Lu Ziqian had already turned his toes towards the door, but her words stopped him in his tracks.
If he left now, it would be quite embarrassing. He turned around and said seriously, "Since you've said so, I'll stay."
During dinner that night, the atmosphere was extremely tense. Lu Yuan, in particular, felt that something was off. She had never seen Lu Ziqian so serious before.
Just as Shen Jianyi was picking up some food, Lu Ziqian suddenly sneered, "Have no manners at all. Don't you know you should use the serving chopsticks when picking up food?"
She looked up, her expression calm. Even being scolded, she remained composed. "We're all family. Why do we need serving chopsticks? Do you mean you don't consider yourself part of this family?"
It had to be said that for every word Lu Ziqian said, she could come back with ten. No one knew who had provoked her.
This left Lu Ziqian speechless for a moment. He coughed and thought that staying for dinner was an insult to himself.
After dinner that day, Lu Ziqian couldn't wait to leave. The two of them walked him to the door.
Just before leaving, Lu Ziqian suddenly leaned close to Shen Jianyi and whispered in her ear, "Don't think Jin Sheng will protect you forever. One day, he'll kick you out of this house without hesitation."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi showed no expression. Her eyes were dull. The woman curled her red lips and said, "Sure, I'll be waiting."
Recently, more and more people liked to set goals in front of her. But whether they could achieve them was still unknown.
After seeing Lu Ziqian off, the man naturally put his arm around her slender waist.
Shen Jianyi took two steps towards him and said slowly, "Your father hasn't gone far yet. Are you that impatient?"
The man just hooked his lips into a smile, gently bit her ear and teased, "Where did you throw your luggage this time?"
Yes, Shen Jianyi's appearance this time was quite unexpected. Even Lu Jinsheng was caught off guard.
She pointed to the backyard. "I threw it in the backyard. When I came back, I heard you arguing with your father, so I didn't plan to enter through the front door. I didn't want them to gossip about me."
"He wouldn't dare."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi broke free from the man's embrace and moved aside. She replied seriously, "Why wouldn't he dare? He's already had the intention to kill me. Would he still be afraid to say a few words about me?"
The setback in Manduo Sea had already put Shen Jianyi in a bad mood. Now that she came back and saw Lu Ziqian, how could she not fight back?
At this moment, Lu Ziqian must be extremely angry.
Speaking of Lu Ziqian, after getting in the car, he had no expression on his face. Even Lu Yuan beside him didn't dare to talk to him for fear of being scolded.
The car slowly drove towards the main building. The more Lu Ziqian thought about it, the angrier he became. At first, he didn't think Shen Jianyi's words were powerful, but later he realized they had a strong after - effect.
Lu Ziqian clenched his fists, turned to look at Lu Yuan and asked, "Yuan'er, did you encounter anything strange or any strange people during your trip to Manduo Sea?"
Hearing this, Lu Yuan seemed to have indeed encountered something. She didn't intend to hide it in the first place. Since Lu Ziqian had asked, it meant he had already sent people to investigate. If she lied to him, she would surely be in trouble in the future.
"Yes, I did." Lu Yuan told the truth. "I met a newly - acquainted couple."
"What do you mean?" Lu Ziqian didn't react at first and just waited for the girl to continue.
Then Lu Yuan told Lu Ziqian everything she had seen, and he understood that this couple was the one who finally got the chip.
"Did they take the chip away?"
Lu Yuan shook her head. "I'm not sure if they took the chip away. But later at the police station, they didn't seem to be joking. It seemed the chip was really not in their hands."
As for the truth, Lu Yuan really didn't know. After saying these words, Lu Ziqian didn't ask any more questions but sat there plotting something.
"The Shang family and the Bai family..." Lu Ziqian didn't look happy. It seemed he was thinking of some sinister plan. "It seems I need to pay them a visit some time."
Almost everyone in the business circle knew that the Lu family had the highest status and no one could shake it. If they wanted to destroy a family, it would be an easy thing.
So no one in the business circle dared to provoke them. Everyone was afraid of getting into trouble. It was most important to just focus on their own business.
...
Early the next morning.
Shen Jianyi got out of bed. Looking at the bruises all over her body, she frowned. Last night, Lu Jinsheng was like a crazy beast and didn't give her any chance to catch her breath.
Now she was sore all over and couldn't even walk properly.
At this moment, the bedroom door opened.
Lu Jinsheng walked in with breakfast. Last night, he had lovingly carried her to the bathroom to clean up, but unexpectedly, this beast really didn't let her go.
When Shen Jianyi saw him, her expression became serious and she was a bit disgusted. "Lu Jinsheng, I have to go to school today. How can I go like this?"
The man didn't seem to care at all. "I can carry you there. Then you don't have to walk by yourself."
"Nonsense." Shen Jianyi ignored him. He was just talking nonsense.
Lu Jinsheng put the breakfast on the table, picked her up effortlessly and placed her in front of the table.
"Have breakfast first. After breakfast, I'll take you to school. I have to attend a lecture there today."
Shen Jianyi tilted her head. "At our school?"
"Yes. The principal invited me. It's to encourage the senior students who are about to graduate."
If it weren't for Shen Jianyi studying in this school, Lu Jinsheng might have politely declined the invitation because he had quite a lot of work to do.
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi nodded. "That's quite a coincidence."
It was a pity that she didn't have to attend the lecture. Shen Jianyi was a freshman and there were still three years before she graduated.
It seemed that Lu Jinsheng saw the woman's little mood. He leaned closer, blew gently into her ear and said hoarsely, "Do you want to go and watch, Yiyi?"
For the sake of her pride, Shen Jianyi naturally refused firmly. "No. There's nothing interesting about your speech. Besides, I can see you up close every day."
"Really?" Lu Jinsheng said deliberately. "I heard that many female students have dressed up for today's lecture. Some even did their hair."