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It was already evening when the two sisters returned home. As they bought so many things, their driver, Lao Li, helped deliver the things upstairs.

As soon as Xiao Taozi entered the room, she clapped her hands and called out to Mrs. Zhou: "We are back."

"Sister bought a lot..." She flapped her wings like a bird, and drew a big circle towards Mrs. Zhou. "You, you also have a share, and there are toys. Today there is also Mr. Meng..."

"Mr. Meng?" Mrs. Zhou blinked and asked Xiao Taozi quietly, "Which Mr. Meng?"

Wen Tingli rushed into the inner room early in the morning. She must not be late for the banquet tonight.

She was not a guest on the list, so she should not dress too ostentatiously, but she also did not want to dress too plainly. After choosing for a long time, she chose a narrow black velvet evening dress and a pearl necklace around her neck.

This necklace originally belonged to Gao Xiaowen. The pearls were large and round with a good luster. However, she had several such pearl necklaces. Seeing that Wen Tingli didn't have much jewelry for daily use, she simply sold it to her at a very low price.

After packing up, Wen Tingli took a car to the Lu Mansion. When she arrived at the tree-lined avenue in front of the Lu family, she could see rows of rickshaws parked in front of her from a distance. The number and momentum of the rickshaws were so large that it was astonishing.

She asked the driver, Lao Li, to drive directly to the steps of Lu Mansion. Someone stopped her politely and said, "Hello."

Wen Tingli handed over the note that Meng Qiguang gave her with a smile.

The steward looked back and forth between the name card and Wen Tingli's face, and asked with a smile, "You are Miss Wen, right?"

"Yes."

"Please follow me." The man winked secretly at the people around him.

Manager Xu soon got the news.

"You mean, Miss Wen came to the party with someone else's invitation?"

"Yes, we have confirmed it again and again. Miss Wen's name is not on the list. She is the first uninvited guest tonight."

Manager Xu looked serious and said, "I will report to Master Cheng right away."

At this time, Wen Tingli had been led to the banquet hall. She held her handbag and looked around reservedly. All she saw were gorgeous flowers and glittering gilded tableware. Elegant and soft music floated in her ears, and there was no trace of turbidity in the air.

It was obvious that the Lu family knew how to arrange a banquet, and the larger the scale, the more adept they were at it.

But after looking around for a long time, she didn't see any familiar faces, let alone Principal Zou.

The servant came over with a wine tray, which contained not only champagne and wine, but also pear juice.

No wonder Lu Shicheng was too lazy to hire celebrities to do advertising. Using Xili Pear Juice as the main drink at tonight’s dinner was itself the best advertisement.

In addition, there was a copied product introduction document on the tray, which contained introductions to several new drugs produced by Dasheng Pharmaceutical. The pricing was more reasonable than that of foreign pharmaceutical companies. From this manual, one could clearly see Lu Shicheng's ambition to develop Chinese industry.

Suddenly I heard someone calling me from upstairs.

"Xiao Wen."

Looking up, she saw Principal Zou standing behind the carved railings of the circular corridor on the second floor, looking at her. Next to Principal Zou was Lu Shicheng.

Wen Tingli lifted her skirt and went upstairs without saying a word. Just as she reached the corner of the stairs, she saw Principal Zou coming down alone.

"Where is Mr. Lu?" Wen Tingli was surprised.

"Manager Xu has something important to report to him, so he asked him to leave."

Wen Tingli happily took Principal Zou's arm and said, "Are you thirsty? Let's go to the garden and have a drink."

After walking a few steps, I saw the steward leading Ah Xi towards me. Ah Xi was holding a small cloth bag and said anxiously, "You forgot to take your medicine today."

Principal Zou slapped his forehead and said, "I just said I forgot something. I was in the hospital with my sick friend all day today, and I rushed here directly from the hospital in the evening. Good Ah Xi, thank you for thinking of me."

Ah Xi was praised and smiled at Wen Tingli innocently: "Miss Wen."

