Chapter 169 Lu Man is Angry

The manor is brightly lit and shaded by green trees, and especially against the backdrop of the dark sea not far away, it looks like a fairyland.

The stretched sedan slowly stopped in front of a luxurious villa that looked like a small castle.

There were two rows of men in black standing in front of the villa, forming an umbrella shape.

Seeing the stretched Lincoln stop, one of the men in black hurried forward and opened the door respectfully.

A girl wearing a judo uniform and carrying a white schoolbag jumped out. She had a ponytail and looked confident and cheerful.

Seeing her get off the car, two rows of men in black hurriedly bowed and saluted, shouting in unison, "Welcome home, young lady."

If Chen Yan were here, he would definitely recognize that she is... Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying was obviously accustomed to this scene. She waved her hand indifferently, then ran into the villa cheering like a little bird.

The door of the villa opened, and inside there was a kind old lady who looked like a housekeeper.

Seeing Zhao Ying rushing in cheering, she smiled and said to Zhao Ying, "Miss, the master is waiting for you in the study."

Hearing what the housekeeper said, Zhao Ying threw her schoolbag without caring and agreed, "I know. I'll go right away."

The housekeeper obviously knew her young lady's temper, so she took the schoolbag habitually, hung it aside, and led Zhao Ying to the study.

Arriving at the study, the housekeeper knocked on the door, and a kind voice sounded in his heart, "Is Yingying back? Come in."

The managing mother-in-law bowed slightly and stepped aside, while Zhao Ying casually opened the door, poked her head in, and laughed, "Dad. Are you looking for me?"

In the study was a middle-aged man who was over half a year old but in good spirits. He had a round face and looked cheerful and easy to get along with.

Seeing Zhao Ying sticking her head in, he smiled and waved.

Zhao Ying jumped into the room like a happy husky.

The middle-aged man stood up, looked his daughter up and down, and then said cheerfully, "Very good, very good. You have grown taller and a little fatter."

After hearing this, Zhao Ying angrily made some bodybuilding poses and said, "Dad, I'm not fat anymore. I'm stronger, okay?"

I don't know what's so good about a girl like her becoming stronger?

But the middle-aged man didn't care, and nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's a bit stronger."

After that, he asked, "How is it? Are you used to practicing martial arts in the mountains?"

Zhao Ying nodded, "Not bad. Master taught me a lot."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and said, "Dad! Let me show you the martial arts I learned!"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he waved his hands and said, "No, no. You have always performed whenever you learn something new. You tempered my purple clay teapot when you were five, smashed my lion head when you were seven, and knocked over my Qing Dynasty porcelain vase when you were eleven."

"If you throw something at me again, my little heart won't be able to handle it."

However, Zhao Ying didn't pay any attention to what her father said. Her pair of dark eyes were moving around the furnishings in the room, obviously wanting to see what was easy to chop.

Seeing that his daughter was getting carried away again, the middle-aged man quickly changed the subject, "Yingying, stop watching. Let's talk about something serious."

"How is it? Are you happy getting along with the kid from your uncle Qingtian's family?"

Hearing his father say this, Zhao Ying stopped what he was doing, thought for a moment, and said, "He's fine. I think he's a good person. He's not as spoiled as the other people in the family."

The middle-aged man nodded and said with emotion, "It's normal. After all, the living environment is different."

"This is something your uncle Qingtian specifically asked you to do, so you must do it well."

After that, she raised her hand again and said happily, "Dad! Let's not talk about this anymore. Let me show you this!"

"Hey? Don't touch that! That's the Ming Dynasty porcelain I just bought!"

"Hey? That one won't work either. That one is made of golden sandalwood!"...

After playing with his daughter for a while, the middle-aged man finally breathed a sigh of relief when his daughter finally cracked something relatively cheap and jumped to show off to her mother.

After his daughter left, the middle-aged man folded the broken chair with a bit of heartache, then sat at the desk and pondered.

The Zhao family has gone through four generations, and from the earliest generation onwards, the entire family has become very large. There are nearly a hundred people in the direct and collateral lines alone, not to mention all kinds of blood relatives.

Although his branch is not weak and has always been firmly in charge of the affairs of the Zhao Group in Qindong Province, it is not as strong as those direct descendants.

So when it came to his generation, he felt that he did not have the ability to become the helmsman of the company, so he turned to support the one with the highest voice.

As a result, who would have known that the ultimate winner of this generation would be Zhao Qingtian, who was not favored by most people at the beginning.

After Zhao Qingtian took charge of the Zhao Group, although he did not suppress his lineage, they themselves suffered heavy losses because they supported the wrong person.

