Zhou Qian learned his lesson this time. Instead of buying groceries near the company, he returned to his residence and bought all the ingredients at the vegetable market near the community.

Although the quantity was large, she bought small portions, so it wasn't too heavy.

When Zhou Qian was walking towards the community with vegetables in her hand, her cell phone suddenly received a message, so she freed one hand to pick up the phone.

It's from Lu Jing again, [with a pack of cigarettes.]

[If I give you a ladder, you will still climb to the sky, right? ]

[Not only can I go to heaven, I can also pick the stars for you. ]

Zhou Qian: ...

Is this guy teasing her?

His face unconsciously became hot. Zhou Qian blew some air on his face, thinking that he must be crazy to blush because of Lu Jing's insincere love words.

"Xiao Qian."

A voice interrupted Zhou Qian's thoughts. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw Lin Chenyi walking towards her.

The heat on Zhou Qian's face instantly cooled down, and he asked in a cold tone, "Why are you here?"

Lin Chenyi's eyes swept over the dishes in her hand, and his eyes darkened. "Why did you buy so many dishes by yourself?"

"Did you come here just to see how much vegetables I bought?"

Lin Chenyi looked at her with his dark eyes. The fact that someone who couldn't cook bought so many vegetables could only mean one thing: someone was at home.

"I remember you didn't seem to be able to cook."

"I remember you swore to love only me."

Lin Chenyi's face was extremely ugly. Although he knew Zhou Qian would not admit it, he still asked, "Is Lu Jing really at your house?"

Zhou Qian said in a cold tone, "Whether I'm here or not has nothing to do with you. Please don't come to me again to show off your presence and embarrass yourself."

Lin Chenyi pressed the corners of his lips together, probably because he was angry, and his breathing gradually became heavier. "Since you got involved with Lu Jing just to get revenge on me, and now that you have your revenge, I hope you will not have any entanglement with him anymore. This is the last bit of respect you can give me."

"Respect?" Zhou Qian laughed out loud as if he had heard a huge joke. "Please tell me, do you deserve my respect for deceiving me for several years, or for cheating on me, or is it..."

Having said that, Zhou Qian paused, thinking of what Lu Jing had told her, why her father got involved in gambling again, and why Lin Chenyi knew so much about his father's situation?

She looked straight at Lin Chenyi and said the rest, "My father has gotten involved in gambling again."

Lin Chenyi's expression changed, "What did Lu Jingdu tell you?"

Seeing him so nervous, Zhou Qian wondered if Lin Chenyi was really involved in her father's renewed addiction to gambling?

"Don't you know what you did?"

Lin Chenyi's eyes flashed with guilt, "Xiao Qian, no matter what Lu Jing said, it was all to frame and discredit me. Don't be tempted by his sweet words."

Zhou Qian's eyes were filled with disgust. "Are you done? If you're done, I'm going home to cook."

"Wait a minute..." Lin Chenyi stopped her, "Why did you agree to cooperate with Lu Qianqian?"

"You didn't come to see me?"

Seeing that she was carrying so many things, Lin Chenyi reached out and said, "Let me hold the things for you first."

Zhou Qian avoided his hand and said, "No, please say what you want to say quickly. I don't have that much time."

"Have you ever thought about this? Lu Qianqian and Lu Jing are siblings who are connected by blood. What would you do if they reconcile one day?"

Zhou Qian replied without thinking, "Then break the tendons connecting them."

Lin Chenyi shook his head. "You're too naive. Lu Qianqian is dealing with Lu Jing simply because she doesn't want that bastard Lu Jing to share her property. But if Lu Jing bows to Lu Qianqian, there's no need for Lu Qianqian to kill him."

"By then, you're doomed."

"so what?"

Zhou Qian didn't think that Lin Chenyi was reminding her out of kindness. If that was the case, why would he bring Lu Qianqian to find her?

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Chenyi said seriously, "Neither Lu Qianqian nor Lu Jing are good people. You and I are both Lu Qianqian's tools. I think we should stick together for warmth."

"How do you hold together?"

Lin Chenyi looked around and lowered his voice and said, "You still do what Lu Qianqian said and destroy Lu Jing. I will stabilize Lu Qianqian here. When she takes the Lu family's wealth, we will work together to deal with her, and then the entire Lu family will be ours."

Zhou Qian narrowed her eyes fiercely. Lu Qianqian's behavior made her see the horror of human nature, and Lin Chenyi's thoughts made her terrified when she thought about it carefully.

It also allowed her to see the ugliest and most unbearable side of human nature.

In the end, Zhou Qian didn't give an answer, but only said, "It's a very tempting condition."

Lin Chenyi is so bold in thinking about the entire Lu family!

Lin Chenyi said, "Waiting for your good news."

…

Zhou Qian was shocked by Lin Chenyi's thoughts and was in a daze on the way back. Of course, Lu Jing's cigarette had long been forgotten.

After entering the house, Lu Jing came over to take the things, but found that the cigarettes he wanted were not there.

He asked, "Where's the cigarette?"

Zhou Qian came back to his senses, "I forgot."

"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

Zhou Qian looked at him, and suddenly her mind was filled with Lu Qianqian and Lin Chenyi's words. Afraid that he would see through her, she said perfunctorily, "Yes, I did it on purpose."

Lu Jing stared at her unhappily for a while, but didn't say anything in the end. He carried the ingredients into the kitchen.

Soon, the sound of frying came from the kitchen.

Zhou Qian sat alone on the sofa, lost in thought. In his ears were the words of Lu Qianqian and Lin Chenyi, and the sounds of ping-pong in the kitchen.

The intense tug and fight between the two gave her a headache.

She simply got up and took a shower to avoid thinking about it.

After taking a shower, I received a call from a client who wanted to discuss some details of the wedding with her. The two of us talked for more than half an hour before we finished.

Zhou Qian glanced at the time and estimated that the meal was almost ready. When he went out, he noticed the bag hanging by the door.

After hesitating for a while, he took out the transparent bag given by Lu Qianqian from his bag.

When I came out of the bedroom, I saw several dishes on the dining table, and the whole living room was filled with the delicious smell of food.

Zhou Qian's throat was choked. She couldn't remember the last time she had eaten such a meal. It was probably since she was sixteen and started working part-time.

I usually eat in the school cafeteria, work part-time on weekends and holidays, and during the Chinese New Year and other holidays, I will cover for colleagues who want to take a vacation in order to earn overtime pay.

The tall figure in the kitchen was still busy. Zhou Qian stared at him blankly, his eyes turning red without him noticing when.

When Lu Jing brought out a plate of chicken wings, he was unexpectedly met with her red eyes. He was stunned for a moment, then curled his lips and smiled wickedly.

"It's just a meal, there's no need to be so moved, right?"

Zhou Qian suddenly came back to her senses, fluttering her eyelashes, refusing to admit it, "Could it be that the smell of cooking smoke is too strong and it's bothering me?"

Lu Jing chuckled and didn't expose her.

Zhou Qian looked at the delicious food on the table and couldn't help but reach out for the beef that looked soft and rotten.

"No stealing."

Before he could catch the beef, the man slapped it back.