Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 28 Lu Zhiyan's Girlfriend

"Whose daughter is she?" Old Master Lu asked gossipily.

"Lin Jingheng's niece."

"Oh, I remember the youngest daughter of the Lin family, right? I think she married... married Nanshan, right?" Old Master Lu thought for a while.

He has long since retired from the limelight, and now the people he can talk to are either longtime friends or people he has seen in the news.

"Hmm." Lu Zhiyan picked up the purple clay teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Grandpa Lu. "Grandpa, have some tea to soothe your throat."

Grandpa Lu put down his pipe, picked up a teacup, and took a sip of tea.

“I remember seeing her at Old Master Lin’s birthday banquet. She was still young then, but you could tell she was a rare beauty. She’s a perfect match for you.”

"You two aren't that far apart in age, are you?"

“I’m two years older than her.” Lu Zhiyan said with a smile in his eyes, as he poured himself a cup of tea.

Grandpa Lu smiled as he looked at Lu Zhiyan's expression.

"You smile when you talk about her, so you really like her, don't you?" Old Master Lu said, looking at Lu Zhiyan.

Lu Zhiyan nodded. Of course he liked her; he liked her so much that he wished he could have Nan Xu by his side all the time.

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go down for dinner." Grandpa Lu said as he stood up, and Lu Zhiyan quickly got up to help him.

Grandpa Lu waved his hand and said, "I'm an old man, but I don't need you to help me."

Lu Zhiyan's phone rang. Old Master Lu stopped and looked at it.

Lu Zhiyan took out his phone and looked at it; it was Nan Xu.

Lu Zhiyan looked at Old Master Lu as if to ask, "Why aren't you leaving?"

Old Master Lu snorted coldly, angrily opened the study door, and left.

"Hello?" Lu Zhiyan finally answered the phone.

"Why are you so slow? Are you coming back for lunch today?" Nan Xu asked, her voice filled with dissatisfaction as she lay on the bed flipping through documents with a loud rustling sound.

These are all scripts that Lin Zhengyu found, and she is currently selecting those that are suitable for Sang Tingwan.

“I’m not going back. I’m at the old house,” Lu Zhiyan said gently.

"Did you miss me today?" Lu Zhiyan asked with a smile.

"Oh, I understand." Nan Xu hung up the phone directly without answering Lu Zhiyan's question.

He then quickly got up and went downstairs to eat.

Lu Zhiyan wanted to say something more, but the call was disconnected.

He shook his head helplessly and chuckled. Oh well, what can he do? It's all because he spoiled him.

Grandpa Lu chuckled from outside the door.

He sighed, "Young people, it seems they're getting old after all."

Hearing the footsteps getting closer in the room, Old Master Lu turned around and strode down the stairs.

Lu Zhiyan opened the door and watched as Old Master Lu fled in panic.

Why bother arguing with him? He's just an old rascal.

When they went down to eat, Lu Ji had already left.

Anyway, the two elders of the Lu family didn't want to see him.

The meal was very enjoyable, and halfway through, Mr. Lu told Mrs. Lu about it.

The three of them also opened a bottle of valuable liquor that Mr. Lu had treasured for many years at the dining table.

Nan Xu spent the morning flipping through scripts in bed and found a role that was perfect for Sang Tingwan.

The male and female leads for the youth campus idol drama have been cast.

Nan Xu assigned Sang Tingwan the role of the third female lead, a cool and aloof school beauty, the academically gifted senior of the male and female leads, and a key figure in their growth. She is also a major character in promoting the development of the relationship between the male and female leads.

The downside is that he doesn't have many scenes, but the role is very challenging.

If you act well, you'll portray the aloof and beautiful senior student who died young, a role that is tragically cut short by fate; if you act poorly, you'll portray the senior student who died midway through her studies.

Sang Tingwan's personal image perfectly matches the role, and she is only twenty years old herself. She is suitable for the role in every way.

Nan Xu called Sang Tingwan and sent her the script as well.

