Why Can't I Shake Her Off!?

Leng Tianhao's voice was low and hoarse. "Lu Chengwen, what exactly are you up to? Qingqiu wasn't like this before. She was never impulsive, never out of control. Not only did you play dumb while knowing perfectly well what was going on today, you even pushed my daughter into your death trap. What weakness of hers did you seize upon to make her completely break down!?"

"No, I... I really..."

Long Aotian added, "You're planning to destroy the Leng Family, drive Qianfeng Group into complete collapse and bankruptcy, then buy it up at a bargain price. That way, both Qianfeng Group and Leng Qingqiu will be toys in your palm, at your mercy. Is that your plan?"

Damn you!

Fuck, you can't even flirt with a girl properly, but when it comes to falsely accusing people, you're a goddamn genius! You're digging a grave for me!

Your way of screwing people over is both quick and vicious!

But Lu Chengwen knew he couldn't lose control now. He had to handle this situation. If he failed, he would be taken offline.

He couldn't just die a muddleheaded seventh death like this!

Lu Chengwen hurriedly said, "Please, both of you, calm down. I'll go talk to her. I'll go persuade her..."

Long Aotian grabbed Lu Chengwen by the collar. "You? Who the hell do you think you are?"

Lu Chengwen's heart thudded. Shit, this bastard's going to make a move!

I'm not going to die in Leng Tianhao's study, am I?

Fuck it! I'm going all in!

Lu Chengwen suddenly flew into a rage and roared, "Long Aotian! Behave yourself!"

"What did you say!?"

Lu Chengwen said, "Let me tell you something. I sincerely believe the Shantytown Renovation Project can turn a profit. In business, we talk business. I merely stated my professional judgment. Is there a problem with that? How was I supposed to know Leng Qingqiu would suddenly get so emotional!? This was completely beyond my expectations. Can't you see that?"

Leng Tianhao was furious. "What profit could there possibly be in shantytown renovation? The project isn't even a third complete, yet its leadership has already changed four times! Three people have even jumped to their deaths! And you want Qingqiu to jump into a fire pit like that?"

Lu Chengwen said, "Fortune is found in danger! A crisis is a crisis because danger is where opportunity lies!"

Long Aotian laughed mockingly. "Oh? If it's such a great opportunity, why isn't the Lu Family investing?"

That was exactly what Lu Chengwen had been waiting for. "I've already decided to invest in the Shantytown Renovation Project."

That move left both Leng Tianhao and Long Aotian somewhat dumbfounded.

The Shantytown Renovation Project was as obvious as lice on a bald head—no, a bald head on lice—no, lice on a bald head. It was plain for all to see.

It was a pit. A massive pit. A bottomless pit. An endless pit.

Anyone who touched it died. Plenty of wealthy people had been ruined by that project, losing everything, drowning in debt, and ultimately having to solve it all by jumping off buildings.

Now Lu Chengwen was actually saying he wanted to jump into that pit. It genuinely caught them both off guard.

Lu Chengwen softened his tone. "Originally, I planned to bring the Leng Family into this project with me. Of course, I had selfish motives too—the risks could be shared between our two families. But looking at things now, I'll have to do it myself."

Leng Tianhao still didn't believe him. "You... really want to invest in the Shantytown Renovation Project?"

"When I, Lu Chengwen, shit something out, I never swallow it back."

Leng Tianhao said in disgust, "That's disgusting!"

Long Aotian's mind truly couldn't keep up anymore. Why was Lu Chengwen starting to make suicidal investments!? That didn't fit his character at all!

This guy had always put profit first. He would never do business at a loss, much less a deal guaranteed to leave him without even his underwear!

Underwear means nothing! Even if I have to run around naked, I need to stay alive! Nothing matters more than my life right now.

"Uncle Leng, please calm down. I'll go persuade Qingqiu. Once she settles down, everything can be discussed."

Then he said to Long Aotian, "Brother Aotian, don't worry either. I'll persuade her to invest in the Amusement Park Project. Is that acceptable? But the Lu Family won't get involved in that project. We'll have to rely on you, Brother Aotian, to communicate with Qingqiu and help her out."

After speaking, Lu Chengwen let out a long sigh and said with complete sincerity, "But honestly, I really don't think highly of that project. I just feel that something this good must have a catch. Still, since both of you think it has potential, I don't want to be the bad guy. If anything goes wrong with the project, remember what I said today. I clearly opposed it!"

