Chapter 64 This is jealousy
Lai Shen, with his head buzzing, finally understood what had happened. Why didn't any of the bodyguards prepared in advance move? It turned out that they had all been replaced by Lai Yunjiao.
He never intended to play any shady tricks. His goal was to trick people onto the boat and take them to the high seas to give them a good beating. Even if Qiao Wu and Lu Xuan refused to cooperate, with so many bodyguards, there were plenty of ways to make them cooperate.
He stared at Lai Yunjiao intently, "Lai Yunjiao! Are you helping outsiders?!"
"What are you talking about?" Lai Yunjiao smiled as she walked over, leaning comfortably against the railing, enjoying the sea breeze. "I'm helping you, brother."
She gently kicked his calf with the tip of her high heel. "Father just punished you, why don't you learn your lesson? If I hadn't stopped you today, do you know how much trouble it would have caused if the Lu family had pursued the matter? You're such a fool."
"you……"
How do you know each other!
Lai Shen suddenly remembered that when he went to pursue Qiao Wu, Lai Yunjiao rarely argued with him.
Did she think of it at that time? !
But how could she know what she was going to do?
Looking again, Qiao Wu had completely changed into a different person, with a smile on his face and a confident and calm look. How could Lai Shen not know that he had fallen into the trap of these two people?
He gritted his teeth: "You are not the Lu family's housekeeper at all."
"Why not?" Qiao Wu said with a smile, "I am."
"Lu Yingchi and Lu Xuan are so special to you, how is it possible!"
Qiao Wu raised his eyebrows and said, "Why not? The housekeeper is in charge of the entire family, which of course includes them."
Lu Xuan stepped on him: "It's none of your business who I treat specially."
But he was also very curious about what was going on. How could Qiao Wu be related to the Lai family?
Lai Yunjiao felt a bit cold and didn't want to waste time talking to Lai Shen, so she said to the bodyguard, "Hold him down here and let him get some fresh air to calm him down."
Then he looked at Qiao Wu: "Go in?"
"Um."
Sitting back in the boat, Lu Xuan's eyes never left Qiao Wu: "I know now, right?"
Lai Yunjiao, who was sitting on the small sofa, heard the voice and looked between the two of them carefully.
It's no wonder Lai Shen had doubts. The way Qiao Wu and Lu San get along is nothing like that of a master and housekeeper. It's even more genuine than the hypocritical family affection in their family.
She found it hard to believe that a person could become so much in such a short time.
But if it was the current Qiao Wu who said he wanted to assist the person in power in the Lu family, she would think it was reasonable.
So she didn't rush to speak, but took out a new glass and poured herself a glass of wine, and handed it to Qiao Wu and Lu Xuan, while she sat next to them and listened.
Qiao Wu was worried about Lai Shen, but she was confident in Lai Yunjiao, so she took the new cup and took a sip, considering it as a sign of their initial success in cooperation.
After putting down the cup, she told Lu Xuan the whole story.
Half an hour before she received the invitation, a guest came to her door.
It has been a long time since they last saw each other, but Lai Yunjiao is still the same as she remembered her.
Lai Yunjiao is the third daughter of the Lai family. Lai's father has some patriarchal ideas and has never been very optimistic about her. Among so many children, he only sent her to be raised abroad for a long time.
But Lai Yunjiao is well-known in the circle for her excellent academic performance. Even if she was thrown abroad, she still relied on her own abilities to gain a foothold among the rich second generation and became a person with a lot of say.
Unlike others who indulge in sensual pleasures, she had already clearly defined her goals and established her own social circle when she was still in school. Even in the flashy circles, she was never dazzled and was willing to humble herself to learn business management in various places.
Even though she was a girl that her family didn't value, she never showed weakness in front of outsiders. Therefore, when her family's private affairs were exposed, she did not hesitate to teach them a lesson.
Very decisive and patient.
Qiao Wu checked her before coming to Hong Kong.
Qiao Wu was not surprised at all that Lai Yunjiao got the opportunity to return to Hong Kong, have a place by her father's side, and even participate in the family business.
