After dinner, Huo Tingdong left first. To avoid being nagged, Qin Yuezhi greeted her parents and hurriedly pulled Shen Wanci away, "Fortunately, you were here today, otherwise I would have been scolded to death by my mother."

"I think Aunt is quite satisfied with Mr. Huo,"

Now, she thinks even pigs look handsome to her and worries that I won't be able to get married.

"You really don't care about Holroyd?"

He has money, good looks, a tall stature, a successful career, and no scandals. Besides being a bit sharp-tongued, he is also very tolerant of Yuezhi. He's practically the perfect husband template.

Qin Yuezhi was just about to light a fire and drive away when she heard this, her movements paused, and she put away her playful smile: “It’s not that I don’t like you, it’s just that I’m a pretty realistic person and I don’t want to invest my energy in people who don’t like me.”

“He came today, not to see his parents, but because of his aunt,” She explained further, fearing that Shen Wanci might not understand: “It’s my mom’s plastic friend who forced him to apologize. Yesterday, she asked me to get a marriage license, not because she likes me and wants to marry me, but because she's reached the age where she should get married. It just so happens that I am one of the women he knows who doesn’t bother him too much, so this happened.”

"You said he's at least a law school graduate, how can he be so old-fashioned? He even follows his parents' generation by saying that when you reach a certain age, you should get married. What if he lives beyond the average lifespan, should he just go die then?"

Shen Wanci:：“……”

Although I can't say much, it seems to make some sense.

Qin Yue's mouth is a dangerous one, perhaps only someone as skilled and undefeated as Lawyer Huo could control it.

That night, Shen Wanci stayed at Qin Yuezhi's place. The two of them finally got to catch up, chatting from dusk till dawn. When they woke up the next day, their eyes were swollen and dark circles hung under them like someone had drained them completely.

Her complexion was really bad, so Shen Wanci put on a bare face of makeup. Ever since Bo Rongxuan publicly claimed that she was pregnant, she hadn't worn makeup anymore; her hands even felt clumsy. But at noon, Ginger the Second Master invited her to dinner. If he saw her looking this bad, he would definitely lecture her again.

Before, in her perception, Old Master Ginger was decisive, aloof yet measured, calm and composed. But now, he was no different from any other verbose, ordinary father. As soon as she showed any sign of dissatisfaction, he thought she wasn't living well at the Shen family, especially when she gave up on artifact restoration to pursue business. Although he said he supported her decisions, deep down he never agreed. He often sighed about his collections in front of Shen Wanci.

The restaurant was booked by Second Master Jiang, but he chose from the few that Miss Shen Wanci liked. After ordering the dishes, he directly asked, "What's the matter with that young master from the Lu family?"

Word in the circle is that Lu Yanchi and the missing Bo Jingzhou look seven to eight points alike, leading everyone to speculate if he's Bo Dong's illegitimate son.

Have you asked your father-in-law about this? If it's a bastard child, you need to resolve it quickly before things get worse.

"I haven't told him about this yet, or that he might not be his biological son."

"So are they twins? I didn't hear that Bo Jingzhou ever had a brother or sister. Given the Bo family's status, prenatal checkups definitely wouldn't be missed, and they would have given birth at a high-end private hospital for pregnant women and infants. It's impossible for something so dramatic to happen."

Ginger the Second Master has been in City A for a while, and even when he comes to Kyoto, it's always in a rush. He hasn't met Lu Yanchi in person. Hearing rumors, he jumped to conclusions, believing that they only looked about seven or eight points alike.

"He…" Shen Wanci was about to tell Second Master Jiang this, when two people walked in from the door.

Just as I was mentioning Cao Cao, here he is. One of them is Lu Yanchi, and the other is someone she knows, a woman named Fusheng who she met at Qin Heyi's place before and claims to have amnesia.

After that, Qin Heyi never looked for her about this again, not sure if it had already been resolved.

Mister Jiang's Second Master noticed her unusual state and turned his head to look in the direction she was looking. He just saw a man who looked exactly like Bo Jingzhou leading a woman in from the doorway: "Is he the young master of the Lu family?"

They sat in a corner, shielded by decorations. Lu Yanchi led Fusheng toward the private room and didn't see them.

In the room.

As soon as the waiter left, Fu Sheng frowned and said, "President Lu, just get to the point. I don't like beating around the bush."

She went to a Hanfu event today wearing the intricate flower designs she had created herself. Unexpectedly, she ran into Lu Yanchi. She agreed to his 'invitation' for dinner.

Lu Yanchi picked up the teapot and poured her water, his movements elegant and his demeanor relaxed. "I heard that the new CEO of Huidong Group and Miss Huidong are deeply in love, inseparable."

But ever since she married, the eldest Miss of the Hui Dong family had never left the house.

Floating Life looked at the slightly swaying bitter tea in the cup, his eyes were dazed for a few seconds, then he raised his head and smiled: "Mr. Lu, if you're curious about this, you should ask the person involved. Although I'm also gossipy, I don't know much about these aristocratic secrets, let alone eavesdropping on Miss Hui Dong at her bedside to see why she didn't go out."

Lu Yanchi looked at her lightly, and said in a startling tone: "Miss Ye, are you willing?"

Hearing this surname, Floating Life almost reflexively raised his head, his face flashing with disbelief.

He wanted to say something, but in the end he bit his lip and swallowed it back down.

Two deep tooth marks appeared on her un-touched lips.

Lu Yanchi saw her reaction and said, "Huidong is Ye Dong's hard-earned industry. Do you have the heart to watch it fall into the hands of outsiders? That man married his childhood sweetheart, but in order to better control Huidong, he publicly claimed to have married you. Your uncles and aunts are probably still in the dark, working hard for him."

Fúshēng zìcháo smiled wryly.

If that were true, she would be desperate enough to pretend amnesia and rely on Qin Hexi?

When Father was alive, all those people acted so loyal. The moment Father passed away, each one revealed their own ambitions.

"Lu Zong, you called me today, wouldn't it be just to say these things to stimulate me?"

"I can help you get the East Pavilion back, but in return, I need the East Pavilion to do me a favor."

"... Identities have been exposed, there's no need to pretend anymore. After thinking for a moment, she said: "You help me get Weidong back, and I can sell it to you at 20% below market price."

She doesn't like shopping malls, nor is she cut out for business. With her in charge of Hui Dong, bankruptcy is only a matter of time.

Although she could find a man who was good at business, after going through all this, she realized deeply that leaning on mountains will make them fall and relying on people will make them run. Finding anyone is no better than keeping the money in her own hands.

Lu Yanchi shook his head. “I need a legitimate front person, someone who has no connection to the Lu family or the Bo family.”

Ye Fusheng fell silent for a few seconds: “I can agree, but I want to know, is Lu Yanchi negotiating with me now, or Bo Jingzhou?”