They pointed at Lu Lingchuan.
“Who are you? How dare you barge into our Lou Family residence! This is private property. Entering without permission is utterly lawless!”
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
Wu Haifeng narrowed his eyes, his gaze dark and gloomy.
His smile was neither warm nor friendly.
Instead, it resembled the false docility of a venomous snake before striking.
With just one remark, he poured fuel on the fire.
“You navigated your way in so familiarly—could it be you’ve cased the place beforehand? Perhaps you came specifically for the Second Young Lady of the Lou Family?”
He glanced meaningfully at Lou Qiyun, his eyes shadowed and inscrutable.
“A man and a woman, alone together in such an intimate greenhouse…”
He continued leisurely.
“Truly unafraid of being misunderstood, or that someday someone might suffer without anyone knowing.”
He remembered clearly.
Ever since Lu Lingchuan appeared at the Lou Family, Lou Qiyun’s attitude had subtly changed.
No longer was she the obedient, compliant girl she used to be.
Instead, she began to assert her own will.
This change was certainly not without cause.
Lou Qiyun shrank back, hiding behind Lu Lingchuan.
Her fingers tightly clutched the hem of her clothes.
Her lips trembled slightly, drained of color.
Wu Haifeng saw it all, the cold sneer in his heart growing stronger.
Her dependent demeanor was exactly like that of a bewitched lamb.
He had long held his suspicions.
She never had a choice from the start—from the moment she laid eyes on this man, she had already fallen into someone else’s trap.
“Young Master Wu injured someone with a knife, and he intervened to stop it.”
Lou Qiyun finally spoke.
She tilted her head slightly, revealing the wound on her cheek.
A thin, elongated bloodline stretched across her fair skin.
The cut had been open for too long, the edges already red and swollen.
Her originally jade-like face was now marred.
The smile vanished instantly from Wu Haifeng’s face.
His brow furrowed deeply, his eyes turning vicious, the corner of his mouth twitching.
Lu Lingchuan gave a light laugh, the corner of his lips curling without a hint of warmth.
“President Wu, don’t you always boast about your irresistible charm, how women throw themselves at you? What, now you have to resort to threatening with a knife to make a girl ‘fall for you’?”
He raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over Wu Haifeng with contempt.
“A man who’s reached your level—lacking both grace and skill, relying on threats and violence to win a woman’s favor… truly unmatched, a disgrace to the industry.”
Meanwhile, Nan Yi, hiding in the car and eavesdropping, twitched the corner of his mouth.
He leaned back in the seat, fingers lightly tapping the steering wheel.
Boss, showing off is fine…
But could you make sure Second Young Lady Lou is safe before you act cool?
Confronting him so bluntly now—
If the Lou Family really turns hostile, we won’t even get a chance to explain!
Lou Qiyun stood behind, quietly watching the two men confront each other.
Though silent, her mind churned like turbulent waves.
These two clearly knew each other.
And their relationship was extremely strained.
In their verbal exchange, hidden blades and swords lurked—far from an ordinary dispute.
The Wu Family claimed to be the frontrunner in artificial intelligence.
Boasting aside, their actual strength was undeniable.
With self-developed chips, leading algorithms, and billions in funding, who in the industry dared underestimate them?
They had even been involved in military projects.
To confront Wu Haifeng head-on without losing ground—
Lu Lingchuan’s background was certainly not simple.
Wu Haifeng, who could stir up storms in the business world, only showed courtesy to those of equal status.
Yet Lu Lingchuan showed no signs of backing down, even faintly suppressing the other party’s arrogance.
The underlying implications made one reevaluate him.
She narrowed her eyes, lost in thought.
Lou Qiyun’s gaze shifted back and forth between Lu Lingchuan and Wu Haifeng.
She had thought today would merely be a minor disturbance, but the situation had spiraled out of control unexpectedly.
Who was this unfamiliar man who had suddenly appeared?
Why was he stepping up for her?
The surrounding security guards shifted their focus, all eyes locking onto Wu Haifeng.
Originally, they had been instructed to control the scene.
Especially to prevent any outsiders from interfering in the Lou Family’s internal affairs.
But now, faced with the imposing presence of President Wu, they hesitated.
Wu Haifeng’s aura of authority was too palpable.
The lead security guard stepped forward with a baton, intending to search him for weapons.
But just as his fingertips were about to touch Wu Haifeng’s collar—
The air seemed to freeze.
The baton hung mid-air, unable to descend.
Just as someone was about to approach, Lou Tingwen, having received the news, rushed out from the living room.
He sprinted all the way.
His phone was clenched tightly in his hand.
He had been handling an urgent merger case when he suddenly received a report from his subordinates.
Wu Haifeng was causing trouble at their doorstep, and it involved his daughter, Lou Qiyun.
“Who dares lay a hand on President Wu?!”
His gaze was dark as it swept over the crowd.
It paused for a moment when he saw the injury on Lou Qiyun’s face, then shifted away.
In that instant, a flicker of emotion passed through his eyes.
It seemed like guilt, yet also like disgust.
But it lasted only a moment before he forcibly suppressed it.
Right now, the most important thing wasn’t pitying his daughter.
It was stabilizing the situation and preventing Wu Haifeng from walking away in anger.
Wu Haifeng nearly laughed in disbelief.
He had still held a sliver of hope for Lou Tingwen.
But now, it seemed he was nothing but a coward who followed the wind.
Where was he when Wu Haifeng was being surrounded earlier?
Now he jumped out to play the elder and assert authority?
Such fence-sitting behavior only deepened Wu Haifeng’s contempt.
True cooperation was built on equality and respect.
The warmth on his face vanished completely.
“President Lou, it seems you have no intention of solving the Lou Family’s problems?”
His voice was not loud.
A chill spread from him.
“The money I make in one minute is enough to sustain your Lou Family for ten years. I didn’t come here to be made a fool of.”
His words were merciless, striking directly at Lou Tingwen’s most vulnerable point.
The Lou Family might be considered a prominent local clan.
But in Wu Haifeng’s circles, they were merely a marginal player.
His personal visit today was already a great honor, yet he was treated like this—it was nothing short of a humiliation.
With that, he turned to leave.
He had given them a chance, but the Lou Family clearly didn’t know how to cherish it.
In that case, let it all end here.
Lou Tingwen panicked, glaring sharply at Lou Qiyun.
He knew that if Wu Haifeng left now,
The annulment of the engagement would be the least of their worries—the withdrawal of capital backing would be a fatal blow.
The Lou Family’s recent expansion relied entirely on this marriage alliance.
Now, on the verge of losing everything, how could he tolerate it?
His voice exploded, leaving no room for rebuttal.
“Get over here now!”
At this moment, any father-daughter affection had long been crushed by interests.
Wu Haifeng chuckled lightly, crossing his legs with an indifferent expression.
He leaned against the car door, hands tucked into his suit pants pockets.
The farce before him was nothing but a comedy in his eyes.
And he himself was the only sober spectator.
“Don’t be so impatient, President Lou. I did injure the Second Miss of the Lou Family, and now there’s a hero saving the beauty. You stepping in at this moment would just ruin the scene.”
His tone was sarcastic, deliberately emphasizing the words “hero saving the beauty” with extra weight.
Lou Tingwen’s face remained expressionless.
Only the vein at his temple throbbed faintly.
But at this point, there was no choice but to follow through with the mistake.
He weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
Although Lou Qiyun had been compromised, as long as she still belonged to the Lou Family, she still had her uses.