Chapter 1102: Chapter 1101: Pretending to Be a Treasure Appraisal Master
“That’s the best way. I hope the Lu Family can get through this hurdle as soon as possible.”
Yang Tao let out a heavy sigh, “Miss, you’re the calm one. If it weren’t for you holding things down at home, we definitely wouldn’t have lasted.”
“Uncle Yang, you need to go calm the shareholders.”
“Alright.”
During these days, Lu Yutian was destined to be overwhelmingly busy.
The company’s issues, the system issues, the matter of her father being taken away, and the investigation into Lu Mian and the Yun Family’s relationship, all these things intertwined endlessly.
Lu Beihua watched his granddaughter being so busy and had long since cast aside any previous dissatisfaction. Compared to Lu Xun and Yun Zhishu, it was still Yutian who could be relied on.
Yet, he occasionally recalled Lu Mian’s clear and cold eyes, remembered her face.
In the middle of the night, he would suddenly wake up, plunged into long-lasting unease and agitation…
The next morning.
Lu Yutian received a phone call from abroad.
This call was like a timely rain, directly saving the crisis-ridden Lu Yutian.
“Is this Miss Lu Yutian? I’m Sun Wei, one of your father Lu Qian’s people. You can call me Sun Wei.”
“Sun Wei, you called me, does that mean there’s news from my father?”
Sun Wei on the other end of the line was silent for a moment, “No, no one has been able to contact the family head. But before the family head went in, he left me with two tasks. First, to send you a confidential document. Second, there’s a squad of assassins lurking in Tulip Town on the O Continent…”
“Assassins? What does my dad want to do?”
“As far as I know, it’s probably to eliminate Lu Xun and Yun Zhishu. The detective agency has already informed the Yun Family that their daughter has been found. We plan to take action when they are reunited…”
“Wait! Their daughter has been found? Seriously?” Lu Yutian felt something was off, “And I still haven’t received that document!”
She knew that the document was to verify Lu Mian’s relationship with the Yun Family, and she had forgotten about it during these busy days.
Now upon recalling, she felt something was amiss everywhere.
Sun Wei didn’t know much, “This was the family head’s arrangement, he didn’t tell me his full plan. That document… could it still be on its way?”
Lu Yutian frowned, “Forget it!”
She hurriedly said, “Since the detective agency has already found out that their daughter is in the O Continent, the document isn’t important anymore. But from what I know, my uncle and them haven’t gone to the O Continent either…”
If they went to the O Continent and captured them to upgrade the system, it wouldn’t be a bad plan at all.
“Yes, that’s also the second thing I was going to tell you. They were delayed and didn’t come to Tulip Town to look for their daughter, but another group of mercenaries came. The mercenaries directly ambushed the people I arranged, if it weren’t for me controlling remotely, they would’ve also met their end in Tulip Town.”
“Mercenaries? What’s the connection with the mercenaries?”
Lu Yutian couldn’t figure it out. It was clearly their family setting the trap for others, yet how did they themselves end up so confused.
Sun Wei explained, “I had someone investigate them. Miss, I’ve discovered some interesting information.”
“What is it?”
“This group of mercenaries was sent by someone named Lu Mian, and her target seems to be the Yun Family’s daughter…”
As Sun Wei spoke, Lu Yutian’s eyes brightened.
She, like someone seeing a turning point in a desperate situation, exclaimed excitedly, “Are you sure? Is it really her? Do you mean she wants to kill the Yun Family’s biological daughter?”
“You can understand it that way. Those mercenaries are very brutal, they kidnapped the Yun Family’s daughter and one of my subordinates! Anyone who falls into their hands basically doesn’t survive.”
“I know! Sun Wei, you’ve done well. Give me the evidence you’ve gathered, the Lu Family can be saved this time!”
Lu Yutian hung up the phone eagerly, a hint of contempt in her eyes.
Uncle, aunt, and Yun Sang all valued Lu Mian so much, even siding with her, who had no blood relation, over her, their real niece.
If the uncle and them knew that Lu Mian secretly hired mercenaries to assassinate their biological daughter, she wondered if the Yun Family would still be able to smile.
Thinking of this, Lu Yutian felt incredibly satisfied.
Come to think of it, she really ought to thank Lu Mian.
Lu Mian thought she was clever, believed that by eliminating the Yun Family’s biological daughter, she could enjoy the Yun Family’s love alone?
Little did she know that the net of justice was vast yet tight.
Now, holding Lu Mian’s biggest leverage, she was off to expose this despicable woman to the Yun Family!
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At this time, Lu Mian took advantage of the weekend to go shopping with Yun Zhishu.
The mother and daughter didn’t really have much to shop for; whenever they thought of something to buy, they headed straight to their destination, bought it, and left.
After all, they were straightforward thinkers, better at efficiently using their time.
In the end, what was originally planned to be a full day of shopping took the mother and daughter only half an hour.
“Mianmian, how about we go to another mall?”
Lu Mian tilted her head, “Do you have anything else you want to buy?”
“No. What about you?”
“I don’t either.”
The two exchanged glances and shook their heads in mutual understanding.
Then there was nothing much to shop for.
However, as they passed by an exhibition hall, Yun Zhishu suddenly remembered being teased by her brother for being a spendthrift and got a sudden urge.
“Mianmian, how about you accompany me to look at the antiques and paintings? I see there’s an antique and painting exchange over there, I’d like to broaden my horizons.”
Since her mother suggested it, Lu Mian was naturally happy to accompany her.
Without a word, she linked arms with Yun Zhishu and entered the exhibition hall.
The exhibition hall was very quiet, with not many visitors coming and going. Lu Mian glanced around but found nothing particularly worth appreciating, most of them were high-quality imitations.
Yun Zhishu looked at them one by one.
Lu Mian accompanied her, offering simple introductions about the origins of each item as they stopped in front of each display.
Yun Zhishu looked at her daughter with deep admiration, “Mianmian, you know all of these?”
“Just… casually familiarizing myself.”
“But you talk about them so professionally…” Yun Zhishu increasingly felt her daughter was amazing, then quietly asked something she cared most about: “Do you think these things are really worth that much money?”
Lu Mian paused, “Authentic items have value, while counterfeits have price.”
Her words were impressively insightful.
“What about these?”
“They have a price.” Lu Mian spoke bluntly.
Yun Zhishu chuckled, “I didn’t expect our Mianmian to be a treasure appraiser too!”
She said it casually, but Lu Mian paused slightly.
Unexpectedly, there came low, mildly contemptuous murmurs from the doorway.
“Tsk. So young, pretending to be a master appraiser! Just spouting off, does she even understand these treasures?!”
“I hate people who pretend to understand when they don’t the most!”
“Me too!” Another person sneered, then suddenly spoke up, “In a few days, there’s an appraisal conference in Jinjing. Many masters in the circle will attend. Rumor has it, they’re going to jointly invite Master Cen Ci out of retirement!”