Chapter 24 (Second Update)

The news of Lu Jinzhi's return to China had spread far and wide, and even the media had begun to report on it in advance. However, not everyone had received an invitation to the Lu family's banquet, so many people racked their brains to find alternative ways to sneak into the Lu family's home that day.

Apart from Lu Jinzhi, the schedules of the other members of the Lu family are almost entirely public and transparent, making it incredibly easy to bump into them.

As soon as Lu Yingchi got out of school and walked to the parking lot, he saw a lot of cars surrounding his car.

Nowadays, most college students live on campus and rarely drive here, let alone a young master like Lu Yingchi who never hides his identity.

Almost everyone in the school knows him; you can find out where his car is parked just by asking around. However, most people are normal, and not everyone is so oblivious as to hang around him every day.

As soon as he walked over, the cars flashed their lights at him several times and honked their horns.

Someone leaned out of the car: "Young Master Lu, you've been hard to find lately!"

Lu Yingchi leaned against his car door and pointed at his car headlights: "Stop it."

Almost instantly, the lights of all the other cars went out, and everyone got out of their cars and walked toward him.

Lu Yingchi knows a lot of people, and scum like Hu Zhuo are only a part of it, but he really hasn't gotten together with his friends for a long time.

He used to feel uncomfortable if he didn't go out for drinks for a day, but now that so much time has passed, he doesn't seem to have any problems adjusting.

He glanced at the group of people, not seeing the legal channel's pixelation on their faces, and clicked his tongue: "Spit it out, I have to go home."

"Does your house have a curfew or something?" The man who had greeted him earlier smiled broadly. "So eager to go back?"

Lu Yingchi: "Check Lu Ning's homework."

"?"

Everyone knows who Lu Ning is.

But is Lu Yingchi someone who checks other people's work?

"You're joking, but I'm taking it seriously."

You have one minute left to talk nonsense.

"Hey, hey!" The man immediately stopped him, grabbed his shoulder, and said, "I really didn't mean anything by it. I heard last time that you broke up with that bastard Hu Zhuo on the Zero Ring Road. I've been wanting to find a chance to ask you what happened, but you haven't been there for a while. I asked you out, but you wouldn't come. So I had no choice but to come here and wait for you."

Hearing Hu Zhuo's name made Lu Yingchi feel nauseous, and he said impatiently, "If you mention him, you can all get lost."

"Who wants to talk about him? That guy's no good either," Guo Liyan said. "I just wanted to hang out with you. Can't we just have a meal together instead of going to the Zero Ring Road?"

These people in the circle don't really think much of Hu Zhuo. He's a nouveau riche with no brains. He thinks he's something special just because he has some money. He's extravagant and has no bottom line. His snobbishness and cunning are impossible to hide. If he hadn't gone to the same school as Lu Yingchi, he wouldn't have been able to squeeze into this circle.

Now that Lu Yingchi and Hu Zhuo have fallen out, everyone is happy to see it.

But Lu Yingchi didn't agree and slapped his hand away: "Another day."

Qiao Wu said he wouldn't interfere with his normal friendships, as long as he kept his eyes open.

The main issue is that Lu Ning has to hand in her homework the next day, and she can't change her mind at the last minute; that would be irresponsible.

"Still thinking about your niece?" Guo Liyan withdrew his hand. "How about we go to your house too? Your dad's not home anyway. I heard your golf course has been renovated. Let's go play there."

Seeing that Lu Yingchi was about to refuse, he continued, "You're getting along pretty well with your niece now, right? We can hang out with her too. It's just tutoring her with her homework. We're not exactly college graduates, and we can even buy her some small gifts or something."

Lu Yingchi didn't like playing golf; he thought it was completely boring, so he never paid any attention to it.

But Guo Liyan is right about one thing.

He has many friends, but Lu Ning doesn't have many. Now that she's changed to a new school, she hasn't mentioned anything about school, and it's unclear whether anyone plays with her.

They're already difficult to manage. If they're not properly guided, won't they grow up to be mentally disturbed?

