"Lu An'an, is this way of meeting to your liking?"
Lu An'an said expressionlessly, "This is not to my liking. This way of meeting, where only I am in the spotlight, makes me feel like I'm being watched."
The man laughed out loud: "It's okay, you're still the prettiest one in the world."
Lu An'an: "...You don't actually think you're funny, do you?"
What kind of lunatic is this?!
The man said innocently, "I thought you liked it."
Lu An'an rolled her eyes: "Like your grandpa."
She casually crossed her legs, crossed her arms, leaned back on the sofa, and slowly asked, "Why did you bring your grandma here? You're quite impolite. You didn't even show your face when we met. Are you some kind of peeping tom?"
The man was unfazed by her sarcasm: "It makes me feel safe."
Lu An'an chuckled, feigning sudden realization: "A sense of security? Ah~ I know, you're not exactly handsome, so only a dark environment like this makes you feel comfortable?"
The man's words carried a hint of a smile: "Lu An'an, you once said that I'm very good-looking."
Lu An'an's pupils contracted slightly, and she coldly retorted, "Nonsense, I never praise perverts as good-looking."
[Is this really someone I used to know? Who did I compliment? Could it be that kid Fu Zhiyan?]
[No, that's impossible! This weird voice isn't as pleasant as Fu Zhiyan's!]
[Let me think... I remember there's a powerful flashlight in my backpack. I'll find a chance to shine it on it and see what kind of monsters are on the other side!]
She thought to herself silently.
Upon hearing Lu An'an's suggestive address, the man couldn't help but smile subtly, his expression clearly pleased: "Thank you for the compliment, I really like it."
Lu An'an: "..."
I really don't know whether to praise him for having a clear understanding of himself or call him a masochist.
Not wanting to continue gossiping with men, she instead asked, "Why did you place Lu Yanhua and Lu Rongyu in the Lu family?"
The man's voice was helpless: "You just ask like that, without even giving me any background information?"
Lu An'an said impatiently, "Just tell me, are you going to tell me or not!"
The man let out a short, mischievous laugh, his voice laced with inscrutable meaning: "Lu An'an, you already know the answer in your heart, don't you? Lu Yanhua and Lu Rongyu are nothing more than two pawns I meticulously planned to use to overthrow the Lu family. All I want is... to witness your deaths with my own eyes."
Lu An'an's eyes turned cold: "Does the Lu family have such a deep grudge against you?"
The man chuckled, his laughter laced with an indescribable coldness and cruelty: "Hatred? That's too cheap. I just enjoy watching a group of people with predetermined fates make futile struggles before they die. I find it quite amusing, don't you think?"
Lu An'an suddenly straightened her back, her eyes blazing: "What do you mean?!"
[He...has control over the plot? Is he a time traveler?]
The man noticed Lu An'an's sudden tension and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips: "Lu An'an, if you hadn't come back, I would have killed you the day Li Hao took the medicine to the Jin family, and then it would have been your family's turn."
His tone was casual, as if he were counting the petals falling in the wind, but every word revealed a cruelty that showed no regard for human life: "After you die, the first to suffer will be your parents. I will use the same method to reunite them with you first, and then your eldest brother, second brother, third brother, and fourth brother."
His tone was tinged with regret, yet subtly concealed a delicate excitement at the realization of something unknown: "Unfortunately, you're back, and all my plans have crumbled because of your intervention."
"First, you intercepted my medicine at the Jin family's house, then you discovered the substitution of Lu Yanhua and Xu Ruilan, then you disrupted my plans for the Fu family, and this time, you've made me lose two of my most interesting pieces. Lu An'an, you've ruined so many things for me."
Lu An'an's eyes grew increasingly cold, like ice frozen in winter: "You did all this because of your so-called predetermined ending? What do you even know?"
The man's smile deepened: "Lu An'an, I knew you would surprise me when I saw you."
His tone shifted abruptly, his voice dropping to freezing point: "But you actually... dared to forget me."
Upon hearing this, Lu An'an's originally cold face revealed a provocative look: "Perhaps, you are too insignificant, so much so that my memory is too stingy to leave a place for you. After all, I only selectively ignore people who have no presence."
The man's face was like a frozen lake, and deep in his eyes was a madness intertwined with coldness and rage.
He remained silent for a long time before slowly saying in a low and sinister tone, "It's alright, I will make you remember, Lu An'an. The game has already begun. The little appetizer is just the prologue. I hope that the competition between us will be as I wish and not boring. I look forward to... the day when the outcome is revealed."
He smiled knowingly, “Lu An’an, you said before that we are sworn enemies, so you should know that, right? You know me, and I know you inside and out. Just as you know that I was the one who kidnapped you, I also know very well that Lu Yixuan was the bait you put out.”
His tone took on a suggestive hue: "If you want to see me, I'll take the bait and come see you myself. Wouldn't you be very happy?"
Upon hearing this, Lu An'an sneered inwardly, but remained outwardly calm as her fingertips quietly slid across the flashlight switch.
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