After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Since the engagement has been called off, keeping those jewels is just an eyesore. It's better to get rid of them sooner rather than later and recoup some of the money.

Xia Youyou acted immediately, hanging up the phone and going to inquire.

Lu Sijian also got up and went into the dressing room, opened the safe to look at her jewelry.

The most eye-catching item in the safe was the diamond heart worth 1800 million, which she had wanted to get rid of for a long time—it was all money!

She felt too heavy to wear so much money around her neck; it would be more practical to turn it into cash and deposit it in the bank, or spend it.

[Luckily, because of my outburst, Lu Lingjun was eager to make a good impression and bought the necklace. Otherwise, according to the original plot, I would have had to pay for it myself, which would have been a huge loss for me.]

[Taking advantage of others makes people happy, and taking advantage of Lu Lingjun makes it even more enjoyable.]

My dear older brother is incredibly stingy; he only gives me glittering jewelry as gifts. Is he sure I won't sell them secretly?

These top-tier jewels hold their value well. If the Lu family goes bankrupt in the future, he won't even need to say a word; a bunch of people will already be urging me to sell the jewelry to help the family through the crisis.

That's quite a clever scheme.

Lu Lingjun stood outside the dressing room door and lowered his gaze upon hearing these words.

He hated the feeling of being seen through at every turn, as if he had nowhere to hide.

A moment later, he raised his hand and knocked on the door. "Jian, dinner's ready."

Lu Sijian calmly put down the Heart of Diamond and stood up. "Big Brother."

When they went downstairs, Lu Lingbo and Lu Lingchen were also at home, and the family rarely got together for a meal.

At the dinner table, Lu Sijian spoke directly: "Big brother, I want to sell the Heart of Diamond."

Lu Lingbo was taken aback. "Why would you sell it? A-Jian, do you need money? I'll send you some, okay?"

Lu Sijian looked vulnerable. "The engagement party has been canceled. I don't want to see those jewelry pieces anymore."

"So that's how it is," Lu Lingbo immediately understood and turned to look at Lu Lingjun.

The older brother probably wouldn't care, since he gave the diamond heart to his sister hoping to bring her happiness.

Lu Lingjun said gently, "Fine, sell it if you want. It was given to you by your elder brother, so it's yours to do with as you please."

Sheng Lan sold half of the jewelry that Sheng Yunchao had given her without any reason, and since Sheng Yunchao didn't say anything, he certainly wouldn't say anything either.

Moreover, Lu Sijian's reasons were so compelling.

Lu Sijian smiled brightly, "Thank you, big brother!"

He must have been heartbroken, but what could he do? He couldn't just stop me from selling.

I think I've figured it out now; Lu Lingjun is indeed sick, incurable.

Lu Lingbai gripped his chopsticks, his heart leaping into his throat. So, his older brother's stomach cancer wasn't caused by a stomach ailment?

What kind of illness could cause coughing up blood, be fatal, and be incurable? He quietly pricked up his ears to listen.

[Others being stingy is considered petty, but your stinginess is clearly a psychological disorder! It's obvious you were terrified of poverty in the countryside as a child; it's reached a pathological level.]

Who would have thought that someone who's a CEO paying salaries to thousands of people would be so preoccupied with pennies and heartbroken over wasting even a single cent?

Lu Lingbai: "..."

He looked up and met Lu Lingjun's gaze. What was going on? His older brother's face seemed to have darkened.

-

That night, Lu Lingjun returned to his room, opened the safe, and took out a thick stack of notebooks.

Opening the notebook, the neat and beautiful handwriting inside seemed to record important information.

But if you look closely, it's clear that it's full of trivial, insignificant things.

"Today, the administrative staff spilled the coffee beans in the break room, and the cleaning lady swept them into the trash can—that bag of coffee beans cost 35 yuan to purchase."

He stared blankly at the lines of records, then after a moment took out a prepared basin, lit it, and burned the entire notebook.

He cannot let anyone know about this weakness.

When he first returned to the city from the countryside, his father criticized him, saying that he was narrow-minded and only focused on a few cents, and how could he be capable of becoming the leader of a company?

He tried hard to get rid of the shabby attitude his father disliked, and treated tens of millions or even hundreds of millions as commonplace, but in the dead of night, he was still that poor boy from the countryside.

Every day I wake up worrying about money, thinking about how to stretch every penny.

Even he didn't know that he had a mental illness.

It wasn't that my father was narrow-minded, or that I was stingy or poor, but that I was sick.

Lu Lingjun lowered his eyes and watched as the flames gradually engulfed the notebooks. After thinking for a moment, he made a phone call to Lin Yuxi.

"Help me schedule an appointment with the best psychologist tomorrow."

-

Lu Sijian also made an appointment with Xia Youyou to go to the investor appreciation party in Louchangling to watch the excitement.

It's quite funny, Lou Changling organized this thank-you party, and they even required verification of funds.

Fortunately, Lu Sijian recently sold some jewelry and recovered some money, reaching the threshold for entry.

She didn't use her own name, but rather Xia Youyou's.

There was no real investment. Lou Changling's original intention in holding the thank-you party was to attract investment on the spot. He couldn't raise much money by making a few phone calls.

His female confidantes had limited funds, so he turned his attention to various sectors of society and organized such a lavish banquet at a hotel.

After the banquet began, a group of young and handsome men took to the stage to perform, singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere.

Lou Changling didn't show his face, but his voice came from the speakers as he passionately introduced his project.

There was also a lucky draw in the middle, which really created a great atmosphere.

Lu Sijian discreetly ate her meal in the far corner, while the main table was bustling with activity.

It is said that only those who have invested over 100 million yuan can sit at that table, and the person sitting there looking smug is none other than Sheng Lan.

Sheng Lan was the biggest investor this time. She also borrowed 20 million from others, raising a total of 200 million to invest in Lou Changling, instantly becoming Lou Changling's SVIP.

She won a private dinner with Lou Changling in a lottery, which means she can go to Lou's house and eat a dinner prepared by Lou Changling himself, with no less than ten dishes!

The problem is, some people below actually expressed their envy.

Lu Sijian almost spat out her soup. Someone quietly handed her a handkerchief. She turned her head, blinked, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Sheng Yunchao: "If I hadn't come, how would I have known there are so many different ways to raise funds these days?"

Xia Youyou stared at Sheng Yunchao in shock, unable to recover for a long time.

Well, Sheng Yunchao was dressed like a spirited young man.

But he still exuded an air of nobility, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs. He didn't look like a spirited young man at all; on the contrary, his temperament was amazing, dignified yet with a hint of wickedness, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes were captivating.

Lu Sijian thought for a moment, then raised her voice: "Is President Lou's cooking really that good? Wouldn't it be bad if the food wasn't tasty?"

The scene was noisy, and she spoke in a high-pitched voice, keeping her head down the whole time, so no one noticed her.

Lou Changling couldn't stand hearing others say the word "bad luck," and besides, he was very confident in Ye Sao's cooking skills.

"Since some people have doubts, I'll serve everyone a dish. This is a dessert I just made today, and only investors with more than 100 million can enjoy it."