This woman was the treasure he was willing to give his life to treat well and express his gratitude to.
Xu Qingqing lay in Lu Chuanbai's arms, feeling the man's steady heartbeat. "You don't need to thank me. I'm your wife. It's only natural for me to help you."
Lu Chuanbai was willing to sacrifice his life for her, while what she did was just a small favor that wasn't worth mentioning.
Lu Chuanbai and Xu Qingqing were affectionate in the study for a while. Then Lu Chuanbai carefully carried the treasure chest with the fragile vase and headed for the Lu Group.
Most of the malicious comments online had been deleted. The remaining ones mostly believed that the person in the photo was Lu Fenglin.
Many well - intentioned but misinformed netizens went to the official account of the Lu Group to congratulate Lu Fenglin.
"Not Wearing Pants Feels So Cool": [Congratulations to the second young master Lu on having such a beautiful girlfriend. The whole family has extremely high looks!]
"My Name Is Lu Chuanbai": [The second young master Lu and his elder brother Lu Chuanbai have completely different looks. Lu Chuanbai is delicate and grand, while the second young master has a bit more femininity.]
"Aunt of Xu Yiyi": [The second young master Lu and his girlfriend are so well - matched! Those who said Lu Chuanbai had an affair should come out and take a look. The official has already clarified!]
Lu Fenglin once tried to find a hacker to invade the Lu Group's account to delete the clarification and dispel the rumor that he and Zhuang Hailan were a couple.
But the maintainers of the Lu Group's account were not easy to deal with. The hacker had no chance at all.
Lu Fenglin could only watch helplessly as the congratulatory comments increased. Enraged, he smashed his spare phone again.
Zhuang Hailan, who had already packed her things and was ready to resign, trembled when she heard the loud noise from Lu Fenglin's office. But she still plucked up the courage to knock on the door.
Lu Fenglin was rubbing his forehead in anger, exuding a menacing aura that warned others to stay away.
He shot a cold look at Zhuang Hailan, freezing her where she stood. "What is it!"
Zhuang Hailan swallowed nervously. All her admiration for this extremely irritable man with blood - red eye - tails and only profit in his eyes had disappeared.
She just wanted to leave immediately before what she had done was exposed.
"Manager Lu, you promised to give me a sum of money..."
Lu Fenglin stared at Zhuang Hailan intently. Just when Zhuang Hailan thought there was no hope of getting the money, Lu Fenglin, exuding a sense of oppression, pushed open the glass door, grabbed the thin and short Zhuang Hailan, and threw her into the office.
"Manager Lu!" The fear in Zhuang Hailan's heart magnified infinitely. Her stomach hit the corner of the desk, making her tears fly. She looked at Lu Fenglin, who was pulling the pleated blinds, in horror.
Facing the ruthless Lu Fenglin now, Zhuang Hailan didn't feel that he was trying to take advantage of her. Instead, she was terrified that he was going to kill her.
Lu Fenglin even pulled the pleated curtain of the glass door. Expressionlessly, he loosened his tie around his neck and walked towards Zhuang Hailan step by step.
"Manager Lu... The post on the Lu Group's account saying we're a couple has nothing to do with me! Please spare me!"
"I've already submitted my resignation letter. I'll go to work for Young Master Ye!"
Zhuang Hailan knelt on the ground, covering her painfully aching stomach. She regretted over and over again why she had ever taken the initiative to approach this devil.
"What are you talking nonsense about? How could I harm my dear girlfriend?"
Lu Fenglin's expression was slightly ferocious and cruel. The words he said made Zhuang Hailan unable to figure out his temper. But the hand that stroked her face was extremely gentle, as if he was really a boyfriend caressing his girlfriend.
The chill from Lu Fenglin's fingertips made Zhuang Hailan tremble all over and she didn't dare to indulge in it at all.
"Manager Lu, I'll post online that we've broken up..."
The cold fingers moved to her neck and slowly tightened. Zhuang Hailan finally couldn't bear it and burst into tears.
"I don't want the money either. Please spare me!"
"Heh."
Lu Fenglin sneered. His fingers gently wiped away Zhuang Hailan's tears. "You're going to post that we've broken up just after our relationship was made public. What will the netizens think of me?"
"What if it damages my reputation?"
"I..." Zhuang Hailan's chest heaved violently. She gasped in fear. Her strong will to survive made her answer immediately.
"Woo... I'll tell the netizens that I had an affair... I'm sorry for you. This way, it won't affect you..."
"That's right." Lu Fenglin hooked his lips in satisfaction. He affectionately patted Zhuang Hailan's shoulder and pulled her up from the ground.
"Since you don't want that money, I won't force you. Go and work for Young Master Ye well."
"I specifically told him to take good care of you."
After saying that, Lu Fenglin gave Zhuang Hailan a push on her back. "Hurry up and go."
Then he started to be busy with his work as if the malicious Lu Fenglin just now didn't exist at all, but was just a fictional dream of Zhuang Hailan.
Zhuang Hailan pushed open the glass door in a daze and left. And Gao Bo, with a serious face, was waiting for her at her workstation.
Seeing Zhuang Hailan looking dull as if she was mentally ill, Gao Bo showed no mercy and placed the investigation results on the table.
"Zhuang Hailan, you maliciously framed General Manager Lu, tried to damage the relationship between General Manager Lu and Miss Xu, and even forged your educational background."
"Did I get your mistakes right?"
Zhuang Hailan nodded mechanically. Her heart was completely cold.
Obviously, Lu Fenglin had promised to help her cover up the fact that she had forged her educational background, but Gao Bo still found out.
From the very beginning, Lu Fenglin had never intended to care about her. He had only used her.
But Zhuang Hailan was afraid of facing the furious Lu Fenglin, so she swallowed her humiliation and took all the blame.
Gao Bo was a little surprised at how quickly she admitted her guilt. He said coldly, "Then come with me to the police station. Let the police decide your punishment."
After saying that, regardless of Zhuang Hailan's will, Gao Bo told the two security guards behind him to drag Zhuang Hailan away.
Zhuang Hailan took a last look at Lu Fenglin's office. Regret welled up in her heart.
If she could start over, she would never fall in love with Lu Fenglin, nor would she ever help him!
Lu Chuanbai passed by Gao Bo, who was escorting Zhuang Hailan, and put the treasure chest in his own office.
Then he deliberately asked his assistant to reveal the news of Cui Mingliang's birthday near Lu Fenglin's office.
The assistant went to the tea - room directly opposite Lu Fenglin's office and mentioned Cui Mingliang to the female colleague who was making coffee.
"Have you heard? Cui Mingliang, the well - known architectural designer who is cooperating with the Weishan Island project, is having his birthday tomorrow."
"I heard that General Manager Lu bought an extremely rare vase as a birthday gift for Cui Mingliang!"
Hearing the assistant's words, the other female staff members cooperated very well and started discussing.
"The treasure that General Manager Lu gives must be special. Can you reveal what it is?"
"Yes. Let us broaden our horizons!"