Lu Jinxuan rarely goes out of his way to make small talk with people. The reason he asked was that Mr. Lin looked too familiar.

"Mr. Lin, have we... met somewhere before?"

Mr. Lin gave a faint smile, with an obvious look of disdain in the smile.

"Tch..."

He crossed his hands and shifted to a comfortable posture, "Mr. Lu, this way of making small talk is quite outdated... This trick is even outdated for picking up girls now."

It's obvious that Mr. Lin held hostility towards Lu Jinxuan.

Lu Jinxuan could feel it, his brow slightly furrowed, "Mr. Lin, I don't know if it's just the illusion of a junior, but you… you seem to be targeting me?"

"It must be an illusion," Mr. Lin shook his head, flatly denying, "We don't know each other. With your age, we certainly couldn't be old friends... and even less enemies. The reason I want to make Lu's public is naturally for my own reasons. As you know, this is exactly what I do."

This, Lu Jinxuan was certainly aware of.

The force behind Mr. Lin should not be underestimated. Otherwise, Lu Jinxuan wouldn't need to personally come forward.

"If that's the case." Lu Jinxuan thought for a moment, "We are sure to have to confront head-on... But, Mr. Lin, I have to say, with my ability, it's not impossible to compete with you... Are you sure you want to suffer a double loss?"

"No, no."

Mr. Lin lifted a finger and waved it.

"How could it be a double loss? I will prove it to you, the only harm will be to you."

Lu Jinxuan's lips pressed tight; he had never been so stifled his whole life.

The conversation couldn't continue smoothly, so Lu Jinxuan could only choose to take his leave. "Well then, Mr. Lin, I'll take my leave."

With his tall figure, he turned gracefully.

Mr. Lin watched him, reminded of many years ago... when Lu Jinxuan was still very young. But even in his youth, he was different from other children, mature beyond his years and seeming very steady. So many years had passed, and the boy had grown up...

"Mr. Lu."

Mr. Lin suddenly called him out aloud.

Lu Jinxuan turned slightly, looking at him, "Mr. Lin, any advice?"

"Heh." Mr. Lin inserted his hands into his pockets, with a light chuckle, "As someone who's been around, let me remind you... A man can be amorous, but not lecherous! A man who can't control his lower half will eventually be ruined."

Being both oppressed in business and lectured about his private life by a stranger made Lu Jinxuan very uncomfortable.

He tugged at the corner of his mouth stiffly, "There's no need for you to worry about that."

Mr. Lin watched his back, his brows furrowing more tightly.

...

That evening, Lu Jinxuan arranged to meet Yu Sangwan for dinner at Four Seasons Brocade.

Yu Sangwan arrived first, sipping on lemon water in boredom, waiting for Lu Jinxuan.

The door to the private room opened, Yu Sangwan perked up, "Jinxuan..."

But when she saw who had come in, Yu Sangwan immediately withdrew her smile, glancing coldly at her, "Who let you in here? Get out!"

Gong Xueyan's face turned ghostly pale, clearly not because of too much powder.

She had come with friends and had seen Yu Sangwan enter the hall earlier. After some effort, she found out that this was the private room she was at, and the person she was meeting was Lu Jinxuan!

"Oh, great!"

Gong Xueyan trembled with anger. She never expected that Yu Sangwan was still in contact with Lu Jinxuan!

She walked straight up to Yu Sangwan, pointing bitterly with her nails painted IPO wine red at Yu Sangwan, "You shameless woman! How did you hook up with Jinxuan again?"

"Again?"

Yu Sangwan remained quite calm, raised her hand to tuck her hair back, and smiled.

"Miss Gong, let me remind you... You used the wrong word. It seems your Chinese language proficiency isn't very good! I didn't hook up with him again! I have always been with him!"

"You..." Gong Xueyan was stifled with anger, no matter how delicate her makeup, it couldn't cover her embarrassed appearance at the moment.

Seeing her like this, Yu Sangwan felt a wanton pleasure in her heart, so satisfying!

Yu Sangwan stood up, meeting her gaze, "You didn't know? Ah... you must not know! That Mu Qinglan Jinxuan is raising in the Courtyard, it's just a cover... Why? Because he cherishes me! He doesn't want you to bother me anymore... Tell me, doesn't he cherish me?"

"..."

Gong Xueyan was too angry to speak, her fingers trembling.

By saying these hurtful words, Yu Sangwan felt her heart being dissected too... tearing apart inch by inch, bleeding out, fresh...

"Yu Sangwan, have some decency!" Gong Xueyan finally caught her breath, "We are about to get engaged soon..."

"Oh." Yu Sangwan nodded, shrugging indifferently, looking at her with an innocent expression, "And then? So what?"

"You..." Gong Xueyan froze, feeling that Yu Sangwan was somewhat different from before, as if she hated her very much.

"How can you say such things?"

Yu Sangwan pulled the corners of her mouth into a smile, "You have the skill to get engaged with him, and I have the skill to hold on to him... Let's rely on our abilities! Hmm? Miss Gong, I remember Jinxuan once pointed a gun at you... does he really like you? Have you two been intimate?"

As she asked this, Yu Sangwan felt the pain numbing her.

Gong Xueyan panicked, "None of your business! We will one day..."

"Ha!" Yu Sangwan exhaled a sigh of relief, laughing more intensely, "So you haven't? Then what are you proud of in front of me? He's mine, he's completely mine! What does he have to do with you?"

Getting agitated, Yu Sangwan's eyes turned scarlet.

"I loved him first, before you even appeared, we were already lovers! You want to blame me? No way! I'm shameless? I'm the third party? You're wrong! Gong Xueyan, it's you! You forced yourself between us; you are the shameless bitch!"

Cursing, Yu Sangwan thought to herself...

... You and your father are the same, always ruining other people's happiness! I won't let you have your way!

When had Gong Xueyan ever been accused like this? She was infuriated, her primal reaction was to raise her hand.

"Yu Sangwan, you're too shameless!"

Seeing her raise her hand, Yu Sangwan instinctively wanted to block it.

But the door was opened again at this time. From Yu Sangwan's direction, she could see Lu Jinxuan walking in, so she barely discernibly curled her lips...

She stood there without moving and took Gong Xueyan's slap! A crisp 'slap' sound, Lu Jinxuan was startled and rushed forward. He grabbed Gong Xueyan's wrist immediately, pulling her away forcefully.

With too much force, Gong Xueyan was thrown straight to the ground. "Ah... Jinxuan?"

Lu Jinxuan didn't look at her, he went forward to touch Yu Sangwan's cheek, his brows tightly knit, "Does it hurt?"

"Hmm..." Yu Sangwan nodded, tears rolling down.

Lu Jinxuan's heart ached, and he felt very guilty, "I'm sorry, Wanwan..."