After Wen Lu finished speaking, everyone's expressions turned somewhat awkward. They felt that Wen Lu was just making excuses for his poor card skills. They didn't say anything, just smiled slightly, and started the next round.
Wen Lu kept her word. After losing three rounds, her card skills seemed to have been upgraded. Within two hours, Wen Lu had accumulated a mountain of chips.
Gu Yao looked at the chips in front of her, then glanced at the pale faces of the other three people, and smiled slightly. These three people had seen the true strength of the stationery at noon.
Wen Lu has a peculiar way of playing cards: he only pongs and never chows, and he insists on drawing the winning tile himself every time he plays. This way of playing drives the other three players crazy.
Just then, Wang Jinyu and Shen Yinan came out of a room on the side. Wang Jinyu walked to Wen Lu's side, looked at the chips next to Wen Lu, smiled, and then looked at the other three people.
He didn't understand what these three people were thinking, why they wanted to play cards with Wen Lu. It was understandable, though, since they didn't know Wen Lu's identity. When Wen Lu was the Phantom, casinos in California once didn't allow Wen Lu to enter.
Wen Lu looked up at Wang Jinyu, stretched wearily, and reached out to Wang Jinyu for a hug.
"I'm tired, I'm done playing, I want to go back and rest."
Watching Wen Lu and Wang Jinyu interact so naturally, Yan Huan narrowed his eyes slightly and then looked at Yan Luo.
When Yan Luo met Yan Huan's gaze, he understood what Yan Huan wanted to ask. He shook his head at Yan Huan, indicating that no one could interfere with this matter.
Wang Jinyu looked at Wen Lu with doting eyes, bent down and picked her up, then glanced at Gu Yao briefly. Gu Yao pretended not to see it, stood up and turned to leave.
Wang Jinyu casually picked up Wen Lu's phone from the table, and then carried her back to the room, leaving everyone sitting there looking at each other in disbelief. Who would have thought that Wang Jinyu would be so accommodating to Wen Lu?
After Wen Lu and Wang Jinyu returned to their room, Wen Lu lay lazily on the bed for several days. She turned her head to look at Wang Jinyu, who was changing clothes, and spoke softly.
How long are we going to stay at sea?
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? If you don't like it, we can go back tomorrow."
Wang Jinyu put down what he was holding and walked to Wen Lu's side, looking at her with concern. He was genuinely worried that Wen Lu might be feeling unwell, as he had a sense of unease even while on the ship.
"No, I'm fine and quite happy. I'm just wondering if Yan Nuo would be furious if he knew we went on a boat trip behind his back?"
"Probably not, he's much busier than us right now."
As he spoke, Wang Jinyu picked up the tablet computer that was placed to the side and opened a screenshot of Weibo. It was a headline about Yan Nuo. Every topic about Yan Nuo had a "hot" tag after it. Wen Lu looked at the picture with a complicated expression.
"It seems that what I did back then not only hurt Yan Nuo, but also so many people who supported her, and even pushed her opponent to the top."
Thinking of this, Wen Lu's originally calm heart suddenly felt a little guilty, but she quickly returned to normal. Wen Lu got out of bed and spoke in a light tone.
“I don’t think I did anything wrong. Given his personality at the time, it was only a matter of time before something happened to her. I just made him get whipped sooner, and that’s not wrong.”
As she spoke, Wen Lu headed towards the restroom, brainwashing herself as she went, determined not to admit she had done anything wrong.
Well, it's true that the person who made the mistake was Yan Nuo. If she hadn't been so arrogant, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
Wang Jinyu watched Wen Lu's retreating figure and smiled gently. He thought Wen Lu was so adorable like this, and it was so rare to see her without any hostility.
Thinking of Phantom's identity, Wang Jinyu recalled the news Wang Xiuli had brought back, and his eyes turned from doting to cold.
The next morning, when Wen Lu got up for breakfast, she saw only Yan Luo and Yan Huan in the restaurant. Wen Lu was a little confused as to why she didn't see anyone else.
Seeing Wen Lu's expression, Yan Luo took a bite of bread and spoke softly.
“They’ve just gone to sleep. They played cards like crazy last night, not going to bed until after 7 a.m. How are you feeling today? Is there anything wrong with you?”
"No, I'm feeling pretty good right now." Wen Lu took the breakfast Yan Huan handed her, said thank you softly, and then lowered her head to eat, seemingly having no intention of chatting with them at all.
Seeing Wen Lu eating with her head down, Yan Huan hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking.
"When do you plan to return to the capital? Grandpa would like to introduce you to the family. Although we can't reveal your identity, it will be more convenient for you in the capital once someone knows who you are."
"Do I need to mention the Yan family's name for anything I do in the capital?"
Wen Lu smiled gently after hearing Yan Huan's words. She had given herself this identity, so of course she would use the most useful one. She felt that the identity of Wang Jinyu's girlfriend was more useful than the identity of Miss Yan.
Hearing Wen Lu's questioning voice, Yan Luoge and Yan Huan coughed unconsciously at the same time. They had to admit that Wen Lu's words were not wrong. With Wang Jinyu around, who would dare to have any other thoughts about Wen Lu in the capital? Wang Jinyu's reputation in the capital has always been very bad.
Seeing that Yan Luo and Yan Huan were both silent, it was Wen Lu's turn to ask a question.
"How is your third uncle doing? How is Yan Mengmeng doing now? Has the investigation into why my parents' identities and whereabouts were leaked back then been completed?"
For some reason, even with Wen Lu's level of expertise, she couldn't uncover the true identities of Yan Nuo's parents.
Although their real identities could not be found, Wen Lu still left a bunch of fake identities online. These identities were fabricated and had no reference value whatsoever.
It was only because Wen Lu, who hadn't grown up, spoke so frankly about her parents that Yan Huan hesitated for a moment before speaking without any concealment. He felt that Wen Lu had the right to know the truth.
"The person who betrayed Second Aunt's information was neither Third Uncle nor Third Aunt, but the Yan family's steward."
When Yan Huan said those words, not only Wen Lu was surprised, but also Yan Luo, who was drinking porridge with his head down. He never expected that the person who exposed his second aunt's identity was actually the housekeeper. What was going on with this housekeeper?
Yan Huan glanced at Wen Lu, then at Yan Luo, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly spoke.
"This is a long story. My second aunt has a special identity, and she has never told her family about it."
"But just as my second aunt was contacting the family, the housekeeper overheard the conversation. Coincidentally, the housekeeper also had a habit of browsing the dark web, and he saw the reward for finding my second aunt. So he leaked her whereabouts..."
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