After hearing Lu Xiaoxiao's thoughts, Lu Xunli's stance on the matter remained largely unchanged.
It wasn't that he thought her analysis was entirely unreasonable. The main issue was that Lu Xunli was fundamentally very conservative when it came to relationships between men and women. In his view, since they had already slept together, and it had led to an outcome that would inevitably take a toll on the woman's body... he had to take responsibility for his actions.
With that premise established, he was willing to accept Chen Xiwan even if she really was vain and materialistic.
Besides, Lu Xunli felt he knew Chen Xiwan somewhat better than Lu Xiaoxiao did. He kept thinking that perhaps his sister's clash with the receptionist at the company last time had prejudiced her against Chen Xiwan as well. Otherwise, he simply couldn't explain why she had disliked Chen Xiwan so intensely at their very first meeting.
Of course, Lu Xunli didn't think his sister had any reason to lie in her own thoughts, either. So when Lu Xiaoxiao mentioned that Chen Xiwan might be two-timing him, it had indeed raised some doubts.
Still, as he had always maintained, he didn't like forming an opinion of anyone based on what other people said.
Thus, after that day, Lu Xunli had deliberated at length before quietly arranging for someone to look into Chen Xiwan's family circumstances, background, and social connections. They had found nothing unusual.
There wasn't much to say about her family circumstances. Her family was fairly ordinary and normal. Although they hadn't done much to help their daughter get ahead, there were no major faults to find, either. They seemed neither particularly good nor particularly bad. If he had to single out anything unusual, it was that they expected a little more financial