Lu Zhengye was taken aback. "You want to go public?"
"Are you an idiot? I'm surrounded by rivals now, and I feel very insecure."
Everyone in Lucheng wants to send someone to the Lu family. Now that Lu Zhengye is exceptionally capable and the only junior managing the Lu family's businesses, he is naturally a hot commodity.
"If we're talking about rivals in love, I probably have just as many as you."
Lin Yusheng choked, "I'm a fan, not the same as your fangirl."
“To me, there’s no difference,” Lu Zhengye said.
He would also be unhappy, but he respected Lin Yusheng's profession and hobbies.
Lin Yusheng was a little angry. "You're just making excuses."
Lu Zhengye realized she was serious and hurriedly said, "Sheng Sheng, you know what I want to do in the future. I don't want to drag you down with me."
Lin Yusheng quickly looked around, but there was no one there.
She breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "Why are you saying these things outside? Walls have ears."
I don't want to see you unhappy.
"Never mind, I'm not unhappy. I just want to share the burden with you."
Hearing this explanation, Lu Zhengye felt relieved. "Fool, I don't need you to share the burden with me."
...
On the way back, Lu Zhengye asked, "Shengsheng, if no elders can help me propose marriage in the future, what will you do..."
“It’s alright. My family and I value you as a person. As long as you come, that’s enough,” Lin Yusheng interrupted him, saying with absolute certainty.
Lu Zhengye smiled slightly and hugged Lin Yusheng in his arms. "Thank you, Shengsheng."
Lin Yusheng hugged him back, "Go ahead and do it. I'm prepared. You don't need to worry about me. No matter what happens, my family and I are absolutely capable of protecting ourselves."
Mom and Dad have already made arrangements. Even if Lu Zhengye really fails, they can immediately liquidate most of their assets and move out.
Once outside of Lucheng, the Lu family's territory is no longer theirs.
*
Two days later, a short story went viral online.
This short story is unsigned.
It tells the story of a married man who disregards human ethics and illegally imprisons a woman, forces her to give birth to a child, and is eventually sold to a slave island by his wife.
The male protagonist of this story is named Lu Jiwen, the imprisoned woman is named Gu Wanxing, and the first wife is named Xie Yuqiong.
They're practically calling out names.
Modern netizens immediately made connections and finalized the decision.
Some people even found some clues.
Some netizens went to stake out the locations mentioned in the novel and actually found that a business owner had seen Lu Jiwen, accompanied by a beautiful woman.
Then Gu Wanxing's photos were exposed.
...
The evidence, piece by piece, caught the Lu family completely off guard.
They usually focus on current events or financial news, so they neglected the online literature circle, which is why they couldn't stop it in time.
Public opinion was on the verge of erupting and could not be suppressed at all.
Lu Jiwen swept the things off the table and angrily roared at his assistant, "Go and investigate for me! Find out who dares to lay a hand on my Lu family! I'll skin them alive!"
Yes, yes, yes.
After his assistant left, Lu Jiwen tried his best to calm himself down.
First it was Lu Zechuan, and now it's his turn. This guy is clearly after the Lu family.
A fierce glint appeared in his eyes as he secretly vowed, "Don't let me catch you red-handed, or I will make sure you don't leave Lucheng alive."
...
President's Office of Lushan Group.
Lu Zhengye stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, holding a cup of coffee in his hand, staring at the tiny stream of cars below.
Wei Qing walked in carrying a stack of documents, his expression serious.
"Boss, the Lu family has started investigating. Should we take measures to deal with them?"
Lu Zhengye took a leisurely sip of coffee and then said, "No need, let's finish this quickly."
"yes."
Wei Qing knew perfectly well that the boss's decision to act quickly was definitely related to Lin Yusheng.
Otherwise, given the boss's personality, he would definitely watch Lu Jiwen collapse step by step and lose everything.
This was the most painful thing for Lu Jiwen.
*
This short story was written by Shen Yishu at Lin Yusheng's request.
The task of releasing the document was assigned to Lu Zhengye.
Aside from Lu Jing and Xie Yuqiong, almost no one knew about Lu Jiwen's secret, so people in the novel circle initially treated it as just a story until someone discovered the clues.
That's when things got out of control.
This time, Lu did not take any action, but instead allowed the short story's page views to continue to rise.
It's not that they want to see this situation, but rather that a lockdown would inevitably provoke public outrage.
The case of Lu Zechuan is a prime example.
After this incident, Lu Zhengye never returned to the Lu family.
They even refused to see Lu Jing.
The bigwigs of Lucheng vaguely sensed that the Lu family might be about to undergo a change of power, and none of them dared to peek out, for fear of being implicated.
But some smart people have already begun to decline Lu Jiwen's invitation.
Now, Lu Zhengye has almost all the power in the Lu family. If father and son were to fight, it's uncertain who would win or lose.
At the Lu residence, Lu Jiwen was furious. "What is this unfilial son trying to do?"
Lu Jing closed his eyes, feeling utterly exhausted, and looked much older than before.
He sighed, "Given A-Ye's personality, he's probably already started investigating. This can't be kept secret any longer."
Xie Yuqiong twisted her hands together and said angrily, "I told you we shouldn't have handed over so much of our family's wealth to him. Now look what's happened, that bastard has turned around and bit us."
"He wouldn't dare. I'm his father, what can you do to me?"
Lu Jing said, "You are his father, but Gu Wanxing is also his mother."
The entire room fell silent for a minute.
Then Lu Jiwen picked up a teacup and smashed it at Xie Yuqiong.
"Ah." Xie Yuqiong covered her forehead, blood seeping from between her fingers.
"It's all your fault, you vicious woman! If you hadn't killed Xing'er, none of this would have happened today!"
Xie Yuqiong felt a little guilty, but she quickly regained her composure.
“My actions were also approved by Dad. Back then, when your career was booming, if Gu Wanxing and Lu Zhengye’s existence had been discovered, that would have been a major crisis for the Lu family.”
Lu Jing gripped his cane tightly.
One wrong step at the beginning led to a series of wrong steps.
She shouted angrily, "Enough! There are undercurrents outside, and you're just bullying yourselves in this nest. You're nothing but a fool and a piece of trash."
Lu Jiwen and Xie Yuqiong remained silent, feeling ashamed after being spoken to.
Lu Jingdao said, "The most urgent task now is to find the author of this short story and have her clarify things in person."
"Will she agree?" Lu Jiwen asked worriedly.
"If she refuses, it means that the conditions we offered were not good enough."
In Lu Jing's dictionary, there is nothing that money can't solve.
Xie Yuqiong cautiously asked, "What if we can't find them?"
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