Chapter 475 - 474: The Lan Gui Fang from the Blind Date

Mo Bin, who was lurking in the employee group chat that had no management, was the first to see the intel from the receptionist and immediately rushed into Lu Yunque’s office to report.

"Mr. Lu, Miss Yun’s car is downstairs."

Lu Yunque, who hadn’t even looked up, instantly sat ramrod straight. "How do you know?"

"The receptionist posted it in the employee group chat."

Every company had employee group chats like this, ones without any management in them.

Strictly speaking, Mo Bin wasn’t considered upper management. His title was only assistant, after all. But since he was Lu Yunque’s assistant, he wielded more power than most.

"Where is she now? I’ll go downstairs and get her."

Yun Zijin often showed up at the Lu Group building without giving Lu Yunque any notice.

This was only because Lu Yunque was head over heels. Any other man might have secretly wondered if Yun Zijin’s constant surprise visits meant she didn’t trust him and was trying to do a pop-in inspection.

"She’s already in the elevator. She should be here any second."

The words had barely left Mo Bin’s mouth before Lu Yunque was already out of his chair. "I’ll go meet her at the elevator."

He couldn’t meet her downstairs, so he had to meet her at the elevator.

Mo Bin blinked. ’Sure enough... a man in love has an IQ of zero.’

The elevator doors opened, and the sight of someone standing right outside made Yun Zijin jump. She instinctively took a step back.

When she got a better look and saw it was Lu Yunque, she shot him an exasperated glare.

"What on earth are you doing standing right in front of the elevator doors?"

’Don’t you know you can scare someone to death like that?’

"I just... wanted to come and meet you."

Lu Yunque’s tone was tinged with a hint of grievance.

Seeing Lu Yunque act like this left Mo Bin and the secretaries in the executive office completely dumbfounded.

’So this is the kind of man our president is!’

When he was with Yun Zijin, Lu Yunque was completely himself, which was a world away from the sharp, decisive persona he showed his employees.

They entered Lu Yunque’s office, one after the other. With practiced ease, Yun Zijin went to the spot where she usually sat. "Go on, get back to work. Don’t mind me.

Oh, right. The Situ family’s welcome banquet is on Saturday. Do you think I should go?"

Tomorrow was Friday, and the day after that would be Saturday. Yun Zijin didn’t have much time left to decide.

"Do you want to go?"

Lu Yunque couldn’t make the decision for Yun Zijin. After all, he hadn’t gone through what she had.

You can’t ask someone to be magnanimous when you haven’t experienced their suffering.

"I’m a little curious, but honestly, I don’t really want to get tangled up with the Situ family."

She already had enough to live a very comfortable life.

The Situ Family had a century of history, so their internal relationships were bound to be complex. More importantly, if she got caught in the vortex of their power struggles, she might have to deal with their hired assassins or all sorts of schemes and plots.

The thought of all that made Yun Zijin even less inclined to entertain the idea of returning to the Situ Family.

’Isn’t living on my own perfectly fine?’

"If you’re curious, then you should go. I’ll stay by your side. If they want to make a move on you, they’ll have to consider whether they can withstand the Lu Family’s retaliation."

When Yun Zijin said she was curious, Lu Yunque knew that deep down she was leaning toward going but just couldn’t bring herself to make the final decision.

That being the case, Lu Yunque was more than happy to help her make it.

"Alright, then I’ll go. But you have to promise to stay by my side the whole time. You can’t abandon me to go chat with other people."

Lu Yunque agreed immediately, practically ready to raise his hand and swear an oath.

As a member of the Lu Family, Lu Yunque didn’t need to accommodate others. It was others who had to accommodate him.

At 5 p.m., Lu Yunque, for once, finished work on time.

"Let’s go, I’ll take you to eat something delicious."

"Where are we going?"

"Lan Gui Fang."

As soon as Yun Zijin had arrived at the Lu Group, Lu Yunque had already told Mo Bin to book a table at Lan Gui Fang.

Yun Zijin’s expression turned a little strange when she heard the name Lan Gui Fang. She vividly remembered the awkward blind date they’d had there.

"What made you think of going to Lan Gui Fang?"

The food at Lan Gui Fang was delicious, no doubt, but the place itself was just so awkward for her.

Lu Yunque could guess what was making her uncomfortable. He chuckled lightly. "It’s been so long. Are you still embarrassed?"

Thinking back on that blind date, Lu Yunque felt incredibly lucky. He never would have imagined that his grandmother actually knew Yun Zijin.

It had seemed strange at the time—a woman capable of competing with him over a plot of land had once been his grandmother’s tenant in an economy suite, of all things.

In Dijing, renting a one-bedroom apartment for 2,000 yuan was an absolute steal.

"It’s not that I’m embarrassed... it’s just that whenever I think about that day, it feels like I’m reliving a socially mortifying experience."

Still, that blind date had been the turning point that brought them closer, so both Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque really ought to thank Ms. Fang.

"We haven’t been there in a long time. The staff has probably turned over by now. Don’t worry about it."

Lu Yunque, on the other hand, didn’t think it was a big deal at all. In fact, he even felt like bragging about how his grandmother had basically delivered his girlfriend to him on a silver platter via a blind date.

Hearing Lu Yunque’s comforting words, Yun Zijin told herself the same thing, and her mood quickly eased.

Lan Gui Fang wasn’t far from the Lu Group building. It was a members-only establishment, and Yun Zijin was not a member.

Yun Zijin rarely frequented private kitchens like Lan Gui Fang. When she had the time, she would just eat at home. Her personal chef’s cooking was just as good, if not better, than any private restaurant.

There weren’t many people in all of Dijing who wouldn’t recognize Lu Yunque’s face.

There was no need for Lu Yunque to present any membership information; a waiter immediately came forward to lead the way.

"President Xiao Lu, Miss Yun, right this way, please."

Lan Gui Fang’s decor was predominantly Chinese in style. If not for the whole blind date incident, Yun Zijin might have had the peace of mind to admire it.

Unfortunately, all Yun Zijin could hope for now was that she wouldn’t run into the waiter who had served them during that fateful blind date.

The waiter quickly brought the two to a private room and stopped. "President Xiao Lu, Miss Yun, we’re here."

With that, he took out a master keycard and opened the door to the private room.

Just like last time, Lan Gui Fang offered both a digital menu on a tablet and a traditional paper one.

The menu was filled mostly with Hua Country cuisine, including many of its most famous dishes.

Yun Zijin couldn’t put the menu down once she started looking. However, considering it was just the two of them, she and Lu Yunque ordered just three dishes and a soup, same as last time.

They might be wealthy, but there was no need for unnecessary extravagance.

"After we eat, want to go see a movie?"

Lu Yunque looked at Yun Zijin, his eyes filled with mirth.

Yun Zijin, of course, knew what he found so amusing. The last time they were here, they had also gone to a movie after dinner.

"Sure."

This time, Lu Yunque didn’t need to ask Mo Bin for help picking a movie.

After he and Yun Zijin started dating, they went to the movies occasionally, so Lu Yunque now knew how to pick a film and buy tickets himself.

"Let’s see if there’s anything good playing."

Lu Yunque expertly navigated his phone. This way, when they got to the theater, they could go straight to the kiosk to print their tickets, grab some popcorn, and head inside.

Yun Zijin took Lu Yunque’s phone and started scrolling through the movie listings.