Chapter 16 Do you really like me? ...

Wen Chu searched all over Lu Ming's big house but couldn't find a way out. She never expected to end up having lunch at his house in such a miserable and frustrating way.

Bored, she tried to learn to cook from Aunt Sun, thinking she could take her culinary skills with her when she went home. But she was a real kitchen disaster. In order not to cause trouble and add burden to the elderly aunt, she wisely got out of the cafeteria.

Aunt Sun efficiently prepared a table full of dishes. It wouldn't be fun for her to eat alone, so she gathered all the servants together for a chat and a meal.

At first, they were reluctant to sit at the table, but after Wen Chu coaxed them, they finally relaxed and slowly took their bowls and chopsticks to the table.

Lu Ming's family doesn't have many servants. Including Aunt Sun and Xiao Yuan, there are three women in total, and a man in his twenties who is responsible for the repair of various home appliances and furniture, as well as some heavy work.

It is understood that they have a lot of holidays. After all, Lu Ming lives alone, and there is not much to do on a daily basis. They clean, cook, and weed and prune the flower beds in the front and back yards. They can take turns resting on weekends. However, they feel comfortable staying here. The important thing is that their boss is a handsome man, which is pleasing to the eye. Therefore, they do not need to take holidays unless necessary.

In addition, Wen Chu also heard a lot of little things about Lu Ming's life from everyone.

For example, when he was in a good mood, he liked to sit quietly on the balcony and look at the flowers in the garden, basking in the sun. When he had free time, he liked to fuss over them. He had raised those potted plants himself from the beginning, but he had been too busy these past two years to take care of them. However, he still instructed the servants to water them regularly. He remembered that there was a pot of daffodils that he couldn't save and that died. Lu Ming looked at the pot for a long time before he asked someone to bury it in the backyard.

He has a playful side; before going to university, he would secretly play video games at home after school and asked everyone not to tell Chairman Lu and Mrs. Lu. He also has a gentle side; if the family's maid is sick or the family faces a financial crisis, he will quietly give her a raise or a red envelope.

Furthermore, he rarely lost his temper and was very emotionally stable. He would say little to servants who made mistakes, and if the food was cooked late, he would just wait a while. He would also eat it even if there was too much salt in it.

However, Wen Chu felt this point was debatable. If Lu Ming was truly a calm and even-tempered person, then those wild portraits shouldn't be hanging on the walls of his home.

He might be like me, appearing calm on the surface but actually going crazy from work. After all, what he did today doesn't seem like something a normal person would do.

The more she inquired, the more she felt that she didn't know enough about him. Even the people who were with him day and night seemed to only know the tip of the iceberg.

The ceiling fan above her head blew gently, making Wen Chu's fluffy hair flutter. She rested her chin on her hand, looking utterly bored and resigned. So she said, "Do you guys play cards? Let's play cards! I'm so bored, and I don't even know when he'll be back."

Xiao Yuan raised her hand: "I know how! I'm really good at playing Dou Dizhu!"

Another maid timidly replied, "I'm alright."

Wen Chuxing excitedly organized the game: "Let's go! Get the cards!"

Everyone rushed off the table to find playing cards.

On the other side, Lu Ming walked out of the Lu family mansion, his face as cold as frost and his eyes as dark as ink.

Although he also shares the surname Lu, he always enters and leaves the mansion alone. The family there lives happily together, while he cannot even contact his mother at any time. He can only send her a large sum of money every month to make sure she is well.

He got into the car, sat quietly for a while, and then turned on his phone.

Instantly, countless text messages and notification sounds popped up, almost freezing the phone.

He opened one of the call logs, looked at the name "Wen Chu" in the contact name, and seemed lost in thought.

Wen Chu had just finished a game of cards when she had two strips stuck to her face, one on each side of her forehead. She glanced at her phone absentmindedly and, hoping for the best, called the contact she had pinned to the top of her chat list.

When is this guy finally going to turn it on?! Doesn't he worry about his partners being unable to find him?!

To my surprise, the call went through.

When she saw the dial pad finally change to a countdown timer of 00:00 and 00:01, she quickly threw down the cards in her hand, jumped up, and walked to a distance to answer the call.

"Hello!!"

There was complete silence over there.

"Hello?"

Is anyone there?

Wen Chu frowned in bewilderment, glanced at her phone, and after confirming that the other party hadn't hung up, said, "If you've been kidnapped, just say so."

"Lu Ming, is that you?"

Lu Ming sat in the car with his phone on his lap, hands-free. He listened quietly to the girl shouting on the other end, a little dazed. After a moment, he finally hummed in response.

Wen Chu was furious: "It's you! Why aren't you saying anything? When are you coming back?! I'm getting out!"

"One hour later," he replied casually.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

Lu Ming hung up the phone, turned the key, and left the suffocating place.

Wen Chu hung up the phone, feeling much better. She tossed her phone aside and continued, "Hurry, he'll be back in an hour, let's play a couple more rounds!"

They played a few more rounds, and when it was almost time, Wen Chu tore the note off her face, declaring that they would fight again next time. She then quickly restored the house to its original state, and everyone went about their business.

The large house quieted down, the noisy scene from before gone. Wen Chu stood there, tapping the table impatiently, waiting for someone.

Just then, the door lock clicked open, and a man walked in as dusk fell.

The two stared at each other from a distance. One had no shame on his face and his eyes were calm, while the other's eyes burned with a raging fire.

"You can leave now," Lu Ming said.