Like Lu Jinzhi.

Lu Yingchi didn't answer him, but instead took out his phone and made a call.

Guo Liyan didn't understand what he was doing, and then he heard Lu Yingchi say to the person on the other end of the phone, "Can I bring a few friends over to my house?"

Guo Liyan: "???"

Wasn't it said that Mr. Lu was hospitalized?

After saying something over the other end, Lu Yingchi's gaze suddenly sharpened, scanning Guo Liyan and the others from head to toe.

"Do you usually watch legal channels?" he asked.

Guo Liyan: "..."

"Is it a strict requirement to ask for legal channels when I go to your house?" he asked uncertainly. "Although I haven't watched them, I can recite the core socialist values."

Lu Yingchi's eyes instantly filled with admiration: "He said he could recite the core socialist values ​​and that he would buy Lu Ning a gift."

Six.

After saying that, Lu Yingchi hung up the phone: "Get in the car."

"Wait a minute, is your dad home?" Guo Liyan wasn't sure.

If Mr. Lu is home, then you can't just go casually; you have to change into something more formal.

"no."

"Who were you talking to on the phone just now? Your brother hasn't returned to China yet."

Lu Yingchi replied matter-of-factly, "The housekeeper."

A collective gasp filled the air.

"ah???"

Why are you speaking to the housekeeper so humbly?

What do you mean, "It's okay to bring friends back"? That's your own house, buddy!

Urged on by Lu Yingchi, everyone boarded the car in a daze.

The person walking behind Guo Liyan suddenly asked, "The butler that Lu Yingchi mentioned, could it be the one Hu Zhuo tried to get rid of last time?"

Because the incident occurred on the Zero Ring Road, many people like to go there for fun. Their circles overlap, and even those who weren't there that day can hear about it later.

The story spread like wildfire, making what happened that day seem quite bizarre.

It started by saying that a stunningly beautiful woman I'd never seen before drove an SUV to race around the area and took Hong Cheng away from the scene.

But the people at the mansion entrance said that the great beauty was with Lu Yingchi.

A disheveled Hong Cheng was dragged out of the car by Lu Yingchi and taken upstairs. Immediately afterwards, Hu Zhuo and Hong Cheng, both with bruises and swelling on their faces, were dragged downstairs by security guards. Even the boss was alarmed.

In the end, Lu Yingchi left with the beautiful woman.

And that beautiful woman is said to be a housekeeper.

"Last time, Lu Yingchi took people out on a yacht in Jin Island, which caused quite a stir. They turned back before even reaching the shore," the man said. "They said that when they got off the boat, Lu Yingchi was covered in alcohol from head to toe. Nobody on the boat dared to touch him except for one beautiful woman who chased after him in a speedboat. She boarded the boat, and Lu Yingchi got angry and broke up with Hu Zhuo within minutes. Then everyone returned."

Guo Liyan raised an eyebrow: "Is that so?"

He only knew about the zero loop line, and he didn't know anything about yachts.

Everyone knows that Lu Yingchi is a very outgoing person; who would dare to climb over him?

“His housekeeper is quite capable,” Guo Liyan said sincerely.

I don't know about anything else, but someone who can subdue Lu Yingchi must be very resourceful.

“If that’s really the case, then let’s go take a look.” The other man’s eyes lit up. “This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a butler like this.”

Guo Liyan glanced at him: "What does it matter to you whether it's true or not? They're from the Lu family. We're all here today for our own purposes. Wang Ziming, don't do anything stupid that will ruin my plans."

The man named Wang Ziming curled his lip, thinking to himself, "Why is a butler so nervous?"

You're even afraid of a butler, no wonder the Lu family looks down on you.

As they were talking, Lu Yingchi had already driven over. Seeing the two of them still standing there, he asked irritably, "Where are you going?"

"Aren't we going to your house?"

Lu Yingchi looked at him for a few seconds and asked in a cool voice, "Weren't you going to buy a gift for Lu Ning?"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Guo Liyan almost forgot about this. The main reason was that Lu Yingchi had always clearly disliked the Lu family, let alone buying them gifts.

