Chapter 103 What if both sides perish together?
Lu Mingqi stopped writing with the brush in his hand and looked at him fiercely:
"The Jiang family has served as officials in Haicheng for three generations, and their power structure has always been very stable. Our Lu family's prosperity is inseparable from the Jiang family's help. What do you mean by saying this now?"
Lu Yan snorted in his heart, "You can see what happened with Mu Xingyi, right? The Jiang family has obviously been involved in more gray industries in recent years. It's only a matter of time before they're exposed."
Lu Mingqi glanced at him and completely put down the brush in his hand.
"How long have you been in the business world? And you're already trying to teach your father a lesson?"
"Which of the four major families in Haicheng doesn't have some shady business? Otherwise, do you think business is so easy?"
"The entire world is currently in a period of economic downturn. If we want to maintain the continued growth of our wealth, how can we gain a firm foothold without some means?"
“…”
Sure enough, Lu Mingqi is not clean either.
Lu Yan didn't tell Lu Mingqi about the Jiang family's involvement in overseas human trafficking, because he was afraid that Lu Mingqi would think this was just normal business practices...
He couldn't accept such an outcome. He couldn't accept that his father was a man who would give up even his conscience for money.
Although he has gradually understood the hypocrisy behind Lu Mingqi's sanctimonious appearance after taking over the Lu family's business, he still cannot accept a father with no bottom line for the time being.
When Lu Yan first learned that the Lu family had acquired the real estate land more than 20 years ago by bribing the Jiang family, his entire faith collapsed.
Over the years, he always thought that the money he spent was all earned cleanly by Lu Mingqi, but he didn't expect that every penny of this money had some meaning of unclear origin.
At that time, the land had great development value and the Wei family had already acquired it, but Lu Mingqi bribed Mr. Jiang under unknown conditions.
At that time, Mr. Jiang had not yet retired, and his power could be said to be the highest in Haicheng.
In this way, the Lu family bit off the piece of fat meat from the Wei family's mouth.
At that time, Wei Jingzhe was betting his entire fortune and life on this project, but he didn't expect that Lu Mingqi would intercept him halfway.
This also led to Wei Jingzhe's family being almost broken up, and he later had to retreat to Xicheng to survive.
The Lu family started to make a fortune from that time.
As for the Wei family, Lu Yan later went to investigate the Wei family and found out that Wei Jingzhe relied on the support of his wife Chen Su's family to gradually gain a foothold in Xicheng.
Faced with Lu Mingqi's ambiguous attitude towards the gray industry, Lu Yan felt that there was no need to persuade him anymore.
The top priority now is to transfer more industries before the Jiang family notices, and to deal a heavy blow to the Jiang family at the appropriate time.
After leaving Lu Mingqi's study, Lu Yan called Shen Xing.
"How's Mu Xingyi doing?"
Shen Xing: “Our influence in Country F is limited, it is difficult to catch him.”
The Jiang family's influence in country F is growing, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to capture Mu Xingyi.
"No matter how much money we spend negotiating with local forces, every penny earned from the Jiang family can be a bullet shot at the Jiang family."
Shen Xing: “Yes.”
After hanging up the phone, there was a murky look in Lu Yan's eyes.
So what if both of them are destroyed? He doesn't want to wait any longer. The worst that can happen is to start over again.
I just don't know if Li Qingqing will still love him when I really become a pauper...
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After kissing Li Qingqing madly that day, he became much more sober. He knew that she was a person with a strong sense of morals and would not allow herself to cause unnecessary misunderstandings in other people's emotional relationships.
That's why she avoided him and was eager to cut off ties with him.
It's not that he didn't know she was lying to him, but he still wanted to take this opportunity to go crazy, so that at least he could have a legitimate reason to kiss her and hug her to his heart's content...
After figuring this out, he called Lu Yu.
"Hey, Ayu, can you do me a favor?"
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Li Qingqing unexpectedly received a message from Lu Yu after work that day.
