Saving the male protagonist in the dungeon only resulted in him becoming cannon fodder.

Li Yan realized they were finally about to make their move. The next day, the entire city's news was reporting on the resurgence of the Lu Group. Luffy had successfully secured his position as CEO of Huizhong Real Estate. However, what was puzzling was that Huizhong Real Estate, a competitor of the Bai Group, hadn't received prior notice of these changes in its senior management.

After seeing the news, Bai Wenxun and Lu Zhanping instantly understood: "They're trying to take City A away from us!"

Luffy didn't try to hide anything; that very evening, he organized a grand party and invited prominent figures from City A. Almost everyone connected to Huizhong Real Estate attended, but Lu Ze was the only one notably absent.

Bai Mengmeng also arrived at the party. She found a seat and quietly observed her surroundings. When Luffy appeared in front, he attracted a lot of attention.

Luffy smiled and said to Bai Mengmeng, "It is truly an honor for me to have you grace us with your presence, Ms. Bai."

Looking at her once familiar playmate who had undergone such a huge change, Bai Mengmeng smiled and replied, "President Lu, you're too kind. It's your first day in office, so of course I had to come and support you."

Luffy didn't mince words and asked directly, "Has President Bai considered a marriage alliance? That would be a better way to protect the Bai family."

Bai Mengmeng immediately understood his intention; they wanted to take action against the Bai family. She replied, "Mr. Lu, don't you know I already have a boyfriend?"

Luffy burst out laughing and said, "As long as I'm not married yet, I still have a chance."

Bai Mengmeng's anger intensified after hearing Luffy's words. She turned around abruptly and strode towards the door. However, at that moment, Luffy swiftly reached the doorway and blocked her path.

"I'm only giving you this opportunity because of our childhood friendship. If you don't agree, there's nothing I can do," Luffy said coldly.

Just then, Lu Ze slowly walked up the stairs with an umbrella. Seeing Bai Mengmeng being stopped by Luffy, he stepped forward and hugged Bai Mengmeng tightly.

Lu Ze's eyes were cold, with a hint of mockery: "President Lu, so you didn't invite me because you wanted to force my girlfriend to marry you?"

Luffy instantly reverted to his aloof demeanor, replying in an icy tone, "If you were smart enough, you would know that they are not people you can easily offend. I am doing this to help the Bai family."

Bai Mengmeng raised her head, staring firmly at Luffy, and said without fear, "Come on, use whatever tricks you have up your sleeve, I'm not afraid!"

After saying that, Lu Ze put his arm around Bai Mengmeng's shoulder, and the two left together.

Luffy stood in the rain, silently watching them walk away, a cold smile on his face. He muttered to himself, "Since that's how it is, then don't blame me for being impolite..."

After getting into the car, Bai Mengmeng turned to look at Lu Ze beside her, her eyes full of concern, and asked softly, "Are you scared?"

Lu Ze gently shook his head, a slight smile playing on his lips as he replied, "I've already died once, what else is there to be afraid of?"

Seeing Luffy standing in the rain, lost in thought, Li Ming felt a little worried. So he went outside and asked with concern, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Luffy shook his head, said nothing, and walked straight into the house.

Meanwhile, Li Ming arrived at the monitoring room on the other side. After seeing Bai Mengmeng and Luffy together on the screen, a mocking smile appeared on his lips, as if he was looking forward to a good show.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Luffy began to demonstrate his skills. He successfully intercepted several contracts from the Bai family, all through open and aboveboard operations. Upon learning the news, Bai Mengmeng stormed into Luffy's office in a rage. Her secretary tried to stop her, but Bai Mengmeng ignored her and shoved her aside.

Upon entering the office, Bai Mengmeng directly confronted Luffy, asking, "Is this all the tricks you have?" Luffy smiled dismissively and replied, "Ms. Bai, you're exaggerating. Our suppliers are simply choosing the best partner; it's not as despicable as you make it out to be." Bai Mengmeng, her face flushed with anger, grabbed a freshly poured glass of water from the table and splashed it across Luffy's face. However, Luffy didn't get angry or reprimand her. Instead, he smiled and said to Bai Mengmeng, "I like this fiery personality. Mengmeng, do you think our ending would have been different if I hadn't done those things?" Hearing this, Bai Mengmeng could no longer bear it, turned, and stormed out.

Li Ming, who witnessed everything from outside the door, looked at Luffy's soaking wet appearance and happy expression, and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's unbelievable that someone can be so happy after being splashed with water."

Luffy stared at Li Ming standing in the doorway, filled with resentment and confusion. He wondered why such a "speeping tom" would be sent to follow him. Just then, Luffy received crucial information—Li Ming had a secret crush on Liu Ting, but Liu Ting was with Li Yan. Luffy suddenly understood and immediately grasped Li Ming's true intentions.

Luffy looked at Li Ming, wondering if he should observe Li Ming's reaction by targeting Liu Ting's company. He decided to take action and deliberately made some small moves against Liu Ting's company. As expected, Li Ming quickly and angrily stepped forward to question Luffy: "Are you crazy?! Why are you targeting others for no reason?" Luffy smiled smugly, satisfied with Li Ming's performance. He deliberately provoked him, saying, "I'm just curious how much you like Liu Ting."

Li Ming glared angrily at Luffy, gritting his teeth as he said, "You're a complete madman, utterly unreasonable!" Luffy shrugged innocently, indicating that he hadn't done anything wrong. Li Ming stomped his foot and left in a huff, while Luffy thought gleefully that he had finally gotten rid of this annoying "voyeur."

Before this, Luffy received a request from a mysterious person to recruit Lu Ze back. So, Luffy set off for Lu Ze's company. The moment they met, the atmosphere instantly became tense, like enemies meeting. Lu Ze bluntly questioned Luffy, "What are you doing here?" Luffy retorted defiantly, "I'm just here for a look around."

Lu Ze brought Luffy to the office, and Luffy bluntly said, "I'm helping Bai Mengmeng." Lu Ze didn't want to listen to him at all. Luffy looked at him expressionlessly and continued, "You haven't forgotten how your family disappeared, have you? The Bai family will disappear too."

Lu Ze stared at Luffy and said coldly, "If you're here to declare war, I agree. If there's nothing else, you can leave." Luffy stood up, leisurely strolled around the office, then walked to Lu Ze's side and said with a smile, "Mr. Lu, why are you angry? I'm here today to discuss cooperation."