Sang Tingwan went to work at a coffee shop in the afternoon. She didn't expect to have the opportunity to act in a TV series so soon.

Nan Xu told her to read the script carefully, and if she felt she could get into the role, she would take Sang Tingwan to audition.

Looking at the electronic script sent by Nan Xu, Sang Tingwan felt an indescribable excitement. Many of her classmates had already had opportunities to act in TV dramas or movies.

However, because Sang Rou kept interfering, she didn't have the opportunity to participate in even supporting roles, minor roles, or even just extras.

In the study, the curtains were drawn tightly, and not a single ray of light shone through. In the dark and enclosed room, even the sound of breathing was exceptionally clear.

"Why didn't you tell me beforehand that you went to dinner with Ling Shu the day before yesterday?" Zhou Qi asked in a deep voice.

Like a demon king descended from hell.

Zhou Qi sat on the sofa, fiddling with the lighter in his hand.

Zhou Zan trembled. "You're away on a business trip, not at home, so I..."

"So you can just not tell me?" Zhou Qi looked at Zhou Zan with a fierce gaze.

Zhou Zan lowered his head, not daring to refute in the slightest.

"Dad, I know I was wrong," Zhou Zan said, her voice trembling with sobs.

Zhou Qi rubbed his temples, and the curtains opened in an instant.

Sunlight shone around Zhou Zan, and Zhou Qi, with his back to the light, slowly got up and walked to Zhou Zan's side.

He picked up a tissue from the table and gently wiped away Zhou Zan's tears, his voice soft as he said, "Dad was just too worried about you. Please don't be angry with Dad."

He is completely different now compared to how he was just now.

Zhou Zan looked at Zhou Qi. He was always like this, one second and the next like two different people.

She endured this kind of life for twenty-two years, and she didn't know why her father was like this.

She didn't know why her father liked to control everything about her.

He needs to know everything, whether it's about making friends or meeting someone.

She has absolutely no privacy.

She, who is gentle and kind in front of others, now looks at her father like a madwoman who may go crazy at any moment.

She didn't know how much longer she could endure it; she was about to reach her breaking point with this version of herself and her father.

Zhou Qi looked at her daughter in front of her; she didn't resemble her anymore, and was becoming less and less like her.

"Alright, you can go now." Zhou Qi turned his back.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Zan turned and left the study.

Zhou Zan returned to her room and wiped the tears from her cheeks.

She insisted on doing things he disliked. She just wanted to see what he could do about her.

Zhou Zan looked at herself in the mirror. She felt unfamiliar, but this was the real her.

Didn't he forbid her from eating out?
Didn't we forbid her from spending the night outside?
She insisted on having them all.

She was determined to destroy all the rules he had set for her, step by step.

Zhou Zan picked up the phone on the table and called Ling Shu.

The call connected quickly, and Ling Shu's voice was filled with elation, "Zhou Zan? Why did you suddenly decide to call me?"

Ling Shu leaned back in his office chair, his face full of spring fever.

“I didn’t go to Yueheng’s bar opening last time, did I? I felt pretty bad about it. Why don’t you come with me today?” Zhou Zan said calmly.

Ling Shu frowned. "Will Uncle Zhou agree?"

"Why do I need anyone else's approval for my own affairs?" Zhou Zan asked, his tone filled with dissatisfaction.

Did they all tacitly approve of Zhou Qi's behavior?

Were they all Zhou Qi's accomplices?

Did they make her endure the pain that Zhou Qi brought her time and time again?
"No, I was just thinking that you never went out at night before, right?" Ling Shu explained cautiously.

Zhou Zan asked impatiently, "Are you willing to come with me or not?"

Ling Shu was quite surprised, as Zhou Zan rarely spoke like that.

“Go, go, I’ll go with you,” Ling Shu quickly agreed.

"Do you need me to pick you up?"

"No need, I'll drive myself." Zhou Zan then hung up the phone.

(End of this chapter)