Chapter 47: Bolt from the Blue — “He’s already dead” part 1
“Since you were able to find me, you must have heard about what happened at the banquet. Si Jinyan will definitely have people investigate the events of eight years ago when he goes back.”
Someone passed by in the adjacent corridor. Lu Xunye turned his back, held Lu Feng’s shoulders, turned him around as well, lowered his voice, and continued.
“Leaving aside his inexplicable feelings for Shen Yunqian, what if he finds something out? Do you think he will let go of Shen Yunqian?”
“If Si Jinyan flatly denies it or finds out the truth about the Shen couple’s car accident, and if Shen Yunqian remembers him, will he still go against the Si Group?”
“Only by making Shen Yunqian trust me wholeheartedly… even if he remembers Si Jinyan, he won’t cut ties with me. Maybe he’ll trust me even more out of guilt.”
Lu Xunye said a lot, only concealing the fact that Si Jinyan suffered from mental illness.
He knew that if this matter were known by people with intentions, let alone others eyeing the Si Group, even the veteran shareholders of the Si Group wouldn’t let Si Jinyan sit securely in the CEO position.
In the original plot, no one knew about the Protagonist Gong’s mental illness until the end.
Although the plot would return to the beginning no matter how Lu Xunye tossed it around.
But if the plot deviated too much, it would be troublesome if trickier problems arose during the phase of returning to the right track.
Lu Feng had to admit that what he said made sense, but losing face to a junior was unprecedented.
He pointed a threatening finger at the other party and said coldly, “Know your limits. You shouldn’t want me to make a move on the Shen kid.”
Lu Xunye also used his finger to push the other’s finger away.
In his other hand, he pinched a hair he had lifted from the other’s shoulder and smoothly stuffed it into his pocket.
On his face, he smiled as if negotiating. “Then before that, can you promise me one thing?”
…
The assistant settled the reporters and media, and upon returning to the health center, saw two figures, one old and one young, huddled in an unmanned corner, acting sneakily.
“Chairman, Young Master, you are…”
Unsurprisingly, both were startled.
Lu Feng turned around and slapped the other on the head. “You really need to learn how to be steady from your brother.”
The assistant covered his head pitifully.
Lu Xunye sized up the foolish assistant in front of him, pressed his tongue against his cheek, and suddenly had a brilliant idea.
Fifteen minutes later.
Lu Feng sat on the row of chairs at the entrance. Seeing the assistant run over in a hurry, he frowned. “What did the Young Master ask you to do?”
The assistant panted, slurring his words. “Dis-discharge… Young Master Shen.”
Lu Feng had a bad premonition. “Then where are they?”
“Young Master said he was going to pack things and would meet us later.”
As the assistant spoke, his dull brain started working. His voice paused, and his guilty gaze met Lu Feng’s cold eyes.
Before Lu Feng could get angry, he immediately admitted his mistake. “I’ll go find the Young Master.”
After speaking, he greased the soles of his feet and slipped away.
The ward was empty, the bed neatly made.
Assistant: “…”
Don’t mess with me, Young Master!
Returning to the entrance, the assistant’s eyes flickered, stammering, “Young Master… he might have something to do.”
Lu Feng expected this. “Let’s go back to the pier.”
Unexpectedly, just as the two stepped out the door, they were gagged by a group of reporters with microphones.
“May I ask your opinion on the disappearance of the Lu Group heir? Will it affect the marriage alliance between the Lu and Wen families?”
“Why didn’t you choose an heir from your sons? Is there any concern?”
“Did you know your grandson is homosexual?” …
The usually quiet clinic entrance was drowned in a flood of sharp interview questions.
“This is the person you found?!”
Hearing the gnashing, cold voice in his ear, the assistant wiped his sweat.
…
Hair blowing in the wind, Lu Xunye’s voice was bright.
“Last day, taking you to be reckless for once. How can you manage with this physique if you don’t exercise?”
“Slow down, I want to vomit.”
Shen Yunqian was being pulled, running on the concrete path.
