Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!
Chapter 117: Grand Opening Banquet

Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Grand Opening Banquet

Cheng Youran had wanted to come over to see Su Lu and had called her in advance, but Su Lu had rejected him.

"Is there something wrong with your throat? Have you caught a cold?" Cheng Youran asked suspiciously upon hearing that Su Lu’s voice was somewhat off.

"I don’t know, maybe a little, I’m afraid it’s a cold. I need to sleep for a day, so you better not come, lest I really catch a cold and pass it on to you." Su Lu said.

Cheng You Ran didn’t insist and simply responded, "Okay then, if you really feel unwell anywhere, give me a call."

After hanging up, Su Lu grabbed a tissue and wiped away the tearstains at the corners of her eyes. She wasn’t actually sick with a cold. She had just been crying for too long. Luckily, because she normally wasn’t a sentimental crybaby, You Ran hadn’t suspected anything about her voice.

Even though her voice was very nasal, he usually would think that Su Lu was suffering from a cold or rhinitis first, without guessing that she had been crying.

Cheng You Ran had always admired Su Lu, thinking that although she appeared gentle, she was actually stronger than steel. She had been through so many ups and downs in life, the troubles and tortures of five years ago.

Despite Cheng Youran’s usual cold and strong demeanor, if he had faced the challenges that Su Lu had, he admitted that he wouldn’t have been able to endure it. He would have surely broken down or gone mad. But Su Lu had shouldered it all as if it was nothing.

It was as if she could handle ten times or a hundred times the burden with the same ease.

Su Lu hadn’t cried for too long. The fact that she had suddenly lost control of her emotions and cried from the taxi until now was already a significant emotional release for her.

Maybe it was the influence of hormones, or maybe because there was a tiny life inside her belly, making her more susceptible to emotional fluctuations due to the hormonal changes.

Otherwise, she might not have cried like this.

Su Lu blew her nose and stood up to walk to the French windows, taking deep breaths.

"Hu... Hu..." Su Lu pursed her lips, comforting herself as if through self-hypnosis, "Don’t worry, don’t worry, everything will get better, I promise."

As she spoke, she gently touched her lower abdomen.

It was as if the little one inside, who might still just be an embryo, could really understand.

Because Su Lu hadn’t gone to the office that day, Xu Ning called her before the workday ended, as usual, to report on the day’s work.

Xu Ning also noticed the nasality in Su Lu’s voice and reacted in the same way.

"Mr. Su, huh...? Have you caught a cold? No wonder you didn’t come to the office today. Is it serious?"

"It’s nothing," Su Lu said, "Is there nothing going on at the company today?"

"There were some things, but Brother Qiao handled them really well. Brother Qiao is simply my angel, my hero!" Xu Ning’s voice was tinged with excitement.

Su Lu felt somewhat helpless and sniffled, "Is that so? I had guessed he would be competent, after all, he was talent recommended by my brother, but I didn’t expect him to be that outstanding..."

"Absolutely. Brother Su is magnificent, and Brother Qiao is domineering." Xu Ning said and laughed, then continued reporting on the work.

She brought up the project with Jiang Li, "Regarding the esports project with Lieying that you mentioned before, someone from their side came for negotiations today."

Su Lu cleared her throat, "Which side?"

"From Lieying. A manager came, and he brought a young guy who looked really handsome," Xu Ning said.

Su Lu immediately thought of that especially good-looking, cool and aloof eSports player Ying Xi, who was so youthful that it wasn’t an exaggeration to call him a young boy.

When she and Jiang Li visited Lieying Base that time, this young player was clearly showing signs of impatience, yet now he was even taking the initiative to follow his manager to the company for discussions.

Su Lu didn’t think it was because Ying Xi intended to give her face; it was probably... because he was doing it for the sake of his idol’s face, right? After all, Ying Xi had clearly shown his intense enthusiasm for his idol, Bambi.

Su Lu’s eyes couldn’t help but become warm again, why did everything... everything have to do with that man?

"Mr. Su?" Xu Ning called out when she didn’t hear a response.

"Hm? Yes, I heard you," Su Lu answered.

Xu Ning continued, "It was Brother Qiao who handled the negotiations. It seems things went pretty smoothly; I saw the mood of that Lieying Base’s manager and the player seemed quite good when they left the company."

"Good, I’ll ask Qiao Li about it later," Su Lu said.

Xu Ning had almost finished reporting, then after a pause, she added, "Oh, right, Mr. Su."

"Yes?"

"The Boss’s opening banquet is set for the day after tomorrow. Although we haven’t received the invitation yet, I think it will be sent to us soon, so do you want me to book and prepare the necessary gifts in advance?" Xu Ning brought up this point, which was quite thorough.

Su Lu was taken aback, murmuring, "Oh, the banquet..."

Xu Ning also noticed that her boss seemed to be in a slightly off state today, "My boss, are you really coming down with a cold? You seem slower to respond than usual. So, should we prepare the gifts?"

"Prepare them," Su Lu took a deep breath and said softly.

"The usual standard?" Xu Ning asked.

Su Lu thought for a moment, "Let’s go with a higher standard." Su Lu thought again, "There’s a piece of water-washed stone in the Yunhu Art Gallery that I saw last time. That one seems quite nice."

"Okay, I will take care of it," Xu Ning replied. She then asked, "Do you need a new dress prepared for you?"

"No need, the dress I ordered last time hasn’t been worn more than twice."

"Alright then, I will arrange for Xiao Lv to find you on time for the event." Xu Ning finished up her instructions and reminded Su Lu to rest well before they ended the call.

The room suddenly became quiet, and Su Lu lay on the sofa, looking at the blanket that Bo Jingshen had once covered himself with, the cushion he had rested on, feeling waves of indescribable emotions in her heart.

But suddenly, she just felt that, at least for now, she didn’t want to stay in this space.

She got up, shuffling in her slippers as she headed out the door, making her way straight to the next apartment building.

Getting through the downstairs access control was no issue for her; in fact, she could easily enter the apartment above if she wished, but she didn’t do so and instead politely pressed the doorbell.

After a short while, the door opened from the inside.

Su Zhe stood there, looking at Su Lu with an amused expression, his lips curved in a gentle arc as he raised an eyebrow, "What’s this... How keen is your nose? From so far away, you can smell your way here?"

A familiar voice came from inside the house, "What’s up? Who’s there?"

Accompanying the familiar voice, Su Lu also smelled the fragrant scent of barbecue wafting out.