From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Feng Qianyi dialed a number, and the phone rang three times before being answered.

She leaned back in her chair, her tone flat: "Xiao Tang, help me investigate someone, Lu Yunzhou."

"Investigate in detail. I want all his background information, his military service, what he did after his discharge, and his interpersonal relationships, nothing is missing."

Feng Qianyi placed her phone face down on the table, tapped her fingers twice on the armrest, and gazed at the distant horizon outside the window.

Meanwhile, Lu Yunzhou had already driven to the bank.

He took Wang Daqiang's bank card, went to the counter, and withdrew all five million yuan in cash.

A folding table was temporarily set up at the bank entrance, with a thick stack of cash on it. Next to it were a roster of workers and photocopies of their ID cards. He sat there alone and began to check and distribute the cash one by one.

This job can take up an entire afternoon.

At first, only seven or eight workers came, all of whom lived nearby. But the news spread quickly, and more and more people arrived later.

Some rode electric bikes from the east of the city, some took taxis, and two elderly men with canes also squeezed into the queue, trembling.

Lu Yunzhou checked the ID card, counted the money, and before handing it over, he also made the other party put their fingerprint on the roster.

After receiving the money, some people stood there stunned for a long time, their eyes red, and said thank you three or four times before turning around and leaving.

Some people took the money, bowed to him without saying a word, and then ran away as if they were afraid of crying and embarrassing themselves.

The last worker was an old man in his fifties who had led the riot that day. He took the money, counted it twice, looked up at Lu Yunzhou, his lips trembled for a long time, and finally managed to utter only one sentence: "Young man, you are a good person."

Lu Yunzhou waved his hand: "Hurry back and get your family medical attention. Don't delay."

The old man nodded and walked away, turning back every few steps.

Lu Yunzhou dusted off his hands, stood up from the folding chair, and stretched his sore back.

The table was completely empty. Just a moment ago there was a pile of five million, but now not even a single hundred-yuan bill could be found.

He rubbed his nose, feeling a pang of regret.

But seeing the expressions on the workers' faces as they left with their money, I felt it was worth it.

Just then, my phone rang in my pocket.

Caller ID: Shen Luoyan.

"Feed?"

"Lu Yunzhou, are you done with your work?"

Shen Luoyan's voice was tinged with laughter, "I'll treat you to dinner as a thank you for your help today."

Lu Yunzhou was taken aback for a moment: "No need, Attorney Shen, it's just a small favor, you're too kind."

"Stop talking nonsense. I've already booked the table. If you don't come, you're disrespecting me."

Shen Luoyan's tone carried a hint of coquetry.

Lu Yunzhou chuckled helplessly, "Alright, but I need to tell President Feng. If she has no plans, I'll go over."

After hanging up the phone, he sent Feng Qianyi a WeChat message: "President Feng, Attorney Shen invited me to dinner. Can I go?"

The reply was almost instantaneous, just three words: "Whatever."

Lu Yunzhou grinned and immediately called Shen Luoyan back: "Attorney Shen, no problem. Send me the address and I'll take a taxi there."

Why take a taxi? I'll come pick you up.

Less than ten minutes later, the red Porsche pulled up in front of the bank.

Shen Luoyan rolled down the car window and waved to him: "Get in!"

Lu Yunzhou opened the passenger door and got in: "Attorney Shen."

"Set off."

The car merged into the traffic, and the setting sun shone through the side window, clearly outlining Shen Luoyan's profile.

She wore a new pair of thin-rimmed metal glasses today, and her hair was tied in a low ponytail, revealing a section of her fair nape.

The top button of the shirt was undone, revealing a small patch of warm orange light in the hollow of the collarbone.

Lu Yunzhou withdrew his gaze and stared at the road ahead.

After driving for twenty minutes, the car stopped in front of a modern Chinese-style restaurant. The storefront was small, but the interior was surprisingly spacious, with bamboo curtains separating the rooms, wooden tables and chairs, and a faint aroma of tea in the air.

The waiter led the two to a window seat. Shen Luoyan, familiar with the menu, opened it, ordered several signature dishes, closed it, and handed it to the waiter.

"I don't know what your taste is like, so I've ordered a few of our specialties first. If you don't like them, we'll change them."

"Attorney Shen, I'm not picky about food, as long as there's meat, I'm fine with it."

Lu Yunzhou leaned back in his chair.

"You, following Boss Feng, what good things haven't you seen? Still pretending with me."

Shen Luoyan rolled her eyes at him.

Lu Yunzhou smiled but didn't explain.

After the dishes were served, the two ate and chatted in a relaxed atmosphere.

Shen Luoyan chatted about company matters for a while, then asked him what branch of the military he had served in. Lu Yunzhou gave a vague reply and changed the subject.

Halfway through the meal, Shen Luoyan's phone vibrated on the table.

She glanced at the caller ID, frowned slightly, and her smile faded considerably.

After hesitating for two seconds, I answered anyway.

"Tang Shaoyu, what's the matter?"

A man's voice came from the other end of the phone, his tone saccharine: "Baby, where are you? I'm coming to find you, okay?"

"I'm having lunch with colleagues, I don't have time."

Shen Luoyan's tone was very indifferent.

"Colleague? Male or female?"

Shen Luoyan pinched the bridge of her nose: "I'll call you back after I finish eating. I'll hang up now."

"No, baby, I just want to see you..."

Shen Luoyan immediately hung up the call, placed her phone face down on the table, and wore a thin layer of annoyance on her face.

Lu Yunzhou kept his head down and ate his food, without asking anything.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Shen Luoyan's lips move, as if she wanted to say something but then swallowed it back.

"Let's eat."

Shen Luoyan forced a smile and picked up her chopsticks.

But she clearly lost interest in the meal afterward. Shen Luoyan spoke much less and slowed down her movements when picking up food, her mind clearly not on the table.

Lu Yunzhou didn't say anything more, and the two finished their meal in silence.

After paying the bill and leaving the private room, the two walked along the corridor towards the door.

Just as I turned the corner, three or four people walked towards me from the opposite direction, their steps unsteady, and a strong smell of alcohol emanating from them.

The man walking at the front was in his early thirties, tall and thin, and wearing a navy blue casual suit.

His hair was combed meticulously with gel, and his features were fairly regular, but at this moment his eyes were full of alcohol, and his steps were extremely unsteady.

Shen Luoyan paused, a hint of surprise flashing across her face: "Tang Shaoyu? Didn't you say you were working overtime at the company?"

Tang Shaoyu was walking forward with blurry eyes from drunkenness when he heard Shen Luoyan's voice. He looked up, was startled at first, and then his gaze fell on Lu Yunzhou beside her.

The smile on that drunken face gradually disappeared, his brows furrowed, and his eyes turned gloomy.

Lu Yunzhou's heart skipped a beat: Oh no.

Shen Luoyan quickly took two steps to meet her, her tone conveying an explanation: "As I just told you, I was having dinner with colleagues..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Tang Shaoyu raised his hand and slapped him across the face.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound echoed in the corridor.

Shen Luoyan's head was knocked to one side, and her thin-rimmed metal glasses flew off, landing on the floor tiles and sliding a long way.

Five finger marks clearly appeared on her fair cheek.