Lu Baofei frowned, her heart, which had just settled, instantly leaping into her throat again.
Why was I so slow to realize this right away?
Besides Huo Jingxi, who else could know who was behind those ten idiots?
No one knows what happened that night, but the Huo family was involved.
She remembers it clearly!
After failing to reach the driver, she dialed other people's numbers.
Those people only told her that the driver did pick up Lu Yi, but in order to steal their credit, he left them far behind.
All they knew was that the driver took Lu Yi and Ruan Jiaojiao to the riverbank.
If it weren't for Lu Baofei threatening to withhold the final payment and making a strong demand, they wouldn't even have bothered to look for her.
Even after they discovered the vehicle had disappeared into the river, these idiots remained unmoved.
Unfortunately, Lu Baofei didn't expect that they were no longer just hired by her!
The reason they were making such excuses was simply that they wanted to wait for instructions from another master.
Seeing that she was distracted, Huo Jingxi symbolically poured her some hot tea.
“Miss Lu, when it comes to business acumen, you have truly surpassed your predecessors. Your company has a much brighter future than the Lu Group!”
Lu Baofei politely held the teacup with both hands.
Upon hearing this, the teacup he had picked up clattered onto the table.
It turns out that Huo Jingxi had been going around in circles with this in mind all along!
"Uncle Hua, come and clean up!"
Huo Jingxi leaned back on the sofa, watching Lu Baofei's little movements with amusement.
“My father is dissatisfied with Miss Lu. Although the Huo family is involved in various industries and the profits are not low, there is still one regret in my family.”
"Back then, we wanted to leverage the Su family's influence to make a splash in the machinery industry, but it all came to nothing."
"If Miss Lu wants the Huo family to help protect the Lu Group, how about offering your company in exchange?"
Lu Baofei crossed her arms, her inner curses surging like a tidal wave.
That damn thing!
That's outrageous!
The Huo family is currently at the height of its power, and every industry they invest in becomes a hit. They are still not satisfied and are not afraid of being crushed by money one day!
"Young Master Huo, I have come here sincerely to ask for your help."
"I dare not agree to that so easily. Otherwise, the outside world will definitely think that your Huo family is taking advantage of the situation and will label you as heartless and greedy. That would be terrible!"
Hitting straight shots is clearly not going to work.
Lu Baofei took a step back, deciding to test his bottom line again.
"Is the rich heartless?"
"This talented woman is truly talented; she hit the nail on the head. Aren't I exactly the spoiled rich kid those netizens were talking about!"
"Didn't you see the news a few days ago? They even said I was smuggling, carrying contraband, helping Lu Yi commit murder, and removing obstacles on his path to inheriting the Fan family's fortune..."
"I was really scared. As soon as I was released, I went to see a doctor. I was worried that it might be some kind of schizophrenia, and that the other person was doing it behind my back!"
When it comes to talking nonsense, Huo Jingxi has never lost!
"you!"
Lu Baofei bit her red lips, her gaze fixed on him with unyielding anger.
"Huo Jingxi, don't push your luck!"
Everyone in the world knows that the company is the culmination of her life's work.
Huo Jingxi just opened his mouth and asked for it; what difference was there between this and him taking out his heart and liver from her?
It would be better to just kill her and take over the company!
“Lu Baofei, you’re wronging me. I, Huo Jingxi, will not be bullied, but I have never thought of bullying others.”
"In your memory, has my Huo family never saved your Lu family?"
Huo Jingxi tapped his long, slender fingers rhythmically on the armrest of the sofa, looking relaxed.
The way he looked at Lu Baofei was as if he were looking at prey that had fallen into a trap.
"Don't keep bringing up the past. Time can't be turned back, and neither you nor I can interfere with what our parents did."
"After your Huo family disappeared from Fengcheng, our Lu family has been on a winning streak. It's all about timing and luck. I hope Young Master Huo can take it easy!"
Lu Baofei's sharp tongue was equally impressive.
She raised her eyes and looked at the building across the street to ease her embarrassment.
She miscalculated!
It really is a case of "being the butcher and the fish on the chopping block" now!
"It seems the rumors about Miss Lu's aloofness and indifference towards her family are indeed true!"
Lu Baofei's face was filled with anger as she glared at him.
"What do you mean? You can't get what you want by trickery, so you resort to personal attacks?"
This slow, agonizing negotiation was far too agonizing; she was no match for Huo Jingxi.
They were afraid that if they made a single wrong move, they would lose the whole game.
Huo Jingxi, however, was as relaxed as a young man walking his dog, his core as steady as a mountain peak, showing no emotional fluctuations whatsoever.
"I introduced your eldest sister Lu Baozhi to the medical team, and your third sister Lu Baoqi's current status was entirely created by my Huo Group's talent agency!"
"Lu Baofei, you don't actually think this is just a coincidence, a special favor from heaven for your Lu family, do you?"
Huo Jingxi's eyes were filled with mockery, which made Lu Baofei's cheeks turn red and her eyebrows furrow into a knot before she finally stopped.
"so what?"
Lu Baofei knew this, of course, but the Huo family had never had any private dealings with the Lu family because of it.
The Lu family didn't take this relationship seriously.
In particular, the father, Lu Zhengming, simply believed that it was mutual help among young people.
The Lu family was just too naive!
"Innocent?"
Lu Baofei's expression suddenly darkened as she remembered that the person on the phone had also made the same comment about her.
Her words still echoed in her ears, giving her goosebumps.
"Young Master, Young Master Yi has finished class and is on his way. Should I inform Madam Lu?"
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