[Qingqing, my birthday is the day after tomorrow. Please come and celebrate it with me.]
Li Qingqing: [? Aren't you an Aries? It's only January...]
Lu Yu: [This year I celebrate my birthday according to the lunar calendar.]
The lunar calendar doesn't seem right...
But Li Qingqing still agreed.
Li Qingqing: [Okay, I understand.]
Lu Yu: [Then we'll be at the West Suburbs Villa the day after tomorrow. You might need to stay overnight there. You can bring Shen Lu along, it'll be more fun with more people. I'll pick you up after work the day after tomorrow.]
Li Qingqing happens to be resting the day after tomorrow, so the timing is just right.
[Okay, I understand.]
Just as Li Qingqing was about to turn off her phone, Lu Yu sent another message.
[You don't need to spend any money on the gifts. It's my greatest honor to have you and Sister Lu come here together.]
A "smiling puppy" emoticon pack is also included below.
Li Qingqing also sent him a "nodding kitten" emoticon.
After turning off the phone, Li Qingqing always felt that Lu Yu suddenly became a little weird.
That day, Lu Yan wanted to take her away in front of him. Logically, he would have suspected something, but he didn't ask anything?
Although Lu Yu is usually a sunny and cheerful boy, he shouldn't be unable to see such an obvious thing, right?
Forget it, if he doesn't mind, then she has nothing to mind either.
Li Qingqing couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it.
In the evening, when Shen Lu got off work, Li Qingqing told her about Lu Yu's birthday invitation. Shen Lu agreed without saying a word and even took half a day off to spend the night with Li Qingqing in the villa.
The agreed date soon arrived, and Li Qingqing and Shen Lu simply packed their luggage and went downstairs.
It's just one day and one night, and it's winter, so a set of close-fitting clothes is enough.
At the entrance of the community, Lu Yu's SUV had been waiting for a while.
"Princess, please get in the car."
Lu Yu has a sweet mouth and an even sweeter smile.
Shen Lu looked at him silently, said nothing, and sat down in the back row.
The four major families in Haicheng all have their own leisure and vacation villas in the western suburbs, but they are not particularly close to each other.
The natural scenery in the western suburbs is very beautiful. In spring, you can go for an outing under the willow trees, in summer you can escape the heat and enjoy the cool air, and in autumn you can go boating on the lake.
In winter, of course, we go camping, have barbecues, and have parties at the villa.
Lu Yu didn't invite many people this time. He just had a few friends who often played together. They were all from aristocratic families, including rich second generation and G second generation.
By the time they arrived at the villa, it was already completely dark.
The suburbs are different from the city. The night is darker and you can't see your hand in front of you. But when Lu Yu's SUV just stopped at the door of the villa, Li Qingqing heard super dynamic music in the villa.
When Shen Lu heard the music, his originally bored nerves suddenly became excited.
"Are there any handsome guys among your friends?"
Shen Lu leaned on the window and looked inside.
Lu Yu: “It’s packed.”
After parking the car, the three of them pushed the door open and walked in, and were greeted by a lively atmosphere.
In the villa, men and women were drinking and chatting, twisting their bodies to the music.
Shen Lu glanced around and saw an acquaintance in the crowd.
"Cheng Yang? You're here too?" Shen Lu immediately became friendly when he saw an acquaintance.
Cheng Yang is the second son of the Cheng family, one of the four major families in Haicheng. He is a classmate of Shen Lu's brother, so they are semi-acquaintances.
"It's Ayu's birthday, and as his older brother, I have to give him some face."
Li Qingqing had some impression of Cheng Yang. She remembered that this was the man sitting next to Qin Yichuang when she first met Lu Yan at the Earl Nightclub.
If even he is here... then Lu Yan...
Li Qingqing looked up and saw Lu Yan standing on the second floor, holding a glass of champagne and looking down at the lobby on the first floor.
Qin Yichuang was standing next to him and talking to him.
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