After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Shen Baolin looked up and saw that there was a restroom in the private room, so why did Lu Sijian have to go outside?

Lu Lingjun was silent for a moment, then said, "Call Wang Ma in."

Wang Ma was eating next door when she heard someone calling her, so she hurriedly went over and said, "Young Master."

Lu Lingjun handed her the almond milk that the waiter had just brought over, saying, "A-Jian went out. Almond milk won't taste good when it's cold. You drink this bowl first, and I'll bring her another bowl when she comes back."

Wang Ma took it with some hesitation.

She figured that the young master must have come here for a reason, and probably wanted to find out something.

"Young Master, it's so good to have you back. Miss suffered a lot while you were gone..."

She had a lot to say to Lu Lingjun, and she became more and more agitated as she spoke.

Lu Lingjun said gently, "It's alright, you can talk while you eat."

He looked up and glanced at Kong Can. "Is this what you meant by 'the young lady is doing well in the country'?"

Kong Can's expression changed slightly.

When Lu Lingjun led his team abroad, his biggest worry was Lu Sijian, so Kong Can's job also included taking care of the young lady.

But no matter how solemnly it was done at the beginning, it gradually became a routine matter.

When Lu Sijian was undergoing rehabilitation training at the hospital, he was a little nervous for a while, worried that she wouldn't be able to endure the hardship and would cry to the eldest son.

Fortunately, the recovery period went smoothly, and the overseas projects also progressed smoothly.

He thought he and Lu Sijian had reached a consensus that they wouldn't bother the young master with such a trivial matter.

To everyone's surprise, Lu Sijian, who had already recovered, suddenly launched an attack without warning.

"Young Master, I..."

Lu Lingjun raised his hand to interrupt him, his attitude cold and unforgiving, "Your bonus for the first half of this year will be halved, and your promotion will be cancelled."

This punishment was undeniably severe for Kong Can.

As an assistant CEO, he should have dropped the "assistant" title this year and been promoted to president of the core business division.

Cancellation of the promotion means waiting for several more years, with no guarantee of a future opportunity.

Seeing Kong Can's dejected expression, Shen Baolin also felt a little bad.

If she had never worked, she might not have been able to empathize as much, but it is precisely because she has worked that she understands that the higher you go, the fewer opportunities there are.

“Brother Lingjun, if I may be so bold as to say this, is this really inappropriate?” Shen Baolin carefully considered her words. “We’ll let the bonus be halved. The promotion is based on a comprehensive consideration of various factors. Jian certainly wouldn’t want his personal matters to affect the company’s personnel appointments.”

Lu Lingjun smiled and said, "Do you think I can't separate public and private matters?"

"I accept the young master's decision to punish me," Kong Can quickly said. "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Baolin, but please don't say anything more."

He gave Shen Baolin a look, signaling that they couldn't continue, as the young master was truly angry!

Shen Baolin's heart tightened slightly, and she felt a little breathless. So this was the oppressive power of those in power? It was far too terrifying.

Wang Ma hesitated for a moment. She hadn't even complained yet, but it seemed that the eldest young master had already started to take action. Should she tell him or not?

"Let's eat," Lu Lingjun said calmly to the two of them.

Shen Baolin lost her appetite. Just as she was about to make an excuse to go out, Lu Lingjun suddenly called her back.

"Pauline, can I have what you're holding?"

Shen Baolin felt a sudden thud, her blood rushing backwards. Her eyes widened. "Lingjun, you..."

Lu Lingjun took a jewelry box from Kong Can and pushed it towards him.

"I just bought this at the jewelry exhibition. You've been so kind to A-Jian, I hope you like it."

Shen Baolin's palms were sweaty, and her voice was dry: "Brother Lingjun, I don't understand what you're talking about."

Lu Lingjun gazed at her calmly without saying a word.

Shen Baolin recalled that he had looked at Zhao Ke in the same way more than an hour ago, and her heart sank.

Of course, she could pretend to be confused and deny it, but the meaning in Lu Lingjun's eyes was self-evident. He could also be unreasonable and assume that she was lying.

No wonder Lu Sijian made an excuse to leave; did she plan for Lu Lingjun to directly attack her?

Shen Baolin gradually calmed down. "I understand now. I'll hand it over to you in a bit."

She gave a wry smile. "Brother Lingjun, I have never given these things to anyone."

She wanted to clarify that when she received the video, she had no intention of doing anything to Lu Sijian.

She bought the video because she didn't want it to be leaked and harm Lu Sijian.

If she really wanted to do something, she wouldn't have waited until now; she could have just let it go.

"Thank you for your hard work." Lu Lingjun immediately understood what she meant. It was good that the video hadn't been leaked. He didn't like any uncontrollable factors.

Wang Ma couldn't understand the riddles the two were exchanging, but she secretly kept an eye on them.

She ate absentmindedly; why hadn't the young lady returned yet?

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After coming out of the restroom, Lu Sijian took a walk around the club.

She saw the girl standing by the pond making a phone call, walked over and patted her on the shoulder, "Hi, what a coincidence."

Xia Youyou was on the phone dealing with Lian Buman when she turned around and saw Lu Sijian. She was so startled that her hand trembled and she almost dropped her phone into the pond.

Lu Sijian picked up her phone and looked at the call log.

"Youyou, what are you doing?" Lian Buman asked suspiciously.

Her tone was clearly one of dissatisfaction and impatience. After all, she had suffered a setback today and was not in a good mood. To make matters worse, Xia Youyou had stood her up.

Xia Youyou's face tightened, fearing that Lu Sijian might say something inappropriate at this moment.

Lian Buman has the temper of a spoiled young lady; she needs to be pampered and coaxed. If she found out that she was getting together with her nemesis, she would definitely be in big trouble.

Lu Sijian noticed her nervousness and handed her the phone with a smile.

Xia Youyou quickly brought the phone to her ear, "No... I'm not feeling well, so I'm going home first."

There was no suspicion on the other end, and the call ended.

But a moment later, the phone rang again; this time it was a video call!

Just as Xia Youyou was about to find a place to connect the video call, a slender finger reached out and hung up the video call with lightning speed.

Xia Youyou: "..."

Lu Sijian withdrew her finger. "Alright, she won't call back."

That's not the problem. The problem is that she hung up Lian Buman's video!

Now her crime is compounded, and tomorrow she will face Lian Buman's wrath.

Xia Youyou looked at Lu Sijian with resentment. It was all Lu Sijian's fault that she was getting scolded again.

Lu Sijian: "Of course I don't want to answer video calls when I'm not feeling well, but the other person should be able to understand."

"You make it sound so easy..." Is Lian Buman the kind of person who can understand others?

Xia Youyou swallowed the rest of her words. She hadn't forgotten that this person was Lian Buman's mortal enemy and didn't want to give him any leverage.

Lu Sijian looked at the koi in the pond: "It's no easier for me to get into this club than it is for you. I only got in by following my older brother."

Xia Youyou's expression froze, and she stared at Lu Sijian warily. "What exactly do you want?"

"Was the person who brought you in Zhu Jinming?"

Xia Youyou's expression changed several times. "You saw everything?"