Chapter 39 Chapter 39 That's Not You
Qiao Wu had never heard of this before, so he asked in confusion, "What does it mean to take off your glasses and talk?"
"The mouth can lie, but the eyes cannot."
So that's how it is.
Now Qiao Wu finally understood why Lu Jinzhi's gaze was always so direct and oppressive. It was the same when he was a child, and it always scared people to tears.
It turns out this is his way of understanding other people's emotions and feelings.
"I understand." She smiled and said, "I won't lie to you."
Those dark eyes turned and stared at her for a long moment. Qiao Wu met his gaze without concealing anything, until he got a satisfactory answer and left: "Yeah."
"Is there anything else to discuss in today's meeting?"
Lu Jinzhi walked around to the back of the desk. His computer was in standby mode. When he opened it, there was a document. He had been working here before he learned that Qiao Wu had returned. He just temporarily interrupted his work and went downstairs to have a meal.
He looked up and was about to speak, but found Qiao Wu still standing there.
Lu Jinzhi glanced around the room and frowned slightly.
He stood up and said, "Come."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Wu walked around and stood beside him.
Lu Jinzhi moved the only chair back a step, his eyes still on the computer screen, but he tapped the back of the chair lightly with his index and middle fingers: "Sit."
Qiao Wu: “?”
She glanced down and then looked at Lu Jinzhi in confusion.
"This is your chair."
Lu Jinzhi leaned forward, one hand holding the mouse and moving it. After hearing this, he turned around and looked at her: "I told you to sit down, not to move away."
Is it a matter of sit and move?
You are the boss!
But Lu Jinzhi obviously had no intention of continuing to talk to her, and turned his gaze back.
Is this the way a genius thinks?
But no matter what their relationship was like before, Qiao Wu felt that she still had some sense of being a housekeeper, and she was embarrassed to sit while the boss stood, so she pulled her chair back and leaned over to stand in front of the computer with Lu Jinzhi to look at the document.
The chair moved away, and Lu Jinzhi's fingertips moved slightly. He saw the person approaching from the corner of his eye, but didn't say much.
On the computer was a letter of appointment as a director of Lu's charitable foundation, a plan for a public welfare activity, and an invitation to a charity forum.
Qiao Wu immediately figured out the key.
As a listed company, Lu Group has been doing charity work and balancing social responsibilities for many years, which helps to establish the public image of those in power. Lu Jiang has always been a regular on the charity rich list, but in recent years he has been in poor health and rarely travels, and most of the work in this area is done for him by Xie Yi.
After Lu Jinzhi returned to China, Xie Yi also retired. Now this job should be completed by Xu Chao, who was just promoted to chief secretary, in collaboration with Lu Jinzhi.
Lu Jinzhi pushed the mouse in front of her and said, "My father was originally the director of the charity fund. Now he has stepped back and the board of directors is choosing a new executive director. Do you want to try for the position?"
Qiao Wu looked at him in surprise.
"Father used to be a dictator. Many of his decisions at the group over the past two years have been flawed, and now we have to clean up his mess." Lu Jinzhi had no conscious effort to speak ill of his father, and dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes. "I have many meetings to attend and many people to meet every day. I won't be traveling frequently or for long periods of time in the short term."
He added, "Although Xu Chao is responsible and conscientious, he lacks steadiness and courage. Right now, you are the only person I can trust."
Believe it, she?
Qiao Wu remembered that in the original plot, "she" also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to gain the right to speak in the foundation.
After all, although the money belongs to the Lu family, if it can be controlled, it will not be a small amount of money. The shares of the Lu family alone can be worth tens of billions, not to mention personal donations, but Lu Jinzhi has never said anything.
But now Lu Jinzhi has only been back home for a few days.
Qiao Wu originally thought that the established rules were Lu Jinzhi's greatest leniency towards her, and his attitude of not rejecting her was the best outcome she had expected.
I didn't expect this to happen.
Qiao Wu looked at him steadily.
In fact, when you take off the gentle and mean disguise on the outside, Lu Jinzhi has always been very cold and rational in nature. He doesn't speak in a loud voice, but you can't hear any hesitation or temptation in his voice.
He was just calmly narrating something he had already weighed the pros and cons of.
