Lu Rongkang frowned and glared at Lu Rongfang shrugged, completely unconcerned.
Judging from her appearance, Chen Shengnan's attire does indeed appear quite androgynous. Her black business suit and short, ear-length hair, combined with her naturally somewhat handsome face, would make an unfamiliar person mistake this senior manager of Guangyi Bank for a man at first glance.
However, in terms of professional competence, Chen Shengnan is absolutely worthy of her name, and is no less capable than most male executives in banks.
Back then, Lu Yuanchun's father's branch lost in the family struggle and then set their sights on Hong Kong. The first thing they did was to sponsor the education of poor people in Hong Kong. While establishing an education fund, the Lu Family also carefully selected talented people from poor backgrounds who were intelligent enough. This not only earned them the Hong Kong Government's commendation but also provided the Lu Family with a rich talent pool, achieving two goals at once. Chen Shengnan was one of the dozens of poor children that the Lu Family focused on sponsoring.
After graduating from Diocesan Girls' School, she was immediately assigned to work as an intern sales clerk at a clothing store owned by the Lu Family. Within just three months, she was promoted to store manager, and under her management, the store's revenue in six months exceeded that of the previous year.
Recognizing Chen Shengnan's potential, the Lu Family sponsored her to study in the Britain. After her return, they arranged for her to go to Malaysia to help Lu Yuanchun, who was also just starting out. The two women worked hard together, and although they had the Lu Family's resources as a backing, the hardships they faced were indescribable. It can be said that Lu Yuanchun is now one of the most influential figures in more than a hundred private banks in Malaysia, and Chen Shengnan's contribution to this is absolutely undeniable.
Lu Rongfang's voice was very low when he teased Chen Shengnan, and only Lu Rongkang, who was next to him, could hear it. Therefore, Chen Shengnan did not look at the two of them much. She just nodded slightly to them as a greeting because they were the boss's brothers, and then focused her attention on Lu Yuanchun.
"A-Nan, it might be hard on you again." Lu Yuanchun smiled apologetically at Chen Shengnan, "You just came back from Malaya, you should have had a good rest these past two days, but..."
Chen Shengnan smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "Boss, since Guangyi got on track, I've been doing nothing in Malaya all day and have had enough rest. I came back this time to help you out. Just tell me what you need me to do."
Lu Yuanchun nodded, glanced at Lu Rongkang and Lu Rongfang who were eagerly waiting, then turned his gaze back to Chen Shengnan and softly asked, "How much money does Guangyi have in its accounts right now?"
She spoke these words casually, but to the Lu brothers Lu Rongkang and Lu Rongfang, it was like a thunderclap. Lu Rongkang's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the teacup in his hand. Lu Rongfang was even more shocked, so much so that he almost jumped off the sofa. In his panic, his knee accidentally hit the table in front of him, knocking the cups and plates on the table into a mess.
"Chunmei! You're not helping Song Tianyao anymore, you're planning to die with him!" Lu Rongfang, ignoring the pain in her knee from the impact, stood up and shouted at Lu Yuanchun.
In room 309 of the Peninsula Hotel, Song Tianyao put down the phone. The carefree, lazy smile he had displayed when talking to Lu Yuanchun earlier vanished, replaced by a hint of weariness in his eyes. He let out a long sigh.
"Brother Six, my brain hasn't been working properly lately. Can you help me think of any other phone calls we can make besides Miss Lu?" Song Tianyao rubbed his temples, then fell backward, landing heavily on the hotel's velvet bed.
Huang Liu sat on the sofa, holding a copy of the Sino-Hong Kong Daily, engrossed in reading a martial arts serial story. Hearing Song Tianyao's question, he exaggeratedly said, "No way, boss? You can't even remember this? The Chu Family, huh? Chu Xiaoxin seems a bit dim-witted. If you ask him now, he'll definitely back you up."
"Tch! I knew you were unreliable, why bother with you?" Song Tianyao muttered as he lay on the bed, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.
Everyone outside knows that Song Tianyao has joined forces with Shanghai people to attack Hong Kong. Even Chu Xiaozhong has spread rumors that he has added two million to the ten million bounty for Song Tianyao's life. Only someone with a screw loose would go to Chu Xiaoxin at this point.
As Song Tianyao thought this, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. Although the Chu Family's throwing out of two million might not convince truly intelligent people, it was at least enough to make most people believe that the Chu Family had already abandoned him. It seemed that he had spent too much time with Chu Xiaoxin and had forgotten that there were actually intelligent people in the Chu Family.
Song Tianyao shook his head, wondering whether this was the work of Chu Yaozong or Chu Xiaozhong. Chu Xiaozhong was ultimately not skilled enough and might not have seen the situation clearly. If it was his doing, he might have been dead in the street last night. Only Chu Yaozong could pull off such a brilliant move of watching from the sidelines and diverting the trouble to the east, allowing the Chu Family to extricate themselves from the center of the vortex.
Huang Liu quickly finished reading the martial arts story serialized in the newspaper, noted down the publication date, and casually tossed it aside. He then asked, "By the way, boss, you still haven't told me whether Miss Lu has agreed to your request?"
Song Tianyao lay on the bed, breathing steadily, seemingly already asleep.
Huang Liu pursed his lips, crossed his arms behind his head, leaned back on the sofa cushion, and propped his feet up on the table, gently shaking them. Song Tianyao's voice then rang out.
"Your boss is so handsome, it's a piece of cake for him to handle things personally," Song Tianyao said, turning over and burying his head in the blanket, making a dull, lazy sound.
Huang Liu clicked his tongue, his tone wistful. "Miss Lu is determined to put you in a tough spot, boss!"
Song Tianyao remained silent for a long time, and the atmosphere in the room became somewhat oppressive.
Huang Liu chuckled and teased, "But boss, with Miss Lu, Miss Meng Sister Yun, and that Foreign Girl from Britain, are you sure you can handle all those women? How about I introduce you to a health and wellness doctor?"
Without turning his head, Song Tianyao grabbed a pillow and threw it at Huang Liu on the sofa. "Damn it! Are you trying to embarrass your boss?"
Huang Liu laughed and caught the pillow, throwing it back onto the bed. He then jumped up from the sofa. "Alright, boss, you get some rest. I'm going out to chat with Uncle Xiao and the others for a bit."