Chapter 01 Chapter 1
Linjiang City is always busier at night than during the day. As soon as the clock strikes seventeen, all kinds of colorful neon lights on the streets light up impatiently.
Perhaps because it had just rained during the day, the whole city was still shrouded in thick fog, and the traffic lights on the main street of Hongsi were stretched into three long and thin blocks of color by the moisture.
Along the river, tall buildings towering into the sky are hidden one after another. From a distance, they look like statues made of silver metal.
They densely occupy every corner of the city, cold and devoid of any human presence.
Compared with them, all living things in the world seemed like a group of uninvited intruders.
They looked down at them from above "mercilessly", as if they were looking down on a group of ants.
On the side of the road, Lu Jianing sat on a motorcycle with one foot on the ground and the other foot placed unscrupulously on the pedal.
She was wearing a slim-fitting black leather jacket. The vertical stand-up collar covered half of her neck, and the tight waist perfectly outlined her slender figure.
As if someone had sent her a message, she casually peeled off the transparent mask of her helmet, took off the leather gloves from her hands with her mouth, and then frantically tapped the screen with both hands.
After an unknown amount of time, the red light ahead turned green, and Lu Jianing curled the corners of his lips.
She looked at the green light not far away, pressed the recording button with her right hand consciously, and then put the phone to her mouth.
"It doesn't matter. He'll understand after dying once."
After saying that, Lu Jianing stuffed the phone into his pocket.
Then he took off his helmet visor, stepped on the accelerator and rushed out.
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In Linjiang City, inside the lobby of a luxury cruise ship by the river, the air conditioning was turned on, the air on the scene was as cool as early autumn, and guests of all kinds were wearing the latest high-end designs from major brands.
Just by looking at them, you can feel that these people exude a kind of exquisite heroism.
The hall was filled with bodyguards in black uniforms. They stood straight with their backs straight in a straight line.
Suddenly, the door that had been closed for a long time opened wide, and everyone's eyes were drawn to it.
Deep in the light, a woman in a light pink slim dress stood there. She had a graceful figure and a delicate baby face that seemed to have no aggressiveness at all.
There was a smile on her lips.
"Who is she?"
"have no idea."
"I know she is Lu Jianing, the president of the Lu Group that just acquired Feiyu Technology."
"Hasn't Feiyu Technology been developing very well in recent years? How come it was acquired?"
"Do you know what the new president's nickname is?"
"What's your name?"
"Boss Xiaolu, you are a fool with a lot of money. The money they offered is too much. How could Feiyu Technology not sell?"
"She is so rich, why did she come to our Linjiang City?"
"I heard he ran away from home."
Listening to the discussion between several people, Lu Jianing didn't care at all. She looked around the entire venue and then fixed her eyes on one person - Zhao Mogan, the founder of the cocktail party.
She took a goblet from a tray held by a waiter and walked straight towards Zhao Mogan.
Seeing her coming, Zhao Mogan and the people around him stopped chatting.
"Mr. Lu." Zhao Mogan said.
"I came uninvited, I hope you don't mind." Lu Jianing said generously.
"I don't mind," Zhao Mogan said, "Lu can always come here. Our place is really glorious."
"Mr. Zhao, you're too polite," Lu Jianing said without hiding his purpose. "If I say that I came to your Vanity Fair to make friends, Mr. Zhao wouldn't mind, right?"
Businessmen value connections. The moment Lu Jianing appeared at the venue, Zhao Mogan had already guessed her purpose.
He said generously: "Don't mind. Those who came to the dinner today are all my friends in Linjiang. Mr. Lu doesn't mind. I can help introduce them."
Just as Lu Jianing was about to speak, she saw Jiang Yubai, dressed in a white suit, walking towards her from the corner of her eye.
"No need," Lu Jianing said, "My secretary wants to see me for something, so I'll excuse myself now."
"Go ahead." Zhao Mogan raised the wine glass in his hand as a sign of agreement.
Jiang Yubai walked up to Lu Jianing and whispered, "All the small and well-known companies in Lin City are here. I counted and there are almost hundreds of company CEOs."
Noticing that Zhao Mogan had walked away, Lu Jianing finally let out her true nature. She unbridled her tongue twice and exclaimed, "The Zhao Group is indeed the leading enterprise in Linjiang City. They even attach such great importance to the ceremony for the illegitimate child to recognize his ancestry."
"What's the difference between this and beating drums and gongs to invite the whole world to congratulate your wife for having a green hat on her head?"
Jiang Yubai was already used to Lu Jianing's jokes. He smiled and said, "The difference is that the whole Zhao family is quite happy about this green hat."
Lu Jianing raised an eyebrow: "Including Mrs. Zhao?"
Jiang Yubai said truthfully: "This banquet was originally hosted by Madam Zhao."
Lu Jianing was puzzled: "This guy has a cuckold fetish, right?"
"Her husband put a green hat on her face, but she didn't kick it away, but happily put it on?"
Jiang Yubai: "Maybe."
Lu Jianing noticed that there was a woman in the middle of the crowd wearing a bright red cheongsam. She had a delicate face and her slightly plump figure made the clothes seem tight. It was obvious that she had dressed up carefully.
"She is the wife of the president of the Zhao Group?"
"Yes," Jiang Yubai answered without thinking, "Sun Anling married Zhao Mogan 20 years ago and brought a daughter with her."
Lu Jianing was shocked: "Isn't Zhao Mogan's daughter his biological child?"
"Legally, they are stepfather and stepdaughter," Jiang Yubai explained, "but there are rumors that they are actually biological father and daughter."
Biological father and daughter?
