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

"Mom, Dad, why didn't you tell me they were here?"

"Isn't that what I was just about to tell you?" Chen Sheng said with a smile.

The girl shuffled over in her slippers, casually tossed her handbag onto the sofa, gathered her hair behind her back into a ponytail, and kept glancing at Chen Ya.

"His name is Chen Ya, right?"

"Yes."

Lu Ruixiang stood up, placed her hands on her daughter's shoulders, and faced Chen Ya, saying, "This is Lu Qianzi, your younger sister, a college student at Jinghua University!"

"Mm." Chen Ya nodded slightly.

After nodding, he realized that this wasn't when he was directly hiring employees at Beichen Company, so it seemed a bit impolite to do so.

He stood up, placing his hands on the sofa armrests, and nodded again, but then realized he didn't know how to praise him, so he could only say:

"Ah."

"Mom, why do you keep bringing up Elite University?" Lu Qianzi frowned and looked back. "It's like I only have this one place to praise."

Ever since Lu Qianzi came home, Lu Ruixiang was noticeably happier, and a smile blossomed on her face:

"Yes, my Qianzi is amazing, she knows so many things."

"Mom, come here."

Lu Qianzi pulled her mother aside, made a cage with her hands, and whispered in her ear:

"What I mean is, don't keep emphasizing his education level in front of him. He comes from the countryside, so his education level probably isn't very high."

Chapter 184 Do you like JX?

Hearing Lu Qianzi's words, Lu Ruixiang glared and said:

"Did your dad tell you this?"

"No, that's what I thought."

Lu Ruixiang smiled and said, "My daughter has grown up and understands the ways of the world."

After saying that, Lu Ruixiang frowned:

"Oh dear, I didn't ask him what his educational background was."

"Don't ask anymore." Lu Qianzi's frown was exactly the same as her mother's. "What's the point of asking if he has a degree below postgraduate? You can't expect him to be a graduate of a 985 university."

"I'll find a chance to ask during dinner later," Lu Ruixiang said.

Lu Qianzi knew her mother's personality; she was the type who couldn't be persuaded.

He sighed. Let her be.

The mother and daughter returned to the living room hand in hand, and Chen Sheng asked, "What private things were you two talking about?"

"Nothing, I was just asking what we're having for dinner," Lu Qianzi said with a smile.

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at her suddenly arrived sworn brother.

The man was completely unaware that he had just gone to great lengths to help him out of an awkward situation. He was now sitting on the sofa scrolling through his phone, seemingly engrossed in something.

Lu Qianzi turned her face away. She wasn't doing this to gain anyone's gratitude.

"Do we really need to whisper about what we're having for dinner?"

"Yes, I want Mommy to make my favorite food."

Chen Sheng smiled, knowing that his daughter was always clever and mischievous. He reached for the teacup on the coffee table, but his daughter snatched it away first.

"Dad, let me get you a cup of hot water."

Chen Sheng, looking quite content, patted his stomach as he sat at the coffee table, chuckling happily.

"It's so nice to have such a sweet little girl."

Chen Ya glanced at the father and daughter's affectionate interaction out of the corner of his eye and sighed inwardly.

This heartwarming scene was something he and Chen Xi had always dreamed of.

If they hadn't been so self-reliant, they might be huddled together for warmth in some corner of the world right now.

There's no such thing as retribution in this world. People who betray others don't necessarily become isolated and abandoned; they just find a different place to enjoy warmth and comfort.

Chen Ya opened Gu Yuqing's private chat interface on his phone and sent her a few words:

Say you love me.

【Love you.】

The other party replied in less than a second.

Soon, another message came from the other end:

What's wrong? Did seeing other families' heartwarming scenes make you feel unloved? Did you remember your older sister?

Chen Ya laughed: "You removed the surveillance on me."

Gu Yuqing: [There's no such thing as surveillance; this is called telepathy.]

Gu Yuqing added, "No woman in this world understands you like I do."

Gu Yuqing added, "If I were here with you right now and could sense this emotion in you, I would rush to your side, bury your face in my chest, and let you be as affectionate as you want."

Chen Ya: [That's really unnecessary.]

[You still haven't answered my question. Did you go to the capital to deliver the final blow to the Lu family?]

After reading the message Gu Yuqing sent, Chen Ya thought for a moment but did not respond immediately.

His feud with the Lu family wasn't a deep-seated hatred; it was mostly out of public interest.

Just like that saying: "You are not important, but I am very important without you."

The Lu family has now lost all control over the entertainment industry. Under the combined efforts of the Lu family's Beichen Group and Gu Yuqing's Yuncheng Group, the music scene is now clean and upright, and is the most vibrant time in its history.

Whether or not to eradicate the Lu family is no longer important.

There are too many nepotisms in this world; you can't kill them all. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. He doesn't want to be a god.