Long Aotian thought, What the fuck!?

Now... I can't even get angry!

What he said actually made sense!

Not thinking highly of it was merely his personal opinion. They had asked him, so he answered. He had also been surprised by Leng Qingqiu's intense reaction.

There was nothing wrong with that!

And since things had turned out this way, he would follow their wishes and persuade Leng Qingqiu to listen to them. In short, everything would be done as they said.

But if something happened, they couldn't turn around and blame him afterward.

Reasonable! Evidenced! Proper!

And Lu Chengwen had also indirectly made it clear that he and Long Aotian were not competitors. The Lu Family would stay out of this project, leaving Long Aotian and Leng Qingqiu to work together on this profitable venture.

Then... a man and a woman together, she was beautiful and he was handsome, right...

When the time came, they might be working on more than just the project. You know what he meant, right? They could start dating too!

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Long Aotian's mouth, but then he turned serious again. "Can you persuade Qingqiu?"

"I'll try."

Lu Chengwen felt like this place was a battlefield from hell. One wrong sentence and his little life might end right here.

He had to get the hell out of here!

"I'll go find her right now. Wait for my good news!"

Lu Chengwen hurried off to chase after Leng Qingqiu. Naturally, the two people in the room thought he was urgently chasing after her, but in reality, he was urgently fleeing for his life.

Leng Qingqiu sat in the driver's seat of a sports car, crying bitterly with her head on the steering wheel.

Lu Chengwen watched her from outside, and his heart ached.

He gently opened the passenger door and got in.

Leng Qingqiu sat up and wiped away her tears and snot. "What is it, President Lu? Got another pit you want me to jump into?"

Lu Chengwen felt a little awkward. He sighed. "Let me take you for a drive. Get out."

Leng Qingqiu had thought he would comfort her, even if it was only insincere consolation.

But he didn't.

He merely gave her a gentle smile, like an elder seeing a younger person cry. He didn't rush to lecture her about grand principles. He wanted to take her out and have some fun first.

Leng Qingqiu didn't refuse. The two of them switched seats.

"Fasten your seatbelt. We're leaving."

Lu Chengwen drove, and the gatekeeper quickly opened the iron gates as the car sped away.

Lu Chengwen used to deliver food, and he often saw all kinds of luxury cars on the roads.

The first time he transmigrated, he had been so excited to touch the steering wheel of a luxury car that he had gotten himself slapped to death by the protagonist on the very first day.

This was already his seventh time, so he had gotten used to it.

He drove the luxury car smoothly, occasionally even pulling off a drift that scared Leng Qingqiu badly.

Lu Chengwen saw that Leng Qingqiu was extremely tense, her face pale with fright, yet she still pressed her lips tightly together and didn't cry out.

What a good woman. She may be afraid, but she's definitely not a coward.

Let's go hard this time.

The car sped up again, and Leng Qingqiu finally became frightened.

"Cheng Wen..."

"Hm? What is it?" Though the car was flying down the road, Lu Chengwen's face remained expressionless and his gaze calm.

"Slow down... I'm scared."

"Okay."

The car stopped on a relatively secluded coastal road, and they went for a walk on the beach.

Leng Qingqiu carried her high heels in one hand and walked barefoot over the sand, gazing at the afterglow of the setting sun with a heart full of worries.

Neither of them spoke. They simply kept walking and walking.

Until Leng Qingqiu grew tired of it, they sat down on a wooden bench by the roadside. Lu Chengwen bought drinks, and they sipped them while watching the sun slowly sink below the horizon.

Leng Qingqiu looked out at the distant sea. "Do you really think the Shantytown Renovation Project can make money? Tell me honestly."

Lu Chengwen smiled. "Bullshit. Make money, my ass. It's already ruined so many unlucky fools. Who the hell would be stupid enough to touch that project?"

"Then why did you tell me to do it?"

"How was I supposed to know you'd actually go do it!?"

"You clearly knew the right answer. Why didn't you say it?"

Lu Chengwen sighed. "I have my reasons."

Leng Qingqiu smiled. This time, she was sure Lu Chengwen was telling the truth.

In the distance, a young man led a young woman over to a beautiful middle-aged woman.

"Mom, this is my girlfriend, Xiao Li."

