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

how can that be possible?

Lu Chengzhou examined the necklace even more closely.

Once I confirmed that the information was correct, I immediately and carefully put it away.

"This item should be returned to its rightful owner."

……

……

at the same time.

"flutter!"

Lin Chen suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Suddenly, everything spun around me.

He was bossing around the new employees when he suddenly collapsed, which shocked everyone.

Lin Chen clutched his chest and slumped down.

His body trembled like a leaf.

"What...what's wrong with me...?"

He had no idea that his opportunity had been taken away and that his protagonist's luck was rapidly slipping away.

The employees around him rushed to give him water and call for emergency help.

Lin Chen waved his hand.

"Let's continue talking about the project."

He only thought that he had been staying up too late and had developed some health problems, and he didn't care.

After losing the old street project, he began to reflect on himself, wondering if the feng shui of Yicheng was incompatible with him.

Perhaps he should go somewhere else, or find a different goal.

So he turned his attention to the neighboring city.

After assigning the tasks, he dismissed his subordinates.

He leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Ever since that meeting with Su Qiaoman and being scolded by her, he had held a grudge.

However, after a few days, he gradually calmed down.

Upon closer reflection, Su Qiaoman's words made sense. In the several times he confronted Lu Chengzhou, he had indeed not gained any advantage.

Since he couldn't afford to offend them, he decided to play it safe and develop his territory cautiously, expanding his influence in the surrounding cities.

Coincidentally, the old man's old ailment has recently flared up badly, leaving him unable to move. Those who used to follow him have now been largely taken over by him.

Lin Chen's morale soared, and he felt confident that he could definitely make something of himself.

He printed out Lu Chengzhou's photo, made a plaque, and placed it on his desk.

He constantly reminded himself that one day he would take everything he had lost back from this person!

……

A few days later.

Lu Chengzhou learned from Aisha that Lin Chen had turned his attention to the neighboring city.

"It seems I can interpret this as the kid being afraid of a direct confrontation with me."

Lu Chengzhou stroked his chin.

Thoughtful.

"As expected of the male lead I personally raised, he still has a clever mind."

Lin Chen's actions were not unexpected by Lu Chengzhou.

However, he did not intend to press his advantage, but was waiting for the next opportunity to fleece the enemy.

During this time, he preferred to spend more time studying the pile of jewels in his hands.

To his surprise, these jewels were all of great renown, most of them having been auctioned, and some even originating from foreign royal families.

Shao Yan is really something else.

They can even get their hands on things like that.

However, now that Shao Yan is in jail and Shao Han is mentally unstable, these things can only belong to him.

Later that day, Sister Meng returned to the winery ahead of schedule.

I don't know where she went with Meng Wanyu, but when she came back, her skin was noticeably darker.

Sister Meng dropped her suitcase and sat down on the recliner opposite him.

"I'm so tired, and the sun on the beach is so hot."

"So they went on a beach vacation."

Lu Chengzhou got up and poured her a cup of tea.

Then, under her affectionate gaze, he sat back down at that comfortable distance.

After being apart for several days, when they met again, Sister Meng didn't receive a warm and enthusiastic look from him, and she felt a little disappointed.

"Lu Chengzhou, what have you been doing these past few days?"

Actually, what Sister Meng wants to ask is, haven't you thought about me at all these days?

However, being rather reserved, she was still too embarrassed to ask such a question in front of Elsa and the others.

This is the only way to ask the question.

Lu Chengzhou was taken aback at first, and then felt a pang of guilt.

He understood what she was asking, but couldn't answer. He could only evade the question by saying, "I'm researching that project in the old street..."

Sister Meng chuckled softly, "Really? So ambitious."

She actually believed it.

Lu Chengzhou forced himself to remain calm, took out the necklace he had found earlier, and handed it to her.

"Look, does it look familiar?"

Upon seeing the necklace, Sister Meng immediately stood up, her expression becoming very serious.

"Where...did you get this?"

Seeing her flustered appearance, Lu Chengzhou suddenly had a question in his mind.

What's wrong with this necklace?

What made her show such an almost frightened expression?

Lu Chengzhou leaned forward slightly and asked, "I took this from a thief."

"Thief?"

Sister Meng seemed relieved when she heard this.

Lu Chengzhou noticed her unusual emotional change and moved closer to her.

"Sister, is there something you're hiding from me?"

Sister Meng shook her head.

She forced a smile and said, "Actually, it's nothing. It's okay to tell you. This necklace was a gift from my mother."

"Was it given only to you, or was it also given to Meng Wanyu?"

Upon hearing this pointed question, Sister Meng lowered her head.

His expression became increasingly unnatural.

Clearly, this already provides the answer.

“Lu Chengzhou, sometimes I really think you’re so smart it’s annoying.”

He said things he disliked, but his tone was one of helplessness.

Yes.

This necklace was left to her alone by her mother.

Meng Wanyu, as her younger sister, shared everything with her since childhood, but she always insisted on arguing with her about who was better when it came to matters of the heart.

In particular, the competition for maternal love.

"If my sister had known that I possessed something she never had, given her temper at the time, she would have definitely killed me."

“Our sisterly relationship wasn’t always this good.”

"She once really wanted to kill me."

Sister Meng still felt lingering fear when she recalled those past events.

Her sister's stubbornness and insane possessiveness forced her to always consciously give in.

She was the youngest, the smartest, and the most favored.

Actually, Sister Meng has always favored her, but...

Such favoritism, at that time, would only cause her, the useless older sister, to suffer more torment.

"That day, my mother was leaving."

"She called me to her side and secretly gave me the necklace."

"I was startled and immediately tried to put it back."

"But my mother told me to keep it and not let my sister see it."

Sister Meng clutched the necklace tightly, stroking the gemstones on it.

Even after all these years, those precious gems still shine brightly.