Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Original Male Protagonist
After Lu Jinzhi finished speaking, his gaze slowly fell on Qiao Wu beside him.
Unlike what he expected, Qiao Wu had regained her composure except for her initial surprise. She just nodded slightly at him and nothing else happened. He could not detect any unexpected dirty thoughts in her eyes.
Lu Jinzhi couldn't help but recall how she was sitting there just now. She didn't seem flustered at all as if she was taking over these chores for the first time, nor did she seem complacent. She was methodical and confident from beginning to end.
It was even worse than the day when I saw those two idiots prying open the safe at Lu's house.
A familiar and inexplicable desire to win suddenly emerged in his heart.
More than ten years ago, he also wanted to peek into those calm eyes to see what secrets were hidden.
Thinking of this, Lu Jinzhi said nothing more, and did not even look at Lu Xuan again: "That's it."
Then hang up the video cleanly.
Just like Lu Xuan said, he had no awareness of eavesdropping on other people's conversations here. Instead, he seemed to be the master here.
that's all?
From what Qiao Wu heard from him, he didn't refute those people who had just done what he did. Did that mean he agreed?
"I was originally discussing with Mr. Lu about his return to China." Xu Chao hurriedly picked up the computer, fearing that he would be blamed for the grudges between the wealthy brothers. "If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
"Wait a minute." Qiao Wu stopped him, "Tell Mr. Lu I want to fire someone."
Xie Yi was a little surprised.
Although she is Mr. Lu's assistant, no one in the company knows her and she has no real power. Are you going to fire her now?
And it's about wanting, not wanting.
"Who?" Xu Chao asked.
"Marketing Specialist, Xue Weihua."
That employee gossiping in the lobby?
Lu Xuan specifically looked at the other person's work badge, so he remembered it very clearly.
Xie Yi didn't go downstairs, and asked curiously: "What happened?"
Lu Xuan casually explained a few words and raised an eyebrow at Qiao Wu: "Didn't you say you wouldn't argue with people like this?"
"That's my own opinion," Qiao Wu said calmly. "As an employee of a listed company, it's wrong to not control your mouth in public. No matter who you're talking about or whether what you're saying is true or false, as long as anyone hears it, it's wrong. This time it's us, but what if it's a customer next time? How smart can an employee be who can't even say something bad behind someone's back? It's better to give more opportunities to people who are more capable than him."
Lu Jinzhi is the biggest villain in the book, which is inseparable from the fact that he is surrounded by so many mentally retarded people like Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick. Who knows how big a mess he will cause in the future.
Later in the plot, the male protagonist came to the company to discuss cooperation, but was treated unfairly by some tactless people who looked down on him and treated him badly, which made the feud between him and Lu Jinzhi grow bigger and bigger.
Sometimes Qiao Wu felt it was outrageous. Why were these brainless people placed around Lu Jinzhi and the others? Why did Lu Jinzhi and the others have to bear the consequences of any trouble they caused?
Let the two of them compete against each other, and it is hard to say who will have the last laugh.
"Got it." Xie Yi nodded. "There's no need to go through President Lu on this matter. I'll have the Human Resources Department handle it shortly."
After saying that, he gestured to Qiao Wu and left.
When only the two of them were left in the meeting room, Lu Xuan turned his chair around and sat down, throwing his sunglasses on the table. "Listen to what Lu Jinzhi said."
As we all know, the money he earns from filming is not enough for him to open a bottle of wine.
Lu Jinzhi wants to suspend his card? !
How dare he!
Although Lu Jinzhi had skipped a grade and had started to take over the group's affairs during his college years, he had never cared about the family matters over the years, let alone their money. What was wrong with him now?
He had quarreled with the old man and ran away from home because of joining the circle. Lu Jinzhi didn't even ask a question when he was abroad. Now he wants to take revenge on him just because of these two words?
impossible.
Lu Xuan didn't believe it.
He was silent for a long time, then suddenly turned around and asked, "Do you know the password to Lu Jinzhi's safe?"
Thinking back, Qiao Wu and Lu Jinzhi were probably the ones who talked the most in the family in the past.
Qiao Wu: “…”
She shook her head helplessly: "Even if he knew, he wouldn't put bank cards and money in the safe."
"He shouldn't be that free yet." Lu Xuan comforted himself.
