Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Are you saying I'm old?
Qiao Wu was really caught off guard by the question. She didn't expect that someone like Lu Jinzhi would care about such a meaningless thing, which left her completely unprepared.
After a moment of stunned silence, she quickly found an excuse: "It's just... a friend you don't know."
"I didn't know him before you said it." Lu Jinzhi said.
It’s not certain after that.
"..." Qiao Wu's face was expressionless. "This is just a misunderstanding. Do you really want to embarrass me?"
Lu Jinzhi leaned back in the car seat, his hands folded in front of him. He turned his head slightly to glance at her, then smiled and admitted, "Yeah."
really.
Qiao Wu thought to himself, no matter how much some people change, their inherent characteristics cannot be changed.
Perhaps because Lu Jinzhi is smarter than ordinary people, he has not been able to empathize with others since he was a child. He likes to observe other people's emotions through their obvious emotional expressions, so he often has some bad tastes. It was even worse when he was a child. He often snatched things that Lu Xuan and Lu Yingchi liked. It seems that it is still the same now.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have stopped Lu Xuan's card just because of one sentence.
"That's for you." Qiao Wu followed up his words and said, "What do you think now?"
Lu Jinzhi actually thought about it seriously for a second.
Then he said, “I can’t even think about it. It’s terrifying.”
"Then don't ask." Qiao Wu said, "Otherwise I will ask you once a day from now on."
Faced with the unexpected threat, Lu Jinzhi was stunned for a second, then burst into laughter.
The strange thing was that after hearing this threat, he didn't feel as disgusted as he had when he received the previous message. It might be because Qiao Wu saw through his trick, or it might be because the other party's tone didn't care at all.
In short, he benefited from it.
In fact, he didn't really care about her previous poor excuse. Whether it was true or false, whether it was sent to him or someone else, he usually wouldn't look back after making a decision.
But the moment he saw Qiao Wu just now, he suddenly wanted to hear what expression and tone this person would have when he said that sentence.
Fortunately, it’s not true.
After all, the last time she had a good conversation with Qiao Wu was more than ten years ago, when she was just a child in her teens.
"No more questions."
He was unwilling to waste his energy on such meaningless issues.
The two of them didn't have a relationship where they could reminisce about the past, and Lu Jinzhi didn't want to listen to other people's work reports during his rare free time, so after his bad taste was not satisfied, he closed his eyes and rested.
When I opened my eyes again, I had already arrived at Lu's residence.
For Lu Jinzhi, home is just a place where he can sleep comfortably and live conveniently. There is nothing else. So even though he hasn't been back for two years, he has no interest in any changes here. It's just a change of place to work.
So after getting off the car, he went straight upstairs with his eyes downcast, lacking interest. Although his steps were not big, he walked very fast thanks to his long legs.
Qiao Wu followed his lead and walked behind him: "When is it convenient for you to pick out a dress? I'll have someone bring it over."
The person in front of her suddenly braked suddenly, and Qiao Wu almost bumped into his shoulder. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and turned sideways, and her arm just brushed past Lu Jinzhi's elbow.
In the hot summer, everyone will subconsciously pay more attention to cold things.
Lu Jinzhi glanced to the side and saw the other person's thin white arm moving away, and the chill disappeared in an instant.
He looked away: "Whatever."
Seeing that he was in good spirits, Qiao Wu said, "Then let's do it now. We'll have more time to choose from."
Lu Jinzhi didn't answer. He was looking at the code of conduct and short-term goals hanging on the wall of the living room on the first floor, with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
He had only seen this kind of thing in the classroom in elementary school, but few people followed it. Why would it appear here?
For the first time in so many years, Lu Jinzhi realized that the Lu family was different.
He walked over and read through all the rules, and found that each one was very specific and could even identify the person in question. In the lower right corner of the rules, there was a familiar sycamore leaf printed on it.
He came to the conclusion that it was Qiao Wu who did it.
Since twelve years ago, everyone in the Lu family has taken a different path, so Lu Jinzhi once thought that in the end everyone was destined to become strangers with the same blood living under the same roof.
But now these names appeared closely in the same picture, giving him another more unfamiliar feeling.
After a long while, his eyes turned slightly: "Did I go back to the wrong house?"
"Hmm?" Qiao Wu contacted the dress delivery person and followed his gaze. Suddenly, he realized, "These are the house rules they set up earlier. Can you see if there's anything wrong with them? Is there anything that needs to be revised?"
Lu Jinzhi was simple and direct: "Its existence itself is irrational."
