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Chu Xiaoqiao was the heroine of a new plot.
The system didn't specify the details, only that Lu Yu would get the complete storyline upon meeting the protagonist or having physical contact with three key characters from the plot.
Lu Yu didn't have much to say about this.
He wasn't in a rush to explore the content of this new plot.
He already had substantial resources to handle unexpected situations, both in terms of background and personal strength.
So, as far as he was concerned, the protagonist could take a back seat.
Enjoying the present was the most important thing.
Knowing that Chu Xiaoqiao was the heroine made Lu Yu even more excited.
He ended up staying up all night until eight in the morning.
At exactly eight the next morning, Lu Yu asked Chu Xiaoqiao for her bank account number and transferred one million yuan to her.
Seeing the message on her Nokia phone, Chu Xiaoqiao, who had just dressed, was dumbfounded. "One... one million?"
"How about it? Am I generous enough?"
Fifteen hundred destiny points were equivalent to fifteen million yuan. Giving her one million was nothing.
"Didn't we agree on fifty thousand? Why give me one million?"
"No particular reason, just that I'm quite satisfied with your performance," Lu Yu said casually, waving his hand. "You can go now. I've informed the security at the gate. I didn't sleep all night and want to rest."
Hearing this, Chu Xiaoqiao had a complex expression, but after a moment's hesitation, she got up and left.
For her, the more money, the better. Taking money from these unscrupulous businessmen was a no-brainer.
However, as she reached the door of Lu Yu's bedroom, his voice called out again. "Hey! Wait a minute."
"What? Are you having second thoughts?" Chu Xiaoqiao trembled, stopping in her tracks.
Although reluctant, she knew there was little she could do if Lu Yu did change his mind.
But fortunately, Lu Yu's next words made her breathe a sigh of relief.
"Of course not!" Lu Yu smiled. "I just wanted to say, if you ever need money in the future, you can come directly to me."
"Yes, through the front door," he added, as if it were a trivial matter.
To Chu Xiaoqiao, however, this last sentence was unexpected. What did he mean? Did he want to keep her? Indeed, these evil capitalists were all the same.
But if she could indeed get money from him, maybe...
"Okay, I understand," she said, leaving without taking the stolen items from the table. Due to some discomfort, she walked with a slight limp.
But Lu Yu didn't mind; he pulled the blanket over his head and fell asleep.
...
In the current Xia Country, there were only four first-tier cities: Yanjing, Modu, Huadu, and Pengcheng.
Although Rong City was the provincial capital, it was considered a second-tier city. Nevertheless, it boasted many billionaires.
Among them, the most famous was none other than Ye Qianrou of Hengli Group.
Not because she had the most money or her industry was the best, but because of her appearance and gender.
While Lu Yu was sleeping soundly, Ye Qianrou, dressed in casual clothes, was leaning against the sofa in her villa's living room.
A tea table in front of her held a brazier filled with the ashes of burned documents.
As a woman who rose from the underworld, she was known for her ruthless methods. She wouldn't stand being threatened without retaliating.
"This person knows many of my secrets and must be eliminated, but..."
Recalling the events of the previous night, Ye Qianrou frowned.
At dawn, she had immediately ordered an investigation of the surveillance footage.
She also dispatched people to search for any traces left by the intruder.
The result was that her bodyguards were knocked out without anyone noticing, and the surveillance was silently disabled.
She couldn’t find a single clue about the person.
"Must I really let him have his way? No, I will never be at anyone's mercy!" Ye Qianrou's eyes turned cold.
"Mom, why are you up so early?" Sun Xiuping's lazy voice brought Ye Qianrou back to reality.
She replied instinctively, "I had some things on my mind and couldn’t sleep. Xiuping!"
"Oh!" Sun Xiuping didn’t think much of it.
Suddenly, Ye Qianrou had a thought and looked at her son. "Have you been hanging out with that Chen guy a lot lately?"
"Sort of!" Sun Xiuping sat at the dining table and took a sip of milk prepared by the servants. "Brother Chen may not have a family background, but he’s very capable. We get along well."
"Have you offended anyone recently?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Just answer me!"
Her sudden sternness startled Sun Xiuping. Despite his fearlessness, his mother's serious demeanor always reminded him of her ruthless past, like when she chopped off someone’s fingers in a fit of rage.
"Not... not really," Sun Xiuping stammered. "If I have to name someone, it would be that Lu Yu guy."
"But... he offended me, not the other way around."
"Lu Yu?" Ye Qianrou's eyes narrowed.
"Yeah, from Lida Group, Lu Mingyuan's son."
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