C179 Chapter 179
C179 Chapter 179
"Isn't it?" she wondered.
"You want to know?" His gaze was fixed on her, and there was a profound look in his eyes that Lu Xiaorong couldn't understand.
Her heart couldn't help but tighten as her heartbeat quickened. It was different from the shy kind, as it was a type of tense feeling. Even her lips had become incomparably dry.
Lu Xiaorong didn't know what she was nervous about. "I …" She opened her mouth, but was interrupted by a voice behind her.
"General Jun, how rare. I didn't expect to see you here." A middle-aged man walked over with a smile and greeted them.
At this moment, Lu Xiaorong and Jun Zichen were staying at a famous state restaurant in B City. In the words of ordinary people, there would often be some officials coming here to eat.
Lu Xiaorong was just curious about what this place looked like. When she was drinking with Jun Zichen today, she casually said this. She didn't expect Jun Zichen to drive directly here and bring her in.
What Lu Xiaorong didn't expect was that Jun Zichen addressed the middle-aged man as the High Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Commission for Discipline Inspection?! Lu Xiaorong suddenly felt as if someone, who was originally very far away from her, had suddenly appeared in front of her.
Jun Zichen exchanged a few words with the other person. Lu Xiaorong noticed that even though Jun Zichen looked cold, he wasn't the type to be completely silent. Thinking about it made sense. After all, he had climbed to the position of lieutenant general. Many people thought that he would have the chance to become chairman of the military committee in the future, so how could he not know how to communicate with officials?
After chatting for a while, the High Commission for Discipline Inspection looked at Lu Xiaorong. "This is …"
"My girlfriend, Lu Xiaorong." Jun Zichen introduced him very naturally.
On the other hand, Lu Xiaorong almost choked on her own saliva.
"Good day, High Commission for Discipline Inspection." Lu Xiaorong greeted with a smile. Only then did the High Commission realize that this woman looked a little familiar. Then, they suddenly recalled that when they attended Jun Ziyan's wedding, this woman seemed to be the bridesmaid that Jun Zichen helped to drink for him.
"The details aren't as good as an encounter. Old Tian and the others happened to be here today as well. Previously, Old Tian even said that he wanted to meet you. Why don't we all have a meal together today?" The High Commission for Discipline Inspection spoke up.
Jun Zichen didn't answer the other party directly. Instead, he looked down at Lu Xiaorong and asked, "Do you want to eat together?"
It was just a simple sentence, but it left the decision in her hands. Lu Xiaorong was dumbfounded. Naturally, the High Commission for Discipline Inspection noticed this and immediately put on a kind smile, "Little Lu, right? Let's have a casual meal and just consider it as getting to know each other. If there's anything you need my help with in the future, just say it."
As the saying goes, one does not hit a smiling person. With the High Commission acting in such a manner, Lu Xiaorong felt too embarrassed to refuse and could only nod in agreement.
The High Commission led the way to the private box, while Lu Xiaorong quietly pulled Jun Zichen and whispered, "What if I say something wrong later?" Thinking about it, anyone who wanted to eat later would have a high status.
"Just say the wrong thing, no one will blame you." Jun Zichen said without a care.
Lu Xiaorong rolled her eyes. Alright, she shouldn't have asked that.
By the time they entered the private room, there were already seven or eight people inside, all men around the age of four or fifty. When they entered the private room, there were already seven or eight people inside, all of them men around the age of four or fifty.
Those people seemed to have recognized Lu Xiaorong. When they greeted Jun Zichen, they also greeted Lu Xiaorong.
All of a sudden, Lu Xiaorong's identity as Jun Zichen's girlfriend was confirmed.
At the dinner table, the men were chatting while Lu Xiaorong listened to the political meetings, military exercises and other topics. She could not find any common language at all. Of course, she had no intention of finding a common language with these influential figures.
When the waiter brought up a plate of crabs, the higher disciplinary committee laughed, "Now is the time for crabs to get the fattest, let's all try it out."
Everyone laughed.
Lu Xiaorong liked crabs. She picked up a crab and was about to strip him, but Jun Zichen had already taken the crab away from her.
Lu Xiaorong was stunned. She heard Jun Zichen say, "Let me do it." Saying this, the slender finger picked up the spare scissors and neatly cut off the crab's foot. Using pliers, she extracted the strip of meat, then peeled off the crab's shell and removed its cheeks. After that, she folded the crab in half.
The act of peeling the crab was performed by him with an indescribable elegance and elegance. Lu Xiaorong couldn't help but be dumbfounded. As for the others on the side, they looked at the scene in front of them thoughtfully. They all understood how important the woman in front of them was to Jun Zichen.
