A trace of panic immediately appeared on Lu Kai’s face.
Just as he was about to speak, Old Master Lu swung his cane and struck him, forcing him to his knees!
“You unfilial wretch!”
Old Master Lu’s chest heaved with anger.
Seeing Lu Kai kneeling on the ground, Shen Baiyun hurried over to support him. Looking up at Old Master Lu, she said softly, “Old Master! Brother Lu Kai has been managing the family business for so many years. Even if he hasn’t achieved great merit, he has still worked hard!”
“Oh? Lu Qianshan only needed three years to double the Lu family’s assets. And look at Lu Kai… tsk tsk.” Zhou Liuer naturally wouldn’t let Lu Kai clear his name and immediately mocked him.
“And besides, you haven’t even married into the family yet, but you’re already interfering in the Lu family’s affairs. Tsk tsk…”
Hearing this, the members of the Lu family fell into silence.
After a moment, Old Master Lu waved his hand and said, “This birthday banquet was meant to be a happy occasion, but with all this trouble happening one after another, the celebration has turned into a disaster!”
“Fine. The banquet ends here. Anyone holding a position in the company should hurry back to work.”
“Butler, go deal with the guests outside.”
After saying that, Old Master Lu fixed his sharp eyes on Lu Kai and sneered.
“Starting today, you no longer need to continue as the company’s president!”
Then he looked at Lu Hongcai, thinking to himself that although his second son wasn’t exceptionally capable, he was still fairly resourceful.
“You will take over Lu Kai’s position. Just stabilize the company’s situation. If necessary, I will step in as well.”
As the words fell, Lu Kai’s face turned pale. Shen Baiyun also showed a trace of discomfort and quietly removed the hand she had been resting on Lu Kai’s shoulder.
Seeing this, Shen Qingqing smiled faintly to herself. It seemed that this supposedly sweet couple’s relationship was nothing special after all.
Soon after, Old Master Lu began ordering everyone to leave, and the members of the Lu family gradually departed.
Although Shen Qingqing held no position in the company, seeing that everyone else had left, she also prepared to leave.
Just then, Old Master Lu spoke.
“Shen Qingqing, come here.”
Shen Qingqing had no choice but to stop, slowly turn around, and ask quietly, “Old Master, is there something else you need?”
Seeing this, a look of satisfaction appeared on Old Master Lu’s aged face as he asked,
“How has Qianshan been recently?”
“Has there been any sign of him waking up?”
Hearing this, Shen Qingqing thought to herself: Of course he’s awake he woke up because I provoked him.
But on the surface she showed a worried expression.
“Qianshan is still the same as before. There hasn’t been any movement at all. There’s no sign that he’s going to wake up.”
Old Master Lu looked somewhat disappointed but stared closely at Shen Qingqing.
“Are you sure?”
He had an instinctive feeling that the sudden crisis facing the Lu family might be connected to Lu Qianshan.
Old Master Lu had survived many years in the business world relying precisely on such instincts.
Shen Qingqing heard the suspicion hidden in his words and quickly said, “Old Master, how would I dare deceive you? Everything I said is absolutely true!”
True my foot!
Hearing this, Old Master Lu finally put aside his suspicion.
He thought to himself that he must be getting old and confused. Lu Qianshan had already become a vegetable how could he possibly wake up again?
With that thought, Old Master Lu waved his hand.
“Alright, you may go back. Remember to take good care of Qianshan.”
“Yes, Old Master. I understand.”
After speaking, Shen Qingqing left.
Along the way, looking at the luxurious buildings of the Lu residence, she fell into thought.
When Shen Qingqing reached the gate of the Lu mansion, she didn’t see a car waiting. She quickly realized that Lu Kai had driven it away.
Just then, a luxury car slowly pulled up.
“Get in.”
Hearing the man’s cold voice, Shen Qingqing froze for a moment, then quickly opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.
Before the man could speak, she said first, “Lu Qianshan. Weren’t you planning to keep your awakening a secret?”
Lu Qianshan slowly started the car and replied, “I originally planned to hide the fact that I’d awakened and lie low for a while. But now it seems that won’t be necessary.”
Indeed, he hadn’t expected the Lu Group to be so fragile.
He had only given them a small “gift,” yet the entire company was already in chaos.
Shen Qingqing saw that her guess had been correct and asked, “So the trouble at the Lu Group… you caused it?”
“Mm.”
Lu Qianshan answered casually, leaving Shen Qingqing momentarily speechless.
The villain… is this fierce?
After a moment, she understood the key point. In the original plot, Lu Qianshan had remained a “vegetable” for a long time, which allowed Lu Kai to take over many of his businesses.
So when Lu Qianshan eventually woke up, he faced enemies on all sides.
Even so, he had still managed to emerge unharmed from the business war with Lu Kai.
Thinking this, a trace of admiration appeared in Shen Qingqing’s eyes. She looked up at Lu Qianshan.
“So what are you planning to do next?”
Lu Qianshan smiled playfully.
“Would you like to watch a grand show of a cat playing with a mouse?”
Shen Qingqing wanted to say that if the male and female leads weren’t crushed all at once, their protagonist luck would allow them to survive again and again.
But considering the plot progression and her mission, she closed her eyes briefly and said, “In that case, how about this? I’ll find a way to join the Lu Group and become your business spy. What do you think?”
Lu Qianshan was slightly surprised and turned to look at her.
“You have a way?”
“Of course,” Shen Qingqing replied easily.
Lu Qianshan thought to himself that this Shen Qingqing seemed far more complicated than she appeared.
Soon, the car stopped in front of the villa. Shen Qingqing and Lu Qianshan entered the house one after the other openly and conspicuously.
However, Lu Qianshan was still sitting in a wheelchair.
Shen Qingqing knew that if Lu Qianshan could strike the Lu Group so hard overnight, he naturally also had a way to control the surveillance inside the villa.
As for Aunt Chen, Shen Qingqing had already threatened her, so even if she saw something, she wouldn’t dare say anything.
When they returned inside, Aunt Chen was cleaning the house. Seeing Shen Qingqing and Lu Qianshan enter, she quickly lowered her head and retreated to the servant’s room.
In the large living room, only Shen Qingqing and Lu Qianshan remained.
The afternoon sunlight streamed through the windows, shining on Shen Qingqing’s delicate face. Lu Qianshan’s eyes narrowed slightly. Thinking about what had happened the previous night, a hint of desire surfaced in his gaze.
Suddenly, he stood up from the wheelchair and pulled Shen Qingqing into his arms.
Caught off guard, she crashed into his chest. When she looked up, her eyes were filled with hurt and grievance.
“You hurt me.”
Lu Qianshan didn’t reply. He simply leaned down to kiss her.
Shen Qingqing immediately reached out and pushed him away, her expression turning serious.
“I was only married off to you as a substitute bride. We’re just a couple in name. You don’t need to do this.”
“Oh?” Lu Qianshan raised an eyebrow slightly. “Then why did you do what you did last night?”
An awkward expression appeared on Shen Qingqing’s face.
She suddenly felt a little regretful about waking Lu Qianshan up so early.
After finally encountering a world like this, she should be fulfilling her dream of being surrounded by three thousand handsome men not…
Although Lu Qianshan was admittedly very handsome.
At that moment, the villa door was suddenly pounded loudly.
The new smart intercom system transmitted an angry voice.
“Shen Qingqing, open the door!”