They all want to control me!

Chapter 82 He is my boyfriend

Jiang Qiaoqiao's maternal grandmother's birthday banquet is planned to be held at a five-star hotel in the CBD.

The Jiang family, being wealthy and powerful, booked the entire hotel for their birthday banquet, inviting social elites and business partners from Jiangning City.

It's worth mentioning that Jiang Qiaoqiao's father's surname wasn't actually Jiang; he married into the Jiang family. They got married because she was pregnant, and because Jiang's father was from a prestigious school and was good in every way, Jiang Qiaoqiao's maternal grandmother agreed to the marriage.

"Oh, I see. I've only ever seen men marrying into families in novels and movies before. I never imagined it happened in real life."

Su Lingle stroked her chin and nodded with interest.

She enjoys watching amusement, and the Jiang family's past is also part of that amusement for her.

Jiang Qiaoqiao glanced at her but didn't say anything more.

Marrying into the family is not shameful. It was thanks to Jiang's father's marriage that the Jiang family's business group was able to successfully go public and expand several times over.

Upon arriving at the hotel's underground parking lot, everyone got out of the car.

Lin Ran saw many brand-name cars, some he recognized and some he didn't, parked casually in the underground parking lot as if they were free.

Take the elevator up to the lobby on the first floor.

Aunt Zhao led the three of them to a changing room and asked Lin Ran to go in and change his clothes.

Jiang Qiaoqiao went to the women's changing room next door to change her clothes. She was obviously prepared and came out quickly after changing.

Aunt Zhao leaned closer and whispered:

"Qiaoqiao, is it inappropriate for us to invite Miss Su to the birthday banquet without the old lady's permission?"

"It's alright, don't worry about it. Su Lingle and my aunt have a good relationship," Jiang Qiaoqiao said.

Su Lingle was squatting in front of the men's locker room playing on her phone. She was playing a match-3 game and had reached level 50. She had heard that this simple game was among the most profitable in the world.

Jiang Qiaoqiao walked over and kicked her calf.

Su Lingle looked up and saw a young girl who had changed her clothes and looked very elegant.

"what?"

"If you want to go in, you need to agree to one condition."

"you say."

Su Lingle put away her phone, stood up, and looked Jiang Qiaoqiao in the eye.

Jiang Qiaoqiao said, "I'm bringing you in as a personal friend. You don't know Lin Ran, nothing has happened between you, you haven't even exchanged more than a few words—that's your persona, remember that?"

Su Lingle frowned, instinctively feeling uncomfortable. This persona seemed to completely sever ties with Lin Ran, but on Jiang's turf, she couldn't say much.

"Okay, got it."

"Um."

Jiang Qiaoqiao nodded slightly.

With a click, the door to the men's locker room opened, and Lin Ran walked out while adjusting his clothes.

"Strange, these clothes fit perfectly yesterday, but why do they...?"

"Don't move."

Jiang Qiaoqiao walked over, grabbed his inner shirt, gently adjusted it, and bent the collar. Soon, the clothes, which had been a little awkward, became very neat.

Lin Ran's demeanor had been completely transformed. Just moments ago, he was a naive college student, but now he resembled a well-bred young nobleman, and he and Jiang Qiaoqiao looked very well-matched.

Su Lingle said sourly, "Wow, you're all dressed so nicely, but I don't have any new clothes. Isn't that bullying me?"

Aunt Zhao, with a beaming smile, snapped photos of the two of them.

Jiang Qiaoqiao objected, saying that taking photos in front of the changing room was pointless because the background was too bad. Aunt Zhao countered that the focus was on the people in the photos, not the background.

After taking their photos to their hearts' content, Aunt Zhao led the two to meet the birthday girl, Jiang Qiaoqiao's maternal grandmother.

Su Lingle followed behind listlessly. Having grown accustomed to being the center of attention, she felt a slight sense of unease at suddenly becoming invisible.

On the way, we passed the lobby on the first floor.

Lin Ran glanced around and saw that there were quite a few people, most of whom were dressed in formal attire.

"Lin Ran, you'll be following my orders from now on," Jiang Qiaoqiao said. "No matter what I say, you must answer with a positive attitude. Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

"If I listen to you, how can I recognize my godmother? Sister," Lin Ran said without any hesitation.