"I know there's a shopping mall near your school. By the way, what does she like?"

Lu Yingchi replied without hesitation: "It's for the brain."

Everyone: "..."

Realizing that his words were somewhat ambiguous, Lu Yingchi reluctantly recalled that he truly did not know what Lu Ning liked.

But last time... wasn't it when he came downstairs carrying a doll to mock him?

“A doll,” he added.

So the group went to a nearby shopping mall and bought a trunk full of dolls, making the shop owner grin from ear to ear.

Although they had known each other for many years, he had never visited the Lu residence as Lu Yingchi's friend.

In the past, Lu Yingchi only played outside and never mentioned home. Moreover, with Old Lu always at home, no one dared to misbehave, not to mention that there was also Lu Jinzhi before that.

Guo Liyan came with a mission this time; his brother wanted him to get the invitation from Lu Yingchi.

This dinner party hosted by the Lu family was not purely commercial in nature, nor was it open to the media, so it was not open to just anyone; it wasn't simply a matter of having money.

Those who came were all from large enterprises closely related to the Lu family or friends with connections in officialdom; all of them came from prominent families with high status.

Other ordinary companies simply don't qualify, because there's no friendly relationship to speak of, and they have to beg and plead for ways to even cooperate.

If you can get an invitation, this trip will significantly improve your status in the industry.

Guo Liyan has never had much say in his family, after all, his mother's identity is not very respectable, and his father and his half-brother don't look at him with any respect either.

His only use was that he was about the same age as Lu Yingchi, so they tried every means to arrange for him to get close to Lu Yingchi.

Because of this, he was forced to go to the Zero Ring Road many times, trying to become like them, but each time he returned disappointed because he couldn't fit into that circle. He didn't know what would happen this time, but thankfully, it was just golf.

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"Lu Yingchi's friend is going to buy me a gift?"

Lu Ning, who was still reading in the library, couldn't help but feel that this was a conspiracy.

I heard six people came. Could it be six truckloads of walnuts?

Lu Yingchi is really capable of doing it.

“I’m not going out.” She lowered her head. “They can play by themselves.”

It's not as interesting as reading here.

It was quiet here. She picked up the books that Qiao Wu had chosen and planned to read them whenever she had free time.

She also discovered something even more interesting: the notes left by Qiao Wu and Lu Jinzhi.

She never imagined that the two of them would have this kind of connection; it was amazing.

It's like discovering another mysterious fairytale castle in a book.

Lu Ning is more than ten years younger than Lu Jinzhi, and basically she hasn't communicated much with this second uncle since she was old enough to understand things.

In her eyes, Lu Jinzhi was like an unapproachable robot, someone she couldn't understand or fathom.

But for some reason, she seemed to see a different Lu Jinzhi and Qiao Wu in these notes.

Qiao Wu didn't force her to go out. After all, it was hard to tell whether the people Lu Yingchi brought back were good or bad, and whether or not Lu Ning had contact with them before that was irrelevant.

"Then you can look at it here and do your homework while you're at it. Your uncle will probably be able to help you with your homework later today. I'll call you when it's time for dinner."

Lu Ning nodded: "Okay."

The Lu residence has its own security system. Without Qiao Wu's permission, the guests' cars were parked in the guest parking lot. Lu Yingchi didn't intend to bring anyone in, so he parked his car outside and had a security guard bring in the residence's vehicle to fetch the gifts. He then walked in with the others.

The main reason is that everyone wants to walk around and see how big the Lu residence is.

"Holy crap..." Wang Ziming's jaw dropped. "You probably can't get approval for such a large plot of land to build on now, right? How old is your house?"

Lu Yingchi: "I don't know. I heard that my grandfather lived here back then, and the old man expanded it later."

You're the only one who dares to call your dad "old man" like that.

Guo Liyan: "Where's your niece? Should we give her the gift first?"