"Those puppies at home can't hold you back." The light and shadow on the screen shone on Lu Jinzhi's face, making it look even colder. He looked back and said, "Since you want to change your career in five years, do you want to fly out?"
Do you want to fly outside?
Qiao Wu has lived two lives, and she has long since become indifferent to life and death.
Except for the day when she regained her body, no matter how powerful or rich the person was, she would hardly feel nervous or have any other emotions.
But at this moment in Lu Jinzhi's empty and quiet room, she seemed to hear the sound of heartbeat.
It was so violent that it almost broke her eardrums.
If it weren't for those plots, how would her life change if she lived in such an environment and grew up safely and healthily.
She will become friends with Lu Jinzhi and his brothers forever. In addition, she will fly high and far to see a wider world.
She didn't need a lot of money, nor did she have big ambitions. She had never coveted a single cent from the Lu family, but she needed an opportunity to be free and be herself.
So after Lu Jinzhi asked this question, she nodded without any hesitation: "Yes."
Lu Jinzhi chuckled: "Then it's you."
When Lu Jinzhi heard Lu Ning say that Zhong Hejing wanted to poach Qiao Wu, he began to think about how to keep Qiao Wu.
Later, he received another call from Qin Lian, who wanted a housekeeper like Qiao Wu.
He never took Qin Lian's impolite request seriously because he knew Qiao Wu would not go.
Because Qiao Wu is not a housekeeper.
He never considered Qiao Wu as a housekeeper, neither when he was a child nor now.
No housekeeper or servant could enter his room at will, including Qiao Wu's father.
It's just that she is a housekeeper now, so he recognizes this position, but if she has other jobs in the future, becomes a boss, a star... or any title, he will recognize it.
He has never been Qiao Wu's boss. No one in Lu's company dares to restrict him with rules, and he would not agree to it.
At the reception after returning home, there was no need for him to tell those people with whom he had no emotional connection that he was back. As long as it was a business matter, those people would definitely find out the news in various ways in the future.
When he raised his glass and saw the person on the second floor, he felt that this was someone he could tell.
Just like meeting a friend you haven't seen for a long time.
He clinked glasses with her from a distance.
So when he received Qiao Wu's career plan, he finally found a suitable balance on the scale.
What he wanted to keep was not the butler, nor the person who assisted him, but this person.
Even if she left the Lu family and flew away five years later, she would still keep in touch with him, be his friend, and still call him Lu Jinzhi.
He thought carefully for a whole night and finally found the bargaining chip that could keep her.
Not to stay, because he would fly with her.
Lu Jinzhi felt that this was how it should be for him and Qiao Wu.
As for those puppies, let them stay in the kennel and bite themselves.
Dog food is enough to keep you full.
This answer made Lu Jinzhi feel very good at the moment: "After the appointment of executive director and trustee is completed, you need to attend the annual charity forum meeting. Lu's end-of-year public welfare announcement will also be held this year. Xu Chao will communicate the details with you. It's a bit much to do, so you should find an assistant."
In addition to household chores, she also needs someone to help her with things outside.
Qiao Wu knew the necessary steps, and with a hint of eagerness in her eyes, she said, "Okay."
Although the files would be sent to him, Qiao Wu still couldn't help but pick up the mouse and scroll down to check the files. He was so engrossed in them that he forgot where he was.
She supported her weight with her elbows on the edge of the table, her eyes fixed on the subject, completely unaware of the smile she was making.
Seeing that she didn't hide her happiness at all, Lu Jinzhi smiled and stood up straight: "The meeting is over, do you have anything to add?"
"I haven't finished reading it yet." Qiao Wu's waist felt a little sore. She pressed it and stood up, looking at the only chair. "Why did you remove the sofa too?"
Lu Jinzhi smiled and said, "If no one is sitting here, we'll leave."
When he gets home from get off work, he only works in front of the computer and goes straight to bed after finishing. There is no need for him to display unnecessary things to get in the way.
Qiao Wu once again refreshed his impression of him: "I thought you didn't like others entering your room."
"Well, I don't like it." Lu Jinzhi did not hide it.
"Then we can talk downstairs later."
"No need." Lu Jinzhi said casually, "You can come in."
Qiao Wu was stunned: "Me?"
But Lu Jinzhi obviously didn't understand why she was so surprised: "Haven't you been in here before?"
"I thought you were trying to avoid Lu Xuan out of a momentary rush."
Lu Jinzhi scoffed: "Then I will throw you out too."
“…”
But at this time Lu Jinzhi finally understood why she never came to see him again after that time. It turned out that she thought he didn't like others entering the room.
He chuckled: "Others can't, but you can."
“The sofa will be put back,” he said. “You can come find me.”
Qiao Wu still couldn't react: "Why?"
"It's hard to understand?" Lu Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. "I don't hate you, so it's okay."
It’s quite simple really.
Qiao Wu is not a brainless person. Lu Jinzhi treats her better than his younger brothers.
But obviously this preferential treatment was not for "her" from the previous month. After all, he didn't reply to any messages at that time.
Lu Jinzhi was so smart that he could not fail to see the contrast between her before and after, and she had never deliberately concealed it.
"Lu Jinzhi." Qiao Wu suddenly asked him, "Do you think I've changed in any way?"
In the empty room, Lu Jinzhi's presence was very strong. He had his back to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, with dark curtains tightly closed behind him, making his eyes appear even deeper.
He just stood there, his gaze fixed on her nakedly, and after a few seconds his eyes curved slightly.
"No." He smiled. "You haven't changed."
The brothers of the Lu family each have their own characteristics, but without exception they all look very outstanding.
At first glance, others might be bewildered by Lu Xuan's extremely attractive appearance, or shocked by Lu Yingchi's unruly nature, but Qiao Wu discovered at this moment that Lu Jinzhi's talent was actually hidden.
He doesn't have a very bright appearance, but as long as he stands there quietly, the gazes that don't belong to him will move little by little until they see him.
Putting aside the smile that usually doesn't show in his eyes, when his deep and rational eyes are filled with a real smile, it is far more shocking than the seductiveness of Lu Xuan's appearance.
Qiao Wu's heart skipped a beat when he looked at him: "What if it changes?"
"Then it's not you." Lu Jinzhi said.
Don't get too close to smart people.
This was Qiao Wu’s first thought after returning to his room.
But for some reason, after being seen through by Lu Jinzhi, she was not as frightened and worried as she had thought before. She was even quite happy.
She now began to be thankful that Lu Jinzhi was such a perceptive person, so when he saw the real her through her skin, she felt the joy of meeting an old friend after returning from a long journey.
That's why Lu Jinzhi trusted her so much.
Qiao Wu finally felt relieved.
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Lu Jinzhi is still the executive director of the Lu family's foundation, but many people don't understand and even question the sudden appearance of a chairman.
"Mr. Lu," one of the shareholders stood up at the board meeting. "We know Miss Qiao is the Lu family's housekeeper. Even when Mr. Qiao was in office, she never interfered with the group's affairs. Miss Qiao is only in her early twenties, and no matter how impressive her resume is, she has no experience. Public is public, private is private. I hope you will carefully consider our suggestions."
Lu Jinzhi sat in the main seat and said softly, "I've considered it."
Everyone was shocked, considering that you are still so domineering!
"Not only did I consider it, I also adopted your suggestions." Lu Jinzhi gestured for Xu Chao to show him the company's profit and loss ratio and the stock price increase and decrease ratio over the past two years. "This is the answer you gave me after two years."
Then he brought up the same comparison of his own two years of development abroad in foreign companies: "This is my answer."
Everyone in the audience was speechless.
"I'm in my twenties too." Lu Jinzhi had a faint smile on his face. "But you old men who are a couple of years older than me, what about your experience? Do you dare to question me?"
I dare not.
No one dared to question Lu Jinzhi.
Even his father can't do it.
In addition to his ability, there is also his absolute right to speak.
This is the Lu family's company, that explains everything.
Glancing at the dusty faces, Lu Jinzhi said slowly and calmly, "Since you've condoned Lu Jiang's arbitrary decisions in the past, you have no right to question me now. If you don't dare, don't try to bully me with your seniority." "Also, from the moment I took this position, I'm the only Mr. Lu here, no pretext." He smiled, "If there are no objections, we'll adjourn."
