Chapter 5: Scattered True Heart

The whole world knows that I like you, but you treat my sincere feelings as garbage.

Lu Aicao's cell phone rang when she was studying in the library.
The crackling alert sound was specially set by Xu Yuan for Lu Aicao, because she always couldn't hear the calls from Xu Yuan, which made Xu Yuan very annoyed, so he changed the text message tone to the noisiest one.
The noisy sound caused a commotion in the quiet library, and many irritated glances swept over. Lu Aicao hurried to check.
It wasn't Liang Bo, Xu Yuan, or Yang Xingxue, but a remittance message from a bank account. A full 100,000 yuan, a number so large that she was stunned.
Judging from this amount, it couldn't have been Yang Jianye, and it was even less likely that someone else had transferred the wrong amount.
So, who was it? Who was it that wanted to send her so much money without informing her? And what was that person's purpose?
Holding the phone tightly, Lu Aicao's face was a little solemn. After thinking for a while, she decided to investigate who sent her the money. Even if she knew, she might not be able to recognize who that person was.
After quickly packing up his things, Lu Aicao went straight to the bank.
Things went much more smoothly than she had imagined. When she got the name of the remitter, Lu Aicao was not suddenly enlightened. As she expected, she had never seen this name before.
It seems that now I can only wait for that person to contact me. I haven't done anything good, so how could this happen?
Unless... that person is out of guilt.
This idea suddenly popped up in his mind, like a thick stroke on a piece of white paper, and it couldn't be wiped away. Jing Zhuoran's disgusting face flashed in Lu Aicao's mind, and a twisted sneer appeared on his face.
Does he really think that these one hundred thousand dollars are worth his mother's life?
On the way back, Lu Aicao's face was always filled with an expression of solemnity that could not be concealed.
The setting sun gradually disappeared below the horizon, and occasionally a passing car raised a cloud of dust.
Lu Aicao walked slowly, the exhaustion that welled up from the bottom of her heart swept through her body again, so much so that she didn't even notice someone quietly walking behind her. It wasn't until that person reached out and patted her shoulder that she turned around in surprise.
It was Yang Xingxue. She smiled and hugged him.
"finally found you!"
Since childhood, she has never been a warm person to others. In addition, the other party is Yang Xingxue, so Lv Aicao is still a little at a loss for this hug. It has been a while since she saw her, and Lv Aicao can't tell how she feels about her. But now, she sees the shadow of Jing Zhuoran on the face of the bright girl in front of her. Lv Aicao thinks she may be crazy.
"Hi, why are you here?" Lu Aicao tried to make herself look no different from usual and responded happily.
Yang Xingxue naturally took her arm and said shyly, "I'm here to invite you."
"invite?"
"It's my birthday on Sunday and my family is throwing a party for me. Would you like to come?" Yang Xingxue's eyes seemed to be filled with stars as she looked at her eagerly.
However, Lu Aicao did not agree as readily as she had expected, but looked at her awkwardly with a stiff face.
"Why, you don't want to?"
Faced with this question, Lu Aicao looked dazed for a moment and continued to remain silent.
It wasn't a question of whether she was willing or not, but every time she thought of the Yang family, she would feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart. She was fed up with this feeling, and even if she wanted revenge, she didn't want to set foot in the Yang family again.
But she still has to pretend, doesn't she?
"It's not that I don't want to, but..." Lu Aicao looked embarrassed, "If it's a party, there should be quite a few people, and they are all relatively wealthy people."
"Hmm... about that."
"But... I don't have money." Lu Aicao breathed a sigh of relief, "Xingxue, I don't have money to dress up for the party. Really, I am not from the same world as you after all. But don't be angry, I will give you a gift. It's just that for this party, I really..."
"Is this what you're worried about?" Yang Xingxue shrugged helplessly. "I've already thought about this for you! I'll take you to the mall to choose a dress later, so you can't refuse me!"
"How can this be possible?" Lu Aicao was flattered, and her tone was full of rejection.
