Lu Yi finished cleaning up the clutter and was about to lock the door when Lin Xiaoya pretended to have just arrived and looked surprised.

What brings you here today?

"I was just killing time during the holiday, so I came to take a look and get familiar with the equipment as soon as possible."

Actually, Lu Yi was afraid that the Lu family would come knocking again, causing a huge uproar in the neighborhood.

In the morning, even the manager of the neighborhood committee and property management came to his home to ask why he wasn't going back to the Lu family and whether he needed their help to coordinate.

Lu Yi could only say that he had something to do at school and it was inconvenient to stay there.

The manager seemed unconvinced and wanted to press for details, but Lu Yi grabbed his bag and pulled him downstairs, thus managing to get away with it.

Lin Xiaoya was unaware of Lu Yi's situation and always viewed him through the lens of being her best friend's dream boyfriend, finding him more and more pleasing to the eye the more she looked at him.

Without realizing it, a smile crept onto her lips.

"Am I...dirty on the face?"

Lu Yi raised the hand holding the key and rubbed the back of his hand against his face.

"Yes, there is a little bit."

Lin Xiaoya took out a tissue from her bag and stood on tiptoe to wipe his face.

Their eyes met, and Lu Yi was slightly taken aback. "I'll do it myself."

The next second, the fingers reaching for the tissue touched Lin Xiaoya's, the warm yet unfamiliar touch making Lin Xiaoya's breath catch in her throat.

She turned away awkwardly, her face flushed red to the roots of her neck.

Lin Xiaoya pinched her thigh hard, "He's my best friend's sweetheart, I can't cross the line!"

"Is it still dirty?" Lu Yi looked at the glass door from left to right and asked Lin Xiaoya with a serious expression.

Lin Xiaoya glanced at him awkwardly and quickly shook her head.

Squeak!

A Panamera drove up from the street corner, its front end pointing directly at the two people standing there.

Lu Yi reacted quickly, grabbing Lin Xiaoya's slender waist and spinning her backward.

Once the car came to a stop where the two had just been standing, Lu Yi shielded her behind him and angrily demanded of the driver, "How do you drive?"

He knew better than anyone the pain and torment he was enduring from the car accident that caused the injury on his arm.

My first reaction upon hearing the screech of brakes was that I didn't want Lin Xiaoya to end up like me.

However, in her haste, Lin Xiaoya seized his hand and gripped it tighter and tighter.

For some reason, she felt incredibly safe and secure, and a sweet sensation welled up in her most tender spot.

"Lu Yi!"

The car window rolled down, and the woman driving looked straight at them, her chin slightly raised. "Long time no see. You don't even recognize me?"

Lu Baofei is a well-known iron-willed woman in this city.

At just 22 years old, after graduating, she took over a dilapidated factory from the Lu family that was about to go bankrupt, and in just two years, she increased the factory's profits several hundred times!

In the years that followed, she not only assembled a highly capable R&D team, but also obtained several personal patents.

In less than a decade, that factory has become a globally renowned industry leader and was listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange last year.

Lu Zhengming has said in public on more than one occasion that among all his children, his second daughter, Baofei, is most like him, with a pioneering spirit.

It was precisely because of Lu Baofei's ruthless methods and remarkable wisdom in the business world that the Lu family's popularity was boosted and their network of connections expanded.

In the six months since returning to the Lu family, Lu Yi has seen Lu Baofei only a handful of times.

The total number of words exchanged between the two might not even be as many as the words in a single Tang poem.

Seeing that Lu Yixin was on guard, Lu Baofei unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the door, and got out of the car.

The powerful aura of a female business elite is so strong that it's almost impossible to look directly at her.

Lin Xiaoya's palms were sweating profusely, and she squeezed Lu Yi's fingers until they were flat.

"Miss Lu, what brings you here!"

A sense of powerlessness welled up in Lu Yi's heart.

The Lu family is truly resilient; they've even managed to alarm this powerful figure.

“You’ve grown quite audacious in just a few days. You’ve turned the house upside down. As your older sister, I really have the right to intervene.”

Lu Baofei's smile is very comforting.

Despite her undeniably powerful aura, she can instantly win people's favor by speaking.

Lu Yi, however, inexplicably distanced himself from her.

Because he had only recently returned to the Lu family, Lu Baofei said that Lu Yi should not go to the main building until he has gained everyone's approval.

It was because she set this precedent that the other women followed suit.

Not long after, her bag, which she had left on the living room sofa, was slashed. Lu Yi, who happened to be walking through the hallway to leave, became the prime suspect.

Adding to Lu Han's testimony, Lu Baofei glared at Lu Yi with disgust, "My bag is full of business documents. If you dare to touch them again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

No matter how beautiful a person is, they've never been kind to you.

No matter how much money the company made, Lu Yi was never envious.

Having died once, one has long since become indifferent to interpersonal relationships and the wealth that one cannot take with one's life.

Now that she has severed ties with the Lu family, what does it matter how high Lu Baofei's net worth is!

Lin Xiaoya's eyes didn't move for a long time.

She loves reading business news, and the beautiful and talented Lu Baofei is her idol.

My decision to start my own beverage shop was inspired by her, which transformed a simple idea into action.

Wait a minute, what did Lu Baofei just say?

Is she Lu Yi's older sister?

So, Lu Yi is...

Lu Baofei, having weathered the storms of the business world, glanced at the signboard and remarked, "It's a pretty good opportunity!"

Worried that she might do something bad, Lu Yi immediately realized what was going on, turned around and returned the key to Lin Xiaoya, "Senior, you go back first, I'll contact you later."

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