After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

[Isn't he supposed to be a business genius? By this point in the story, shouldn't he have developed his own power base? How come he's getting easily trampled on by Lian Buman? He's such a waste!]

[Whose fault is that? First, Shen Baolin didn't offer any help, then Lou Xiao relentlessly suppressed him. Did he even have time to develop?]

[I should never have used the voice-over feature. And Lu Sijian too, revealing only half the plot!]

[Hilarious! How can you blame Lu Sijian for this? She didn't know others could hear her thoughts.]

[If you have no one to blame but yourself for being useless, then you couldn't develop anything if you couldn't get resources from Shen Baolin. What else is that but being a good-for-nothing?]

[This is so upsetting, I'm even considering unfollowing him. I feel like Zhou Guyang's image is getting lower and lower.]

What's Lu Sijian trying to do? Wasn't she going to seduce him? Why isn't she doing the mission?

-

Late at night, after Zhou Guyang had fallen asleep, Shen Baolin secretly picked up the phone and unlocked it with Zhou Guyang's thumb.

She always looked down on women who secretly checked up on their partners or checked their phones, thinking it was a sign of insecurity and a disrespect for their lovers.

But Zhou Guyang's recent behavior has been too abnormal, making it hard for her not to suspect that he might be cheating on her.

The call logs and WeChat messages seemed fine, so she thought for a moment and then went through her photo album.

Her finger stopped when she flipped to a photo, and her eyes widened in disbelief.

-

The next day, Zhou Guyang woke up from his hangover, still feeling resentful that he had been tricked like that.

At the breakfast table, while he was still thinking about Lu Sijian, Shen Baolin suddenly spoke up: "What's the story behind that photo?"

Zhou Guyang: "What?"

"I saw it all." Shen Baolin put down her chopsticks, her face serious. "Did Lu Sijian go and flirt with Song Xiuran?"

Shen Baolin is still shocked by Lu Sijian's boldness; she actually got together with Song Xiuran.

There's definitely no genuine connection; it's most likely just a way to find a stand-in to annoy her cousin and, incidentally, put Lian Buman down.

She told Lian Buman about Lu Sijian bribing Xia Youyou last time, but the two haven't fallen out yet.

Shen Baolin was worried for others, so why didn't she believe in herself? It made it seem like she was the one who was being a villain.

"What do you think about me setting a trap so that Lian Buman can see those two hooking up?"

Seeing is believing, so she didn't believe it. Even Bu Man would doubt her words at that time.

Zhou Guyang was stunned for a long time, and he looked at Shen Baolin deeply.

I can't believe she's so stupid. She suspects Lu Sijian of having an affair with Song Xiuran, but doesn't even suspect her own boyfriend.

Shen Baolin was a little uneasy: "Don't you think it's bad? I didn't expect that the investor behind that company was Lian Buman. She must have a problem with me, which is why she rejected you. If I can change her impression of me, maybe you can win this project..."

Zhou Guyang: "If you want to do it, then do it. I support you."

He was practically dying of laughter. It was like a pillow being delivered to someone who was about to fall asleep; Lu Sijian was about to be in trouble.

After a pause, Zhou Guyang smiled and said, "But you're too straightforward and too easily swayed. How about I help you?"

Since the other party dared to provoke me, they shouldn't expect to escape unscathed.

This time, he was determined to toy with her thoroughly, making sure she could never escape him again.

-

Lu Sijian received a call from Lu Lingjun right after class that day.

"Big brother, is there something you need?" she asked, knowing the answer already.

She didn't go home these past two days, and once again checked into the villa at the Junting Hotel.

However, the situation of the Lu family is not good. Although the online heat eventually cooled down, the market value of Lu Group's stock evaporated a lot, and Lu Lingjun, the president, will first be held accountable by the board of directors.

Lu Lingjun's voice was as usual: "Ah Jian, there's a banquet today, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to go."

Lu Sijian: "Do I have to attend any banquet? I still need to study."

Lu Lingjun remained silent; she was asking a question she already knew the answer to.

Rumors are flying everywhere, and gossip media outlets from who-knows-where are spouting nonsense, saying that Lu Sijian has been kicked out of her home.

If this rumor isn't debunked now, the company's stock price may fall even further.

Lu Lingjun eventually hung up the phone.

A while later, Lu Sijian's phone rang. She picked it up and saw that Lu Lingjun had transferred 200 million yuan to her, with the note "clothing fee".

Lu Sijian quickly changed her mind. Since that was the case, she would reluctantly go and participate.

-

The banquet was held at a manor in the suburbs.

This estate has a long history and is a vineyard that hosts a wine tasting dinner every year.

Lu Sijian had attended wine tasting dinners in previous years, but she had come with Lu Ting then. Because she was a minor, she was not allowed to drink alcohol and had little participation.

However, now that she is an adult, she naturally sits at the head table to taste the red wine.

The host thoughtfully provided each guest with a room, so that they wouldn't have to go down the mountain overnight while drunk and could get a good night's sleep.

"Lu Sijian?" Song Xiuran only realized that Lu Sijian was among the distinguished guests on the second floor after being reminded by his friend.

Since they had run into each other, he still ran up to greet Lu Sijian.

"What a coincidence, you're here too." She paused and then explained, "My friend and I were brought in by someone."

Although he was also puzzled as to why the other person suddenly wanted to bring him along, wouldn't it be better for his friend and the other person to enjoy some time alone together?

But since he had the opportunity to socialize, he didn't want to give it up.

Song Xiuran looked completely at ease. He said he was just saying hello, but he didn't leave after he finished.

The main problem is that at these kinds of banquets, he wasn't a distinguished guest invited by the host; he was just there to freeload, so few people were willing to pay them any attention.

Song Xiuran was somewhat embarrassed. In the past, when he was with Lian Buman, although some people mocked him for being a kept man, Lian Buman was never one to tolerate such behavior and would always retort to anyone who dared to say a word.

Therefore, no one dared to truly neglect him, for fear of offending Lian Buman.

Even if you try every means to sneak into the banquet now, no one will take care of you, and you will be neglected.

"I hope you don't mind if I sit here for a while?" he asked.

"Whatever," Lu Sijian said, continuing to play with her phone while looking down at herself.

Something's not right. Ever since I entered the party, there's been a strange gaze fixed on me.

The feeling of being watched was so intense, like a venomous snake eyeing its prey, flicking its tongue.

There was a response quickly in the bodyguards' group chat.

"Is it Song Xiuran? He tried to seduce you last time," Awen guessed.

A-Wu: [I'll go get him right now.]

His idea was to get the person out there and have a conversation, ensuring the other person would never forget it.

Lu Sijian: [It wasn't him.]

She was not unfamiliar with this feeling of being watched, and she already had a guess in her mind.

【You two absolutely must not show yourselves. Also, A-Wu, go and find a few people for me right now, and be quick.】

-

Lian Buman received a text message saying that Song Xiuran had gone to a wine tasting event with a rich heiress, but she ignored it.

Since you've broken up, there's no need to care about where the other person is.

It wasn't until after get off work, when she was scrolling through her WeChat Moments, that she learned Lu Sijian had also attended that wine tasting event.

Since that's the case, she has no choice but to go.