After the coffee was served, Lin Yuan disgustedly woke up the sleeping cat on the stool next to her. "I don't like this kind of thing!"
Gu Huainan happened to see this scene, bent down and picked up the cat that was rolling on the ground.
"Mrs. Lin, have some decency!"
Lin Yuan gets angry whenever she sees him, but she doesn't dare to confront him directly.
He made up a story: "I'm allergic to cat hair!"
Lu Yi sat next to the cat tree in the corner, his whole body covered in cat-like creatures. If he hadn't moved occasionally, Gu Huainan would have thought he wasn't there.
"Huainan, please give me some face and let Madam Lin finish speaking, okay?"
Lu Baofei turned her head, looked over Gu Huainan's shoulder, and saw Lu Yi surrounded by cats, revealing a leisurely and carefree smile.
Her languid eyes, like a pool of gently rippling autumn water, were tranquil and harmonious, radiating a sense of relaxation she had never seen before.
Lin Yuan glanced at her, then followed her gaze to Lu Yi.
Her eyelids drooped slightly as she fiddled with her phone.
After posting the photos, he curled the corners of his mouth and chuckled nonchalantly.
"Miss Lu, then I'll get straight to the point."
“Lin Xiaoya and Lu Han used to be on good terms. As her older sister, you also had close contact with Xiaoya. Hong Tao told me all about it.”
Lin Yuan's words were very subtle.
It wasn't explicitly stated, but Lu Baofei and Lin Xiaoya reached some kind of agreement: Lin Xiaoya would protect Lu Han for the Lu family, and in exchange, she would have to do a few things for Lin Xiaoya.
Lin Xiaoya had played a trick back then and hadn't mentioned it at all, but now... the debt collectors have come!
"Mrs. Lin, what do you need me to do?"
The Lu family was in a terrible mess. After her father came back, he wouldn't even greet her.
She also didn't want the Lu family to be implicated in anything further.
Lin Xiaoya is a very smart girl; she doesn't seem like the type to act without leaving herself a way out.
Lu Baofei was worried that Lin Yuan's appearance at this time was a bad idea devised by Lin Xiaoya to divert trouble.
But she dared not refuse and could only act according to circumstances.
"I heard you know quite a few people, and that a son of a high-ranking official once pursued you, but after you ridiculed him, he became withdrawn and remains unmarried to this day!"
Lin Yuan stroked her newly done nails, giggling as she observed her expression.
"It happened a long time ago, it's kind of you that Mrs. Lin remembers it so clearly."
Lu Baofei took a sip of coffee, the bitterness mixed with the sweetness lingering in her mouth, when suddenly Huo Jingxi's cold face appeared before her eyes.
“I not only remember, I was there at the time and saw it all clearly. Miss Lu, do you know that Shen Licheng has already entered politics?”
"Our families may look lively and bustling, but in reality, we don't have any real foundation. The Huo family of Fengcheng used to be so prestigious, but they were still tricked by someone!"
"Baofei, I'm not trying to be mean, but at your age, you should start thinking about yourself. Licheng is a good man; at least he can support the Lu family in crucial moments, right?"
Seeing that her eyebrows were slightly drooping, Lin Yuan seemed to have taken it to heart and spoke even more enthusiastically.
After a long pause, Lu Baofei said, "It's Xiaoya's matter. Does it require Shen Licheng's help?"
Lin Yuan's incessant chatter suddenly stopped.
"I'm only doing this for your own good. I mentioned it to your mother before, and she was quite open-minded, saying that her children are grown up and have their own ideas!"
"No matter how old she is, she's still an unmarried daughter. If her mother doesn't help her with her fortune telling, I'll really look down on her!"
She originally approached Qin Fengying, hoping to find a breakthrough from her.
However, Qin Fengying's personality changed drastically, and she didn't react much to any provocation. In desperation, she finally sought out Lu Baofei.
"Mrs. Lin, if I remember correctly, Mengmeng is not young anymore. Why don't you marry her off to Shen Licheng?"
"Once he becomes your son-in-law, whether Lin Xiaoya comes out or not will be entirely up to you!"
Lu Baofei disliked others prying into her private affairs.
A few years ago, before the Shen family had risen to prominence, Shen Licheng used her as a tool, using her name to make connections with powerful and influential people. If she hadn't seen through it early on, the Lu family would have been completely used by him long ago!
She couldn't believe that Lin Yuan, who knew so much about people in the industry, wouldn't know about the Shen family's despicable ways!
“Baofei…you’re joking. Mengmeng is seven or eight years younger than Licheng, and she hasn’t finished her studies yet…”
Lin Yuan's face darkened; she knew it was time to use her trump card.
Seeing that Gu Huainan and Lu Yi were petting the cat and not paying attention to what was happening here, she took out a USB drive from her bag and put it into Lu Baofei's hand.
The previous enthusiasm vanished instantly, and the lowered voice pierced Lu Baofei's eardrums.
"Anyway, the only one who can help Xiaoya right now is Shen Licheng. I don't care whether you like it or not, I have to help you."
"Otherwise, once what Lu Han did is exposed, your Lu family will be ten or a hundred times worse off than the Lin family is now!"
"Hmph, don't think the outside world doesn't know that the shareholders of the Lu family are becoming increasingly disaffected, and the Lu family's reputation is about to crumble!"
"Didn't you yourself see reality clearly and find the Huo family as a powerful backer? I'm leaving now. The future of the Lu family is in your hands!"
Lu Baofei clenched her fists, feeling a surge of anger that she didn't know where to vent.
Whether the Lu family falls or not, it will only damage her reputation and have no impact on her company. However, she is still unwilling to accept that her father's years of hard work will be destroyed in this way.
...
After Lin Yuan left, Lu Yi sat down next to her.
Do you know what Lin Xiaoya did?
Lu Baofei shook her head, thinking that it might be related to the time when she conspired with Lu Han to scheme against Liang Shiyue!
She had seen the video that appeared online some time ago, and she knew that Liang Shiyue had personally admitted to it, which calmed things down.
Lu Baofei raised her eyes in shame, her gaze filled with sorrow and helplessness.
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