"You said you were reading a book?" Lu Yingchi found the term quite novel. He had hardly ever been inside that library; when he was a child, he only went there to find Qiao Wu.

He wasn't interested in any of those books, but since Lu Ning was there, he decided not to disturb her interest for the time being, lest she blame him later.

Moreover, Lu Yingchi was not keen on bringing outsiders to the library.

That's a place Qiao Wu likes. She says it's quiet there, and it gets noisy when there are too many people.

Seeing that the group had finished shopping, he waved for the security guard to drive over: "Never mind her, aren't you going to the golf course? Let's go."

It's quite a distance to the golf course, and walking there would take time.

Everyone couldn't help but marvel once again at the family's immense wealth.

As they walked from the main gate, passing by his family's Chinese-style garden, horse farm, huge outdoor swimming pool, and houses whose purpose was unclear, even the family's car was emblazoned with the Lu Group logo, representing the family crest, everyone finally understood why his family had gone to such lengths to obtain that invitation.

When the group arrived at the renovated golf course, they could see several people standing outside from afar, one of whom was particularly tall.

Every part of the Lu family's residence was guarded by designated personnel, so everyone initially thought the person was a servant of the Lu family, but upon closer inspection, they realized something was amiss.

The tall woman stood alone to one side, tilting her head slightly as she spoke to the people in front of her.

She wore a sleeveless Chinese-style shirt, a string of extremely beautiful jade beads around her neck, and a black horse-face skirt. The sunlight shone on the exquisite hand-woven gold embroidery, making it sparkle.

She was already tall, and with the addition of high heels, she looked elegant and graceful. Her hair was tied up with a simple wooden hairpin, revealing her slender neck.

Just looking at their backs, everyone instinctively held their breath.

Hearing the car behind him getting closer, Qiao Wu temporarily interrupted his instructions to the servants and turned around to greet the guests.

Now everyone could finally see her face clearly, and they were all stunned.

It was a face more dazzling than emerald green, more precious than the light and shadow of horse-face embroidery; the smiling eyes behind the glasses seemed to have concealed all their brilliance.

Lu Yingchi keenly noticed the changes in these people. He turned his head and saw that they were all staring blankly at Qiao Wu, which made him very unhappy.

He jumped out of the car and stood in front of the crowd, blocking their view: "I brought them, what are you doing here?"

“You haven’t been here since the area was divided, so I’ve come to give you some instructions,” Qiao Wu said gently. “I’ll be right back.”

Lu Yingchi: "Oh."

"Are you staying here the whole time? I'll have someone bring you some fruit and snacks. We'll have dinner in the living room and dining room tonight?"

The restaurant where family members eat is different from the one used when guests are present.

Lu Yingchi thought to himself, "These people are already full from looking at everything, what's there to eat?"

No one is allowed to eat. After a while, we'll kick them all out!

“They’ve already eaten,” he said without changing his expression.

The few people who had just gotten off the bus were all bewildered: "???"

"No! How could you have already eaten?" Wang Ziming quickly ran up from behind. "We came straight to you. What did you eat?"

Lu Yingchi glared at him fiercely.

Qiao Wu chuckled and gently patted Lu Yingchi's shoulder: "Why aren't you being a little more considerate when you bring friends?"

He then asked the others, "Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

The group answered in unison: "No!"

"Okay, then I'll have to excuse myself." She raised an eyebrow at Lu Yingchi. "See you later."

Qiao Wu got into the car and left.

This caused an uproar among the people, who surrounded Lu Yingchi and chattered, "Lu Yingchi, who is that? Who is that?!"

Lu Yingchi didn't want to answer, and turned to walk towards the court: "What's it to you? Are you going to play or not?"

"It's definitely that housekeeper!" Wang Ziming grabbed Guo Liyan's arm. "Besides her, who else is there?! Holy crap, how can Lu Yingchi eat so well! I'd rather soak myself in wine than drink with a beauty like that!"

Guo Liyan was dizzy from his shaking and dodged his hand: "Aren't we going to play ball?"

