Lu Baofei dared not refuse Lin Yuan because Lu Han had made a huge mistake, and Lin Xiaoya had the leverage over him.
She worried that Lin Xiaoya, in order to protect herself, had already handed the evidence over to Lin Yuan.
And that evidence was enough to further damage Lu Han's already tarnished reputation.
Crimes like kidnapping and extortion cannot be whitewashed.
Thinking of this, her heart skipped a beat. She quickly closed the door and glanced at Lu Yi guiltily a few times.
She had also arranged for Lu Yi's kidnapping not long ago, and in this respect, Lu Han was quite similar to her.
Upon careful consideration, regardless of whether Lu Yi came today or not, she would still go and talk to Lu Yi after seeing Lin Yuan.
Since almost everything Lu Han did was because of Lu Yi, as long as he is appeased, the Lu family will not be dragged into the quagmire of public opinion again because of Lin Xiaoya.
What troubled her was that Gu Huainan publicly declared his relationship with Lu Baoyun.
It's unclear whether this unpredictable young master Gu did this to protect Lu Yi or to deliberately upset Lin Yuan.
Or rather, he and Lu Yi had already privately discussed and devised a plan.
"Gu Huainan, stop being sarcastic. You pursued Xiaoya before she returned to the Lin family, and your classmates can testify to that!"
"Who knows, maybe you were behind Lin Xiaoya's arrest!"
"I heard Lu Baoyun is having a fight with you. Maybe she's seen through you and realized your despicable quality of destroying what you can't have!"
Lin Yuan has never lost a verbal battle.
She must avenge this!
Gu Huainan felt like his lungs had been punctured, and he was momentarily speechless with anger, unsure how to retaliate.
Lu Yi crossed his legs, a faint smile playing on his lips, and turned to look out the window.
Deep within those seemingly calm eyes lie countless untold thoughts and feelings, making it difficult for anyone to look directly at them.
Lu Baofei was most afraid of him showing this kind of expression. She bit her red lips, turned around, opened the door, and called the waiter.
Gu Huainan and Lin Yuan temporarily cease hostilities.
Cappuccino!
The two spoke in unison.
Lin Yuan's eyebrows shot up. "Why are you copying me! You only deserve to drink plain water!"
Gu Huainan laughed in exasperation, "Mrs. Lin is really meddling! Waiter, bring me two drinks!"
Not to be outdone, Lin Yuan puffed out her chest and shouted, "Three cups!"
After Gu Huaibei unilaterally demanded to withdraw from the hotel jointly owned by the Lin and Gu families, the Lin family hired a team to take over the management.
But for some reason, the hotel seemed to be cursed, and its customer traffic plummeted.
Even if it's free, no customers come.
Although the Lin family doesn't rely on the hotel's revenue for their livelihood, such an outrageous incident has fueled Lin Yuan's hatred for the Gu family.
But since the Gu family and the Fan family had joined forces, she didn't dare to do anything.
At most, he might make a few sarcastic remarks in public occasionally.
Now, the sight of Gu Huainan gave her an outlet for her pent-up hatred, and she couldn't help but vent it!
Five cups!
Gu Huainan shook his toes and waved his hand.
"Waiter, eight cups!"
Lin Yuan twisted her waist, determined to fight him to the bitter end.
At this moment, Gu Huainan's eyes darted around, and he stroked his chin, remaining silent for a long time.
The waiter stood frozen at the door, looking at Lu Baofei, who seemed hesitant to speak, with a troubled expression. "This..."
Seeing that Lu Yi's lips were tightly closed and he had no intention of interrupting, Lu Baofei had no choice but to clear her throat.
"Um, how about we..."
Before the five words could be uttered, Gu Huainan slowly raised his eyebrows and grinned at Lin Yuan.
"Waiter, I'm taking over this shop. Let your boss name his price!"
These words startled Lu Yi as well.
It's one thing to treat a coffee shop like an auction house, but to go and destroy the whole place?
"Converting this coffee shop into a cat cafe would be my first gift to Bao Yun. Lu Yi, what do you think?"
Gu Huainan has gone mad!
Under his smug gaze, Lin Yuan gave up and completely lost her temper.
"You're all crazy, aren't you guys surnamed Gu? Have you lost your minds?"
She now understood why Lin Hongtao preferred to associate with the Wang and Lu families rather than have much contact with the Gu family.
"Madam Lin, be careful what you say. Whether someone is mentally ill or not is none of my business, and it doesn't prevent your Lin family from going to jail!"
Gu Huainan, who was usually tongue-tied in front of Lu Baoyun, was now speaking with unparalleled eloquence, giving Lin Yuan no chance to catch her breath.
Lin Yuan was filled with remorse. She turned her head away and glared resentfully at Lu Baofei.
"Baofei, how about we go somewhere else?"
Lu Baofei didn't want to miss the opportunity to talk to Lu Yi. She didn't have the courage to ask Lu Yi to meet her alone, fearing that he would refuse, or even more so that he would agree but then break the promise.
As my thoughts were tug at, the waiter who had left sometime earlier returned, followed by a shrewd-eyed young man.
"Who's so arrogant as to think they can swallow my shop whole..."
Lu Baofei was closest to the door, but she never went inside to sit down.
Seeing the man's calculating expression, I quickly reached out to stop him, "Nothing of the sort, we were just joking..."
The man looked Lu Baofei up and down, his face full of lust, and reached out his hand.
"Miss, is this what you want to buy? The price is negotiable. Why don't you come to my private room for a while, and I'll give you a good price?"
Lu Yi, who was sunbathing through the window, was drowsy when he heard Lu Baofei screaming and struggling.
He lazily raised his eyelids. "The Gu family wants to acquire your shop. Why are you talking to that guy surnamed Lu? Or should I call Gu Yan over to your private room?"
As soon as he said that, the commotion outside stopped.
Lu Baofei straightened her clothes, still shaken, and gave Lu Yi a grateful glance.
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