I am a dragon

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Private dining with flower-covered kiosks, luxurious private rooms.

Jiang Ruxue and I arrived as promised.

On the way, I heard Jiang Ruxue say that Huajia Private Kitchen is a high-end private club that operates on a membership basis; it's not something you can just walk into if you have money.

From the outside, you can't tell at all that Huajia Private Kitchen is hidden in a cluster of old Western-style houses. There isn't even a sign at the entrance; only a copper lamp illuminates the bluestone steps.

Pushing open the carved wooden door reveals a hidden world inside.

A flowing stream, an artificial hill, and an old osmanthus tree.

The waitresses were all beautiful and had great figures, wearing blue and white porcelain cheongsams.

Understated luxury!

I stared, my eyes wide, thinking to myself, "Poverty has truly limited my imagination. This is what life is all about, Mr. Su. Mine is just barely surviving."

However, thinking about Su Kun's twisted mentality, he couldn't help but feel secretly contemptuous.

Of the three thousand rivers, I only take a sip. This should be praised, but if his sip is water that shouldn't be scooped, then that's another matter.

It was my first time in such a high-end place, and I was a little reserved. My eyes were also dazzled by the waitresses' beautiful legs in stockings.

Jiang Ruxue nudged me, pulling me back to reality from my reverie.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Ah, no, I wasn't thinking about anything. It's just that it's my first time in a place like this, and I'm not used to it."

"When you have money and come here more often, you'll get used to it."

"Does my cousin come here often?"

As soon as the words left my mouth, I regretted them. I secretly glanced at Jiang Ruxue, but she didn't say anything and didn't react in any other way.

Afterwards, we followed the waiter into a private room. Inside, there was a round huanghuali wood table, and outside the window was a small bamboo grove.

Su Ya arrived first and waited for me in the private room. When she saw me, Su Ya's eyes lit up, and when her gaze fell on Jiang Ruxue, her eyes became more scrutinizing.

"Lu Feng, is this your sister-in-law?"

I introduced the two women to each other: "This is my sister-in-law, Teacher Jiang Ruxue. Sister-in-law, this is President Su's sister, Su Ya."

Jiang Ruxue glanced at Su Ya, gave her a polite smile, nodded to her, and said, "Hello, Miss Su."

"Hello, Teacher Jiang."

Suya must have been spoiled; she does things her own way. After replying, she pulled me to sit next to her.

I asked awkwardly, "Hasn't the others arrived yet?"

"There wasn't anyone else, just my brother."

Suya's expression became unnatural when her brother was mentioned.

I pretended not to know and said, "Let's wait for President Su to arrive before we sit down."

"There aren't that many rules, it's just a meal."

Suya complained.

What she saw as just a meal was a source of anxiety for me.

Fortunately, Su Kun arrived.

Su Kun changed into a light-colored casual suit, with a gentle smile on his face, completely different from the cold and gloomy demeanor he had at Su Ya's house.

To my surprise, Ning Meng was also following behind.

Ning Meng?

Why is she here? Shouldn't she be resting at home?

Jiang Ruxue and I exchanged a glance, both showing expressions of surprise.

Ning Meng was wearing a beautiful dress, but because she had just undergone a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure, her face was very pale and she walked unsteadily.

Upon entering, Su Kun looked at Jiang Ruxue and said, "This must be Lu Feng's sister-in-law, right?"

Jiang Ruxue extended her hand generously: "Hello, I am Lu Feng's cousin-in-law, Jiang Ruxue."

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it was the first time I saw a man who didn't have that look in his eyes when he saw Jiang Ruxue.

Instead, he was quite indifferent. Perhaps in his eyes, apart from his sister Suya, all women were just pink skulls.

"Everyone's here, please have a seat."

Su Kun sat in the main seat, with me, Jiang Ruxue, and Ning Meng on his left, and Su Ya on his right.

Suya was very dissatisfied with this arrangement, but she didn't say anything.

I didn't ask Ning Meng why she came, and Ning Meng didn't say anything either.

The dishes had been ordered, and the waiters filed in, placing the exquisite dishes on the table, then opened the wine and poured wine for everyone.

It seemed that they knew in advance that Ning Meng couldn't drink alcohol due to her health condition, so they thoughtfully poured her a glass of water.

After doing all this, the waiter left the private room.

Su Kun said, "To be honest, if it weren't for Lu Feng, I'd probably be dead. I'm treating everyone today to thank Lu Feng for saving my life."

I quickly said, "Mr. Su, you're too kind. You've already helped me a lot. Actually, I should be the one thanking you more, Mr. Su."

That makes perfect sense. If it weren't for Su Kun's 200,000 yuan, the crew-cut and long-haired guy would never have left Jiang Ruxue's house so easily.

Su Kun waved his hand and said, "This is fate, so some fates shouldn't be broken so easily."

I sensed something was implied in his words, and sure enough, Su Kun glanced at Ning Meng and said, "Ning Meng is a good girl. Although her family isn't well-off, she should be cherished."

After hearing what he said, my first thought was that Su Kun had taken a liking to Ning Meng.

However, I was wrong.

Su Kun's tone was reproachful: "Brother Lu, Ning Meng has done so much for you. As a man, you should take responsibility to the end, not abandon her. Don't you agree?"

My computer crashed.

What's going on? What do you mean I abandoned her? We never even started, okay?

She did so much for me?

What did she do?

I couldn't understand: "President Su, what do you mean by that...?"

Ning Meng quickly interjected, "President Su, you've misunderstood Lu Feng. He's not that kind of person."

As she spoke, she took my arm.

My instinct was to pull back, but she held on tightly, her eyes carrying a certain hint.

I swallowed back what I was about to say, but the doubts in my heart grew stronger.

Su Kun turned to Jiang Ruxue and said, "I think Lu Feng and Ning Meng are a perfect match. What do you think, Ms. Jiang?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Ruxue's eyes, but she was mostly happy.

"I always thought so, I didn't expect they had already started."

I was completely dumbfounded, and almost blurted out, "President Su, it wasn't you..."

Before I could finish speaking, Ning Meng quietly tightened her grip on my arm, smiling sweetly, "We're doing well, thank you for your concern, President Su."

I didn't understand what had happened, but I swallowed back what I wanted to say.

Su Kun smiled slightly and said, "Seeing Brother Lu and his girlfriend so affectionate makes me feel that today's meal is very meaningful. Come on, let's drink to Brother Lu and Ning Meng."

"Cheers."

Jiang Ruxue was the first to raise her glass.

Suya retorted angrily, "Brother, Lu Feng and this guy are called..."

"Ning Meng," Ning Meng whispered a reminder.

"Yes, it's their private matter. What are you, a big boss, meddling in for?"

Su Kun turned his head, a deeper meaning in his voice, and said, "Isn't it right to wish that all lovers in the world will eventually be united?"

Su Ya was furious. Su Kun then turned to Ning Meng and asked, "Ning Meng, Lu Feng is your boyfriend, right?"