Ye Susu arranged to meet at a very famous restaurant. Lu Mo took Ye Qingqing there by taxi. On the way, Lu Mo felt a vague unease, as if something was not quite right.

This was an intuition he had developed over many years of navigating danger.

Before anything happens, his body's instincts always remind him. Lu Mo's heart sank, and he instructed Ye Qingqing, "When you meet Ye Susu later, don't eat anything, and don't leave my side."

That's all Lu Mo could think of, but he hoped he was overthinking it and that Ye Susu wouldn't be that bold!

I'll reveal the relationship between Ye Qingqing and Mayor Sang later. Sang Huaiyuan is in charge of the economy. Unless Fenmei Company doesn't intend to make money in the inland, he would never offend the direct leader in charge of the economy of Pingliang City, which is no less important than the capital.

Lu Mo thought it over and over, but he still felt that Ye Susu wouldn't have that much courage.

But he underestimated the cruelty women can harbor towards their own kind, especially those more beautiful than themselves. Jealousy can turn such women into something more venomous than a viper.

The reason Ye Susu disliked Ye Qingqing was that Ye Qingqing refused to sell the prescription.

Then there's Ye Qingqing's beauty, which drove Ye Susu to the brink of madness with jealousy. She wished she could get some poison to ruin the wild girl's face, but unfortunately, that person refused to sell such a vicious drug.

Ye Susu was not discouraged. She could not be disfigured, but she would be crippled if necessary!

They soon arrived at the restaurant. Ye Qingqing found Lu Mo's tense demeanor amusing. "She's just an annoying rich girl, not some devil or monster. Relax!"

Lu Mo couldn't help but laugh. He was indeed too nervous, even more so than when he was on a mission.

He glanced at Ye Qingqing, his eyes overflowing with affection. At this time last year, he never imagined that this girl would become the person he cared about most besides his mother and grandfather!

Back then, he even thought Ye Qingqing was too mischievous and disobedient, causing Lin Shufang and the old man a lot of worry. But now, Ye Qingqing is still the same Ye Qingqing, sometimes still mischievous, and his mother still worries a lot.

But he thought the girl was actually quite cute when she was being silly.

To Ye Susu's surprise, Lu Qingquan was also in the private room she had booked.

"I thought it would be better if Manager Lu accompanied you since you're related by marriage, so I took the liberty of inviting him. I hope you don't mind?" Ye Susu said with a smile.

Although he said he was asking for opinions, you couldn't tell from his tone at all.

Ye Qingqing sneered, "Of course I mind. How can I have an appetite when I see someone I hate? But Miss Ye, you're the one who's paying, so you get to decide."

Lu Qingquan's expression changed slightly, and he forced a smile, joking in a familiar tone, "Why does Qingqing hate me so much? What did I do wrong? We were on good terms at this time last year!"

Last year at this time, things were much better. Back then, if he asked Ye Qingqing to go east, she wouldn't go west at all. In fact, if it weren't for Ye Lan's jealousy, he could have slept with Ye Qingqing without any problem.

Every time Lu Qingquan thought about this, he hated Ye Lan even more. Ye Qingqing was beautiful and in the prime of her life; she was definitely a hundred times better than the dry, withered Ye Lan.

He was truly blind back then, actually thinking Ye Lan was prettier than Ye Qingqing, and even listening to Ye Lan's advice, not daring to be too intimate with Ye Qingqing. If he had gotten Ye Qingqing pregnant back then, he wouldn't be in such a passive position now.

Lu Qingquan grew angrier and angrier, and his disgust for Ye Lan intensified. He made up his mind not to go to Ye Lan anymore. Anyway, no one in the Ye family could stand up for Ye Lan now, so what did he have to worry about?