"You need me to establish a firm foothold there. To gain Fang Jiangyi's trust, I naturally have to pay some price." Yan Xia found it tricky. "Only by winning the Xinghaiwan project can we achieve our expected results."
Yan Xia tried to persuade him reasonably and emotionally.
She hoped Lu Qianzhou would seriously consider this matter.
"I've said it. There's no room for negotiation."
Yan Xia simply sat up, crossing her legs on the bed.
"I know you attach great importance to this project. Shengshi used to focus on online products. There has always been a gap in physical projects. So a single Xinghaiwan project won't pose any threat to Changling."
Lu Qianzhou scoffed, "You know what consequences this will bring. Who will bear these consequences? You?"
The next second, he hung up the phone. Lu Qianzhou's attitude was very clear.
Yan Xia looked at the dimmed phone screen, deeply worried. If Lu Qianzhou was unwilling to help, her plan to get close to Fang Jiangyi would be shelved. In that case, should she still find a way to give Fang Jiangyi Changling's plan...
But if she stole Changling's plan and gave it to Fang Jiangyi, Lu Qianzhou would surely skin her alive.
She should have had a good night's sleep, but being woken up in the middle of the night, she couldn't fall asleep again.
But there should still be room for this matter to turn around.
After getting along with Lu Qianzhou in the past few days, she seemed to have grasped some of his temperaments. He had a light taste. Although he didn't often go home, he was very fond of the warmth of a family, perhaps related to his growing - up environment in the Lu family.
The next day, a piece of news caught the attention of all Shengshi employees.
Photos of Lu Sheng and Fang Jiangyi having a private meeting in the Cloud Top Restaurant were circulated. It seemed that the media had secretly taken these photos out of curiosity, capturing them dining together.
During the process, Lu Sheng was always smiling faintly and gazing at Fang Jiangyi. Her attitude seemed even more attentive, while Fang Jiangyi remained expressionless. There were also pictures of them dancing together after the meal. Their actions were intimate, just like a loving couple.
So the outside world began to question whether Fang Jiangyi had changed his heart and got together with Lu Sheng. After all, when he announced his relationship with Peng Shiyi before, many people felt it was a pity. The Peng family was of humble origin, and Peng Shiyi was domineering and unreasonable. She was really not worthy of Fang Jiangyi.
But Lu Sheng was different. She was a top - notch student who had returned from studying abroad. The Lu family had a rich family background. Moreover, two years ago, Lu Sheng was the only invited Chinese to participate in the International Debutante Conference.
Therefore, she was a symbol of status.
Li Hong, who was loyal to Yan Xia, reported the matter to her. After listening, Yan Xia didn't seem to care much. The flashlights she noticed yesterday must have been taking pictures of them secretly.
Yan Xia asked, "What's Mr. Fang's attitude?"
Li Hong said, "Mr. Fang hasn't made any statement. He's probably busy recently and has no time to deal with these gossip news. Now people outside are all saying that he and Peng Shiyi have had a change in their relationship, but neither side has made any response."
Fang Jiangyi's non - response meant he was allowing the situation to develop, which was completely unlike his style.
Seeing Yan Xia's interested look, Li Hong continued to gossip.
"Now the people in our company are divided into two groups. One group is the CP fans of you and Mr. Fang, and the other group is for Mr. Fang and Peng Shiyi. But Peng Shiyi has a bad reputation, and not many people like her. There are very few people on her side. They still think you and Mr. Fang are more suitable for each other."
He was flattering her. How could Yan Xia not see it?
The others in the company probably only thought that she was actively pursuing Fang Jiangyi now.
No matter what the outside public opinion was, the two parties involved neither made any explanation nor accepted any interviews.
...
In order to figure out Lu Qianzhou's current attitude and to strive for the Xinghaiwan project again, after confirming that Lu Qianzhou would go home that night, Yan Xia took the initiative to go to his villa and cooked a table of light and delicious dishes for him.
Unfortunately, she seemed to have miscalculated. She waited for one or two hours but didn't wait for Lu Qianzhou. The dishes on the table had all gone cold.
The servants in the house could most directly feel the master's mood. The maid told Yan Xia, "Mr. Lu has gone playing basketball with his friends. He's been in a bad mood these days. You'd better go back first."
But Yan Xia didn't listen. Since she had come, she wouldn't leave like this.
So far, Lu Qianzhou had never really lost his temper in front of her. But why was he in a bad mood? A few days ago in the Cloud Top Restaurant, he seemed to be in a good mood when he had a date with a beautiful woman. This sudden change, was it because of the company's problems or family issues?
At around ten o'clock at night, Lu Qianzhou finally came back. His face was gloomy. It was obvious that he was in an extremely bad mood. Everyone looked at each other in dismay and didn't dare to say much.
The maid rushed forward to get his slippers and took his coat to hang on the hanger.
But he didn't even glance at the others and turned around to go upstairs.
Yan Xia asked Wen Liang, "What's wrong with him?"
Wen Liang shook his head, "Today is a special day. Miss Lu, you'd better go back. Otherwise, you might get involved."
The maid went upstairs to ask Lu Qianzhou if he wanted to eat. After a long time, no one came downstairs. Only the sound of porcelain breaking could be heard.
A moment later, the maid rushed downstairs in a hurry and went to find some antipyretics to take up.
Yan Xia asked, "Is Third Brother sick?"
The maid said, "Mr. Lu has a high fever..."
He thought he was made of iron and never liked to take medicine.
Yan Xia looked at the stairway. For some reason, she suddenly felt a little uneasy. She simply said, "Give me the medicine. I'll go up and take a look."
She took the medicine and warm water and went upstairs. Just as she got to the door, she knocked and then pushed the door open. The door hit the broken glass on the ground, making a harsh sound.
Lu Qianzhou roared, "I said get out."
The room was pitch - black. Yan Xia didn't know where Lu Qianzhou was. She was afraid of the dark. She took a deep breath and said, "It's me."
Seeing that Lu Qianzhou didn't say anything, she deliberately said in a relaxed tone, "They said you were in a bad mood and didn't dare to come up and provoke you, so they pushed me here... The maid said you had a fever. I brought you some medicine."
"I don't need it." Lu Qianzhou's voice was very restrained.
Yan Xia suppressed her fear of the dark and calmly said, "No matter why you're unhappy, you should take medicine when you're sick. Your body isn't made of iron. I'm coming in..."
She groped around and was about to turn on the light. Lu Qianzhou seemed to be able to see her and stopped her.
"Don't turn on the light. It's too bright."
So she groped her way into the room, tiptoeing to avoid the water stains and broken glass on the ground. She finally came in front of Lu Qianzhou. With the dim moonlight, she saw him curled up on the carpet, his arms resting on his knees.
His mood must be extremely bad.
But why? A person like him could get whatever he wanted. Why would he have such emotions? Clearly, the more pitiful one was her.
She squatted down and handed the water cup and the prepared medicine in the bottle to him.
"The water temperature is just right. Take the medicine first."
Lu Qianzhou turned his head away, breathing heavily, "Take it away."
Since he didn't take it, Yan Xia had to put the things on the tea table. She tentatively touched his arm. It was burning hot. He must have had a very high fever.