Chapter 494 - 493: Welcome Banquet 2

The Situ family’s banquet was scheduled to start at seven o’clock, held in the Sijunzi Themed Hotel.

Before they booked the venue, the Sijunzi Themed Hotel had not yet been under Yun Zijin’s name.

However, Yun Zijin hadn’t come to inspect it after receiving it as a reward, so not many of the Sijunzi Themed Hotel’s employees knew the hotel had a new owner.

Yun Zijin arrived by car with Lu Yunque and Lu Yunzhou. At the entrance of the Sijunzi Themed Hotel, staff members were directing regular patrons down one path and the guests for the Situ family’s welcome banquet down another.

The banquet hall was set in the "Bamboo" themed area. The moment Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque arrived, pushing Lu Yunzhou’s wheelchair, word quickly spread to the other guests.

Those with good connections were already heading out, hoping to stage a "chance encounter" with Lu Yunque.

Among Yun Zijin’s good friends in Dijing, Qin Sitong didn’t have an invitation, so she couldn’t attend.

Su Mengyao and Tu Tutu were both coming with their families.

Of the three friends, Tu Tutu was the earliest to arrive with her family, and she was already so bored in the banquet hall that she’d started counting the hairs on her head.

Su Mengyao, on the other hand, was stuck in traffic and would likely be a little late. When Tu Tutu heard that Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque had arrived, her eyes instantly lit up.

The young socialites sitting with Tu Tutu looked at her in confusion, seeing her sudden excitement.

"Tutu, what’s wrong?"

"Nothing! My friend is here, I’m going to go greet her!"

Although Tu Tutu could exchange a few words with these socialites, she ultimately felt much more at ease with Su Mengyao and Yun Zijin.

So, upon hearing that Yun Zijin had arrived, Tu Tutu’s entire demeanor changed completely.

"Your friend? Who is it?"

"You all know who I’m close to in our circle, don’t you? Stop playing dumb."

With that, Tu Tutu turned and left to greet Yun Zijin, leaving the group of socialites with expressions that were a sight to behold.

"Hmph! What a suck-up. She’s been with President Xiao Lu for so long without even an engagement party. They could break up any day now."

Tu Tutu didn’t hear their comments. If she had, she would have looked at them as if they were idiots.

’As if she hadn’t seen how Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque were with each other?’

She could sooner believe Yun Zijin would initiate a breakup than Lu Yunque.

’President Xiao Lu is in the terminal stages of being love-struck; he’s completely hopeless.’

Tu Tutu left the banquet hall, and sure enough, it wasn’t long before she spotted Yun Zijin.

However, she quickly noticed that besides Lu Yunque, there was another man in a wheelchair with Yun Zijin.

Tu Tutu had been about to greet Yun Zijin cheerfully, but she unexpectedly met Lu Yunzhou’s gaze.

Tu Tutu quickly averted her eyes, turning to Yun Zijin with feigned composure. "Zijin! I came as soon as I heard you were here."

"Ah, did you tell your parents and your brother you were coming out?"

Tu Tutu was the apple of their eye; the Tou Family would be so worried if she suddenly disappeared.

"It’s fine. I messaged my mom when I left.

She didn’t try to stop me when she knew I was coming to find you."

Yun Zijin was now someone many people in Dijing’s social circles wanted to know. The fact that Tu Tutu was friends with her was a pleasant surprise for several members of the Tou Family.

"That’s good.

By the way, I forgot to make introductions. This is Yun Que’s older brother, Lu Yunzhou. He probably doesn’t need an introduction, right? Brother Lu, this is my friend, Tu Tutu."

"Brother Lu, hello!"

Tu Tutu recalled their earlier eye contact and didn’t dare to look Lu Yunzhou in the eyes as she greeted him.

’Those eyes... they seemed to see through everything, peering right into your soul.’

"Hello."

Seeing Tu Tutu’s reaction, Lu Yunzhou’s hand curled slightly, but he didn’t say anything more.

"Let’s not block the way here. We should hurry inside."

Seeing more people arriving behind them, Yun Zijin quickly urged everyone to move along.

At the entrance to the banquet hall, Situ Anyu and Situ Anrui were greeting guests, while Situ Wenze and Situ Yunliang were inside, mingling and talking with people.

However, besides socializing, they were also paying special attention to the guests arriving today. After a long time without seeing Yun Zijin, they had even started to think she wouldn’t come.

But then, a sudden turn for the better—they finally heard the news that Yun Zijin had arrived as well.

Although she came with Lu Yunque, the fact that she came at all was already major progress.

Previously, Yun Zijin probably wouldn’t have even wanted to see them.

The moment Yun Zijin entered, the two elders of the Situ family quickly composed themselves and approached her with dignified poise.

"Hello, we are your maternal grandfather and grandmother."

Just like that, the two heads of the Situ family stood before Yun Zijin.

For a moment, Yun Zijin even thought they looked quite kind.

But it was also true that she had no desire to return to the Situ family.

"Hello."

Yun Zijin didn’t give them a cold shoulder, but she wasn’t particularly warm either.

Seeing Yun Zijin’s attitude, Situ Xu Yao and Fang Yun now understood why Situ Wenze became so agitated whenever he mentioned her.

If they were Situ Wenze’s age, their reaction to this kind of Yun Zijin might have been even worse than his.

"Thank you for coming to our welcome reception today. I was wondering when you might have some free time. I’d like to talk to you."

Fang Yun was the very picture of an elegant and beautiful matriarch, her expression a gentle smile as she looked at Yun Zijin.

"Whatever you want to talk about, you can say it now."

Yun Zijin didn’t want to go through the hassle of a separate meeting. Any unoccupied corner of the banquet hall was a good enough place to talk.

"It’s nothing too important. I just want to ask you a few questions."

No matter what, she still hoped that Yun Zijin would acknowledge her ancestry and rejoin the Situ Family.

Otherwise, her overly sentimental daughter would never be able to move on.

For so many years, she couldn’t even stay with a boyfriend for long before breaking up. Fang Yun felt that Yun Zijin was a big part of the reason why.

Of course, this wasn’t Yun Zijin’s fault; it was Situ Yunliang who couldn’t let herself off the hook.

"If you’re going to ask me to return to the Situ Family, then I can tell you right now, I don’t want to."

She was living the good life all on her own (thanks to her system), carefree and unrestrained. It couldn’t be better.

If she joined the Situ Family, she might get caught up in inheritance disputes and could lose her life if she wasn’t careful.

’Yun Zijin wasn’t an idiot. Why would she do something that held absolutely no benefit for her?’

Fang Yun shook her head. "That’s not it. Whether or not you want to return to the Situ family is your choice."