Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 21 I want to have a meal with you
"Sister, please stop crying. Grandma definitely doesn't want you to cry..."

A guy who looked a lot like Xu Ruochu came over and took her away from Lu Yao's arms.

There is nothing "bitchy" or unhappy about it.

At times like this, everyone who has an emotional breakdown will be understood by others.

All Lu Yao could do was to hold an umbrella for the brother and sister together with the older brother next to him who was at least 30 years old.

It doesn't matter even if your clothes get wet.

She cried, and this guy cried too.

At this time, a somewhat hoarse voice sounded behind Lu Yao:
"Sister, stop crying."

Lu Yao turned his head and found a boy wearing glasses, about twelve or thirteen years old. Next to him stood a girl who was shorter than him.

As they spoke, the two children came over and patted Xu Ruochu on the back.

Lu Yao thought to himself… could this be the “Ruochen, Linlin, and Xiangxiang” that the Queen of the Sea mentioned?
But he didn't ask and just continued to hold the umbrella.

It was not until Xu Ruochu was comforted by his younger brothers and sisters that he finally came out of that state of collapse.

At this time, the guy who was holding Xu Ruochu and who was suspected to be "Xu Ruochen" said to Lu Yao:
"Give me the umbrella."

"Ok."

Lu Yao nodded and handed over the umbrella.

"Sister, our dad is still waiting for us."

Xu Ruochu nodded silently and walked forward with his brother.

Lu Yao followed behind in the rain.

But he didn't follow for a few steps.

The little girl turned her head and said:

"for you."

Lu Yao was stunned...looking at the umbrella handed over by the little girl, he thought that this girl was quite considerate.

But just as I was about to refuse, I saw the little girl push the umbrella forward:
"Hurry."

After poking the umbrella at Lu Yao, he let go.

By the time Lu Yao opened the umbrella, she and the child with glasses were already walking forward, squeezed under one umbrella.

You know what... he is quite well-educated and kind.

Just not much...

……

Xu Ruochu didn't ride in this X6 after all.

After confirming that she got into a Mercedes-Benz SUV, Lu Yao identified the car and followed it.

Fortunately, the Mercedes SUV was conspicuous enough that he could catch up easily.

And this time, we arrived at Hongqiao Road.

Finally, he watched the car turn into a place called "SANDALWOOD".

To be honest, Lu Yao knew that houses here were quite expensive.

But he had never heard of this place.

After thinking about it, he did not follow in. Instead, he drove past, parked the car nearby, and sent a message to Xu Ruochu:
"Mr. Xu, I saw you took the car into SANDALWOOD. I didn't go in. I was waiting for you outside."

Xu Ruochu didn't reply.

Lu Yao looked at the no-parking signs everywhere and felt a little headache for a moment.

Wouldn't it be better for you to just go to the banquet now? Why did you come here?

This place isn't a hotel...

Just then, his phone rang.

Lu Yao took a look and found that it was an unfamiliar phone number, but it was a local number in Shanghai.

After thinking about it, he answered the phone directly:

"Hello, hello, who is this?"

"Hu Li."

Lu Yao was stunned and quickly responded:

"Hello, Sister Li."

"Well, you are in Tan Palace? Come pick me up."

"Uh……"

Lu Yao was about to speak when he saw Xu Ruochu's text message:
"Go pick up Hu Li, I'm fine."

So he responded directly:

"Okay, I'll go right away."

"Yeah. Call me when you get there and I'll come down."

The phone hangs up.

Lu Yao was a little puzzled.

Where is Tan Palace?
Could it be SANDALWOOD?

The word does translate to sandalwood...

With a bit of curiosity and doubt, he drove in the rain towards the Fortune Garden.

The funeral seemed to last a long time, but in fact, when he arrived at Hu Li's place, it was only 11:.

When he arrived at the underground parking lot, he saw Hu Li, who was also dressed simply.

Lu Yao didn't drive. This time, Hu Li directly opened the passenger door and got in the car.

"Let's go. I'll give you the address on the navigation system. Let's go there."

"it is good."

Lu Yao nodded, let her fiddle with the car navigation, and drove out.

At the same time, music was playing in the car.

It was an English song. Lu Yao felt it sounded familiar, but he didn't know the name.

"It's raining quite heavily..."

After coming out of the basement, Hu Li murmured as he looked at the raindrops falling on the car window.

After saying that, she turned her head and looked, only to find that Lu Yao's body was wet.

"Were you caught in the rain?"

"Uh... I got a little wet. I was holding an umbrella for Mr. Xu just now."

"……laugh."

For no reason, Hu Li sneered.

