In the rest area, He Zhong looked at the two of them and casually joked to Fu Cheng, who was sitting on his left: "As expected of someone trained by A-Cheng, he has already won the favor of his new master after only a few days away from his old master."
"Fourth Uncle is joking!" Fu Cheng, unlike his usual calm demeanor, retorted with a hint of sarcasm, "What new master, old master? No matter how big or small the brothers in the gang are, they all only obey their godfather. Are Fourth Uncle's men any different?"
“Ha, ha…” He Zhong looked at Fu Shaojie sitting on his right and chuckled softly, “As expected of the son that Big Brother raised himself, his awareness is different from ours. No wonder Big Brother likes him.”
These words felt like a needle piercing Fu Shaojie's heart. He shifted uncomfortably in his sitting position, and irritably took out his lighter to light a cigarette to ease his embarrassment.
"Shaojie, your godfather will be here soon. Why are you smoking?" Lu Zhengqian is currently recuperating and hates the smell of smoke the most.
"None of your business!" Fu Shaojie put away his lighter and stormed out.
He Zhong smiled as he poured tea for Fu Cheng, saying, "This kid really doesn't deserve your kindness."
Just a few words were enough to create a chaotic atmosphere in the rest area.
"Fourth Uncle, please enjoy your meal. Excuse me!" Fu Cheng was too lazy to argue with him and got up to leave.
Lin Shuang, who was sitting at the dining table, hurriedly lowered her head when she saw Fu Cheng come out. She hadn't seen him since they parted ways in the cave.
Not long after, Lu Zhengqian, supported by Dr. Mu Zi, slowly walked towards his seat. After several days of treatment, he was much more energetic.
"Tang'er, come sit here." After sitting down, Lu Zhengqian tapped the table with his left hand. Lin Shuang was sitting to his left. Lin Shuang quickly got up to make room for him.
After Gan Tang sat down, she saw Lin Shuang still standing between her and Lu Zhengqian, and reminded her, "Miss Lin, please sit with me!"
Actually, Lin Shuang wasn't entitled to sit at this long table. The reason she was allowed to sit on the left was because that position was the most suitable for serving Lu Zhengqian his meal. Without Lu Zhengqian's approval, she wouldn't have dared to sit there at all.
However, Lin Shuang didn't care much; in fact, she was quite pleased. She gently shook her head at Gan Tang and stood serving food to Lu Zhengqian.
But the moment she stood there serving him meals, everyone knew she had fallen out of favor. In this place, falling out of favor meant falling from heaven to the mud.
“Miss Lin, the flowers in my godfather’s room need to be changed. I brought some varieties that are in full bloom from the island. My brothers and I don’t know what kind of flowers my godfather likes, so could you please help me choose some and send them over?”
As Fu Cheng spoke, he looked at Lu Zhengqian for an answer: "Godfather, we changed the flowers in the room in advance, which will help you take a nap."
Whether Mr. Fu agrees or disagrees, it proves he still can't live without her. Fu Cheng's actions are clearly helping Lin Shuang. Everyone was shocked. Gan Tang even had a momentary illusion that she had guessed wrong, that they really were in cahoots.
Lin Shuang managed to suppress her trembling hands and, after receiving permission from Lu Zhengqian, fled in a disheveled state.
Looking at the table full of food, Gan Tang just wanted to scratch her head. Should she serve him food herself now?
"Ali, show it to the young lady."
Just then, Lu Zhengqian's words pulled Gan Tang back from her reverie. Ali placed an A4-sized booklet in front of Gan Tang.
“Lu Xintang?” Gan Tang flipped through the book in surprise.
This is a resume, recording a person's life from childhood to adulthood. It contains unfamiliar experiences and unfamiliar names, but the photo is of the person themselves.
Lu Zhengqian asked, "Do you like this name?"
Before Gan Tang could even begin to speak, Fu Shaojie couldn't hold back any longer, "Dad, you want her to take the surname Lu?"
Although Lu Zhengqian's original surname was Fu, this fact remained hidden deep within society. In the public eye, he was Lu Zhengqian, the president of the Lu Group.
Gan Tang's surname is Lu, which means that the moment she appeared in the country, she was the rightful heir to the Lu Group.
"What do you want to say?" Lu Zhengqian glanced at him, and Fu Shaojie dared not speak again.
"Dad, I'll remember everything in here." Gan Tang mumbled the question and put the booklet behind her. She couldn't bring herself to say the word "pleasant," feeling as if she were betraying the parents who had raised her for over twenty years.
Lu Zhengqian nodded in satisfaction, "Tang'er, think about what kind of business you'd like to do these next few days, and Dad will arrange it for you. If Lu's Group doesn't have it, Dad will make it up for you."
"Mr. Fu is truly a kind father." Dr. Mu Zi offered a few words of flattery, then said to Gan Tang, "Miss, for safety reasons, we will need to perform some plastic surgery on you in the next few days."
Gan Tang was terrified: "You'll have surgery on your face?"
"You can do it if you want, but there's a bit of time right now..."
"I don't want to!"
Before Dr. Mu Zi could finish speaking, Gan Tang retorted. Although she wasn't a stunning beauty, she didn't want to become unrecognizable.
Dr. Mu Zi didn't go into details about the surgery, only telling her to come and talk to her in detail over the next couple of days.
The banquet officially began.
A short while later, Ali was escorted out by his men. When he returned, he was carrying a box, a three-inch square wooden gift box.
"Mr. Fu, this is a gift from Old Su as an apology."
Lu Zhengqian nodded slightly, and Ali opened the box. Inside lay a little finger, adorned with a gold ring inlaid with gemstones, gleaming brightly, but the sight of it covered in blood on the white gauze was all the more horrifying.
Gan Tang was caught off guard and almost vomited.
Lu Zhengqian calmly asked Fu Cheng, "What do you think?"
Old Su was willing to chop off his own little finger, which showed his sincerity. Fu Cheng lowered his eyes. He knew his godfather wanted him to give in, but because of the conversation in the room, he wanted to take a gamble and firmly said, "Once disloyal, never again."
"That's true, but I don't think he would dare. It must have been his subordinates who acted on their own without any sense of propriety. Since you've already killed him, let's just let this matter rest."
“…Yes.” He couldn’t say anything more and lowered his head in disappointment.
Lu Zhengqian reassured him, "Acheng, nothing can be accomplished overnight, so we can't be too hasty. Here's what we'll do: focus on what you want to do, and I'll have someone else handle this."
Upon hearing this, Fu Shaojie and He Zhong reacted as if they were hungry wolves eyeing meat. However, He Zhong remained calmer, while Fu Shaojie said directly, "Dad, give it to me. I'll definitely do a good job."
He doesn't have any significant business right now, and he's even lost the aura of being a hidden heir, so it's understandable that he's anxious.
Gan Tang glanced furtively at Mo Huaixing behind her and chimed in, "Dad, I want to try too!"
Lu Zhengqian glared at Mo Huaixing and said angrily, "How dare you instigate the young lady?"
His face had always been peaceful, and Gan Tang's fear of him stemmed from the fear of others. But this time, she truly felt the murderous aura emanating from him, which made her lips tremble.
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