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Lu Yuan's kick was extremely powerful, carrying a ruthless intent to kill.

Zhang Huan was a weak scholar, how could he withstand such force?

He immediately curled up on the ground in pain, clutching his stomach and rolling around in agony, whimpering in his throat.

He gritted his teeth, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes, wanting to utter a few more curses.

But when she looked up and met Lu Yuan's cold, knife-like gaze, and recalled his thunderous methods just now, her pitiful backbone was instantly crushed by fear, and she swallowed back the curses that were on the tip of her tongue.

Lu Yuan didn't give him a chance to catch his breath. He squatted down, grabbed his collar, and half-lifted him up.

"You'd better act like a man from now on." Lu Yuan's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a chilling edge. It was a blatant threat. "What kind of skill is it to lie to women? Don't make me hit you again."

After saying that, Lu Yuan slowly raised his hand.

This simple action, however, seemed like a death warrant.

Zhang Huan trembled with fear, immediately covering his head with his hands and begging incoherently, "I won't do it again! I really won't do it again! Classmate, no, brother, dear brother, please let me go, I'll leave, I'll leave right now, okay!"

Lu Yuan stared at him for two seconds before disgustedly letting go.

Zhang Huan felt as if he had been granted a pardon, and he scrambled to his feet from the ground.

He dusted himself off and glanced guiltily at Li Yitong, who stood by and watched coldly.

Li Yitong simply turned her head away coldly, not even wanting to give him a glance.

That resolute stance said it all; from this day forward, they were severing all ties and would have no further connection.

Knowing he was making a fool of himself, Zhang Huan could only slink away with his tail between his legs.

Watching the disheveled figure disappear from sight, Lu Yuan turned around, his gaze falling on Xu Lingjing. He couldn't help but tease her, "Xu Lingjing, to be honest, your taste in men is really terrible. Why do you always pick such shady characters?"

Xu Lingjing rolled her eyes in annoyance and retorted, "Yeah, my taste is just that bad. Otherwise, why would I have fallen for someone like you?"

"Hey, what's wrong with someone like me? I'm great." Lu Yuan laughed instead of getting angry, and patted his chest shamelessly, "Yi Xian likes me a lot, and I've always thought of myself as a rare good man."

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Xu Lingjing scoffed disdainfully, but the smile quickly faded. Her brows furrowed slightly, and her tone carried a hint of self-mockery and lament: "What love? It's so hypocritical. A complete scumbag can easily disguise himself as an excellent man with just a little packaging. The thing is... there are actually people who fall for it."

These words were clearly a veiled criticism.

Li Yitong, who was standing to the side, wasn't stupid. How could she not realize that Xu Lingjing was talking about her?

She could only lower her head in grievance, her eyes reddening, tears welling up but stubbornly refusing to fall.

Looking at her like this, Lu Yuan felt quite sorry for her.

Regardless of the circumstances, it wasn't her fault for meeting the wrong person; she was just too trusting.

"Alright, let's both keep quiet." Lu Yuan broke the silence, his tone softening. "Who hasn't made a foolish mistake? I've done it before, you've done it, everyone does. As long as you turn back in time, it's never too late."

He didn't say these words specifically to Li Yitong, but every word hit the nail on the head.

Xu Lingjing was a smart person and naturally understood the unspoken meaning behind Lu Yuan's words.

In the past, Lu Yuan pursued her like a fool, which was silly; now, she has fallen for Lu Yuan, which is also silly.

Lu Yuan has already turned back in time; now it's up to her to come to her senses.

This farce has now come to a complete end.

Although Li Yitong will be sad for a while, she definitely won't get stuck in a rut and be unable to get over it.

Lu Yuan thought it would take her at least a few weeks to recover, but to his surprise, she sent him a photo that very night.

Lu Yuan clicked on it and was completely stunned.

In the photo, Li Yitong is wearing an extremely daring bikini, standing on the beach, making a peace sign at the camera with a bright smile.

Everyone knows what a bikini is, right? It's the kind that only covers the three points (breasts, nipples, and genitals). That little bit of fabric can't hide Li Yitong's figure at all.

She didn't add any text besides the photo.

But Lu Yuan was a shrewd man; the implication was all too clear.

However, Lu Yuan did not reply. Instead, he deleted the chat window with her and wiped the photo from his phone.

……

Over the weekend, Lu Yuan invited Ye Yixian out and casually told her about Li Yitong and Zhang Huan's messy affair.

Of course, he tactfully omitted the details of Li Yitong posting private photos to avoid upsetting his girlfriend.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yixian's eyes widened in shock.

She probably never imagined that there could be such scumbags in this world, or that someone so easily fooled by love.

After chatting about gossip, Lu Yuan took out the hand-woven sun hat he had prepared. The hat was very pretty, with beautiful tail feather decorations, but it was obviously not suitable to wear in the cold weather, since the gaps in the weave were too drafty.

However, Ye Yixian was still very happy to receive this thoughtful gift, and leaned forward to give Lu Yuan a big kiss on the cheek.

The two also met Gao Zhe and Wang Qingyu, but since their friends hadn't arrived yet, they sat in the milk tea shop to wait.

Ye Yixian held the milk tea, looking somewhat preoccupied, her gaze occasionally drifting towards the window, clearly lost in thought.

Lu Yuan noticed her unusual behavior and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? You seem distracted."

Ye Yixian smiled and shook her head, indicating that she was fine. But after a moment's hesitation, she couldn't help but lean closer to Lu Yuan, lower her voice, and whisper, "Um... what does 'double flight' mean?"