What's the point of playing ball? Wang Ziming has never had any intention of playing ball since he came here, and now that he sees that butler, he has even less of that intention. His mind has already flown off somewhere else.

Seeing that everyone else had already gone inside, he had no choice but to reluctantly follow.

Guo Liyan took a few steps but couldn't help looking back. The woman from before was no longer on the road.

He didn't know how to describe it, but he felt that if Lu Yingchi was being managed by someone like this, he wouldn't be surprised at all. Everyone said she was a butler, but when he stood in front of her and those light-colored eyes looked at him, he didn't even have the courage to speak.

They said they were playing ball, but in reality, once they entered the court, no one was really focused on the ball; everyone was distracted.

Lu Yingchi himself didn't like this kind of thing, and soon lost interest and moved aside. It wasn't as interesting as correcting Lu Ning's homework.

Taking the opportunity, Wang Ziming leaned closer and said, "Tired? Take a rest."

“You’ve only been here for twenty minutes and you’re already tired?” Guo Liyan said.

“I don’t have your stamina. How about we go somewhere else to play?” Wang Ziming asked Lu Yingchi. “Do you have a wine cellar? Let’s go for a drink.”

When they go out, they usually just drink alcohol. Although Lu Yingchi doesn't really want to drink now, Qiao Wu told him to treat the guests well.

Moreover, Qiao Wu has never liked drinking, so he rarely goes to the wine cellar.

Outside the wine cellar is a large living room with a huge curved bar and sofas around it.

If I bring friends here just to have a few drinks, we usually stay here, so we don't have to go far away.

Lu Yingchi figured it would be better to stay there, so he wouldn't have to run around. He could just drink less, so he led his group to the wine cellar.

He had someone bring out some wine, drank a little with them, and then put down his glass.

Guo Liyan glanced at him: "Not drinking anymore?"

Lu Yingchi leaned against the sofa and played cards with them: "I still need to show Lu Ning her homework later. You guys drink as much as you want."

It's best to drink your fill and stop thinking about what to eat.

Guo Liyan had heard him mention Lu Ning many times and felt that Lu Ning must be very important to Lu Yingchi now, so he simply went along with it: "Why don't we go and check her homework first?"

Lu Yingchi waved his hand: "What would it be like for me to go over here if you're all here?"

Guo Liyan laughed and said, "How could we not distinguish between what's important and what's urgent? We can drink whenever we want, but the child should go to bed early. It wouldn't be good to go over smelling of alcohol. Besides, I really want to go see her. I've already bought her a gift, and I promised to play with her. What would it mean for me to be drinking here?"

Lu Yingchi paused for a moment.

"It's too noisy with so many people," he said.

"They might not even go." Guo Liyan kicked Wang Ziming. "Are you guys going to drink here, or go hang out with Lu Ning?"

Wang Ziming would never want to play with a little kid.

Moreover, the Lu brothers have always been at odds, and Lu Ning's parents died early. No matter how you look at it, it's not her place as a child to make decisions in the Lu family. It was Guo Liyan who said he wanted to play with Lu Ning, not him. So he shook his head and said, "I won't go. Just take the gift for me."

Others also said they were too drunk to go.

Seeing this, Lu Yingchi felt a little more relaxed. He put down the cards and stood up, saying, "You guys drink first, we'll be back soon."

Guo Liyan also stood up and left with him.

As the two figures disappeared, Wang Ziming scoffed, "They're really shameless, not even sparing children."

The person next to him laughed and scolded him, "What kind of good person are you?"

Wang Ziming took a sip of his drink: "I never said I was a good person. By the way, did you guys see that housekeeper just now? What's her name? I want a housekeeper like that too, then I'll come home every day."

"Come on, you're not even surnamed Lu, why would anyone even look at you?"

"It's all about money," Wang Ziming said. "Can't I afford a butler?"

The Lu family's looks much more expensive.

With no one watching over them, they drank without restraint, remembering Lu Yingchi saying that they could drink as much as they wanted.

