I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Qin Yunchu felt a little sour inside.

"Oh, right, and last time, Aihua Group..." Qin Yunchu stopped abruptly, remembering that Lu Qingxuan was still there.

"What happened to Aihua Group?" Lu Qingxuan noticed it as expected.

The last acquisition of Aihua Group was also a tacit collaboration between Chen Ya and Gu Yuqing, one in the open and the other in the shadows, who joined forces to complete the overall acquisition of Aihua.

If this was also a tacit understanding, Qin Yun Chu would never believe it.

However, since there was a member of the Lu family present, it would be better to leave this conspiracy aside for another time.

Qin Yun Chu wisely chose to remain silent.

Gu Yuqing deliberately giggled and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Miss Lu, do you know what Chen Ya gave to Old Master Lu as the third gift?"

Lu Qingxuan said, "Huh?...No, didn't he say? Wait, you mean, this is the third gift he gave to Old Master Lu?"

“You’re so smart,” Gu Yuqing nodded and smiled. “Yes, this is the third gift Chen Ya gave to the Lu family. It’s the real gift, the most valuable gift package that is far more valuable than the other two combined.”

"The Fibros family's grand gift package," Liu Ruying added from the side.

Chen Ya orchestrated a scheme that transformed the Lu family, who had done nothing, into the second-in-command of the short-selling group, wielding the power of life and death over a large amount of speculative capital.

If this isn't a big gift package, then what is?

It all depends on whether the Lu family can make good use of it.

Gu Yuqing swirled her crystal glass and said, "Didn't Old Master Lu say before that he and Chen Ya had exchanged gifts? I guess the two of them have reached a consensus on how to exploit overseas speculative capital."

Lu Qingxuan asked, "Was Old Master Lu's withdrawal from Lu's Holdings also a bargaining chip?"

“I think so,” Gu Yuqing said. “With Chen Ya in charge of Lu’s Holdings, he will be fully responsible for the final harvest of overseas speculative capital. Once the harvest is complete and the profits are distributed, everyone in the Lu family’s interest groups will be rolling in money. It’s not a loss for the old master to give up his shareholder position.”

"But, but..." Lu Qingxuan felt something was strange, but couldn't put her finger on it.

In her heart, Old Master Lu's position was irreplaceable, and she didn't know how to view the fact that Chen Ya would be taking that position in the future.

"Moreover, what the old man said today was probably the truth. He doesn't want to continue using this feudal family structure," Gu Yuqing said thoughtfully. "The old man struggled his whole life, but he ended up living like a dragon. It's a sad story."

"Chen Ya and the old man can be said to appreciate each other. Do you know what phrase Chen Ya likes to ramble to me about the most? 'What happened in the Six Dynasties that it all became a matter of private interests?'"

Lu Qingxuan didn't quite understand the phrase, but she understood what "evil dragon" meant.

And she was also a little dissatisfied.

She never considered the Lu family to be any kind of "evil dragon".

"President Gu, your Gu family is even more of a behemoth than my Lu family," Lu Qingxuan bluntly reminded him.

His words carried a certain amount of emotion.

Gu Yuqing gave a self-deprecating laugh and said, "That's why I betrayed my family a long time ago. If it weren't for my business being so successful, the Gu family would have expelled me long ago."

Gu Yuqing drank her cola. A silence fell over the room. Only the gurgling sounds coming from Gu Yuqing's throat.

"Ha, that's great," Gu Yuqing put down her crystal glass, stood up, and turned to Lu Qingxuan, "What do you think of what Chen Ya did to the Lu family this time?"

"I……"

Lu Qingxuan was caught off guard by this question.

She suddenly felt a strange sensation welling up inside her.

But what's even stranger is that the person who gave her this feeling isn't here now.

That person, whose whereabouts are now unknown, seems to be doing nothing every day, yet he has been quietly plotting and accomplishing such a huge thing, stirring up waves across the world.

And even though he's not here, just thinking about him stirs up a storm in my heart.

The stories about Chen Ya that Lu Qingxuan heard from Gu Yuqing and Yang Changshuo tonight were something she had been curious about before, but now that she had heard them, she wished she had never heard them at all.

If only I hadn't known Chen Ya had so many titles. If only he really was just a poor son-in-law whom Lu Ruixiang's family had inexplicably picked up.

