Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Part 2
Just as Lu Xuan was feeling happy, he suddenly discovered something very important.
Lu Jinzhi blocked him and hasn't removed him from the blacklist yet.
Damn!
You deserve to be called a monkey.
When he was thinking about whether to send it by email, he hesitated again.
Now all his money is given by Qiao Wu. If the card given to Lu Yingchi is really blocked, Qiao Wu might go to Lu Yingchi to make a deal.
Lu Xuan looked at Lu Yingchi with a very complicated and strange look.
To be honest, he looks just so-so. You can even use hand soap as shower gel and apply it from head to toe. He is definitely no match for me. He is a childish, brainless, big, stupid yellow-haired guy.
But naive = young.
No brains = easy to be cheated.
Big guy = tall and good figure.
Is this type of male student quite popular nowadays?
If Qiao Wu really made a deal with him, what could Lu Yingchi give her?
Lu Xuan considered it carefully for a long time, and finally gave up this hard-earned opportunity. Lu Yingchi could spend money, but he absolutely could not let Qiao Wu become Lu Yingchi's financial backer!
In a corner where no one knew, Lu Xuan, who had secretly excitedly and quietly completed his ideological struggle, put his phone away in disappointment.
After Lu Yingchi sent the message, Guo Liyan on the other end was instantly overwhelmed with surprise. He didn't expect this matter to be so easy!
You don’t have to go to their circle to drink or do a lot of uncomfortable things like before.
So he was really grateful to Lu Yingchi, even though it might just be a casual donation from the other party.
He typed carefully: "I'll treat you to a meal. You can choose any place. I will definitely not bring anyone else."
Lu Yingchi quickly replied, "I don't need your meal. If you want to thank someone, thank Qiao Wu."
Then Lu Yingchi sent a second message: "Forget it, she doesn't need your food, just stay away from her."
Guo Liyan: “…”
He stared blankly at the words on the screen.
It turns out that the housekeeper Qiao is called Qiao Wu. Did she speak for me?
Or was it she who drew up this list?
Ever since he first saw that person, Guo Liyan never dared to think about what impression he would leave in her eyes.
He looked at the name on his phone, pursed his lips tightly, parked the car and went home.
The family members were sitting at the dining table. When they saw him, they frowned: "Why are you back at this time? Didn't you have dinner with Mr. Lu?"
Guo Liyan lowered his eyes and said, "No, Wang Ziming got drunk today and caused trouble at Lu's house, so he was kicked out."
Guo Yangzhou put down his chopsticks and said unhappily, "So you were kicked out too?"
Guo's mother immediately stepped in to smooth things over: "Didn't Li Yan say it was because of other people? It's not his fault."
"Don't you blame him? If he hadn't been more careful, he wouldn't have known who he could play with! He wasted such a good opportunity to enter the Lu family." Guo Yangzhou didn't take this stepmother seriously at all and said sternly, "You still speak for him. It's because of this that he has no ability at all. Is this glorious?"
Mother Guo's face was not very happy: "Yangzhou..."
"It's really useless."
"Alright." Father Guo, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke up. "Since you've offended someone, don't just sit there and think of a way to apologize. Why are you standing there like an idiot?"
Guo Liyan walked into the restaurant, first looked at his mother, then at his father and brother, and then said, "Lu Yingchi said I can go to the dinner."
The entire table suddenly became quiet.
After a moment, Guo's mother stood up in surprise: "What did you say?"
"He said I could go and he gave me this opportunity," Guo Liyan repeated.
Father Guo's expression suddenly brightened, a smile plastered across his face. "Sit down and tell me, did he agree to it? Is it really about that dinner?"
Guo Liyan nodded: "Meet Lu Jinzhi's dinner party."
"Okay, okay!" Guo's father slammed the table and pointed at Guo Yangzhou, saying, "When the time comes, drive out the best car in the family and order your dress quickly. We're running out of time!"
Guo Yangzhou picked up the chopsticks again: "Okay."
The two echoed each other, making Guo Liyan feel nauseous. He whispered, "Lu Yingchi said that I can only go alone."
Guo Yangzhou dropped his chopsticks on the table and said gloomily, "What do you mean you can only go alone? What can you do?"
"Maybe it's because he invited me," Guo Liyan said calmly, "I'm the only one he knows, so he specifically said I'm the only one allowed to go."
"Are you deliberately..."
