ebookland Chapter 276 Did the neighbors come over for dinner today? 14
Chapter 276 Did the neighbors come over for dinner today? 14
The car drove into the resort area, past a patch of meticulously manicured holly bushes and a landscaped path adorned with festive lights, and stopped in front of the main building.
As soon as Jiang Shuwan and her group got out of the car, before they could even take in their surroundings, a cheerful figure rushed out of the lobby.
"Wanwan! Over here!" Su Qiao, wearing a bright yellow down jacket, practically pounced on Jiang Shuwan and gave her a big hug.
After releasing Jiang Shuwan, Su Qiao immediately switched to obedient mode and greeted Jiang's parents.
Turning her head, her gaze fell on Lu Yan, who was standing a step away from Jiang Shuwan, with a hint of mischief and curiosity: "God Lu, Happy New Year! I didn't expect you to come with Wanwan."
After exchanging greetings, Su Qiao immediately seized the opportunity and pulled Jiang Shuwan to a pine tree a few steps away. Her gossip was barely concealed: "Quick, quick, tell the truth! How could Lu Shen have come with you? I saw it all. The way he looked at you..."
She winked and said, "Did something happen between you two behind my back? How did you two secretly go from being neighbors to meeting each other's parents?! That's so unfair!"
"What do you mean by 'not innocent'..." Jiang Shuwan blushed as she was bombarded with a series of questions. She glanced at Lu Yan and confessed in a low voice, "We're already together."
"what?!"
Su Qiao almost screamed, and quickly covered her mouth:
"Oh my god! You conquered the notoriously difficult Computer Science department so quickly?! Jiang Shuwan, you're amazing! Why did it take you so long to tell me about something this big?! Aren't you my best friend? I told you the moment I got together with Zhou Yan!"
She excitedly grabbed Jiang Shuwan's arm and shook it.
"Keep your voice down!" Jiang Shuwan quickly gestured for her to calm down. "It was decided on New Year's Eve, and then I got sick, so I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."
"Alright, it's somewhat understandable."
Su Qiao reluctantly accepted the reason, but her excitement didn't diminish at all. "But what about the details! The details! And, does this mean you've... met each other's parents? That's so fast!"
"Uh, this is really unexpected." Jiang Shuwan still felt her ears burning when she thought about the scene that morning.
On the other side, Jiang's parents were already exchanging pleasantries with Su Qiao's parents.
The two were old acquaintances and had not seen each other for a long time, so they were naturally very warm and friendly.
Su Qiao grabbed Jiang Shuwan's hand, skipped over, and took her mother's arm, saying in a coquettish tone, "Mom, Uncle and Aunt must be tired from their journey. Why don't you help them check in and rest first? I'll take Wanwan and Lu with me!"
Su's mother patted her daughter's hand with a smile and said to Jiang's mother, "Look at this girl, she can't sit still for a moment. Well, let the young people play, we'll chat slowly."
Jiang's mother nodded gently: "Go ahead, be careful."
……
Su Qiao led them through the main building to a glass sunroom overlooking the lake at the back.
The thin winter sunlight streamed through the glass dome, warming the interior.
Jiang Shuwan glanced at Zhou Yan, who was chatting happily with his friends, and gestured towards Su Qiao with her lip, teasingly saying, "With so many people invited, I think the most important one is just that one person."
"Oh dear, it's better not to say anything, after all, I'm not like some people—" Su Qiao gently nudged Jiang Shuwan's shoulder, drawing out her words, "They've already 'met the parents,' tsk tsk tsk, that's fast progress!"
"Okay, okay, I surrender, please don't mention this anymore." Jiang Shuwan glanced at Lu Yan beside her and hurriedly covered Su Qiao's mouth.
Seeing that she didn't mention it again, he finally let it go.
Su Qiao invited quite a few people, and Jiang Shuwan glanced at them and saw that most of them were familiar faces.
Jiang Yu was also there.
He was leaning against the bar, chatting and laughing with a few guys. I heard that he and Lin Weixia had recently gotten back together.