Lu Qingxuan can be his best rival and partner in the Lu family; they can do some very exciting things together.

pity.

The Lu family no longer exists. Chen Ya also feels very distant.

Moreover, it was thanks to Chen Ya that Old Master Lu announced that the Lu family would permanently become history.

The identity that Lu Qingxuan was once proud of is gone forever.

Lu Qingxuan's feelings towards him are very complicated right now.

Originally, this guy was a war criminal to the Lu family; all they needed to do was hate him.

But now, the person's face is becoming increasingly blurry, and his figure is becoming increasingly elusive.

She didn't know whether she should hate this person, or...

Seeing Lu Qingxuan lost in thought, Gu Yuqing smiled and said, "Have you fallen for Chen Ya?"

"Huh?!" Lu Qingxuan looked up suddenly, her hands and feet flailing in confusion.

“I had my suspicions before; your attitude was very strange,” Gu Yuqing narrowed her eyes. “To be honest, I originally planned to interrogate Liu Ruying properly this time, but now I suddenly feel that you have a bigger problem.”

Gu Yuqing stretched out her slender finger and pointed at Lu Qingxuan without any politeness: "I'm going to take a shower. When I come out, you'd better give me an honest explanation."

"Uh uh..."

Lu Qingxuan rubbed her forehead, while Qin Yunchu watched from the side, finding it somewhat amusing.

Gu Yuqing does indeed have this kind of personality; it's hard to say whether it's carefree or possessive.

When he first became acquainted with the girls in the group of female friends, he was subjected to various interrogations by Gu Yuqing, which felt like a kind of investigation.

Liu Ruyan is the kind of person who thinks, "You also like Chen Ya, so you're a fellow enthusiast. I don't dislike those who are like me, but I don't want to associate with those who aren't."

Jiang Xinhai's response was, "When Chen Ya and I were dating, he could only be mine. When we weren't dating... well, I'll just turn a blind eye."

Gu Yuqing replied, "You don't have designs on Chen Ya, do you? You don't? Fine, I'll keep an eye on you... What, you're asking what my relationship with him is? Does it matter?"

It's hard to say which person in this group is the most normal.

With a smile, Qin Yun Chu rested her chin on her hand and asked Liu Ru Ying beside her, "How did you and Chen Ya become engaged? You're so young, isn't it too early to talk about marriage?"

Liu Ruying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, the reason I was adopted into my uncle's family was to complete this arranged marriage."

Qin Yun Chu raised her eyebrows slightly: "Oh? Those aren't your biological parents?"

“No, my cousin ran away from home, I’m just a substitute,” Liu Ruying looked up at Qin Yunchu. “Speaking of which, you do know my cousin.”

"Huh?" Qin Yunchu was taken aback.

"Her name is Liu Ruyan. It was because of you that my uncle's family found out about her."

"????"

Chapter 302 A Venture Capital Investment Five Years Ago: The Beginning

"You're Liu Ruyan's cousin??"

This was the first time Qin Yun Chu had heard this news, and she was shocked.

"No wonder I felt your name sounded a lot like Liu Ruyan's. One is like smoke, the other like a shadow... Hiss..."

Qin Yun Chu suddenly gasped for breath; she had just thought of something.

"Did Chen Ya say anything to you?" Qin Yun Chu asked.

"What did you say?" Liu Ruying tilted her head.

Qin Yun Chu stared at her with an indescribable expression.

Liu Ruying is Liu Ruyan's younger sister, so Chen Ya must already know about this.

Did Chen Ya really not tell Liu Ruying anything?!

Seeing Liu Ruying's blank expression, Qin Yun Chu immediately knew that Chen Ya hadn't said anything!

Liu Ruying had no idea that the person who had kidnapped her cousin, causing her to be adopted by her uncle's family and take her cousin's place, was Chen Ya!

This is the culprit!

"What did he tell me? In what way?" Liu Ruying asked, blinking her eyes.

“For example…” Qin Yunchu hesitated for a long time before finally stammering, “Never mind, it’s nothing.”

"?"

Liu Ruying sighed, lowered her head and said, "Actually, I'm just a substitute, a substitute for my sister Liu Ruyan."

This was the second time she had said something like this today, and even Lu Qingxuan looked at her curiously.

