Hearing this, Lu Fenglin burst into laughter. Since Xu Qingqing had already discovered the truth, he even changed the way he addressed her. He simply said, "Qingqing, don't be prejudiced against my mother from the start."
"She might be a bit vain, but she's not as bad as you think. On the contrary, the seemingly perfect and upright Lu Chuanbai in your eyes is the real one who makes people grind their teeth in hatred. You probably don't know a lot about him yet. How about we meet up? I'll tell you in detail."
Lu Fenglin extended an invitation. Xu Qingqing originally didn't want to bother with him. She knew that only half of what Lu Fenglin said was true, but still she asked, "Where shall we meet?"
On the other end of the phone, Lu Fenglin gave a charming smile. "Let's meet at the coffee shop next to Lu Qi's store."
"Okay."
Half an hour later, Xu Qingqing was sitting in a corner of the coffee shop. She stirred the coffee in her hand and gazed out of the window.
When Lu Fenglin arrived, he saw this serene and beautiful scene.
With a smile on his lips, he casually sat down opposite Xu Qingqing.
"Sorry, Miss Xu. I thought I was fast enough, but it seems you beat me to it."
"Miss Xu, order whatever you like. I'll foot the bill."
Saying so, he picked up the menu and glanced through it casually.
Xu Qingqing twitched the corner of her mouth. "You're quite generous. The most expensive thing here can't cost much. Do you look like someone who'd care about this little bit of money?"
Hearing this, Lu Fenglin hooked the corner of his mouth. "If Miss Xu would do me the honor, I'd be happy to accompany you wherever you want to dine."
She gave him a cold look. "I remember you invited me out to tell me something about Lu Chuanbai. If you keep stalling, I'd like to go home and rest."
"Don't!" Lu Fenglin quickly stopped her.
He hurriedly stopped her and took out some documents from his bag, putting them in front of Xu Qingqing.
"Take a look. These business deals were all signed by Lu Chuanbai, but his methods aren't very honorable. Some were done by getting an approximate valuation of the other party and deliberately raising the price. Others were about deliberately sabotaging his competitors."
"You could say that in the business world, he'll stop at nothing to achieve his goals."
"As for why I humiliated him five years ago, it's because he did something wrong to me first. When we were young, since he was favored by our father and recognized by our grandfather, the others in the family bullied me behind my back."
"Every family gathering was like a nightmare to me."
"At school, I suffered from campus bullying. But do you know that even in my own home, I was constantly being bullied by the family members, and it was all because of Lu Chuanbai."
Saying this, Lu Fenglin's eyes gradually became a bit crazy. "If you were me, having to endure so many years of humiliation just because of Lu Chuanbai, would you kick someone when they're down and seek revenge when Lu Chuanbai was in trouble?"
Xu Qingqing picked up the materials and looked through them one by one.
She read at a decent speed. Although her main job was restoring cultural relics, it didn't mean she knew nothing about business.
"Yeah, his methods are really ruthless. It seems the Lu family has offended quite a few people over the years," Xu Qingqing commented.
Lu Fenglin's madness didn't affect her. In fact, after seeing her so calm, Lu Fenglin slowly regained his usual calm and confident state, as if everything was under his control.
Xu Qingqing folded her hands. "So, why are you showing me these?"
Lu Fenglin slightly raised his eyebrows. "It's simple. I hope you'll keep your distance from Lu Chuanbai in the future. Otherwise, I'll submit some confidential evidence to the court."
Her eyebrows knitted slightly. "Confidential evidence? What do you mean?"
Lu Fenglin gave a mysterious smile. "It's not necessary for Miss Xu to know about this. You just need to know that if these pieces of evidence are submitted to the court, Lu Chuanbai will definitely have to spend some time in jail."
"Even if you don't think about Lu Chuanbai, you should think about the two children. Their father having a stain on his record will have a great impact on them in the future."
Seeing Lu Fenglin so confident.
Xu Qingqing originally didn't believe him, but now she didn't dare to take the risk.
But she knew she couldn't let Lu Fenglin see that she cared about Lu Chuanbai. The more she showed her concern, the easier it would be for Lu Fenglin to use this against her.
She curled the corner of her mouth slightly, showing a hint of disdain. "I don't feel any sympathy for Lu Chuanbai. It's your brothers' fight. In my opinion, both he and you are just troubles."
"Even without your reminder, I'll keep my distance from Lu Chuanbai. You've seen how much contempt I've suffered because of him."
"Oh right, you weren't at the copying competition, so you didn't see it. Even a lot of college girls regarded Lu Chuanbai as an idol. Tsk tsk, they showed a lot of hostility towards me on that occasion."
Seeing Xu Qingqing so serious, Lu Fenglin's doubts about her were slightly dispelled.
He still asked in confusion, "You said you don't care about Lu Chuanbai, but then why did you disguise yourself as an ugly girl and sacrifice your whole life's marriage to prevent me from humiliating him?"
"Miss Xu, this doesn't seem like you don't care at all."
As he spoke, his eyes never left Xu Qingqing.
If Xu Qingqing showed the slightest flaw, he would notice.
He had once taken a special course on micro - expressions.
He loved to manipulate people's hearts.
Xu Qingqing played with the coffee in her hand. "It's because he once saved my life. If it weren't for him back then, I would have died. Compared to death, nothing else matters. So it's only natural for me to repay him."
"If it weren't for the two children, I wouldn't have returned to the country so soon."
Xu Qingqing's words were half - true and half - false, but finally Lu Fenglin believed her.
"In that case, would Miss Xu like to go on a date with me tomorrow?" Lu Fenglin extended an invitation.
Xu Qingqing flatly refused. "I just won the first place in the competition. I'll be very busy in the following days. I'll probably be doing a closed - door restoration of that ancient painting. How can I have time to go on a date with you?"
"With your conditions, you surely won't lack for girls pursuing you, right?"
As she talked to Lu Fenglin, she thought of the girls who pursued Lu Chuanbai.
Well, she had to admit that the two men in the Lu family were both outstanding in terms of looks and personal charm.
"Never mind. I'll wait until Miss Xu is done with her work and then invite you again. But one should be fair. Since you've rejected my invitation, you know what to do if Lu Chuanbai invites you, right?"