Chapter 69 I heard he lost to you, Shi Nian
The old lady went to her room to take care of the old man.
Shi Nian and Lu Yanzhi headed towards the restaurant together.
Shi Nian came here this time to explain the matter of the child to the old man.
After all, she is still Lu Yanzhi's wife in name and in law, and the sudden appearance of a child needs to be explained clearly.
I just haven't had a chance to say it yet...
The old man doesn't have the energy to listen to her anymore.
Wait a bit, and when Lu Qiansheng recovers a bit and contacts them later, she can speak up.
The shuttle bus drove towards the restaurant.
Shi Nian and Lu Yanzhi sat side by side, but there was a great distance between them.
No one spoke; the air was silent, with only the lake reflecting the cool moonlight.
Mingyue Manor has several villas, where the old man, Lu Yanzhi's father and brothers, and Lu Yanzhi's generation all have their own residences.
The old man's house is the main building. Normally, if it's just his family having a meal, they would eat in his own villa. However, if it's a large family gathering or to entertain guests, they would choose to have the meal at the restaurant in the middle of the lake.
This time, we went to that floating restaurant.
Upon learning that Lu Yanzhi and Shi Nian had both returned, coupled with news of Shi Nian's child circulating online, many people were interested this time.
After all, if Lu Yanzhi really has an heir, it is still unknown whether the Lu family's business structure will change.
The shuttle bus stopped, and Lu Yan got off, then reached out to help Shi Nian.
Shi Nian glanced at the outstretched hand, ignored it, and got off at the station.
The butler drove the car to the side and parked it. Shi Nian followed Lu Yanzhi into the small three-story building with a postmodern design.
The entire lobby on the first floor was brightly lit, with food, champagne, and pastries arranged in a pleasing and orderly manner. In the center of the restaurant, a hollowed-out water surface was visible, and a musician was playing the harp amidst a cluster of flowers, creating an elegant and beautiful scene.
The two had barely entered when they attracted the attention of everyone present.
"Brother Yanzhi!"
The first to arrive was a woman who looked to be about 25 years old and was wearing a yellow rose-colored dress. She jogged over and stopped in front of the two of them.
She nodded to Shi Nian, then smiled and said to Lu Yanzhi, "Long time no see, Brother Yanzhi!"
When the woman smiled, she had a pair of deep dimples on her face, which made her look very cute.
This is Lu Yanzhi's cousin, Lu Xinyi.
I just returned from studying at an Ivy League university in Country F.
"Long time no see." Lu Yanzhi nodded.
The waiter brought over the wine.
Shi Nian took a glass of champagne, nodded to them, and told them to let the two siblings talk. She then went to find a place to eat something while the old man rested.
She hadn't taken more than two steps when Lu Xinyi suddenly called out to her, "Shi Nian."
Before Shi Nian could speak, Lu Yanzhi frowned slightly and corrected her, "It's sister-in-law."
Shi Nian didn't care about these things, after all, she would soon be no longer one.
"I'm sorry, sister-in-law," Lu Xinyi immediately corrected herself, saying, "I just remembered something."
Shi Nian found it strange. Lu Xinyi was studying in F country. Before studying abroad, she was arrogant and never liked to talk to her. Now she actually wanted to talk to her.
"What's wrong?" Shi Nian asked, stopping in her tracks.
"That's how it is." Lu Xinyi glanced at Lu Yanzhi, then said with a smile, "There's a legend that's been circulating at our F University."
"For many years, a certain Chinese conglomerate in Country F has mastered a certain high technology, and its core barriers are unique in the world. A few years ago, this technological barrier was broken by the Lu family. Now the landscape is divided in two, with the Lu family and that Chinese conglomerate each occupying half of the domestic and international markets."
"I heard that back then, Brother Yanzhi personally led a team and brought the technology to Country F to negotiate and obtained a cooperation contract."
"But……"
Lu Xinyi looked at Lu Yanzhi with eyes full of admiration, but when she turned to Shi Nianshi, her eyes held a strange light.
"Sister-in-law, do you know what's going on most in our school? It's actually a different kind of gossip."
Lu Xinyi took a step toward Shi Nian and said, "There are rumors that the current head of the conglomerate, President Lin, is a playboy who agrees to things and then goes back on his word, fooling countless partners. But the contract he gave to Lu's Group is genuine. I heard it's because he made a bet with someone and lost it."
"I heard he lost to you, Shi Nian."
Lu Yanzhi frowned slightly and walked up to Shi Nian.
“Xinyi,” Lu Yanzhi said coldly.
"Oh, Brother Yanzhi, I was just gossiping," Lu Xinyi said with a smile. "You know, when I was in France, a lot of people asked me about this. I finally got to see my sister-in-law today, so what's wrong with asking her?"
After saying that, she looked at Shi Nian and said with a smile, "Don't you think so, sister-in-law?"
"It was clearly our Lu family that developed the technology first, and then took it to negotiate with the Lin family conglomerate. How did it end up as a tabloid rumor? Don't you think my classmates are incredibly stupid?"
"Especially that CEO Lin. Although he's handsome, he has a terrifying personality. This is in F country. He really saw blood when he was playing around in the world. How could he sign a contract just because he lost a bet?"
"Later, there were rumors that after he lost that bet, he changed his personality and eventually became the dark horse in the family struggle, transforming into the current head of the conglomerate."
Lu Xinyi spoke softly, but her eyes remained fixed on Shi Nian.
She stood there, quietly watching Shi Nian, whose eyes were slightly lowered.
"Alright, now that you know it's just gossip, why say so much, right, Brother Yanzhi?" Perhaps seeing that they had been standing there for a while, someone came over.
Lu Qiansheng has three sons and two daughters.
Lu Yanzhi's father was the second son, and Lu Xinyi's father was the third son.
The visitor was the youngest son of the eldest son's family, born later than Lu Yanzhi, named Lu Qi'an.
Lu Qi'an smiled and nodded to Lu Yanzhi and Shi Nian, then raised his glass of champagne and took a sip: "Brother Yanzhi, sister-in-law."
It seems like he's just saying something to help someone, but his words are full of traps.
As long as we go along with what he says and do, it will confirm that we have taken over the glory of the Lu family.
"What business is it of yours if I talk to Brother Yanzhi?" Lu Xinyi rolled her eyes.
She and Lu Qi'an have never gotten along, but she has a good relationship with Lu Yanzhi.
She simply looked down on Shi Nian.
She hated women who only clung to Yanzhi, but she believed that since Yanzhi liked Shi Nian, it was his choice. Even if she looked down on Shi Nian, she would just ignore her at most.
Even in front of her cousin, she was still quite friendly to Shi Nian, which was her pride as a daughter of the Lu family.
These rumors had actually been circulating in Country F, and at the schools where she studied for her undergraduate and master's degrees. People always love to follow gossip, and there are plenty of such things. She hadn't paid any attention to them until that incident happened.
In short, she now feels very disgusted with Shi Nian, who has taken over the glory of the Lu family.
"Brother, just let sister-in-law tell me," Lu Xinyi said to Lu Yanzhi in a coquettish tone.
Then, she looked at Shi Nian again: "Sister-in-law, have you heard? Mr. Lin will be coming to City A soon."
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