Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 336 The Fiancée Has Arrived

Two days later.

Lou's mother's birthday party was in the evening.

After lunch, several stylists brought several haute couture gowns to the apartment, each one made to Jiang Xing's size.

"Miss Jiang, these are all prepared for you by Mr. Lou. Which one do you like?" the stylist asked with a smile.

Jiang Xing glanced at the man sitting on the sofa looking at work emails.

The man seemed to sense something, turned around, and said, "If you don't like any of them, you can wear your own clothes."

After that morning, Jiang Xing remained indifferent, but Lou Qi seemed to have stopped being angry.

Jiang Xing didn't know whether to be amazed by his self-consistency or by his good temper.

Wasn't it said that the eldest son of the Lou family had a dog-like temper and never tried to appease anyone? Wasn't it said that his ex-girlfriends would be replaced if they upset him even slightly?

Jiang Xing didn't know if the rumors were false, or if... she was the exception.

"Wouldn't it be embarrassing for you if you didn't wear a formal dress?" Jiang Xing asked thoughtfully, as if he really had that intention.

Lou Qi didn't care: "Your comfort is the most important thing."

Any woman he personally led in would receive compliments even if she wore a burlap sack.

Jiang Xing withdrew her gaze and chose a low-key moon-white fishtail dress.

Lou Qi was probably being urged by his elders. He answered several calls, but always made excuses about having something to do.

"I can go over by myself in a bit." Jiang Xing fiddled with his phone, wondering when he could call Ying Kaian over to ensure the smoothest performance of this charade.

"I'll wait for you to come with me." Lou Qi looked at Jiang Xing. "If we don't appear together, what if people think we've broken up?"

Jiang Xing: "..."

Why does it feel like he's subtly criticizing her?

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The hotel has already received quite a few guests.

Lou Qi, as the eldest son of the Lou family, arrived late, which attracted a lot of attention.

"Young Master Lou, your fiancée has been here for ages, why are you only arriving now?" someone jokingly greeted Lou Qi.

"Yueyue, Young Master Lou is here!" several guests exclaimed.

Before he finished speaking, Lou Qi opened the passenger door and a woman in high heels stepped out. Perhaps worried that she might twist her ankle, Lou Qi very considerately helped her up, his posture intimate.

An awkward silence fell over the area.

"Fiancée?" Jiang Xing asked instinctively.

"I don't know," Lou Qi replied without thinking. "Didn't you say you didn't want to marry me? Where am I supposed to get engaged?"

Jiang Xing: "..."

People around: "..."

A girl walked over amidst the jeers of the crowd: "..." Her face turned pale and then red.

The other woman was dressed in a light green dress, elegant and graceful, poised and beautiful. The moment Lou Qi looked over, she composed herself and offered a polite smile: "Young Master Lou, it's been a long time!"

Then she looked at Jiang Xing and said, "Miss Jiang, I am Gu Yueyue. I have long admired your name."

What do you mean by "I've long admired your name"? The only reputation Jiang Xing could make Gu Yueyue hear was that of Lou Qi's woman.

Jiang Xing didn't expect the other party to have such a strong mentality. While keeping a straight face, the other party moved closer to Lou Qi, secretly provoking her.

This is probably the 'play' that Lou's mother prepared for her!

The Gu family wasn't particularly prestigious, but their maternal grandparents' family had a powerful background and took special care of the two sisters, Gu Yueyue and Gu Qingqing. Gu Qingqing became a laughingstock in their social circle because of her affair with Luo Beiqing and He Tingchuan, but Gu Yueyue was a genuine socialite whose reputation wasn't significantly affected.

Just as Jiang Xing was about to give her a perfunctory reply, he heard Lou Qi say to Gu Yueyue in a nonchalant tone, "Good to know."

—Just know that Jiang Xing is my girlfriend!