Lu Chi hadn't known Zhang Yong, but the system, Guagua, said that was him.
Then there could be no mistake.
From a distance, Lu Chi saw Zhang Yong step out of a white Audi A8.
He was about 1.75 meters tall, dressed in a white suit.
Judging by his appearance alone, he was well-proportioned and fair-skinned.
He was pretty handsome, too.
A small truck followed the Audi A8.
There were four workers in the truck. As soon as they got out, Zhang Yong directed them to unload things.
With both hands in his pockets, Lu Chi watched from a distance as though looking at an idiot.
First, Zhang Yong had them inflate balloon columns and secure them to the ground.
Then they stretched a banner between the two columns, with large decorative lettering that read: [Sangning, I love you. Please, forgive me!]
At the bottom right of the large lettering was another line in small black print-[Yong, who will love you forever]
Once everything was ready, Zhang Yong took a loud megaphone out of the Audi, held it to his mouth, and shouted into the villa compound:
"Lu Sangning, can you hear me? Lu Sangning, I love you! I'm Zhang Yong!"
"Lu Sangning, baby Sangning, I was wrong before. Please give me a chance to turn over a new leaf!"
"I'll never give up on you for as long as I live! If you won't forgive me, I'll call out to you through a megaphone outside your residential compound, and use a megaphone outside your company. Until you forgive me!"
"Hahaha!"
Lu Chi had originally planned to head straight home, but this fucking idiotic spectacle made him burst out laughing.
He really couldn't understand Zhang Yong.
How had someone who looked perfectly normal thought of standing outside someone's residential compound and howling through a megaphone?
How had Lu Sangning ever fallen for this moron?
He could actually come up with something this degrading!
Impressive!
"Hahaha!"
Those two bursts of laughter successfully drew Zhang Yong's attention from across the way.
Zhang Yong narrowed his eyes and peered over from a distance.
He was just about to lose his temper and demand which fucking idiot dared laugh at him.
But once he got a clear look at Lu Chi's face, he realized this was the ready-made little brother the Lu Family had found two weeks ago!
In fact, he had only come to recognize Lu Chi through someone else's video.
Lu Chi was tall, handsome, and very recognizable.
After a moment's consideration, Zhang Yong immediately ran over.
"Oh, isn't this my ready-made little brother-in-law? What, you think your brother-in-law's idea is great, too? Hmm?"
Lu Chi: "..." This dumbass really had a thick skin!
"Little brother Lu Chi, don't you recognize me? I'm Zhang Yong, your eldest sister Lu Sangning's fiancé. Your brother-in-law."
Lu Chi: "...I haven't heard anything about a brother-in-law, but my eldest sister broke off her engagement with some fucking idiot a few days ago. I heard he betrayed her and took some floozy to a hotel room... Oh, don't tell me you're that fucking idiot?"
"Ah!"
When Zhang Yong heard Lu Chi call him a fucking idiot, he didn't get angry. Instead, he sighed and said with a sorrowful expression:
"Little brother Lu Chi, I only made a mistake that every man in the world makes. You're a man, too. I think you should understand how that feels. But now I know I was wrong, and your eldest sister still refuses to forgive me, no matter what."
Zhang Yong grabbed Lu Chi's hand and pleaded, "Little brother Lu Chi, I truly love your eldest sister. Could you put in a few good words for me?"
Lu Chi scoffed. "How should I plead?"
"Just go plead with your eldest sister. Tell her I put up a banner outside the compound, begging for her forgiveness. I know I was wrong, and I hope she can give me a chance to turn over a new leaf."
Lu Chi shook his head.
Help you?
I'd have to have something fucking wrong with my brain to help you!
Help you get back together with Lu Sangning, so you two can marry, and you can extend your influence into every Lu Family company and seize their assets, then kick me out when the time comes?
Then kill everyone in the Lu Family and turn the whole family into your private property?
I'm not that fucking stupid!
