My Wife Is a Superstar

Chapter 909 Coward

Despite being able to perceive Feng Wan's discontent, Lu Jingyuan was powerless to do anything about it. Certain things could not be explained, regardless of how the elderly woman interpreted them.

While they conversed, the dishes were served. Although it was lunchtime, the chef had prepared many dishes because they had guests coming over. However, the atmosphere was a bit tense, and everyone seemed to lack the appetite to fully enjoy the spread of delicacies.

Just then, Nan Zhengde came out of his study. He knew that Lu Jingyuan was visiting, but he had no intention of speaking to her directly.

He did not think it was necessary to make a fuss over Nan Xing and Lu Jingyuan's love affair. Unless it was time to talk about marriage, the old man thought it was unnecessary to inquire.

After all, Nan Xing had dated many girls, and if he had to approve of every one of them, it would be very exhausting for him.

“Grandpa, this is Lu Jingyuan,” Nan Xing introduced her.

“Hello, Old Master Nan. I'm Lu Jingyuan.” The woman stood up and bowed.

The elderly man detected a tense atmosphere in the room and inferred that the conversation between his wife and the girl was not going well.

“Hello, please sit down,” the old man replied warmly.

Lu Jingyuan took a seat but didn't touch the food in front of her. She had no appetite and hadn't wanted to come in the first place.

She only agreed to show up because of Ning Ran, and now she felt frustrated with the awkward situation

“Ms. Lu, please help yourself and eat well,” the old man warmly invited.

Lu Jingyuan reluctantly complied after saying thank you to Nan Zhengde.

However, after taking a few bites of food, she put down her chopsticks.

As someone with a habit of idling and disliked socializing, she found the environment extremely uncomfortable and couldn't eat anymore.

“Have you finished eating?” Nan Xing asked Lu Jingyuan.

“Mm, I'm not hungry. You guys can take your time,” she replied.

"Xing, why don't you take Ms. Lu outside for a walk?”

The old man noticed that Lu Jingyuan looked rather uncomfortable sitting at the table. Hence, he asked Nan Xing to take her outside so that he could privately ask Feng Wan what was going on. “Okay, let's go outside and I'll show you around the rooms,” Nan Xing said.

Lu Jingyuan and Nan Xing finally heaved a sigh of relief after stepping out.

“Your grandma doesn't like me, but my dad doesn't allow me to talk about my family's affairs. It's always been like this, what can I do?” the woman said helplessly.

“It's not that she doesn't like you. She just thinks your family is too mysterious. Don't think too much about it. Let's walk around here,” Nan Xing assured.

While the duo was outside, Nan Zhengde asked Feng Wan, “Did you bully the girl?”

The old lady instantly got angry. “She bullied me! I asked her what her family does, and she refused to tell me. She even said her dad doesn't allow her to talk about it. What kind of attitude is that? We don't need anything from her family, but she's looking down on us!”

“He doesn't allow her to say it?” The old man was also surprised.

"Yes. Can you believe her attitude?” the old lady snapped.

Nan Zhengde was not annoyed, though. “It must be a high-rank position. He's worried that his children will use his name to show off outside, so he established rules since they were young to not talk about his job. That's a good thing. It shows that their family has strict rules. Do you really like those rich brats who always boast about their fathers being high-ranking officials?”

The old man tried to appease the old lady with a smile, and her anger dissipated somewhat.

“But is it necessary to keep it so tightly under wraps?” she retorted.

“Never mind. They're just in the dating stage for now. If they really start talking about marriage, we can just have Qiao Zhan investigate. It's not that difficult to find out about her father's identity since everyone already knows who the daughter is.”

Feng Wan had nothing else to say after the old man reassured her.

As soon as Nan Xing and Lu Jingyuan entered the garden, the latter abruptly turned around and said, “Let's go back. I don't feel like looking around anymore.”

“Don't you want to stay a bit longer? It would be awkward to return to the dining table,” Nan Xing replied.

“No, I'm leaving. I'm not marrying into your family anyway. Why should I be here?” Lu Jingyuan insisted. “I'm going back to work.”

Since she was adamant about leaving, Nan Xing decided not to force her to stay. “Then at least wait for my grandparents to finish their meal before we leave. It wouldn't be polite otherwise.”

After pondering for a moment, Lu Jingyuan agreed to wait a few more minutes.

A while later, the housekeeper went over and said that Feng Wan wanted to invite Lu Jingyuan for tea.

This meant that the meal was over, and it was time for the second round of chat. Once they finished, they could leave.

Despite her reluctance, Lu Jingyuan followed the housekeeper to the tea room where a pot of fragrant tea and some pastries were already prepared on the table.

"You didn't eat much at dinner, so please have some pastries. Young people shouldn't always worry about their looks. Health is the most important thing,” Feng Wan urged. Seeing that the old lady's attitude seemed more polite than before, Lu Jingyuan felt a little more at ease.

Even if she couldn't become one of them, she didn't want to offend Feng Wan. After all, she was Nan Xing and Nan Chen's grandmother.

“Thank you, Mrs. Nan,” Lu Jingyuan said politely.

She then picked up a pastry and tasted it.

"Xing, go to Grandpa's study and ask him if he wants any desserts,” Feng Wan instructed her grandson.

Nan Zhengde never ate desserts, and Nan Xing knew that.

It was clear that his grandma wanted to get rid of him and have a private chat with the woman.

Of course, Lu Jingyuan also saw through her intentions.

Is this where she reveals her true motive? Is she going to give me a huge check like in a television drama and ask me to leave Nan Xing? If that's the case, I would actually take the check. After all, the Nan family is rich. After receiving the money, I can donate it to a charity and do some good deeds. It's always a good thing to do charity. If I refuse her offer, Mrs. Nan will be worried that I'll continue to bother Nan Xing. If I take the money, she will feel more at ease.

“Jingyuan, do you love Nan Xing?” Feng Wan didn’t bring up the topic of the check.

Am I dramatizing this? It seems like I won't get any money.

“I don't love him,” the woman answered firmly.

Her answer caught the old lady by surprise.

She had expected Lu Jingyuan to say something like, “I really like Nan Xing; I'm not after his money.” Are young people nowadays so difficult to talk to?

“You don't love him?” she asked.

“I don't love him,” Lu Jingyuan repeated confidently.

“Then why are you two together?” Feng Wan asked in annoyance.

"We're just friends. I don't like staying in the capital, so I asked Nan Xing to pretend to be my boyfriend so my family would let me leave. Nan Xing has really helped me out, but we're not really lovers,” Lu Jingyuan explained.

The old lady was bewildered.

Is Nan Xing in a one-sided relationship? She was just playing along with him. Did Nan Xing accidentally fall in love with her? I thought he is handsome and many girls are chasing after him. Is he really this miserable?

“So it turns out that there was a misunderstanding.” The old lady was still unwilling to accept the fact that her charming grandson was disliked by someone.

This is an embarrassment to the Nan family!

“It's indeed a misunderstanding.”

“I guess Nan Xing likes you; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought you home to meet his family. Do you know that he likes you?” Feng Wan probed.

“I don't know. He has never said anything.”

The old lady sighed. It turned out that her grandson was a coward.

Interestingly, Feng Wan felt that Lu Jingyuan was very sincere and she began to like this girl a little more.