Chapter 234 My Brother

It didn't take long for night to fall and guests to start filling the venue. Little by little people came and made their way inside to have some refreshments and small talk.

Kang Mu, who had worn a smile since the first couple of guests had come in, still continued to smile foolishly as he spoke to a couple of guests.

"So, is this really your son's engagement party? Who's the lucky woman?" One man asked with only slight sincerity.

Kang Mu heard this but he didn't care. Nothing could spoil his mood.

"I can't say. you'll see her later on tonight!" Kang Mu said with a laugh.

By his side, Mo Ruyi watched as the men conversed with sheer boredom. Unlike her husband, she hated parties but things like these had to be done.

Every so often, Mo Ruyi would gaze at the door to see if her son had arrived but every single time, she was disappointed.

Meanwhile, Kang Liu Ran waited inside for Lu Xia to show up. She was half an hour late but this was something Kang Liu Ran had expected.

As soon as the girl had said that she didn't want to be picked up, he knew this would happen so he chose to stand in a spot where he had a clear view of the outdoors.

Just as he was about to get impatient, Kang Liu Ran saw Lu AnLing and Lu Xia get out of their car, all dressed up. The later hanging on the former's arm, in a sort of drunk delirium.

Lu Xia was not drunk in the slightest but after crying a little bit, she felt completely light and happy. As the two walked up to the door, they saw a few camera flashes, but they ignored it.

Despite being a private event, some reporters had gotten news that the Kang family was holding a party so there were a couple outside watching the venue and some, trying to get inside but security stopped them quickly.

Once at the door, Lu AnLing and Lu Xia met with the towering figure of a security guard.

Looking down at the two, the security guard frowned. "Ladies, The club is two blocks away."

Hearing this, both Lu AnLing and Lu Xia scoffed.

Lu AnLing didn't say anything, she just pulled out her invitation and waved it at the man's face. He then plucked it from her hands and examined it thoroughly. Seeing that it was real, he frowned and then he looked at Lu Xia.

Reaching into her purse, Lu Xia felt confident but once she searched for about a minute, her face went pale.

Lu Xia had completely forgotten it at home. Because of this, she was about to lean her head back and groan but she didn't want to make a scene.

"Give me a second," Lu Xia laughed awkwardly as she walked over to a corner to make a call.

Seeing that she didn't have her invitation, the security guard gave a disgusted laugh. He then turned to Lu AnLing and said, "you can go in but your friend here will have to leave,"

The man then looked upon Lu Xia's royal right blue dress which accentuated her curves beautifully, his eyes stopping at her breasts and said with a low voice, "I don't think she belongs here, anyways"

Hearing this, Lu AnLing frowned hard. She was about to say something but then, Lu Xia walked back their way.

"My invitation's coming, wait for a second!"

As soon as she said this, the security guard frowned and said, "Ma'am, don't embarrass yourself... just lea—"

Suddenly a voice called from behind them.

Everyone looked towards the voice and saw Kang Liu Ran who walked out elegantly, straight towards Lu Xia and then he frowned.

He stopped in front of Lu Xia, his eyes not acknowledging anything else. "I told you not to forget your invitation, and what do you do? You forget it."

Hearing him say this, Lu Xia began to pout. "I didn't mean to! It just happened." After saying this, she went to grab his arm childishly and batted her eyelashes Kang Liu Ran's way.

Lu Xia didn't need to say anything else, with only the way she looked at him, Kang Liu Ran felt his heart melt and so he sighed. He then reached for her hand and dragged her inside.

Watching them, Lu AnLing smirked and as she walked into the venue, she made sure to look towards the security guard triumphantly in Lu Xia's stead.

The man was pale.

Inside, Lu AnLing left Lu Xia and Kang Liu Ran alone and began to scope out the room for her enemies. She quickly found Rong Yue Wan and Qiao Lan but Feng Yan was nowhere in sight so, Lu AnLing continued to look around.

Suddenly, Lu AnLing saw Wang Tingting in the crowd. She was standing beside Kang Nianxi who held her waist firmly so she would stay by his side.

"That's my brother," a voice suddenly said from behind making Lu AnLing jump.

Turning around, Lu AnLing came face to face with Kang Liang.

"Seriously?"

As Lu AnLing and Kang Liang spoke, from afar, Qiao Lan had long since zeroed in on Lu AnLing and as she and Kang Liang spoke, Qiao Lan took her time to analyze their closeness.

After what had happened at Wang Tingting's reunion, Qiao Lan was beginning to feel a bit suspicious about Lu AnLing and Kang Jun.

By what she had heard from Wang Tingting, Kang Jun had protected the girl and this was not something that Kang Jun would do for anyone; not even a business partner or at least that's what Qiao Lan believed in her gut.

But now, as she watched Kang Liang and Lu AnLing speak as if they'd been friends for years, Qiao Lan decided to dismiss her gut feeling.

Qiao Lan continued to watch the two and they were none the wiser... At least that was what Qiao Lan hoped. But in truth, Lu AnLing had already noticed the woman's gaze.

Meanwhile, Kang Liang smiled as he handed Lu AnLing a drink.

Not completely paying attenton to him, Lu AnLing shook her head. "I don't drink."

Hearing this, Kang Liang's mouth turned into an 'O' and then he downed the drink he had gotten for Lu AnLing before he said,

"Didn't you meet Nianxi,... ugh... my brother, during the Starlight event?"

Thinking back, Lu AnLing did remember a man coming to Wang Tingting's rescue after she almost screamed at Kang Jun. She never quite knew who the man was apart from being Wang Tingting's husband though.

Looking back at Wang Tingting, Lu AnLing almost wanted to laugh. This was the first time Lu AnLing had realized that she was now Wang Tingting's sister-in-law.

Seeing an amused look come upon Lu AnLing's face, Kang Liang's eyebrows knitted in confusion but he didn't bring it up, instead, he said,

"Hey... did you have a lot of enemies seven years ago?"

Kang Liang was not good at being inconspicuous so as soon as he said this, alarm bells began to ring in Lu AnLing's mind. She gave Kang Liang her full attention.

"Why?" Lu AnLing said as she sharpened her gaze.

Hearing this, Kang Liang wasn't sure what to say. He didn't want to reveal what he had found out, in fear of scaring the girl but still, he didn't believe that he could keep it from her for long.

"No reason... where's my brother?"

"He should be here soon..." she said with Kang Liang's previous words still at the forefront of her mind. She was about to bring it up again but, just as she was about to, suddenly, Lu AnLing and Kang Liang began to head a ruckus near the door.

The two didn't need to look to know what had caused this but Lu AnLing, anxious to see her husband, did so anyway.

Easily spotting the man through a sea of people, Lu AnLing's lip slightly tugged up and as she saw that he was carrying Kang Mingyu and Kang Mei Xue, Seeing this, Lu AnLing's heart soared. Kang Jun truly looked like a father carrying his children and this caused Lu AnLing to almost go blind due to the cuteness.

As she looked at him, Lu AnLing just wished that he would turn to look at her and as she thought this thought...He did.

For only a split second, his gaze fell upon Lu AnLing and the two communicated their love without words.

Only those who knew about their relationship saw this. And this meant that while a chosen few were being served dog food, the rest of the room froze in awe by the presence of the king known as Kang Jun.