After enduring for so many years, Lai Yunjiao would not refuse if there was a chance to move forward.
So even if there had been unpleasantness before, she would not let go of this opportunity.
Qiao Wu had no intention of interfering in other people's family struggles, nor had she ever thought about deliberately whitewashing her image in the eyes of others, but she had resources in her hands, and Lai Yunjiao could solve all the hidden dangers in the port area, so she didn't mind making an exchange with others.
Lai Yunjiao stood outside the door and asked directly without exchanging pleasantries, "What does owing courtesy mean?"
Qiao Wu smiled and said, "If you haven't figured it out yet, you probably won't come to see me."
"Would you like to come in and continue talking?"
After saying that, he didn't wait for Lai Yunjiao to answer, but turned and went into the room.
In less than three seconds, the door behind him closed with a click.
Qiao Wu took a cup and asked, "What would you like to drink?"
"Nothing to drink." Lai Yunjiao sat down on the sofa and said frankly, "You and I are not in a relationship where we can sit down and have a good chat over water."
Qiao Wu had never been willing to pick up the mess from the past and carry it on his own. The so-called owing of courtesy was just an excuse, so she didn't force it, but sat down opposite Lai Yunjiao.
"Deal with your brother." She said straight to the point, "I can let you replace the others and develop on the mainland."
Lai Shen will not be able to go to the mainland in the short term, but the same cannot be said for the other two. No matter what choice is made, Lai Yunjiao is not the best choice.
"Just you?"
Qiao Wu remained noncommittal: "Just answer whether you are willing or not."
"If you have such great ability, why don't you deal with him yourself?"
"Why take the long way around when you can use the simplest and quickest method?"
There are indeed many ways to deal with Lai Shen, but it all happens in the Hong Kong area. Qiao Wu needs to spend more time and energy, which will delay the progress of other things and the gain will not outweigh the loss.
Helping Lai Yunjiao is not a difficult thing. Moreover, if Lai Yunjiao goes to the mainland to develop, it will only benefit her in the future.
She spoke lightly, and even though Lai Yunjiao said she didn't want to drink anything, she drank her juice leisurely and not in a hurry at all.
Lai Yunjiao had to re-examine the person in front of her.
She seemed to have been reborn, with a noble demeanor from the inside out. Although her eyes were smiling, they were particularly powerful. Anyone who saw such a woman for the first time would not dare to underestimate her.
Lai Yunjiao even wondered if the person who was stupid enough to expose other people's wounds abroad was the person in front of her.
If her first meeting with Qiao Wu was like this, she would definitely reach out to him.
But now she was a little more suspicious.
She said calmly, "I think you need to put up bargaining chips to make a deal."
Knowing she would say that, Qiao Wu was not in a hurry.
Instead, he took out his phone and sent a few messages, typing as he said, "Since Lai Shen has gone to the mainland, you should also know who are the top people in the mainland now."
"Why, are you going to say again that you and Lu Jinzhi are childhood sweethearts and are a perfect match?"
"..." Qiao Wu was rarely embarrassed, but he finally remembered to defend himself, "He and I are just simple friends."
For Lai Yunjiao, both statements are equally likely.
However, since the Lu family dared to hand over the foundation to Qiao Wu, there must be some trick involved.
Only after all the messages he had sent had received replies did Qiao Wu hand the phone screen to Lai Yunjiao.
Lai Yunjiao took a look and paused.
The top few people are all from the Lu family, even the former president of Lu Corporation, Lu Jiang, and each of them has had recent contact with Qiao Wu.
Especially Lu Jinzhi, who now has an unread message at the top, asking whether Qiao Wu has arrived.
In addition, looking down, there are Qin Lian, Qin Tianrui, and even the Zhong and Shen families.
When she was abroad, she often paid attention to domestic developments to make plans for the future. Naturally, she knew that the Zhong family was once a prominent family. She even admired Zhong Hejing very much. She admired all women who could stand high on their own.
These people are some of those who replied to Qiao Wu’s message within the past few minutes, and the others are still unknown.
But... that's enough.
"I just returned to China not long ago." Qiao Wu said, "Now, I am just a bargaining chip."
