"No, you've done enough," Shen Pan held Lu Zhishu's hand in return. "After all, you're just an ordinary person, not a superman, and you don't have any superpowers. It's enough that you can sympathize with me, understand me, and know me."
"Me too. I think it's enough that you can understand me and consider me."
No regrets in this life.
"What if Lu Zhinan goes back and tells your father about you? Lu Zhinan won't dare come to Dongjiang again, but if your father knew that you were so alienated from him... would he..."
"No," Lu Zhishu said, "They're already busy enough with the audit, and the disciplinary inspection... Han Chen's brother is no pushover. Lu Zhinan and my father don't know where the audit materials were submitted. Just finding these things is enough to keep them busy, and they have to work through the connections and suppress the matter, which is even more troublesome. Han Chen's brother just took office, and new officials have three major issues to deal with. This issue has hit him hard. Han Chen's brother is called a 'young talent', but whether he is truly talented still needs to be proven in his new unit."
"That's good," Chen Pan felt a little relieved. "I don't really understand your situation. I'm confused about the interests involved. I've never lived in such a complicated environment. The most complicated thing was just a battle of wits and courage with my mother for living expenses. So... whatever you want to do, just do it boldly. You don't have to explain everything to me. I believe in you. You have your own considerations for everything you do. After all... I also believe in myself. I trust my own intuition about you and my own vision."
Lu Zhishu smiled slightly, "Thank you for your trust, but... there is something I still want to tell you."
"Are you trying to say that the INLINA negotiator was your secretary at Jinghang, and your predecessor?"
"It seems you know everything," Lu Zhishu said with a smile, "Lu Zhinan did a good thing. It's hard for me to speak up about this myself. I can't deny my past with her, but I'm even more afraid that you'll be sad because of it, and I can't comfort you... I'm sorry, Chen Pan... I apologize for my ridiculous past."
"No need to apologize. What I want is your future," Chen Pan said. "If there's anything you've done that makes me angry, it's probably that you didn't let me meet you sooner. But it's not too late now. We still have a long, long time to be together. Don't dwell on the past; look to the future."
"Zhuzhu..." Lu Zhishu's excitement was beyond words.
"Lu Zhinan also said that you had a girlfriend when you were a freshman..." Shen Pan thought for a moment and explained, "I don't want to ask about everything, but... I want to know, do you only have two exes? I just need to know a few."
"Yes, there are only two. I swear I didn't lie to you," Lu Zhishu said. "The one who works at INLINA is called Wan Na, but I won't be attending this negotiation. Liang Dongyan will be responsible for all follow-up matters. I need to spend the next few days with you. As for my girlfriend from college... I almost forgot about her. Her story is very simple. While she was dating me, she fell in love with Lu Zhinan."
"No wonder..." Chen Pan murmured, "Lu Zhinan also said before that someone likes you and him at the same time. It turns out to be her."
"Well, after all, no man likes to be cheated on, so we broke up later," Lu Zhishu said. "It was so long ago that I can't remember the girl's name."
"Just forget it, I believe you." Chen Pan thought of something and hesitated for a moment, "Actually... I also have something that I want to keep secret from you..."
Lu Zhishu was surprised: "You also have an ex-boyfriend? Didn't you say that I was your first love..."
"No, what are you thinking about?" Chen Pan said helplessly, "It's Lu Zhinan... After I was brought here, I just woke up and said a few words to Lu Zhinan... I... Although it was just a random guess... But I think... I think I guessed right. I don't know whether I should tell you. Seeing that you told me everything, I think I should tell you the truth."
Lu Zhishu stared at Chen Pan in a daze. He was frightened by Chen Pan's seriousness.
"What happened... Zhuzhu..."
"Lu Zhishu..." Chen Pan raised his eyes and looked at Lu Zhishu seriously again: "Lu Zhinan seems to have other feelings for you. He should have come out... I think you are not aware of this... so..."
"What?" Lu Zhishu was surprised.
Looking at his reaction, Shen Pan obviously didn't realize that something was wrong with Lu Zhinan.
"If I'm not mistaken, his current boyfriend is Yue Lai, who is by his side," Chen Pan said. "I don't want to speculate about him like this, but when I asked Lu Zhinan if he liked you, his mood fluctuated significantly, and he even became irritable. Although he didn't admit it...but I think it's pretty close..."
"Your guess seems ridiculous to me... but... this answer makes everything make sense," Lu Zhishu suddenly fell into deep thought.
Lu Zhishu initially thought that Lu Zhinan and him were not on good terms, and that they were simply competing for the interests of the family heir.
After all, it is not uncommon for brothers to kill each other for their own interests.
But Lu Zhinan was so determined to kill him that even after learning that he was going to settle down in Dongjiang, he came here to kill him. It seemed that he was going to deal with him, but in fact he was going to attack Shen Pan. Even Lu Zhishu could not understand it.
Is Lu Zhinan really that cruel?
Deal with him by any means necessary?
Then why did Lu Zhinan ask him to go to the police station to rescue him?
Lu Zhishu just felt confused.
At that time, Lu Zhishu had no intention of pretending to be good friends with Lu Zhinan.
He didn't think that Lu Zhinan's call for help had any special meaning. Lu Zhishu even thought that this was Lu Zhinan's way of teasing him.
Thinking back now, I get goosebumps all over my body...
Is this Lu Zhinan's purpose?
"After studying abroad for so many years, this is all you've learned?" Lu Zhishu sneered, "It seems I still don't know him well enough."
"Don't you feel sorry for him?" Chen Pan asked, "After so many years of being unable to be loved, don't you feel that he's suffering?"
"Bitter?" Lu Zhishu smiled. "Is it as hard as mine? He enjoys the best resources in the family and the utmost love from his parents. What is there for him to suffer? No matter what he thinks of me, there will always be competition between him and me. Since he wants to be my father's tool, he'd better hope that they can really become big and unbreakable."
Chen Pan completely understood Lu Zhishu's idea.
He is a man who values ​​friendship and loyalty, but is also cold-hearted.
It depends on the person.
However, when he made these decisions, he must have been extremely conflicted.
The people he wanted to be enemies with were the family he had depended on since childhood.
Not only Lu Zhinan is there, but also his father and mother.
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