"They are quite proactive," said Qiao Wu.
“Even more unreasonable.”
Lu Jinzhi turned around and asked with a smile, "You seem to know them very well."
"After living under the same roof for so many years, shouldn't I get to know them better?"
"But you are Qiao Wu." Lu Jinzhi said.
"so what?"
Lu Jinzhi stopped looking at that childish stuff, as if looking at it any longer would be a waste of his time. He found it a little funny when Qiao Wu asked the question "So?" as if it was a matter of course.
He turned around, his gaze gently fixed on hers, and asked gently, "You mean, while you told me you'd only pay attention to me, you were also paying attention to other people, and you already knew them thoroughly?"
Qiao Wu: "...subtly."
"So how much do you know about me subtly?" Lu Jinzhi asked patiently.
Not really.
Lu Jinzhi concluded based on her reaction and chuckled, "So, as the person who assists me, you know me the least."
Based on Qiao Wu's superficial understanding of Lu Jinzhi over the past ten years, he would not show obvious possessiveness towards a certain person or thing, because he would calculate the value of this thing at the first time.
He will do whatever it takes to get what he wants, and he will not hesitate to abandon those who don't care about him.
Therefore, his current words and actions were nothing more than wanting to see her surprise and panic, in order to satisfy his purpose of wanting to peek into her true emotions.
So she said calmly: "That's not necessarily true."
"Um?"
"The old man once told me that I needed to assist the future leader of the Lu family." Qiao Wu raised his eyes and smiled gently, "But now it's still unknown. After all, you didn't give me the opportunity to get to know you in the past, so I can only get to know others. Besides, there are other people in the Lu family besides you. Didn't Lu Xuan also say that he wanted to replace you? Who said you must be the future leader?"
Lu Jinzhi's eyebrows twitched slightly.
"Let's not talk about Lu Xuan. Lu Yingchi is only eighteen years old. He's young and full of energy, and he has a promising future." Qiao Wu pointed at the people who had written down their goals. "If all else fails, there's still Lu Ning. She's smart, lively, and motivated. When she reaches your age, she might even be more successful than you."
Lu Jinzhi: “…”
He quickly sorted out all the information and got the final answer: "Are you calling me old?"
He is only eighteen years old.
Your age.
How old is he? Isn’t he only twenty-seven?
Lu Jinzhi was used to hearing people say that he was young and promising, a young genius, but this was the first time he heard someone say he was "this age".
Qiao Wu: “?”
What kind of weird brain circuit is this?
She said gently: "No, I'm just reminding you that those who come after you are ahead are ahead, and you still need to work hard."
Then he asked, "Didn't you read the document I sent you?"
What file?
That weird domineering boss mine-clearing guide?
"Do I need to see that kind of thing?" Lu Jinzhi felt his eyes dirty when he thought of this.
"One of the common flaws of traditional overbearing CEOs is arrogance and complacency. That's not good," Qiao Wu kindly reminded. "It can easily lead to a crematorium, in every sense of the word."
Lu Jinzhi was delighted.
Now he not only says he is old, but also says he is conceited.
"You're really interesting."
"Did it catch your attention?" Qiao Wu said cautiously, "Any normal person would think so, so be careful not to have such thoughts, it's even more dangerous."
It's all a mess.
Lu Jinzhi completely gave up the idea of finding pleasure from her, his expression finally became indifferent, and he turned around and walked out again.
"Aren't you looking at clothes? Where are you going?"
Lu Jinzhi said without even turning his head: "Ask the model to take the pictures and send them over."
In most cases, they will not try on the clothes themselves. The brands will update their relevant databases in real time, so the clothes sent to them will not be the wrong size. They only look at the styles and keep the ones they like.
If it is a custom-made dress, they can try it on if they want to. If they don’t want to try it on, there will be a model wearing it for them to see.
Qiao Wu's job didn't include following anyone around in real time, so he didn't interfere too much with Lu Jinzhi's schedule.
After leaving the main house, Lu Jinzhi didn't go anywhere. Instead, after seeing the leaves on the code of conduct, he remembered his previous plan.
He is going to the library.
His mind raced along the way.
He made another misjudgment on Qiao Wu. She had not changed, but had become more difficult to deal with.
When she was a child, she never said such harsh words to him. Most of the time, she just stood there quietly and obediently, showing some admiration for him from time to time.
Being envied by idiots like Lu Xuan and Lu Yingchi is not something to be proud of.
