Chapter 124: How Much Money Does It Take to Leave Her

Harboring a full belly of doubts, she went back to the company for a meeting.

When she returned home again, it was already late at night.

The spacious Living Room was quiet and empty, clearly everyone had already rested.

Fu Sijue subconsciously softened his steps, went up to the second floor, stopped at Lu Xiwán's door, curled his fingers to knock, but still hadn't figured out what to say.

His hand, raised in midair, lowered slowly, then rose again…

After a few back-and-forth motions, the door suddenly opened.

Lu Xiwán peeked out, saw Fu Sijue, and was startled into a freeze.

"President Fu, what are you doing here?"

"I—" Fu Sijue was momentarily tongue‑tied by her question; the words at his mouth twisted into, "I wanted to ask you about Yao Yao's situation."

"Now?"

Lu Xiwán looked at the man in a suit before her and thought it absurd.

Standing at her door in the dead of night, not knocking, not making a sound, just to ask about Yao Yao's situation?

Fu Sijue paused briefly, then nodded.

"He's busy during the day; if it's inconvenient for you, then never mind…"

Hearing that, Lu Xiwán raised an eyebrow and said lightly, "Come in and have a seat; I'll go to the bathroom and be right back."

She dropped that line and left.

Fu Sijue sat on the bedside, rehearsing his words over and over.

"The old master wants to see you…"

"Xi Wan, the old master's health has some issues, you…"

"Yun Ruojin went to see the old master again; the old master fell under her spell and wants to see you…"

"Hiss!"

The same words, the same meaning.

Fu Sijue turned the thoughts over and over, still feeling unable to speak it out.

It seemed that no matter how he phrased it, sending Xi Wan to see the grandfather would be unfair to her.

He got up and paced back and forth in the room, not expecting that Lu Xiwán was standing at the doorway, having already heard his repeated mutterings.

"Fu old master wants to see me?"

Hearing the voice from behind, Fu Sijue snapped his head around.

What met his eyes was Lu Xiwán's ambiguous expression.

Fu Sijue instinctively explained, "Yes, the grandfather, having listened to Yun Ruojin, wants you to treat him; using the pretext of treatment inevitably means troubling you."

"If you're unwilling, I won't force you."

Seeing his nervous demeanor, Lu Xiwán gave a wry smile.

"It's just a check‑up; why are you so nervous?"

Fu Sijue looked at the smile at the corner of her mouth and suddenly felt that his rehearsed excuses were useless.

"You, are you willing to go?"

Lu Xiwán shrugged, "What if I'm not willing?"

"Given Fu old master's temperament, if he can't see me, he won't be satisfied."

"A problem that can be solved with a single meeting—why avoid it, invite more trouble, and end up being the one who suffers?"

She said so with conviction.

In her words, it seemed she knew Fu old master's temperament like the back of her hand.

Yet she had only met the grandfather once.

Fu Sijue squinted, instinctively asking, "How do you know the grandfather's temperament?"

!!!

Lu Xiwán felt a sudden shock inside.

Her understanding of Fu old master was indeed genuine.

But to prevent Fu Sijue from spotting a flaw, she could only raise an eyebrow and feign surprise, "Did I guess right?"

"How did you guess?"

Fu Sijue still wouldn't let the topic go.

While posing the question, his eyes fixed tightly on Lu Xiwán's face.

His scrutinizing gaze didn't want to miss any trace.

Lu Xiwán gave a slight smile, nonchalantly saying, "It's simple: last time at the old manor, he didn't hesitate to drug his own grandson to get you together with Yun Ruojin."

"Since he can go that far to achieve his goal, he'll even act against his own grandson."