But no matter how much she refused, she couldn't resist Yang Xingxue's extraordinary persistence. She naggingly lobbied for a long time and finally convinced Lu Aicao, who had a splitting headache. Before Ai Cao came to her senses, she was taken to the most expensive luxury goods mall in the city.
Lu Aicao did think about running away, especially after Yang Xingxue often took her to see counters that seemed to her to be astronomically expensive.
She didn't even want to look at those things that were exquisite and beautiful but cost tens of thousands of dollars. So she sat on the sofa, covering her head that was about to explode, looking at the goods in front of her, as if in silent resistance. The price of this pair of shoes was enough for her and Xu Yuan to eat and drink for two years, and that necklace could support Xu Yuan's three years of college...
In stark contrast to her, Yang Xingxue wandered among the various luxury goods, as cheerfully and naturally as a fish swimming in water. She concentrated on choosing, and from time to time pulled Lv Aicao to ask her if she liked it. However, Lv Aicao's passive resistance made it impossible for Yang Xingxue to figure out her preferences, so she could only make her own decision. Fortunately, Yang Xingxue and Lv Aicao had similar figures, so it didn't matter if Lv Aicao was too lazy to try on clothes.
After shopping in the mall for more than two hours, Yang Xingxue finally bought all her clothes, with several bags full of stuff.
The moment Lv Aicao saw those luxury items, she almost fainted. Was she crazy? Spending so much money on a friend she had just met?
However, Yang Xingxue ignored her objection and settled the bill promptly.
"Just stop looking so sad, okay? Just think of these things as me lending them to you. I didn't say I was forcing them on you. Anyway, we have similar body shapes, so we can both wear them!"
Lu Aicao looked at her nervously and nodded reluctantly.
Yang Xingxue is not the kind of girl who likes to act coquettishly in front of others, but she does so to Lu Aicao.
Originally, Lu Aicao thought she would be happy, but at this moment, facing Yang Xingxue who was so enthusiastic about her, the slight sense of guilt in her heart showed signs of spreading like wildfire.
"Xingxue... don't be so nice to me..." Lu Aicao seemed to be talking to her, but more like muttering to herself. She clenched her fist and unclenched it, which was the last kindness in the ashes of her hatred.
"But I am so good to my good friends!" Yang Xingxue's smile bloomed like a flower in Lu Aicao's gloomy eyes.
Without waiting for Lv Aicao's reaction, Yang Xingxue came forward and took her hand: "You know, the first time I saw you, I was wondering how there could be someone who looked so difficult to get close to. But the more we got along, the more I felt like we knew each other in our previous life. You always gave me an irresistible urge to get close to you.
"I'm not someone who will take the initiative to get close to others, because other people always want to make friends with me in one way or another. But you are completely different from them, and you make me feel at ease.
"To be honest, the last time you saved me, I was also suspicious at first about your appearance at such a coincidence and whether you had a purpose. But later I realized that I was just overthinking and misunderstood you. So from then on , I decided to treat you as my sister and always believe in you."
Something wet seeped out of my eyes and my nose started to feel sore.
It’s not that I haven’t heard tender words before, but these words coming from the mouth of the girl in front of me, whom I regard as my enemy, actually have the power to shake people’s hearts.
Lu Aicao knew clearly that this was the result of her long-planned plan, but why did she feel touched?
"Xingxue!" Jing Zhuoran, who had arrived at some point in time, appeared at this moment and called them in a loud voice.
Like a ray of light appearing in the chaos, it suddenly pulled Lv Aicao out of the endless thoughts and emotions. This familiar yet strange voice was like a siren, waking Lv Aicao up fiercely. This man had the blood of his deceased mother on his hands, but he lived a more glamorous life than anyone else.
It seemed that he did not expect that the person with Xingxue was Lu Aicao. Jing Zhuoran suddenly stopped two meters away from the two of them, and the unnatural look on his face could not be concealed.
Fortunately, Le Chengyu behind him stepped forward and blocked him.