But being admired by a smart and well-behaved kid like Qiao Wu would indeed make him happy during his youth and it would also be a source of his self-confidence.
But now he was called conceited by that person.
care.
She was right, she did catch his attention.
The library was empty, but there were some books and stationery on the table in the middle of the first floor.
Lu Jinzhi found a few familiar books and paused slightly.
There is no way the Lu family's servants would let these books scatter on the table unless someone specifically instructed them to do so. But who else from the Lu family would come here besides him?
He walked forward and opened the top book, "Sophie's World".
There is a reading bookmark, which means someone is reading it recently.
Then he saw familiar handwriting, which he had seen before he left. It was the handwriting left by Qiao Wu more than ten years ago.
In addition, there were one or two new notes, but they only had marks of chicken claws on them, and they were crooked and twisted.
Lu Jinzhi inexplicably felt uncomfortable as if his personal territory had been invaded, but he would not let himself be wronged.
So he took out the two chicken claw prints without hesitation.
Well, this is much more comfortable.
Continue flipping back.
But no new sticky notes appeared in the book. Lu Jinzhi's expectations of so many days were dashed, and his expression gradually became dull. Just as he was about to close the book, a note fell down.
His gaze dropped and suddenly froze.
Unlike the new notes that appeared in the past, this time familiar handwriting appeared under his old notes.
"Will cross the free sea and go wherever she wants."
He has always been very confident in his memory, especially the things he left behind.
So this latest sentence was written after he went abroad.
When he went abroad, Qiao Wu also went abroad, so that's the response on this note.
It finally arrived twelve years later.
The questions that had been lingering for some time seemed to have been answered at this moment.
The slight sound coming from the door interrupted Lu Jinzhi's thoughts. He turned around with the note in his hand and saw Lu Ning coming in with a schoolbag.
Lu Ning didn't expect that there would be someone in the library. Wasn't Lu Yingchi supposed to be back late today?
She took out her homework: "I wrote an essay at school today... Yeah yeah yeah!"
After seeing the person standing in front of the table clearly, she braked suddenly and stuck to the wall, holding her schoolbag in front of her chest, looking at the tall man in panic.
Lu Jinzhi never does things according to the rules, and no one can guess what he is thinking, so when he left two years ago, he left quietly. If his grandfather hadn't come back and got furious, no one would have known about it.
She never dared to get close to Lu Jinzhi. Even when they occasionally ate at the same table, she only dared to sit at the farthest place and run away after eating. The other party did not seem to take her seriously and had almost no communication with her.
So after Lu Jinzhi left, she felt as if the mountain that had been pressing down on her head had suddenly disappeared, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the mountain came back silently, and two years had not broken the barrier on his body. His aura was even stronger. The light seemed to be shining specifically on him, casting a shadow on his cold face that made it impossible to see his eyes.
Why, he's back!
Oh yes, he was supposed to come back.
Lu Ning subconsciously wanted to run.
But Lu Jinzhi's gaze froze her in place, and after the initial shock, she dared not speak.
Hearing the word "grandfather", Lu Jinzhi inexplicably thought of Qiao Wu's words "your age".
He retracted his gaze and said calmly, "Call me like that next time in front of your grandfather."
Lu Ning: “…”
She thought Lu Jinzhi would ignore her like before, but unexpectedly this time he picked up a note and asked, "Did you write this?"
Lu Ning discovered that it was the one she had left in the book.
"Well... I tried to fit in," she said timidly.
"I didn't integrate well. There won't be a next time." Lu Jinzhi threw the paper on the table. "If you didn't know, you would think the servants raised chickens here."
Lu Ning felt humiliated, but she didn't dare to refute. She just walked forward with her head down and picked up her note, intending to put it back when Lu Jinzhi was not around.
"Are they all yours?" Lu Jinzhi picked up another exercise book.
Lu Ning has been doing her homework in the library recently. It's quiet there and she can also read books, so she left a lot of things there, including some exercise books.
She nodded.
Lu Jinzhi's slender fingertips gently flipped.
Lu Ning shrank her neck, and her heart tightened with his movements.
Having Lu Yingchi and Lu Jinzhi look at your homework are completely different feelings.
As expected, a few seconds later, Lu Ning's head was met with a cold, emotionless sneer: "You might as well raise a chicken."
Lu Jinzhi closed the exercise book.
Throughout the whole article, there is nothing good about it except being ambitious.
Lu Ning swallowed her anger.
The bad mouth she had been hiding for thirteen years finally caught up with her.
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