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"Don't you know, Miss Wen, that I never do anything that is not good for myself?"

Wen Tingli was silent for a while, then she raised her face and smiled at him, "It's a pity that Mr. Meng will be disappointed. Your trick didn't work at all on me or Lu Shicheng."

"So you two reconciled?"

Wen Tingli choked again.

"Since we haven't reconciled yet, why do you care about me? You pursue yours, I pursue mine, we have nothing to do with each other. Miss Wen, I thought you were not a person who would take relationships seriously, but I didn't expect you to be so persistent. Have you changed?"

"I think Mr. Meng has been misunderstanding me from the beginning to the end." Wen Tingli smiled happily, "My pursuit has never changed: fame, a lot of money, a beautiful and obedient man--"

Obviously, in her heart, Meng Qiguang was not included, because he was not as handsome as Lu Shicheng, let alone obedient.

Meng Qiguang's face turned a little worse, and then he curled his lips: "Has Lu Shicheng heard what you said? Young Master Lu of Nanyang Hongye would be happy that he is just a 'beautiful and obedient' man in your mind?"

"He doesn't care about that. He's not like you."

"Really?" Meng Qiguang's smile deepened. "He understands you so well, but you two still broke up. Wen Tingli, don't you understand? Lu Shicheng is too young and too bright. He has a mysophobia, so he can't tolerate you deceiving him. You and I are the same kind of people."

He lowered his voice: "I'm not afraid that you will lie to me."

Wen Tingli took a step back, glared at him and said, "No, Mr. Meng and I have never been the same kind of people. I don't need to weigh the gains and losses everywhere, because I can afford to lose! I also disdain to use tricks to calculate the person I like, because I am willing to give my heart! As for the matter between me and Lu Shicheng, only he and I know it best. You are an outsider, and you won't understand even if I tell you."

Meng Qiguang took out a cigarette from his pocket with a calm face, glanced at Wen Tingli, then lowered his head and crushed the pipe.

"I am not only an outsider, but also a bad guy. However, I, a bad guy, still want to remind you that Lu Shicheng has been very close to the daughter of the Guangdong Ge family recently."

"so what?"

Meng Qiguang raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the guests coming and going in the hall.

"Lu Shicheng finally got back the inheritance from his uncle, so he wanted to build a career as soon as possible. He was more far-sighted than his uncle, and achieved many brilliant results in just one or two years, but that was not enough, so he founded the Light Bulb Factory and Dasheng Pharmaceutical Factory, intending to unite with other patriotic industrialists to drive the foreigners out of the concession. I believe he has the courage, but he can't do it alone. If he can get help from the Ge family at this time, wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger?"

Wen Tingli's smile faded slightly. Meng Qiguang stared at her face and laughed softly, "I never doubt that you have a strong attraction to Lu Shicheng, just as you have a strong attraction to me. However, for an ambitious man, love and desire are not the most important. That's why Lu Shicheng, after weighing the pros and cons, hooked up with Miss Ge again."

"Don't think of me as shameless. The Lu family is not the Qiao family, and Lu Shicheng is not Qiao Xingchu. Besides, I don't think the Lu family needs to expand its power through marriage."

Meng Qiguang shook his head: "You still don't understand men very well. The Ge family is not an ordinary wealthy family. The help that the Ge family can provide is extraordinary. You will know what Lu Shicheng is thinking over time. I guess Lu Shicheng will come to the banquet with Miss Ge later. This trade fair will invite political and business celebrities, and among these guests, there are far more than one or two families who are interested in Miss Ge. Lu Shicheng must use this method to declare his sovereignty over Miss Ge in front of everyone."

As he spoke, Meng Qiguang suddenly turned his head and glanced forward. Wen Tingli turned her head back following his gaze and happened to see Lu Shicheng coming in. He came alone.

The smile returned to Wen Tingli's face, and she raised her eyebrows at Meng Qiguang in victory.

But after a while, Miss Ge also came in.

