Lu Yanting acted as if he hadn't heard at all, and continued to coax gently, "Sweetie...go ahead! I'll buy you your favorite little cake later!"
Although the little girl was puzzled, she obediently went back to her room.
Seeing Qiu Li's room door close softly, the man turned his head and looked intently at Qiu Mang: "Why didn't you tell me?"
Qiu Mang continued sipping her soup unhurriedly, without even looking up, and said softly, "Tell you what? Tell you they said I'm being kept by someone, and then you stand up and clarify?"
Lu Yanting choked, frowning as he said, "You know that's not what I meant!"
Qiu Mang pursed her lips, slowly put down the soup spoon, raised her head, and looked at him with a firm gaze: "Mr. Lu, since I didn't tell you, it means I have my own plans. Don't worry, I won't let Mrs. Wang get away with this!"
Lu Yanting frowned, his tone tinged with doubt: "What can you possibly do?"
Just as Lu Yanting finished speaking, his phone suddenly rang. He looked at it and saw that it was Yan Kai calling.
The call connected, and after hearing what was said on the other end, Lu Yanting's face instantly showed a look of astonishment, and he blurted out, "Are you serious?"
Yan Kai responded urgently on the other end of the phone: "President Lu, please go online and take a look. The Wang family is in the education and training industry and has always valued their reputation. But now that the audio has been released, their reputation is completely ruined!"
"You mean the audio circulating online is an audio file?" Lu Yanting glanced at Qiu Mang, already having a vague idea in his mind.
"That's right! I heard it was a female shop assistant who released it. Wang Fa saw that the shop assistant was pretty and actually tried to keep her as his mistress. As a result, she recorded the conversation and posted it online. This shop assistant is really brave!" Yan Kai's voice was filled with excitement.
"I see."
Lu Yanting hung up the phone, looked at Qiu Mang, his eyes filled with disbelief, "You did this?"
Qiu Mang slightly raised her chin and delicately arched her eyebrows. "That's right!"
Lu Yanting's lips curved slightly as he raised his hand and gently stroked her cheek. The soft, delicate touch of the girl's face spread from his palm, seeping into his heart.
The man's eyes were full of doting affection. "Not bad, little white rabbit, you finally know how to fight back. I thought you would be like before, silently enduring being bullied."
Qiu Mang smiled confidently, "Of course, people always have to grow up. You're not my parent, so I can't just run back to you to complain every time something happens and wait for you to step in and solve it."
Lu Yanting chuckled softly, "Why not? As long as you ask, I will definitely protect you."
Qiu Mang suddenly lowered her eyes and said softly, "Mr. Lu, we will eventually part ways. You can protect me for a while, but you can't protect me forever. If I don't become stronger, the days ahead will be even more difficult."
Lu Yanting slowly withdrew his hand, a strange sense of irritation rising in his heart. "Let's talk about the future later."
The man seemed to suddenly remember something and abruptly looked at Qiu Mang. "Yan Kai just said on the phone that Wang Fa wants to keep you as a mistress?"
Qiu Mang paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"Damn it!"
Lu Yanting clenched his fists and slammed them heavily on the table. With a loud "bang," the bowls and chopsticks on the table crashed to the floor.
Qiu Mang trembled with shock, “Mr. Lu…”
"Why didn't you tell me sooner!" Lu Yanting stared intently at Qiu Mang, his eyes burning with anger.
"I...I've already taken care of it myself." Qiu Mang looked at the man, her eyes full of doubt.
Lu Yanting didn't speak. After a moment, he took out his phone and dialed Yan Kai's number.
"We will completely ruin Wang Fa's company within three days!"
Yan Kai was completely bewildered. "President Lu, why do you suddenly want to bring down Wang Fa? He doesn't seem to have any conflicts with our Lu Group."
Lu Yanting snorted coldly, "This isn't a conflict, it's a deep-seated hatred!"
Yan Kai didn't dare ask any more questions and quickly replied, "Okay," before hanging up the phone.
Yan Kai was extremely efficient. By the next day, the Wang Group had disappeared from the market, and even Mrs. Wang's family business had been affected to some extent.
Inside the Xu family villa, Mrs. Xu was leisurely arranging flowers in the flower room, her phone on speakerphone.
"Mrs. Xu! I've done everything you instructed, but now the Wang family is finished. You have to find a way to help me!"
"Help? How can I help?" Mrs. Xu picked up a rose and gently stroked its delicate petals.
"Could you... lend us some money? We want to make a comeback."
Mrs. Xu let out two cold laughs. "Mrs. Wang, is that it? I've only played cards with you a few times, we're not that close yet, how dare you ask me for money?"
Mrs. Wang, barely containing her anger, said on the other end of the phone, "Mrs. Xu, I have no grudge against Miss Qiu and I have no hostility towards her. It was you who instructed me to deal with Miss Qiu in the first place!"
Mrs. Xu smiled gently and said, "Mrs. Wang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I have never instructed you to do anything to harm Miss Qiu. How can you make up such baseless accusations?"
Mrs. Xu paused, then her laughter grew louder. "Besides, now that this matter has been exposed, it was purely your husband's personal behavior. He clearly tried to harass that young girl, but ended up losing more than he gained. You didn't do anything, so what does it have to do with you?"
Mrs. Wang could no longer contain herself. "Mrs. Xu, you probably don't know yet, but yesterday, the Lu family's little princess, Lu Yangyang, transferred to our kindergarten. Just yesterday, I instigated all the parents in the class to kick the Qiu sisters out of the kindergarten. Lu Nianke saw it all. She gave me a hard time in front of everyone. Do you think she can't find out about this from you?"
Mrs. Xu's heart clenched suddenly, and her hand accidentally touched a rose thorn, causing her to quickly pull her hand back in pain. "What did you say? Lu Nian went to your school?"
"Yes! Mrs. Xu, do you still think that all of this has nothing to do with you? Think about it, even if Qiu Mang really posted that audio online, with our family's strength, we could take it down in a minute. But now, not only have we failed to take it down, but the company is also about to go bankrupt. Do you think no one is helping her behind the scenes? As for who is helping her, I believe you know better than I do, Mrs. Xu!"
Mrs. Xu slammed the flowers aside, her tone icy, "You'd better know what you should and shouldn't say!"
Mrs. Wang suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, "Mrs. Xu, if only you had known to be afraid from the beginning! Now, it's too late! Let me tell you, I've already told Lu Nian about this!"
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