Lu Zhiyan stormed in, fuming—he wanted to see just what kind of extraordinary woman this was, capable of bewitching Lu Wenxi so completely that he was even skipping his classes!
Pushing open the door, he found Li Si right before his eyes.
A red dress, snow-white skin, a flawless face—and before leaving, Lu Wenxi had even painted her lips with red gloss, giving her an added touch of seductive allure.
Lu Zhiyan’s breath stalled for an instant.
What a soul-snatching enchantress!
Truthfully, he had mentally prepared himself before coming. A woman who could captivate Lu Wenxi so utterly was bound to be beautiful.
But she was even more beautiful than he had anticipated.
Li Si was startled—this was the first time she had seen a man other than Lu Wenxi in this house.
Lu Zhiyan wore a dark gray bespoke suit over a black shirt, no tie—casual yet distinguished.
At 190 centimeters tall, with perfect proportions and long legs, he was a walking clothes hanger.
His face was seventy percent similar to Lu Wenxi’s, yet not quite the same—his brows and eyes sharper, giving him a colder, more aloof air.
[Ahhhh, the Male Lead’s brother is so handsome!]
[The abstinent CEO type is my favorite—powerful presence, mature and charming!]
[The key is he’s smart too. I want to see him tear that scheming white lotus apart!]
[The female supporting character still has no idea what’s going on. She’s about to get kicked out, right?]
This man was Lu Wenxi’s brother, and he was going to throw her out?!
Before Li Si could fully process the information from the bullet chat, Lu Zhiyan walked right up to her.
He looked her over from head to toe several times, and when his gaze landed on the long golden chain on the floor, his eyes darkened.
That kid Wenxi really knows how to play.
An inexplicable surge of anger rose in his chest, and with a cold face, he advanced on Li Si step by step.
With each step Lu Zhiyan took forward, Li Si took one back, until she was cornered with nowhere left to retreat. Only then did he stop.
“So you’re the girl my brother rescued half a year ago?”
Li Si nodded.
“Have you been living here this whole half year?”
She answered quietly, “Yes, I had nowhere to go. Wenxi took me in and let me stay here.”
“You wanted to stay of your own accord?”
Li Si nodded again.
Lu Zhiyan’s handsome brows knitted tightly. More than that answer, he would have preferred to hear that Lu Wenxi had locked her up in here.
His gaze shifted to the chain on the floor. “So, is this thing some kind of game you two are playing?”
“Ah…”
Li Si had no idea how to explain.
Remembering what the bullet chat had said about him throwing her out, Li Si felt anxious and uneasy. Had she offended this man in some way?
Lu Zhiyan asked again, “You just said you weren’t feeling well. What’s wrong? I’ll call a doctor for you.”
“I… I…”
Li Si stammered, unable to get the words out—because she had only been pretending to feel unwell!
“Speak up! What’s wrong with you?”
[Hahaha, she tried faking an illness, and this time she’s hit a wall!]
[Lu Zhiyan is so handsome, and clear-headed too—he won’t be fooled by the female supporting character.]
[I hope he can help the Male Lead get rid of this troublesome female supporting character.]
[The CEO is also a gold-digger detector. Love him even more!]
[But isn’t he too harsh? Couldn’t he be a little nicer?]
[Why would anyone need to be nice to a female supporting character?]
Like a machine gun, Lu Zhiyan kept up the pressure on Li Si without pause.
He had inherited the family business at a young age and weathered countless deceptions in the business world. Li Si’s petty little schemes were obvious to him at a glance.
“Your brother saved your life, and this is how you repay him? You knew he was in class at school, yet you had someone call him back—what exactly are you playing at?”
Under Lu Zhiyan’s harsh questioning, Li Si had no way to defend herself and could only apologize pitifully, “I’m sorry, I… I didn’t think of any of that.”
“You didn’t think? Dressing like that at home—was it to seduce him?”
“No, it wasn’t…”
The clothes were ones Lu Wenxi had dressed her in, and the lipstick was applied by Lu Wenxi too.
Scolded out of nowhere, Li Si grew more and more aggrieved the more she thought about it, and big tears began to fall.
Lu Zhiyan’s throat tightened.
He was normally not such an ungracious man. Lu Wenxi’s skipping class was surely his own fault—there was no reason to take it out on anyone else.
Ordinarily, he would never trouble a girl like this, but seeing her cry, he felt a faint, hidden sense of satisfaction.
He even wanted to see her cry harder…
“If you want to play the pitiful victim, don’t wear such garish lipstick.”
With that, his slender fingers tilted up her chin, and he used the pad of his thumb to smear her lipstick.
Her skin was so smooth—especially her lips, soft to the touch. It felt wonderful.
No wonder Wenxi was so obsessed with her.
Earlier, when the housekeeper had seen Lu Zhiyan storm furiously into Li Si’s room, she immediately called Lu Wenxi to warn him.
“Young Master, something terrible has happened!”
Lu Wenxi assumed Li Si was feeling unwell again and was just about to say he’d come home right away when the housekeeper continued:
“The Eldest Young Master came by today and went into Miss Li’s room. He still hasn’t come out!”
“What did you say?!”
Lu Wenxi’s brow furrowed tightly, and he immediately rose and ran out of the classroom.
It was the first time his classmates had ever seen Lu Wenxi lose his composure like this. Could the cold-faced young aristocrat really make such an expression?
Why would his older brother suddenly come to his house and go looking for Li Si?
He’d thought he had hidden things well, but he’d overlooked one thing—there’s no guard against a traitor within!
Lu Wenxi was frantic with worry, running red lights the whole way home.
The moment he entered, the housekeeper whispered her report, “He’s still in there!”
Lu Wenxi’s face was grim as he pushed open the door—and saw Li Si with red-rimmed eyes, the lipstick on her lips smudged.
His carefully cultivated little rose had been ruined like this. Lu Wenxi was nearly driven mad with rage.
He stepped forward, grabbed Lu Zhiyan by the collar, and demanded, “What did you do to her?!”
“Nothing at all. We just had a few words. Ask her yourself if you don’t believe me.”
Even with his collar seized, Lu Zhiyan remained perfectly composed.
“It’s you who’s the problem, Wenxi. I hear you’ve been skipping class constantly—you’ve nearly lost all your credits. I could turn a blind eye to you keeping a woman at home, but if any rumors that harm the Lu Family get out, I can’t just stand by and watch.”
Lu Wenxi gritted his teeth, glaring hard at Lu Zhiyan, but had no way to argue back.
“And if you can’t control yourself, I wouldn’t mind taking her off your hands. My place is spacious enough—room for one more person, easily.”
Though a faint smile hung on Lu Zhiyan’s lips, his words were no joke.
Lu Wenxi knew his brother’s character. If he didn’t do as he said, his brother had plenty of means to take Li Si away.
Left with no choice, Lu Wenxi could only promise, “I won’t skip class anymore. You don’t need to meddle in my business.”
Having achieved his goal, Lu Zhiyan rose to leave. Before departing, he cast one last deep glance at Li Si.