"I live in the school dormitory and usually ride a Yellow Bike."
Lu Yibei fastened his seatbelt and casually replied, "Today I'm going to the bank, and I'm afraid the chain might fall off halfway, tarnishing the image of Huashang Bank's esteemed clients."
Li Mingyue couldn't help but laugh.
"Young Master Lu has quite a sense of humor."
"Not really, it depends on who I'm talking to."
Li Mingyue's hand on the steering wheel paused slightly, then she pressed the accelerator and drove the car out of the underground parking lot.
The navigation showed it was a twenty-four-minute drive to Pengcheng University.
The evening traffic had started to build up. The black BMW merged onto the main road, and Li Mingyue drove steadily. However, after passing two intersections, the car's speed noticeably slowed. Despite the green lights ahead, she maintained a friendly parallel pace with the bus on the right.
Lu Yibei glanced sideways.
After leaving the bank, the professional smile on Li Mingyue's face had faded a bit, making her appear more natural. Her long hair was tied back, with a few strands falling by her ears, catching the light from outside the car window.
"Young Master Lu."
"Hmm?"
"From now on, I will be your exclusive financial manager."
Li Mingyue looked ahead, her tone still professional: "In the future, for account management, fund arrangements, investment products, and cross-border business, if you need any help or are unfamiliar with anything, you can ask me directly."
"Available twenty-four hours?"
"Of course."
"Even at three in the morning?"
Li Mingyue's lips curved slightly.
"If Young Master Lu is considering asset allocation at three in the morning, I would wonder if there's something wrong with my service."
"Makes sense."
Li Mingyue glanced at the navigation on the central control screen.
"Besides financial matters, I also need to understand your daily habits. Not to pry into your privacy, but to facilitate future arrangements."
"Go ahead."
"Do you usually live in the school dormitory?"
"Yes, a four-person room, upper bunk and lower desk, no luxury sea view, surrounded by snoring."
"No residence outside the campus?"
"Not at the moment."
"Regular vehicle?"
"Shared bikes, whichever is available."
A hint of amusement flashed in Li Mingyue's eyes.
"It seems Young Master Lu's lifestyle doesn't quite match his asset status."
"If you need housing, vehicles, or a driver in the future, I can help you select them. You just need to make requests, and I'll handle the rest."
"Sounds convenient."
"Making things convenient for you is my job."
When Li Mingyue said this, her voice softened a bit. The word "job" carried an inexplicable additional meaning when it came from her mouth.
The car slowly stopped at a red light.
Li Mingyue raised her hand to tuck the stray hair behind her ear, seemingly casually adding, "Actually, it's not just financial matters. If Young Master Lu has any personal life needs, you can also come to me."
Lu Yibei raised an eyebrow.
"What kind of personal life needs?"
Li Mingyue turned her head to look at him, not answering immediately.
Their eyes met inside the car.
A moment later, a gentle honk came from the car behind. Only then did Li Mingyue look away and press the accelerator again.
"For example, booking restaurants, arranging travel, selecting gifts, or attending events that are inconvenient to attend alone."
She paused.
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"Accompany?"
Lu Yibei caught the key point precisely.
"Just accompany?"
"That depends on what kind of accompaniment Young Master Lu needs."
Li Mingyue's tone was very calm, but the last few words were spoken slower than the previous ones.
The air conditioning in the car was not set low, yet Lu Yibei inexplicably felt the temperature rise by two degrees.
He leaned back in his seat, deliberately probing, "And what else?"
"And..."
Li Mingyue held the steering wheel, seemingly seriously pondering for a few seconds.
Taking advantage of a lane change, she turned her head to look at Lu Yibei again.
"You know."
"Oh—"
Lu Yibei drew out the last syllable, as if he had just received a signal from the universe.
"Got it. Definitely!"
"Really got it?"
"Manager Li has explained it to this extent, if I still don't get it, it would be impolite."
Li Mingyue didn't respond, but the smile on her lips was more evident than before.