In the short few seconds after Xingxue said "Why did you come just now", several people looked at each other awkwardly and remained silent.
Seeing this, Le Chengyu immediately broke the silence and asked politely, "We were delayed on the road, so we are late. Xingxue, is this your friend?"
"Yes, it's Lu Aicao. Pretty, right?" Yang Xingxue took Lu Aicao's hand and introduced her happily.
Lu Aicao was a little confused. She had never expected Jing Zhuoran to come, and now with Le Chengyu, she was a little afraid that Le Chengyu would be exposed accidentally.
Unexpectedly, Le Chengyu actually pretended not to know him.
Lu Aicao was surprised and a little unhappy at the same time. So she also pretended to say hello and then ignored him.
The four of them left the mall together.
Ai Cao kept trying to dilute herself into air, but Yang Xingxue kept pulling her and kindly pushed her in front of Le Chengyu.
This annoyed Ai Cao. She didn't know why, but she always felt that she had no way to hide in front of him. When Xing Xue teased Le Chengyu about "taking some time out", she silently confirmed her thoughts that he was really a student of the military academy.
Le Chengyu and Yang Xingxue suggested that they go to a famous expensive restaurant that they often go to. Jing Zhuoran and Lu Aicao, who never had a say, could only obey.
When getting in the car, Le Chengyu opened the door for Lu Aicao. Lu Aicao's heartbeat slowed down for no reason, and when she looked up, she saw Le Chengyu's eyes looking at her tenderly with a smile.
I really don't understand this person. He was pretending not to know me just a second ago.
Lu Aicao murmured unwillingly, and in the blink of an eye, Le Chengyu sat down next to her, and very close to her.
There's such a big space in the back seat, why is it so close to me?
Yang Xingxue seemed to have noticed something and joked loudly, saying that since neither of them was in a relationship, they might as well just be together.
Le Chengyu smiled and casually said "OK", which made Lu Aicao, who was already a little restless, even more at a loss. She put on a poker face and quietly glared at Le Chengyu, but was almost dazzled by his smile. Just then, she glanced at Jing Zhuoran's eyes in the rearview mirror and realized that Jing Zhuoran had been looking at her.
It was a look of caution, fear, and scrutiny. The moment he saw her eyes, he paused, then pretended to look away as if nothing had happened.
At that moment, the questions in Ai Cao's heart had been answered.
However, what Lu Aicao didn't know was that when her eyes met Jing Zhuoran, the smile on Le Chengyu's face, who seemed calm and composed, gradually faded. Then, he turned his head gently to the window and said nothing more.
The place for dinner was a restaurant that the three of them often went to. This made Lv Aicao feel like she had broken into someone else's circle. She couldn't tell whether this strange feeling was good or bad, she just knew that she should seize the opportunity.
However, she always remembered that there was one thing that needed to be resolved in advance.
After ordering the dishes, Yang Xingxue ran to the bathroom to touch up her makeup, and Le Chengyu happened to go out to answer a phone call, so Jing Zhuoran and Lu Aicao were the only two people left at the table. The two of them hardly said anything, and it seemed extremely awkward at the moment.
Jing Zhuoran took out his cell phone to play in a somewhat evasive manner, but he didn't expect that Lu Aicao would take the initiative to talk to him.
"You remitted that money, right?"
The cold and distant tone, coupled with the eyes that seemed to see through everything, made Jing Zhuoran shudder. He never expected that this girl would be so smart. He didn't know that Lu Aicao was not so sure before, but it was his panicked reaction that made her sure of it.
After pouring herself a glass of water, Lu Aicao said slowly: "I don't know why you want to send me this money. If you think I'm Xingxue's friend and feel sorry for me, I think you're worrying too much."
As if a lie was about to be exposed, the nervous Jing Zhuoran couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard her words - it turned out that she didn't know the truth yet. With this answer in his heart, he felt open-minded, but he didn't know that this was just Lu Aicao's way of testing.