Stumbling, his feet landed almost as soon as they left the ground, alternating quickly. The rapid breathing caused a dull pain in his chest.
“Young man, where are you going in such a hurry?”
Lu Xunye looked and saw it was the uncle who had chatted with him while collecting nets at the pier that day.
He slowed down, looked back to confirm they were far from the health center, and stopped.
Before he could speak, the uncle said mysteriously, “I heard a big shot came to our island today. That helicopter and big ship are parked at the pier. The villagers all went to watch the excitement.”
Hearing this commotion, Lu Xunye was speechless for a moment. “Then you go ahead, we have something to do so we’ll go first—”
The uncle continued on his own, “I don’t know where Little Zhang knows such a person from. Just now the couple was taken away by two strong men in suits. Could it be Boss Jian renegotiating the investment?”
Lu Xunye’s face sank, and his grip on Shen Yunqian’s hand tightened. “Which Little Zhang?”
The uncle was puzzled why he was so agitated. “Your Brother Zhang and Little An.”
Qinghu Island, Pier
A group of people surrounded the helicopter.
Lu Xunye squeezed into the crowd and saw Brother Zhang’s family of four facing sideways to him, standing awkwardly in front of the serious Lu Feng. The two children were protected in front of their parents.
Lu Feng reached out toward the eldest child, like Gargamel casting a net over a Smurf.
Lu Xunye’s pupils quaked. He burst through the crowd and rushed forward, blurting out, “Stop!”
Shen Yunqian, who had a clear view and knew exactly what was happening ahead, heard his angry shout and tried to grab his clothes but missed. “…”
The tense atmosphere Lu Xunye expected did not appear. Instead, it was… harmonious and happy?
Brother Zhang and Sister An had smiles on their faces, and the two kids were holding red envelopes, grinning like fools.
Only then did Lu Xunye see the village official who had shown the movie yesterday standing aside, laughing and introducing the basic situation of the island.
He awkwardly put down his suspended foot.
Because of his disturbance, several gazes swept over.
Brother Zhang was surprised. “Little Lu, what’s wrong?”
Lu Xunye was tongue-tied. “I…”
Lu Feng smiled pleasantly. “This child didn’t cause trouble for you here, did he?”
“Trouble?” Sister An’s brain was confused. “This… You and Little Lu know each other?”
The assistant introduced, “This is my Young Master.”
As the words fell, the surroundings gasped in surprise, exclaiming that Sister An’s family had saved a golden nugget.
Even those who initially despised their bleeding-heart kindness now showed envy in their eyes.
“Mom, what is a Young Master?” The children’s question brought the couple, who were unable to extricate themselves from shock, back to their senses.
Sister An was extremely annoyed. “I even told Young Master Lu not to worry about money. I really am…”
“Sister,” Lu Xunye interrupted her continued self-depreciation, “I really consider you my sister.”
For some reason, when she called out “Young Master Lu,” Lu Xunye felt the illusion that the distance between them had widened, even though they had only known each other for two days.
It was obvious that she had truly treated Lu Xunye and Shen Yunqian as younger brothers before.
Now, she truly didn’t want to use the title of “Young Master Lu’s” savior to get involved with the Lu family.
They had all thought a big boss finally appreciated the dusty pearl that was Qinghu Island.
Only to realize the investment was intended to build a geomantic treasure land, but because of this twist, the nature of it suddenly changed.
Sister An didn’t say anything more.
She lowered her head, took the heavy red envelope from her son’s hand, and handed it back to the assistant.
Then she said seriously to Lu Feng, “If you are investing in Qinghu Island for Young Master Lu… Little Lu, then please go back.”
The village official coughed with a strong presence, reminding her not to talk nonsense.
Brother Zhang stepped forward and put his arm around Sister An, rubbing her arm up and down, representing comfort and support.
The air was quiet until a clear voice erupted from the crowd.
“That’s right! Although we are poor, our aspirations are not poor. Qinghu Island needs someone who truly understands it. Besides, everyone has lived on the island for generations and lives freely. We don’t want to commercialize our homeland and break the original peace.”
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