Lai Yunjiao returned the phone: "Just because of that idiot Lai Shen?"
"Of course not." Qiao Wu replied to everyone who had sent him messages, and then replied to Lu Jinzhi's message saying he had received it. Then he continued, "I just don't want to be in contact with a partner like Lai Shen in the future. There will be endless troubles. Besides, compared to your other two brothers, I would rather you go to the mainland."
"You know them well?"
The other two brothers also have their own abilities, otherwise she would not have been left alone all the time.
"In fact, I don't know them at all." Qiao Wu smiled and looked up, "But people are always selfish. There's always a difference between doing business with people you know and those you don't know."
People are selfish.
If Qiao Wu said that she had no plans of her own at all, Lai Yunjiao would not believe her.
She finally let go of her worries: "I'm starting to doubt whether the person I was with abroad was you. Don't you plan to apologize?"
"I've already paid the due gift, as for the apology." Qiao Wu laughed, "You doubted whether that person was me, didn't you? Anyway, it wasn't me now, so I won't pay for someone from the past."
"If anyone says that, I'll have her thrown out of here."
Too arrogant.
But now there is something more important than throwing people away. Lai Yunjiao took out her cell phone and dialed the number that she had saved but never called.
Within two seconds, Qiao Wu's phone rang.
"My number." Lai Yunjiao said, "I promised you, he knows you are in the hotel, but I will make sure he doesn't bother you."
Qiao Wu saved the call: "Okay."
Originally, Qiao Wu planned to let Lai Yunjiao deal with Lai Shen.
But she didn't expect Lai Shen to come to her so quickly, so she didn't have to think too much to know what he was going to do.
Lai Yunjiao acted very quickly. Before Lai Shen rushed to the dock, she replaced all the people on the boat with hers, and she had been in one of the rooms the whole time.
The reason why Qiao Wu pretended to be just a small housekeeper and called Lu Xuan along was because there was a video camera on the boat.
It’s okay for Lai Shen to bully a housekeeper, but if he sets his sights on the third young master of the Lu family, then there’s no way around it.
He has offended two of the three brothers in the Lu family, so he can forget about developing in the mainland in the future.
After hearing all the causes and consequences, Lu Xuan sat there with a numb head.
He knew that Qiao Wu was always smart and quick to react, but he didn't expect her to be able to plan so far ahead.
"So after Lu Yingchi had a conflict with that bastard outside, you knew what to do?"
He reminded Jiang Yuan to reveal the news to the Lai family, thinking that Lai Yunjiao would definitely know about it. He stayed in the Lai family's hotel to lure Lai Yunjiao to meet him and completely deal with Lai Shen. He could also build up a network of contacts for himself in the Hong Kong area.
His tone was complicated: "Why are you..."
Qiao Wu drank his wine: "Hmm?"
Lu Xuan swallowed the rest of his words.
He wanted to say, why are you the same as Lu Jinzhi? It turns out that all businessmen have dirty hearts!
"How come you are so powerful!" Lu Xuan grabbed her arm.
Lu Jinzhi is dirty and Qiao Wu is powerful.
Qiao Wu slapped his hand away: "Get out of the way."
"You said you had a good relationship with the Lu family before, but I didn't believe it." Lai Yunjiao, who was standing opposite, saw this and recalled the video of Lu Xuan constantly clinging to Qiao Wu. She said with interest, "But now I believe it."
"We grew up together." Although he was pushed away, Lu Xuan was in a very good mood. He had shown this in front of Qiao Wu, so he answered Lai Yunjiao's words enthusiastically, "Childhood sweethearts, understand?"
"Hmm?" Lai Yunjiao raised an eyebrow. "Isn't Lu Jinzhi your childhood sweetheart?"
Qiao Wu: “…”
Lu Xuan: “?”
"You and Lu Jinzhi also get along like this?" Lai Yunjiao was genuinely curious. She really couldn't imagine Lu Jinzhi being clingy. "You said you and Lu Jinzhi have the best relationship, so you're even closer?"
Lu Xuan: “???”
"Best?" He turned his head and locked his eyes with Qiao Wu.