Just when Lu Yao didn't understand why the other party laughed at him, he heard her say to herself:
"What an old-fashioned way of doing things. What they mean by saying that after a child leaves home, the family can't provide any help? That's all nonsense. Are they really just throwing the child out there and not caring about whether he lives or dies? There's not even a trustworthy person around them. Don't you feel sorry for your own child's suffering?"

For a moment, Lu Yao was speechless.

There was even a feeling in my heart for no reason.

Beneath this charm, there is actually a volcano.

That kind of anger...seems to be accumulating all the time, wanting to burn everything around it.

However, Lu Yao didn’t know where this anger came from.

I can only respond with silence.

And Hu Li seemed to have lost interest in talking.

The music gradually filled the air.

There are also sections of navigation voice in between.

As the car kept driving, the surrounding high-rise buildings gradually became fewer and fewer. Following Hu Li's instructions, the X6 drove into a place that looked like a manor building.

Lu Yao looked at the door.

Vegetable Tan.

The meaning is unclear.

Just when Lu Yao was about to turn the car into the parking lot, Hu Li pointed in a direction:
"there."

Lu Yao followed her instructions and followed the line of vehicles all the way to the manor... let's say it was the concierge desk in the hotel lobby.

"Give the key to the doorman, and you can get it from him when you come out."

"it is good."

Hu Li seemed to be familiar with the place. After Lu Yao got out of the car as she instructed, the X6 was driven away politely and respectfully by the doorman.

Before getting in the car, I put dust covers on the seats.

As soon as he entered here, he felt a sense of... indescribable luxury.

The crystal chandelier hanging directly from the high lobby ceiling is long, large and luxurious.

Against the backdrop of the floor and various stone buildings, it looks magnificent...

To be honest, even the most luxurious hotels I've stayed in in my previous life didn't seem as good as this one.

Hu Li walked forward on his own, and Lu Yao followed him without having time to think.

At the reception desk, Hu Li said to the host in front of the table:
"Hu Li."

After saying that, he handed over a white envelope.

It doesn't look too thick.

Then he turned to Lu Yao and said:
"Let's go."

Hearing this, Lu Yao nodded and took off his wet suit.

After entering the lobby, Hu Li stood in front of the escalator going up and said to Lu Yao:

"Come with me first and see which room I'm sitting in. I'll call you when I'm done eating. You don't have to wait for me before that. Just eat slowly."

Although he didn't know what she meant, Lu Yao nodded:

"Okay. This seat..."

"There are signs for drivers and secretaries in the lobby. Just sit down at any table you like."

"Ok."

After Lu Yao agreed, Hu Li went upstairs.

Hu Li passed by several private rooms in succession and looked at them without any reaction.

She didn't walk in until she found a small private room with a small table, probably enough for six people.

Lu Yao glanced at the house number.

When the two of them arrived, the box was empty. Just as they walked in, Lu Yao wanted to ask if there was anything else, and if there was nothing else, he would go downstairs, when someone walked in. Two men who were about thirty years old.

After seeing Hu Li and Lu Yao, he was stunned at first, as if he was surprised that someone was here, and then he showed a very polite smile:
"Xiao Li is back?"

Hu Li, who was fiddling with his phone, looked up and smiled in the same formulaic way:
"Brother. Long time no see."

"Well...then you guys sit down first, I'll go out and take a look."

"it is good."

Hu Li nodded and watched the two people leave.

To Lu Yao, this polite exchange seemed as if the two men who had wanted to sit in this room were deliberately avoiding her.

But now that he had already recognized the room number, there was no reason for him to stay. So he said:
"Sister Li, I'm going down."

Hu Li nodded calmly in response.

Lu Yao walked out of the box and went downstairs, and found a table with the word "Driver" written on it in the lobby.

Some drivers are already sitting on it.

Lu Yao nodded politely and sat down amid the curious gazes of the older brothers who were wondering “Who is this kid?”

The funeral banquet is actually very simple.

The host thanked the guests who came to pay their respects for their hospitality.

There is no ceremony, just wait for the food to be served.

It was not yet time, and Lu Yao saw that the space was spacious. After thinking for a while, he poured himself a glass of water to indicate that there was someone here, then he got up and walked out.

Arriving at the entrance of the hotel lobby, he lit a cigarette and looked at the cars that continued to drive in. He tried to guess the identities of these people and how much the meal would cost.

After finishing a cigarette, he was about to walk back when his cell phone rang.

Sent from Hu Li.

"My charger is in the car, help me get it over here."

"Ok."

Lu Yao responded politely, went to the door to get the BMW keys back, took the umbrella handed to him, and walked towards the parking lot.

