After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Lu Sijian stopped and turned to look at him: "Wasn't it supposed to be a graduation banquet?"

[After how I treated Wu Qingfeng, how can I still accept him as my master???]

Lu Lingbo coughed lightly, "It's mainly a graduation banquet, and then we'll take the opportunity to become apprentices together."

Lu Sijian bluntly stated, "I have a grudge against Professor Wu."

Lu Lingjun: "That day was just a misunderstanding. Professor Wu is a man of great integrity. He admitted that he was a little confused because he had been drinking that day and shouldn't have been so concerned and confused as to blame you. He won't hold your attitude against you."

Lu Sijian frowned: "Is this Wu Qingfeng's idea?"

[When did Wu Qingfeng become so magnanimous? No, it must be because the Lu family has given him a lot of benefits.]

Am I really forced to go through this whole apprenticeship stunt where I'm scolded and humiliated? Are you kidding me?!

Lu Lingbai was getting anxious. How could this be just to tease her? They were all doing it for their sister's own good.

"Jian, don't overthink it. Professor Wu sincerely wants to take you as his apprentice. He has already accepted your apprenticeship gift. No one will make things difficult for you at the apprenticeship banquet."

Lu Lingchen: "I have some connection with Professor Wu. Professor Wu is not the kind of unreasonable person."

He was curious about what kind of face-slapping plot it was.

He was overjoyed whenever he saw his sister suffer misfortune.

Lu Lingjun: "Even if there was a grudge, it was between Sheng Yunchao and Professor Wu. Forcing the Wu family to apologize for a minor injury is making a mountain out of a molehill and abusing their power."

If he said that, Lu Sijian wouldn't be able to hold back.

[Dude, you've gone off-screen! Aren't you supposed to value family and kinship the most?]

Lu Sijian said softly, "But I don't think Sheng Yunchao did anything wrong. He was trying to protect his family. Didn't you see how arrogant Professor Wu was at the time? Aunt Sheng Lan has a long scar on her arm, it looks scary."

She looked up at Lu Lingjun with a face full of filial piety, "Big brother, didn't you say that you work so hard to earn money so that your family wouldn't be bullied? If it had been me or third brother who was injured that day, you would have made a bigger fuss than Sheng Yunchao."

When the Lu family went bankrupt, Lu Lingjun was the eldest child in the family. Because he was sensible at an early age, he could better feel the difference of falling from a high place.

Before being sent to the countryside, he also experienced the situation of accompanying Lu Ting to plead for mercy everywhere but being met with cold indifference.

Business partners who used to greet him with smiles have changed their attitude; relatives who used to be attentive have all avoided him.

Not to mention in the countryside, where the lower classes fight each other for survival, which is truly uncivilized and undignified.

His two younger brothers suffered a great deal of hardship following him.

Standing in the mud, he vowed countless times to rise above others and reach greater heights so that he could protect his family from being bullied.

Lu Lingjun looked deeply at Lu Sijian, and after a moment smiled helplessly, "Ah Jian, you're right, it was your older brother who was wrong. I shouldn't have just followed the crowd because of some rumors."

Lu Sijian: "I know that my brother is also worried about Sheng Yunchao's reputation, but don't worry, reputation is the least of his concerns."

[It should be Lu Lingjun who truly cares about his reputation, right? He's not smart enough; he carries too much mental burden.]

[Sheng Yunchao, with his face alone, could easily win people's favor, unless someone had a particularly bad temper. This doesn't mean he cares about how others perceive him.]

If he cared about these things, the Sheng Group would never have reached its current scale.

An excellent leader is inevitably decisive and authoritarian. If all you care about is a good reputation, why be a businessman? You might as well be a philanthropist.

[They're not even as good as Lou Xiao; at least Lou Xiao is never affected by external influences.]

The warmth in Lu Lingjun's eyes gradually froze, and after a moment he smiled and said, "Is that so? I've learned something, brother."

-

The next morning, Lu Sijian ate breakfast while pondering what she had done to cause Lu Lingjun's favorability to drop so drastically.

It was so stable before, but now it's dropped by more than half, leaving only 43% of its favorability.

It instantly gave her the illusion that she was losing blood and feeling the pain of it.

However, compared to others, this level of favorability remains very strong.

Current favorability rankings: Shen Baolin 7%, Lu Lingchen 1%, Lu Lingbai 38%. Surprisingly, Lou Xiao still has 52% favorability!

Lu Sijian felt something was amiss. Lou Xiao had a strong sense of pride. Although her reasons for wanting to break off the engagement were plausible, it was clear that she was not giving Lou Xiao any face.

Instead of understanding and standing with him during his most difficult time, she added to his troubles, which undoubtedly crossed his bottom line.

Shouldn't he be very unhappy?

After finishing breakfast, Lu Sijian went upstairs to change her clothes, and Wang Ma quietly followed her.

It was too late yesterday, so she didn't have a chance. This morning, she went to inquire about it and felt that the situation was not good.

So he quickly ran up and shared the latest information with Lu Sijian.

In short, the Lu family also invited Mu Liangyue to today's apprenticeship banquet.

During the time Lu Sijian was away, Mu Liangyue often came to the door and waited there, hoping to apologize to Lu Sijian in person as soon as possible.

Because Lu Sijian's return date was uncertain, Mu Liangyue always returned empty-handed, only to come back again the next time.

Perhaps because of this, I had more opportunities to interact with the three Lu brothers.

On several occasions, the young master even sent people to take the other party home. On one occasion, during a torrential downpour, he even invited Mu Liangyue into his home and let her stay overnight.

Wang Ma was truly shocked! Even if the eldest young master wanted to demonstrate the Lu family's magnanimity, he shouldn't have done it this way.

After all, Mu Liangyue was the one who indirectly ruined the young lady's marriage. Even if the responsibility lies more with Lou Xiao, Mu Liangyue is definitely not innocent.

The Lu family may not resent Mu Liangyue, but there's no need for them to be so friendly, is there?

"Miss, should we remind the young master not to let Mu Liangyue attend today's banquet?" Wang Ma asked in a low voice.

Lu Sijian: "No need. My brother invited Mu Liangyue, and he must have his reasons. He's just extending an invitation; whether or not Mu Liangyue attends is up to her."

Wang Ma breathed a sigh of relief: "Then Mu Liangyue definitely won't participate."

If Mu Liangyue were smart, she would know that she was not popular at all, so why bother making a fool of herself.

Lu Sijian smiled and said, "Wang Ma, you're quite good at gathering information now."

Aunt Wang: "That's right. I chatted with Xiao Gao for a few minutes, and he told me everything."

Lu Sijian: "..."

She realized that Wang Ma was still not vigilant enough.

If I remember correctly, the servants in the Lu family are willing to tell the truth to everyone, except for Wang Ma and her.

However, regardless of the other party's intention in deliberately revealing this matter, it is unlikely to be achieved.

Because she had no intention of paying any attention to it.

Lu Sijian didn't really care whether Mu Liangyue attended or not. In the original book, Mu Liangyue didn't attend, but the original owner still lost face.

Wu Qingfeng only agreed to attend the apprenticeship banquet out of respect for Mu Liangyue, waiting for Mu Liangyue and Lu Sijian to become apprentices together.

As it turned out, only Lu Sijian appeared at the ceremony, and the most important person was not there. He immediately felt that he had been deceived.

He immediately frowned and questioned the original owner of the body why Mu Liangyue was not there, asking if she had deliberately ostracized Mu Liangyue so that she could steal the limelight.