"I heard Uncle Yang and Xingxue mention you before, so I thought you might need help, so I did this secretly. I'm sorry if it made you feel uncomfortable."
The tone of diplomatic rhetoric was so empty that it was hard to be convinced, but Lu Aicao still pretended to believe it.
"Thank you for your kindness. I will return the money to you. After all, you are Xingxue's boyfriend, and I don't want Xingxue to misunderstand." Time was running out, so Lu Aicao refused concisely.
"Okay." Jing Zhuoran nodded, and couldn't help but look up to the girl in front of him, so even the look in his eyes when he looked at her became gentle.
"Then I'll take out the money tomorrow and mail it to you."
This was obviously the best way to avoid a direct meeting with Jing Zhuoran. However, Le Chengyu happened to come back at this time and heard the last four words. He was not a gossiper, but the girl in front of him always aroused his desire in this regard. In addition, the vague eye contact between the two of them before, Le Chengyu couldn't control himself at all and thought too much.
But he hid these thoughts in his heart, pulled out a chair with a smile, and sat back next to Lv Aicao again. As soon as he came back, Jing Zhuoran and Lv Aicao subconsciously stopped communicating.
After finishing the meal with their own thoughts, Lv Aicao felt that she could finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, Le Chengyu offered to take her back to school, which made Lv Aicao suddenly fall into a panic.
Regardless of her objections, Yang Xingxue pushed her into the car with an ambiguous look in his eyes.
After closing the car door, Lu Aicao quickly fastened her seat belt. She didn't want to have any more embarrassing contact with Le Chengyu.
Le Chengyu couldn't help laughing when he saw her actions.
"It's just a ride in my car, is it necessary to be so scared?"
Lu Aicao turned her head away and said awkwardly, "Of course I'd be scared to ride in a car with someone I met for the first time."
So you still care about that matter?
He stepped on the accelerator, turned the steering wheel, and said nonchalantly, "You look like you don't want anything to do with me at all. If I say I know you, won't you get even angrier?"
If there are many women in this world that Le Chengyu can't understand, then Lv Aicao must be the one that gives him the most headaches. He has never been in a relationship, and there are basically no girls in school. It can be said that he knows nothing about pleasing girls. When he meets a girl like Lv Aicao who seems weak but has an extremely strange personality, he is simply helpless.
Lu Aicao did not reply, but just sat there quietly without saying anything.
After a long silence, Le Chengyu reluctantly spoke again: "Student Lu Aicao, why do I feel different every time I see you?"
"What's the meaning?"
"You are cold and distant in front of me, strong and domineering in front of Le You, and gentle and submissive in front of Yang Xingxue. Don't you think you are too multifaceted?"
"It's better to be multi-faceted than to be annoying." Lu Aicaopai turned to look at him with a wry smile, her eyes full of sarcasm.
"Yes, I am annoying, but don't forget that I am the one who pays your salary now. I heard that you helped Le You solve the trouble last time, so I will not give you less money this month."
The palms of his hands gripping the steering wheel were slightly hot, and every word he uttered was not what he wanted to say, but he still couldn't help but say things he shouldn't have said, like a child in a rage. Even when he said something, the tone and intonation of his voice became wrong due to nervousness.
"Thank you very much." Lu Aicao looked like he would "fight the enemy with our soldiers and block the water with earth."
This light-hearted remark made Le Chengyu unhappy. He restrained his smile and said sarcastically, "Are you so short of money? You even didn't let go of your best friend's boyfriend this time?"
There was a voice in my heart that kept repeating, No, Lu Aicao is not that kind of girl. It doesn't matter if she is angry, scolds me, whatever, as long as she denies it.
Maybe this is the difference between boys and girls. Boys need you to tell them clearly, while girls are very sensitive and will feel hurt even if there is a slight distrust.
Le Chengyu didn't know that after hearing these words, Lu Aicao's heartstrings, which were tense due to nervousness and inexplicable expectations, suddenly broke.
It turns out that Shen Ping is not the only one who thinks this way about herself.
