“Young Master Lu, that’s the full situation.”
Just after stepping out, Li Li immediately called Lu Yiming.
“Got it.”
“Is there anything else you’d like me to do, Young Master Lu?”
“Report it directly. I expect the final outcome will be announced within a few hours.”
“Young Master Lu, are you sure about this?”
Before the final decision came out, CEO Lu would likely explode with rage.
“It doesn’t matter. Besides, this is your responsibility. Just remember one thing—if anything happens, blame it all on me.”
As soon as she heard that, Li Li froze.
He was protecting her again?
Why?
Logically, weren’t they supposed to be rivals?
Although Lu Yiming was the future successor of the Lu Group, his wings hadn’t fully grown yet. Considering how they’d often clashed, using this opportunity to get rid of her should’ve been the smartest move.
At this moment, Li Li truly couldn’t figure Lu Yiming out.
“Young Master Lu, I agreed to cooperate today for the sake of the company’s interests.”
“I know.”
“You…”
He knew. He clearly knew her stance, yet he still chose to protect her?
What exactly was Lu Yiming planning?
“I’ve got things to take care of here. That’s all for now.”
Lu Yiming hung up the phone. The emergency room light was still on.
The traffic police had already contacted the victim’s family, and they were on their way.
As for the accident, a clear determination had already been made—the van driver was fully responsible. In other words, Lu Yiming was completely innocent and had performed a good deed.
But when Lu Yiming saw the family member who arrived in a hurry, he was stunned.
Seriously?
Of all people?
There really was no escaping fate.
With a face full of worry, the person who rushed into the hospital… was Su Rongrong.
At this moment, all traces of her usual composure were gone. Her anxious expression fully revealed her panic.
“You—”
Slap!
Just as Lu Yiming was about to speak, Su Rongrong slapped him across the face.
“Why are you hitting people?”
“Lu Yiming! If you’ve got the guts, come at me!”
Su Rongrong had completely lost it.
The nightmare from earlier that afternoon still hadn’t faded. She’d been left dazed and shaken, and now she received a call from the traffic police saying her grandfather had been hit by a car.
She and her grandfather had a particularly close bond.
In a family like the Su Family where emotions ran cold, her grandfather was the only one who had ever truly cared for her.
He was also the reason she came to Magic City for university.
Now that something had happened to him, how could she not be anxious?
But what she didn’t expect was that once again, it was Lu Yiming.
It was him! This bastard!
He had dared to lay a hand on the person most important to her.
The moment she saw Lu Yiming, Su Rongrong completely misunderstood the situation.
In her mind, this spoiled rich brat had gone so far as to use such methods to threaten her.
It was insane.
“Lu Yiming, I’m warning you. If anything happens to my grandfather, I will never forgive you.”
Her gaze was filled with nothing but hatred.
“Do as you please.”
In full view of everyone, Young Master Lu took a clean slap to the face.
If it had been the past, Lu Yiming would’ve exploded on the spot.
But now, with a guilty conscience, he could only endure.
Just then, the emergency room light switched off.
“Doctor, how is my grandfather?”
Su Rongrong ignored Lu Yiming and rushed up to the doctor.
“Who’s the family member?”
“I am. I’m his granddaughter.”
“The patient has a fractured rib. The more serious issue was a sudden heart attack, but luckily he was brought in time. He’s stable now.”
Hearing that her grandfather was safe, Su Rongrong finally let out a sigh of relief.
If something had happened to him… she definitely would’ve…
“Miss, we’ll need your cooperation to finalize the report.”
The scene had been a bit chaotic, but the traffic police still needed a formal statement.
Meanwhile, the Lu Group was brightly lit.
Inside the chairman’s office, Lu Aijun sat behind his desk with a dark expression. In front of him stood Li Li.
“CEO Lu, that’s everything that happened.”
The moment she returned to the company, Li Li had reported everything in detail.
Lu Aijun was furious. His son had taken matters into his own hands and ignored his plans.
No wonder there were dozens of missed calls from Director Guan on his phone.
“CEO Lu, I accept responsibility. However, Young Master Lu didn’t do anything wrong this time.”
“You…”
He hadn’t expected Li Li to speak up in defense of Lu Yiming.
“CEO Lu, if we had followed the original plan, we would’ve burned through all our liquid assets and gone down with Wanguo.”
“Hmm?”
Lu Aijun hadn’t expected things to be that serious.
“This was my oversight. I didn’t do a thorough investigation and missed critical information. This was a battle of information disparity. We were destined to lose.”
The government had already made its stance on the treasury bonds clear. In this battle, the short-sellers were doomed to fail.
It could be said that if it weren’t for Lu Yiming…
“That brat… must’ve just gotten lucky.”
Lu Aijun knew exactly what kind of person his son was. If he didn’t cause trouble for a day, it was already a miracle.
This time must have been pure luck—probably just going against Li Li out of spite and accidentally making the right move.
“CEO Lu, you really misunderstood Young Master Lu this time. His performance today was truly unexpected.”
Hearing Li Li praise his son like that, Lu Aijun’s expression softened a bit.
After all, no matter how useless a son might be, he was still his own blood.
As they say, a tiger doesn’t raise a dog. Of course Lu Aijun wanted his son to amount to something.
Unfortunately, over the years, all Lu Yiming had brought him was disappointment.
He’d gotten used to it and accepted it as reality—mud that couldn’t stick to a wall.
But this time, Lu Yiming had truly surprised him.
“That brat only knows how to stir things up. Why did he have to provoke Wanguo at the end? Wanguo had already broken the rules. Even if we didn’t make a move, they wouldn’t have gotten away with it. But now look—he dragged himself into it just to make a point.”
“CEO Lu, everything went just as Young Master Lu predicted. He said that between two bad choices, the lesser evil would be chosen. The government wouldn’t ignore the lives of ordinary investors.”
“Hmph.”
Though he snorted coldly, Lu Aijun didn’t deny that statement.
“And Young Master Lu also said he did it to protect more people.”
“Who does he think he is?!”
Though he scolded him harshly, a hint of pride appeared on Lu Aijun’s face.
So he was just being stubborn with his words.
“Where is that brat now?”
“Uh…”
“Speak the truth.”
“He’s at the hospital… Seems he got into a traffic accident.”
“Dammit!”
Lu Aijun: Taking back everything he just said. Grown up? That brat causes trouble the second you let your guard down!