Principal Zou pulled Wen Tingli aside and said, "Isn't your play to be kept secret? There are so many people coming and going here. If I help you sign here openly, it's hard to guarantee that it won't be leaked. Why don't you wait for me in the back building? I'll go find some warm water to drink the medicine first."

"Alright."

At this time, someone called Wen Tingli from behind, and it turned out to be the Gao brothers and sisters.

"Miss Wen." Gao Tingxin looked Wen Tingli up and down with a smile, "Why are you here, but Qiguang is not here yet?"

Wen Tingli was puzzled.

Before Gao Tingxin could speak again, he was dragged aside by a group of well-dressed young men.

Wen Tingli asked Gao Xiaowen: "What did your brother mean by that just now?"

"He never says a serious word. Why bother with him? Tsk, isn't that Ms. Ning, the major shareholder of Guangdong Wanlong Shipyard? Come on, I'll take you to meet her."

She slipped to the first floor corridor of the building behind to wait for Principal Zou, which was always quiet and sparsely populated. She stood outside a French window and waited quietly.

There seemed to be violets blooming under the window, and a faint and pleasant fragrance kept coming into her nose.

Wen Tingli thought to herself, how can there be spring flowers in this season? Suddenly she remembered that it was already April.

Out of curiosity, she pushed open the French window and leaned out to look.

Suddenly, someone behind me asked, "What are you looking for?"

Looking back, she saw Lu Shicheng standing in the corridor looking at her.

Wen Tingli was surprised and went to greet him naturally: "Why are you here? I'm waiting for Principal Zou."

But when they looked at each other, a strange feeling suddenly passed through her heart.

Ever since he came back from Southeast Asia, his indifference towards her had only been expressed verbally, unlike now, when his whole body exuded an aura that kept people at a distance.

Wen Tingli tried hard to ignore the strange feeling in her heart, stopped where she was and pointed out the window: "I'm looking for flowers."

Lu Shicheng asked her in a low-pressure and low-temperature tone: "Where did you get your invitation from?"

"what?"

"I remember Miss Wen was not on the list of guests invited by the Lu family tonight."

Wen Tingli was annoyed when she thought of this: "Can't I find a way myself? I have something very important to ask Principal Zou."

"So, your invitation was given by Principal Zou?"

Wen Tingli vaguely felt something was wrong: "No, it's another friend."

"Friend?" Lu Shicheng was a little aggressive tonight. "Which friend? What kind of friend?"

Wen Tingli was puzzled.

"Tonight's invitation is for one person only. The person who gave you the invitation means that he cannot come. As the host of the party, I have the obligation to know who this guest is."

No wonder she didn't see Meng Qiguang the whole night. Wen Tingli thought of Li Chengying's words and secretly hated Meng Qiguang for setting her up: "It was...Mr. Meng gave it to me."

He added: "It's Meng Qiguang."

Lu Shicheng did not respond. Wen Tingli suddenly realized that her words were a bit redundant. Of course, Lu Shicheng knew Meng Qiguang.

"He must have something else and couldn't come, so he forwarded the invitation to me."

Lu Shicheng listened to this expressionlessly, nodded and said, "I understand."

His dark pupils were filled with her face, like two tiny silver stars shining.

No, he seemed angry.

Should we blame her for coming uninvited? Or should we blame her for using Meng Qiguang's invitation?

For a while, neither of them spoke. The moonlight shone in from the window, stretching the shadows of the two people very long. Part of his shadow fell into her shadow, making it difficult to distinguish them. She was quite touched. Just as she was about to speak, her chest suddenly felt cold, and the pearl necklace on her neck slipped off.

"Hey!" She hurriedly bent down to pick it up. Lu Shicheng was right in front of her and helped her catch it with one hand. He stood up and handed the thing to her.

Wen Tingli was still frightened: "Fortunately it wasn't broken. This necklace was given to me by a friend, and I'm wearing it for the first time tonight."

friend.

His eyes fell on her neck.

She carefully picked up the necklace, turned to the glass window and prepared to put it back on.

Since she treasured the necklace very much, she was extremely careful in her movements. Lu Shicheng's eyes first stayed on the huge pearls, then he slowly raised his eyes to look at her, staring at her without blinking.

