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

Chen Ya was a little annoyed. He took out his phone and said, "I'm going to make a call."

With that, he walked to the corner.

Lu Qianzi quickly said, "I'm going to the restroom." Then she slipped away.

The white-haired old man sat on the sofa without saying a word, just watching quietly, occasionally chuckling.

Young people these days are really interesting.

"Still pretending, still pretending," Lu Shaohai said, staring at Chen Ya's back as he made the phone call. "Yutong, keep a close eye on him for me. Call me immediately if he tries to slip away."

Gu Yutong nodded: "Okay."

After finishing his call, Chen Ya returned to his seat on the sofa and said to the shop assistant:

"Okay, I've already asked someone to settle the bill for me. Just wait a moment."

"This……"

The shop assistant seemed a little bewildered.

He had never encountered anything like this in his entire career.

Lu Shaohai also sat down with a cold smile and said, "Now that my cousin Qianzi isn't here, I'll take this opportunity to say a few words to you."

Chen Ya smiled and asked, "What do you want to say?"

“This is the capital, not your run-down rural village,” Lu Shaohai said in a low voice. “You can act all high and mighty in the countryside and fool a few people, but that won’t work in the capital. Everyone in the capital is a dragon among men. The more you try to show off, the more you expose your lack of intelligence.”

"Oh—" Chen Ya drawled out.

"Also, things are different now than before. Don't think that just because you're good-looking and act a bit pretentious, you can hook up with rich women. You're dreaming! Do you think that just because your country bumpkin dad can hook up with them, you can too? Let me tell you, if it weren't for your dad, Aunt Lu Ruixiang's family would be much better off than they are now."

Chen Ya raised an eyebrow: "Explain in detail?"

He was very curious about how Chen Sheng, with a child, was able to hook up with a rich woman like Lu Ruixiang.

But Lu Shaohai was not very cooperative.

"Alright, kowtow to me now." Lu Shaohai stood up, took out his phone, and said, "Don't worry, I won't post this in the family group chat. If it upsets Old Master Lu and he gets sick, he'll come after me."

Just then, the store manager, dressed in a suit and tie, and the employee from before rushed over.

"Which one of you is Mr. Chen Ya?" He looked around, the shop assistant pointed, and finally his gaze settled on Chen Ya.

He strode over and handed a box to Chen Ya:

"Mr. Chen, this is the Patek Philippe 6102P you purchased. Also, your friend bought this 5104P for you as a gift."

He paused, then added, “6102P is priced at 3410000 yuan, 5104P is priced at 7200000 yuan, for a total of 10.61 million yuan. Here are the receipts, please take a look.”

To Lu Shaohai's astonishment, Chen Ya opened the box, took out the Blue Starry Sky pendant, and put it on his wrist.

The azure dial and the silvery starlight create a stunning picture, perfectly complementing the white gold case. The combination is breathtaking.

Chen Ya straightened his collar, his watch gleaming, and looked at Lu Shaohai, saying:

"I'm sorry, you can't buy the piece that was originally supposed to be yours."

"Then you'll have no choice but to kneel down."

Chapter 191 This stepson is not simple

"Then you have no choice but to kneel down."

Lu Shaohai stared at Chen Ya's face for a long time, then looked at the wristwatch on his wrist.

The blue dial is adorned with a dazzling starry sky, exuding ultimate luxury at a glance.

"Are you two ganging up on me?"

A bead of sweat the size of a soybean rolled down his temple, and his pale voice echoed in the room.

"You guys must be messing with me, right?"

His eyes darted back and forth between the store manager, the clerk, and Chen Ya, his expression flustered.

Lu Shaohai never imagined that Chen Ya would be able to acquire this three-million-dollar watch.

Not to mention that they acquired both pieces together for over ten million.

Because he knew very well that neither Chen Ya's personal assets nor Lu Ruixiang's economic strength could possibly support them spending millions just for a watch on their wrist.

Unless they are really putting on a show, willing to live frugally for a year just to cooperate with Chen Ya and put on this act.

So, all he could think about at that moment was: Are you guys messing with me?

"I just mentioned kneeling, and you all secretly plotted this as a prank, right? Are there any hidden cameras here?"

While Lu Shaohai was busy designing scripts for them, the store manager in a suit and tie said with a serious expression:

"Sir, this is the Patek Philippe Mansion."

A loud drum doesn't need a heavy mallet; he stopped there.

The intended meaning has been conveyed effectively.

This is the original Patek Philippe residence, one of only two such residences in the entire country of China.

This is not a place for children to play house.

He may look like just a store manager, but he's different from the store manager of the general store downstairs. He's one of only two store managers in the entire country, and he's a high-ranking executive at Patek Philippe China.

This is not something an ordinary rich kid could pull off.

Lu Shaohai chuckled twice and gave Chen Ya a thumbs up:

"Chen Hai bought it for you, right? Fine, you're the kind of person who spends so much money to play with you. Fine, I'll give in. Just don't sneak back and return it in a few days."

Chen Ya stroked the Dreamy Starry Sky watch in his hand, then turned to the shop manager and asked, "Can I return the watches in your store?"

The store manager politely said, "I'm sorry, sir, Patek Philippe watches are very expensive, and we cannot accept returns unless there is a quality issue."

Chen Ya looked at Lu Shaohai with amusement and said, "Didn't you start playing with watches when you were little? Don't you even know this basic common sense?"

Lu Shaohai was very upset.

Although the other party didn't say anything specifically targeting him, their coordinated actions effectively put him in a difficult position, leaving him unable to move forward or back down.

