From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Bai Wantang opened her eyes, her hair sticking to her skin.

She stared at Lu Yunzhou, her voice much lower than before.

"Lu Yunzhou, what exactly did you do to me?"

Lu Yunzhou's palm was still pressed against her wound, and his internal energy continued to flow.

Bai Wantang suddenly pressed down on his wrist, and a soft sound came from the old scar on his abdomen that hadn't been touched for many years.

Lu Yunzhou placed his palm on her ribs, just as he was about to withdraw his true energy, when the meridians below the scar suddenly throbbed on their own, and a small patch of skin was pushed up, and the hardened nodules that had accumulated over the years spread out along with the breath.

Bai Wantang gritted her teeth, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

"Don't stop."

Lu Yunzhou glanced at her and continued to send his true energy in.

The blockage of qi and blood under the ribs was gradually pushed aside and dispersed outwards along several tangled meridians.

Bai Wantang's breathing was initially rapid and heavy, but after a while, her shoulders relaxed.

She looked down at her abdomen, pressed her hand against the hem of her clothes, and remained silent for a long time.

Lu Yunzhou withdrew his hand: "There's bruising hidden in the old wound; I just touched a meridian."

"Are you always this casual when you save people?"

Bai Wantang glared at him, her voice still a little hoarse.

Lu Yunzhou picked up the medicine box on the table and carefully put the scattered gauze back together.

"If you don't want to live, I'll leave now."

Bai Wantang's nostrils twitched as he choked on her words, and she grabbed a cushion and threw it at him.

Lu Yunzhou dodged to the side, the cushion brushing past his shoulder and falling to the floor.

Go to sleep.

"You make me sleep on the sofa, but I can't even touch the cushions?"

"Then you can sleep on the floor."

Lu Yunzhou bent down to pick up the cushion and pressed it back onto the sofa.

Seeing his actions, Bai Wantang's tough expression softened somewhat.

She knew that her old injury had been going on for many years, and medication could only suppress the pain. However, the breath that Lu Yunzhou had just brought in had loosened the knot.

This matter must not be known to outsiders.

Lu Yunzhou woke up just as dawn broke.

The wound on his shoulder had been soaked in rainwater, and sitting up caused a throbbing pain.

Bai Wantang was already boiling water in the kitchen, eggs were cooking in the pot, and three bowls of hot porridge were placed on the table.

Gu Nanqiao came downstairs with her hair pulled back low and dark circles under her eyes.

She didn't sleep well all night, and when she stepped onto the last step, her hands were still holding onto the wall.

When Lu Yunzhou saw her, he picked up his coat and prepared to leave.

Bai Wantang pushed the bowl of porridge in front of him: "Eat your porridge before you leave."

"I have other business at the company."

"Did you see me standing behind the stairs last night?"

Bai Wantang's question was so direct that Gu Nanqiao stopped in her tracks.

She didn't look up, but simply moved the spoon on the table closer to the bowl.

Lu Yunzhou picked up the egg and cracked it open on the edge of the table: "I see it."

Gu Nanqiao's finger paused in mid-air before quickly retracting it.

Bai Wantang stared at him: "You saw it but didn't look away?"

"If I hide, it will make things even more difficult for you."

Lu Yunzhou placed the peeled egg into Bai Wantang's bowl, his shamelessness bordering on righteous indignation: "Next time I'll install a fee sign at the stairwell; one peek and you pay a bowl of porridge."

Bai Wantang couldn't help but laugh, and pushed the egg back, saying, "You'd better leave now."

Lu Yunzhou picked up his coat and paused as he passed Gu Nanqiao.

He wanted to talk about what happened last night, but he swallowed the words back, leaving only the sentence: "Eat something, don't go hungry."

Gu Nanqiao raised her face, her eyes met his, and then she quickly looked down.

Lu Yunzhou took the car keys, opened the door, and left.

The footsteps in the hallway gradually faded away, leaving only the soft sound of the pot lid being pushed open by steam inside the house.

