The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 946 - 347: Song Qiao’s Departure Was Mostly Because of Lu Tianming

So, they didn’t have much hope in Murong Rui anyway, since now they’ve already arrived at the Lu Family Mansion, later let’s see what they will actually do.

Li Man naturally knew her uncle and aunt’s little schemes, a mocking expression appeared between her brows, and after saying something to them, she took a wine glass and walked elsewhere.

As long as they don’t cause trouble for her, whether they’re currying favor with those nobles or getting to know those company bosses, she certainly wouldn’t interfere, much less help them anymore.

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Inside the master bedroom on the second floor of the Lu Family Mansion, Lu Tianming sat on the sofa near the balcony, his gaze falling on the grassy area visible outside.

At this moment, most of the people invited to the night’s banquet have already arrived, even though it’s still about half an hour before the official start of the banquet.

For outsiders, the Lu Family Mansion has always been considered a mysterious villa; the area it covers is extremely large, making it one of the top residences in the country, and in An City, there’s no other residence comparable to the Lu Family Mansion.

However, in Beijing, there is a residence that could rival the Lu Family Mansion, but supposedly the original owner has already moved out, because that residence was built in the seventies and eighties, and now there are rarely such residences, so the original owner directly donated the residence to the government as a protected heritage site.

It’s said that they don’t even want the government subsidy.

Lu Tianming naturally had someone investigate who the owner of that residence is, but unfortunately, their security systems are too good, even he couldn’t find out.

This only made him even more intrigued, because to achieve such secrecy, they must have status and standing in Beijing.

Possibly even one of those so-called... hidden noble families.

Xu Qian walked out of the restroom after changing into her gown, glanced at Lu Tianming sitting on the sofa, didn’t speak, and pursed her lips as she walked toward her dressing table.

She did not call anyone in to help her with makeup and hair, instead, she did her own makeup and styled her hair.

Lu Tianming heard noises behind him, turned his head towards Xu Qian’s direction, and saw Xu Qian doing her hair, not looking at him at all.

The relationship between the couple has been very stiff lately, even though they live in the same room and sleep on the same bed, they haven’t spoken much; more accurately, Lu Tianming wants to talk to Xu Qian, but this woman often ignores him, let alone have a heart-to-heart to ease their relationship a bit.

The bedroom fell into silence again, only the sounds of piano and violin from the grassland below could be heard.

Although Lu Tianming usually likes peace and quiet, he couldn’t stand this kind of rigid atmosphere between Xu Qian and himself.

Once Xu Qian finished her hairstyle, Lu Tianming looked at her and asked, "What will it take for you to stop being so indifferent to me every time?"

Xu Qian was putting on earrings when she heard Lu Tianming’s words, her hand paused instinctively, a faint smile appeared on her face, yet it carried some mockery, and she directly said, "When will you stop using your son for marriage alliances, then we’ll talk!"

How could she not know her husband’s mindset after being married to him for over thirty years; she knows exactly what he wants to do.

This time Lu Tianming’s so-called sixtieth birthday celebration is nothing more than trying to find a family with an extraordinary background for a marriage alliance.

Xu Qian simply couldn’t understand, CK Group has already developed to this level, and the Lu Family has become one of the top noble families in An City, why does Lu Tianming still not know when to be satisfied?

Lu Tianming heard Xu Qian’s words, his face turned a bit ugly instantly, and he spoke in dissatisfaction, "I’m doing this for Jingchen’s sake, he is my son too, would I ever do anything that’s not good for him?"

As soon as Xu Qian heard Lu Tianming’s words, she laughed, directly articulating, "Back then you clearly knew Jingchen loved Xiao Qiao, why did you still try everything to separate them? Why did you force Song Qiao to leave An City? Can you dare say that Song Qiao didn’t leave Jingchen so decisively because of you?"

Although she didn’t like Song Qiao that much back then, she still had a good impression of Song Qiao; at least she felt that her son finally found a woman he liked, which wasn’t easy.

Moreover, apart from not having a great family background, Song Qiao was great in all other aspects, whether it be her character or her behavior.

Yet, just when she was relieved to see her son finally marrying and starting a family, her husband tried everything to drive Song Qiao away.

Lu Tianming was momentarily speechless, unable to rebut; Xu Qian was entirely right, one of the reasons for Song Qiao’s decisive departure was indeed his pressure.

Seeing Lu Tianming’s silent demeanor, Xu Qian sneered coldly and stopped talking.

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At six o’clock sharp, the banquet began, and when Lu Tianming and Xu Qian came down directly from the second floor, everyone had already gathered in the living room downstairs; when the couple slowly descended the stairs, there was a thunderous applause on the first floor.

Lu Tianming, when he previously managed CK Group, already had a reputation in An City as thunderous; ever since Lu Tianming handed over CK Group to his son Lu Jingchen to manage, he faded into obscurity, refusing media interviews and rarely appearing in front of the media, so many people only heard of Lu Tianming’s name without ever seeing his real face.

When Lu Tianming came down, everyone realized that a person who was already sixty years old looked to be in his forties or fifties.

Besides finding Lu Tianming attractive, the most eye-catching thing was the woman by Lu Tianming’s side; everyone guessed correctly, she is Lu Tianming’s wife, and also Lu Jingchen’s mother—Xu Qian.

And tonight, Xu Qian deliberately dressed up, looking even younger than usual; with good skincare, she now looked only in her thirties or forties, more radiant than many women present.

Xu Qian’s hand rested in the crook of Lu Tianming’s arm, with a perfect smile on her face, nodding in greeting to those familiar with her below.

The couple walked onto a small stage set up below, and Lu Tianming took a microphone, directly speaking to everyone, "Today is my sixtieth birthday, inviting everyone here is to hope for a good exchange between us all, don’t be reserved, eat as needed, drink as required, chat as you like."