Lu Yibei didn't let her off easily either.
"Does the service have any boundaries?"
"Of course."
"For example?"
"Nothing illegal, nothing too dangerous."
"Just those two?"
Li Mingyue glanced at the rearview mirror, signaled, and changed lanes.
"The rest depends on the client and whether I'm willing."
"So exclusive service is a two-way choice."
"What else?" Li Mingyue chuckled, "Young Master Lu wouldn't think that getting a bank card means the client manager is included, would he?"
"I didn't think that."
"Really?"
"Not just now."
Li Mingyue pursed her lips, her gaze still fixed ahead, but her earlobes were tinged with a faint red from the setting sun outside the window.
"Young Master Lu learns fast."
"Mainly because Manager Li teaches well."
Lu Yibei looked at her profile and suddenly asked, "Is everyone in your line of work this direct?"
"Of course not."
"Then why are you?"
Li Mingyue didn't avoid the question.
"Just feel that if there's a benefactor, a lot of detours can be avoided."
She said it very frankly.
Lu Yibei didn't mind.
Having something to ask for is normal. Claiming to be selfless and only wanting to serve the client after knowing each other for a few hours would really be treating him like a gullible college student.
"Do you think I'm a benefactor?"
Li Mingyue gently pressed the brakes, stopping slowly with the traffic ahead.
"President Tang personally greeted you at the door, and there aren't many like that in the Pengcheng Branch in a year."
She turned her face slightly, her gaze lingering on Lu Yibei's face for a moment.
"What does Young Master Lu think?"
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Lu Yibei nodded, "Then I'll look forward to Manager Li's service."
"I won't let Young Master Lu down."
Li Mingyue looked forward again, lightly turning the steering wheel.
"Whatever Young Master Lu needs, that's what it will be."
After saying that, she drove seriously, as if she had just introduced an ordinary financial product to a client.
The car was silent for a few seconds.
Li Mingyue's phone, connected to the car's system, suddenly popped up a message from a work group. She glanced at it but didn't open it.
"To contact you, should I use the number I registered earlier?"
"Yes."
"That number might receive bank notifications and business calls, not very convenient for private chats."
Lu Yibei turned to look at her.
"So?"
"I have another private number."
Li Mingyue recited a string of numbers for Lu Yibei to note down. Within a few seconds, the phone placed beside the central console vibrated gently.
"Added?" Lu Yibei asked.
"Yes."
"What's the note?"
"Young Master Lu."
"Too formal."
"Then what should it be?"
"You decide."
Li Mingyue didn't answer immediately, only picking up her phone at the red light to operate it for a moment, then placing it back face down.
Lu Yibei's phone vibrated shortly after.
Li Mingyue sent him a smiling emoji, and the chat box note had only one word.
Yibei.
He looked up at the driver's seat.
Li Mingyue acted as if nothing had happened, seriously watching the red light countdown ahead.
"Manager Li."
"Hmm?"
"You enter the private service mode quite quickly."
"Client's request."
The green light turned on, and she pressed the accelerator with a smile on her lips.
Lu Yibei leaned back in his seat, unable to suppress the upward curve of his mouth.
The car was indeed driven steadily.
But for a young, energetic male college student, the content inside the car was somewhat over the speed limit.
The originally twenty-plus minute journey took nearly forty minutes.
The black BMW stopped near the entrance of Pengcheng University.
Just as Lu Yibei unbuckled his seatbelt, Li Mingyue had already gotten out of the car first, walking around to the passenger side to open the door for him.
"Young Master Lu, please."
Lu Yibei got out of the car, looking at her serious demeanor, almost thinking all those words in the car were his imagination.
"Thank you, Manager Li."
"My pleasure."
Lu Yibei turned and walked towards the school gate. After a few steps, he turned back and waved.
Li Mingyue was still standing by the car, also raising her hand to wave, then pointed to her phone.
"Message me if you need anything."