Chapter 490 - 489: Wanting Lu Yunzhou to Attend the Welcome Banquet

Although Lu Yunzhou didn’t think he had any psychological issues, such problems often develop insidiously, and he might not even be aware of them himself.

If getting out more could lift his spirits, it was indeed a good suggestion.

Staying in the sanatorium all the time, he sometimes felt stifled himself.

But his family members all had their own lives; it was impossible for someone to be with him 24/7.

"I’m just offering a suggestion. Whether you go or not is up to you. You can refuse if you don’t want to."

With that, Yun Zijin picked up a silver needle and inserted it swiftly, instantly breaking Lu Yunzhou’s train of thought.

As pain shot through his leg, veins bulged on Lu Yunzhou’s forehead. However, having experienced this kind of agony several times now, he had better control over his expression than before.

Lu Yunque wandered around the sanatorium, carefully calculating the time, planning to return to Lu Yunzhou’s room at just the right moment.

Just as Lu Yunque was timing his return, his phone rang.

Seeing the caller ID, Lu Yunque answered the call.

"Old Lu, let’s get styled together today and go steal the show."

The fact that Yun Zijin’s birth mother was Situ Yunliang was no longer a secret within Dijing’s social circles.

Knowing that Yun Zijin had been abandoned by Situ Yunliang, Li Yuexing and the others felt it was a great injustice.

The Situ Family was holding a welcome banquet today, and Li Yuexing planned to give the Situ family a little something to put them in their place.

At the very least, his look for the banquet today had to completely outshine that guy, Situ Wenze.

Lu Yunque was speechless. "Can you stop being so childish? Style is subjective. What you think looks good, others might not."

Lu Yunque couldn’t care less about out-styling Situ Wenze; all that mattered was that Yun Zijin thought he was the best.

It had to be said, Lu Yunque definitely marched to the beat of his own drum.

"Aren’t you angry? Zijing is such a sweet person, yet she was abandoned at birth. If Zijing couldn’t earn her own money, she might still be living a life where she has to count every penny!"

Li Yuexing felt Lu Yunque’s reaction was far too placid. If it were his girlfriend who had been abandoned at birth by her own mother, Li Yuexing was sure he would have taught that mother a harsh lesson.

"This is Zijing’s business. Whether or not she wants to acknowledge the Situ family is her decision to make. I can’t decide for her."

"And while Situ Yunliang was definitely in the wrong back then, it’s not my place to judge her, let alone yours."

’What if Yun Zijin decides she wants to acknowledge Situ Yunliang in the future? If I take things too far today, Yun Zijin will be the one in an awkward position.’

On the other end of the line, Li Yuexing was left completely speechless by Lu Yunque’s response.

"Fine, whatever. You’re so high and mighty. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up. I still have to pick out my outfit."

Even if he wasn’t going to steal the show, Li Yuexing still wanted to be the sharpest guy at the entire banquet. He had been up since the crack of dawn, picking out clothes in his walk-in closet.

After hanging up on Li Yuexing, Lu Yunque checked the time. Deciding it was about right, he started heading back.

When he walked into Lu Yunzhou’s room, Yun Zijin had already finished the acupuncture and packed up her things. Lu Yunzhou was drinking the herbal medicine that Mrs. Wang had prepared at Huo Yue Lan’s house near the sanatorium.

Lu Yunque caught the strong scent of the dark, murky decoction the moment he opened the door.

Every time he watched Lu Yunzhou down the entire bowl without so much as a frown, Lu Yunque felt like he could taste the bitterness for him.

"Brother, we’re going to the welcome banquet the Situ family is holding tonight. Do you want to come along for the fun?"

"Staying in this sanatorium all day, your bones must be getting rusty."

Lu Yunzhou wasn’t exactly the life of the party, but there was a big difference between choosing not to go out and not being able to.

"Your girlfriend just mentioned it to me, and now you’re bringing it up too. You two really are in sync. It’s like you share one mind."

Lu Yunzhou hadn’t expected that both Lu Yunque and Yun Zijin would invite him to the welcome banquet for the Situ family—a clan said to be old money from France, with a century of history.

Lu Yunzhou had previously focused all his energy on military training and various missions, so he wasn’t particularly familiar with these families or their social dynamics.

But since both Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque had asked, Lu Yunzhou felt it would be improper for him to refuse.

"I can go, but I’m not prepared at all..."

He may not have attended many formal banquets, but he knew they required a proper suit.

"I’ll have one prepared for you. Don’t worry, I guarantee you’ll be satisfied."

The two brothers, Lu Yunque and Lu Yunzhou, actually had similar builds, though Lu Yunzhou was more muscular than Lu Yunque due to his years of training.

It wasn’t bulky muscle, however; like Lu Yunque, he was the type who looked lean in clothes but was well-built underneath.

If he didn’t need a wheelchair, Yun Zijin could already imagine professional matchmakers beating a path to the Lu Family’s door for him.

To help Lu Yunzhou get used to a wheelchair for the evening, Lu Yunque specifically requested one from the sanatorium. With the help of an orderly, the two of them assisted Lu Yunzhou into the chair.

Even in the wheelchair, however, Lu Yunzhou’s powerful aura was in no way diminished.

"As expected of someone from the military. That commanding presence, even in a wheelchair, is something ordinary people can’t match."

This was the first time Yun Zijin had seen Lu Yunzhou out of his hospital bed, and it had to be said, the wheelchair only added a sort of enigmatic air to his presence.

Even though he couldn’t walk, no one would dare underestimate him—not just because he was a Lu Family member, but more so because of the powerful aura he projected.

"Yes, just change him into a suit, and he’ll be perfect."

Yun Zijin looked Lu Yunzhou over carefully. Aside from the hospital gown he was wearing, everything else was fine.

"I’ve already had a suit prepared," Lu Yunque said. "It will definitely be delivered before the banquet starts."

However, Lu Yunque didn’t plan on telling anyone else that Lu Yunzhou would be attending.

Then, they would see just how many people were sincere and how many were just putting on an act.

True to his word, Lu Yunque had a suit delivered to the sanatorium shortly after.

For Lu Yunzhou’s convenience, Lu Yunque also messaged the head of the styling team he had booked for the day, changing the location to the sanatorium.

*

「30 minutes later.」

"Master Han Chun!"

Yun Zijin hadn’t expected that the styling team Lu Yunque had booked was actually Han Chun and his crew, who had styled her several times before.

When Han Chun saw Yun Zijin, his expression was also one of surprise.

"Miss Yun, I never expected to run into you here."

It wasn’t just Yun Zijin who was surprised; Han Chun himself hadn’t known it would be such a coincidence.