Qiao Wu remained silent.
According to her understanding of Lu Jinzhi, Lu Jinzhi never jokes with others and always keeps his word.
But if Lu Xuan's card is suspended, at least he won't have the capital to support a young celebrity like in the plot, which is not bad either.
So Qiao Wu didn't intend to remind him to make preparations early.
The surveillance footage of the company's conference room was quickly passed to Lu Jiang. Although he intended to test him, Qiao Wu's performance was actually similar to what he expected, or even better.
When he first decided to train Qiao Wu, he hoped that one day she would grow up to be like this.
Especially after seeing that Lu Jinzhi actually listened to the whole thing and did not express any objection, he felt that he had done the right thing. You know, his second son has always been very picky.
Only now did he really begin to think about what Qiao Wu said.
But in fact, ever since the disagreement in their ideas, the second son went abroad peacefully, and the father and son have never been in touch again. You should know that news about the second son has to go through the secretary.
Even when I asked him to come back this time, I told him so out of gratitude. At that time, the second brother only replied with "OK" and nothing else.
Lu Jiang had a terrible headache, but he couldn't bring himself to lose face.
After a long time, he came up with a great idea and made a phone call without any psychological burden.
Fortunately, I was not blocked.
As soon as the phone was connected, he didn't wait for the person on the other end to speak, and said directly: "Xiao Wu asked me to ask you if you would like to take advantage of the opportunity of your return to China to hold a dinner party so that everyone can get to know you."
Lu Jinzhi: “…”
He sometimes wondered if the Lu family's bloodline was cursed.
Lu Jiang’s genes also played an important role in Lu Xuan’s growth into what he is today.
If those in China who have connections with the Lu family haven't recognized him yet, then all his years of work have been in vain? What's the point of the dinner?
But when the words of refusal were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly remembered the other name in the question.
Qiao Wu.
Writing the name on a blank piece of paper, he looked at it for a few seconds and responded softly.
"Um."
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The next day, the Lu family servants watched the two young masters and the young lady sit in the restaurant on time early in the morning, watching closely and not daring to breathe.
Housekeeper Xiao Qiao has been back for two weeks, and she's managed to keep these troublemakers in line. They've gotten up so early without a single complaint, and their faces are even glowing. What tricks has she used?! Incredible.
Very strange.
When they finished breakfast and went out with Qiao Wu, they actually had a very strange feeling.
Just like when we were little and went to school hand in hand every day, now there is one more little one.
All in all, I'm in a good mood.
Qiao Wu was going to send Lu Ning to her new school, but she didn't ignore the other two who were also going to "school". She turned around and reminded them: "Be careful on the road. Don't be impulsive if you encounter anything. Calm down and think about it first. If you don't want to eat outside for lunch, call home two hours in advance and ask them to send it over. As for you..."
She looked at Lu Xuan and said, "You can't drink too much outside."
Then you will be at the mercy of others.
Lu Xuan let out a light sigh, closed the car window, honked the horn, and drove away.
Lu Yingchi followed closely behind, but only took two steps forward before stepping back and pointing at Lu Ning's nose: "If I find out you're such a coward again, I'll beat you up too next time."
Lu Ning: “?”
She was sprayed in the face by the exhaust gas, and looked up and asked, "Is he encouraging me to hit someone?"
"He's worried that you'll be bullied." Qiao Wu acted as an automatic translator. "He's just like that. You know that. Otherwise, you'll get beaten up by a robot."
Lu Ning snorted: "Then I forgive him."
She was curious about what kind of school Qiao Wu would choose for her. Would it be like the old school with a gate no bigger than Lu Yingchi's car? Unexpectedly, it was the aristocratic private school in Lu Yingchi's old place.
"Didn't you say that students in this kind of school are hypocritical?" She was confused. "And you said that everyone here competes with their fathers."
"Why not fight if you have the ability?" Qiao Wu said as a matter of course, "It's yours anyway."
Private schools are also divided into middle and lower levels.
Schools like this for children of the nobility have first-class teachers. Both the people they meet and the horizons they can gain are far superior to those of ordinary schools. Lu Ning is not a child from an ordinary family, so of course she has the right and ability to study here.
But Lu Ning had been brainwashed by the idea of self-reliance for too long, and frowned: "Is this still called independence?"