"You're all the same." Qiao Wu knew what was going to make him angry without even looking at him. "We all need to quit. No one is nobler than anyone else."
Lu Xuan did not get seasick, but Lai Shen, who was pinned to the deck the entire way back from the high seas, fainted.
Lai Yunjiao had him picked up: "I will throw him to my father. This time I owe you a favor."
She said she wanted to deal with the problem, but in the end it was Qiao Wu who came up with the idea and she only provided the man.
But she was unwilling to give up Qiao Wu's connection, so she wrote her own IOU first.
"It's nothing." Qiao Wu said, "My brother is filming in Hong Kong these days. Please take care of him if it's convenient for you."
"Brother!" Lu Xuan corrected again and again, "I told you to call me brother!"
Qiao Wu glanced at him and asked, "Are you still going to quit?"
Lu Xuan frowned: "Do I have to quit this too?"
It's quite difficult.
Lai Yunjiao, standing next to him, looked even more interested. "Are you still in the harbor tomorrow? What are your plans? If you're alright, I'll treat you to a meal."
"I'll be sending Lu Xuan to the crew this morning and going to the auction later." Qiao Wu said, "Before dinner?"
She had looked at some of the items at the auction and wanted to buy a pair of teacups for Qiao Zhiyi.
"Then let's go together." Lai Yunjiao nodded slightly, "See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
Seeing the person leave, Lu Xuan followed him into the car.
"Are you going to the auction again?" His anticipation was barely noticeable. "You don't have to spend so much money. Just buy me a gift every time."
Qiao Wu suppressed his laughter and said, "I didn't want to buy it for you."
But if you see something suitable, it’s not impossible.
"oh."
After a few seconds, he couldn't help but ask, "Really?"
Qiao Wu chuckled: "I'm acting like a brother today, I'll buy you a gift."
Lu Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "It's just like that actually. I've been practicing all the time."
Thinking of the 100,000 yuan he earned this month, he touched his belly and lifted a corner of his shirt: "Master, do you want to see my abdominal muscles?"
Qiao Wu suppressed his smile and turned away, "Fifty thousand."
“…”
Depend on!
I was insulted again!
Qiao Wu pressed his eyebrows, wondering how this guy had grown up without any sense of boundaries. He could only remind him: "As a brother, you can't casually show your abs to your sister, understand?"
“But you’re the financial sponsor.”
Lu Xuan was unhappy, "Why do I feel like you're at a disadvantage?"
"Even if I'm the landlord, I can't do that." Qiao Wu pointed at himself, "I'm female, and you're male."
"I……"
Lu Xuan was stunned for a moment, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment, and after a long while, he murmured, "I understand."
He realized belatedly that he had done something strange, and his ears turned red. Fortunately, no one could see it in the car, so he had to stiffly change the subject: "Why didn't you take care of that bastard today?"
"Tube?"
"Like Qin Tianrui."
Qiao Wu scoffed: "I'm not a Bodhisattva."
Qin Lian asked her to discipline Qin Tianrui, and later, because Qin Lian had given her some convenience, she also took care of Cong Yi.
As for other people, no matter how good or bad they are, it has nothing to do with her.
Her target has always been Lai Yunjiao, so she would not even touch Lai Shen.
As for how others deal with it in the future, that is their business.
Lu Xuan looked at her in the darkness and inexplicably felt that Qiao Wu was very similar to Lu Jinzhi in many ways.
This made him particularly unhappy.
He is a good person, why does he have to look like a monkey?
At this time the mainland.
Hu Zhuo was overjoyed when he received the news from Lai Shen. This meant that he still had a chance to get close to Lai Shen, so he tried every means to send the video to Lu Yingchi to watch. He looked for many people before he barely found a classmate of Lu Yingchi and transferred the video to him.
He had no idea that Lai Shen had been dragged home like a dead dog.
In the Lu Residence Library, Lu Yingchi yawned and asked, "Have you finished revising it?"
Lu Ning buried her head: "It will be fine soon, just bear with it."