"..."

Lu Yuan almost choked to death on a mouthful of milk tea.

He never expected that Ye Yixian would ask such a question in this kind of situation.

Looking at Ye Yixian's clear eyes, which were filled with a thirst for knowledge, it seemed that she really didn't understand.

Helpless, Lu Yuan had no choice but to lean close to her ear and quickly explain in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

After hearing the explanation, Ye Yixian's face turned bright red, and even his ears burned.

She immediately regretted it, thinking it would have been better not to ask! She thought it was some romantic and beautiful phrase, like "flying wing to wing," which is a very beautiful phrase, but taking "flying wing to wing" out of context makes it sound very tacky!

Seeing her utterly ashamed and indignant expression, Lu Yuan couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Ye Yixian glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed. The scene he had just described involuntarily floated into her mind, and she felt strange and ashamed, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

However, she secretly planned to brush up on this "extracurricular knowledge" later, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to keep asking questions like an idiot.

Less than half an hour later, Gao Zhe and Wang Qingyu finally arrived.

The four of them met up and went to a restaurant for dinner.

During the meal, the atmosphere was pleasant when a waiter suddenly approached Lu Yuan, leaned slightly forward, and asked softly, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Lu Yuan?"

Lu Yuan put down his chopsticks, somewhat puzzled: "How do you know my name?"

"A gentleman would like to invite you to sit in a private room," the waiter replied respectfully.

Lu Yuan was even more puzzled. His first thought was: Could it be Lin Na again? But thinking about it carefully, he hadn't had any conflicts with her recently.

"Who is it?" he asked.

"He calls himself General Manager Hu," the waiter replied.

Mr. Hu?

Lu Yuan searched his memory and was certain that he did not know any boss surnamed Hu.

He turned to look at Ye Yixian and the other two, asking them with his eyes if they knew each other, but all three shook their heads, indicating that they did not know.

Lu Yuan was speechless and waved his hand: "I don't know him, I'm not going. Tell him to come find me here if anything happens, instead of me having to go to him."

He guessed that it was most likely someone who wanted to discuss business cooperation.

Instead of immediately relaying the message, the waiter added, "Mr. Hu said that if you don't want to go, he should tell me the name 'Longhui Computer City'... Do you know that place?"

Longhui Computer City?

Upon hearing these four words, Lu Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.

Of course he remembered it.

So he stood up, comforted Ye Yixian and the other two with a few words, told them to eat in peace, and said he would be right back.

Led by a waiter, Lu Yuan walked through the lobby and arrived at the door of an elegantly decorated private room.

Pushing open the door, I saw only two men inside. The round table in front of them was laden with delicious food, steaming hot.

One of the men had slightly graying temples and appeared to be around fifty years old, with a calm and composed demeanor; the other man was around thirty years old, tall and imposing, with a rugged face.

Lu Yuan immediately recognized the second one; it was the same big guy who had come to his door that day under the guise of cooperation to make a malicious acquisition.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan enter, the two men immediately stood up and greeted him with beaming smiles.

That middle-aged man with graying temples must be General Manager Hu, the real behind-the-scenes boss of Longhui Computer City.

"Boss Lu!"

From a distance, Mr. Hu extended his hand warmly, as if to take the initiative to shake hands.

Lu Yuan looked at himself and realized he looked like a naive college student, someone who would be ignored in the business world.

But this seasoned veteran kept calling him "Boss Lu" in a very affectionate way.

"Boss Hu?" Lu Yuan stepped forward and shook hands with him.

"Yes, I am Hu Chenghui, the owner of Longhui Computer City." The middle-aged man smiled and spoke in a friendly tone. "You are younger than me. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Hu or Brother Hui."

"Then let's just call him Brother Hui." Lu Yuan chuckled.

The main reason is that the nickname "Brother Hu" easily reminds him of that young male celebrity with the surname Hu in the entertainment industry.

"Alright, Brother Lu, please have a seat!"

The two warmly welcomed Lu Yuan to the seats of honor.

It should be noted that Hu Chenghui is more than thirty years older than Lu Yuan, and even older than Lu Yuan's father, Lu Xin.

But he proactively elevated Lu Yuan's status, calling him "brother" repeatedly. If Lu Yuan hadn't been thick-skinned, he really wouldn't have been able to resist this enthusiasm.

The dishes on the table were the restaurant's highest-grade dishes, quite expensive, but they were all delicious and beautifully presented, with not a single flaw.

Lu Yuan took a few symbolic bites, then put down his chopsticks and got straight to the point: "Brother Hui, you went to all this trouble to invite me here, you didn't just do it for a meal, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Chenghui smiled awkwardly, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes: "It's clear that Brother Lu, despite his young age, is quite intelligent. His words and actions also reveal an extraordinary demeanor, which I greatly admire."

This is typical of a shrewd person's behavior.

Before getting down to business, start with a few nice words to flatter the listener and make them happy. This will make the subsequent conversations involving interests go much more smoothly.

Lu Yuan didn't point it out, and slowly ate his food while listening to him get to the point.

"Brother Lu, didn't my men go to see you before? There was a misunderstanding then, but thankfully it's all been cleared up now."

Hu Chenghui picked up his teacup, cleared his throat, and continued, "Later, you said there was another profitable project that I needed to personally negotiate. I certainly trust your abilities, so here I am. I want to hear what kind of project it is. If it has potential, I'll definitely invest, even if it means going bankrupt!"