"Why aren't you smiling anymore?" Meng Qiguang glanced at her.

Wen Tingli disagreed: "It's just a coincidence, Miss Ge has another lover.

"Lu Shicheng told you?" Meng Qiguang sneered. "Well, let me kindly tell you a way to test a man. Miss Ge's birthday is in a few days. If Lu Shicheng is interested in her, he will definitely use this opportunity to get closer to Miss Ge. By that day, no matter what tricks you use, you won't be able to ask him out. Do you dare to give it a try?"

Wen Tingli said nothing.

"I knew you didn't dare to try," Meng Qiguang said to her with a smile, then turned and walked away.

***
Wen Tingli was staring at the mirror in the bathroom.

It felt like ten thousand ants were crawling in her heart.

perhaps--

Do you want?
No, no, no, Meng Qiguang is simply a devil. With just a few words, he led her thoughts astray.

Lu Shicheng had clearly told her no!

Besides, she had figured it out completely that day in the ward: only the truth can move people's hearts.

She had already made up her mind to deal with Lu Shicheng in the most open and fair way this time. Testing Lu Shicheng would not only go against her original intention, but would also push Lu Shicheng away again.

"Devil, devil." She muttered to herself in front of the mirror. She didn't want to be fooled by Meng Qiguang. She must suppress this idea.

However, half an hour later, when she unexpectedly saw Miss Ge's silhouette from afar in the corridor, the still lake of her heart began to ripple again.

Miss Ge was wearing a sparkling diamond necklace around her neck, and she was not the only one who noticed the dazzling light.

"I heard that the necklace was custom-made for Miss Ge at a jewelry store." Wen Tingli heard someone talking not far away, "It was delivered to Miss Ge's place this afternoon. This person is really generous."

Cartier? Wen Tingli looked down at the ruby ​​necklace around her neck. This birthday gift that Lu Shicheng gave her last year was also made by Cartier.

She couldn't help but turn her head to look for the source of the sound. It was Mrs. Zhou from Yuanfan Shipbuilding Company.

They were still discussing it. It turned out that Miss Ge's birthday was on Wednesday, and there was no plan to hold a birthday party because Miss Ge wanted to celebrate her birthday with her best friends.

"Miss Wen, are you feeling unwell?" A servant came over and asked with concern.

"Please give me a glass of soda water." Wen Tingli shook her head, "And paper and pen, I want to write a note."

***
Meanwhile, several young men were playing cards in a bridge room in a corner of the garden.

Lu Shicheng sat at the head of the table, Meng Qiguang sat at the opposite table, surrounded by a group of stylishly dressed men, who were chatting and laughing while looking at cards. Suddenly someone asked Meng Qiguang, "Brother Meng, the person you were talking to in front was Miss Wen Tingli, right?"

Lu Shicheng shifted his eyes slightly.

"Who else but her? She has been famous for so many days. Today I finally saw her in person. She is so attractive. Her smiling eyes are like honey. Just one glance at her can make people fall in love with her. Brother Meng, may I ask, what is your relationship with her?"

"What kind of relationship could it be?" another person answered, "It's an extraordinary relationship. I heard from the people at Golden Film that Miss Wen has always been single, but she has a business card of Brother Meng in her business card holder. I heard that when Miss Wen's father was in trouble, it was Brother Meng who helped her a lot. No wonder she looks at Brother Meng differently. Last time, Gao Tingxin also said that Miss Wen's little sister also likes you. Is it true that Miss Wen always mentions Mr. Meng in front of her sister?" "Nonsense." Meng Qiguang laughed, "Even I am going to believe it."

"Don't worry, we are all on our own now, no one will spread the news. It's not wrong for Miss Wen to take you to the back garden to have a private talk as soon as she arrived, right? I saw it clearly just now, the two of you stayed together for at least half an hour."

Meng Qiguang pretended to glance at the opposite side casually. The cards in Lu Shicheng's hand had not been moved for a long time.

