A company card, of course, is a card used by a company and used to deposit funds into the company's account.

Him personally? He only paid for Su Ziqing.

Zhou Ruoling took the card and smiled, "Thanks, boyfriend."

Gong Chengjue's face darkened because of her form of address.

Zhou Ruoling, however, enjoyed watching him change his expression like that.

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Beijing

Su Ziqing arrived in the capital by high-speed train, and Lu Linghong had arranged a driver to pick her up outside the train station.

Su Ziqing thought Lu Linghong would come in person, since the things they wanted to discuss involved some details.

but……

Lu Linghong didn't come; he only sent his driver.

"Ms. Su, Mr. Lu has an important meeting in progress, so he asked me to pick you up first. Please get in the car," the driver said.

Su Ziqing hummed in agreement.

In fact, Lu Linghong's meeting had already ended, but he was a little nervous.

While feeling nervous, he also had to perfect his plan so that his family wouldn't notice anything amiss.

The thought of marrying Su Ziqing in the future made his heart pound.

As for the child not being his? It doesn't matter. He just dislikes Gong Chengjue, not the child. He will treat the child as his own and love him dearly.

He had his driver pick her up and take her home, then he finished up most of his work at the company and decided to leave early...

I had just picked up my suit jacket and hung it in my hand when the office door opened.

"Dad?" Lu Linghong glanced at the time on his watch unconsciously. He had timed it perfectly; if he had been any later, he would have encountered traffic.

Mr. Lu was wearing a gray striped suit, his hair was dyed black, but his face inevitably showed the wrinkles that are typical of middle-aged and elderly people.

He looked at Lu Linghong seriously, "Where are you going?"

Lu Linghong didn't hide anything, "I have something to do, I'll go home first."

"Don't rush off yet, I have something to tell you." Mr. Lu walked to Lu Linghong's office chair and sat down, his expression still serious.

Su Enen's smear campaign against Su Ziqing this time was launched on a large scale, especially in the capital city, which was the main area. So even though Su Ziqing had tried to manage the situation, the impact was still there.

In today's internet age, even if a news article is only posted for a few seconds, many people will habitually take a screenshot first...

Lu's father had already seen the screenshots and even accepted his friend's blessings.

After being completely bewildered, Lu's father immediately came to Lu Linghong's side after seeing the screenshot.

As the saying goes, some suffer from drought while others suffer from floods. In the battle for succession in wealthy families, kinship is powerless in the face of enormous interests, as seen in the current infighting within the Su and Gong families.

Some wealthy families, like the Lu family, are like this: you don't have to fight or compete for it; it's yours! But Mr. Lu felt heartbroken because his only heir actually said he wouldn't get married!

What the heck? Are young people these days crazy? Not getting married?

Okay, not getting married is fine, but we still need to have kids, right? He's getting old, he needs to retire! Once a third-generation heir is chosen, he can let go. And, well, he and his wife can even help take care of the kids!

However, Lu Linghong wouldn't even grant him this request.

Think about those wealthy families vying for the throne. They can't win the fight themselves, so they have to have grandsons to win favor. Why is his family like this?

This is absolutely infuriating!!

Lu Linghong used to be unwilling to even go into business, always talking about further education...

He finally came back last year and made a name for himself, which made him very proud. He humbly told his friends that this is just how kids are; letting them run wild brings more surprises, and everyone shouldn't push their kids too hard...

I'd heard before that his son liked Su Ziqing? The Lu family and the Su family are currently cooperating. There was Gong Chengjue before, but they broke up a long time ago, didn't they?

Son, go for it!!

And today we received such good news!

He didn't care; the photo showed his son helping Su Ziqing to see a doctor, and he heard she was pregnant with his baby!

A surge of emotions welled up inside Mr. Lu, but his expression remained tense and serious, lest he lose his image as a strict father.

Mr. Lu sat in his chair, his mind racing, while Lu Linghong kept checking the time. "Is it business? If it's not too urgent, can we talk about it this afternoon?"

"It's a private matter," Mr. Lu said with a serious face.

"Let's talk about personal matters when we get home." Lu Linghong felt that he had no time to talk about personal matters right now.

As he was about to leave, his father stopped him, saying, "What, do I, as your father, now need to make an appointment just to talk to you?"

Lu Linghong: "..." He raised his hand to check the time, "I'm really in a hurry, Dad."

Mr. Lu snorted, took out his phone, and opened the screenshot page. "What's the deal with this report?"

Lu Linghong has already seen all of this, and that's probably why Su Ziqing agreed to his plan.

However, he hadn't discussed the details with Su Ziqing yet, so he couldn't selfishly agree to it now.

"It's just nonsense," Lu Linghong said.

Upon hearing the words "fake news," Mr. Lu's excitement instantly froze. "Fake news? Ha, this photo isn't of you? You and that Miss Su in the middle of the night..."

"Yesterday was Miss An's birthday banquet at Anhe Group, which invited celebrities from all over the country, and Ziqing was among the invitees."

Mr. Lu stared at Lu Linghong. Unlike other wealthy parents, he had very low expectations for his son. As long as he was willing to enter the "grave" of marriage—no, the "hall"—and have an heir, whether male or female, he would be content.

We don't require the woman to be from a similar social class, nor do we require the heir to be a boy!

After hearing Lu Linghong's terrifying statement that he was a staunch advocate of singlehood, he had no choice but to lower his standards.

Besides, Su Ziqing is fair-skinned and beautiful, and she's the head of a group. It's a great combination of strengths.

"Anything else?" Seeing that Lu Linghong showed no intention of continuing, Lu's father's face tightened. "It mentioned pregnancy..."

"Dad, I really have something to do, I have to go now." Lu Linghong didn't give his father time to press him further and rushed out of the office.

Mr. Lu's tense expression relaxed, even showing a hint of sadness. He then made a phone call to his wife, saying, "Don't overthink it, lest the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment."

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Lu Linghong drove directly to Su Ziqing's house. In fact, he was the one who helped find the house, because he didn't want Su Ziqing to live with Gong Chengjue.

However, even though they didn't live together, they still...

Lu Linghong's face turned cold. From now on, Gong Chengjue would no longer have a chance to appear!

That bastard, since he was so open about being with Ziqing, and now he's even more open about choosing Zhou Ruoling, has he thought about how Su Ziqing will conduct herself in high society circles in the future?

He knocked on the door.

Su Ziqing came to open the door and saw the takeout box he was carrying. "Weren't you in a meeting? Why are you carrying a takeout box?"