After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

The other person has naturally fair skin and delicate, beautiful features, yet they don't appear weak at all; on the contrary, they seem unapproachable.

Not to mention that Sheng Yunchao himself is undeniably outstanding. He excelled academically during his school years and, after taking power, multiplied the Sheng Group's performance several times over.

Sheng Yunchao shouldn't be associated with the term "pretty boy" at all, right?

However, she couldn't refute her boyfriend, saying, "I guess women all admire strength, otherwise she wouldn't like my cousin."

Lou Xiao was also a school bully during his student days. He was very good at fighting, but he was slightly more restrained than Zhou Guyang, and his grades were also better than Zhou Guyang's.

After all, they don't have to struggle to make a living, unlike Zhou Guyang who needs to rely on his fists to protect himself and his family.

Thinking about it this way, she couldn't help but feel a little sorry for him.

"Don't worry, I won't go to see Lu Sijian in private anymore."

She knew he disliked Lu Sijian and had always opposed her associating with Lu Sijian.

Zhou Guyang frowned: "Who told you not to go see Lu Sijian? You two are good friends, it's not good to do this suddenly, it makes you seem too heartless."

Seeing Shen Baolin stunned, he smiled and reached out to pinch her cheek.

"Silly girl, I'm only doing this for you. You said Lu Lingjun misunderstood and thought you would harm her. Drawing a line now will only deepen the misunderstanding. Then you'll be unhappy again, and I'll have to coax you."

Shen Baolin felt that what he said made sense.

Even though she despised Lu Sijian's ruthlessness, she couldn't bring herself to immediately break off all ties with him.

"Aren't you afraid that Lu Sijian will turn me against her?" she couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Guyang raised an eyebrow: "I was afraid before, but now that you're mine, what do I have to be afraid of?"

He was always confident in his charm, and his only fear was Lu Sijian's provocation.

Fortunately, times have changed. Lu Sijian, who used to be an outstanding student with excellent grades and outstanding abilities, was a genius in the eyes of the world. Now, however, she has almost become a useless person and has been left far behind by time.

If she didn't have a good family background to back her up, she probably would have had to marry any man she could find hastily.

Instead of waiting arrogantly for a wealthy family to propose to her, she should be doing so now.

-

Lu Sijian went out for a stroll for half a day, and when she came back, she saw Lu Lingjun waiting for her at the hotel entrance.

He was clearly still working, and he was looking at documents during his spare time. After dropping Lu Sijian off at the villa, he went back to work.

She glanced at the unchanging favorability rating and then at the dislike rating. Despite her unexpected encounter with Shen Baolin today, she hadn't gained anything.

The next morning, Lu Sijian was still thinking about this problem.

"Tongzi, do you think my older brother is an AI?" Would a normal person be so tolerant of their younger sister?

"Even a biological mother can't love her child deeply 24 hours a day; she still has to be annoyed sometimes."

She muttered to herself until a hand was placed on her head.

System: […Please don’t joke around, host.]

Holy crap, it almost couldn't resist giving Lu Lingjun a full-body scan.

And he walks without making a sound, he just suddenly appears!

Lu Sijian was clearly much calmer than the system. She turned around and greeted it with a smile: "Big brother, good morning. Have you finished your work?"

Why does he like touching my head so much? Does it make him look taller?

The problem is, I'm tall too. Doesn't it take him a lot of effort to touch my head? Doesn't he find the sight of it offensive?

Lu Lingjun: "..."

Forgetting that my sister is no longer a child makes this way of expressing affection less appropriate.

"I'm done for now." Lu Lingjun paused, then said, "It's getting late, we should head to the hospital."

Lu Sijian was told last night that she needs to go for a follow-up visit today.

Lu Lingjun specially invited a team of experts from abroad to give Lu Sijian a comprehensive examination.

Lu Lingbo also came over. He had been very anxious these past few days. His older brother had finally returned to the country, but he was staying in a hotel with his younger sister and never coming home. What kind of behavior was that?

Upon learning this, he rushed to the hotel that very night... only to be stopped outside.

Not only that, his older brother also cruelly refused to see him, making him reflect on what he had done wrong.

This made Lu Lingbai even more uneasy... Although the father had always been the undisputed leader in the Lu family, he was more afraid of his gentle and refined elder brother.

After all, his father had always been very strict, and he still rebelled when he needed to... although he was quickly and ruthlessly suppressed by his father without even a ripple.

But the eldest brother was different; he was raised by his eldest brother and naturally admired and was close to him.

During those dark and hopeless days in the countryside, it was the eldest brother who held up the sky for him and his younger brother.

His older brother wouldn't scold him or criticize him for not being smart; instead, he would always gently clean up his messes and comfort him, telling him not to take it to heart.

This is the first time I've seen such coldness; they won't even see me.

After reflecting for a few days, Lu Lingbai had lost a lot of weight, and his ankle, which was in a cast, was also in a lot of pain.

However, he didn't dare to say anything. When his older brother told him to come in, he silently walked in, leaning on his cane.

Lu Sijian remained silent, thinking about the 0.0000001% favorability rating.

Lin Yuxi found it strange; the atmosphere felt odd when the siblings met.

"By the way, young master, you said yesterday that you had something to tell me. May I ask what it is?" She thought it was just a small matter and asked casually.

Lu Lingjun said calmly, "As for Kong Can, I will be making a personnel appointment soon, promoting him to vice president of Henghe."

Lin Yuxi asked in surprise: "But didn't we have a meeting with Chairman Lu? The company is going to tighten its cash flow, and Henghe is going to cut all of its land acquisition projects in the second half of the year?"

Previously, with the rapid development of the domestic real estate market, Henghe, as the company's real estate sector, also achieved remarkable performance growth.

However, since the beginning of this year, Henghe's debt ratio has started to soar...

While this is partly due to the long profit cycle in the real estate sector, astute individuals have already sensed the severity of the situation.

Lu Ting has decided to apply the brakes immediately and shut down most of Henghe's branches.

Sending Kong Can over at this time doesn't mean he's being relied upon... Lin Yuxi's heart skipped a beat, and she looked up at Lu Lingjun.

“You need to take over his work as soon as possible. I’m only giving you six months,” Lu Lingjun said.

Six months is enough time to completely sideline Kong Can, and then kick him out of the company without any risk.

Lin Yuxi: "...I understand, Mr. Lu."

After Lin Yuxi left, Lu Lingbai couldn't help but ask, "Big brother, why?"

He couldn't help but glance at Lu Sijian, wondering if his sister had done something again.

Lu Sijian was also reflecting... wondering if she had used too much drastic measures.

[What's going on? I just wanted to sow discord and hasten their falling out.]

[Kong Can probably hasn't had a chance to do anything yet, so what is Lu Lingjun up to?]

"Brother, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have deliberately ruined the meeting that day. Actually, Assistant Kong arrived more than an hour early. I deliberately left him waiting."

Lu Sijian decided to try to appease Kong Can by speaking well of him.

Lu Lingjun said helplessly, "Ah Jian, don't take the blame upon yourself." It was clear he didn't believe her.

Lu Sijian: "..."

[Is my elder brother a tyrant?]