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The decoration of the restaurant was simple, but it had a unique flavor.

When Pei led Tang Xu to his parents' side, Li Zhiqiu and Shen XianNian were still discussing the bracelet.

Shen Lu let go of Tang Xu's hand and hugged her mother from behind. "What's wrong? You're going to have to settle your daughter-in-law so soon?"

"Aiya, son, when did you arrive?" Li Zhiqiu reacted and patted Shen Lu before standing up.

Tang Xu had also been preparing for a long time. At this moment, he looked at Pei's parents and respectfully bowed, "Greetings, Uncle Shen and Auntie Shen."

Li Zhiqiu heard the sound and turned to look at Tang Xu, his eyes shining brightly as he hurriedly said, "Ai, you must be Tang Xu."

"Yes, Auntie. I'm Tang Xu. You can call me Little Xu or Little Tang."

"Hey, hey, hey. Little Xu, sit, sit down."

It could be seen that Shen Shuo Nian was very satisfied with his future daughter-in-law, even calling Tang Xu to sit down.

Li Zhiqiu was even more satisfied as he pulled his son along, ignoring Tang Xu's presence as he praised him, "You, at least you've found a good daughter-in-law."

When Tang Xu heard this, his face turned completely red. She shyly sat there, smiling faintly.

Shen Lo arranged for the waiter to serve the dishes quickly, and Li Zhiqiu even kindly gave Tang Xu a pair of chopsticks, "Come, Little Xu, eat more. I heard from Shen Pei that you all work very hard and have a lot of thought. You're still so thin, so you should make up for it."

"Yes, Auntie. You should eat more too."

As Tang Xu spoke, he also prepared dishes for Li Zhiqiu.

Shen Shuo Nian saw all this and was very satisfied with Tang Xu's understanding, asking: "Hmm, little Xu, what are your parents doing at home?"

"Uncle, my parents were both civil servants in the past, but they are now retired. There is nothing important to do when idle at home."

If her parents saw her parents, she thought, the four of them would be able to talk, but...

Would this happiness belong to her?

Li Zhiqiu looked at Tang Xu, and no matter how he looked, he was still satisfied. While the dessert was being served, Li Zhiqiu called Tang Xu over to his side, opened the box, and took out the jade bracelet.

She held Tang Xu's hand as if they were facing their own daughter.

"Auntie, what's this?" Tang Xu was somewhat flattered.

Li Zhiqiu smiled, "Ah, this is the jade bracelet passed down in the Shen family. When I was married into the Shen family, this jade bracelet was given to me by Shen Pei's grandmother. She told me to pass it on to you if Shen Lu finds someone she likes."

As Li Zhiqiu spoke, he looked at the bracelet and couldn't tear his eyes away. It seemed that he had a very deep affection for it.

Tang Xu had also previously tried to identify jade from that bracelet, and as he looked at it, he felt that it was worth a lot of money. He wanted to refuse, "Auntie, this isn't appropriate. This is the first time you've met me. I can't accept such a precious item from you."

Li Zhiqiu refused. He pulled her hand and insisted on putting it on her, saying, "This won't do, you will be the future daughter-in-law of the Shen family. Sooner or later, this bracelet will be yours."

This...

Tang Xu was at a loss. She had promised Shen Lu to meet her parents, so wouldn't that mean she wanted to marry Shen Lu?

However, every time she thought of Meng Xing Zhang, it was as if her heart was filled with lead.

She quickly withdrew her wrist and looked at Shen Luoshen, gesturing for him to help her.

Li Zhiqiu, upon seeing her actions, frowned slightly as he looked at Shen Lu.

What did that mean?

Shouldn't he be happily wearing the Shen family's family heirloom? Why did she still refuse him, even being so disrespectful to him?

Seeing that the situation was about to turn sour, Shen Lu hurriedly got up and walked over to her mother's side, consoling her, "Mom, you accepted my grandmother's gift to you?"

"Of course not." Li Zhiqiu replied.

