Why are you all trying to win over me, the male supporting character?

He gave a soft hum.

"Lu Chengzhou doesn't seem like the type to run a zoo."

Despite saying that, Meng Wanyu still felt a little threatened.

She glanced at the gift she had prepared for Lu Chengzhou, feeling a little uneasy.

"Sister, do you think men prefer Lamborghinis or animals?"

Sister Meng smiled and said, "Why don't you ask me whether men prefer Lamborghinis or catgirls who love fishy smells?"

"elder sister!"

Meng Wanyu glared at her.

Why are you always being so indecent?

"My sister isn't exactly a respectable person either, that's why she picked up on the implied meaning."

The two were joking with each other when Lu Chengzhou returned.

He looked preoccupied at the moment.

On his desk sits the painting of the Welcoming Pine, which he bought for 500,000 yuan.

Even though he knew he was about to earn 100 million, Lu Chengzhou couldn't feel happy.

Lin Chen led his men past him, glancing back at him once.

"Brother Lu's expression..."

Lin Chen felt a chill in his heart.

"Oh no, Brother Lu is definitely angry, angry that I didn't listen to his advice!"

He also became uneasy.

"I have to go and apologize to Brother Lu in person."

If Lin Chen had already lost this project, losing Brother Lu's brotherhood on top of that would be a huge loss.

However, before heading to the Lu family, Lin Chen decided to visit Brother Xiong first.

No matter how harsh his words were, he was still the strategist his father had sent him.

Lin Chen trusted him quite a lot.

……

For a moment, everyone had different thoughts.

……

Lu Chengzhou returned to his residence with a melancholy feeling.

We disassembled the painting of the Welcoming Pine and extracted the masterpiece by the famous artist.

"Sigh, a hundred million!"

Lu Chengzhou was already thinking, why not give this thing to Lin Chen as a gift to show goodwill?

However, Lu Chengzhou simply couldn't bring himself to do something so obsequious.

Moreover, it's not guaranteed to be effective.

Lin Chen is a very suspicious person; this gift might backfire.

So, about the zoo...

Lu Chengzhou scratched his head and looked up at the sky.

Feeling melancholy~

The land deed and various legal documents that Jiang Aiyu sent him made him feel particularly troubled.

"I couldn't bring myself to poison those animals."

"This zoo is doing so well, how can I make it lose money completely in a short period of time?"

"This is really a headache."

Lu Chengzhou couldn't think of a good solution for the time being, so he could only put the painting away for the time being.

I had just finished tidying my desk when I heard a knock on the door.

"Who?"

"it's me……"

Lin Chen stood meekly at his door, carrying a fruit basket.

At this moment, Lu Chengzhou was caught off guard.

Why is Lin Chen here?

Although he was somewhat surprised and suspicious, Lu Chengzhou calmly opened the door and invited him in.

As soon as he entered, Lin Chen picked up a broom.

Lu Chengzhou's eyelids twitched: "Brother Lin, what's going on...?"

Lin Chen smiled and said, "I see your floor is a bit dirty, let me sweep it for you."

Lu Chengzhou: "..."

He sat down in the chair and watched Lin Chen sweep the floor rather clumsily.

The intention is quite obvious; she's clearly trying to curry favor with him.

Lu Chengzhou rested his chin on his hand, his mind racing as he considered his next move.

"Alright, Brother Lu, the floor's clean! Shall I cut you some fruit?"

Before Lu Chengzhou could give any instructions, Lin Chen picked up a knife and an apple and peeled a very ugly apple for him.

While peeling an apple, Lin Chen talked about his hardships.

"My dad assigned me a sidekick, the one with the really white hair, Brother Xiong!"

"I didn't want to bid, he forced me to..."

"Sigh, I'm so heartbroken, Brother Lu."

Lu Chengzhou hadn't even started his performance yet, but Lin Chen had already begun.

This dramatic and heart-wrenching performance was quite moving.

The look of surprise in Lu Chengzhou's eyes never faded.

It seems the male protagonist intends to shift all the blame onto Brother Xiong?

I wonder what Brother Xiong will think after hearing about this.

In the original work, this guy's intelligence is often on point, and he does indeed do a lot of practical things for the male protagonist—except for this zoo.

In retrospect, it's not entirely Bear's fault that things happened at the zoo.

This can be considered a scheme devised by the Jiang family for the Lin family.

But now Lu Chengzhou is thinking that perhaps he should take this opportunity to get rid of this intelligent supporting male character?

With this guy stirring up trouble between him and the male lead, his life is a bit difficult.

Lu Chengzhou disliked the feeling of having the overall situation controlled by others.

Although we'll eventually get rid of this talkative old man, for now, we still need to put on a show.

"Brother Lin, you are mistaken."

Instead of following his lead and continuing to speak ill of Brother Xiong, Lu Chengzhou praised the old man profusely.

"Brother Xiong has helped the Lin family for thirty years. Even if he hasn't done anything outstanding, he has certainly put in a lot of hard work. As the younger generation, we should humbly learn from him..."

Lin Chen listened to these words and nodded from time to time.

At this moment, Lu Chengzhou seized the opportunity and briefly mentioned the land title issue of Aomori Zoo to Lin Chen.

"If Brother Lin is interested, you can go to this place and investigate to see if what I said is true."

After Jiang Aiyu delivered the land deed, Lu Chengzhou had thoroughly investigated the intricacies of the story and naturally had no doubts.

He never does anything he's not sure about.

Lin Chen nodded: "Okay, Brother Lu, I'll go check it out!"

……

Ten minutes later.

Lu Chengzhou personally escorted Lin Chen downstairs.

"Brother Lin, there's no need to worry too much. Our friendship is unbreakable."

Lu Chengzhou appeared very magnanimous.

A gentle smile still lingered on his face.

Her eyes still held the kind of innocent, kind, and harmless look that the male lead liked.

However, after turning their backs, the smiles on their faces quickly disappeared.

Lin Chen felt a slight sense of disdain.

"Lu Chengzhou is indeed just an ordinary person who relies on power and is no threat to me."

"Brother Xiong asked me to say these things to test him, but it was completely unnecessary."

"That old man is so petty. He never expected that Lu Chengzhou would not only not take the opportunity to speak ill of him, but would also praise him for his loyalty!"

Lu Chengzhou returned to his room and closed the door.

He sat in his boss's chair, opened his phone's browser, and found the search page.

Enter "Aomori Zoo" into the search bar to view related information.

At that moment, he suddenly saw several negative news articles.

"A visitor got out of his car in the tiger enclosure at the zoo and was attacked and killed by the animals!"