"It was originally a very ordinary little thing, but you made it into a mess. We chatted for a while, but she asked me about Miss Ge's birthday, and I told her it was Wednesday. That was all I said, nothing else."

"Why is she asking this?"

"Who knows." Meng Qiguang said seriously, "Maybe he wants to meet Miss Ge."

Suddenly he laughed again and said, "Miss Wen is quite interesting. She often does things on a whim. Who can understand her?"

Everyone started to make a noise: "When you mention her, you speak so intimately, and you still dare to say that you are not familiar with her?!"

At this time, a servant quietly walked behind Lu Shicheng.

Meng Qiguang glanced around and saw Pu Ou trying to secretly slip a note into Lu Shicheng's hand.

However, Lu Shicheng did not take the note immediately.

Meng Qiguang thought to himself that Wen Tingli acted really quickly. He comfortably picked up the wine glass at hand and took a sip. Suddenly, he felt an extremely sharp gaze shot towards him from the opposite side. It was Lu Shicheng.

The way Lu Shicheng looked at him had completely changed, like a cheetah, but also like a knife.

It was an unfriendly and extremely sharp look. Meng Qiguang slowly restrained his smile. He knew that this was the real Lu Shicheng.

Nothing can be hidden from him.

The two of them stared at each other quietly, and the people at the table gradually realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere: "Why aren't you talking?"

Seeing this, the servant leaned over and whispered something carefully in Lu Shicheng's ear. Lu Shicheng still looked at Meng Qiguang expressionlessly, but he finally put the note into his arms, his action showing his care.

Several young masters winked at each other, and Meng Qiguang's expression was particularly cold.

"Sorry, I'll be out for a while." Lu Shicheng said calmly.

Everyone laughed and said, "Mr. Lu, this card is for you. If you don't come back in three minutes, we will replace you."

Meng Qiguang watched Lu Shicheng walk away out of the corner of his eye. After a while, his tense expression became relaxed again.

So what if you are smart?

The more a person understands everything, the easier it is to be let down.

When two smart people guess at each other, the result is often that one of them outsmarts them.

***
Lu Shicheng walked along the corridor to an empty window and took out the note from his pocket.

But he did not read the contents of the note immediately. Instead, he leaned his hands on the window sill in front of him, lowered his head and took a deep breath.

He couldn't guess what Wen Tingli would say to him, he only knew that she always had a way to mess up his heart.

What if she—

Should he pretend that he knew nothing and fall into her trap again?
He could almost foresee how depressed he would be by then.

When will she be completely honest with him?

No, maybe it's not what he thinks!
She would definitely not be fooled by Meng Qiguang.

When he was finally mentally prepared, he unfolded the note in his hand with a glimmer of hope.

The note read:

[I have found a new house and will move in on Thursday. I have invited you only. You must come. The address is No. xx, Haig Road.]

Lu Shicheng read the note over and over again. Thursday! Not Wednesday!
He didn't come to his senses until someone called him from behind.

"Shouqian, everyone is still waiting for you. Hey, why are you so happy?"

"Is there?" Lu Shicheng immediately restrained his expression and at the same time held the note in his palm without leaving any trace.

"Yes! Absolutely!" The man looked at him happily and looked around curiously. "I've never seen you so happy before. Your eyes are so bright. What did you see? Tell me so that I can be happy too."

Lu Shicheng couldn't help but lower his head and smiled, then took the lead and walked forward: "Don't look, let's go."

***
At this moment, Wen Tingli was already driving home.

Meng Qiguang's words certainly had an impact on her, but she ultimately did not deliberately change her moving date to Wednesday.

Although this would be a natural way to test Lu Shicheng.

She figured it out. It was unreasonable for her to only ask Lu Shicheng to trust her again while she herself did not trust him.

What she and Lu Shicheng need most at this moment is sincerity, not calculation.

So she wrote the sentence on the note according to what she had prepared in advance. She guessed that Lu Shicheng had already received her rough invitation letter by now. She didn't know what expression was on his face now, she thought happily.

(End of this chapter)