"As far as I know, Zhao Mogan's daughter is 29 years old this year. Sun Anling married Zhao Mogan 20 years ago..." Lu Jianing was silent for a second, "They got married nine years after they had a child. Could it be that... this president's wife is also a mistress?"
Jiang Yubai did not give a definite answer. He said, "Zhao Mogan used to be a research and development staff in a chemical factory. His parents were farmers. Later, by chance, he married a rich second-generation wife. With the help of the woman, Zhao Mogan began to enter the business world and established one of the leading enterprises in Linjiang - Zhao Group."
At this point in the story, Lu Jianing could roughly guess what happened next: "After becoming rich, Zhao Mogan cheated on his current wife, Sun Anling, and had a child. In order to avoid being discovered by his original wife, Zhao Mogan let Sun Anling and her daughter live outside for nine years."
"Yes." Jiang Yubai said.
"Where is Zhao Mogan's original wife? Where did she go after the divorce?" Lu Jianing asked.
"Zhao Mogan's first wife died of illness half a year before Zhao Mogan and Sun Anling got married," Jiang Yubai was silent for a while, "The cause of death was cardiac arrest."
"Oh," Lu Jianing sighed, "half a year after his first wife passed away, Zhao Mogan married a second-married woman with a child. If this was a ridiculous plot in a novel, I would think that Zhao Mogan and Sun Anling killed his first wife."
Jiang Yubai was just looking for trouble: "How about you check it out? What if it's true?"
Lu Jianing said bluntly: "Isn't it good for me, a fool with lots of money and a spendthrift life?"
"Do you think it's good?" Jiang Yubai asked back.
Lu Jianing patted his shoulder and said, "You can't imagine how happy I am."
"So, what do you mean by that sentence?" Jiang Yubai continued to ask.
"Nothing, just some daily sigh," Lu Jianing said, "I just feel that this world is really a huge melodramatic novel."
After saying that, Lu Jianing did not forget to add: "A dog will always eat shit, and a man will always cheat."
Jiang Yubai smiled lightly, not caring at all: "I think you are being extreme."
Lu Jianing: "Then maybe you don't know enough about men."
Jiang Yubai was about to follow Lu Jianing, but Lu Jianing immediately stopped him: "Don't follow me, go play by yourself."
After saying that, Lu Jianing held the wine glass and glanced at the crowd. Finally, he decided to find a quiet place to sit down.
She walked straight to a corner where a group of young people gathered. They didn't look old, probably around twenty years old.
At this moment, they seemed to be chatting about some gossip, and everyone's expression was extremely rich.
Lu Jianing listened in and found that the gossip they were talking about was similar to the gossip she knew.
Lu Jianing stood among them, saying nothing, just listening carefully and silently. Every now and then, when she heard some outrageous gossip, she would curl up her thin red lips with a hint of mockery.
Lu Jianing didn't know what she was thinking. She shook the tall wine glass in her hand.
The deep red wine swirled around the wall of the glass for several times, and only after it stopped shaking did it fall steadily to the bottom of the glass.
"Boss, that person didn't come." Jiang Yubai's steady voice came from the headset.
Lu Jianing was silent for a moment, then replied quietly, "Okay, got it."
As if asking for her opinion, Jiang Yubai asked: "What should we do now?"
"Go home," Lu Jianing replied calmly, "I've been here for four or five hours. If I stay any longer, I'll get moldy."
As soon as Lu Jianing finished speaking, all the lights in the venue dimmed instantly.
Suddenly, a bright spotlight "popped" and hit the tightly closed door of the banquet hall.
Then the door slowly opened, revealing the prince of the Zhao family standing behind the door.
In an instant, the reporters and media who were busy with their own work completely ignored other interviews and gossip. They raised their feet, pulled their assistants, carried their equipment, and gathered in an orderly manner.
They surrounded the "Prince" into a ball directly at the door.
Immediately afterwards, all kinds of chaotic noises rang out one after another near the gate.
Lu Jianing, who was not involved in the situation, ate the melon calmly.
She clicked her tongue a few times: "It's worse than my birthday party last year."
Lu Jianing's words seemed to reach Jiang Yubai's ears on the other side of the headset. He asked, "Boss, what did you say?"
Lu Jianing said nonchalantly: "I said the Zhao family is not as rich as my family."
Jiang Yubai said mischievously: "Yeah, who can compare to the Lu family in the capital? The 5A-level scenic area has villas connected in a row..."
"Stop." Lu Jianing stopped him, "That's my family's business, not my home."
Jiang Yubai: "Is there any difference?"
Lu Jianing: "Yes, for example, I can live in my home for more than ten years; but in the company my family runs, I can only live there for a few years, after all, I get tired of living there after just one year."
"Awesome." Jiang Yubai praised with a blank expression.
Lu Jianing continued to ask: "Where are you now?"
"The car just drove up downstairs," Jiang Yubai continued, "Do you want to go?"
"Let's go."
Lu Jianing stood up and straightened his clothes.
"ah--"
A heart-wrenching scream came from the guest room on the second floor.
In an instant, the entire venue fell silent, and everyone looked in unison towards the source of the sound.
Lu Jianing was located right opposite the source of the sound, and from her angle, she could see the entire situation inside the guest house.
Inside the guest room, the lights were on, and a man in a black suit was sitting on a chair facing the door, his face filled with fear, as if he had just experienced something incredible.
On his chest, the handle of a dagger was pointing at his heart, and blood was slowly flowing down his clothes.
Lu Jianing frowned, his eyes fixed on the door of the guest room on the second floor.
She said calmly: "I'm not going back."
Jiang Yubai asked vigilantly: "What's wrong?"
Lu Jianing: "Someone died at the scene."
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