"Mr. Fu, you wanted to see me?" Mo Huaixing walked up behind Lu Zhengqian.
"Why does it take so long to go to the sea of clouds?"
Mo Huaixing glanced at Gan Tang sitting on the sofa and replied in a low voice, "We were a little delayed on the way."
Lu Zhengqian asked, "How is it?"
Mo Huaixing said, "Next Wednesday, all the anti-drug squads will have a meeting at the headquarters. Although Squad Leader Lou did not say whether it was related to the Pang Group's drug trafficking, judging from his appearance, there is some connection."
Although he went to the anti-drug squad under the pretext of gathering information about the Pang family, Lu Zhengqian's inside man should have known more about these things. He didn't know why Lu Zhengqian was asking him.
"Let's eat!" Lu Zhengqian pushed away the mahjong tiles, got up, and walked towards the dining room.
Watching everyone get up and follow, Mo Huaixing stood still, unsure whether Lu Zhengqian's "eat" was directed at him.
Since it was a private banquet, he was not entitled to be seated.
Ali reminded Mo Huaixing with dissatisfaction: "Come on, you're going out for a while and you're coming back so late. Mr. Fu is still waiting for you."
Unexpectedly, they were waiting for him on purpose!
Fu Shaojie spat angrily, "A petty person who has gained power."
The sound was very soft, but Gan Tang was passing by behind him and heard it clearly.
"What are you saying!" She couldn't help but kick him.
Fu Shaojie turned his head, grabbed Gan Tang's wrist, and advised, "Sister, don't be fooled by him. He just wants to curry favor with you to get ahead. He's not genuinely good to you."
Thinking of how Fu Shaojie had searched for her all night in the rain to save her, even though it didn't help much, Gan Tang was still quite touched because he had a fever. She nodded perfunctorily, "I understand."
Dinner was mainly to celebrate Gantang's survival after the ordeal.
After a few drinks, Gan Tang asked, "Dad, for the sake of my escape from death, can you promise me one thing?"
"What's up?"
Gan Tang didn't say, "Could you agree first?"
"How can I agree if you don't tell me?"
Lu Zhengqian refused to budge, so Gan Tang had to speak first: "Don't you have four jade pendants belonging to the hall master? You still have one left, so it's just sitting there anyway."
Lu Zhengqian asked, "You want it?"
Fu Shaojie's eyes clearly changed. He lowered his head and picked at the food on his plate, his hands trembling.
He probably really wants it!
Gan Tang had been watching Fu Shaojie's reaction closely, and shook her head, saying, "What would I do with it, Dad? Give that jade pendant to my brother."
Lu Zhengqian looked at Fu Shaojie, who was so frightened that he hurriedly stood up and waved his hands repeatedly, "Dad, I didn't ask my sister for any."
Gan Tang, who was sitting next to Lu Zhengqian, walked over to Fu Shaojie and pressed him to sit down. She then sat down next to him as well, looked up at Lu Zhengqian, and said, "My brother didn't say anything. I just want to give it to him. Will you give it to him or not?"
Lu Zhengqian withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "Tomorrow, you will come with me to the Lu Group to retrieve the jade pendant."
Fu Shaojie was dumbfounded. Gan Tang patted him on the back and reminded him, "Say something."
"Thank you, Dad!"
"Thanks, sister!" Lu Zhengqian said, bowing his head as he ate.
"Thank you, sister."
A grown man, speaking, suddenly burst into tears. Gan Tang couldn't bear the gratitude in his eyes, like a stray dog she once fed, lying down begging for food.
“Just giving him a jade pendant isn’t enough. My brother should have one too, since everyone else does,” she added.
He Zhong looked down at the scene and wanted to laugh. They thought they could deal with him by using Fu Shaojie. How naive.
"Tang'er!" Lu Zhengqian had almost finished eating, put down his chopsticks, and instructed, "Go to the Chu family in the next few days. After all, they saved you, so you should go and thank them."
"I understand!" She knew she should go, but she didn't know how to face Chu Jiahe. She subconsciously looked at Mo Huaixing beside her, but he just lowered his head and touched his wine glass.
"Dad, when are we going to Canglan?" she asked, starting with another question.
"Let's talk about this in a few days, there's no rush." Lu Zhengqian gestured for his daughter to come back to his study with him.
The people at the table gradually dispersed. He Zhong glanced at Su Su, who was sitting next to Lu Zhengqian, and narrowed his eyes angrily. He didn't care whether Fu Shaojie had one or two jade pendants; what he cared about was that she couldn't stand by his side every time the father and daughter talked.
Su Su pleaded tremblingly, "The young lady doesn't like me very much."
"Useless!" But since it was Lu Zhengqian's villa, He Zhong didn't do anything and turned to leave.
In the study, Lu Zhengqian asked his daughter, "Why did you suddenly want to give the jade pendant to your younger brother?"
"You know he's my younger brother." Gan Tang asked curiously, "Dad, why don't you like your younger brother?"
“Let’s not talk about those troublesome things.” Lu Zhengqian frowned. Gan Tang didn’t press further and gave her own answer, “Because he’s good to me. This time when I was in trouble, only he went to save me.”
"Is this all?" Lu Zhengqian didn't believe it.
"You already know, why are you asking me?" Gan Tang retorted, dissatisfied. "I just want everyone to know that if they're good to me and pledge their loyalty, I can give them what they want. Is that not allowed?"
"Fine!" Lu Zhengqian asked, puzzled. "You don't want that jade pendant?"
"I want the jade pendant, but I don't want the other four pieces." Gan Tang looked at Lu Zhengqian and raised her eyebrows domineeringly: "I want the one you have in your hand."
This time, Lu Zhengqian didn't take it as a joke. A daughter who dared to be kidnapped forced him to take her existence seriously and asked earnestly, "Do you really want her?"
"Of course!" Gan Tang nodded seriously.
A hint of reluctance flashed in Lu Zhengqian's eyes. "This road will be very difficult. I've always wanted to clean up the Lu Group as much as possible before handing it over to you."
"No matter how clean I wash it, it doesn't matter. Dad, I'm your daughter, I have no way out. Let alone those people from Pang Lou, even my fourth uncle and older brother, without Dad, would they have given me what you have?"
Seeing that Lu Zhengqian remained silent, Gan Tang asked with a smile, "What, do you think I'm stupid?"
“I’m afraid your mother will hate me.” Lu Zhengqian touched his daughter’s hair and said tremblingly, “Perhaps I shouldn’t have acknowledged you.”
...
Back in her room, Gan Tang developed a fever again, and it was three days later before she was almost fully recovered. The trip to the Chu family couldn't be delayed any longer.
Gan Tang changed her clothes and went downstairs, where she saw Mo Huaixing leaning against the car door. He was wearing a dark suit and looked slightly tired, as if he hadn't slept all night.
Why are you here?
"I'll take you there."
“No need,” Gan Tang refused. “Jia He will be unhappy if he sees you.”
She looked beautiful today, wearing bright red lipstick. Mo Huaixing opened the car door and whispered a promise: "I'll wait for you outside, from a distance, so he won't see me."
A misty haze filled her eyes, making one feel inexplicably sad.
Knowing that Chu Jiahe was not present, Gan Tang didn't say anything more and bent down to get into the car.
Worried that Chu Jiahe would see him, Mo Huaixing parked the car on the side of the road after Gan Tang got out.
Autumn had deepened, and although the sun blazed overhead, the wind was chilly. Mo Huaixing leaned against the hood of his car, smoking one cigarette after another. Through the swirling smoke, a car drove past, with Chu Jiahe sitting in the back seat.
Mo Huaixing hurriedly turned to the side.
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