This made Lu Chuanbai feel that he had been excluded by Xu Qingqing all along.
He even began to doubt some of the things Xu Qingqing had told him before.
It was just the right time. He should take this period to thoroughly investigate what Lu Fenglin had done five years ago.
As for what Xu Qingqing had said about him saving her, he should also look into it carefully.
Watching Lu Chuanbai's departing back, tears involuntarily streamed down Xu Qingqing's eyes.
How she wished she could hug Lu Chuanbai and be with him openly.
But she couldn't. With Lu Fenglin eyeing her from behind like a tiger and Gu Anrou pestering Lu Chuanbai relentlessly.
When Lu Qi saw Lu Chuanbai coming downstairs from the second floor, he thought he had an appointment with Xu Qingqing. So he winked and joked, "How was it? Did you have a date with the beauty?"
"Look at our President Lu. After having someone he wants to pursue, he really has become much more idle."
Lu Chuanbai gave him a cold look. "You seem quite idle too. I'll be very busy in the next two days, so I won't come to your shop."
"Remember to take good care of Miss Xu. I'm afraid she might be in danger recently."
Lu Qi scratched his head. "It should be okay. After the last imitation event, Qingqing really showed her talent. If someone wants to do something to her at this time, the target would be too obvious, and it would be easier to be found out."
"Moreover, just because of Qingqing's matter, there have already been two cases recorded with the police. The police also pay more attention to Qingqing. I think the other side shouldn't take action again."
Lu Chuanbai emphasized, "There's no such thing as a hundred - percent guarantee. Miss Xu mustn't get into trouble."
Looking at Lu Chuanbai's somewhat intimidating face, Lu Qi quickly raised his hands in a pleading gesture. "Okay, okay, I know. Don't worry. I'll still keep Qingqing's matter in mind."
"Okay."
Lu Chuanbai left somewhat dejectedly. Lu Qi watched his back and sensed something was wrong. If Lu Chuanbai had really gone on a date with Xu Qingqing, this guy definitely wouldn't have a straight face.
Suspecting something, Lu Qi was about to go upstairs to the second floor to ask Qingqing clearly.
Just then, he ran into Xu Qingqing who was coming from the second floor.
"Qingqing, I was just about to look for you. Are you going home after finishing today's work?" Lu Qi greeted her actively.
"Yes. I'm going to Wang Pan's school tomorrow. I promised her invitation."
"What? Wang Pan's school? What's so good about her invitation? But the school she attends is quite good. What are you going to do? Are you going to give a lecture to them as a teacher?"
As Lu Qi was talking, his little brain was already calculating.
"It's not impossible to give a lecture, but we should first list our charging standards."
"No, if we can give a lecture to them, why can't we open a live - broadcast lecture on the Internet? This will earn more money than just facing a single university."
Seeing Lu Qi's thoughts drifting further and further away, Xu Qingqing quickly stopped him. "Okay, I'm not going there to give a lecture. It's because Wang Pan is not convinced. I said that there will be an expert coming to their school tomorrow, and she asked me to go there as an observer to compete with that expert."
"What? An observer? Oh my, this Wang Pan really takes herself too seriously."
"The high - end technical talent in my Lu Qi's shop is only an observer in a lecture at her university. It's simply too much of an insult."
"Qingqing, we can't tolerate this. I must go with you tomorrow to teach her a good lesson."
Seeing Lu Qi getting angry, Xu Qingqing smiled helplessly. "Don't worry, Brother Qi. Someone will go with me."
Before going downstairs, she had already called Lu Fenglin and made an appointment with him to go to Wang Pan's school together tomorrow.
Sure enough, as she expected, Lu Fenglin readily agreed.
The two children were already tired from playing and fell asleep directly on the sofa.
Xu Qingqing woke the two children up and took them home.
In the car, Xu An'an asked innocently, "Mummy, why didn't Uncle Lu come back with us?"
Xu Qingqing's expression remained unchanged, and she simply said, "He has something to be busy with."
As if remembering something, Xu Qingqing stopped the car halfway.
Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an were both a little surprised. Xu Yiyi looked around warily. "Mummy, did you encounter any danger again?"
"No."
After stopping the car, Xu Qingqing turned around and looked directly at the two children.
"Mummy just wants to have a serious talk with you. Don't think about your father's matter in the future. As for Uncle Chuanbai you mentioned, he's not a good person. He once hurt Mummy, so I hope you two keep a distance from him from today on."
She didn't know what Lu Fenglin would do, but just keeping a distance between the two of them was not enough. The two children also had to keep a distance from Lu Chuanbai. So she had to tell a lie.
Hearing this, Xu Yiyi clenched his small fist and asked in disbelief, "Is it really like this, Mummy? But I see Uncle Lu often accompany Mummy to work, and when Mummy was in danger, it was also Uncle Lu who saved Mummy."
Xu Qingqing knew that her son was smart and thoughtful. If she didn't present a set of logical words in front of Yiyi, he wouldn't believe it.
Sorry, Lu Chuanbai. For the safety of the two children, I can only let you take the blame.
Taking a deep breath, she said seriously, "You can also inquire. You'll know that Lu Chuanbai is an extremely cold - hearted person on normal days. His relationship with his own brother Lu Fenglin is so bad, not to mention you two."
"The reason why he acts so affectionately towards you is that he once did something wrong to Mummy, so now he's here to apologize and hopes to get Mummy's forgiveness."
"But Mummy is a bit petty and doesn't want to forgive him. So An'an and Yiyi should have the same attitude as Mummy and keep a distance from him, okay?"
Xu Qingqing looked at the two little guys with a bit of earnestness in her eyes.
Xu An'an looked at Xu Yiyi. "Brother, I'll listen to you."
After a slight hesitation, Xu Yiyi nodded. "Okay, then we'll listen to Mummy."
Then he looked at Xu An'an and actively comforted An'an. "An'an, don't be afraid. Our mummy is as beautiful as a flower, and we two are so cute. We don't have to worry about not having a father in the future. Now Mummy is very famous and always in danger. What we need to do is to protect Mummy well, okay?"
Xu An'an nodded seriously. "I know, Brother!"
Xu Qingqing stroked Xu Yiyi's head. "These years, you've really worked hard as an elder brother."
Sometimes when she saw An'an, she felt as if she was seeing herself in the past.
She was the youngest in her family. Wasn't she also protected by her elder brother all the way?
However, she didn't regret what had happened back then.