Chapter 406
Zhou Dayuan ran out the doors of the large hall. He anxiously searched his surroundings to find Jian Han. Where did she go?
She would not have ended up in an accident, right?
Okay then. Okay then. He had to admit, he regretted it.
He should not have behaved that way.
He had not seen her for only six days, but she was now together with Tang Fan. He was afraid that Tang Fan would really snatch her away, and he was afraid that all that once belonged to him would be given to another man…
Zhou Dayuan combed through his surroundings thoroughly, and he froze when he saw something.
There were two people standing at the fountain some distance from him. Jian Han was in Tang Fan’s arms at that moment.
That woman was still crying. Tang Fan hugged her tight and had a hand on her back. He lowered his gaze and gently kissed her hair.
Ning Qing said these pleasantries loudly and pleasantly, and as expected, they all immediately smiled. They looked at her kind, friendly gaze, and they had long heard that this Mrs. Lu was glib with her tongue and talented in multiple aspects. They were clear inside their hearts that she was not some minor character.
There was admiration and respect in everyone’s gaze when they looked at her.
Zhou Heng liked Ning Qing even more. In his eyes, brewing skills were secondary. The thing that a person had to do first was to be a person of good character.
Those who know how would be like Ning Qing — she would still shine brightly in any crowd that she was thrown in.
Because she had brought the glow along with her.
Zhou Heng smiled. He turned his gaze sideways to look at Lu Shaoming who was seated on his right. That man looked at his own wife. Although he did not have much of an expression on his face, his handsome face had a loving quality to it.
Zhou Heng teased him, “I did not know that Mrs. Lu would participate in the red wine competition beforehand. What are we going to do now? With Mrs. Lu around, how does Young Master Lu plan to vote?”
His question attracted much attention.
Ning Qing’s small face turned red. She looked at him and crashed into his dark and sparkling eyes. The crowd that was brightly lit up, and she did not know how he would respond.
Lu Shaoming curled his thin maroon lips up. His deep voice was lazy as he jokingly said, “Old Master Zhou has asked a weird question. In my eyes, the red wine that my wife brewed, I naturally have to vote for her, because in my heart, she would forever be the best.”
Someone in the crowd took a breath. Ning Qing’s heart thumped violently, and her small face felt as if it were burning.
This man…
Lu Shaoming had not finished his words, and continued to say, “But if I vote for her, everyone would think I am biased… If I do not vote for her, there would be chaos tonight. Why not let me give up my vote then.”
“Woah…” Everyone was cheering and laughing.
Because he had said, “there would be chaos tonight.”
Ning Qing was already embarrassed, and she did not dare lift her head up. The journalists said, “Our Director Ning has been a dominant force in the entertainment industry. We didn’t think that she would be so firm at home too. Our grand Young Master Lu has turned into a hen pecked husband. If he does not vote for you, he probably has to go home to kneel on the washboard tonight.”
Everyone had their own opinions, and they chatted among themselves, and the atmosphere was cheerful.
Zhou Zhilei felt her chest go on fire immediately. Her hands were kneaded into fists, and she almost vomited a mouthful of blood.
She actually hadn’t intended to turn Ning Qing into the centre of attention. The higher she stood, the harder she’d fall. She didn’t consider that Ning Qing would actually make use of the situation to turn the tables, and it was totally out of her control now.
She looked at Lu Shaoming again. She had known him for 26 years, and it was really her first time seeing him behaving like this.
Washing board?
What nonsense?
He was not that low.
He was the president of Guang Qing, the successor of the richest company in the country, Lu Corporation, and he had the world in his hands in his hands at 32 years old.
How did Ning Qing match him. How did she dare?
Zhou Zhilei suppressed the fire in her heart, and she forced a smile on her face. “Okay everyone, we have also finished laughing. Now, let us have a taste of the wine that Mrs. Lu brewed.”
She quickly pulled everyone back to the subject at hand, and she could not allow Ning Qing to continue attracting everyone’s attention.
Everyone stopped laughing and took the small blue and white porcelain wine cup at the same time.
Zhou Zhilei stood beside Zhou Heng. She stared at every expression at Zhou Heng made when he drank the red wine. She had asked Xiao Zhou to secretly switch Ning Qing’s wine. She did not know what kind of weird taste the red wine would have. She anticipated Zhou Heng’s disappointed expression.
As expected, Zhou Heng had a taste of wine, his hand froze, and his expression also froze.
He looked like he was in a dilemma.
Everyone became silent. Everyone held the wine glass in their hands, and they froze for a moment. They were tasting the special flavor of this glass of red wine.
Zhou Zhilei got more and more satisfied. She waited for Zhou Heng to say something. Very quickly, Zhou Heng took another sip of red wine, and he lowered his gaze to shake the maroon red wine in the glass, before he lifted his head slowly to look at Ning Qing. “Young girl, what is this red wine?”
Ning Qing was at the centre of attention. She had a pure, sweet smile on her face. “Old Master Zhou, this is the Common Daisy from Yi Fan red wine’s flower series. Common daisy — it is pure and naïve, and it can make you dream of another place.”
As she spoke, Ning Qing winked her eyes playfully and said, “Old Master Zhou, have you gone back? The hometown in your dreams — who is there?”
Everything was not as Zhou Zhilei had expected. In a blur, she witnessed Ning Qing receive a resounding round of applause, and she looked at Zhou Heng hold Ning Qing’s small hand personally as she went onto the stage to get the honoured first prize. She looked on, seeing Ning Qing stand in front of international media. She has turned the flower series of her own Yi Fan brand of red wine into a success.