Seeing that he hadn't replied for a while, Gu Yuqing sent another message:

You need to understand, although Old Master Lu is old, he still has influence. Whether he's doing it willingly or his children and grandchildren are reluctant, if we don't celebrate his birthday at that time, someone will definitely be unhappy, and even we will have a hard time managing it.

Chen Ya smiled and thought Gu Yuqing's tone was cute.

What kind of person is Old Master Lu? When he loses his temper, half of Beijing's social circle trembles.

Gu Yuqing simply said, "Someone will definitely be unhappy."

She even emphasized "we," meaning that even if she offended Old Master Lu, she would stand by his side.

He knew that she was afraid he would get angry. On the one hand, she wanted to say something, but on the other hand, she was afraid of saying something too harsh and upsetting him.

Who would believe it if the person sitting in the top position of Yuncheng Group spoke so cautiously when he was angry?

This woman is sometimes too good to him, so good that he feels a little guilty.

Chen Ya: [Don't worry, I'm not some ruthless, decisive tyrant. The Lu family's affairs are over.]

Chen Ya added, "Besides, I have great respect for Old Master Lu. If I have the chance, I'd like to meet and chat with him, and if possible, even become friends."

Gu Yuqing: [Heroes cherish heroes, right?]

Chen Ya: [Thank you for considering me a hero on his level. I'm just a nobody in peacetime.]

Gu Yuqing: [I'm relieved to see you like this.]

After turning off the screen and putting her phone in her pocket, Lu Qianzi sat on the sofa peeling apples for everyone. She had just finished peeling one when her dark eyes, fixed on him, handed him the apple.

"for you."

Chen Ya reached out and took the apple, his fingertips touching hers briefly.

Lu Qianzi picked up another one, held a knife in one hand, and continued peeling fruit with her head down.

"Keep your hand holding the knife still while peeling the apple, and keep your hand holding the apple still, otherwise you'll easily cut your hand," Chen Sheng instructed from the side.

Lu Qianzi said, "Oh, I know, it's not like I haven't peeled it before."

Lu Ruifang looked at Chen Ya and said, "Our Qianzi doesn't do much. Her hands are for playing the violin. She never does dangerous things like this. She only does it when guests come."

Chen Ya was taken aback, then held up the apple in his hand and said, "Thank you."

Lu Qianzi didn't look at him, her eyes were fixed on the apple, and she said:

"Oh, it's not that... well, it's not like playing the piano."

Chen Ya finished eating the apple in his hand, threw the core into the trash can, sat down next to Lu Qianzi, and said:

"I'll do it."

Lu Qianzi wiped her hands, moved a little further away from Chen Ya, placed her hands on her lap, and quietly watched him peel fruit.

Chen Ya's hands were very steady.

Her fingers were slender with well-proportioned joints, and her skin was very fair.

Lu Qianzi suddenly thought, wouldn't it be great to use these hands to play the piano?

In the music video for "The Greatest Work", JX also used similar hands to play those wonderful notes.

It's a pity the winds of the Danube don't reach the Loess Plateau. Musical talent, too, has a genetic component.

Children who grow up in mountain villages, with such long and slender fingers, are destined to only be able to work in places like factories or construction sites.

Chen Ya quickly finished peeling the apple.

"Thank you."

Lu Ruifang smiled and took the apple from his hand, took a small bite between her teeth, squinted her eyes, and looked at Chen Ya with a languid gaze.

This guy has a really good personality.

If your educational background is up to standard, you will be even more qualified.

She has a good personality, and although her family background is not great, it's not too bad with her own family's help. Plus, she has a good education, so she should be able to live up to that ungrateful in-law.

The three chatted casually for a while, maintaining a harmonious atmosphere on the surface, before it was almost time for dinner.

Chen Sheng took the initiative to cook, and Lu Ruifang went to help, leaving only Lu Qianzi and Chen Ya in the living room.

Chen Ya wasn't very good at chatting with this adopted sister.

Before coming here, Chen Ya had imagined many possible scenarios for his family.

He was initially quite hostile.

If both the current wife and this adopted sister are like clowns, he could easily deal with them and simply slap them.

Throughout his life, he endured countless instances of inexplicable hostility and faced immense pressure to rise above his circumstances.

Unexpectedly, this cold-hearted father's family was all very polite to him.

They were at least polite on the surface.

He was so polite that he couldn't get angry.

This is a difficult situation.

"You're 28, right?" Lu Qianzi rested her chin on her hand, elbow on her knee, and looked at him sideways. "Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Just separated."

Chen Ya just broke up with Jiang Xinhai.

—It is in the stage of separation between separation and reunion.

I haven't officially started talking to Gu Yuqing yet.

They slept together, but neither of them was willing to confess their feelings first.

As for Ruriko... she's a hostage.

Therefore, strictly speaking, this answer is correct, fair, and rigorous.

Hearing this, Lu Qianzi was somewhat taken aback, and a slight smile appeared on her lips: