Chapter 5 Chapter 5 I'll just stare at you
Lu Yingchi was in a bad state, and his friends were also affected. One of them accidentally touched him while he was sleeping and was almost kicked to the ground by this person.
"What's wrong, Mr. Lu?" The man quickly hid in the seat on the other side. "Have you been eating firecrackers these past two days? They go off at the slightest touch."
Lu Yingchi, who was lying on the table, didn't even open his eyes: "I've eaten a nuclear bomb, get out."
"Hey, who is so blind and bold as to provoke Master Lu? Give me his name and I will help you kill him."
Lu Yingchi ignored him. If it got out that he was suppressed like this by a small housekeeper, would he still have any shame?
The man didn't get any information out of her, but didn't get discouraged. He smiled and approached her, "Don't be like that. I asked a lot of girls to go out for drinks today. Do you want to come?"
As long as he can stay away from home now, Lu Yingchi can go anywhere.
He took out his phone and was about to send a message like before, but when he saw the pinned name, he got furious and quickly unpinned it.
Notification shit!
Not only did he not notify anyone, he would never go back to the old house to sleep from now on!
On the other side, the private hospital under Lu’s.
When Qiao Zhiyi came in carrying some fruit, Lu Jiang was looking through the documents in his hand. Hearing the voice, he looked up and smiled, "If you're not feeling well, take a good rest. You finally retired, why are you running all this way?"
Qiao Zhiyi walked forward and put down the fruit. "I've felt much better these past two days. I thought I'd come to see you. Please smoke less..."
He saw that there was no cover on the document in Lu Jiang's hand, and the words "Qiao Wu" were particularly obvious on it. His body stiffened.
"I'm used to it. I smoke occasionally. Sit down." Lu Jiang seemed oblivious and said in a casual chat tone, "Old Qiao, you've been by my side for almost forty years, right?"
Qiao Zhiyi: "Yes, I have been with you since I was 19."
"You've already got some gray hair." Lu Jiang sighed softly, "You've worked so hard, and you've ruined your health."
"You're too kind. I should thank you for giving me so many opportunities."
"You're always so methodical." Lu Jiang waved his hand and added, "But now everything is fine. Now that your daughter is back, you don't have to worry too much. It's good for the family to be together and have fun together. The house is so big, and she's busy all by herself. You're not in good health either. Why not let her spend more time with you? What do you think?"
This was a very tactful statement. How could Qiao Zhiyi not understand it after doing business with Lu Jiang for so many years?
What the old man meant was that he didn't intend to let Xiaowu continue to be the chief steward, otherwise he wouldn't have deliberately put the documents out in the open for people to see.
This was what Qiao Zhiyi had hoped for, but he suddenly remembered what his daughter had said the past two days and hesitated for a moment: "Sir, Xiaowu..."
"Don't be impatient." Lu Jiang placed the documents in front of him. "I watched Xiao Qiao grow up, and I don't want to be too harsh on her. But ability and feelings can't be confused. You should also be aware of what the family situation has been like this week."
After a pause, he gave a bitter smile and said, "I'm old and can't hold on any longer, but my family is still in disarray. Even though the brothers' hearts are not on the same page, there's no way you can continue to help me. So as long as I have a breath left, I can't let this go on."
Having said that, Qiao Zhiyi really felt a little guilty.
Even though Xiao Wu had changed a bit in the past two days, he didn't dare to sacrifice the entire Lu family to raise Xiao Wu.
"Sir," Qiao Zhiyi sat up straight. "I understand your concerns. As a father, I can't be objective in judging Xiaowu's abilities, but I'm asking you, shamelessly, before you decide you don't want to hire her again, could you please talk to her in person?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door: "Old sir, housekeeper Xiao Qiao is here."
Both of them were shocked.
Qiao Wu hasn't been to the hospital once in the week since he returned to China. Why did he suddenly come today?
Lu Jiang glanced at Qiao Zhiyi.
The latter said hurriedly: "She said she was busy these two days, so I didn't tell her about my visit."
"That's quite a coincidence." Lu Jiang smiled, "Let her in."
The door was gently pushed open. Lu Jiang looked up and for a moment he didn't match the person in front of him with the person in his memory.
In his impression, Qiao Wu was cute when she was young, and he sometimes liked her more than his other sons. But the older she got, the harder she became to please. There was often an uncomfortable shrewdness in her eyes, and she avoided him intentionally or unintentionally, so he no longer paid attention to this child.
Human hearts are like this, some people can never be tamed.
