Chapter 50 You won't come with me? Then I'll go with you.
When Zhou Yan started talking about Lu Yanchuan's work, Shen Li didn't listen carefully.
But upon hearing this, Shen Li's eyes suddenly lifted, and she looked at Zhou Yan.
Shen Li had previously gleaned from Lu Yanchuan's words that he seemed to think the cutter head accident he encountered during his last inspection of the Lancheng factory might not have been a mere coincidence, but rather something that might have been orchestrated behind the scenes.
However, this matter was never mentioned again, and Shen Li had almost forgotten about it. But when she heard Zhou Yan's words, she suddenly remembered it again.
She looked at Zhou Yan with a serious and earnest gaze, waiting for him to continue.
Perhaps it's because they're in such a large family with complex internal relationships, and they've seen all sorts of backstabbing and infighting.
Lu Yanchuan remained quite calm, raising an eyebrow as he asked, "Oh? What do you mean?"
Zhou Yan replied, "The accident involving the cutter head was indeed an accident. There was no deliberate arrangement involved; it was purely coincidental."
Shen Li breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this. When Zhou Yan recounted the scene afterward, she was terrified, and it was easy to imagine how frightening the scene must have been.
If it was just an accident, it really does resemble a real-life version of Final Destination...
But what if someone is maliciously manipulating this matter, or someone is framing us?
That makes things much more terrible.
"Hmm." Lu Yanchuan responded softly. He knew that the matter was too coincidental and didn't seem like something that could be arranged in advance.
But many things, even coincidences, are composed of various opportunities.
What Lu Yanchuan wanted to know was whether any of the opportunities that occurred during this period were aimed at him.
"And then?" Lu Yanchuan asked again.
Zhou Yan said, "Mr. Lu Mingyi and Chen Sihai have always had a personal relationship, and Mr. Lu has given Chen Sihai a lot of benefits in private."
Over the past five years, Shen Li has occasionally attended family gatherings at the Lu family's old residence when she couldn't refuse.
Therefore, he knew all of Lu Yanchuan's cousins, and Lu Mingyi was the son of Lu's third uncle. In Jiangcheng, Lu Mingyi had a pretty good reputation.
According to everyone, Lu Mingyi is a young talent who is on par with or comparable to Lu Yanchuan. He is always smiling and has a very gentle demeanor.
This is quite different from the cold and indifferent image that Lu Yanchuan presents to outsiders.
Shen Li used to think that the Lu family just had bad relations with relatives, which was normal. Not every family is harmonious and loving; it's just that the relationships are not good.
But now that I've learned about the emotional entanglements of Lu Yanchuan's grandparents' generation...
When Lu Yanchuan and Zhou Yan talked about the accident involving the knife plate, they mentioned Lu's relatives.
I suddenly felt a chill run down my spine and belatedly realized that there was danger.
Upon hearing Zhou Yan's words, Lu Yanchuan showed no surprise, seemingly unsurprised, and simply asked, "What's the reason?"
Before Zhou Yan could answer, Lu Yanchuan waved his hand and said, "Never mind, I can guess without you saying it. Lu Mingyi wanted to reach out to Lancheng before."
Who knows if Lu Mingyi was trying to win over Chen Sihai, making things difficult for Lancheng's business so that it would close down and allow Chen Sihai to extend his reach into Lancheng to do the business he wanted?
Zhou Yan nodded, "So although your accident was a false alarm, Mr. Lu Mingyi should still be quite alarmed."
"So I didn't hide anything when I was investigating. He probably knew I found out, because he's been calling me these past few days to ask how you are doing."
Zhou Yan was always meticulous in his work, and Lu Yanchuan nodded, having no objection to his approach, before opening the documents and starting his work.
Shen Li, who had been sitting silently to the side, finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Could the accident in Lancheng have been an ambush?"
Lu Yanchuan thought she was just asking casually, but when he glanced to the side, he saw Shen Li's serious expression.
"It's not that bad, Lu Mingyi doesn't have that kind of guts." Lu Yanchuan chuckled. "Worried about me? Scared?"
Shen Li shoved the documents into his hands, saying, "Get back to work, don't delay anything."
Shen Li dozed off for a while.
The plane flew for another hour before finally landing at Luoqiao Airport in Jiangcheng. Of the three airports in Jiangcheng, Luoqiao Airport has the smallest passenger volume, but it is where private planes arrive and depart.
Shen Li only woke up groggily when the plane came to a stop.
Once inside the airport terminal, Shen Li regained some composure and took out her phone to turn it on.
From afar, she could hear Qu Xiang calling her, "Li Li!"
Qu Xiang stood at the passenger exit, jumping up and down and waving at her. Her expression was initially happy, but when she saw Lu Yanchuan, her expression suddenly froze, looking somewhat awkward.
As soon as Shen Li walked over, Qu Xiang pulled her aside and whispered, "Holy crap! What's the Great Demon King doing here? Did you come back with him?"
“Uh, um.” Shen Li nodded. “His plane…”
"I hate the rich," Qu Xiang said bitterly. "So, are you coming with me or what?"
Shen Li nodded, "Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have waited for you to pick me up."
"Alright, I'll say hello to the client and then leave." Although Qu Xiang didn't have a good impression of Lu Yanchuan, she still kept in mind her role as the contractor.
He forced a forced, formulaic, polite smile and said, "Good afternoon, Mr. Lu. Did your journey go well?"
“That’s right.” Lu Yanchuan looked at Qu Xiang. “You are… here to pick up Shen Li?”
Qu Xiang nodded.
Lu Yanchuan looked at Shen Li, "Aren't you coming with me?"
"No, I don't think so." Shen Li pursed her lips; she had already made herself clear.
“I’ll just ride in Qu Xiang’s car,” Shen Li said.
Lu Yanchuan pondered for only a moment, then said, "Alright."
He looked at Zhou Yan beside him and said, "You go back with the driver, I'll ride in their car."
Qu Xiang: "!!!"
Shen Li looked completely bewildered.
Qu Xiang looked at her, trying to communicate with her through eye contact and thoughts—you should hurry up and talk to the Great Demon King!
Lu Yanchuan looked at Qu Xiang, his handsome face displaying a polite but understated smile, and addressed her in a very businesslike manner, "President Qu, you don't mind, do you?"
Qu Xiang felt a deep sadness in her heart. This wasn't the Great Demon King; this was the client, the client.
Qu Xiang put on the polite smile befitting a contractor, "Of course I don't mind! But the car is rather humble, I hope Mr. Lu won't mind."
Qu Xiang was still in a daze until the car drove onto the expressway leading from Luoqiao Airport to the city.
How did things get to this point?
The car was quiet. Lu Yanchuan took out his tablet, opened the document he hadn't finished reading on the plane, and said without even looking up, "You guys talk about whatever you want, don't worry about me."
With him around like a third wheel, what can the two of them talk about?
The silence continued, until Lu Yanchuan started a conversation, "I heard that President Qu was going to arrange for Shen Li to marry an old man?"
Shen Li was stunned, "You..."
What are you even talking about?
Qu Xiang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she quickly glanced at Shen Li.
"Lu Yanchuan, you peeked at someone's messages and then took them out of context like that!" Shen Li bit her lip and glared at Lu Yanchuan, only to see the man's slightly upturned lips, which carried a hint of wickedness.
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