I don't know how much time passed, but a few people came in through the door to deliver something.

The maid placed some things on the table: "I was worried that you might feel unwell from drinking on an empty stomach, so Butler Qiao brought some food over."

The rest were placed on the bar counter. Some fruits might not be suitable if they were cut before being brought over, so half of them were brought over here to be processed.

With Lu Yingchi absent, and after a few drinks, some of the men, now somewhat tipsy, became much bolder.

"Butler Qiao?" Wang Ziming sat down at the bar, holding a wine glass, and watched the man cutting fruit. He asked, "What's your butler Qiao's name?"

"Qiao Wu".

“Qiao Wu…” Wang Ziming chuckled to himself twice, “Do you know how much she earns a month?”

The maid was startled: "We didn't know that."

"What exactly are her responsibilities in her job?"

"a lot of."

Wang Ziming said impatiently, "Be more specific."

"We're not quite sure either."

"How come you don't know anything?" Wang Ziming got angry without asking anything. The more he looked at this person, the more displeased he became. "Why are all the people here men? Can you do such delicate work well? You can't even cut a piece of fruit properly."

The maid looked at the fruit she had cut and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Actually, there are other maids in the house, but Butler Qiao said that all the guests today are male and they are drinking, so she didn't let any women come over.

It now seems that Butler Xiao Qiao's concerns were justified.

“If you point out anything wrong, I will correct it,” he said calmly.

“I don’t think it’s good at all.” Wang Ziming put down his wine glass. “How about this, you call your housekeeper, Xiao Qiao, to cut it. I want to see what kind of fruit someone as capable as her would cut.”

Hearing the commotion, the others stood up and approached, only to laugh at what they heard: "Do you have money to let someone cut it for you?"

Provoked, Wang Ziming pulled out a card and slammed it on the bar: "Is one million enough to cut some fruit?"

The maid gently shook her head: "I'm sorry, I'm afraid that won't work. Our housekeeper, Xiao Qiao, doesn't do these kinds of trivial things."

Then one hand silently reaches under the countertop, ready to press the alarm at any moment.

"Is making a phone call difficult for you?" Wang Ziming reached out and patted his face, threatening in a low voice, "Fifty thousand for one phone call, how long would that be your salary?"

"Please don't do it."

"You dare to challenge me?" Wang Ziming laughed in anger, grabbing his collar. "Don't push your luck."

The maid took a deep breath, about to hear what Butler Qiao was saying about pressing the alarm bell if anything happened.

Before he could press the button, the sound of high heels suddenly came from the doorway.

Everyone immediately turned around.

The figure that had been on their minds for two hours appeared at the door, its expression barely discernible in the warm lighting.

Qiao Wu couldn't get through to Lu Yingchi on the phone, so she came over to check in person. She didn't expect to stumble upon this scene. She slowly approached, her gaze fixed on Wang Ziming's hand: "Let go."

Only when they got closer did everyone realize how strong this woman's aura was, and Wang Ziming subconsciously reduced his strength.

"Butler Qiao." He cracked his knuckles, staring directly at Qiao Wu. "Excuse me, I didn't mean to do anything. I just wanted to talk to your servant. He's a bit disobedient."

"What did he say?" Qiao Wu asked.

Wang Ziming: "He said..."

Qiao Wu glanced at him indifferently: "I didn't ask you."

Wang Ziming's alcohol-fueled mind was surprisingly agitated at this moment.

"That's awesome," he thought.

The maid straightened her clothes and frowned, saying, "He said he would give me 50,000 yuan to call you, and that he would use 1 million yuan to have you cut fruit for him."

Qiao Wu chuckled: "Is that so?"

"What's your name?" she asked, looking at Wang Ziming.

Wang Ziming immediately picked up the card and brought it closer: "Miss Qiao, my name is Wang Ziming."

Just as the card was about to touch Qiao Wu's face, Qiao Wu suddenly took two steps back.

Wang Ziming nearly fell over when he lunged at empty air: "What are you doing!"

