thump thump thump...
"The door's unlocked, come in."
Zhou Ruan listened to the sounds inside and turned the doorknob.
The door, which had been locked, was now open. I pushed it open and went inside.
Zhou Ruan sat down in the chair opposite the desk and first observed Zhou Wen's expression.
Not noticing anything amiss, she asked with concern, "Sister, are you done with the business?"
"Of course it's done. Didn't you see I didn't even bring back the box containing the money?"
Zhou Wen, managing a weak smile, already knew that her younger sister would come looking for her again.
I had already wiped away my tears with tissues and made sure to touch up my makeup.
"It's good that nothing unexpected happened. We don't have to pay any attention to that guy surnamed Gu anymore, and we're no longer afraid of his threats."
When Zhou Ruan heard that Zhou Wen had paid off all the money, the worry that had been weighing on her mind for the past year was finally lifted.
She felt particularly relaxed.
Looking at her happy younger sister, Zhou Wen thought for a moment but still didn't say those words.
"By the way, go and inform all the employees later that Lu Fan, as our major shareholder, should also be aware of the company's situation."
"No problem. The company is still managed by you, sister. It's just that there's one more boss. Anyway, a boss of such a big company won't always come to our little shop."
Hearing Zhou Wen's words, he gave a perfunctory agreement.
Thinking back to the first time I met Lu Fan, I still feel very angry.
"Xiao Ruan, when Lu Fan comes here tomorrow, don't argue with him anymore. He originally wanted to buy our place, but for some reason he suddenly changed his mind and invested a large sum of money. This money will not only help us pay off our debts, but also allow us to open a few more stores."
Looking at Zhou Ruan pouting, she recalled the scene when her younger sister met Lu Fan.
I couldn't help but worry and gave them a few more instructions.
"I understand, sister. I'll go down and inform them now."
Hearing Zhou Wen's instructions and that Ruila could add a new store, he happily agreed.
So he skipped and hopped away from the office.
Zhou Wen took out the business card that Lu Fan had left her when she first met him from the drawer.
I dialed the number listed above.
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Meanwhile, on the other side...
Jiang Manyue lay on the sofa with her legs draped over Lu Fan's thighs.
Lu Fan had nothing to do at the company today, so he stayed home to coax Jiang Manyue, who was angry yesterday.
He diligently peeled the lychee and handed it to Jiang Manyue with a smile.
But Jiang Manyue, lying on the sofa, didn't even glance at Lu Fan, and continued to watch the newly popular Douyin on her phone.
All sorts of short jokes and funny stories keep popping up.
Seeing her son's attentive manner, Wu Hui didn't say anything.
Who could blame him when his daughter-in-law was pregnant? Lu Fan found him early in the morning and gave him a long speech.
Looking back, Wu Hui realized that she had indeed been too strict.
It was already difficult enough for his daughter-in-law to carry the pregnancy for ten months for the sake of the Lu family.
He sighed, turned around, and went back into the house.
The unfortunate Lu Xi was not so relaxed and carefree; she was in the garden downstairs.
The workers are busy directing the garden renovation project.
They started working around 8 a.m. and didn't stop until after 9 p.m.
They worked for four, five, or six days in a row.
A man in work clothes walked up to Lu Xi, handed her a bill, and said:
"Mr. Lu, the overall renovation is basically finished today. I think it will be completed tomorrow. Shouldn't you settle the final payment for this project?"
Lu Xi glanced at the person in charge next to her, then looked at the bill and saw the final amount spent.
He assured the person in charge, "Yes, I know that. Tomorrow, after everything is finished and I'm satisfied with the inspection, I will transfer the final payment to your account in full."
After Lu Xi finished speaking, she put away the price statistics sheet.
Seeing that Lu Xi showed no intention of paying, the person in charge continued somewhat embarrassedly:
“Mr. Lu, our company has never done this before. You should at least pay us half of the project cost.”
"Okay, I'll give you half of the project payment first. The other half will have to wait until we're both satisfied."
As she spoke, Lu Xi took out her phone.
They had someone transfer 2.8 million yuan to the company's account as payment for the project.
The person in charge, who had just looked embarrassed, watched Lu Xi finish the call.
He then took out his phone and waited for a message from the company.
A text message notification sounded, and the person in charge quickly opened it to see it was from the company.
The message I received said that half of the project payment, totaling 2.8 million RMB, has been deposited into the company's account.
"Don't worry, Mr. Lu, we'll make you satisfied with the last few."
After seeing half of the project payment arrive in the account, the person in charge felt relieved.
A smile appeared on his face, which had been sullen just moments before.
Lu Xi thought about the three million she had just received, half of which was two million eight hundred thousand of the project funds.
Seeing the smile on the face of the person in charge beside me was like seeing sharp knives piercing my heart.
He sighed and waved to the person in charge.
He turned and walked into the house.
I went to the living room, poured myself a glass of water, and started gulping it down without caring about my image.
After finishing his drink, he picked up an apple from the table and started eating it.
"Eat slowly, there's more."
Jiang Manyue saw Lu Xi come in and sat up from the sofa.
"Sister-in-law, you should lie down quickly, you're pregnant."
Seeing Jiang Manyue get up, Lu Xi quickly threw the apple aside and rushed to help her up.
Even as she was helping, she couldn't help but roll her eyes at Lu Fan.
Looking at his sister's expression, Lu Fan was speechless; he felt like an outsider.
"Xixi, how's the garden going?"
Jiang Manyue stroked Lu Xi's hair and asked with a smile.
"Sister, the one in the garden outside."
"Ring ring ring ring!"
Just as Lu Xi was about to tell him that she didn't have enough money, the phone on the coffee table rang.
Interrupted from their plans, everyone's eyes turned to the phone on the table.
Lu Fan also noticed that it was his phone ringing.
Since the phone was on the other side of the coffee table, you had to reach for it when you got up.
Before she could even reach it, Lu Xi quickly picked it up and glanced at the phone.
"Brother, here's the unknown number."
He handed over the phone with a big smile.
Lu Fan knew that his sister's smile was anything but good.
He hesitated for a moment, and just as he hesitated, another voice rang out.
"Xixi, bring me the phone so I can see who it is?"
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