"Fine, I give up. I'll get to the bottom of this with Chen Hai. I'm out."

After saying that, he took his girlfriend's arm and walked towards the door.

After calming down a bit and going over it in his mind twice, he felt he understood a little better.

If it wasn't Aunt Lu Ruixiang who paid, nor was it Chen Ya who paid, then it must be Chen Hai who had the need.

He just secured a designation from Beichen, and his status is different from now on, so he definitely can't continue wearing his green Submariner.

Replacing the watch is perfectly normal.

He probably just didn't have time, so he asked Chen Ya to come and buy him two watches.

It must be because Beichen just invested in him, and now that he has some money in hand, he's getting cocky.

This Chen Hai is really audacious. He dares to play around with Beichen's money like this, using it all to show off.

He'll definitely make a big fuss about it within the family later, so everyone can laugh at this family.

"Wait a minute."

A lazy voice sounded behind him, and Lu Shaohai stopped in his tracks.

"Have you forgotten something?" Chen Ya sat on the sofa, staring at him.

Lu Shaohai turned his face, his expression ashen: "What?"

He gave a cold snort.

He stared coldly into Chen Ya's eyes, his gaze conveying the message: You really want me to kneel before you?

You don't actually think I'd kneel down to you, do you?

He's a legitimate member of the Lu family, after all. You're just a migrant worker from the countryside. Do you really expect me to kneel down before you?

isn't it?

However, Chen Ya didn't seem to understand the threatening meaning in his eyes.

He seemed to disdain even trying to understand.

He simply made a downward gesture with two fingers and said:

"Have you forgotten that you should kneel down and call me grandpa?"

Lu Shaohai's face changed from white to red, then to green, and then back to white as he said:

"funny."

Then, he shook his arm and pulled Gu Yutong along: "Let's go."

Chen Ya raised his voice slightly and said, "So, you didn't keep your word? Breaking your promise in front of so many people, are all the people in the Lu family like this?"

Lu Shaohai turned around angrily and shouted, "You surnamed Chen, get this straight, do you really think I'd kneel down to you?"

Chen Ya shrugged: "Otherwise what?"

Gu Yutong could tell that her boyfriend was currently caught up in his emotions and was losing his temper, so she gently tugged at his sleeve and turned to Chen Ya, saying:

"I'm sorry, we got a little heated just now. Actually, talking about kneeling and stuff was mostly just a joke. Taking it seriously would have hurt our harmony."

Seeing Chen Ya staring at her, she added, "We'll all be meeting at the old man's house again, and we'll be relatives who see each other all the time. Why be so stubborn?"

After saying that, she gently tugged at Lu Shaohai's sleeve and whispered, "Why don't you apologize to him and let this matter pass?"

Lu Shaohai turned his face away, refusing to back down no matter what.

Gu Yutong turned to look at Chen Ya and said helplessly:

"Your name is Chen Ya, right? You're new to the capital and don't know much about it. The circles of aristocratic scions are so large, and news travels so fast. If something happens, people might find out about it as soon as it leaves the city. If we all compromise today, it will be easier to let things go. Otherwise, if word gets out, it won't be good for either of us."

After saying that, seeing that Chen Ya remained unmoved, she added:

“I’m a member of the Gu family, after all. Do you know Gu Yuqing? She’s my relative. If you want to develop your career in Beijing in the future, you’ll inevitably run into these connections. We became friends today through a fight, and we might run into each other again in the future.”

At this point, most people who have lived in the capital should be able to understand the implied meaning.

The previous statement meant that we, the scions of aristocratic families, should stick together. If you bully Lu Shaohai, you'll have a hard time in the Lu family and won't have a good time with the other scions of aristocratic families either.

The following sentence carries a stronger threatening tone. She is a member of the Gu family. If she develops her career in the capital, she will inevitably run into the Gu family's territory. She shouldn't fall into their hands and regret not compromising earlier.

Gu Yutong thought that Chen Ya should understand what she had said, but she did not expect that he would act like a stupid person who had just come from the countryside, as if he did not understand the profound meaning in her words.

"You say this is just a joke, then I'd like to ask, if I didn't buy this watch today, and I had to kneel down before him, would you still be able to say 'just a joke'? Would you just let me off so easily?"

Gu Yutong was speechless for a moment.

If she were more flexible, she would definitely say, "Of course, we won't force you to kneel," but she suddenly couldn't bring herself to say it.

Because she never thought of it.

Even if Lu Shaohai wasn't her boyfriend and they weren't related, she wouldn't think that Lu Shaohai, a legitimate member of the Lu family, should kneel before a stepson who was brought back from the countryside and didn't even have the surname Lu.

Subconsciously, she felt that she shouldn't do this.

Conversely, there are no problems at all.

Chen Ya had already discerned her answer from her first reaction.

"So, you shut up too." Chen Ya stood up, staring at Lu Shaohai. "Kneel down."

Chen Ya is actually a very easygoing person and rarely loses his temper.

Having been in a high position for so long, he is very good at controlling his emotions and speaks very cautiously.

Because every word he says can cause quite a stir, and every emotion he expresses can affect many people.

He was always careful about what he said, because a careless remark could bring terrible misfortune to someone thousands of miles away.

But that doesn't mean he has no temper.

On the contrary, he has a bad temper. And once he loses his temper, someone has to pay the price.

Liu Chenmin's showmanship angered him, and Qixing Company was taken over by Beichen; Lu family's Aihua Company angered him, and now the Lu family has fallen to this state.

The same goes for Lu Shaohai.