Wen Chu crossed her arms, leaned back in her chair, and began to interrogate me: "You trapped me here all day, and now you're kicking me out? You'd better figure out a way to make it up to me!"

Lu Ming unbuttoned his cuffs and took off his coat. "You were the one who said you'd wait for me here, and you did. Is there any conflict?"

System: "Detected that the male protagonist is showing a teasing attitude."

Okay, okay, this guy knows how to play tricks now? He's getting smarter and smarter.

The other party must have guessed that she might follow him and cause trouble, so they locked her up to prevent any future problems. She took a deep breath, realizing that arguing with someone would be pointless, and simply changed the subject: "Who's your date tomorrow night?"

"No."

"Then can't you just let me be it?"

“I said, no.” Lu Ming glanced at her.

"So where did you go today?"

"It's none of your business where I go."

"I really won't say a word, can I just stay silent? I won't embarrass you."

"no."

What a convenient way to respond to everything, but never resolve anything.

Lu Ming was about to ignore Wen Chu and go upstairs when he suddenly stopped.

Wen Chu was about to get up and follow the person upstairs when she saw him stop. Her bottom, which was about to leave the bench, instantly fell back down, and she looked away, pretending nothing had happened.

It was as if this guy had anticipated what she was going to do.

The man suddenly walked towards her, placed one hand on the table in front of her, and looked down at her.

"What are you doing?" Wen Chu leaned back warily.

Lu Ming asked in a low voice, "Do you really like me?"

Wen Chu replied without blinking, "That's right."

"Then tell me, will your family participate in the bidding for the 'Mingjin' project?"

Wen Chu was taken aback. "Uh."

Lu Ming narrowed his eyes: "You don't even know what this is?"

Wen Chu retorted, "Of course I know! But why should I tell you? My feelings for you are my own business, and have nothing to do with my family. One thing at a time, and I won't reveal any inside information to you."

To be honest, she didn't know either, but judging from her father's tone, it seemed he wasn't planning to participate? After all, when he learned that Lu Ming was working with new technologies, he didn't seem to feel any sense of crisis at all. Or was it that his family was very powerful and had a trump card?

"Heh." Lu Ming chuckled lightly, "Looks like he's not utterly foolish after all." He then turned to leave.

"Wait! I can't tell you about my family, but it's not like I can't help you at all."

Seeing that the person had stopped, Wen Chujian continued, "I know you value this project. You need the project's funding to recover, prove Baiyue's overall strength, restore its reputation in the industry, and regain the trust of investors so that you can have continuous funding to support the development of Baiyue's unique core algorithm, right? One tree cannot make a boat. At this critical juncture, you must be in dire need of help."

Lu Ming turned around and scrutinized her: "Did Chairman Wen tell you all of this?"

"Don't look down on me. Do you think I can't see through this little trick? I also know that what you need most right now is top-notch talent to help you quickly overcome this challenge. I've seen Baiyue's latest product, the intelligent control chip you made two years ago, which combines temperature sensing technology."

Lu Ming's interest was piqued: "So? How can you help me?"

Wen Chu proudly patted his chest.

Lu Ming asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"The top talent you need is right in front of you."

"You?" Lu Ming turned around and left as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "I shouldn't have listened to so much nonsense from you."

System: "Detected that the male protagonist is showing a mocking attitude."

"..."

Wen Chu wasn't angry. You look down on me. I haven't decided whether to help you yet. I need to make sure there's no conflict of interest with the Wen family before I can try to help Lu Ming, provided that Lu Ming is grateful and repays the favor.

The current world's timeline is four years behind the real world, and the AI ​​wave has only just begun to arrive, making a tiny splash. Any one of the technologies she possesses that she releases could be considered even more powerful than her cheat-like abilities.

Well, she doesn't have any special abilities right now. Aside from announcing programs and changing clothes, she's pretty useless.

Thinking of this, she had to stop and mentally complain: "I'm saying, I've already transmigrated, and you're a system, can't you give me some powerful items? Let me see how powerful you are?"

The system immediately responded: "Host, strive to complete the task and unlock achievements to receive the task reward."

"I've already tried my best, okay!" Wen Chu couldn't help but yell.

"What are you muttering about? If you're sick, go get treatment." Lu Ming glanced at her from upstairs.

"I think you need to fix your bad breath first!" Wen Chu shouted upstairs.

Lu Ming walked into the bedroom. "If you say another word, I'll throw you out right now." He then closed the door.

Several servants busy in the kitchen and other places couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle when they heard the two bickering.

Wen Chu glared at the man fiercely, even though he could no longer see her.

She continued to rest her chin on her hand, trying to figure out how to help Lu Ming.

She could never bring herself to sell her father, no matter where she was.

Moreover, she didn't know how long she would have to stay in this godforsaken place. This guy was heartless; it was too difficult to warm him up. She hadn't even reached the 20% mark yet. If the Wen family was overtaken by the Lu family during this time, how could she catch up? It was hard to imagine how Lu Ming would treat her when he was all the rage.

After all, tech companies evolve at breakneck speed; fortunes can change drastically in a few decades, and turning things around requires seizing an opportunity to adapt to the times.

Moreover, Baiyue is already a top-tier technology company in the real world, and she doesn't want to accelerate its evolution, turning herself into someone else's scapegoat while she dies tragically in a corner, watching others reach the pinnacle of life as a cannon fodder second female lead.

But she can't let people continue to underestimate her like this. She needs to find time to tear off the label of being a simple-minded fool!