Fu Zhiyan and Lu Yanli immediately turned their attention to the screen, where they saw the following text:
"The money is in my designated place, and I have the person in my hands. I advise you not to try anything funny. If I find out you've had someone locate me, I'll kill you on the spot!"
Their eyes met, and they instantly relaxed from their tense nerves, letting out a long sigh of relief in unison.
Lu Yanli felt a great weight lifted from his heart, but his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to those few lines of text. He was both annoyed and amused: "This is really my sister's style."
A smile involuntarily appeared in Fu Zhiyan's eyes; the little girl was quite alert.
As Lu Wenjing relaxed, he realized that his wound was throbbing slightly.
"hiss......"
Seeing this, Lu Yanli quickly stepped forward, steadily supporting him, and said worriedly, "Since my sister is alright, let's go back first. Brother, your wound needs to be treated as soon as possible."
Lu Wenjing nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Lu Rongyu, who was trying to escape in the chaos but was held firmly by Gu Shichuan and could not escape.
A playful yet meaningful smile played at the corners of his lips. "Bring her along too. What would a surprise brought back by your sister be without a main character?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yanli turned to look at Lu Rongyu, whose expression had suddenly become flustered. His smile was cold: "Indeed, we should take her with us. After all, it's time to settle those old scores one by one."
Fu Zhiyan lowered his head to straighten the fine wrinkles on his cuffs, his tone nonchalant: "Need any help? I'm good at making things worse."
Lu Rongyu was enveloped by this sudden sense of oppression. Looking at the three men with imposing auras in front of her, her eyes were filled with fear and unease. "What do you want to do?!"
The three ignored her questioning and instead discussed whose plane they should take home.
Ignored, Lu Rongyu bit her lower lip lightly, a struggle flashing in her eyes. After weighing her options, she tentatively turned to Gu Tingyan for help: "Brother Tingyan..."
However, when she met Gu Tingyan's cold gaze, Lu Rongyu reluctantly changed her form of address and whispered, "Mr. Gu, please save me. I know a secret about you, a secret that will interest you."
"If you save me, I'll tell you the secret."
Gu Tingyan raised an eyebrow and slowly repeated, "You know my secret?"
Lu Rongyu nodded firmly, straightened her back, and met Gu Tingyan's gaze without flinching. "Yes, it's a secret that only I know, and that is of utmost importance to you."
Gu Tingyan's lips curled into a playful smile as he scrutinized Lu Rongyu with a deep and subtle gaze.
The two stared at each other, neither speaking for a moment, the atmosphere quiet.
Gu Shichuan's curious gaze darted back and forth between his older brother and Lu Rongyu, and he couldn't help but say, "Brother, if you keep doing this, I'm really going to start shipping you two."
Upon hearing this, Gu Tingyan choked on his own saliva, coughing repeatedly. He glared at Gu Shichuan, speechless and annoyed, "What nonsense are you spouting!"
The commotion attracted the attention of Fu Zhiyan and his two companions who were not far away, and they turned around and approached.
Lu Wenjing asked in a deep voice, "What are you talking about?"
Gu Tingyan raised his chin at Lu Rongyu and said nonchalantly, "She said she would tell me a secret about me if I saved her."
Lu Wenjing and Lu Yanli exchanged a subtle glance without making a sound.
Lu Yanli jokingly probed, "Hey, Gu Gou, I've known you for so long, do you still have secrets with Lu Rongyu?"
Gu Tingyan frowned, looking disgusted by Lu Yanli. "That's disgusting. Can you get lost? I didn't even know her before, so how could I have any secrets with her?"
Lu Yanli smiled and said, "No? Then forget it."
Gu Tingyan rolled his eyes, a hint of impatience flashing in them. "Take her away quickly. If she keeps talking, she'll start accusing me of being her accomplice."
Lu Rongyu stared at Gu Tingyan in disbelief: "Aren't you even a little curious about what the secret is?"
Gu Tingyan chuckled lightly and said disdainfully, "Don't I know my own affairs? You can't expect me to believe any Tom, Dick, or Harry who offers to exchange my secrets for mine, can you?"
Lu Rongyu was speechless, overwhelmed with shame and indignation, and couldn't help but scream, "Gu Tingyan! You'll regret this!"
Gu Tingyan casually picked at his ear. "Oh."
Lu Wenjing's gaze was deep and unfathomable as he scrutinized Gu Tingyan.
Is this kid genuinely unafraid, or is he just putting on a good show?
After a fruitless examination, Lu Wenjing lowered his gaze and said calmly, "Alright, let's go. I feel like I'm going to die from the pain if we don't leave now."
Lu Yanli: ...Seeing his older brother so nonchalantly say he's in excruciating pain is truly heartbreaking! Is he actually in pain or not?!
*
Wuling Mountain.
After Lu An'an and her grandparents finished packing, she frowned as she looked at the old lady's face, which was exactly the same as Lu Yanhua's.
[Hiss... If the three of us rashly go down the mountain like this, we might be discovered by Lu Yanhua's spies before we even leave the village.]
Hearing her thoughts, Madam Lu turned and gently suggested, "An'an, why don't I put on the veil to avoid attracting attention?"
Lu An'an shook her head. "Grandma, no need. Actually, as long as I'm here, they'll probably guess your identities when they see me with the two old people."
So I need to come up with a foolproof plan. I suspect buying plane tickets will also be a problem; someone is probably monitoring us all along.
She stroked her chin, her thoughts racing, quickly devising various strategies in her mind, only to reject them one by one.
Just as my thoughts were stuck, a clear face jumped into my mind.
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