Since he is...
What about Lin Weixia?
Sure enough, whatever comes to mind comes.
A familiar female voice rang out a few steps away: "Ayan? What brings you here too?"
Lin Weixia appeared beside them at some point. Today she was wearing a light pink sweater, her long hair was draped over her shoulders, and her makeup was exquisite. She looked much better than last time.
However, a complex look flashed in his eyes as he looked at Lu Yan and Jiang Shuwan standing side by side.
She walked up to Lu Yan, her gaze sweeping over him before landing on Jiang Shuwan, her tone slightly probing: "Jiang Shuwan is here too? You two... bumped into each other?"
“It wasn’t a coincidence; we came together,” Lu Yan said.
"Oh, what a coincidence, Lin." Jiang Shuwan's voice rang out at the same time as Lu Yan's.
Suddenly remembering the rumors of Lin Weixia and Lu Yan's childhood friendship, Su Qiao pushed Jiang Shuwan into Lu Yan's arms, then looked at her sister, who had been too shy to speak after greeting her, with a look of exasperation, and explained to Lin Weixia:
"I called Wanwan, and Lu Shen, as Wanwan's boyfriend, naturally came along too, right, Lu Shen?"
Lu Yan very naturally pulled Jiang Shuwan into his arms and said, "Mmm."
"Boyfriend?!" Lin Weixia's voice suddenly rose, her expression one of astonishment.
Although Lu Yan rejected her proposal last time, she thought that they were childhood sweethearts after all, and that would never change.
He was someone she could rely on and confide in at any time.
She had grown accustomed to her special position next to Lu Yan and enjoyed the sense of superiority it brought her.
This special connection even became a kind of hidden source of confidence in her relationship with Jiang Yu—he had "good friends," and she had her childhood sweetheart.
As long as Lu Yan doesn't have a girlfriend, she can continue to enjoy this "special" status.
But this special status was suddenly broken.
She didn't know what was wrong with her. It was as if she felt resentful and panicked, as if her possession had been suddenly declared to have changed hands. She asked almost incoherently, "Ayan, when did you start dating?"
The commotion here wasn't huge, but it still attracted some attention.
Clearly, Jiang Yu, who was not far away, also noticed it.
His smile faded, and his gaze swept between Lu Yan and Lin Weixia. As if asserting his ownership, he walked over and put his arm around Lin Weixia's shoulder: "Weixia, this is your childhood sweetheart. Aren't you going to introduce us?"
Lin Weixia absentmindedly introduced the two, then looked at Lu Yan, "Ayan, my mother asked about you on New Year's Eve, wondering why you didn't come to spend New Year's Eve with us. She was also talking about your favorite dishes..."
When Lin's mother was mentioned, Lu Yan's expression softened, and he said, "Please tell Aunt Lin that I will visit her with my girlfriend in a few days."
"Me?" Jiang Shuwan was watching the commotion when she was suddenly called upon. She pointed to herself with some confusion.
"If it's not you, then who is it?" Lu Yan looked down at her and explained, "Aunt Lin is an elder who watched me grow up. You've already introduced me to your parents, so shouldn't I introduce you to them too?"
"Please, this morning was an accident. Besides, we've only been together for a short time. Why are we meeting each other's parents so early?" Jiang Shuwan complained.
"Don't tell me you intend to start something and then abandon it!" Lu Yan raised an eyebrow at her.
"Me..."
Jiang Shuwan was about to retort when Lin Weixia interrupted her, "Ayan! You're really with Jiang? How come you didn't tell me about something this big?"
“I think relationships are a matter between two people, and there’s no need to tell everyone you meet about them,” Lu Yan said.
Lin Weixia swallowed back what she was about to say, "That's true..."
Having watched the whole thing, Su Qiao, seeing how self-disciplined Lu Yan was, winked at Jiang Shuwan: Not bad, sister, your boyfriend's behavior deserves extra points!
Jiang Shuwan glared at her shyly.