Then the middle-aged woman lavishly praised the young woman. The three of them sat on the beach happily and sweetly, drinking and chatting, with bursts of laughter ringing out from time to time.

Lu Chengwen watched that scene. Leng Qingqiu saw it too.

Ordinary people. All three of them were ordinary people.

The young man looked youthful and strong, with pimples on his face and a basketball slung over his back. He was full of youthful energy.

The young woman was average-looking, gentle and shy. Her eyes were full of happiness and bashfulness whenever she looked at him.

The young man's mother was beautiful, kind-faced, warm, and gentle...

Lu Chengwen suddenly felt a wave of sadness. He thought of his mother, who was still in the hospital. He wanted to immediately transmigrate back to his own world, make a fortune, and cure her illness.

If I could marry an ordinary girl like that and bring her to meet my mother, she would definitely be so happy.

I'd give up everything in exchange. You can have my sports cars and villas. Can you give me your happiness?

Leng Qingqiu was deeply surprised.

In her impression, Lu Chengwen was a heartless businessman who only cared about money, an unscrupulous speculative capitalist.

But today, she had learned that this was what his heart was really like?

No one would dare believe it if she told them.

If she couldn't hear his thoughts, she wouldn't have believed it either!

She looked at Lu Chengwen's calm expression. His eyes held envy, blessings, and comfort, along with a trace of bitterness.

Leng Qingqiu suddenly felt that she and Lu Chengwen might fundamentally be the same kind of people.

"Are people really destined to be lonely from birth? Is the world truly so cruel and cold?" Leng Qingqiu looked at Lu Chengwen and asked.

Lu Chengwen paused for a long time, then nodded. "Yes."

Leng Qingqiu was disappointed by the answer and lowered her head.

Lu Chengwen turned back to her and said gently, "It's precisely because the world is lonely and cold that people long for emotion."

"They long for the care and love of family, the unwavering loyalty of friendship, the faithfulness of lovers, the warmth of the world, and the romance of life."

Leng Qingqiu pursed her lips, unable to suppress a comforted smile. "Who would've thought? Even Young Master Lu can occasionally spit ivory from a dog's mouth."

"Of course!" Lu Chengwen said. "In business, we deal with wolves that eat meat. No one wants to be a little lamb. The emotions ordinary people can have are difficult for us to obtain. Betraying us once can earn someone more money than ordinary people make in a lifetime. That temptation is too great for them. Even good people can take risks when their heads get hot for a moment."

Leng Qingqiu nodded. "So we're destined to be lonely?"

"Not exactly. We have money, after all. They envy us too."

Leng Qingqiu snorted and turned her head away, then immediately turned back. "Isn't your family quite harmonious? Why doesn't your family have... that sort of law of the jungle? Everyone seems so happy?"

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Lu Chengwen thought for a moment. "My family... might be a little special."

Leng Qingqiu gave a miserable smile. "I envy you."

Lu Chengwen felt the atmosphere was about right. "That Amusement Park Project should make money. You should move quickly."

Leng Qingqiu had already fallen for Lu Chengwen. Business was important now, but business wasn't all she had on her mind.

So she deliberately said, "I know that too, but unfortunately, I don't have enough capital. And quietly acquiring that land quickly won't be easy. Word could leak out very easily."

She looked at Lu Chengwen, waiting for his response.

Lu Chengwen nodded. "You don't need to worry about that at all. Long Aotian will help you. He definitely has a way to help you acquire that land quickly without anyone noticing..."

The hopeful expression on Leng Qingqiu's face instantly became disappointment. Looking into the distance, she said coldly, "Lu Chengwen, I think you're a complete scumbag."

Rather than getting angry, Lu Chengwen burst out laughing.

He wasn't afraid of Leng Qingqiu disliking or misunderstanding him. To him, that was no problem at all.

It was even good news.

"So, you invest in the Amusement Park Project, and I'll invest in the Shantytown Renovation Project. You're actually a pretty good person, but your temper is terrible."

Lu Chengwen smiled. "Stay away from a scumbag like me from now on. Cherish your life, stay away from scumbags."

Leng Qingqiu looked at Lu Chengwen. "I refuse to believe it. I want to invest in the Shantytown Renovation Project with you."

Lu Chengwen's eyes widened. He felt this woman was getting stranger and stranger.

Miss, is there something wrong with your brain!?