Wen Tingli was unaware of his gaze and was concentrating on fiddling with the treasure. She didn't expect that she couldn't put it on. She found that the clasp was broken. She quickly found a soft cloth bag from her bag and put the necklace away carefully. After finishing all this, she breathed a sigh of relief.

When she turned around, she noticed that Lu Shicheng was looking at her, his eyes as calm as a cold pond.

"What do you want to see Principal Zou about?"

"It's like this. Our crew wants to use the Shishi Girls' High School to shoot for two days, and the principal has agreed."

"I'm sorry, but I don't agree."

Wen Tingli was shocked: "Why?"

Lu Shicheng didn't even have a trace of smile on his face: "Shiwu is a middle school with a strict school spirit. It is not suitable to be loaned out to external units. As a school director, I have an obligation to consider the safety of the students."

Having said this, he walked out.

"You..." Wen Tingli chased after him, "Students are not on campus on weekends, so they won't disrupt campus order. And I promise that no campus facilities will be damaged during the filming. We can sign a guarantee with the school board."

Lu Shicheng stopped and looked ahead: "There are so many schools in Shanghai, why do you have to find a practical one?"

"Because..." Wen Tingli pursed her lips.

Lu Shicheng turned and looked at her.

"I'm so familiar with Principal Zou, and you...are at least our friends. If you don't agree, I'll look for another school!"

Lu Shicheng was quite sensitive to the word "friend" at the moment. When he heard this, his expression became even worse. He nodded and walked forward.

Wen Tingli watched him walk away in amazement.

She had never seen Lu Shicheng so unreasonable.

What happened to him tonight?
She waited there for a while, but still didn't see Principal Zou coming. Suddenly she realized that Lu Shicheng must have sent Principal Zou away.

She went to the front building to look for Principal Zou, intending to say hello and leave, but she couldn't find him no matter how hard she looked.

After finally spotting Manager Xu in the crowd, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, where is Principal Zou?"

Manager Xu shook his head blankly. At this time, melodious piano music came from the front of the court, and the Russian orchestra officially began to perform. A large number of guests went to the garden, and the hall was half empty in an instant.

Wen Tingli also walked a few steps outside, and when she turned her head inadvertently, she saw a familiar figure.

This person went against the flow of people and headed deeper into the hall.

Principal Zou!
The chase took them to the east corridor, and in front of them was Lu Shicheng's study. Wen Tingli couldn't help but slow down her pace. The study door was ajar. She raised her hand to push the door, but suddenly remembered Li Chengying's warning, so she retracted her hand and turned around and left decisively.

Just then, a faint panting sound was heard from the room, and the tone sounded strangely familiar.

Wen Tingli's hair stood on end, Principal Zou!
She cautiously took out the gun from her bag, walked quietly back to the door, held her breath, pushed the door open and looked inside.

There was a person lying on the floor in the study.

"Principal Zou!" Wen Tingli was shocked and turned to shout outside the corridor, "Someone come quickly!"

Principal Zou seemed to have been attacked, with a big bump on the back of his head.
But then a burst of hurried footsteps were heard in the corridor, and Manager Xu and Kuang Zhilin came with their men.

Wen Tingli quickly put the pistol back into her bag, but this scene was still seen by Manager Xu and Kuang Zhilin.

"What happened?"

"I don't know either. When I came over, I saw her lying on the floor of the study."

As he was talking, he wanted to go in and squat to check on Principal Zou's injuries, but he heard Kuang Zhilin say, "Miss Wen, please don't move."

His tone was very gentle and a little soothing, but Manager Xu's tone was much colder: "Yes, let's wait until Master Cheng comes and discuss everything."

As they were talking, Lu Shicheng came over. Seeing Wen Tingli, he seemed a little surprised. He stared at her from head to toe, then noticed Principal Zou on the ground. He ran over, squatted down, and took a look at the wound. He said urgently, "It looks like he was hit by a gun. Go to Huiqun Hospital and ask for Director Wang!"

Wen Tingli also moved forward, but Manager Xu stopped her as if he was guarding against a thief. Then he told Lu Shicheng everything that had just happened.