"Alright!" Father Guo held his eldest son down. After a few seconds of silence, he slowed down his voice. "Since it's the least he can say, then go ahead and say it. But you must remember not to make any mistakes."
Guo Liyan nodded.
"Ask your mother to take you to buy some nice clothes. You can drive the car when the time comes. Don't lose face." Father Guo raised his chin and asked the servant to add more bowls and chopsticks for him. "Didn't you say you came back without eating? Eat."
Seeing Guo Yangzhou's bloodshot expression, Guo Liyan picked up the chopsticks.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a strange sense of pleasure rising from the soles of his feet.
This is what it feels like to be at the top of the interest group and control others.
So did Qiao Wu take these into consideration when he talked about this with Lu Yingchi?
He thought of the figure standing in front of the table looking back at him, and his chest felt like boiling water, making it difficult to calm down.
On the Lu family's side.
It was rare for several people to sit so close to each other for a meal. After they finished their meal, Lu Yingchi pushed over a whiteboard, which he had bought specifically for teaching Lu Ning how to do her homework.
Lu Ning was still enjoying her dessert when she saw this and murmured, "Can you please not bring something so appetizing to the restaurant?"
Lu Yingchi: "Please shut your little mouth."
Lu Ning: “…”
Lu Xuan: “…idiot.”
He stood up and was about to leave, but Lu Yingchi held him back: "While everyone is here, I have something important to say."
Qiao Wu was still a little interested: "What?"
"I have a plan. The first step is to establish some house rules." Lu Yingchi rapped on the whiteboard. "You can raise any objections, but I have a veto."
Lu Xuan opened his hand and said, "The veto is invalid. What kind of stupid thing is this?"
Lu Yingchi leaned over and whispered in his ear in a sinister tone, "I call this plan the 'Striving for Respect' plan. What are your thoughts?"
God damn plan to make myself proud.
What? It seems like you are about to usher in your own era of "striving for success"?
But then again.
Lu Xuan sat back down: "It's okay to just listen."
When Qiao Wu heard about the plan to make herself proud, she couldn't help laughing, but the serious expressions of these people made her feel embarrassed to laugh out loud.
"First of all, everyone should set a small goal for themselves," said Lu Yingchi.
"Lu Ning, just...don't be last in the final exam."
Lu Ning slammed the table angrily: "Who are you looking down on?"
"I'm giving you a way out, in case you fail to do it." Lu Yingchi's eyes drifted to Qiao Wu, "Do you know what the consequences will be?"
At this moment, Lu Ning's train of thought miraculously synced with Lu Yingchi's: "But then again, knowledge can't be learned in a day or two."
Don’t set goals too far in advance, or you’ll be embarrassed if you don’t complete them in time!
The consequences are unbearable.
The sight of these two openly plotting was too hard to ignore. Qiao Wu folded his arms and asked, "Am I easy to fool?"
"Then..." Lu Yingchi hesitated for a moment, "Change the target, Lu Xuan, you..."
He pointed at Lu Xuan and said, "Go to the film festival and win the Best Actor award first."
Lu Xuan: “…”
Such obvious discrimination, and yet he says he wasn't marginalized?!
He rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you organize a film festival and sell the best actor award yourself?"
Lu Yingchi was surprised: "Is it possible?"
Lu Xuan felt that he wasted time here with them purely because of an impulsive decision he made after eating too much and feeling dizzy.
Perhaps realizing his own thoughts were too extreme, Lu Yingchi had to lower his boundaries a bit: "Then, Lu Ning, you just have to complete your homework every day, don't skip classes, don't cause trouble, and don't get your parents called in. Is that okay?"
"That's me now!" Lu Ning was very proud. "I've done it!"
It's you who are not doing well!
Lu Yingchi was relieved, this would be easy to do.
"As for me, I'm just like Lu Ning. I want to pass the final exam and get a good GPA."
"Lu Xuan, what other awards are there in the entertainment industry besides Best Actor?"
He really doesn't know this.
Lu Xuan glanced at Qiao Wu and saw that she was really interested in this stupid plan, so he had to speak up: "I'll do it according to the company's plan, okay?"
The plan was made by Qiao Wu, so she should have no objection to it.
Although Lu Yingchi didn't understand, he knew it because Qiao Wu had accompanied Lu Xuan to the company. Before Qiao Wu could change his mind, he immediately made a statement: "It's settled then. The next one is the house rules. I'll tell you first!"