Aunt Zhao, who was walking in front, stumbled for a moment, but quickly recovered, her lips twitching slightly.

Are these two kids playing role-playing? I've heard this kind of play is quite popular among young people, like master and servant, siblings, or brother and sister.

I just don't understand young people these days.

Su Lingle, with an expression as if she had heard some juicy gossip, squeezed her head between the two of them and asked curiously:

"What? What were you guys talking about just now?"

Jiang Qiaoqiao pressed Su Lingle's head back down, then sighed, her tone somewhat helpless:

"I thought you were joking, but you're serious. Fine, I'll change my story later and have you become my godmother."

"...Takumi, don't trick me!"

Lin Ran had a bad feeling. Jiang Qiaoqiao had never been so kind before. Was she planning some kind of conspiracy?

Jiang Qiaoqiao turned her face forward again and didn't say anything.

Su Lingle heard this sentence clearly and, fully displaying her troublesome nature, leaned close to Lin Ran's ear and repeatedly said that Jiang Qiaoqiao was a bad woman and could not be completely trusted; one must always be wary.

The four of them arrived at a door.

Two women who looked like secretaries were standing outside the door. When they saw Sister Zhao arrive, they immediately greeted her with smiles, and then their gazes fell on Jiang Qiaoqiao behind her.

The two looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

They knew that Jiang Qiaoqiao had been disabled in both legs in the accident and was recuperating in a villa in the suburbs. Her legs had not improved for several years. Recently, news circulated that Jiang Qiaoqiao's legs had recovered. Their first reaction was disbelief, but they did not expect that seeing her today would prove the rumors to be true.

The short-haired woman's figure passed Jiang Qiaoqiao and looked at Lin Ran and Su Lingle beside her, hesitating to speak.

Aunt Zhao explained with a smile, "This handsome young man is Qiaoqiao's friend. The old lady specially invited him over today to meet and get to know him. This pretty young lady... is also Qiaoqiao's friend. She helped Qiaoqiao's father a lot when he was expanding his business in other provinces."

As soon as she said that, the two women's eyes immediately became subtle.

The friend in the back is fine; they're two girls, so what if they're close? They can't have babies together. As for the friend in the front… friendship between a man and a woman? Hard to say…

After the explanation was cleared up, the two stopped trying to stop them and opened the door.

Compared to the magnificent lobby, this room looks much simpler, with precious green plants, artificial hills, and a pond in the corner.

An elderly woman with gray hair sat in the main seat, chatting and laughing with the people on either side of her.

There are three people on the left and two on the right.

The older woman on the left looks somewhat similar to Jiang Qiaoqiao; she is probably her aunt, who is a teacher at a prestigious high school. The man with a round head and a cheerful appearance is her uncle.

As for the remaining girl who sat very obediently, she greeted Jiang Qiaoqiao with a "sister" when she saw her come in. But when she saw Su Lingle, her eyes lit up and she called out "Lele!" in a louder voice.

"Xiaoya, it's been so long!" Su Lingle skipped over and grabbed the girl's hand.

The two girls immediately started chatting and seemed to get along very well.

The man and woman on the right are probably Jiang Qiaoqiao's third uncle and aunt. The man looks very thin, but his eyes are bright and his face is as serious as if it were carved by a knife. The woman's face is much more ordinary, but she has the temperament of a lady from a well-to-do family.

Meanwhile, the second uncle who was plotting to seize Jiang Qiaoqiao's father's business was on a business trip abroad and did not come to celebrate her birthday.

Now all the adults in the room are focused on Jiang Qiaoqiao and her legs, which are hidden by her skirt.

However, Jiang Qiaoqiao took a step back, pushed Lin Ran in front of her, and said with a smile:

"Grandma, Aunt, Uncle, Third Uncle, Third Aunt, let me introduce you. His name is Lin Ran, and he is my boyfriend."

Lin Ran: "???"

Aunt Zhao: "!!!"

Su Lingle, who was chatting with an old friend, stared blankly at Jiang Qiaoqiao, somewhat incredulous.

Jiang Qiaoqiao, do you know what you're saying?!