned about the disappearance of her daughter and son-in-law.
When Grandpa Lu and the others left, Long Jinjing asked Lu Zihao, “Is this really okay?”
He massaged his temples while sighing. “Nobody can stop the old man once he sets his mind on something.”
“But—”
“Just leave them be. My grandfather, your father, and the others can all be trusted to keep a secret. If the viscountess joined them, I might have stopped them but since the woman didn’t go, then it’s fine.”
She didn’t reply but her silence indicated her agreement to what he said. Wei Lan was indeed too much of an unpredictable factor. Nobody could be exactly sure how she would react once she discovered Iris and Jin Liwei’s other secret. She might create unnecessary trouble again.
Lin Yehan approached the two of them. “Now that even the newlyweds’ family members left, the other guests are wondering even more what’s happening. We need to work harder in distracting them. We can’t allow this banquet to end badly.”
“Y-yes.” Long Jinjing tugged Lu Zihao’s arm.
Lin Yehan watched the pair as they engaged the other guests in conversation. Well, it was mostly Long Jinjing doing the talking while Lu Zihao just stood there looking like a resting panther. He shook his head at how his fifth brother had changed so much.
Then he saw a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. He headed towards that person.
“Is everything okay?” he asked.
“Mr. Lin,” Jiang Ying Yue greeted. “Yes, I’m fine. But I need to leave for a bit. I received a call from the nanny saying that my son is crying and refuses to sleep. I’m going to check on him and hopefully get him to sleep before I return here to the banquet.”
“May I go with you?”
She hesitated, looking a little surprised at his request. “Uhm….”
“It’s fine if the answer is no but I would like to see Little Jun for a bit before he falls asleep tonight.”
“Oh.” She thought for a moment. “I..see. Okay.”
He gave her a gentle smile. “Shall we go, then? We don’t want to keep Little Jun waiting for too long.”
She nodded and they left the banquet together.
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Grandpa Lu flagged a lot of the household staff that they met along the way and interrogated them about where their master and mistress went. Finally, a maid told them that she saw the two heading to their bedroom suite. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you’re not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It’s very discouraging to see thieves profiting from my hard work. Please support the original author, ArriaCross. Thank you! Also follow me on Instagram @arriacross]
When they arrived at the suite, it was Wang Yingjie who opened the door for them. He didn’t look surprised because he already heard the old man’s booming voice calling for Iris and Jin Liwei while banging on the door.
“Where’s Xiulan my girl and Liwei my boy? Tell me, Yingjie my boy. I want to know!”
Before Wang Yingjie could answer, they heard the sound of someone vomiting from inside the bedroom. The door to the bedroom was left ajar.
“Oh no! What’s happening?” Huang Yuyan pushed her way inside the suite and rushed to the bedroom.
The others followed her while Wang Yingjie could only sigh before closing the door.