He had been preparing for this moment for far too long, so he scribbled a name on the whiteboard with a vengeance, and shouted, "From now on, Zhong Hejing is forbidden from entering our house!"
Lu Ning raised her hand: "I agree!"
Qiao Wu: “…”
How many elementary school kids are there in this family?
"I veto this," she said. "Zhong Hejing is my friend and also a guest of the Lu family this time. You can't bring any private goods with you."
Lu Xuan, who was once again being excluded, sighed softly: "What private matters are there that I don't know about?"
Qiao Wu: "It doesn't matter if you don't know."
If Lu Xuan knew about this, Zhong Hejing would be hated if she came to the Zhong family again.
She shouldn't have expected these people to do anything serious, so she stood up and walked over to the whiteboard. "Since this is a show of strength, it should be okay for me to set the house rules, right? After all, I'm the housekeeper."
Lu Yingchi asked cautiously: "Then do I still have a veto power?"
Qiao Wu smiled: "What do you think?"
“…”
Ignoring Lu Yingchi's reaction, she took the pen from him, took out her cell phone, created a group with these people, and then sent the documents she had been preparing on her phone to the group.
"Except for Lu Ning, you two better read these two documents carefully and memorize them. I can guarantee that you can save yourself at least five years of detours."
The three elementary school kids looked down.
There were two files clearly written in the group.
The Bloody Guide to Clearing Mine in the Rich Family
How Traditional Hegemons Are Cultivated
"The latter document is too pointed." Lu Xuan asked, "Are you sure you're not scolding Lu Jinzhi?"
He pointed at Lu Ning and said, "Elementary school kid."
Then he pointed at Lu Yingchi: "Big fool."
Then he pointed at himself: "Handsome guy, future superstar, the king of looks in the entertainment industry."
Then he spread his hands: "It has nothing to do with the boss."
Lu Yingchi wanted to throw his soup bowl on Lu Xuan's head: "If I were to hold a film festival, the first award for Shameless King would definitely be given to you!"
Qiao Wu hadn't expected such a meeting to take place today, so he hadn't prepared in advance. He simply sent them the document he'd given to Lu Jinzhi: "It's just a difference in name. You can use the terms and conditions inside."
"Besides that, there are a few house rules specifically for you."
She wrote on the whiteboard: "I will have someone ring the morning bell according to your different wake-up times. No one is allowed to damage public facilities. If you have any objections to the morning bell music, you are welcome to provide new music material."
This was exactly what Lu Xuan wanted, so he changed the recording of Lu Yingchi scolding Lu Jinzhi into his wake-up call the next day.
"Secondly, in my collaboration with Lu Xuan, you have to maintain your image as an artist, so you must do morning exercises before going to the company every day. As for Lu Ning and Lu Yingchi, you can decide whether to go based on your physical needs."
"Third, I have a mobile TV in the restaurant that plays the news broadcast and legal channels every day. Everyone must watch it and memorize the commonly used laws and regulations and take notes. I will check and evaluate them regularly."
"Fourth: Lu Ning is prohibited from drinking. Lu Xuan and Lu Yingchi, you may socialize normally, but drink in moderation. I will prepare a breathalyzer at home. If you need to drink heavily under specific circumstances, you must report it and be accompanied by your own people. Do not get drunk at other times."
"Fifth: Given that everyone's social circles are different, but not returning home late will cause people to worry, so you must report in advance if you're coming home late. I'll inform the security office. Under normal circumstances, the home's curfew time is 11 pm. Unless there are special circumstances, you cannot stay overnight outside. The door will not be opened if you return home after curfew."
"Sixth, you are forbidden to speak or behave inappropriately to any family member or servants in the house, especially the old man. While he is ill, you must take time out every week to visit him, and the visit time must not be less than half an hour."
"That's all." Qiao Wu pointed at the whiteboard. "I hope you can supervise each other. Reporting will earn you a reward."
Lu Ning asked, "What prize?"
"The mystery prize varies from person to person." Qiao Wu hadn't really thought about it yet. "We'll talk about it when the time comes."
Lu Ning immediately raised her hand: "Then I will report Lu Xuanyan for the inappropriate personal attack!"
"What's wrong?" Lu Xuan stared at her. "You can't even listen to the truth?"
"He even threatened me!"
"Alright." Qiao Wu didn't have time to listen to their bickering. "If you don't have any objections, leave it as it is. I'll sort these out and send them to you. Go to bed early. Tomorrow several brands will be delivering clothes. You can pick out the ones you like."
