"What are you thinking about?"
Just as Shen Jianyi was lost in thought, the man had quietly appeared in front of her.
Shen Jianyi looked up and met those pitch - black eyes. "I was wondering when you'd be home tonight?"
As soon as she said this, Lu Jinsheng immediately understood what she meant. He tidied up the documents in his hand, a slight curve appearing at the corner of his mouth. "I have to work overtime tonight. I won't be back until midnight."
"Really?" The woman seemed extremely delighted.
Seeing her like this, Lu Jinsheng was a bit puzzled. He frowned slightly and asked, "You seem quite happy?"
"Of course not."
She coughed twice to cover her uneasiness. If he really worked overtime until late at night, she wouldn't have to worry about not having an excuse to go out.
It seemed that even God was on her side. Man's plans were no match for God's.
...
At the same time, in the main building of the Lu family on the other side.
The two of them had returned to the study after Lu Weiran left.
Lu Yuan mainly wanted to know what this woman had come to see her father about. Not to mention that there should be no connection between them, but she just found Lin Zhirou's aggrieved face really annoying.
"Second Master, she already knows about the matter of you helping me find resources before."
Lu Ziqian had already suspected this. A smart woman like Shen Jianyi couldn't have failed to notice.
Moreover, at that time, he had snatched all the resources from Shen Jiayu. As a model under Shen Jianyi's company, it was even more impossible for her not to know about this.
Lu Ziqian didn't show much of a reaction. Instead, he turned around expressionlessly, his face serious. "What are you panicking about? So what if she knows? Didn't I already suppress the public opinion for you?"
"But she kicked me out today." Lin Zhirou looked extremely aggrieved. "She said I wasn't worthy of being in the Lu Corporation's office. Second Master, you must help me."
It seemed that this Shen Jianyi was becoming more and more arrogant. During the time he was away, God knew what crazy things she had done.
Lu Ziqian nodded. "I understand. I'll give her a good reminder. Remember! Only you are worthy of being the young mistress of our Lu family. No matter who stands in your way, you should be fearless."
Lin Zhirou was overjoyed.
Although she had hated Lu Jinsheng many times for being so heartless to her, later on, she thought that it was all because of that woman. If it weren't for Shen Jianyi, how could she have ended up like this?
Since Second Master Lu had said that she was the most suitable person for the position of the young mistress of the Lu family, why not give it a try? Firmly grasp this position, and then no matter how much Shen Jianyi shouted, it would be useless.
Thinking of this, she felt extremely elated. She said a few words to Lu Ziqian casually and then left.
After she left, Lu Ziqian's expression gradually changed. He was like a chess player, watching his chess pieces break the deadlock step by step.
Lu Yuan took two steps forward and stood beside Lu Ziqian. She whispered, "Father, why did you deceive Miss Lin like that? You know that a woman as shameless as her will never be able to enter our family."
Hearing this, Lu Ziqian snorted. "What use does a brainless woman like her have other than being used by me? Using Lin Zhirou to drive Shen Jianyi out of the family. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"
This Lu Ziqian was really a sly old fox. First, he would lift Lin Zhirou up to the sky to defeat Shen Jianyi, and then he would let the woman fall hard and shatter into pieces.
Lu Yuan even thought the man in front of her was a bit scary. Before, she thought he would only threaten Lu Jinsheng to leave Shen Jianyi, but now it seemed that this man had his own means. He had just been tolerating before.
She didn't know why, but when she learned that Lu Ziqian was going to take action against Shen Jianyi, there was a bit of sourness in her heart. She even wanted to help the other woman and keep her out of danger.
That night.
Lu Yuan came to the Lu family villa.
She knocked on the villa's main door. It was Sister Gu who opened the door. Sister Gu looked puzzled. "Miss, it's so late. Why have you come?"
She showed no expression. Her gaze swept inside and then landed on Sister Gu's pale face. "I'm here to see sister - in - law. Is she inside?"
"The young mistress has already gone to bed. The light in her room just went out. Miss, please go back."
It was just bad luck that Lu Yuan came. The person inside had just fallen asleep for a while when she showed up.
But for some reason, Lu Yuan always had a feeling that Shen Jianyi wasn't asleep. In fact, she might not even be at home.
"Can I go in?" Lu Yuan's tone was a bit cold, with no expression on her face.
This completely confused Sister Gu, but she could only step aside to let the girl in.
"Miss, if you have something urgent, I can go and wake up the young mistress for you," Sister Gu said considerately as she brought a cup of warm water. "If it's urgent, the young mistress won't mind."
But Lu Yuan waved her hand. "No need. It's already late. You should go back and rest too. My brother should not be back yet, right?"
"Not yet."
"I'll wait for my brother here. Sister Gu, I'm sorry to bother you so late."
Sister Gu swallowed hard and stammered, "It's not a bother. I wasn't planning to sleep yet."
She was lying. She had just finished cleaning the living room and was about to go back to her room to rest when Lu Yuan came.
Fortunately, Lu Yuan wasn't too demanding and directly told her to go back to rest.
Sister Gu didn't insist on staying. Who would want to stay here when they could go back to rest?
...
At this time, Shen Jianyi had already changed into casual clothes and put on a red fox mask. She came to the Hongjia Factory.
She hid in the grass and stared intently at the still - lit factory inside.
The last place Xu Wenji had appeared was here. Although she didn't know what he was doing back at the factory, Shen Jianyi still decided to find out.
She stared fixedly at the area below. Before long, two men walked out of the factory. One looked relatively old, and the other was a young man.
At first, when Shen Jianyi didn't see clearly, she thought they were Lu Suowei and Lu Ming. But when they got closer, she found that the thin man standing beside Lu Suowei was actually Zhou Ze, a friend of Shen Jiayu's.
It was already late at night. What was Zhou Ze doing here, and how did he know Lu Suowei?
Thinking back, almost every time she met Zhou Ze, things seemed a bit strange, as if they were deliberately bumping into each other, whether it was in the library or in front of her company.
Shen Jianyi decided to observe for a while to see what they were up to.
What she didn't know was that in the lonely night, there was a pair of dark eyes staring directly at her.