Lu Yi's eyebrows twitched slightly.
"Will resenting you allow me to return to my former life? Will it bring my uncle back to life? Will it lessen the harm done to Xiaoyue?"
"Lu Baozhi, don't humiliate yourself. You are not worth my resentment!"
"Because my way of getting revenge isn't about getting a quick verbal sparring match, nor is it about a house, a car, or a few insincere words of concern. What I want is..."
He paused intentionally, observing Lu Baozhi's expression through the upper edge of the car window.
Those eyes seemed frozen in place, with only a faint glimmer following the reaction of the nerves in their eyelids.
What do you want?
She seemed to have used all her strength to ask that question.
Huo Jingxi tilted his head curiously as well.
Half of her sharply defined cheeks basked in the sunlight, while the other half was shrouded in darkness.
"What I want is what the Lu family cares about most..."
"Just like you took away what I care about, I will stand at the pinnacle that everyone looks up to and watch you struggle!"
Lu Baozhi slumped into her seat.
"No, you're so kind, I can't believe you could be so heartless!"
After shaking her head, she suddenly grabbed Huo Jingxi's shoulder and said, "Young Master Huo, I promise you, I'll do whatever you ask."
"I only ask that you persuade Lu Yi to give up his thoughts of revenge, okay?"
Lu Yi, holding the handlebars with one hand, glanced at Huo Jingxi.
He asked playfully, "Second brother, what do you want her to do?"
Huo Jingxi winked at him, "Miss Lu, it's too late. If I'm not mistaken, your precious little brother will be back in the country soon!"
Distracted, Lu Baozhi let go of him, opened the car door haphazardly, went to Lu Yi, and grabbed his hand tightly.
"Yi'er, I know you saved my life. You were the blood donor that time... The Lu family owes you, and I will repay that debt. Let the others go!"
"I will join a medical team abroad, and I promise you, no one will ever harm you again while you are studying... Please, sister, stop!"
With the power behind Lu Yi, bringing down the Lu Group would be a piece of cake.
Lu Baofei's company's new business had just stabilized when her father's shareholders had already fallen out. At this point, it would be the best time for either of them to make a move.
The fate of the Lu family rests entirely on Lu Yi's shoulders.
Lu Baozhi had every reason to believe that if Lu Yi simply nodded, there would be plenty of people willing to pledge their loyalty to him with the Lu family.
This could include the Gu family, the Fan family, the Huo family, or even the Wang family and the Lin family...
"Lu Baozhi, I don't ask you to do anything. I just need you to promise me one thing, and the rest is up to you!"
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Lu Baozhi nodded frantically, "I promise, I'll agree to anything you say..."
Lu Yi said in a deep voice, "Stop treating me like a younger brother. Your Lu family doesn't have a child like me. I've never belonged to the Lu family. I... belong only to myself!"
Lu Baozhi was stunned.
She was still in shock even when she was all alone.
On the eve of the international medical team's departure, Lu Baozhi stood downstairs from Lu Yi's apartment, staring at the window whose lights were already off, tears streaming down her face...
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