The clothes for the changing seasons have been delivered a long time ago, and the only clothes delivered at this time are dresses.
Lu Xuan didn't want to appear in the same scene with Lu Jinzhi at all. He was worried that he would really assassinate him.
So he had no intention of attending this dinner party at all: "What does Lu Jinzhi's homecoming dinner party have to do with us?"
"Seventh." Qiao Wu raised his eyebrows. "No one can be absent from any family gathering without reason."
Everyone: “…”
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According to the flight information sent by Lu Jinzhi, Qiao Wu was waiting in the exclusive channel half an hour in advance.
If she had some contact with a few other people in the past ten years, she was almost a stranger to Lu Jinzhi, so to be honest, she didn't know what Lu Jinzhi had become. After all, he didn't even reply to her messages in the past.
During this period of time, when she had some free time, she would occasionally think of the look on Lu Jinzhi's face in her dream, which was completely different from the look he had in the conference room that day.
So how will he look at me later?
After thinking for a while and still couldn't figure it out, she simply stopped thinking about it.
In order to allow Lu Jinzhi time to adjust to the time difference in his schedule after returning home, the dinner was scheduled for two days later. There would be some changes in the details every day, and she needed to confirm them all the time.
After an unknown amount of time, she heard her cell phone ding. It was the alarm she had set.
Qiao Wu raised his head and just in time the driver opened the car door.
She packed her things and prepared to get off the car, but when she looked up, she saw three people walking towards the door of the VIP room. She was stunned.
The man surrounded by two Chinese and foreign assistants in suits and ties had a cold and handsome look. He was not wearing a formal suit. He was wearing a simple dark green shirt with his sleeves rolled up and two buttons on his collar undone. He had a men's jacquard long scarf tied around his neck with a sapphire ornament buckled in the middle.
Even though the other person's expression wasn't very cold, he still looked much more oppressive than the man in the video.
Obviously, the other party did not give her time to get out of the car. When her eyes swept over, she did not stop, but walked directly to the front of the car.
Although Lu Xuan always said that Lu Yingchi was a big fool, in fact, Lu Jinzhi was not shorter than Lu Yingchi. On the contrary, he had a bit more imposing height than Lu Yingchi.
He placed one hand on his watch, lowered his eyes, and a smile that was not visible in his eyes: "Not allowed?"
Different from the deep voices of traditional domineering CEOs, Lu Jinzhi often speaks with an upward tone at the end, giving people the illusion that he is gentle and clean.
In order to make it easier to get off the bus, Qiao Wu had been sitting on the side of the door. Now that Lu Jinzhi didn't give her the chance to get off the bus, she had to get up and move a seat to the side.
Lu Jinzhi put down his hand, looked back at the two assistants, and they went to the luggage cart at the back.
After Lu Jin got in the car, the driver closed the door.
Blocked out from the noise outside, the silence in the car suddenly became somewhat deliberate.
Facing Lu Jinzhi, Qiao Wu couldn't play too much emotional cards with him, so he asked: "Do you want to rest first or talk about work?"
Lu Jinzhi sat in the seat where Qiao Wu had sat before. He didn't know if it was because the air conditioning temperature in the car was not suitable, or if it was his illusion, but he always felt that her warmth and a faint familiar smell were still lingering here.
There is no such thing as a lack of rest. He eats and sleeps as needed on the plane and never lets himself get hurt, so he is in good spirits now.
But he didn't want to talk about anything.
He recalled the moment he walked out of the VIP lounge and saw the car door open. The woman in the car looked up at him. Because she was sitting, the first thing that caught his attention was her face. As picky as he was, even the appearance that Lu Xuan was proud of was just a pretty silly dog in his eyes, but he couldn't find any flaws in her facial features at that moment.
And his eyes, which were accustomed to observing, could be watched by her calm, gentle and firm gaze even through the thin lenses.
For a moment, Lu Jinzhi seemed to see a shadow from the past.
It's very strange. Even he is not the same Lu Jinzhi as before, but why is there someone who hasn't changed at all?
Or maybe...it changed back.
He curled his lip: "The third option."
Qiao Wu glanced in his direction, seemingly puzzled: "The third one?"
Lu Jinzhi hummed: "For example, who were you originally going to send those messages to?"
Qiao Wu: “…”
This one hasn’t passed yet?!
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