Lu Shicheng asked, "When you came in, were there only Miss Wen and Principal Zou here?"

"Yes." Steward Xu took out a list from his arms and handed it to Lu Shicheng, "There are three guests who came uninvited tonight, and Miss Wen is among them."

Lu Shicheng did not take the list from Manager Xu, but turned around and looked at Wen Tingli with a complicated expression.

Wen Tingli was surprised: "You doubt me?"

In a flash, she figured everything out.

"You suspect I'm a spy sent from outside?! Do you know what you're talking about?" She looked incredulous. "Just because I don't have an invitation?"

Lu Shicheng asked: "What did you see when you came here?"

Wen Tingli thought he was questioning her, and she felt even more annoyed: "I told you, I just came to see Principal Zou, and when I got here I saw her lying on the ground, I don't know anything else."

Manager Xu forced a smile and said, "It's not that we have no basis to suspect you—"

Wen Tingli sneered: "Really? Then please tell me your basis in detail, don't tell me that you just rely on this list?"

She suddenly pointed at the paper in Manager Xu's hand.

Manager Xu: "But you still have a gun in your hand!"

"you--"

Suddenly seeing Lu Shicheng walking towards her, Wen Tingli was unsure what he was going to do to her, but she knew that the current situation was extremely unfavorable to her. When he came to her, she angrily asked him in a low voice: "Just because I have lied to you a few times, does that mean I will be a liar for the rest of my life? In your eyes, my character is so bad?"

Lu Shicheng grabbed her arm and walked out without giving her any explanation.

Wen Tingli struggled: "You want to arrest me? Do you really believe their reasons? Wait, if you said you came uninvited, why don't you check that Ah Xi?!"

Everyone in the room was startled and Lu Shicheng stopped.

"Didn't she come here tonight under the pretext of delivering medicine to Principal Zou? Is she gone now?"

She looked around: "There must be something wrong with this person. The first time I saw her at Principal Zou's house, she told me that she couldn't read. But when I went there again last night, she could actually tell me the specific content of the invitation card at Principal Zou's house. Hey, Lu Shicheng! Did you hear that, you big fool! You would rather believe others than me, right?"

She suddenly stopped talking because a group of people came to the door. The one who was tied up was none other than Ah Xi. Ah Xi had a cloth stuffed in his mouth and was twisting wildly.

"Master Cheng, the person has been caught."

Manager Xu opened his mouth wide, and Wen Tingli also widened her eyes.

Lu Shicheng calmly ordered: "Take him away."

Wen Tingli suddenly became mute. She glanced at the "big fool" beside her. It wasn't that he didn't believe her, but she didn't believe him deep in her heart. She couldn't find the way down for a while, so she simply covered her forehead with her hands and groaned, "I feel dizzy."

He closed his eyes, his feet staggered, and he passed out half leaning against the sofa.

"Miss Wen!"

Wen Tingli was limp and unconscious. Her innate acting talent and acquired training skills displayed infinite power at this moment. The people in the room really believed it, but she knew that she might not be able to deceive Lu Shicheng.

She leaned firmly against the armrest of the sofa and refused to open her eyes.

She had to ask him face to face: Why is he so difficult to talk tonight?

If he has the guts, he can admit with his own mouth that he is jealous of Meng Qiguang!
When Lu Shicheng saw her fainted, he squatted in front of the sofa with ease. On the one hand, he tacitly blocked her from other people's sight, and on the other hand, he glanced at her face, waiting for her to "wake up" by herself.

But before long, he lost his patience and reached out to touch her forehead.

"Wen Tingli?"

She had no reaction.

Lu Shicheng patted her face gently, his movements becoming more and more urgent. Manager Xu said worriedly, "It's my fault for asking too hastily. Miss Wen was really too excited just now. It's normal that she can't catch her breath. Anyway, Director Wang will be here soon. Why don't we move Miss Wen upstairs first? I'll have someone clear the corridor first."

After a while, someone came back and said, "Master Cheng, there is no one outside."

Lu Shicheng immediately picked up Wen Tingli and walked out.

(End of this chapter)