"I'm meeting someone tonight."
Lu Chongyan was displeased, his voice muffled, "Is it Mr. Fu?"
"Mmm." She propped herself up. "He's asked me to protect his niece for three months, for ten million."
Lu Chongyan swallowed back the words he wanted to say.
Ten million.
That was more money than they could earn in a lifetime. Three months, the temptation was too great.
"You don't object?"
He remained silent.
"If you don't agree, I'll refuse. A Yan, be confident."
Lu Chongyan swallowed and said dejectedly, "I don't want to object. That much money, if I miss it, I might never earn it in my life."
But he didn't want to agree either.
That man was definitely using the excuse of protecting his niece to openly approach her, to fight her with him.
"You will earn it." She reached out and touched his damp hair. "Go blow dry your hair. We'll talk about other things later."
She would agree for two reasons, neither of which had anything to do with Fu Hongyu.
In the original plot, Lu Chongyan owed his female lead niece a debt. Last time, she had saved the female lead in name, but in reality, even without her, the female lead wouldn't have died, so the debt wasn't settled.
Secondly, she wanted to deal with that wicked woman. Targeting her second husband was the best approach. She always adhered to the principle of not offending unless offended. Since that woman dared to target him, she should be prepared for retaliation.
Whether in this life or the last!
As dusk fell.
They wore a matching couple's outfit to the appointment.
Young, vibrant, and sunny was their description.
Fu Hongyu, twenty-six this year, was not old, but he couldn't match Lu Chongyan's youthful energy. He had experienced too much, always weighing pros and cons in everything he did, accustomed to planning gains and losses, his eyes filled with calculation.
The moment he saw them walk in hand in hand, he suddenly understood something.
Rather than being rivals in love with Lu Chongyan, he and Zhu Nian were more like kindred spirits, the darker the place they were in, the more they yearned for light.
Pure, foolish, with principles, having witnessed enough deceit and struggle, he had to admit such people were dazzling.
Zhu Nian saw through his thoughts at a glance and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
He still didn't understand.
"Sister!"
The little girl, who had already been bribed, rushed forward the moment she saw Zhu Nian, hugging her leg. "Sister, do you remember me? Last time at the mall, it was Sister who saved me. Sister beat up the bad guys. Sister is so amazing!"
"I remember. You were very brave too." They walked to the sofa and sat down. The little girl followed all the way, and even when they stopped, she didn't let go, snuggling up beside Zhu Nian.
"Miss Lu, Miss Lu, good evening."
"Good evening."
"Have you eaten? If not, let's eat first."
Fu Hongyu had booked a private room at a certain restaurant. Such a place served as a venue for gatherings and parties, and its location was not fixed, making it a relatively safe place for him.
"No need, let's talk business."
Fu Hongyu immediately became serious, had the little girl taken away, and at the same time wanted to ask Lu Chongyan to leave.
"We are taking care of someone together. He has the right to know."
Fu Hongyu gave up the idea of chasing him away and began to talk about business. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Fu Hongyu. I was transferred from City A to Hai City in August. My position is the specially appointed Minister of the Hai City's Highest Police Department. I am currently investigating a large criminal organization. This organization has extremely broad business operations, including drug manufacturing, trafficking, and smuggling, forced prostitution, human trafficking, and organized crime, among dozens of other criminal activities. It can be said that the entire Hai City is under their influence. I haven't been in this position for two months, and I've already encountered 136 major and minor assassination attempts, and my family members have also been threatened."
From the original plot, it was evident that Hai City was not peaceful.
Beneath the prosperity of the metropolis, it was filled with violence, murder, and crime.
Here, from the wicked woman daring to deceive Lu Chongyan, wanting to harvest his organs, Lu Chongyan escaping and then being pursued, and someone framing and attacking Lu Chongyan's parents, causing them to commit suicide, all this was evident.
A cockroach scurrying out from the light meant the darkness was no longer able to contain it.
"Most of my family is in City A. Only my niece is with me, and she has become a primary target for them. If it weren't for her good luck, she would have..."
If not for the female lead's halo, the female lead Fu Ningyun wouldn't have lived to see the day she and Lu Chongyan perished together.
"I have already obtained some clues, and within three months, everything should be settled. For these three months, I will have to trouble Miss Lu."
Zhu Nian asked the system for Fu Hongyu's information.
The system's tone was quite grim: [In the original plot, he was not only the female lead's uncle but also the male lead's best friend. He was kidnapped and maliciously tortured for half a month while investigating the criminal organization. When his body was found later, more than half of his bones were broken, his flesh was destroyed, and his features were unrecognizable. If it weren't for the DNA test, no one would have been able to confirm his identity.]