"When you grow up, you'll have plenty of time to prove your independence." Qiao Wu pushed her. "Although you were able to enter this school because of your family, whether this education is worth it depends on you. There's nothing shameful about being rich."
Lu Ning looked at him strangely: "Do you have a dual personality?"
What he said was different every day.
"Just take it as it is."
Lu Ning walked into the school carrying her schoolbag. After taking two steps, she realized something was wrong and turned back: "Why are you still following me? I'm not a three-year-old child. I can't lose my way."
Qiao Wu laughed, leaned over to straighten her collar, and said softly, "How could a child go to the teacher on his own on the first day of school? We don't have no one left at home."
The faint scent of books on the woman invaded my nostrils.
This was originally the smell that Lu Ning hated the most. She hated everything related to knowledge, and she disliked the pungent smell of ink on books even more. But why did the smell on Qiao Wu smell so good?
It's like opening a brand new picture book filled with spring flowers and green bushes, which makes people fascinated and amazed.
There are people in the Lu family, but it’s actually no different from having no one.
In her previous school, she went there alone on the first day of the first grade. She took many detours and was late. She also had a conflict with someone on the first day of school.
When she returned home from school, she found that except for the servants, there was no one in the huge Lu residence who made her feel safe.
She could only go back to her room, put together several Band-Aids and put them on her wound, and then go to sleep quietly.
It's not like today, when someone brought her here and asked her to protect herself before leaving.
Lu Ning suddenly became quiet, holding the straps of her schoolbag tightly with both hands, staring at Qiao Wu's thin but straight back, and followed her to the office.
As the two of them walked to the door, they saw a tall boy standing outside against the wall with his head hung. The strap of his schoolbag was broken, and the whole bag was thrown at his feet. The half-open schoolbag was loose, and a corner of the book was scattered out of it, but he obviously had no intention of picking it up.
Lu Ning couldn't help but take a few more glances, because she usually stood in this position before.
I didn't expect it to feel like this as an outsider.
Wait, that looks familiar.
She suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart. Why did this person look so much like the arrogant dog coin who had a fight with her on the first day of the first grade?
Suddenly, the office door was opened from the inside.
A pair of legs that looked particularly slender wrapped in suit pants walked out. The young man was wearing a handmade suit and his hair was meticulously groomed, but his tie was pulled crookedly. He opened the door while unbuttoning his shirt, but he didn't expect that there were other people standing outside. He paused and raised his eyes slightly.
When he saw the person standing at the door, his eyes stopped for a moment.
The woman's eyes were slightly lowered, and she stood gracefully. The moment she looked over, it seemed as if a faint curtain of light was cast over everything she saw.
Qiao Wu hadn't expected to run into the original novel's protagonist, Zhong Min, here, but after her initial surprise, she didn't take it too seriously and nodded politely, "Excuse me."
Zhong Min came to his senses and moved aside.
Taking this opportunity, Lu Ning quickly walked to the other side and used Qiao Wu's body to block her face.
She wasn't afraid of the dogecoin, but she was worried that if something went wrong on the first day of school, Qiao Wu would not agree to go shopping with her.
The teacher inside the door had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw someone enter, he walked over to greet them with a smile while closing the door. "Is that Lu Ning? And who are you?"
The moment the door closed, Zhong Min heard a woman's clear and smiling voice from inside: "Qiao Wu."
He couldn't help but look back again.
But there was nothing to see except the dark and cold door panel.
He took out a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth, but considering that he was in school, he resisted the urge to light it. He just felt more and more irritated.
I feel even more annoyed when I think about having to face those smooth-talking and hypocritical old guys.
He still couldn't adapt to this life bound by a tie. People like him were just bedbugs living in the gutter. No matter how he dressed up, he couldn't look like...
Like the guy just now.
Deep down, he exudes a kind of confidence and arrogance that he will never be able to achieve.
He kicked the boy next to the wall and said, "Pick up your things and leave."
The boy slowly picked up the bag and suddenly said, "It's her."
"who?"
"Lu Ning."
Zhong Min frowned: "That kid who just went in?"
"Um."
Zhong Min laughed suddenly.
Of course he remembered who this Lu Ning was. Zhong Shixia had a conflict with her on the first day of school. At that time, the other party's parents did not even show up, but Lu Ning directly threw 10,000 yuan in his face.
