Lu Qianzhou replied instantly, "Now you know my value when you need my help."
The smug tone in his words hardly resembled the aloof Lu Qianzhou in public. He was practically swelling with pride. He was like a contradictory combination of a split - personality patient and a dim - witted child. Yan Xia thought that Lu Qianzhou had become more and more unrestrained since he came back this time.
"Will you help or not? If not, I'll find someone else."
Who else could she be referring to but Fang Jiangyi?
Sure enough, he immediately agreed and asked what she needed him to do.
Yan Xia sent him the current project plan and asked for his opinion. True to his name, Lu Qianzhou quickly pointed out the crux of her plan in a few words and gave her crucial advice.
He almost complained while helping, "Uncle San actually trusts you with these businesses."
Yan Xia let him complain and just recorded all his suggestions. When she thought the problems were not too serious and almost sorted out, she ended the conversation.
"That's it for now. Thanks. I'm going to have lunch."
Lu Qianzhou held his phone and was quite dissatisfied. "Don't you have anything else to say?"
Yan Xia said, "I said thanks!"
The implication was: What else do you want?
Lu Qianzhou felt that bickering with her like this was like going back to the intimate days. He was in a good mood and didn't argue with her anymore, so he let her go generously.
Mou Rui watched Lu Qianzhou slumped on the chair, chatting with a smile while holding his phone. The sunlight scattered in from the window. Lu Qianzhou hadn't smiled so stupidly for a long time. Over the years, his appearance had hardly changed, and he still looked like a sunny young man. Usually, there was always a kind of maturity that didn't match his actual age.
He came to report work to Lu Qianzhou and check if his mood was stable recently.
After observing him for nearly half an hour, he found that Lu Qianzhou had spent almost the whole morning dealing with Cheng Yanxia. Obviously, she disliked him extremely, but he was like a big fool trapped in love.
After the conversation ended, Lu Qianzhou threw his phone aside and said with a smile,
"She still knows she can only rely on me at the critical moment. She runs away after using me. What a heartless woman."
Mou Rui looked at him expressionlessly. "Are you done chatting? You've spent the whole morning on Cheng Yanxia."
Lu Qianzhou glanced at him. "Why haven't you left yet?"
Mou Rui said, "I've never left. Your mood has been changing according to her attitude towards you. Qianzhou, you need to be more sober and correct your attitude."
Cheng Yanxia was clearly using him now. Although there was no obvious sign yet, it was obvious that her approaching Lord Lu San and getting the management rights of several underground casinos were related to Lu Qianzhou.
She regarded him as an enemy, while Lu Qianzhou was completely immersed in the joy of pursuing love and had no defense at all. This attitude was very dangerous.
Although he had once hoped that Cheng Yanxia could completely cure Lu Qianzhou's illness, the current situation was different. Now Cheng Yanxia was no longer the same as before.
He still remembered that when Yanxia was first taken away by Fang Jiangyi, Lu Qianzhou resisted everyone's voices and refused anyone to approach. He even drove away one psychologist after another. The stupidest thing in the world was to hide one's illness from the doctor.
Lu Qianzhou was always impatient with Mou Rui's long - winded words and quickly returned to his expressionless look.
"Attitude? What attitude do I need to correct?"
"Cheng Yanxia is using you. She may want to kill you. You've always refused to tell her the reason, and she mistakenly thinks that you killed her family. At this time, you're still helping her and even taking her home. You might as well announce it to the world. You should be more defensive towards her."
Mou Rui looked like he was hating iron for not turning into steel.
Lu Qianzhou's face darkened. "I've said that I'm always waiting for her to stab me. What can she do to me?"
Mou Rui squinted slightly, realizing the seriousness of the matter.
"She hasn't done it yet, but no one can guarantee what will happen in the future. Her approaching Lord Lu San now is the best example. She's looking for someone strong enough to compete with you."
Lu Qianzhou ignored him.
Mou Rui knew that he wouldn't listen to anything now, so he had to change his words.
"Okay, let's not talk about this. How's your investigation into the murder of Cheng Hua and Cheng Yanxi? Who's framing you?"
They had never been able to find the mastermind behind the scenes, not even a single clue.
Lu Qianzhou had once suspected that Fang Jiangyi was directing and acting this play by himself to take revenge on him, but in the end, he couldn't find any evidence, so he had to give up.
To resolve the knot between him and Cheng Yanxia and reconcile with her, Lu Qianzhou had to find out who framed him and prove his innocence. Otherwise, Cheng Yanxia probably wouldn't stop before that.
"I have no clue."
All the people involved in the case who could be arrested had been arrested at that time, but they were very tight - lipped. They didn't admit being instigated by anyone, and nothing could be asked from them.
And Wen Liang had been missing ever since. Cheng Yanxia said that it was Wen Liang who kidnapped her and showed her those two videos. It meant that Wen Liang had betrayed Lu Qianzhou at that time.
He had followed Lu Qianzhou for many years and had always been highly regarded. It was impossible for him to rebel overnight. It was very likely that he had been an informant planted by others from the very beginning.
The more he thought about it, the more terrifying it became.
"If the other party is after you, your blatant pursuit of Miss Cheng may be harmful to her instead." Mou Rui kindly reminded him.
Lu Qianzhou said nothing.
Mou Rui pressed on, "If one day Miss Cheng really has the ability to kill you for revenge, what will you do? Hand the knife to her yourself or what?"
He had to make Lu Qianzhou face the reality.
Lu Qianzhou suddenly gave him a sharp look and sneered, "If she really has the guts, I'll hand the knife to her myself."
She wouldn't really do anything to him. He firmly believed this.
After lunch, on her way back to Shengshi Company, Yan Xia received a call from Zhou Qi.
His voice was still steady. "General Manager Cheng, two of our managers have been taken away by the police for investigation. In addition, some officials who have cooperated with Lord San for many years have also been taken away for different reasons. It seems that an accident in our venue was reported."
Yan Xia was slightly stunned.
She had cooperated with Shangguanyao, and with someone covering them above, no one should have dared to touch her easily. What was going on this time? Shangguanyao hadn't said anything to her.
She said calmly, "I see. I'll handle it."
"Miss Cheng." Zhou Qi stopped her. "I have to remind you that there have been continuous troubles since you took over those venues. If you can't handle this matter properly this time, I'm afraid... not only will the people below think you're not capable enough, but Lord San will also suspect that you have other motives."
Lord Lu San hadn't called to question her, which was already giving her a lot of face. This was her last chance.
Yan Xia said, "Thanks for your reminder. I'll remember it."