Accusations of not wanting to marry: The prosecutor pressed him relentlessly.

Tang Ze was flattered when he received the call from his sister.

What's going on today? I called him on Monday afternoon, before I was even off work.

"What instructions?"

"Let's have dinner together after get off work. Pick me up at Lutong at six."

Tang Ze glanced at it and saw that it was 5:40.

"Why didn't you notify me at 5:60? What's going on? Did you and Lu Yanli have a falling out?"

"It only takes about ten minutes to drive from your company, so hurry up and stop talking nonsense." Fang Youxi hung up the phone. She had just finished her work and was still feeling uneasy all day because she remembered that Mu Wangbei and Jiang Chengyun had casually mentioned the Lu family when they came in from outside the restaurant yesterday.

After finishing her work, she thought for a moment and decided to go upstairs to say hello to Lu Yanli.

The secretary recognized her, informed her, and let her go straight in.

Lu Yanli was on the phone. He pointed to the sofa, indicating that she should sit down first.

"I know what's going on with the project. If it really doesn't get approved, we'll figure something out. Does the world have to revolve around us? We can't put all our eggs in one basket. I'm busy tonight, you guys have fun. Oh, I have plans. Bye."

Lu Yanli hung up the phone, raised an eyebrow, and asked Fang Youxi, "Are you done with work?"

"I just finished. The due diligence work on the shareholders and directors of the independent overseas business company will take some time. It won't be quick. Your legal department should take care of it first. I will follow up on the rest."

"Hmm." Lu Yanli nodded, deliberately putting on airs as he asked, "So you came up here specifically to report to me?"

Fang Youxi stood up: "I just came up to say hello and then I'll leave."

To avoid someone going crazy again and saying she lacks professionalism, leaving get off work without even saying goodbye, the colleagues in Lu Tong's legal department are easy to get along with, but Lu Tong's CEO is too busy and fussy.

Lu Yanli: ...

Didn't you come up here to have dinner with him?

She even deliberately came up to tease him.

This is infuriating!

"Since you're all here, let's have a meal together before you go back. I'll take you home."

Fang Youxi shook her head: "I already have plans."

"Who did you meet up with?" Lu Yanli scoffed twice. "It couldn't be your boyfriend, could it?"

Your marriage partner is standing right in front of you, are you blind and can't see him?

Fang Youxi thought to herself, "He's really meddling." She waved her hand, "President Lu is busy, I'm off work."

After saying that, he picked up his bag and left.

I checked the time; it was exactly six o'clock.

Tang Ze's car had just arrived downstairs when he picked up his sister: "What brings you to dinner today?"

"Second Brother!"

Tang Ze immediately stopped him: "No, you should still call me by my name or call me Lao Er. Last time you called me that, I lost 400,000."

Seeing his tense expression, Fang Youxi laughed in exasperation: "It's my treat tonight, order whatever you want, I need to ask you something."

Tang Ze asked skeptically, "What is it?"

"Regarding Lu Yanli, what would you like to eat? Let's talk while we eat."

Tang Ze felt relieved; he could afford to eat this meal.

The brother and sister went to eat hot pot; it was getting cold, so they wanted to have something warm to eat.

Fang Youxi then remembered that she should greet Mu Wangbei, as today marked their first official day of living together.

She picked up her phone and sent a text message: "I'm going out to eat, I'll be home around nine."

Living together is a basic courtesy.

Mu Wangbei wasn't finished yet. It was Monday, and he had a lot on his plate, so he probably wouldn't be up so early.

Upon seeing the message, I replied, "Do you need me to pick you up?"

He didn't care that he hadn't received a reply from Fang Youxi and continued analyzing the case files in his hands.

Tang Ze personally prepared a bowl of dipping sauce for her; it was his favorite. He wondered if Fang Youxi would like it.

"Brother, were you and Lu Yanli already close before?"

Tang Ze put the mutton into the pot and replied, "We went to the same high school. He's a year ahead of me, so we're fairly familiar with each other. But in business, he deals with the boss more."

"The Lu family and our family have always had a good relationship?"

"The two old men have a good relationship. I heard from Dad that the Lu family had some trouble before, and many people in Beicheng avoided them. Our grandfather helped them out at that time and solved their immediate problem. The two families have been in frequent contact in recent years. However, the Lu family is doing better than the Tang family now. Their overseas market is thriving. Dad also has investments in Lutong and has made a lot of money in recent years."

Tang Ze scooped the mutton out and put it in his sister's bowl, then got straight to the point: "So now you know why the old man insisted on arranging your marriage with Lu Yanli, right? He felt that the Lu family wouldn't treat you unfairly, and the Tang family also wanted to increase its investment share in the Lu family in order to obtain a more stable and substantial return."

He didn't believe that Fang Youxi was so cunning as to not realize that her family was arranging blind dates for her; he thought she was just pretending to be naive.

The old man is a very shrewd person. Tang Yi and Tang Ze are more afraid of their grandfather than Tang Zhanghe. When they were young, no one in the family dared to talk back when their grandfather lost his temper. In recent years, he has retired and become kinder. His temper used to be at least three times worse than it is now. His grandmother has endured it all her life.

However, it's not their place to comment on the affairs of their elders.

Fang Youxi then asked, "Do you know what happened to the Lu family before? Who's been targeting the Lu family?"

"How would he know? He hasn't even sorted out his own family affairs yet, why would I bother with such trivial matters?" Tang Ze looked at her curiously: "Wait, why are you asking this? Has your concern for Lu Yanli escalated to investigating his ancestors for eight generations?"

Fang Youxi: ...

She had always thought that her mouth was not well-formed, but it turns out it was a family trait, and Tang Ze had the same bad habit.

"I just asked that question, I didn't mean anything by it. Grandpa is just being enthusiastic. Even if I were to fall on hard times, I still wouldn't be interested in Lu Yanli."

Tang Ze drove himself today and didn't drink. He clinked glasses with Fang Youxi, saying, "I don't want to get married either, but I don't have your guts to come clean with my family directly. Second brother, I'll toast you."

The two drank it all in one gulp, and the liquid was in their beverages.

Fang Youxi didn't dare to directly ask Tang Ze if he knew Mu Wangbei, or if the Mu family was the one at odds with the Lu family. She was afraid of exposing herself if she didn't get any useful information. But from the current perspective, the situation wasn't very optimistic.

Lu Yanli had already stood up his friend, but in the end, he went to the club by himself.

Several acquaintances were quite surprised to see him come over again: "Didn't you have plans for today?"

Lu Yanli's face was incredibly sour. Someone started grumbling, "President Lu got stood up? By a woman? Who's so powerful?"

Everyone laughed.

"Tsk, stop talking nonsense. Open a bottle of good wine. Don't bother me today, I'm annoyed." Lu Yanli neither admitted nor denied it. He was speechless. He couldn't understand Fang Youxi's thought process at all. Last time she came to Lutong, he thought they could have dinner together, but she left, so he complained. This time, she came up properly to say hello and then left again.

She's deliberately trying to embarrass him. I've never seen a woman like this before. I don't know if she's missing a screw or if she's deliberately keeping him in suspense and playing with a fool.

Most of the people in this group were still counting on Lu Yanli to make them rich. One of them came over and asked with concern, "Didn't your family introduce you to a marriage partner? When are you going to bring your wife over to meet everyone?"

Lu Yanli's face darkened even more; he really knew how to rub salt in the wound.