Chapter 980: Chapter 968: Their Aunt Jing Is About to Be Snatched Away
Lu Zijiao paused for a moment, then continued, "Xu Moqian is obviously trying to steal my sister-in-law. I need to help my brother, otherwise, with his temperament, his wife will be taken from right under his nose, and he’ll just watch and do nothing!"
"Just like back then, although it was clearly my brother who knew someone first, in the end, that person was taken away!"
The ’someone’ Lu Zijiao first mentioned clearly referred to Qiao Jing, and the second ’someone’ was naturally Zhan Qipei.
Zhan Nanjing immediately turned to look at her brother, noticing that he had no expression and couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
After Lu Zijiao finished speaking, he strode over to Xu Moqian.
As he approached, he directly grabbed Xu Moqian, "Let’s go, let’s have a drink."
Xu Moqian glanced at him and said rudely, "Drink what drink, are we that close?"
Without hesitation, Xu Moqian refused Lu Zijiao, then turned his head towards Qiao Jing, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Let’s go have a couple of drinks."
Qiao Jing lightly shook her head, "No, I don’t really feel like drinking now."
"Did you hear that? She doesn’t want to drink with you, come on, I’ll pity you and reluctantly drink a few with you."
Saying this, Lu Zijiao tried to forcibly drag Xu Moqian away.
After being dragged a few steps, Xu Moqian shook off Lu Zijiao’s hand forcibly, and said impatiently, "What’s your problem? I already said I’m not going!"
Lu Zijiao leaned in closer, speaking softly so only the two of them could hear, "What’s your problem? Can’t you see my brother and my future sister-in-law are getting along well? What’s your point in barging in?"
Hearing this, Xu Moqian was stunned for a moment, then stammered, "Wha-what? What did you say? Your future sister-in-law? Did you get her approval to say that, or is it just your wishful thinking?"
Lu Zijiao snorted and argued, "What’s wishful thinking? Can’t you see how happily they’re chatting?"
As soon as he said this, Xu Moqian was not convinced.
He curled his lips and said dismissively, "So what? You don’t know, the other night, we went for a late-night snack together and had a delightful chat!"
"And a few days ago, she had some trouble, and it was me who helped her solve it. She even promised to cook me a big meal as a thank you!"
Hearing this, Lu Zijiao widened his eyes and muttered to himself, "There was such a thing? Why didn’t she seek my brother’s help when she was in trouble?"
Upon hearing his mutter, Xu Moqian immediately became smug, "Isn’t it obvious? It’s because the relationship between her and me is much closer!"
Lu Zijiao snapped back, unwilling to be outdone, "I don’t think so. I’d say it’s probably because she’s embarrassed."
"After all, you tend to feel shy around someone you like, but when it comes to an irrelevant outsider like you, she’s not shy at all!"
While the two were arguing heatedly, Zhan Yuanshan looked at Xu Moqian, then at Lu Zijin, and felt more uncomfortable the more he looked.
Everyone seemed to have their eyes on his granddaughter-in-law!
The truth is, it’s because his granddaughter-in-law is just too outstanding!
After pondering for a bit, Zhan Yuanshan maneuvered his wheelchair in front of Qiao Jing and said, "Jing Girl, these people are too noisy. Let’s not pay attention to them. How about you accompany me for a walk?"
Hearing the old man, Lu Zijiao couldn’t bother with Xu Moqian anymore, urgently turning around to signal to his brother.
From his little brother’s eyes, Lu Zijin seemed to read a message.
’See, in the past, you missed an opportunity because you weren’t proactive. Do you want to miss another one now? If you don’t take the initiative, you’ll never find a wife in this life...’
Similar words had been said to Lu Zijin by Lu Zijiao before.
Lu Zijin pondered for a moment and couldn’t help recalling the past.
Back then, although he was the first to know Qiao Jing, his indecisiveness and inaction, coupled with his lack of courage to express his feelings, left him with an irremediable regret.
Just like his brother said, missing the opportunity was entirely his own fault, and no one else could be blamed.
With these thoughts in mind, Lu Zijin gritted his teeth and finally gathered the courage.
He looked at Qiao Jing, pointed ahead to the left, and suggested, "How about we head over there? It’s quieter."
With so many people around, Qiao Jing did feel a bit overwhelmed by the noise.
Hearing Lu Zijin’s suggestion, she nodded immediately, "Sure, let’s go."
With that, she walked away alongside Lu Zijin.
Zhan Qipei, who had been quietly observing, couldn’t help but feel a bit gloomy upon seeing this scene.
He couldn’t quite figure out the source of his frustration.
Feeling similarly discontented, Xu Moqian and Zhan Yuanshan were also not happy.
Xu Moqian clenched his fists; he had approached happily to chat and drink with Third Miss Qiao, but ended up with neither conversation nor drink.
And to top it off, she was whisked away by Lu Zijin!
Zhan Yuanshan was also greatly annoyed, but his anger was directed at his grandson.
If it weren’t for his grandson’s incompetence, his granddaughter-in-law wouldn’t have walked off with another man!
The three of them immediately wanted to catch up.
Zhan Nanjing quickly stopped the three little nephews, "That’s enough from you three, don’t go causing trouble for them."
Zhan Qiaoyu pouted and said earnestly, "Aunt, I disagree. We just want to be with Aunt Jing; how is that causing trouble?"
Zhan Qiaoze and Zhan Qiaomo nodded in agreement, "Exactly, exactly."
"Be good, listen, your Aunt Jing has things to do now, don’t disturb her. Aunt will take you to eat something."
With that, Zhan Nanjing grabbed the shirts of the three little nephews and pulled them into the banquet hall.
Lu Zijiao had just mentioned that his brother and Xiao Jing were developing a bond.
Given the rare opportunity for them to have such a good time together, she felt she couldn’t let the three little ones be a third wheel, interfering with their date!
The three little ones were reluctant, longing to snuggle into Aunt Jing’s embrace, yet their aunt’s strength was surprisingly strong, forcing them away!
No matter how much they struggled, they couldn’t escape their aunt’s "clutches"...
Meanwhile, Sun Mingzhu and Sun Mingxin, having always been attentive to Lu Zijin’s movements, naturally noticed the scene of Qiao Jing surrounded by admirers.
Seeing how popular Qiao Jing was, the sisters were naturally jealous.
But more importantly, they realized Lu Zijin’s gaze toward Qiao Jing was increasingly unusual, suggesting he might already have romantic feelings for her.
In an instant, Sun Mingzhu felt both angry and anxious, almost on the verge of tears.
Panicking, she grabbed her sister’s hand and said urgently, "Mingxin, what should we do? If this continues, Lu Zijin will really be snatched away by Qiao Lao San!"