"This..."
The female director of the marketing department swallowed hard. It seemed she wanted to say something but felt embarrassed.
It was clear that the meeting couldn't continue. In the end, Mo Yun fudged his way through by inserting a card.
The meeting ended.
Shen Jianyi didn't hesitate. She directly got off the man. Her dark eyes were glistening with moisture, and her eyebrows were slightly furrowed. "What were you doing just now?"
"Having a meeting."
She felt a bit helpless. She sized up the man in front of her, thinking he should understand what she meant. But... Lu Jinsheng still shamelessly leaned in.
The man lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "Is there any problem with having a meeting while holding you?"
Shen Jianyi only felt a tingling sensation in her ear, itchy.
Since it was still early, it wasn't convenient for them to do anything. So Shen Jianyi intended to run away.
As a result of this escape, her wound almost tore open that night.
The night was deep. The moonlight spilled through the gauze curtain onto the floor.
She leaned in the man's arms, soft as a kitten.
"Yiyi, this matter should be over, right?" He closed his eyes. In the quiet room, his words sounded rather abrupt.
"What matter?" Shen Jianyi didn't react immediately.
The man shifted his body and leaned against the headboard. "The matter of Lin Zhirou. The Lin family won't be able to protect her for what she did."
Indeed. After the Lin family went bankrupt, the wealthy families they used to know were almost reluctant to meet them anymore.
This time, Lin Zhirou had caused two deaths. If they still wanted to secretly protect her, with just their capabilities, it would be even more difficult than ascending to the sky.
Just because of this.
Early the next morning, Shen Jianyi was woken up by the crying outside.
The man lying on the other side of the bed was still in his dream. The crying outside continued. Shen Jianyi sat up groggily, feeling a bit annoyed as she pushed open the door and went out.
She saw from the corridor railing that Mr. and Mrs. Lin were sitting on the sofa in the living room, crying with snot and tears.
Moreover, since Sister Gu was on leave, Song Min'er didn't know what to do in this situation.
"What's going on?" The woman looked down condescendingly.
At the same time, seeing this scene, her mind instantly became clear.
Her being awake was a good thing for Song Min'er. She immediately walked over aggrievedly and explained the whole story.
It was roughly that Lin Zhirou was temporarily detained by the police station, and the matter was still under investigation. If they wanted to protect her, they had to take action during this period.
But the Lin family simply didn't have the ability. After careful consideration, Mr. and Mrs. Lin decided to come to Lu Jinsheng for help. If someone from the Lu family stepped in, their daughter would surely get out of this unscathed.
When Mr. Lin saw Shen Jianyi coming down, he immediately walked over, showed a fake business smile, and reached out his hand to her. "Mrs. Lu, long time no see."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi lowered her eyelashes. She just casually glanced at him and then turned to sit at the dining table. She leaned back against the chair. "Min'er, when will breakfast be ready?"
Song Min'er said respectfully, "Young mistress, breakfast will be ready in about ten minutes. Do you want me to wake up the young master for breakfast?"
"No need."
If Lu Jinsheng really came down, they would surely act shamelessly. According to the man's temper, if his impatience flared up again, it would be them who would suffer.
Shen Jianyi looked up at Song Min'er and winked at her. She immediately understood the meaning and immediately turned around and went upstairs.
After seeing Song Min'er leave, she calmly got up to wash up, as if she hadn't seen these two people at all.
Mr. Lin didn't dare to follow, but Mrs. Lin thought that as a fellow woman, there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
So, she kept chattering in Shen Jianyi's ear.
"Jianyi, you see our Zhirou is still young. She doesn't understand those things. Please be more lenient and help her."
Hearing this, Shen Jianyi felt a bit speechless. But she kept the same expression from beginning to end and simply ignored Mrs. Lin.
During breakfast, Song Min'er came downstairs and gave her a key. Shen Jianyi looked at the key and fell into deep thought.
She meant for the little girl in front of her to remind Lu Jinsheng not to come down, but why... did she lock the door?
But thinking about it, it seemed reasonable. After all, if the door was locked, he couldn't come out.
Sure enough, this family couldn't do without Sister Gu!
"Jianyi, please say some nice words to General Manager Lu and help us. We're willing to be your oxen and horses in our next lives!"
Mrs. Lin's endless words kept lingering in her ear. Later, Mr. Lin also joined in.
"Our Zhirou has known General Manager Lu since childhood. Even if you don't look at our old couple's face, at least look at their childhood friendship..."
Shen Jianyi: "..."
These two really could say anything.
"I won't help you." Shen Jianyi finished the last sip of juice, wiped her mouth with a tissue, and said, "Lin Zhirou has caused deaths. We won't protect a murderer."
As soon as the words were out, the three words "murderer" kept lingering in Mrs. Lin's mind.
She sobbed and exclaimed, "Our daughter must have been instigated. How could she do such a thing..."
"Then you don't know Lin Zhirou well enough."
That woman was extremely jealous and full of bad ideas. She never put her mind on normal things. Such a person deserved this end.
While they were arguing, it started to rain heavily outside. It had been like this for the past few days, with continuous downpours.
Shen Jianyi suddenly stood up. There was a lazy look in her eyes. "You'd better go back first. The rain outside will only get heavier."
"Jianyi, help us..." Mrs. Lin quickly grabbed the girl's wrist and held it tightly, not letting her break free.
She frowned slightly. "I've already said that we can't help."
Sensing her annoyance, Mr. Lin was quite perceptive and stepped forward to pull Mrs. Lin's hand away. There was still a smile on his face. "Jianyi, you see it's raining heavily outside—"
He spoke in a teasing way. "We took a taxi here and it's not easy to go back. How about... waiting for General Manager Lu to come down and then we can have a chat?"
Sure enough, this Mr. Lin was insidious and cunning. He was really an old fox. But unfortunately, Shen Jianyi wasn't a naive and easily deceived little girl.
A hint of barely noticeable hostility flashed in her eyes. She casually said, "The rain outside is really heavy... Then you can wait in the living room for a while?"