It turns out that I am so unbearable in the eyes of others.
It turns out that I am also like this in his eyes.
However, it was all my own fault, so who can blame?
She turned her head away and rolled down the window. The cold night wind blew her hair, and the dim light on the road made her look hazy.
"Aren't all gold-diggers like this?"
She uttered these words lightly, not wanting to explain or refute, because everything was in vain.
Her negative attitude startled Le Chengyu. He shut his mouth tightly and stopped talking, but his heart was filled with emotions as if a tsunami had just occurred.
The car slowly stopped in front of the campus gate, attracting the attention of passing students.
Almost at the same time, Lv Aicao opened the car door and got out. Finally, she turned around and said to the person in the driver's seat whose expression could not be seen clearly: "Anyway, these are all my business. You have no right or qualification to interfere. Please respect yourself."
The tone was heavy, as if it was finally tainted with some human emotions.
Lu Aicao didn't care how expensive the car was. She slammed the door and left, leaving Le Chengyu alone, holding the steering wheel in a daze.
Lu Aicao, is it so difficult for you to tell the truth?
On Sunday, Lu Aicao got up very early.
She first took out the 100,000 yuan in her account without a penny missing and delivered it to the front desk of Jing Zhuoran's father's company. Then she returned to the dormitory, put on the expensive skirt stiffly, put on some light makeup, put on her only necklace, and put on the nude high heels she bought on sale, and went out in a hurry.
Along the way, many people cast astonished glances at her, as if they discovered for the first time that she could be so beautiful.
But Lu Aicao had no time to care, because the bus to Yang Xingxue's house only runs once an hour. Wearing a skirt worth tens of thousands of yuan to squeeze into the bus is also a rare thing. She laughed at herself all the way, while not forgetting to protect her skirt.
When they arrived at Yang Xingxue's house, quite a few people had already arrived. There were dozens of luxury cars parked at the door, the gate and yard of the villa had been redecorated, and there were even specially hired security guards on duty.
The unfamiliar faces made Lu Aicao feel uncomfortable. She straightened her appearance and walked forward.
What she didn't expect was that the two security guards stopped her in a particularly fierce manner, blocked her at the door, and warned her not to enter without an invitation.
But Yang Xingxue never mentioned the invitation at all, so how could she have it?
Standing at the door, she didn't know whether to go in or not. She took out her cell phone and called Yang Xingxue, but Yang Xingxue didn't answer.
Although she was wearing an expensive brand-name dress and standing at the door of the villa, Lu Aicao felt that she looked like a clown at this moment.
She didn't know that the security guards' obstruction was deliberately arranged by someone.
At this moment, standing on the balcony on the second floor of the villa, Shen Ping, a noble lady dressed elegantly and gorgeously, was watching all this. She couldn't let that little girl break into her life again, because she was definitely not a simple person.
With Lu Aicao's personality, she would probably leave on her own in a short time. Shen Ping thought about it and simply turned off Yang Xingxue's phone.
However, just as she was about to turn around and go back to entertain the guests, Jing Zhuoran's arrival disrupted her plans.
Jing Zhuoran saw that Lv Aicao was stopped at the door, and he didn't know what he said to the security guard, but the security guard happily let them in. The two seemed to say something else, and then walked into the villa together.
Shen Ping looked at Lu Aicao's figure and her eyes became cold and deep.
As soon as Lu Aicao entered the door, she attracted a lot of people's attention.
The high-end custom-made dress made her beautiful figure look even more slender. Her fair skin, brown curly hair, and face with light makeup that was as delicate as a porcelain doll made her look fatally attractive.
Jing Zhuoran, who was standing by, had already been attracted by her today, so he spoke sweetly to her all the way.
Lu Aicao didn't notice any of this. She just felt that so many people made her feel hot all over and very uncomfortable.
"Aicao, Zhuoran, you are finally here!"
A red figure rushed out from the crowd, like a happy little bird, and suddenly hugged Jing Zhuoran, then warmly took Lu Aicao's hand and said from the bottom of his heart: "You all look so good today!"
