Chapter 496: Even though it was agreed, it was still embarrassing

"Like you, I'm someone who refuses to live in someone else's shadow. I understand your current situation." Yu Mingyuan slowly walked up to Qin Xiuming and said, "We can work together and prove ourselves with our strength."

"Do you think I will believe you?" Qin Xiuming asked back. He knew that Yu Mingyuan had pursued Lu Jingyou and didn't believe that she was sincere in cooperating with him.

"You don't have to answer me now. Take your time to think about it. I'm not in a hurry." Yu Mingyuan said, taking out a few photos from her bag and showing them to him. The person in the photos... was Lu Jiaping.

"Where did you get the photo?" Qin Xiuming asked her in a lost voice. He knew that Lu Jiaping was in Yangcheng, but he didn't know his exact residence.

Although the father and son were in contact, they were always very cautious.

Unexpectedly, Yu Mingyuan discovered Lu Jiaping's whereabouts.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone." Yu Mingyuan handed him the photo with a bright smile, "I'll wait for your good news."

Qin Xiuming put the photo away and walked out. When he reached the door, he stopped and said to Yu Mingyuan, "I can give you an answer right now. I will not cooperate with you. I will not do anything that goes against my conscience, let alone anything that is illegal."

"I will help your father get through this difficult time so he doesn't have to live in hiding." Yu Mingyuan looked at his back and spoke word by word, "It's not just the capital that's suitable for starting a business; Guangzhou is also a good place. And I won't do anything illegal. Illegal things won't get you far."

Qin Xiuming said nothing and walked out without looking back.

As soon as I got in the car, Yu Mingyuan called me: "You don't have to doubt my sincerity. I just want to use you to let Lu Jingyou see my excellence and let him know that I am sincere to him."

"Why me?" Qin Xiuming was puzzled.

"If I work with someone else and help him make a comeback, what does it have to do with Lu Jingyou?" Yu Mingyuan said calmly, "So, it can only be you."

Qin Xiuming: “…”

Sure enough, he was no match for Lu Jingyou in any aspect.

"I will tell you exactly what to do. Of course, you don't have to listen. The choice is yours." Yu Mingyuan hung up the phone after she finished speaking. She stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, quietly overlooking everything below her feet. She had never expected that Lu Jingyou would cancel the cooperation with Wanzhuo Group for Su Jiaojiao.

She thought Lu Jingyou would put the overall situation first and that her little thoughts would not be enough to shake the cooperation between the two families, but she was wrong.

When her father found out, he scolded her severely, saying that cooperation is cooperation and should not be mixed with personal feelings, and he no longer allowed her to interfere in the family's real estate projects.

Only now did she understand why her mother insisted on keeping the two clothing companies when she could have lived a life of luxury, because other people were unreliable, including her own man.

These two clothing companies that she had always looked down upon have now become the only trump cards in her hand. Only these two companies belong to her completely, and she has no other choice.

Qin Xiuming immediately called Lu Jiaping and told him about the photo. Lu Jiaping said nonchalantly, "It's okay. If she wanted to tell on me, she wouldn't tell you. I know exactly what to do."

"Dad, when can you come back?" Qin Xiuming was a little anxious. Now the whole company was talking about Lu Jiaping absconding from the crime, and all kinds of rumors were spreading. He was embarrassed to go to work.

"How did your grandfather and the others handle it?" Lu Jiaping knew the old man, and he knew that the old couple would not just ignore it.

"My grandfather asked my uncle and eldest brother to talk to Yu Baiqiang, but they couldn't reach an agreement. Yu Baiqiang even scolded my uncle and sent him away. My grandmother took me to see him once, but Yu Baiqiang refused to see us." Qin Xiuming told Lu Jiaping about the family affairs. "I haven't been back to the old house recently, and I don't know how they are going to deal with it. Dad, you should come back. If there is anything, we can face it together..."

"You don't understand. This matter is too complicated. It would be easier for me to handle it if I didn't go back." Lu Jiaping pondered, "Go to your grandfather and find out the progress of the matter. I can also deal with it well."

Qin Xiuming agreed and drove to the old house.

Just as he was about to get out of the car, he saw Yu Baiqiang walking out of the old house. Mr. Lu came out to see him off. The two stood at the door and talked for a while before Yu Baiqiang drove away.

Qin Xiuming sat in the car for a few minutes before entering the house. Old Mrs. Lu and Song Xiangyun were making rice dumplings in the yard. Overhearing them chatting, they said they were going to send them to Su Jiaojiao's factory as welfare.

Qin Xiuming greeted them and went to the living room to talk to Mr. Lu. When Mr. Lu saw him coming, he asked him to sit down: "I was just about to call you, and you came."

"Grandpa, what do you want to talk to me about?" Qin Xiuming saw a teapot on the coffee table, with two tea bowls still steaming. "Did anyone come?"

"Yu Baiqiang just came to see me, and we've already reached an agreement." Mr. Lu looked at Qin Xiuming and said meaningfully, "But your father must bear the legal responsibilities he should bear. As entrepreneurs, we cannot be above the law."

"Grandpa, didn't you just say that it was settled?" Qin Xiuming thought that it was settled privately.

"When I say it's settled, I mean Yu Baiqiang is willing to sit down with us and discuss ways to minimize the losses on both sides so that we can each get what we want. I don't mean to exonerate your father." Old Master Lu told Qin Xiuming bluntly, "Tell your father that he can come back now."

"Grandpa, I..." Qin Xiuming panicked. This was too embarrassing. Didn't it mean that he and Lu Jiaping had been hiding this from Old Master Lu and everyone in the Lu family...

Also, when did they discover that he was connected to Lu Jiaping?

But these days he had been pretending to be very anxious in front of the old lady. Now that he thought about it, he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

"Tell your father that turning himself in to the police station is much smarter than being arrested. At least Yu Baiqiang won't cause any more trouble." Old Master Lu ignored his embarrassment and said expressionlessly, "Starting tomorrow, everyone in the company will be on holiday and work will be suspended for rectification. Once this matter is resolved, I'll settle accounts with your father. Running a company is like living your life; you can't just muddle through it."

Qin Xiuming didn't even know how he left the old house. He drove aimlessly on the road, not knowing where he was going or where he should go...

He even felt that there was no place for him in the huge imperial capital. After this incident, Mr. Lu would never trust him again, never again.

What frustrated him the most was that he didn't know where he had gone wrong. Lu Jiaping was his father, and there was nothing wrong with him standing on his father's side.

If Lu Jingyou encountered such a thing, what would he do?

Just bring his father back and hand him over to his grandfather for punishment?

He can’t do it…