After Black Moonlight revealed her true feelings, everyone panicked.

Lu Sijian did not try to persuade Mu Liangyue any further.

Anyway, the female lead will soon escape danger and be safe; it's none of my business as the villain.

Lu Lingbai thought about it and agreed. Since Mu Liangyue didn't want them to get involved, it wouldn't be good to interfere too much.

He didn't dare ask about the stomach medicine in front of his sister, for fear of revealing that he could hear her thoughts.

Instead, Lu Sijian took the initiative to ask, "Liangyue, I heard that you saved an old man a while ago."

Mu Liangyue was bewildered for a moment, then nodded somewhat awkwardly, "Yes."

However, the old man seemed a bit eccentric and said a lot of strange things. She suspected that he was either mentally unstable or a fraudster.

Lu Sijian asked with interest, "Where did you meet him?"

"I met him near the North Peak of Xishan." Mu Liangyue became even more uneasy, nervously tugging at the hem of her clothes.

"Ms. Lu, I'm sorry, I don't remember very clearly. I apologize."

"No, why is she nervous? Isn't this a lucky encounter? What's there to be nervous about?" Lu Sijian looked bewildered.

Lu Lingbai also found it strange, as Liang Yue had always had a good memory and it was impossible for her not to remember.

"Judging from this, you've encountered something interesting. There's a flying stone over Beigaofeng. Could that person be a highly accomplished monk?" Lu Lingbo joked with a smile.

Mu Liangyue instinctively felt that it wasn't true: "He doesn't seem like someone who lives in seclusion in a temple, but he is indeed a master."

Lu Lingbai was stunned. Was there really such a thing? "This is fate! Did he give you anything?"

Mu Liangyue thought for a moment, "Oh right, he gave me a bottle of medicine. Miss Lu, would you like it? I forgot where I put it, I might have to go back and look for it."

Lu Lingbai: "..."

Actually, it was what he wanted.

Lu Sijian: "Why would you give me something that someone else gave you? Besides, you can't just take medicine randomly."

Mu Liangyue said earnestly, "That old man said it can cure a weak spleen and stomach. Miss Lu, your spleen and stomach are not good, so you need to take good care of them."

Lu Sijian politely declined, saying, "Find it first."

[Such an important prop, do you really think I could steal it? I doubt it; you'd probably only find it in a crucial moment.]

Lu Lingbai secretly kept this in mind. Although it was very unethical, he was going to steal his sister away.

-

The two escorted Mu Liangyue to the intersection, where they saw a man standing there waiting.

“He’s my cousin,” Mu Liangyue explained.

Lu Lingbo breathed a sigh of relief: "It's great that you have someone to pick you up. Don't go out too late in the future. It's not safe for a girl to be out alone."

Lu Sijian looked away, and the car quickly drove off.

As she walked along the street, watching the scenery rushing past, she suddenly said, "Stop!"

The driver slammed on the brakes.

Lu Lingbo was a little confused: "Ah Jian, what's wrong?"

"Nothing much, I just saw some friends and wanted to get together." Lu Sijian opened the car door and got out.

Xia Youyou stood by the roadside, kicking the pebbles under her feet listlessly.

"What are you doing here?" Hearing the voice, she looked up in disbelief and met Lu Sijian's smiling eyes.

"Why are you here too? Did Shen Baolin send you?" Xia Youyou's expression changed.

Lu Sijian was somewhat surprised, "Baolin is here too?"

She paused for a moment and then explained, "I didn't know Pauline was here too. I came to see you. Shouldn't friends greet each other when they meet?"

Shen Baolin heard this as she came out and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Forget about friends, she just wants to use Xia Youyou to achieve her own goals.

"Baolin, what a coincidence, you're here too." Lu Sijian turned around and walked towards Shen Baolin.

Xia Youyou snapped out of her daze and glared fiercely at Lu Sijian.

This person definitely has bad intentions; she won't fall for it!

-

Lu Sijian also felt that fate was very strange. Shen Baolin disliked Xia Youyou the most for climbing the social ladder, but in the end, she was able to meet her.

Shen Baolin had dinner with her manager today. After the golf incident, her manager did indeed ignore her for a while.

However, she adjusted her mindset and worked very hard to generate business, recently completing several large orders in a row, which made her manager very happy.

The manager has regained her favor, and not only that, today's dinner is also her personal recognition event.

At such a joyous time, she had to run into Xia Youyou.

That's not all; the big client the manager was flattering was actually Zhu Jinming.

Zhu Jinming was probably really infatuated with Xia Youyou, because he actually brought her along when he was discussing business.

The manager was a shrewd person. Seeing how much Zhu Jinming valued Xia Youyou, he cleverly instructed his employees to toast Xia Youyou.

Even the manager himself offered a toast, and Shen Baolin was naturally not spared either.

Shen Baolin composed herself and said with a smile, "Ah Jian, since we've run into each other, let's have a meal together. Anyway, Young Master Zhu just said he'd pay."

It'll also be a good opportunity for Lu Sijian to see how Xia Youyou, whom she's trying so hard to save, managed to climb the social ladder by betraying her.

Being willing to accept good advice is a good virtue, and Lu Sijian agreed without even thinking for a second.

[I definitely want to see some excitement; it'll be perfect to see how Shen Baolin gets manipulated.]

Shen Baolin: "..."

She gritted her teeth secretly, thinking to herself, "Just wait and see, don't blame me if I get slapped in the face later!"

-

When Lu Sijian entered the private room, she saw Zhu Jinming pulling out a chair for Xia Youyou and waiting for her to sit down.

Everyone at the table joked that Young Master Zhu was indeed very considerate.

Shen Baolin sneered. Zhu Jinming had to put on a show to get his hands on her.

However, Xia Youyou was no pushover either. After being reminded by Lu Sijian, she probably turned the tables on Zhu Jinming.

While Zhu Jinming is still riding high, they could make a killing, or, if they were more ambitious, seize the opportunity to manipulate Zhu Jinming and marry into a wealthy family to achieve upward social mobility.

One of them is greedy for money and the other is lustful. Who knows, Xia Youyou might actually be the better one and become Mrs. Zhu.

“Ah Jian, look how considerate Young Master Zhu is to Youyou. I told you it was a bit unnecessary for you to advise Youyou to be wary,” Shen Baolin said deliberately.

Zhu Jinming's expression turned sour when he saw Lu Sijian walk in.

Upon hearing Shen Baolin's words, his expression turned even more grim.

Well, so that's why Xia Youyou has been acting so aloof lately. Turns out it was this woman causing trouble behind the scenes.

"Miss Lu is quite a rare guest. I don't know where I offended you to slander me like this, but I will let it go for Youyou's sake."

Zhu Jinming stood up, picked up the decanter and poured two glasses of wine. "We'll be seeing each other all the time from now on, so let me toast you. Let's forget about the past."

"Sorry, I can't drink," Lu Sijian refused directly. "Besides, don't you know you haven't offended me?"

Zhu Jinming's face froze. In front of so many people, she didn't give him any face at all?

Isn't she afraid that in a fit of anger she might cancel the collaboration, thus implicating Shen Baolin?

Shen Baolin also regretted her impulsive actions. "Ah Jian was just joking, Young Master Zhu, please don't take it to heart."