"It's all thanks to you." Lv Aicao smiled with eyes like crescent moons, and handed Yang Xingxue the handmade gift she prepared overnight, "The gift is small but the sentiment is great, I hope you don't mind."
Yang Xingxue took it over happily, and then held it in her arms like a treasure: "Okay, okay, as long as it's from you, it's fine!"
After saying that, she pulled the two people into the crowd.
Soon, the birthday party began.
What Lu Aicao didn't expect was that Yang Xingxue would actually ask her to go on stage to cut the cake.
Shen Ping originally disagreed with this arrangement, but she could not resist Yang Xingxue's pleading, after all, it was her birthday.
Yang Jianye responded with a smile and ignored him, but the moment his eyes fell on Lu Aicao, he froze.
If there is any difference between Lv Aicao today and before, it is probably that she has combed all her thin bangs up. Because of this, the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye has become more obvious. She has always known that she looks very similar to her mother when she was young without bangs. This is why she wants to come in even if she is blocked.
Even though Yang Jianye was paying attention to her, she didn't get nervous at all. Lu Aicao met Yang Jianye's gaze, nodded and smiled politely.
The cake had many layers, and the family of three cut the cake together, lit the candles, and announced the start of the banquet. However, Lv Aicao, who had never experienced this before, stood beside Yang Xingxue in a daze.
Yang Xingxue didn't ask her to do anything. The reason why she asked her to come up was actually to announce to everyone - Lu Aicao was the third important friend in her life.
Obviously, this goal has been achieved long ago. The moment Lv Aicao stepped onto the stage, she attracted the attention of everyone present. The older people wondered, whose daughter is this, she looks pretty good; the younger people thought, this is Yang Xingxue's new friend, they will have to look up to her in the future.
Only Yang Jianye, although calm on the surface, was actually in turmoil inside.
so similar.
They really look alike.
The man's face appeared in front of him again, overlapping with Lu Aicao on the stage, bringing back many of his memories.
He couldn't help but wonder whether Lu Aicao had anything to do with "her"?
"I never knew you were so capable! You finally climbed up this high branch!"
A familiar, annoying voice sounded.
Without turning around to look, Lv Aicao knew it was Le You. She had been holding it in for so long in front of Yang Xingxue, and now that Yang Xingxue was out for a social event, she finally got the chance to ridicule Lv Aicao.
Lu Aicao sneered nonchalantly, took a large piece of red velvet cake from the plate and put it on her own plate, then took a bite. Turning around, she saw Le Chengyu's face, which for some reason looked a little too good today.
The cake suddenly got stuck in her throat, causing Lu Aicao to cough subconsciously.
Le You, who was hiding behind Le Chengyu, was very happy to see her make a fool of herself. Although Le Chengyu also looked at her with interest, the special feelings in his eyes could not be concealed. Today's Lv Aicao still made his heart beat.
I didn't expect that after the last unpleasant conversation, the two of us would meet so soon. If I had known, I would have hidden myself sooner.
As if she was afraid to look directly at Le Chengyu, Lu Aicao yelled back at Le You: "What, are you unhappy? Do you want to hit me ?"
Unlike usual, this time Le You did not argue with her fiercely. Instead, he crossed his arms and snorted coldly, without any hostility in his eyes.
Lu Aicao rolled her eyes at her, without even looking at Le Chengyu, and just walked past them.
This was the first time she had such a feeling, the feeling of wanting to pay attention to someone but not daring to look at him or get close to him.
She didn't know what was going on and didn't want to know.
Her new shoes were a little tight, so she slowly walked through the crowd, found Yang Xingxue, and whispered to her that she was feeling a little uncomfortable and wanted to find a place to rest.
Yang Xingxue quickly agreed, and then asked her aunt to take Lu Aicao to her room.
There was actually a bodyguard guarding the entrance to the second floor. After the nanny explained to the bodyguard, she sent Ai Cao to Yang Xingxue's room.