But the child who walked in at this time had pure and gentle eyes and brows, which amazed Lu Jiang at first sight even though he was used to seeing young ladies from aristocratic families. She was quite different from the person he had just seen in the information.
"Dad?" Qiao Wu saw his father first and asked in surprise, "When did you come here?"
"I've only been here a while." Lu Jiang collected his thoughts and smiled, "I was just talking about you to your dad. It's been so long since I last saw you, Xiao Qiao. You've really changed a lot since you've grown up."
"It's my fault." Qiao Wu put down the thermos in her hand. She had arranged all the affairs for the day at home and asked a master to repair the small speaker in Lu Yingchi's room before coming here.
The master of the house is sick, and as a housekeeper it is only right and proper for me to come over.
She explained, "I had a lot of things to sort out these days and forgot to come visit the old man. I will come every day from now on."
"Why call me old man? Didn't we just call him uncle?"
"You are my boss now, and your status is different during working hours." Qiao Wu joked.
Seeing that she was neither humble nor arrogant, Lu Jiang was actually a little surprised: "What's in here?"
Qiao Wu opened the thermos and said, "I'm not sure if the food cooked by the hospital kitchen will suit your taste, so I asked the chef at home to make some of your favorite dishes. I asked the doctor in advance, and he's fine with it."
"You know what I like to eat?"
"Of course." Qiao Wu placed everything on the table. "The nutritionist said you hadn't eaten yet. I saw the food coming over, and it's still hot. Would you like to try it?"
Even a veteran like Lu Jiang was a little confused about the girl in front of him. The things in the thermos were indeed the flavors he used to eat, but in the past, Qiao Zhiyi was responsible for his daily life, and he was busy with work so he rarely paid attention to these details.
Now it seems that Qiao Wu can handle it very well. If Qiao Zhiyi had not just seen the document, Lu Jiang would have suspected that the father and daughter had colluded to put on a show in front of him.
Lu Jiang didn't mention the dismissal. Since everyone was already there, he agreed to what Qiao Zhiyi said and chatted with her first: "Xiao Qiao, please sit down. Are you adapting to the work this week?"
"It was a bit chaotic the past two days, but it's much better these past two days." Qiao Wu said gently, "I fired the head chef this morning."
Qiao Zhiyi's heart was in his throat, thinking that a new official has three things to do when he takes office, and his daughter's anger was a bit scary.
Lu Jiang didn't react much: "You have this right, why?"
So Qiao Wu recounted what happened that morning.
Lu Jiang's originally casual expression gradually turned serious. He looked at the dishes in front of him and said in a voice so soft that it was almost unnoticeable: "Children also have these dietary restrictions..."
He didn't even know.
The document didn't mention these things, so he continued to ask, "And then?"
Qiao Wu said quietly, "I mobilized the family's legal team, and even used knives and ghosts to scare the fourth young master, forcing him to smash all the alarms in the house."
With a clang, Lu Jiang's chopsticks fell onto the table.
It’s not written in the document when this happened!
"……What?"
So Qiao Wu told the old man everything that had happened in the past two days. She had no intention of complaining, but she hoped to get the old man's consent.
And if the old man also minds her using this method, then she will try another one.
Unexpectedly, the old man remained silent for a long time after he finished drinking the soup in his bowl. Then he couldn't help but ask, "So they went to school obediently?"
Qiao Wu hesitated for a second and said, "Not very honest, but I went."
Lu Jiang took out a tissue, but his hands were shaking slightly.
He had had countless arguments with these kids over the years, and they had even fought, but these kids were becoming more and more rebellious, and now they basically ignored each other. They had previously forced Lu Yingchi to study, and he was so desperate that he jumped from the third floor and broke his legs.
But Qiao Wu had done so much, and yet he walked out of the house unharmed?
Why?
Is it because he didn't use surgery on the child?
It shouldn't be.
He raised his head again and looked at the young girl, but he did not see any calculation or cunning in her eyes. She was even more resilient than her father.
"Do you mind?" Qiao Wu asked.
Lu Jiang thought without hesitation: "I don't mind at all! You haven't even started yet. No, you're too weak to start. If you get hurt, it will be too late. If you need to start, call the bodyguard."
Qiao Zhiyi: “…”
Qiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief, pursed his lips and chuckled, "I won't do anything rashly. Just don't think I'm overstepping my bounds and interfering with the young master and young lady."
"But we have to control them."
Qiao Wu: "Then I'll continue. If you feel it's inappropriate, you can stop at any time."
