The area outside the Lu family's villa was brightly lit.
Shen Jianyi leaned against the car window, her eyes fixed intently on the man in front of her.
"I'll go and protect you..."
These words kept echoing in her ears, but she simply couldn't afford to wait for two weeks.
Shen Jianyi took two steps back, her expression a bit awkward. "Sorry, I have to hurry."
She must reach Panyu before Xu Wenji manages to copy the chip and capture the person right at the steel plant. Only in this way can she prove her innocence and prevent him from carrying out the auction plan.
So, she had no choice but to reject Lu Jinsheng.
Seeing the woman being so unrelenting, Lu Jinsheng didn't make things difficult for her. He opened the car door and got out, then opened the passenger - side door for her as well.
"Since you're not willing, you must keep in touch with me at all times."
Perhaps because she heard the man relenting, Shen Jianyi immediately agreed. "Sure, I can do that."
"Good."
The two went back into the house. They hardly spoke during the whole process, which really surprised Sister Gu and Uncle Li. Such a situation was extremely rare; they had never seen it before.
"Did the young master and the young mistress have a fight?" Sister Gu carefully tidied up the shoes they had worn during their outing today.
Uncle Li was standing beside her, looking on. "Not sure. It's probably unlikely."
"You're right. The young master likes the young mistress so much. He'd be too busy doting on her to have a fight."
The two of them were chatting back and forth. Sister Gu looked up in the direction of the bedroom and shook her head helplessly.
Inside the bedroom.
Shen Jianyi was still troubled by that matter. She really wanted to agree to him, but time was of the essence.
She always felt that Lu Jinsheng was angry with her, and the problem was that he wasn't saying a word now.
"Yiyi!"
In the empty room, came the long - awaited voice. Shen Jianyi immediately turned around.
She didn't have time to react. Just like last time, without any defense, she was met with his kiss.
However... this time Lu Jinsheng was even more greedy.
That night, she had no idea what was going on, how it started or how it ended. It left Shen Jianyi completely confused.
This situation persisted until breakfast time.
Rarely, Lu Jinsheng didn't go to the company early today, so they could sit down and have a quiet meal.
"When are you leaving?" He handed over a glass of warm milk. "Shall I take you?"
Shen Jianyi shook her head. "After breakfast."
She glanced at the time and immediately put down the half - eaten meal. She didn't even look at the coffee - flavored milk.
"I'm running out of time. Hongxiu will come to pick me up soon."
Since they had to disguise as passers - by for this operation, Shen Jianyi didn't plan to wear a mask. She just changed into a very casual outfit.
Seeing her in such a hurry, Lu Jinsheng sat there with a frowned brow.
He felt a complex mix of emotions. He didn't know why, but Shen Jianyi just had to carry out this operation during the time when Lu Ziqian was in the hospital. If it had been a bit earlier or a bit later, he wouldn't have been so worried.
Of course, Lu Jinsheng didn't doubt her capabilities. It was just that this mission was more dangerous than the previous ones.
Just as he opened his mouth to say something.
"Ding - dong──"
The doorbell rang. Sister Gu wiped her wet hands and went to open the door.
She had never seen the girl outside before. Sister Gu was a bit dazed. Her eyes were blank. "Miss, may I ask who you're looking for?"
Looking at the cute girl with twin ponytails wearing a JK uniform outside, she couldn't figure out whether she was looking for the young master or the young mistress.
"Auntie, I'm here to see Shen Jianyi."
Sister Gu suddenly realized. "So you're here for the young mistress. Come in with me quickly."
Hongxiu followed her in. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Lu Jinsheng sitting at the dining table having breakfast.
This was the first time she had seen the famous heir of the Lu family. She couldn't help but sigh. This Mr. Lu looked exactly the same as in the magazines. Without exaggeration, he was even better - looking in person.
"Mr. Lu." She greeted him politely.
Lu Jinsheng looked up at her and just nodded slightly without saying a word.
For some reason, the whole Lu family's villa gave Hongxiu a very solemn and imposing feeling. Living in such an atmosphere would be extremely stifling.
She was really curious about how Shen Jianyi usually faced this cold - faced and taciturn young master.
Just then, Shen Jianyi came downstairs.
"Whoosh──"
The man in front of her suddenly stood up, which gave her a start.
So, Hongxiu witnessed with her own eyes that the man she had just described as aloof was now walking towards the woman with a faint smile on his lips.
Well, it seemed that this Mr. Lu just gave outsiders the impression of not wanting to be disturbed.
"Here?"
Hongxiu looked up. "Here."
Then, she saw a red mark on the woman's fair neck. Her temple twitched.
In fact, there was really no need to leave such an obvious hickey. The real victims in the end were single people like them!
For a moment, Hongxiu just wanted to disappear from the Lu family's villa quickly. Moreover, if nothing unexpected happened, she wouldn't come here a second time.
Just then, the figure of a man suddenly popped into Hongxiu's mind. In terms of body proportion and build, the man in front of her was so much like her arch - enemy, Gun.
Moreover, his relationship with Shen Jianyi... it was easy to make associations.
Originally, Lu Jinsheng had finished giving instructions and was about to see Shen Jianyi off. Then, Hongxiu casually said, "Gun, aren't you going?"
As soon as the words left her mouth.
The man looked over expressionlessly. His cold face showed no emotion when looking at others.
"You're quite smart."
Just these four simple words left Hongxiu speechless.
If it had been in the past, Hongxiu would definitely have argued with him here, but today was different. She had grown up!
Hongxiu found that only a calm and steady woman like Shen Jianyi could have a man of Lu's caliber.
Well... why couldn't she?
Hongxiu secretly made up her mind that she must find her true love before she turned twenty.
At that time, the few of them didn't say much. Shen Jianyi just directly drove away with her.
...
Lu Jinsheng watched as the black SUV completely disappeared from his sight.
He frowned slightly and turned around to call Lu Yuan to inquire about the situation.
The other person simply gave a brief update. Lu Ziqian still hadn't woken up.
Just then, Uncle Li drove a car out of the garage. He opened the car door and said respectfully, "Young master, it's time to go to the hospital."
He didn't really want to go, but he was worried that people like Lu Suowei might do something to Lu Ziqian at this time. Moreover, Lu Yuan hadn't rested for a whole night.
When he arrived at the ward, Lu Yuan could hardly keep her eyes open.
"Big brother, the doctor said that Dad will wake up at the latest during the day today. If he doesn't wake up... he'll have to be transferred to the ICU."