Two years ago, Lu Jinzhi was still a young man sitting under Lu Jiang and was the heir.
But it took him two years, and when he sat here again, he was just Lu Jinzhi.
All the directors and shareholders finally realized the problem at this moment.
When no one dared to say anything, Lu Jinzhi stood up and said, "From now on, Qiao Wu will only be Qiao Wu in the company. She is not your housekeeper. Is that clear?"
"Clear, clear."
Qiao Wu didn't know what happened at the board meeting.
Before the appointment letter came, she spent two days understanding the details of the foundation and communicating with gratitude, and finally sorted out every cooperation channel, project department and past management model.
On the day she received the appointment letter, she held a meeting with various departments of the foundation.
Although Xie Yi is retired, Mr. Lu has asked her to stay with him.
Lu Jiang had previously intended to train Qiao Wu to assist his successor, but he never thought that the second son would give her such great power.
After all, the foundation is linked to the Lu family's image, and Lu Jinzhi, as the executive director, is naturally also linked to his image. They are tied together.
But just like Lu Jinzhi said, Lu Jiang now has no control over anyone.
I can only express my gratitude to help a little.
"The information of the key employees has been sent to you." On the way to the meeting room, Xie Yi couldn't help but check on Qiao Wu's condition and found that he didn't seem nervous or uncomfortable at all as if he was on stage for the first time.
This gratitude made him feel much more at ease, and he continued, "During the previous board appointment, some people had different opinions, but they were suppressed by President Lu. So if you have any difficulties, you can tell me at any time and I will handle it."
"Okay, thank you."
Qiao Wu had already prepared herself mentally. That day in Lu Jinzhi's room, when he said without any hesitation, "Then it's you," she guessed that Lu Jinzhi would help her deal with the people above.
As for the rest, it depends on her.
Xie Yi pushed open the door of the conference room and gave her the greatest face.
Qiao Wu nodded and walked straight in and sat in the center.
The moment she walked in, everyone's eyes were focused on her, and their original suspicion and disdain turned into surprise at this moment.
These people are not qualified to witness the handover of work at the top level of the group, nor can they participate in the board of directors, and can only hear a few words from others.
The person who came was a man in his early twenties, and I heard that he was the housekeeper of the Lu family.
No one refuted Lu Jinzhi's ability, but no one could figure out his purpose this time, which was simply laughable.
But it's different from what everyone thinks.
The person who walked in was not the kind of butler who was dressed in a suit and uniform and was polite and formal.
The woman was wearing red-soled high heels, a red outer shirt with the hem hidden in brown trousers, and a deep sapphire necklace around her neck, looking classy and cool.
What attracts people at first sight is her calm attitude and temperament. When she is not smiling, her eyes and eyebrows are full of oppression.
When her gaze swept over, everyone subconsciously put away their originally casual attitude, sat up straight and became quiet.
She's so pretty and young.
Mr. Lu is still so protective of him, could he be related to him?
The conference room was not big. Qiao Wu took a look and saw less than twenty people, and each person looked at her differently.
She glanced at him briefly and then looked away, smiling broadly: "Hello everyone, I'm Qiao Wu, the new chairman."
Sparse applause broke out from the crowd as they reacted.
Qiao Wu finally sat down. She didn't care how others looked at her. She just said, "I believe everyone has read my resume. If you have any objections to my appointment, please raise them."
It was still the normal process, and everyone subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
But then I heard the other person's smiling voice: "You can question my ability, and I will prove it to you, but if you use some ridiculous excuses to question it, such as my age, my appearance, my identity, or my relationship, then I'm sorry."
She paused until everyone looked over, then said softly, "I'll change your position. If you still don't want to, I can approve your resignation letter."
Everyone looked at her in shock.
Even Xie Yi was a little surprised. Qiao Wu's methods were beyond his imagination.
"Are you surprised?" Qiao Wu said calmly, "But the fact is that no leader would hire someone with two minds. If you're not capable, there are naturally plenty of people who can replace you."
She waited a few seconds, making sure no one spoke, then took out the prepared materials and said, "If there are no objections, we can begin today's meeting."
She raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Qiao Wu. I'm very happy to work with you."
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