Chapter 262: Slapped in the Face!
“Father is here too?” Nangong Yanting was very surprised. She had participated in countless competitions, big and small, and her mother often accompanied her, but her father only cared about the company’s business and had never watched her dance performances.
“Yes, your father is here too. He wants to see you and Lu Ziyi dance!” Mrs. Nangong was also very happy.
“What’s so great about that!” Nangong Yanting mumbled. It was just a backup dancer for a campus singer competition. She had been on bigger stages, and her father had never shown so much enthusiasm.
Nangong Yanting got up from the VIP seat and left the auditorium through a side door.
From a distance, she saw her father’s black business car parked near the backstage entrance. Her parents were standing beside the car, looking expectant.
“Tingting!” Nangong Guangzhi’s figure was slightly plump, and his round face, usually drawn, was now creased with a smile. “Tingting, have you danced with Lu Ziyi? Did Father make it in time?”
Seeing her doting mother, Nangong Yanting felt even more wronged. “How could I possibly dance with someone as slow-moving and foolish as Lu Ziyi?”
“What?” Nangong Guangzhi was dumbfounded and extremely surprised. “Lu Ziyi is slow-moving? The Lu family has practiced martial arts for generations; they are a martial arts family. Lu Ziyi has been practicing since he was a child. How could he be slow-moving? Lu Ziyi, a fourth-year university student, was hired by Tang Group as the chief consultant for an important relocation project. How smart do you think he is, Tingting, don’t you know?”
Nangong Yanting knew about Tang Group; her father always wanted to get close to it. What Nangong Yanting knew even more was that Tang Jie’er, the daughter of the Chairman of Tang Group, was a highly sought-after renowned lady in high society.
Her father always nagged her to be friends with Tang Jie’er. Every time she had a chance, she would try to get close to Tang Jie’er, but Tang Jie’er never even looked at her. It was because their Nangong family’s fortune was far inferior to the Tang family’s, and she was not qualified to get close to Tang Jie’er.
Nangong Yanting had interacted with Lu Ziyi for a few days and hadn’t seen him possess the great abilities her father spoke of. She said disdainfully, “What’s so great about Lu Ziyi? He’s just a playboy second-generation rich kid, right? The kind of nouveau riche with no taste. He asked for my phone number as soon as we met and even bragged about having an idiot for an assistant!”
“Lu Ziyi asking for your number means he thinks highly of you!” Nangong Guangzhi’s voice was high-pitched. “I have contact with a director from Tang Group. He revealed that Tang Jie’er, the daughter of the Tang family, has quite a good impression of Lu Ziyi and actively pursued him, but he didn’t even pay attention!
“It is said that the Lu family’s background is mysterious, with deep historical origins. Although the descendants of the Lu family live a low-key life, indistinguishable from ordinary people, they are actually hidden billionaires! The Lu family’s fortune is countless times stronger than our Nangong family’s!
“That director from Tang Group said that for some unknown reason, the descendants of the Lu family are learned and wise, but they only serve as strategists. They also have a mysterious kinship with Feng Shui Masters. Lu Ziyi’s father, Lu Xuanyu, is an important strategist for the Ye family’s Maoshen Group! The Ye family is already a renowned family, and with the protection of the Lu family, they are unshakeable in Y City!
“If we could get some guidance from Lu Ziyi, it would at least protect our Nangong family for several decades! Tingting, you danced with Lu Ziyi, so you should have a good relationship. Go and tell him that Father invites him for tea and asks him to grace us with his presence!”