After all, he had never seen Jun Zichen introduce his girlfriend to anyone before, and he even took good care of her.
Jun Zichen placed the peeled crab onto a plate in front of Lu Xiaorong. "Alright, go ahead and eat." he said.
"Oh, thank you." Lu Xiaorong said in embarrassment. She felt that she had become the center of attention.
Someone at the side reignited the atmosphere and asked Lu Xiaorong, "Where does Little Lu work?"
"I work at Sihai Group." Lu Xiaorong replied. She remembered when this person introduced them, he seemed to have said that he was the Deputy Chief of the City Garden and Forest Bureau.
"Sihai Group is not bad in the first place, but it seems like there's a big problem recently," the other party said. As for the people present, they naturally all knew about the dispute between Sihai Group s and the Jun's Group s. There were many rumours that the Jun Family intended to put the four seas to death.
Jun Zichen was someone from Jun Family, while his girlfriend was someone from Sihai Group. In an instant, everyone had a few more thoughts.
"Yes, the corporation has been in some trouble recently." A few days ago, after Jun's Group had generously pulled away all of the suppliers in the four seas, the entire company was in a complete mess. Everyone was anxious, and quite a few colleagues around her were already preparing to submit their resignation reports.
"If Little Lu needs to find another job in the future, I'll definitely be able to help." This was a kind hint.
Lu Xiaorong thanked him immediately. Of course, she wasn't an idiot, so she knew that the other party was only showing good intentions for Jun Zichen's sake. If she didn't have the label of Jun Zichen's girlfriend, the bureau chief wouldn't even bother to pay attention to her.
After the meal was over and everyone greeted each other, Lu Xiaorong lay in Jun Zichen's car, breathing her last. She felt that the meal just now had been like a war.
"Tired?" Jun Zichen asked Lu Xiaorong, who was leaning against the back of the chair.
"A little." She said, those bureau chiefs, they almost blinded her. Although Jun Ziyan attended more high-ranking officials' banquets, she only needed to follow behind Xia Huanhuan at that time. She wouldn't be facing it directly today.
As expected, a small citizen was still a small citizen. Lu Xiaorong sighed to herself in her heart. Whenever she ate with an official like him, she would unconsciously become reserved and cautious.
"Do you often have such meals?" Lu Xiaorong asked curiously.
"Yes." Jun Zichen nodded. At his current position, there were naturally plenty of meals. Moreover, his occasional socializations were not only limited to him, but also represented his Jun Family.
"Then you won't be tired?" she said again.
"Only some necessary and unnecessary things, just push them away." As Jun Zichen said that, his face suddenly changed. His hands suddenly gripped the steering wheel tightly as veins started to bulge on the back of his hands.
Lu Xiaorong jumped in fright. Before she could say anything, she felt the car pull to a stop by the roadside. She also charged forward heavily, then due to inertia, crashed towards her right side.
Dong!
Her head hit the glass of the door.
It hurt!
Lu Xiaorong grimaced, covering the pain from the impact as she looked at Jun Zichen. "Why did you suddenly brake …"
The rest of the words were lost on her lips. She could only see him panting heavily, his whole body half-lying on the steering wheel, one hand covering the position of his chest while the other hand was still tightly gripping the steering wheel.
"Jun Zichen..." You, what's wrong with you? " Lu Xiaorong hurriedly unfastened her seatbelt and reached out her hand to help him up.
But just as his hand was about to touch her, his upper body slowly straightened up. He turned his head and looked at her.
Her hand stopped in midair, watching his frown. Her face was extremely ugly, the fingers that clasped her heart deeply dug into her clothes, as if they were about to tear it apart.
"You … Are you not feeling well? " She asked softly. He was clearly fine just now, but in the blink of an eye, he seemed to be in great pain.
Uncomfortable?! He let out a breath and suddenly sneered. His smile was only to the side of his lips, but it contained a faint bitterness.
How could he forget that the full moon was coming up in the last few days. The Blood Curse's pain could break out at any time. Although that sort of pain was far from comparable to the pain when he was at the full moon, it was like a sort of warning, telling him that the day was about to arrive.
"Yeah, I …" "It's not comfortable." he whispered.
"Why don't I take you to the hospital first. Wait a moment, I'll stop a taxi first. " As she spoke, she was about to withdraw her hand so that she could get out of the car when his hand suddenly grabbed hers. She was his Predestine, his medicine, the person he needed the most right now.
Would the Predestine be like the legends? As long as he touched it, the pain on his body would be driven away?