Qiao Wu didn't speak. Instead, he walked around them to the back of the bar, picked up the largest watermelon knife, and gently ran his fingertips across it, his eyes slightly upturned.

This action made several drunkards' eyes widen.

The next second, alarms blared throughout the entire living room.

The wine cellar wasn't far from the library, so when a sound came from one side, it could also be heard in the quiet room on the other.

Almost instantly, Lu Yingchi figured out where the sound was coming from, cursed, and rushed out.

Lu Ning, who was focused on her problem, was startled: "What's wrong?"

Guo Liyan also wanted to curse, but he comforted Lu Ning: "It's okay, I'll take you to find security first."

"No, I have to go!"

What if someone else gets drunk and breaks into her safe?

These people aren't Lu Xuan, how dare they!

Guo Liyan couldn't catch up with him, so he could only anxiously follow behind.

Meanwhile, in the wine cellar living room, the alarm sounded, making Wang Ziming panic: "What are you doing? Aren't you cutting fruit?"

"cut."

Seeing the security guards come in, Qiao Wu came out with a knife: "Xiao Lin, bring out the fruit."

The maid hurriedly carried the fruit outside behind her.

The security guards were confused: "Butler Qiao?"

Qiao Wu hummed in agreement and walked to the sofa. He asked Xiao Lin to put the fruit on the table, glanced at Wang Ziming casually, and said to the security guard, "Hold him down."

The security guards didn't care who he was. None of the young masters in the family dared to speak loudly to Butler Qiao. Of course, they only listened to Butler Qiao. They pressed down on Wang Ziming as soon as they were told to.

Before Wang Ziming could react, two security guards slammed him onto the table, his face pressed against the cold surface. In the struggle, his wine glass fell to the ground, and his card also slipped from his hand.

When Lu Yingchi and Lu Ning ran into the room one after the other, the entire living room was already quiet, except for Wang Ziming, who was being held down on the table and yelling.

He was furious: "You're fucking causing trouble for me again, I'll kill you!"

Qiao Wu was standing with his back to him, but turned his head when he heard the voice: "Stop."

When Lu Yingchi saw that she was holding a watermelon knife, the scene of Qiao Wu threatening him with a knife immediately flashed before his eyes. He almost jumped up: "It wasn't me! I didn't drink much. I'm going to check Lu Ning's homework!"

Guo Liyan felt an urge to laugh at his eagerness to defend himself, but he forced himself to hold it in.

However, seeing that the situation wasn't as bad as he had imagined, he felt relieved and stood behind Lu Ning, seemingly blocking her view.

“I know it’s not you.” Qiao Wu, who was in the center of the crowd, bent down to pick up the card from the ground, played with it between his fingers, and smiled: “One million for a piece of fruit, Young Master Wang is really generous. I won’t let you down.”

Lu Yingchi's eyes widened: "What, one million?"

He grabbed a bottle of liquor and was about to smash it over Wang Ziming's head: "You, Wang, who the hell are you insulting with a million dollars! Who do you think you are, making her cut fruit for you! I've never even made her cut fruit! You like cutting things, huh? I'll cut your head off!"

Wang Ziming was so frightened his eyes almost popped out: "No, no, no!"

"Boom!"

A loud bang interrupted Lu Yingchi's steps forward.

As everyone's gaze fell upon her, Qiao Wu stood before the wooden table, the knife she had been holding now forcefully shoved into the tabletop.

Wang Ziming, who was still pressed against the table, was stunned when he saw the silver blade fall. His face and heart were both numb. He couldn't utter a sound and was completely dumbfounded.

Where did she get that much strength?!

Qiao Wu looked at Lu Yingchi silently.

Lu Yingchi was completely intimidated by the knife. After meeting Qiao Wu's gaze, he swallowed hard and silently retreated while clutching the wine bottle.

Qiao Wu withdrew her gaze, her slender fingertips lightly tapping the hilt of the knife. She ignored the gazes of others, smiling as she looked down at Wang Ziming.

"Tell me, which one do you want to eat?"