Still, Lu Chi wasn't going to pass up a chance to fleece Zhang Yong.
After all, this dumbass villain was there for the fleecing.
Lu Chi deliberately put on a troubled look.
"Ah, it's not like I can't help you, but you know, I've only just returned to the Lu Family. I don't know anyone or anything here, and I never have any money to spend. Life's been pretty bleak..."
Lu Chi raised his right hand and rubbed his thumb against his index and middle fingers.
He winked at Zhang Yong, then lifted his chin.
Zhang Yong caught on.
He immediately pulled out his phone and laughed.
"Short on spending money, right? That's easy. Although our Zhang Family has stopped working with the Lu Family, we're still fairly well-off. Add me as a friend, and I'll transfer you some money."
Lu Chi pulled out his phone and showed Zhang Yong his Alipay QR code.
He said coldly, "No need to add me. Transfer it straight to my account. Let's be clear first: two million. Without two million, I can't be bothered to put in a word for you. Besides, if I refuse to help, you won't be able to get near my eldest sister anyway."
When Zhang Yong heard that-
Two million!
Why not just rob someone?
"Come on, little brother Lu Chi, how about I give you twenty thousand? Two million is way too much."
Lu Chi shook his head. "No."
Zhang Yong tried to negotiate. "Then how about two hundred thousand? Let's make it two hundred thousand. That's no small amount. You grew up in the slums. You've never seen that much money in your whole life, right?"
Zhang Yong pretended to turn to leave as he said, "If you won't agree, I'll go find Lu Jiyang. Don't regret it when he gets to earn the money instead."
Lu Chi laughed. "Haven't you already gone to Lu Jiyang? Two million, not a cent less!"
Zhang Yong: "..." How did he know?
Even without Guagua revealing it, Lu Chi knew Zhang Yong must have already approached everyone in the Lu Family without success.
Especially Lu Jiyang.
Although deep down, Lu Jiyang wanted everyone in the Lu Family dead and all their assets for himself.
He didn't want Zhang Yong to marry Lu Sangning either. After all, he had been reborn and knew Zhang Yong was a major villain.
If Zhang Yong married Lu Sangning, Lu Jiyang himself would eventually die at Zhang Yong's hands.
Lu Jiyang wasn't an idiot. Why would he help Zhang Yong?
"Fine!" Zhang Yong gritted his teeth. "I'll transfer the money right now. Help me talk your eldest sister around."
Zhang Yong thought, You can't snare a wolf without risking a child.
Wasn't it just a measly two million?
You treat me like your grandson, like a fucking idiot? Then I'll play dumb for now and put on a show with you.
Once I get all the Lu Family's assets, I'll kill you off one by one!
You'll die without a place to bury your bodies!
Lu Chi laid down the ground rules first.
"Let me make this clear first. I'm taking an enormous risk by agreeing to speak to my eldest sister for you. After all, my family hates you like shit in a cesspit right now. If I help a piece of shit like you, I'll definitely become the whole family's common enemy.
"So I can only put in a word for you. As for whether my eldest sister wants to see you or forgive you, that's her business. I can't guarantee the outcome.
"Of course, to stop you from turning around and biting me like a dog, accusing me of extorting you, I need to make a recording first."
Lu Chi opened his phone and had Zhang Yong say on camera that he was voluntarily giving Lu Chi the money to run an errand and pass along a message, and that no fraud was involved.
After recording the video, Lu Chi told Zhang Yong:
"All right, now keep shouting through that megaphone. Let my eldest sister hear your confession. The louder, the better. When women are angry, you have to use plenty of force to coax them out of it!"
"As for me, I'll head back. Don't worry, I'll definitely deliver your message!"
Lu Chi turned and entered the compound.
The first thing he did was go make a scene at the property management office.
"Anyone from property management here?"
"How are you doing your jobs?"
"Someone's outside putting up a banner and making a racket with a megaphone. Aren't you going to go chase him away?"