Lu Ning is rich and powerful, and the school will not do anything to her, but Zhong Shixia dropped out.
Thinking of this, Zhong Min took a deep drag on his cigarette and patted his brother's shoulder: "I'll pick you up from school later."
After coming out of the office, Lu Ning didn't see the man again.
She breathed a sigh of relief and grabbed Qiao Wu who was about to leave: "You must finish what you start."
Qiao Wu asked, "What's wrong?"
"Come pick me up from school this afternoon." Lu Ning was very good at pushing things. "You always pick up Lu Xuan when he goes to the company, so why aren't you picking me up on my first day of school?"
Qiao Wu wasn't very busy today, so he nodded: "Okay."
When Qiao Wu returned to Lu's residence, he was surprised to learn that Lu Jinzhi had actually agreed to host a welcome dinner when he returned to China.
However, she still looked through the lists that her father and Xie Yi had given her, and found that not everyone had to be invited home.
Qiao Wu has a general impression of the companies and families mentioned above.
But when she saw the Zhong family, her eyebrows raised slightly, and she thought of Zhong Min, the male protagonist in the original text, whom she met at school today.
Strictly speaking, Zhong Min was not a child of the Zhong family in the past, he was an illegitimate child.
The family structure of the Zhong family is relatively complicated. The president of the Zhong Group is Zhong Ru, a strong woman. Her husband also married into the Zhong family. However, their relationship broke down a few years after their marriage and they only had a daughter, Zhong Hejing, in their early years.
Zhong Ru has always trained Zhong Hejing as her successor, but she did not expect that her daughter's health is getting worse day by day and she can no longer continue the high-intensity work.
That's why Zhong Ru took Zhong Min home.
Zhong Min is the child born from Zhong Ru's marriage to an outsider during the period when her relationship with her husband broke down.
But her husband was unwilling to divorce, and the two of them had a very ugly quarrel in secret.
Zhong Ru had originally prepared to sue the other party after the child was secretly born, but she unexpectedly found out that her lover was only with her for her money and had been cheating on her in private for a long time.
But at that time she had no way to abort the child, so she could only give birth to the child and send it to an orphanage. She felt that this was a ridiculous shame for herself, and it was also because of the continuous anxiety during pregnancy that she could no longer have children.
Now that Zhong Hejing was ill, she had no choice but to have someone find Zhong Min and bring him back to the Zhong family for upbringing.
While Zhong Min was wandering around, he had a non-blood-related brother who depended on him for support. It was because of this that Zhong Ru was able to control Zhong Min and agreed to take the child back with him.
The Zhong family and the Lu family are not yet at odds with each other, and are also on the invitation list.
So the people I met at school today were Zhong Min and his younger brother Zhong Shixia.
Lu Ning had a conflict with Zhong Shixia before, so after Zhong Min gained power in the Zhong family, he always had a prejudice against the Lu family.
It’s just that Lu Ning didn’t transfer schools at that time, so she didn’t have much interaction with Zhong Shixia later. I didn’t expect that they would transfer to the same school now.
The reason why this book is so melodramatic is entirely due to the male and female protagonists.
Because of his background and growing environment, Zhong Min looks very crooked and has distorted values. He was forced to become very world-weary by Zhong Ru. Before he met the heroine, the most important person in his life was only his younger brother Zhong Shixia.
He is only in his early twenties now and has not even finished college. He is forced into a desperate situation by Zhong Ru and has no choice but to do nothing.
Qiao Wu couldn't help but frown. It seemed that it was indeed necessary to pick up Lu Ning.
At the school on the other side, Lu Ning spent the most serious day in her life.
Although she didn't understand a word the teacher said, at least her eyes never left the multimedia, and she even pretended to do today's homework.
The teaching system of private schools is completely different from that of ordinary schools, and school ends very early.
So she packed her things early and prepared to wait for Qiao Wu at the school gate.
Who would have thought that when I turned around, I saw someone leaning against the back door of the classroom.
She tightened her grip: "It's really you."
Zhong Shixia threw her schoolbag on the ground: "Do you still remember me?"
"What do you want from me?"
"Pay me back," Zhong Shixia said. "You gave me 10,000 yuan back then, but it was too much. I haven't had the chance to pay you back the rest."
"Are you free?" he asked.
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