Chapter 49 Truly Skilled

As expected, after seeing the trending topic, the company's top management tacitly accepted a fact: Rong Qiao might indeed have some connection with Lu Yanbei.

Even if not, it was at least ambiguous.

Otherwise, given Lu Yanbei's personality, how could he allow a woman to get close to him?

This Rong Qiao was quite capable.

"Don't we have an S-class drama with a strong female lead? Talk to her about it." After much deliberation, the CEO of the agency decided to take a gamble.

Thus, the next day, Rong Qiao received a call from her agent, who excitedly told her to come to the company for a meeting.

"Qiao Qiao, you're amazing! I'm telling you, the female lead previously set for that drama was the Film Empress Pei. Rumor has it she was about to sign the contract. For them to suddenly ask you to negotiate, it seems your plan worked." The agent, having been frustrated for so long, finally had a moment of triumph.

"Also, there are quite a few fans downstairs at the company today. You have to dress up beautifully, you know?"

Rong Qiao absently hummed in agreement.

Despite her happiness, the agent couldn't help but worry. "What if the Lu Corporation decides to pursue this... what's your plan?"

"From what I know of Lu Yanbei, he probably disdains to pay attention to such gossip," Rong Qiao replied while adjusting her outfit in front of the mirror. "Even if they want to hold someone accountable, what does that have to do with me? If he wants to find someone to settle the score, he should find the person who took the photos."

That day, she had deliberately let her assistant leak the news to the media, which led to these photos. Moreover, she had done everything very carefully, ensuring that nothing could be traced back to her. Hence, her confidence.

"Hearing you say that, I feel relieved," the agent patted her chest. "After you finish your makeup, hurry downstairs. The driver should be here soon."

"Okay." Rong Qiao hung up the phone and finally chose a more casual black slip dress.

At the height of the controversy, it was best to keep a low profile.

*

Lu Corporation Headquarters

Employees were privately discussing the trending topic.

"I can't believe I'll live to see a scandal involving CEO Lu and a woman!"

"Right? I was shocked too! I thought CEO Lu would be alone for his entire life!"

"CEO Lu always seems so detached, I didn't expect him to like beautiful women like Rong Qiao. Of course, it's because I'm not pretty enough to catch CEO Lu's eye."

"Oh, stop gossiping. If the boss overhears, none of us will have an easy time!"

"CEO Lu never pays attention to entertainment news. Even if he found out, he wouldn't care."

In fact, Lu Yanbei truly didn't have the time to concern himself with such entertainment gossip.

He had just finished a meeting and had a pile of documents waiting for his signature. He couldn't be bothered with such trivial matters.

"Boss, there's something I need to report to you." As soon as Lu Yanbei stepped into his office, Cheng Jue followed him in.

"Speak," Lu Yanbei sat back in his chair, not looking up.

"It's about your scandal." Cheng Jue pulled up the trending topic content and handed it to Lu Yanbei. "Last year's anniversary celebration, you and that female celebrity were secretly photographed in the parking lot, and it trended."

Lu Yanbei initially thought it was about him and Su He being photographed, but upon realizing it wasn't, he lost interest. "Handle it as you see fit, no need to report to me."

"Yes. I'll have people take down the trending topic immediately." Cheng Jue replied.

"Wait." Lu Yanbei suddenly stopped him. "For these minor matters, there's no need to waste company resources. We can just wait for the buzz to die down."

Cheng Jue looked at his boss with confusion, bewildered. In the past, whenever such matters arose, they would directly pay to remove the trending topic. Why the change of heart today?

Could it be that the boss actually had some feelings for that female celebrity?

No!

The boss was already married and only had Miss Su in his eyes. He couldn't possibly be interested in other women.

Or perhaps, he wanted to use this incident to make the boss's wife jealous?

The moment Cheng Jue turned away, a thousand thoughts raced through his mind.

However, would this method work on the boss's wife?

Cheng Jue's guess was indeed correct.

Su He hadn't paid any attention to the trending topic at all. She was busy working on her drafts and doing housework.

Lu Yanbei had a潔癖 (germophobia), so the house had to be kept impeccably clean. The robotic vacuum handled the floors, but she still had to dust the tables and cabinets herself.

Because the house was so large, Su He spent the entire morning cleaning all the rooms. Taking advantage of the good weather, she changed all the bedsheets, duvet covers, and pillowcases to wash them.

The afternoon was for work. She spent half a day finishing the second chapter, just waiting for approval to publish it.

With all this done, the day passed by.

Su He stretched, noticing the wall clock had just struck five. In another two hours, Lu Yanbei would be off work. Su He jolted, quickly heading to the kitchen to prepare ingredients for dinner.

Although it was a lot more work than before, at least her days were fulfilling.

Su He was quite satisfied with her current life.

At seven o'clock, Lu Yanbei arrived home on time.

Su He, wearing an apron, brought the steaming dishes to the table, then hurried to the door to open it for him, her service exceptionally attentive. "Welcome home!"

She almost bowed at a ninety-degree angle.

Lu Yanbei was slightly taken aback. He changed into his slippers expressionlessly and entered, handing her his briefcase.

"What's in here? It's so heavy," Su He muttered softly, feeling the weight of the briefcase.

Lu Yanbei went straight to the kitchen to wash his hands and sat down at his designated spot.

"The weather's been dry lately, so I made ox bone and taro soup. It's very nourishing, try it," Su He said, handing him a bowl of soup.

Lu Yanbei ate with his head bowed, not saying a word.

Su He felt a bit awkward. She wiped her hands and sat down beside him.

The two ate in silence, and it was uneventful.

After dinner, Lu Yanbei did as he always did: he took a shower and then disappeared into his study.

Su He looked at the briefcase on the sofa. After some thought, she decided to take it into the study for him.

"Knock knock..." Two knocks, followed by Lu Yanbei's calm reply, "Come in."

"Your briefcase was left on the sofa," Su He said, presenting the black bag to him.

Lu Yanbei took it and thanked her.

Just as Su He was about to leave, she heard a clatter. Something had fallen to the floor.

She thought she had accidentally bumped it and quickly crouched down to pick it up.

It was a garish magazine, seemingly related to entertainment news. Although she couldn't understand why such a publication would be on Lu Yanbei's desk, she still placed it back on his desk.

Perhaps it was the striking title, or perhaps Lu Yanbei's back was particularly captivating, but Su He's gaze involuntarily drifted to the very provocative gossip article.

A scion of a wealthy family and a female celebrity from the entertainment industry. Such a pairing was truly exciting!

This was the first thought that flashed through Su He's mind.

Lu Yanbei had been observing her every move impassively. Seeing her gaze linger on the news, he clenched his fist nervously. "This... I can explain..."

"Who took this photo? They're so good! It's so atmospheric!" Su He pointed at the photo and exclaimed.

Lu Yanbei: ...