After getting the charger, he took the elevator all the way up.

As a result, as soon as I got to the second floor, I heard a mother who was pushing a baby stroller and looked very noble and said to her companions:

"I saw Hu Li. She was sitting in the third small box from the back."

"Ah? ... Then say hello?"

"What are you doing? No one comes to her room..."

After that, Lu Yao could no longer hear anything.

He blinked twice and came to Hu Li's box with confusion.

On the way here, his eyes would fall on the open boxes.

I found that there were people sitting in every private room, chatting and waiting for their food to be served.

And when he walked into the box where Hu Li was...

She sits on the chair.

The surrounding chairs were all empty.

"..."

Lu Yao paused for a moment, then returned to normal.

"Sister Li, I got the charger."

"Ah."

Hu Li responded, took it, stood up and sat directly on the tea chair reserved for guests on the side of the box.

There is a charging socket over there.

At the same time…facing the main door of the box.

Now you don't have to go in, just take a look inside and you can see her.

Lu Yao was speechless, not knowing whether she did it on purpose or not.

But he still politely withdrew.

After returning to the first floor, I just saw the waiter pushing the food cart over, ready to serve the food.

His position was unoccupied.

But he soon understood what Hu Li meant by "You don't have to wait for me before that, just eat slowly."

As soon as he sat down, an old man at the table looked at him and said:
"Xiao Chen, go watch over us and let's eat quickly."

The driver, who had the youngest face at the table except Lu Yao, nodded, stood up and left.

Then the elder brother spoke again:

"Zhang Li, eat quickly and take over Xiao Chen after you finish."

"Okay, Brother Liu."

Lu Yao listened in confusion and couldn't help but look at that "Xiao Chen".

I found that he had already got on the escalator.

After going to the second floor, he didn't move anymore. He just stood at the elevator entrance as if waiting for someone... Huh?

wait?

In an instant, Lu Yao suddenly realized.

So this is what the Queen of the Sea meant.

As for these people... maybe they are unfamiliar to me? Or maybe I can't figure out their background?

In short, it seems that I can have a peaceful meal.

Then the food started to be served.

To be honest, when Lu Yao saw the cold dish made of lobster being served, he knew that this meal was not simple.

And, it tastes really good too.

As the banquet began, the atmosphere in the entire banquet hall became lively.

This kind of liveliness is not about joy, but the scene becomes a bit noisy as some people eat and chat at the same time.

After all, this was just a banquet event where an elderly person in the host's family passed away. For everyone else, it was just a necessary attendance.

The banquet hall was bustling.

Lu Yao didn't see the rich woman and her family either.

But after four dishes were served, he looked at the group of people who knew each other chatting while eating...

Especially when I saw someone opened a bottle of wine and planned to chat while eating...

A trace of hesitation arose in his heart.

However, this hesitation did not last long, and he suddenly stood up.

He stood up, and the drivers were all a little stunned.

Even the elder brother who had just given the order said:

"It's okay. You don't have to watch. Just eat it, brother... By the way, which leader are you following?"

"Uh...I think I sat at the wrong table."

Lu Yao said this with a polite smile and walked towards the second floor.

Leaving behind a group of puzzled old drivers.

After going up to the second floor, he nodded politely to the youngest "Xiao Chen" and then walked towards the box.

The doors of these boxes are already closed.

When the door is closed, it means the place is full.

Lu Yao walked and looked, and finally came to the door of Hu Li's box.

The door of the box was open.

Hu Li was still sitting there, fiddling with his charging cell phone.

I didn't notice Lu Yao's arrival at all.

The box was still empty.

Yes.

There was no one except her.

Oh, no, there is a waiter standing at the food service counter at the door.

Seeing this, Lu Yao walked in.

Hu Li noticed that the noisy sound beside his ears suddenly became quieter.

She subconsciously looked up and found Lu Yao who had just closed the door.

She was stunned and asked subconsciously:

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"……without."

Lu Yao glanced at the untouched dishes on the table, and then said:

"I can't find a seat downstairs. Can I... sit at the same table with you, Sister Li, and have a meal?"

"..."

Hu Li was confused at first.

Then came confusion.

Then it became clear.

Finally... that seductive feeling suddenly rose along with an expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

It just spread like that.

"Want to have dinner with me?"

she asked with a smile.

Lu Yao nodded:
“There’s no room downstairs.”

"That's it..."

Her smile grew wider.

He stood up directly.

He threw his phone onto the small tea table and pointed at the table:
"Just in time, I'm hungry too."

Lu Yao smiled slightly:
"Ah."

(End of this chapter)