Lu Yingchi turned his phone to silent mode, intending to play a few games, but suddenly received a photo from Ye Liang: "Brother, someone asked me to send it to you."
You don’t even need to click on Lu Yingchi to know who the person above is.
Lu Xuan leaned intimately on Qiao Wu's shoulder, and Qiao Wu looked at him sideways without a trace of annoyance or resistance.
Lu Yingchi gripped his phone tightly, his pupils suddenly widening.
He even suspected that his eyes were broken, so he clicked on the picture, enlarged it, and carefully observed whether the two people were really that close.
"Don't shake it." Lu Ning stopped his shaking hand. "I can't see clearly yet. Hey, what are Qiao Wu and Lu Xuan doing?"
Lu Yingchi said angrily: "I want to know too!"
When Qiao Wu touched him, he only touched his hair!
Yet she allowed Lu Xuan to lean on her like this? !
Why!
"Why are you so anxious? Is it your possessiveness that's playing on you?" Lu Ning glanced at him and said calmly, "Don't be so impatient. We can just get back together when the time comes. Being too possessive will make you dislike me."
Lu Yingchi's hair stood on end: "I haven't taken it yet!"
No, he needs to make a phone call to question them and ask them to keep their distance!
He was about to exit the full screen when he suddenly noticed a face under the background.
“Oh my god!”
Lu Yingchi was so frightened that his phone fell to the ground. He pushed the table in front of him far away and pressed himself against the edge of the table: "There's something dirty!"
He just said it!
A place like a library must be dirty!
Lu Ning knew he was afraid of ghosts, so she patted his back and looked around: "How is that possible? Before you came back, I was writing here alone every day... Aa ...
I don't know when a person appeared behind the two of them.
He was tall and big, wearing a black suit, with a cold face, like a sinister ghost.
Even though there were two people in front of him screaming like ghosts and howling like wolves, he didn't react at all.
After a few seconds, he bent down and picked up the phone on the ground. The picture on it was still so conspicuous, and he stared at it for a long time without blinking.
"Stop yelling!" Lu Ning came to her senses and pulled Lu Yingchi out from under the table. "It's Second Uncle."
Lu Yingchi's half soul was recovered, his face pale: "Fuck, Lu Jinzhi, can you do something human!"
He took a few deep breaths to calm his heartbeat: "Give me back my phone."
In the past, Lu Jinzhi would always look at them with his evil eyes, but this time, Lu Jinzhi just threw the phone over and then turned and left the library.
Just as you came silently, you will leave silently as well.
It was rare for Lu Yingchi not to be ridiculed for his bad mouth, and he was a little uncomfortable with it.
"So rude! He didn't even say hello. I'm going to report him." Lu Yingchi said, holding his phone. "What's wrong with him? Has he finally been poisoned and silenced?"
Lu Ning saw through everything and touched her chin: "He also has possessiveness."
Really, can these uncles be more sensible than her!
Lu Jinzhi came out of the library and walked slowly back to his room. The cold wind cooled his swollen forehead a little, but the scales in his heart were still swinging wildly.
At the two ends are the precarious family relationship and Qiao Wu.
The last time Qiao Wu and Lu Xuan lived in the same room, he didn't have such obvious emotional fluctuations, he just felt that it was inappropriate.
But now he couldn't control himself.
Qiao Wu said that she knew her limits and that he should trust her.
Lu Xuan is not Chen Yan either. They are friends who grew up together, and their relationship should be closer than others.
But, but…
Back in the room, Lu Jinzhi sat on the sofa that had been rearranged in the room.
Since he bought it, Qiao Wu has never come up.
He couldn't organize his thoughts. There were many questions that had been bothering him for a long time, and he was trying to find answers.
After staying in the dark for a few minutes, he turned on the light and took out the mirror that Qiao Wu had given him.
Quietly looking at the pair of familiar yet strange dark eyes inside.
Unhappy.
Why are you unhappy?
Because of possessiveness.
The person who was still causing him to withdraw during the day was close to someone else at night, and that person was not him.
Lu Jinzhi extracted a word from that unhappiness.
A psychological state of rejection and hostility towards lucky people.
It's called jealousy.
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