Chapter 8: Going to the Internet Café to Catch Su Yun Jiao

When he heard Su Yun Jiao had already left, Lu Jingqing's hand, which was about to pick up his chopsticks, paused.

"How long has she been out?"

"It's been over two hours; she left before dawn."

Hearing that, Lu Jingqing's brows furrowed.

Today is Saturday; the school is closed.

Where could she go?

Besides, Su Yun Jiao's leg hasn't healed yet.

"Boss Lu, the company is waiting for a meeting."

"Never mind the meeting for now; go check the nearby surveillance to see where she went."

"Miss Su?"

Secretary Li said: "Miss Su doesn't have much money on her; she must have gone to the Lu family."

"Call the Lu family."

"Okay."

Secretary Li took out his phone and called the Lu family.

After a brief exchange, Secretary Li hung up, shook his head at Lu Jingqing, and said: "The Lu family is also asking when to let Miss Su come back."

Hearing that, Lu Jingqing put down his chopsticks.

"Drive."

"Yes."

Seeing Lu Jingqing leave without eating, Liu Ma suddenly said: "When Miss Su was leaving, she asked where there was an internet café nearby; could she have gone to one?"

"An internet café?"

Lu Jingqing's brows furrowed even deeper.

A minor girl, and she's learned to go to internet cafés.

Lu Jingqing told Secretary Li: "She has no ID on her; check the nearby small internet cafés."

"Okay."

Soon, Secretary Li found several small internet cafés nearby.

These small internet cafés were clearly meant for minors; just looking at the signs, they were old and shabby, located in a dirty, chaotic two-story commercial building.

Secretary Li couldn't help but say: "Boss Lu, let me go up instead."

"No need, I'll go myself."

Lu Jingqing got out of the car.

This is the internet café nearest to the Lu family.

It's a private internet café, and it's run-down and small.

As Lu Jingqing just reached the café's entrance, he saw two red‑haired delinquents smoking.

Secretary Li immediately blocked the smoke for Lu Jingqing, separating him from those delinquents.

Lu Jingqing is a cleanliness freak.

He never comes to places like this.

The stairwell outside the café is narrow; inside, people sit at their computers, exhaling clouds of smoke.

There are burly men with bare feet, as well as nearby middle‑school students.

All four walls have been yellowed by cigarette smoke.

"You're alone; want us few to keep you company and play?"

"You're dressed so nicely; which school are you from? I might know you."

"Don't be silent; let's make friends."

……

Su Yun Jiao, small and frail, had already been surrounded by several yellow‑haired thugs with cigarettes.

Seeing this scene, Lu Jingqing's expression gradually darkened.

"Hey! I'm talking to you; didn't you hear?"

One of the yellow‑haired thugs was about to reach out and touch Su Yun Jiao's shoulder.

But before he could touch her, a force from behind pulled him away.

The other yellow‑haired thugs all turned to look behind.

All that could be seen was Lu Jingqing, dressed in a suit and leather shoes, standing before them.

"You motherf—!"

One of the yellow‑haired thugs raised his fist to strike, but soon a group of bodyguards rushed up from downstairs and surrounded the place.

Lu Jingqing walked up to Su Yun Jiao.

Today, Su Yun Jiao had left the house wearing only her school uniform, making her look weak, helpless, and pitiful in the corner.

"Go home."

Lu Jingqing's voice was steady; he raised his hand and took hold of Su Yun Jiao's arm.

Su Yun Jiao followed Lu Jingqing, walking and whispering: "Brother Jingqing, are you not angry anymore?"

Lu Jingqing said nothing, just kept walking forward.

Su Yun Jiao kept her head down and continued: "I just had nowhere to go; I didn't come to the internet café on purpose."

Lu Jingqing's steps suddenly stopped, and Su Yun Jiao bumped into his back, unprepared.

She whispered: "Will I still be able to stay at Jingyuan in the future?"

Lu Jingqing glanced at Su Yun Jiao's aggrieved face with his peripheral vision, and he coldly said, "If there's a next time, I'll throw you out of Jingyuan."

Upon hearing that, Su Yun Jiao let out a sigh of relief.

Good… I guessed right.

At that moment, inside the internet cafe.

After all the bodyguards had withdrawn.

The yellow-haired thug then eased his arm, which had almost been snapped by Lu Jingqing just moments ago; he winced in pain, gritting his teeth and cursing, "Damn it, for a fifty-yuan appearance fee, my arm almost got ruined!"

Another yellow-haired thug beside him said, "A pretty girl paying for you to spend the night and you're not happy? If you keep doing this kind of thing, you won't have to pay for internet access!"

"Yeah… that's true!"

In the car, Su Yun Jiao would occasionally turn her head to glance at Lu Jingqing sitting beside her.

From what Liu Ma said yesterday, she could basically confirm that Lu Jingqing had good character.

He's probably the type who's tough-talking but soft-hearted.

That being the case, her staying at Jingyuan was basically settled.

"Jingqing brother, this doesn't seem to be the way to Jingyuan."

Lu Jingqing remained silent; the secretary Li sitting in front said, "This isn't the way to Jingyuan, it's the way to the company."

"To the company?"

"The L Group's branch in Hai Cheng?"

Su Yun Jiao recalled that after Lu Jingqing's death in her previous life, although all his personal assets had been donated, this company remained because it wasn't personal property.

After Lu Jingqing's death, this company fell into the hands of the Lu family mother and son.

Lu Chi also, because of this company, enabled the Lu family to rise from the ashes.

Lu Jingqing beside her saw Su Yun Jiao lowering her head, lost in thought.

He said lightly, "There's a meeting, and I'm almost late."

Seeing Lu Jingqing actually explain things to her.

Su Yun Jiao stared blankly.

Why would Lu Jingqing explain things to her?

Could it be… that Lu Jingqing thought she was lowering her head in thought because she feared being kicked out of Jingyuan?

She's got quite the inner drama.

Su Yun Jiao bit her lip and said, "Sorry, I've caused trouble for you, Jingqing brother."

"You also know what trouble is?"

Su Yun Jiao lifted her wet eyes, looking even more aggrieved, and said, "I didn't mean to… I just don't want to go back to the Lu family, I have no money, not even an ID, so I can only…"

"That kind of internet cafe isn't safe; it's no place for a girl, especially a minor like you."

Listening to Lu Jingqing's admonition, Su Yun Jiao nodded eagerly, like a well-behaved elementary student receiving instruction.

At that moment, Su Yun Jiao's phone suddenly rang.

Under Lu Jingqing's gaze, Su Yun Jiao furtively pulled out her phone and glanced at the caller ID.

Seeing that the caller ID was Lu Chi's, Su Yun Jiao hesitated not and immediately hung up.

Lu Jingqing asked, "You hate Lu Chi that much?"

"Yeah! He's the person I hate most in this life, bar none."

At the same time—

Lu Chi stared at the disconnected phone, stunned.

Su Yun Jiao… hung up his phone?

She actually hung up on him!

Upon realizing this, Lu Chi's face instantly darkened.