Qin Yun Chu couldn't help but ask, "Why do you say that?"

Liu Ruying lowered her head: "My sister is prettier than me, her family is better off, and she is better raised than me. What the old master valued in the beginning was my uncle's business ability. Everyone was looking forward to her marrying into the family, not me."

Qin Yun Chu gently comforted her, "You shouldn't think like that. No one is a substitute for anyone else."

Liu Ruying lowered her head, blinked her eyes, and her long eyelashes fluttered, making one's heart itch.

However, if you look more closely, you'll see that Liu Ruying's gleaming eyes are cautiously watching Qin Yun Chu's expression.

A beauty from Peking University who is both cunning and beautiful, she certainly won't just be a nagging old woman here.

She's still worried that Gu Yuqing will interrogate her about her past with Chen Ya. The key issue is that her past isn't exactly clean.

Anyway, she's touched everything she should and shouldn't have touched, kissed everything she should and shouldn't have kissed. Now she desperately needs to find some external support to stand on her side during the upcoming interrogation.

If we could win Qin Yun Chu's sympathy, that would be even better.

Fortunately, she succeeded.

Qin Yunchu looked at Liu Ruying and felt a sense of pity for her.

Qin Yun Chu had already made up her mind to secretly tell Liu Ru Yan about the engagement between the Liu and Lu families.

In the "Heartbroken Boys' Adoption Group", the first person she met was Liu Ruyan, and she was treated kindly. So from the perspective of shipping, Chen Liu is the one she ships the most.

However, from the perspective of claiming rights, Liu Ruyan's relationship with Chen Ya is the most awkward. She has the least official status and can only maintain a superficial relationship by calling him "teacher, teacher".

However, if the news of the engagement between the Liu and Lu families is leaked, and Liu Ruyan is the one who is betrothed to Chen Ya, then she will become Chen Ya's fiancée and her status will rise dramatically!

But now Qin Yun Chu hesitated again.

From Liu Ruying's perspective, if things really turned out that way, she would completely lose her position.

She will become a donkey that discards its millstone after it has served its purpose, a bridge that is destroyed after it has crossed the river, and a straw dog that is ruthless to heaven and earth, treating all things as straw dogs.

Thinking about this, Qin Yun Chu was so conflicted that she was practically writhing like a maggot.

Seeing Qin Yunchu's strange expression, both Lu Qingxuan and Liu Ruying were puzzled.

"Well, let me ask you something. What do you think about your engagement to Chen Ya?" Qin Yun Chu asked. "Are you really planning to obey your family's arrangements and marry him?"

After asking the question, Qin Yun Chu realized how foolish it was and laughed, "Sigh, the Lu family is gone now. It's the 21st century. Surely no one would sacrifice their personal happiness for their family?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruying lowered her head and smiled faintly:

"Actually, I initially fantasized that I would marry Chen Ya..."

"what?"

“Once, he got into a conflict with a powerful local bully to protect me. At that time, I felt that he was very manly, and it would be a lie to say that I was not attracted to him.”

"What is it?" Qin Yun Chu asked, her eyes wide, her gossip spirit reignited.

Lu Qingxuan also leaned over curiously; she had never heard of this before.

"Ah, that was a month ago. Chen Ya asked me out to dinner that day. At that restaurant, someone who was pursuing me was also there, talking business with a local tyrant."

Qin Yun Chu opened her mouth slightly to listen, and Liu Ru Ying continued:

"It might be something that the guy who was pursuing me said. That local bully, Sister Hua, insisted that I go have a drink with the guy who was pursuing me."

Qin Yunchu interjected, "What kind of local bullies are they? Are people from the capital really that powerful? You're from the Liu family, how dare they bully you like this?"

“Because that Sister Hua is Pei Hu’s woman,” Liu Ruying whispered. “I’m just a daughter of the Liu family with an awkward status, so of course Pei Hu still has to give me face.”

Qin Yun Chu retorted speechlessly, "Pei Hu used to be Chen Ya's driver, what's so great about that?"

Liu Ruying stuck out her tongue and said, "You can only blame Chen Ya for being too awesome! He used to be just a random driver, but now he has such a high status in the industry."

She had just finished speaking when the bathroom door suddenly opened, and Gu Yuqing's voice came from the other end: