After the welcome banquet ended, everyone went off to their own business.
Lu Yuanqing and Pan Feng went to see their good friends.
The eldest sister, Lu Sangning, returned to the company.
Lu Jiyang accompanied his second sister, Lu Qingru, shopping, and his third sister, Lu Yanxin, and fourth sister, Lu Xiaoyue, went along too.
Lu Yanxin giggled. "Second Sister, we agreed, right? You're paying for everything today."
Lu Qingru said dismissively, "That's right. Buy whatever you want. Your second sister will easily earn over fifty million from this concert alone. Money is no object."
Lu Yunke did not go shopping with her sisters.
She was a writer, and her latest serialized book had become something of a hit, so she went home to update it.
Left all alone, Lu Chi was bored out of his mind. He did not want to go home either, so he wandered around.
He had transmigrated into this novel's world over two weeks ago, but he had yet to take a proper look at it or go around having fun.
In his previous life, Lu Chi's favorite places had been all sorts of nightlife venues.
Although he was already eighteen now, he was still a senior high school student, so going to those places would not be particularly appropriate.
He would find somewhere quiet to have some tea first.
Then he would go to an amusement park and play a couple of games.
Once the boring college entrance exams were over and he started university, life would be wonderful.
Looking forward to it...
As Lu Chi strolled down the street, he spotted a tea bar called Pi Star.
He walked inside.
He sat in a corner by the window, ordered a cup of tea, and played on his phone for a while before staring blankly out the window.
Now that I've transmigrated into this novel's world, I wonder if my body in the real world has been buried.
Wait.
I was an orphan in the real world. Would anyone bury me?
My phone was full of dirty stuff. Did whoever buried me help delete it?
Did they bury my phone with me?
If they didn't bury it, and I forgot to set a password, would other people rummage through it and look at everything?
If only I'd known, I would've mustered one last breath before I kicked the bucket and deleted everything in my phone's browser.
Preserved my last shred of dignity as a man.
Dirty stuff-that was what men loved most.
Lu Chi was still letting his thoughts run wild.
Guagua suddenly warned him: [Host, bad news! Under Lu Jiyang's remote direction by text, Li Bingqing has come to have a chance encounter with you!]
Lu Chi: [Where is she?]
Guagua: [Her taxi has already arrived outside.]
Lu Chi: [How did Lu Jiyang know I was at this tea bar?]
Guagua: [A student from Class One works part-time here. He's Lu Jiyang's lackey, and he just texted Lu Jiyang that you'd come here.]
Lu Chi: [Let her come, then. I happen to have something to clear up with her.]
"Lu Chi, what a coincidence! You're here too."
Dressed in a white dress with her hair in two little braids, Li Bingqing walked gracefully over to Lu Chi's table.
She smiled sweetly.
"Lu Chi, is anyone sitting here? May I sit here?"
Lu Chi glanced at Li Bingqing.
She was clearly an incredibly pretty girl, yet to earn money for her father's medical bills, she went against her own wishes to deceive others.
A girl like her might seem pitiful, but in the future, she would hurt others for greater benefits.
Then he would draw her into the game and have her help him deceive Lu Jiyang.
"No one's sitting there. Go ahead. Li Bingqing, what a coincidence. I'm here for tea. What about you? What brings you here?"
Li Bingqing sighed and said, "I arranged to go to the bookstore with Zhao Feifei to read and buy some revision materials, but she hasn't shown up. I happened to see you in this tea bar, so I came in to sit for a bit and invite you to the bookstore with me."
Heh.
Lu Chi almost wanted to laugh.
This girl was really something. She could lie without her face reddening or a vein bulging.
Wait, Zhao Feifei?
Which Zhao Feifei?
Guagua: [Host, she's the school belle Su Yunian's younger half sister, Zhao Min's daughter, Zhao Feifei!]
Lu Chi: [Got it.]
Lu Chi glanced out the window.
The street was a stream of traffic, a stark contrast to the tranquility inside the tea bar.
Lu Chi lightly pressed the call button on the table, and a server carrying a walkie-talkie immediately came over.
"Is there anything you need?"
Lu Chi asked Li Bingqing, "Would you like tea or juice? Want some dessert?"
The tea bar served not only tea, but also various juices and snacks.
Li Bingqing shook her head. "No, no, thank you. I'll just sit here for a bit and leave."
Lu Chi told the server, "Then some tea, please."
Two minutes later, the server brought over a pot of tea.
Lu Chi took the teapot and poured some for Li Bingqing.
Li Bingqing was somewhat apprehensive. After all, deceiving someone still did not feel very good.
"Go on, try their tea. See how it tastes." Lu Chi tipped his chin at Li Bingqing.
Li Bingqing took a sip and said, "Thank you."
Then there was nothing more to say, and the two simply sat in silence.
In the eastern corner of the tea bar, Lu Jiyang's lackey, Chen Xianpeng, was holding his phone toward them, snapping away furiously.
Just as Li Bingqing was growing uneasy, Lu Chi suddenly asked, "How's your father doing?"
Li Bingqian abruptly raised her head and looked at Lu Chi. "Y-you, how..."
"How did I know? Right?"
Lu Chi smiled. "Li Bingqing, not only do I know your father's in the ICU, I also know he accidentally fell and was injured while working at a construction site. But the person in charge of the site has run off, so you can't hold them accountable. Am I right?"
Li Bingqing stared at Lu Chi in shock, her mouth hanging open.
Lu Chi leaned a little closer and lowered his voice. "So Lu Jiyang gave you four hundred thousand to deceive me and keep my mind off studying. Right?"
After the tremendous shock, Li Bingqing suddenly began to cry softly.
"I'm sorry, Lu Chi. I didn't mean to deceive you. I really had no choice. If I don't complete the task, Lu Jiyang will definitely demand the money back."
Lu Chi laughed. "Lu Jiyang is rotten. Ever since I returned to the Lu Family, he's been finding new ways to mess with me and drive me out. How about this? Let's put on a little show. What do you think?"
Lu Chi lowered his voice and explained his idea.
Li Bingqing nodded. "...All right. Thank you, Lu Chi."
Lu Jiyang was carrying bags of all sizes, some containing his own things and others containing his sisters' purchases.
Pretending to be tired, he set the bags on the ground to take a break.
He took out his phone and secretly checked whether Chen Xianpeng had sent him any messages.
When he saw the photos of Lu Chi and Li Bingqing that Chen Xianpeng had sent, Lu Jiyang was so delighted that his grin twisted into the Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King's.
Oh, Lu Chi, you never imagined I'd use such an underhanded trick against you, did you?
Once you and your classmate start going everywhere together every day and you've fallen for her, I'll take some photos and videos to show Mom and Dad.
Then, when she dumps you and you're in a bad mood during the exams, let's see how you manage to take them!
As long as I do well and get into a prestigious university, Dad will put me in charge of several of the Lu Family's companies, just as the plot went in my previous life.
With my memories of my previous life, I'll naturally know how to make the companies profitable.
Then I'll find a way to spread my influence into every company in the Lu Family. Let's see what you have to fight me with!