Don't meet me in your next life.

"Xiao Zhao, I'm being followed and photographed in Shashi. Have someone handle it, keep an eye on the media, and find out who's behind it." Lin Lubai called Xiao Zhao.

"What's going on?" Xiao Zhao was a little puzzled. His boss rarely left the house, so how could he be followed?

"Qiaoqiao and I went out to eat, and someone secretly took pictures of us in the parking lot. When I chased after him, he ran away," Lin Lubai explained.

"Who wants to mess with you? It's not Lu Chengmin, is it?" Xiao Zhao asked.

"Let's check it out first." Lin Lubai couldn't help but look at the girl beside him.

"Make sure to contact the public relations department and be ready to handle any issues. I don't want Yi Yi to see this and cause any misunderstandings," Lin Lubai instructed.

Upon hearing this, Su Qiaoqiao's nose tingled, her face twitched, and she pouted for a while before she managed to hold back the tears that were about to fall.

“Okay, then be careful and stay out of the way these next few days. I’ll find out who it is,” Xiao Zhao said to Lin Lubai.

"Okay, you need to hurry up on your end too," Lin Lubai instructed.

"Soon. I'll go back as soon as I'm done. I need to take care of this first," Xiao Zhao said.

"Okay." Lin Lubai hung up the phone.

On the way back to the hotel, Lin Lubai was on the phone almost the entire time, his face gloomy, and he didn't notice Su Qiaoqiao's change.

Su Qiaoqiao was still thinking about his words about being afraid that Xiang Yiyi would misunderstand, and the two of them didn't speak to each other the whole way.

A short while later, Lin Lubai drove back to the hotel, and the two entered the hotel together.

After what had just happened, Su Qiaoqiao behaved herself and didn't hold Lin Lubai's arm again. She silently entered the hotel and only spoke to Lin Lubai after getting into the elevator.

"I'm sorry, Brother Xiaobai, I didn't know this would happen," Su Qiaoqiao said apologetically to Lin Lubai.

"It's alright, I'm just glad you're okay. I'll handle the rest," Lin Lubai said.

"Will that have any impact on you?" Su Qiaoqiao asked.

"It's alright, I'll find out who's behind this. It won't affect me or your reputation, don't worry." Lin Lubai felt something was off. He said this, but he was also warning Su Qiaoqiao, hoping she had nothing to do with it.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Xiaobai. If you need me to step up, just let me know," Su Qiaoqiao said obediently.

"Okay. Don't worry, I'll handle it," Lin Lubai said.

"Mmm." Su Qiaoqiao nodded obediently.

"You should get some rest. I'll have a driver pick you up tomorrow. I'll provide you with a car and driver from now on." Lin Lubai felt that it was just his imagination. Such a well-behaved and cute girl shouldn't resort to such tricks.

"Can I go to work with you? I don't want a driver to pick me up. I don't like being all alone like this." Su Qiaoqiao looked at him expectantly.

"If you don't want to be alone, go to the staff dormitory. The conditions there are decent, there's security, and it's close to work." Lin Lubai wasn't going to indulge her.

"No, I'm not used to that. You can just take me to work with you," Su Qiaoqiao said, dissatisfied.

"If you're not used to it, just go back. I'm always traveling around, and sometimes I have social engagements, so I don't know what time I get up." Lin Lubai declined Su Qiaoqiao's idea of ​​going to the company with him.

"I don't want to go back. If I go back, Grandpa will keep urging me to go on blind dates. Don't even think about kicking me out." Su Qiaoqiao pretended to be angry.

"Then you can have the driver take you. My schedule is not fixed. Since you're here to work, you should act like you're at work so I can report back," Lin Lubai said.

"Grandpa asked me to come and build a relationship with you," Su Qiaoqiao said softly.

“You know I have a wife and children, and they are the only ones in my heart,” Lin Lubai emphasized.

"I don't care, I'm not going back. If you want me to go back, I'll have Grandpa and your maternal grandfather talk to you." Su Qiaoqiao was a little annoyed.

“Grandpa can’t interfere with my feelings, Su Qiaoqiao.” Lin Lubai emphasized, he couldn’t let Su Qiaoqiao think that she could be a puppet in her relationship just because of her grandfather.

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. Don't send me away." Su Qiaoqiao tugged at her sleeve and acted coquettishly.

"Alright, then you can stay here for a while. But don't use me as a shield. I have a wife and kids, and I don't want my wife to misunderstand. Besides, it's about time you found a boyfriend." Lin Lubai felt it was necessary to be upfront about it.

"Alright, alright, stop being so stingy. Aren't you divorced? What's wrong with letting me borrow you for a while?" Su Qiaoqiao pouted.

"It's not that I'm stingy, but can I lend it in this situation? My wife will be jealous if she finds out. If you want to lend it, I can lend you Xiao Zhao instead," Lin Lubai said with a smile.

"I don't want to," Su Qiaoqiao snorted.

"Alright, go in." Su Qiaoqiao returned to the hotel, and Lin Lubai also went back to his room.

As soon as she entered the room, Su Qiaoqiao quickly sent a message to the unknown number: "Don't send the photos yet, wait for my notification."

"Okay." A simple reply.

Her heart was in her throat just now, she was really worried that Lin Lubai would catch that person and expose her, but fortunately, that person was quick and got away.

Su Qiaoqiao wants Lin Lubai. She has liked him for 7 years. Since he got married and divorced, she wants to fight for him, even if he has the reputation of being a divorcee with a child.

"Xiao Zhao, have you caught who took the photos that day?" Lin Lubai had been paying special attention these past few days and hadn't noticed anyone following him anymore.

"No, I haven't found any photos leaked. I've also spoken to the publisher, and they haven't received any of your photos," Xiao Zhao replied. "Could it be Su Qiaoqiao?"

“It shouldn’t be her. I’ve been observing her for a few days and haven’t found anything suspicious about her. Could it be someone sent by my grandfather?” Lin Lubai was somewhat doubtful. He had also been observing Su Qiaoqiao for a long time and hadn’t found anything suspicious about her.

"Hopefully it's someone sent by Grandpa, otherwise there'll be a lot of trouble," Xiao Zhao muttered.

"Alright, any progress on your end? What's Lu Sichen up to?" Lin Lubai asked.

"I've already negotiated with most of the hospitals here that can admit me, and I've made arrangements with the rest. I'll be going back in about two weeks," Xiao Zhao said.

"Okay, come back as soon as you've made the arrangements. Su Qiaoqiao is coming, and I can't handle it alone," Lin Lubai said.

"Also, have someone buy the land in the East City that the Lu family owns. They're short of money right now, and that land isn't very useful to them, so it'll be easy for them to take advantage of it."

"Okay, I'll have someone go and negotiate right now." Lin Lubai was speeding up the closing of Lu's Group. He needed to settle things with Lu's Group as soon as possible so that he would have more time to spend with Yi Yi when she returned.

"That's settled then, speed things up." Lin Lubai hung up the phone.

Perhaps it really was Grandpa who did this, wanting to see how things went between him and Su Qiaoqiao, but if it was Grandpa, there would have been a reason for it to remain silent.

Everything seemed to have returned to normal, with nothing changed. Su Qiaoqiao didn't do anything out of line; she just stayed by his side.