After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Lu Sijian slowly typed out a question mark: "?"

[She called me a green tea bitch right off the bat. Wow, this girl's got guts.]

“This doesn’t seem like something you can decide,” Lu Sijian said after a moment’s thought. “You can’t even influence Lou Xiao’s opinion.”

[Old Madam He dislikes me, but she can only put up with it; do you think Lou Xiao will listen to you, a cousin who's not related by blood and just forced her way in?]

He Yun'er sneered, "Fine, so you were just playing hard to get, trying to manipulate my cousin! I won't let you succeed!"

Lu Sijian: "...Then what do you want?"

He Yun'er immediately turned to the host and said, "She's lying! How could she possibly have a hundred million? She's just making up an excuse to get her cousin's attention. Get her off the stage right now!"

The host raised his hand to cover his earpiece, looking embarrassed. "If Ms. Lu is truly interested in investing, we will not refuse a high-net-worth client."

He Yun'er: "She definitely can't come up with that much money. She's the poorest member of the Lu family. Don't be fooled by her!"

Sheng Lan looked at Lu Sijian with schadenfreude, thought for a moment and said, "You'd better go down obediently."

Lu Sijian knew that the film project with Xian Jiahe was a chance to make money, but she didn't invest. She only asked Sheng Yunchao to give a small share to the servants around her, which shows that she really didn't have any money on hand.

It's clear that he only appears glamorous on the surface; in reality, he's a penniless pauper.

Just like her few arch-enemies, they would boast a lot at gatherings with their girlfriends, but when it came to actually getting real money, they couldn't produce it and had to ask their families for permission.

Compared to this, Sheng Lan felt that her nephew hadn't treated her too badly.

At least when she sold jewelry, the other party didn't stop her.

"But it would be too impolite to kick the customer off the stage," the host insisted.

He Yun'er gritted her teeth, "What if I invest 100 million? I'm really planning to invest, the kind where we can sign the contract right now!"

Lu Sijian frowned: "Wait a minute, you've been tricked. He's deliberately provoking you!"

[This girl's family background is nowhere near that of the Sheng family. Investing in Lou Changling is like throwing good money after bad, a complete loss.]

Lu Sijian pointed to the host's in-ear monitor and said, "See? There's someone in his in-ear monitor instructing him to entice you to invest. If you actually sign the contract, you'll be scammed."

He Yun'er glanced hesitantly at the host's in-ear monitor.

"Lu Sijian, aren't you going too far? I was talking to the host just now!" Lou Changling grabbed the microphone and walked up from backstage.

Lu Sijian stared blankly at Lou Changling for a moment.

Is he really treating himself like a pig?

[How much poppy shells did Sister Ye add to make him so fat and still unaware of the problem?]

Beside the stage, a staff member looked up and suddenly stared at Lu Sijian.

At the last table, Sheng Yunchao smiled slightly. He had found him; Lou Xiao had indeed sneaked in as well.

Lou Changling has made such a big fuss; unless Lou Xiao is dead, he wouldn't know there's a problem with what he's doing.

Lou Xiao did feel that Lou Changling's fundraising method was problematic, but he himself was too busy with other matters to stop it.

Besides, the film project proposal that Lou Changling showed him wasn't entirely worthless; it was clearly written by a professional.

If you're lucky, making some money isn't a problem.

He never expected that Lu Sijian's suggestion to visit the old house was actually because she thought Aunt Ye was using poppy shells indiscriminately.

So, was it at Lu Sijian's behest that Lu Lingbai subtly mentioned that Sister Ye's cooking skills were not good that day?

The truth was not what she thought at all; Lu Sijian shouldn't have made such malicious assumptions about others.

-

Sheng Lan was delighted to hear her idol's voice and looked over. After a moment, she squeezed her eyes shut.

I dared not open my eyes, hoping it was just my imagination—but when I opened them, it was not an illusion!

Good heavens, how did my idol get so fat? He's practically a ball!

The photos my nephew showed me weren't taken from deliberately unflattering angles; they were completely realistic!

Looking at Sheng Lan's blank expression from below the stage, Sheng Yunchao guessed what she was thinking.

The photos I showed her weren't taken at an angle to make Lou Changling look bad. After all, Sheng Lan had a very strong positive impression of Lou Changling, and what if she lowered her expectations and found him handsome in person?

Lou Changling was very dissatisfied, as Lu Sijian kept staring at his stomach.

Although he was very confident in his outfit today, his face was still handsome and charming, exuding a mature charm.

"Are you not even going to say hello now? After all, we almost became family." Lou Changling's expression was not good.

Lu Sijian: "...Have you been eating a bit too much lately?"

"How could you say that about your uncle? Being able to eat is a blessing. Your uncle clearly enjoys cooking and is a very good cook," He Yun'er quickly defended him.

Lou Changling calmed down and said, "Since you don't call me uncle, you must still have grievances against the Lou family. I don't need your investment. Please leave."

He turned to He Yun'er with a friendly smile, "You're Yun'er, right? Thank you for your support, and congratulations on your excellent taste in becoming our SVIP customer! When you have time, go to the Lou family's old house. Your uncle will personally cook a family feast for you, and Lou Xiao will come along too."

While he was speaking, the salesperson had already come up on stage with the prepared contract.

Lu Sijian: "That's not right, I remember you can't cook at all."

Lou Changling looked at her smugly, "You're short-sighted. To tell you the truth, I've been focusing on studying cooking recently, and now my skills are comparable to those of a state banquet chef."

Lu Sijian immediately realized something was wrong, "When Lou Xiao ate at your house, did you cook everything yourself?"

Lou Changling: "It's the real deal! Ah Xiao raved about it after eating, and even her assistant said that Ah Xiao has never enjoyed a meal so much."

Even Lu Lingbai was taken aback. So, Lou Changling's obesity was purely due to his daily study of cooking and overeating?

Does it have absolutely nothing to do with Sister Ye adding poppy shells or anything like that?

He Yun'er sneered: "I know now, you came here today with no good intentions at all."

She took the contract from the salesperson, didn't even look at it, and quickly signed her name.

"I'm definitely investing this 100 million! I also believe that my uncle can help me make a lot of money and achieve a high rate of return! Now, please get out of here right now!"

Two security guards jumped onto the stage and demanded that Lu Sijian leave. They threatened to take action if she refused.

Lou Changling, still resentful about being kicked out of the party that day, laughed and said, "Sijian, you see, this is my SVIP client's request, I have to comply. Or should I ask them to go easy on me..."

Without any hesitation, Lu Sijian turned around and jumped off the stage.

A staff member reached out his hand from below the stage. Lu Sijian flinched, but the staff member said, "Be careful," and still helped her over.

Lou Changling looked closely and exclaimed, "Holy crap, who else could this be but Lou Xiao?"