Bai Wantang pushed the other bowl towards Gu Nanqiao: "Eat first."

Gu Nanqiao sat down, stirred the porridge a few times with a spoon, but didn't put it in her mouth.

"I saw it last night."

"I know."

"You two..."

She paused here, her throat feeling as if it were blocked by the steam from the porridge.

Bai Wantang didn't urge her, but simply put half an egg into her bowl.

"Lu Yunzhou is not a good target for spite."

Gu Nanqiao looked up at her, her face darkening: "I wasn't acting out of spite."

"So you braved the rain to walk to the riverbank, and then came here to sleep for the night, just to see the scenery?"

Gu Nanqiao gripped the spoon handle tightly, and the rim of the spoon touched the bottom of the bowl, making a crisp sound.

She wanted to argue back, but in the end she just lowered her head and took a sip of porridge.

Bai Wantang didn't press her any further. After finishing half a bowl of food, she got up and dragged an old laptop out from under the sofa.

The computer case had several scratches, and a piece of rolled-up black tape was stuck to one of the corners.

"Take a look at this."

The screen opens, revealing only one encrypted file.

There is no title at the top, and below are densely packed records arranged by date.

Gu Nanqiao put down her spoon and leaned closer to the screen.

The first record begins after Lu Yunzhou's discharge from the military.

He left the army and took on bodyguard jobs in Sheng'an, earning a low income and changing residences several times.

The file contained his activity route, the people he contacted, and several undercover investigations related to the Chu family.

Further down, the words "Galaxy Group" were highlighted.

Lu Yunzhou entered Xinghe and became Su Qingwan's driver and bodyguard, which later led to his involvement with Xiao Sihai, Yundian Club, and the Supreme Black Card.

The timeline didn't stop; Fengming Group followed closely behind, with the nominal marriage, the critical illness of the Feng family matriarch, and the Nanwan Old Port project all recorded on the same page.

The more Gu Nanqiao looked, the heavier her breathing became.

"When did you start collecting this data?"

"Organized by Sister Lan."

"Has she been investigating Lu Yunzhou?"

Bai Wantang closed the medicine box and looked back at the screen: "From the day he was discharged from the army."

The next page reads "Cloud Summit Council".

Lu Yunzhou stormed into the conference hall, rescued Su Qingwan, killed the foreign mercenary, and was seriously injured and hospitalized.

Later on, the Tang family, Tang Jinrou, the Shen family, Luo Qingyi, and Yuanchuan Construction all connected one by one.

Gu Nanqiao pointed at the screen: "Why is she investigating these things?"

Bai Wantang did not answer immediately.

She picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and twirled the glass halfway around in her hand.

"Looking for someone."

"Who should I look for?"

"The one who can stop the Gray Tower."

Gu Nanqiao's shoulders tensed.

She had spent several years on the run overseas with Sister Lan, and knew exactly what the Grey Tower represented.

The group that pursued them never targeted just one person.

The longer they hide, the easier it is for those around them to be dragged down.

Bai Wantang scrolled down the page and finally stopped at the Yuanchuan Construction section.

"Yuanchuan's position is just the entry point. Gu Nanqiao, Ye Zhiwei, Bai Wantang, and others who are close to Lu Yunzhou are all on Sister Lan's observation list."

Gu Nanqiao looked at her own name, and the color drained from her face.

"Me too?"

What do you think?

"What do they want from Lu Yunzhou?"

Bai Wantang closed her laptop, her tone blunt: "Lu Yunzhou is a skilled fighter, a healer, and has connections with Xinghe, Fengming, Yundian, and the Tang family. If the Gray Tower really comes knocking, others can only hide, but he has a chance to fend them off."

Gu Nanqiao stared at the closed computer, her spoon remaining motionless for a long time.

Bai Wantang added, "What they really value is that Lu Yunzhou might become the last line of defense in front of the Gray Tower."

No one spoke inside the room.

After a moment, Bai Wantang raised her hand and lifted the hem of her dress, letting Gu Nanqiao look at her abdomen.