Lu Jiang, who was just trying to find a way to fire the person, was suddenly stuck.
But then he thought, what else can he do now? Isn't it this mess at home that he cares about? Now that there is a chance, he has to give it a try.
But when he thought of the hidden documents, he frowned. Wasn't this decision a bit hasty?
As they were talking, the secretary knocked on the door again and came in to whisper a few words into Lu Jiang's ear.
Lu Jiang's face suddenly darkened, and veins popped on the back of his hands. But then he suddenly remembered something and his eyes suddenly fell on Qiao Wu: "Did you know that the fourth brother is going to have someone take people to the island on a yacht tonight?"
There are several small islands near the coast of Linshi City, and the tourism industry is well developed, but it takes two hours to get there from Zhongbei City, plus going out to sea to the island, so if you go there at this time, you won’t be able to come back tonight.
Qiao Wu remembered this incident. In her dream, Lu Yingchi was coaxed by his friends to take his sister out on his yacht, but his drinking buddies were a mixed bunch. Some of them drank too much and relied on Lu Yingchi's support to bully girls lawlessly.
The girl was forced to jump into the sea and almost died, and that girl was the future heroine.
Lu Yingchi was so anxious at the time that he called "Qiao Wu" to solve the problem, but he just gave the heroine some money to shut her up. This was also the fuse for Lu Yingchi to become more aggressive later.
She said slowly: "Now I know."
At this moment, Lu Jiang suddenly felt a chill on the soles of his feet.
"Bring him back." Lu Jiang said, "Bring him back safely. From now on, I will do whatever you want with the Lu family."
It means that nothing else can happen.
Qiao Wu nodded: "Okay."
Even without Lu Jiang telling her, she would go and bring the person back.
After coming out of the hospital, she called Lu Yingchi, but as expected, no one answered.
He must have been venting his anger at being frightened this morning.
They should not have reached the beach at this time, so Qiao Wu did not delay and drove straight to the nearby city.
In the past, in order to facilitate vacation or work, the Lu family had houses in many places. The yacht docked in the nearby city was also a gift that Lu Yingchi bought for himself when he became an adult.
When Qiao Wu arrived at the beach, it was already dark and the yacht had already left.
There's not only Lu Yingchi's yacht here, but also other people's yachts, so the Lu family has someone guarding it. Seeing Qiao Wu coming, they were very embarrassed: "The fourth young master said that no one can disturb him."
They didn't know what the new butler's methods were, but the young master's words were always more effective than the butler's, right? The old butler had never been too disobedient to the master before.
They were afraid to start the boat and were afraid to give up the key.
Qiao Wu looked at the boats parked at the dock, took out his cell phone and made a call.
The ringing was almost over when a man's low, hoarse voice came from the other side: "Speak."
The cool sound carried by the sea breeze stimulated Qiao Wu's mind to uncontrollably return to the night in his dream and the distant and lonely sound of "get out" soaked by the heavy rain.
She was stunned for a moment.
Until the man opposite called out again faintly: "Qiao Wu."
Qiao Wu's thoughts suddenly returned, and he spoke succinctly, "Lu Jinzhi, can you lend me your speedboat from Jindao?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time.
It was so long that Qiao Wu's body felt cold from the sea breeze before he heard the man's clear syllable.
"Um."
"Thanks."
Qiao Wu quickly hung up the phone. It would be too late to catch up on the yacht, so she took a key to a speedboat.
Seeing the administrator hesitate, she simply took the key. She had received so much education and skills training, and a yacht driving license was one of them.
As soon as she stepped onto the speedboat, the administrator on the shore received a call.
"What is she going to do?" asked the person on the other end.
The administrator stumbled: "Okay, it seems like we're going after the Fourth Young Master."
Lu Jinzhi, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, lowered his eyelashes slightly to hide his eyes.
Lu Yingchi?
When did she get involved with Lu Yingchi?
"Keep an eye on it," he said calmly.
A minute later, he received a video message on his phone.
The administrator said to monitor it, and he used a camera to monitor it.
After getting on the speedboat, the woman in the video took off her suit jacket neatly, and her shirt wrapped around her beautiful figure and slender waist.
She unbuttoned two buttons on her shirt collar, rolled up her sleeves to her wrists, leaned forward slightly and placed her hands on the steering wheel. The flowing water ripples reflected the lines of her fair and slender arms, swaying into the man's eyes again and again.
A few seconds later, she rushed away amid the roar of the sea and the speedboat, leaving behind the afterimage of her flying long hair and splashing white waves.
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