Lu Aicao had been to Yang Xingxue's room, and she knew clearly that Yang Jianye's study was right next to it.
Of course she was not uncomfortable, her purpose was just to go to Yang Jianye's study. This was the real purpose of her trip.
When she first wanted to take revenge, she planned to target Yang Jianye's daughter, Yang Xingxue, snatch Jing Zhuoran away, and then bring Jing Zhuoran to justice.
But everything that has happened over such a long period of time has made her slowly adjust her plans.
Shen Ping's targeting, Yang Jianye's disregard and indifference, Jing Zhuoran's stupidity, and Yang Xingxue's simplicity and kindness.
The only person she didn't want to hurt too much was Yang Xingxue.
So, at least for now, she would not touch Yang Xingxue. Then she could only start with Yang Jianye. He was a businessman, and the more successful a businessman was, the more secrets and weaknesses he had. She had to learn as many secrets as possible in a short period of time, because Shen Ping had already begun to be wary of her.
After staying in Yang Xingxue's bedroom for about ten minutes and making sure that there was no one in the corridor, Lu Aicao tiptoed and pushed open the door of Yang Jianye's study. Perhaps because of the bodyguards, the study was not locked.
Just as she imagined, it was large and comfortable, with some documents on the table that might or might not be useful.
Her heart was beating violently. Even if she was usually calm, she couldn't calm herself down at this moment. No matter what, since she had come in, she still had to look for it as much as possible.
The door was pushed open again at this moment. When Lu Aicao heard the noise, her heart seemed to be lifted up and the blood in her body was flowing backwards. She turned around suddenly and saw Le Chengyu.
It seemed that she was safe, she breathed a long sigh of relief and subconsciously covered her chest.
"Why are you here?"
Both of them spoke in unison , but neither of them answered first.
Lu Aicao looked at Le Chengyu warily. Le Chengyu walked forward with a serious look on his face and whispered, "Are you crazy? Why are you running here?"
"Aren't you here too?" Lu Aicao said as he looked outside.
"Still being stubborn." Although it was a reprimand, Le Chengyu was obviously concerned about her. "I followed you in. Who are you? Why are you so interested in the Yang family's documents?"
Lu Aicao had a cold face and did not answer.
Le Chengyu simply walked forward and got close to her: "Stealing documents is not a trivial matter. If you are caught, you will be in big trouble. Come with me quickly."
As he said this, he was about to take Lv Aicao's hand and leave. But at this moment, a voice came from outside the door. The two of them exchanged glances, and both knew who the person was.
In a flash, Le Chengyu grabbed Lu Aicao's slender waist with one hand and pulled her behind the heavy curtains in front.
With her back pressed heavily against the wall, Lu Aicao was somewhat frightened by his sudden action, but she did not make a sound. It was just that this ambiguous posture really made her feel uneasy.
In order to save space, the two people were very close, so close that they could hear each other's breathing and heartbeat.
Lu Aicao was embarrassed, but she had to get close to Le Chengyu. Fortunately, Le Chengyu listened to the noise outside the door with a serious face, and there was no suspicion of taking advantage of her.
The people who came were Yang Jianye and Shen Ping.
The heavy curtains prevented the two from seeing what was happening outside, so they could only listen with their ears.
"I asked you to tell our daughter to stay away from that Lu Aicao. Did you tell me? Look at how she acted today, she was so arrogant that she wanted to steal the limelight from our Xingxue. I don't know which man she cheated to get that dress from. Really!"
Shen Ping had been talking about this since she entered the room, and her disdainful attitude made Yang Jianye a little annoyed. She was just a little girl, how big a mess could she make? But Yang Jianye still didn't say these words, just tried to ignore them.
"And the way Xiaojing looked at Lu Aicao, I really don't want to say anything. It's as if he has never seen a woman before!" Shen Ping became more and more angry as she spoke, and she simply threw her handbag hard on the table.