So he has been trying to make up for this over the years.

Later, the middle-aged man accidentally heard the older generation talking about Zhao Qingtian's illegitimate child.

Since they were from the same family, the middle-aged man asked the older generation about it indirectly.

It turns out that Zhao Qingtian actually felt very guilty about the illegitimate child. However, due to family rules and his unstable status, he could not recognize him.

So after considering for a long time, the middle-aged man decided to send his daughter to the illegitimate child to help take care of her and help deal with any problems.

It's not a very utilitarian idea. I just thought that if Zhao Qingtian wanted to take action against my branch one day in the future, maybe there would be a chance for him to help me...

After all, based on his understanding of Zhao Qingtian, this illegitimate son will return to the Zhao family sooner or later.

When the time comes, Zhao Qingtian will know everything I have done over the years and may feel sorry for me.

Thinking of Zhao Qingtian's illegitimate son, the middle-aged man couldn't help but think of Zhao Qingtian's outstanding children.

I don’t know if the Zhao family will be in chaos again when this illegitimate child returns home?

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man stared out the window absentmindedly and sighed leisurely...

…

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Chen Yan followed his normal workday schedule: getting up, washing, and going to work.

When I arrived at the company, the lights in the clay sculpture room were on.

Chen Yan went over to take a quick look and saw that Boss Qiaoqiao had arrived at the company early and was making little clay figurines.

It seems that last night's bonus incentive gave her a lot of motivation.

Chen Yan did not disturb her but returned to his office.

While handling official business, Chen Yan was thinking: His relationship with Boss Qiaoqiao has taken a step further, should he give Boss Qiaoqiao some gifts?

In the past, they were just ordinary friends, so she would not accept expensive gifts.

Now that they have kissed and touched each other, can she accept some expensive gifts?

After all...she accepted the bonus.

Chen Yan was thinking... maybe he could give it a try. Find a reason to see if the favorability is high enough to really give him a valuable gift!

Thinking of this, Chen Yan couldn't help but think of Lu Man from Boss Qiaoqiao.

Eh...Boss Qiaoqiao is just an ordinary girl after all, so no matter how expensive the gift is, it can’t be too expensive.

But... Lu Man is a female star!

My relationship with her is no worse than that with Qiaoqiao's boss, so can I give her some valuable gifts?

Thinking of this... Chen Yan couldn't help but think it was a good idea!

As for the reason, it was simple... He just said that his assets had exceeded 100 million, so he wanted to take them to celebrate!

Of course, they are brought separately...

Just as Chen Yan was thinking about this, his cell phone suddenly rang.

Moreover, the sound was continuous and never stopped.

Chen Yan quickly picked up the phone in surprise, wanting to see what was going on.

As a result, he realized that it was WeChat.

Chen Yan opened WeChat and took a look, and found that they were all sent by Lu Man.

Lu Man didn't send any other messages.

Just keep sending out emoticons like [knock head...][knock head...][knock head...].

Chen Yan quickly sent a [? ] number to stop her endless stream of emoticons.

After receiving Chen Yan's reply, Lu Man sent a [smiley] emoticon.

Yes. It’s the one that looks like it’s cursing someone.

Chen Yan was confused, not knowing what he had done to offend Lu Man.

He replied, [What's wrong?]

Lu Man replied to his WeChat message almost immediately, [Have you been missing these days? ]

Chen Yan, [No...]

Lu Man, [Is the phone broken? ]

Chen Yan replied, [No…]

Lu Man, [Oh. So you must have no phone credit! ]

Chen Yan's eyes were full of question marks now. [No.] He couldn't help but ask, [What happened?]

After Chen Yan sent this last WeChat message, it took Lu Man two full seconds to reply.

"Shua~"

A voice...

Chen Yan clicked on the voice message, and immediately, Lu Man's roar came through the receiver, "Since you're not missing! Your phone isn't broken! You don't owe any money! Why don't you contact me!"

"You're trying to make me feel heartbroken again!"

Chen Yan: …

Chen Yan patted his head.

So that's what it is.

He recalled that he had been accompanying Boss Qiaoqiao these days and had indeed neglected Lu Man.

And if you think about it carefully, it seems that he had just eased the relationship with Lu Man and took a step further, and then he ignored her.

Thinking about it this way...

It seems understandable that Lu Man is so irritable.

But, it has already happened. How can I solve it myself?

Apologize directly? Or explain the situation?

Chen Yan is not that stupid.

He pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered Lu Man's masochistic personality and his own plan just now.