"Then that's enough. For such a precious item like this, if you let Tang Xu accept it, you have to give her some time to react. When she first entered, she was extremely nervous."

Shen Lo's explanation made the situation less awkward.

Tang Xu truly loved Shen Lu, so he didn't want to make things difficult for him. Thus, he also apologized, "Auntie, I'm sorry. I was really too nervous just now."

"Hmm, you too. Just accept it since Mom gave it to you. It will belong to you sooner or later anyway."

Shen Lo's words caused Tang Xu to have no reason to reject it. If she still refused to comply, it might arouse his suspicions.

After struggling for a long time, the jade bracelet was still attached to her wrist.

"Look, I already said it, your hands will definitely look good wearing it." Li Zhiqiu smiled as he played with Tang Xu's hands.

Tang Xu did not want to add pressure on Shen Lu, so he obediently thanked him.

To Tang Xu, this jade bracelet was even heavier than an engagement ring. Now that she had been recognized by the Shen Family, if they split up at that time, wouldn't that break up the family's heart?

At the end of the meal, Tang Xu felt depressed as he stood up, saying apologetically, "Uncle, Auntie, I'm going to the washroom for a while."

She escaped from the table, almost like a runaway, and took a deep breath in the bathroom.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she couldn't even look straight at him. Why couldn't she say it out loud? If she could say it out loud, wouldn't this matter be much easier?

She looked at the bracelet in her hand. She reached out and pulled it twice, but did not remove it.

"What is it? Do you need my help? "

Suddenly, a cold and familiar voice came from behind her.

She suddenly turned around, her sinister eyes like that of a falcon's. She blinked twice before looking at Meng Xing Zhang. With a frown, she asked, "This is the ladies' room. Why are you here?"

"If you're not here, how can you be so conflicted?"

After saying that, Meng Xing Zhang took a step forward and grabbed the bracelet from Tang Xu's hand. With a cold face and a voice as cold as the cold wind that covered the sky, he said: "What? This bracelet seems to be quite valuable, the people from the Shen family should like this daughter-in-law of yours a lot, right? "

The cold wind caused Tang Xu to shiver uncontrollably. She forcefully retracted her arm and put it behind her back as she stared at Meng Xingzhang as if she was protecting him.

"Why are you always haunting me? I've already promised you, why are you always following me! Do you know that's against the law? "

Tang Xu was both helpless and annoyed. He really didn't want to take another look at Meng Xing Zhang and wanted to leave the instant he passed by him.

He lowered his head and took a deep breath of the rose fragrance in her hair. He let out a light breath and said, "Go and sue me. If you succeed, the Meng Family's businesses will all be yours."

"I don't care!"

Tang Xu furrowed his brows. His thin, lotus-like arms clenched into fists as he tried to pull them out. However, aside from the dark red imprint, there was no other effect.

Seeing her struggle in front of him, Meng Xingzhang suddenly felt great, very excited. He exerted more force, and Tang Xu was practically lifted up by him. He took advantage of the opportunity to grab her waist and push her against the wall.

Tang Xu answered straightforwardly and swiftly, as if he were doing a speed calculation question.

Qin Hailong was no fool. She shrugged and smiled, "Alright, you can go back to your work now."

Everyone knew that Meng Xing Zhang had always been a cold-blooded person, and there were very few who were close to him. Normally, he would act like a cold iceberg in front of others, but today, seeing how Meng Xing Zhang treated Tang Xu, he couldn't be deceived.

There had to be some sort of secret between them, otherwise that expensive dress of Tang Xu's couldn't even be justified.

But then again, Qin Hailong was still a businessman. From the company's perspective, if Tang Xu and Meng Xing Zhang were acquaintances, their relationship would go smoothly in the future.

Could it be … Him?

For some inexplicable reason, Qin Hailong asked him to be in charge of the investment project for 'Meng Qi' Group, while he himself randomly received a bunch of flowers. Was it related to him?