"Alright, why are you meddling in their affairs?" Yang Jianye put on his glasses and sat down at the desk. "I will observe this matter carefully, so just leave it alone. I'm tired, so I'll take a rest. You go down and help me entertain the guests."
"Old Yang!" Shen Ping scolded, but Yang Jianye simply closed his eyes and rested.
"Okay, okay, you two are too careless. If you suffer losses later, don't blame me for not caring!" After saying that, Shen Ping picked up her handbag again and left.
After listening to the whole thing, Lv Aicao was somewhat surprised. Did Jing Zhuoran pay so much attention to her? It is said that bystanders can see things more clearly. Could it be that Shen Ping really sensed something?
As she was thinking about this, Le Chengyu seemed a little unhappy, and the hand that was originally around her waist suddenly tightened.
Lu Aicao frowned and glared at him, but Le Chengyu came over and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Do you really like Jing Zhuoran?"
"Are you sick?" Lu Aicao cursed viciously in his ear. The warm breath on his ears made his heart beat rapidly.
Le Chengyu tried hard to hold back the smile on his face; he already had the answer in his mind.
When Lu Aicao saw his half-smile, her face turned red and she could only lower her head and let him stick close to her.
At this moment, Yang Jianye's voice was heard again in the quiet study. This time, he was obviously talking to himself.
Yang Jianye took out a box with a combination lock from the cabinet, opened it, and took out a photo. It was an old photo, and the woman in the photo was wearing a floral dress, with her black hair tied into a braid, smiling sweetly, and there was a lovely teardrop mole at the corner of her eye.
"How can they be so similar...ah..."
Hearing his words, Lu Aicao couldn't help but feel emotional. Could it be that he was talking about himself and his mother?
She had this guess in her mind, but Yang Jianye didn't say anything else.
Then the sound of packing up was heard, and soon after, Yang Jianye strode out of the room.
After making sure that the person had left, Lv Aicao said coldly, "Have you hugged enough?"
Le Chengyu raised an eyebrow: "To be honest, no."
These words tickled Lu Aicao's heart like a feather. She was so angry that she pushed Le Chengyu away, shouted "hooligan", and rushed out without caring about anything.
Le Chengyu walked down the stairs leisurely, with a look of smugness on his face.
She definitely doesn't like Jing Zhuoran.
Even a fool knows that.
Lu Aicao rushed downstairs, said something to Yang Xingxue, and left.
Le Chengyu knew that she was angry and he didn't want to get close to her and get beaten, so he didn't offer to send her off. So he found Le You and went straight to the point.
"You've been getting close to Lu Aicao recently. Do you know what her family situation is like? For example, her family, parents, etc.?"
Le You, who was drinking a cocktail, almost spit out his drink when he heard his brother ask this: "What's wrong, are you really in love with her?"
"Don't say useless things." Le Chengyu snatched the wine glass, "I'm asking you seriously, tell me everything you know."
"I--" Le You stared with wide eyes, looking hesitant.
In fact, Le You did know some things about Lv Aicao. For example, her mother was killed in a car accident, she had no father, and Xu Yuan and Liang Bo. However, she had promised Xu Yuan that she would not tell anyone who asked about Lv Aicao. If she really told anyone, Xu Yuan would ignore her if he knew.
Thinking of Xu Yuan's shining eyes, she hastily closed her opened mouth. No, no, she finally had a close friend other than Yang Xingxue.
So she shook her head like a rattle and said firmly: "I don't know. If you want to know, go ask her yourself! Anyway, you are going to pursue her!"
The last sentence stunned Le Chengyu. He was a little embarrassed and his ears turned red. He knocked Le You on the head and said, "What are you talking about? You are so young!"
"Oh, you're pretending! As soon as you see her, your eyes light up, brighter than an incandescent lamp, don't you know it?" Le You said with a pout.
Le Chengyu's ears turned even redder. He took a deep breath, put on an "I don't want to bother with you" look, and turned away.
Le You held the wine glass and smiled slyly at his brother's back.
The whole world can see that you like Lu Aicao, except maybe Lu Aicao herself.

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