Chen Xiaowen stepped forward as well. "Tingting, I'll go change with you."
"Okay." Lu Tingting did not think much of it. She nodded and led Chen Xiaowen forward.
The two entered the room. Just as Lu Tingting was about to change, Chen Xiaowen suddenly stepped forward and covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief.
Lu Tingting looked over at her in confusion. "Xiaowen, mm... what are you doing?!"
A fierce flash of jealousy appeared in Chen Xiaowen's eyes. She glared viciously at Lu Tingting and gritted her teeth. "Lu Tingting! Why were you born a pampered young lady while I was born into a family like this?!"
"I want you to experience my pain too. After today, go to hell with me!"
The venomous words echoed in her ears, and Lu Tingting's eyes filled with shock.
She could not believe that the good friend she had spent so much time with actually thought this way.
She just did not understand why Chen Xiaowen was covering her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.
Lu Tingting stomped backward with all her strength, driving her thin high heel into Chen Xiaowen's foot.
Chen Xiaowen cried out in pain and instinctively loosened her grip. Lu Tingting stumbled forward awkwardly, but fortunately, there was a bed in front of her, so she did not fall.
Seeing that Lu Tingting had not fainted, Chen Xiaowen was puzzled. But she quickly came to her senses and glared at her viciously. "Lu Tingting, you won't get away today. My brother will be here soon. Today, you're destined to be utterly ruined!!"
Lu Tingting looked at her in confusion and asked, "Xiaowen, I've treated you so well all these years. Why would you do this?"
Chen Xiaowen burst into laughter and pointed at Lu Tingting. "Well? That was nothing more than charity from a rich person. In your eyes, what difference is there between me and a dog by the roadside? Do you know that all these years, I've been walking on eggshells by your side, trying to please you in everything, terrified that the moment you were unhappy, you'd throw me out?!"
Lu Tingting's eyes dimmed.
There was only one thought in her heart now.
Her brother really was an excellent judge of character.
After waiting in the room for a long time without seeing Chen Yaoqiang arrive, Chen Xiaowen began to feel suspicious.
Afraid that something might go wrong if she delayed any longer, she stepped forward, intending to subdue Lu Tingting first.
But the moment she approached, someone grabbed her wrist. Before Chen Xiaowen could react, Lu Tingting threw her over her shoulder and slammed her onto the floor.
After all, she was the Lu family's eldest daughter. Though she had been raised to be somewhat innocent and kind-hearted, she had trained since childhood and knew a few moves.
Chen Xiaowen fell to the ground and rolled around in pain.
The door suddenly opened. Lu Tingting's eyes were full of vigilance, but when she saw Lu Mingyu standing at the entrance, she finally let out a breath of relief.
Her lips immediately quivered, and tears streamed down her face.
She cried pitifully.
"Wuwuwu~ Brother, you were right. She isn't a good person. Wuwuwu~ She wanted to bully me. I was so scared. Luckily, you came in time." Lu Tingting cried miserably.
Song Shi'an looked at Chen Xiaowen, who was lying on the floor and wailing, and could not help twitching the corner of his mouth.
If they had not arrived in time, Chen Xiaowen might have been the one in trouble.
When Chen Xiaowen saw who had entered, her pupils shrank.
Apparently, things had not gone according to her plan.
Lu Mingyu gently patted her back and comforted her softly. "There, there. Nothing happened, did it?"
Lu Tingting sobbed, her body trembling. "Brother, I feel so awful. I treated her like a real sister, but... but she did this to me. Wuwuwu~"
Lu Mingyu patted her back and comforted her gently. "All right. I've already called a makeup artist over. Go to another room to touch up your makeup and change clothes. Today is your birthday banquet, and Mother is still waiting for you outside. Leave this to me."
Lu Tingting stopped crying and nodded with red-rimmed eyes before turning to leave.
Song Shi'an looked at Chen Xiaowen on the floor and asked softly, "President Lu, how should we handle this?"
Lu Mingyu cast Chen Xiaowen a cold glance, his eyes full of frost. "Call the police."
The moment she heard they were calling the police, Chen Xiaowen immediately begged, "Don't call the police, you can't call the police. I... I'm still in school. If you call the police, my reputation will be ruined..."
"Miss Chen, people must take responsibility for what they do." Song Shi'an smiled. After calling the police, he had the bodyguards keep watch over the area.
Because he had known from the start that Chen Xiaowen and her brother meant no good, Lu Mingyu had been afraid something would happen to Lu Tingting and had switched out Chen Xiaowen's tool beforehand.
After the two left the room, Song Shi'an asked curiously, "President Lu, where is Chen Yaoqiang?"
Lu Mingyu's steps paused slightly. Then he led Song Shi'an around a corner to a half-open door.
Inside were four burly men. They wore black hoods and sleeveless shirts, and the muscles in their arms occasionally twitched.
For some reason, their outfits looked familiar, like something from a late-night educational channel.
At that moment, Chen Yaoqiang looked especially small and delicate next to the four hulking men.
He trembled as he huddled in the corner, shouting,
"Don't come any closer!"
"I'm a man! What are you trying to do?!"
"I'm calling the police!!"
Song Shi'an: "..."
After Chen Yaoqiang came out of that room, wouldn't he go from . to O...
He could not help glancing at Lu Mingyu, only to meet Lu Mingyu's gaze.
Song Shi'an was so frightened that he immediately looked away.
Can't see it, can't see it...
Lu Mingyu's voice was slightly cold. "Since he likes this sort of thing, naturally I have to satisfy him."
Song Shi'an did not dare say anything.
He lowered his head like a quail.
What normal person would think of sending men in?! Lu Mingyu definitely isn't normal. He must be gay!
Lu Mingyu's face darkened.
Why did it feel like the more he tried to explain, the worse it became?
Endure it.
The moment the two came out, they ran into Tang Ruan being harassed by a group of rich second-generation heirs.
Song Shi'an's eyes brightened, and his heart leaped with excitement. It's here, it's here—Lu Mingyu's chance to save a damsel in distress!
Tang Ruan was, after all, the delicate, innocent female lead, with a fragile sort of beauty.
When those rich heirs saw that the waitress looked like this, they began entertaining malicious thoughts.
"Little sister, as long as you serve me well, I guarantee you'll never have to worry about food or clothes for the rest of your life. What do you say?" one frivolous man said with a grin.
"Little sister, that figure of yours looks pretty good. As long as you make your big brother feel good in bed, whatever amount of money you want is just a matter of asking."
Faced with their teasing, Tang Ruan clenched her hands tightly, her face resolute. "Sir, I still have work to do. Please don't joke around!"
The man burst into laughter at her words. "You work yourself to death here—how much money can you even make?"
As the men spoke, they pressed closer and closer.
They were about to start groping her.
Although Lu Mingyu did not want to have anything to do with Tang Ruan, today was his younger sister's coming-of-age birthday banquet. He did not want any trouble.
He lifted his foot, just about to walk toward Tang Ruan, when Song Shi'an's excited voice rang out beside him. First, the hero saves the damsel, then passion ignites, seven days and seven nights...