Yes, why was she here?
Whether in the car or under the car, she shouldn't be here!
Lu Yu also looked over, his eyes filled with questioning and accusation.
Shu Qingqing's heart skipped a beat. Did the male lead and his father already know the original host's intentions?
They must have known, otherwise Lu Bochuan wouldn't have rushed over immediately.
But those were all things the original host did, and had nothing to do with her.
Stay calm, stay calm. After all, she hadn't signed and had even torn up the contract.
Shu Qingqing bit her lip, trying her best to look utterly innocent. "I was just... here to look around casually."
At that moment, she was only grateful she had transmigrated before the original host signed. As long as the signature wasn't there, everything could still be fixed.
Lu Bochuan gave her a meaningful look but didn't press further. He only said, "You and Xiao Yu go to my office first."
Shu Qingqing nodded repeatedly and quickly left the troublesome spot.
Lu Yu followed her out but then stopped, standing guard by the conference room door.
Seeing this, Shu Qingqing decided to just go home.
The conference room was on the top floor and covered a vast area. Shu Qingqing wandered around twice but couldn't find the elevator. Just as she was thinking of asking Lu Yu, the conference room door suddenly opened and Lu Bochuan walked straight out.
Seeing them both at the door, Lu Bochuan looked surprised for a moment.
Lu Yu gazed at him with a look of longing, as if looking at a beloved treasure regained.
Lu Bochuan knew his son must have been extremely worried during his disappearance of over two months, so he patted his shoulder and led him towards the office.
Seeing this, Shu Qingqing had to give up on asking Lu Yu. She was just about to grab someone else to ask when she saw Lu Bochuan suddenly turn back.
His chief assistant, Zhou Zheng, who was nearby, immediately walked over. "Madam, Mr. Lu requests your presence as well."
Shu Qingqing had no choice but to follow to the office.
"Were you really just here to look around casually today?" Lu Bochuan sat on the sofa. The expression on his face was no longer as stern as before, but he couldn't hide the aura of someone in authority.
One lie requires countless more to cover it up. Besides, in the original story, the male lead's father was also a formidable character.
Shu Qingqing bit her lip and decided to tell the truth. "Bochuan, during the more than two months you were missing, I was so worried I could barely eat or sleep! I was even a bit mentally frazzled! So when Li Dagang came to me, saying the company was in crisis and trying to trick me into selling your shares to him at a low price, I fell for it!"
Shu Qingqing tried to squeeze out a few tears, but to no avail. She could only pretend to sniffle, putting on a sorrowful expression. "Thank goodness you came back in time, Bochuan. It's my fault for being so careless and believing him!"
She had already thought it through earlier: since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Even though she was a wealthy stepmother, the original host hadn't done too many terrible things to the stepson at this point, and she hadn't signed that contract. As long as she explained today's events properly, she could perfectly well become a transparent, invisible person and comfortably enjoy the life of the wealthy.
Even if Lu Bochuan wanted to divorce her later, he probably wouldn't treat her poorly.
After all, in the original story, the will the original host saw was drawn up by Lu Bochuan five years ago, before the original host even appeared. The original host just didn't know that, which led to the subsequent series of events.
Sure enough, after listening, Lu Bochuan didn't ask further. He only said, "You've had a hard time during this period."
Shu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the original host truly loved Lu Bochuan and had treated him sincerely before. Presumably, Lu Bochuan temporarily believed she was just momentarily deceived.
She waved her hand, smiling modestly. "It wasn't hard at all... While you were missing, Xiao Yu was terribly worried. How about I go back first, and you two can have a good father-son reunion?"
Lu Yu looked at her in surprise, and Lu Bochuan also studied her for a few moments.
Shu Qingqing thought to herself, "This is bad." The original host was madly in love with Lu Bochuan. Logically, upon his return, she should have been extremely excited, practically clinging to him. Yet, she had just acted very calmly...
Her character portrayal seemed a bit off...
Shu Qingqing only regretted it for three seconds before letting it go.
So what if it's off? She was herself, after all. She really couldn't act like the original host. Even if Lu Bochuan became suspicious, it didn't matter. At worst, they'd get divorced.
Thinking this, she didn't dwell on it further and simply opened the door and left.
Only the father and son remained in the office.
Lu Bochuan wasn't a man good at expressing emotions. Even after being missing for so long, knowing his son must have been terribly worried, now that he was back, he couldn't muster any sentimental words. He simply inquired about his son briefly before having the driver take him home.
Having been missing for so long, there were too many company matters requiring his attention.
Lu Yu couldn't hide his disappointment but understood Lu Bochuan, so he eventually left.
Meanwhile.
Shu Qingqing was provided a car by the chief assistant to take her home. As soon as she got out of the car, she was stunned by the sight before her.
A majestic villa stood before her, estimated to be at least two thousand square meters.
The entire villa's decor was luxurious in an understated way. Following the original host's memory, Shu Qingqing entered the bedroom. A walk-in closet over a hundred square meters, a whole cabinet of luxury bags... She suddenly felt that transmigrating into a book wasn't so bad.
After all, before transmigrating, she had worked hard for five years just to save up a down payment for a place of her own.
It had to be said, the original host not only looked exactly like her but also shared her taste. Every single bag here was a style she liked.
Just as she thought, although Lu Bochuan didn't have much affection for the original host, he was still very generous.
Shu Qingqing was taking down the bags one by one, about to try them on, when there was suddenly a knock at the door.
"Come in." Shu Qingqing put down the bag and came out. A woman nearing fifty, Nanny Li, walked in holding a phone, looking very anxious. "Madam, the kindergarten teacher just called. They said the young master didn't nap well at noon, refused to stay at kindergarten, and is throwing a tantrum to come home. What do you think, should we bring the young master back?"
It took Shu Qingqing a few seconds to react and remember that this "young master" referred to the son of the original host and Lu Bochuan.
She suddenly sighed.
She had almost forgotten about this.
In the novel, the original host doted excessively on her own biological son, Lu Xun, which led to him growing up into a spoiled young master. Not only did he often do bad things to Lu Yu, but he also committed many illegal acts, resulting in a very tragic ending.
Thinking of this, Shu Qingqing said decisively, "No need to pick him up."
Nanny Li looked at Shu Qingqing in surprise. Seeing her expression seemed serious, she could only agree.
Shu Qingqing originally thought the child would calm down after fussing for a while. Who knew that half an hour later, the kindergarten teacher personally brought Lu Xun back.
It turned out that when Lu Xun saw no one was coming to get him, he kept crying, even went so far as to push over desks in the classroom, and kicked and hit the teaching assistant. The kindergarten teacher had no choice but to bring him back.
Shu Qingqing looked at the exquisitely cute little boy before her. He was truly adorable-looking, but his crying was truly annoying.
Lu Xun was crying very loudly. To spare her ears from the suffering, Shu Qingqing was just about to pick him up to soothe him when, as soon as she reached out her hand, Lu Xun slapped her arm. "Big meanie! Who told you not to pick me up? I won't let you hold me!"
Although the child was small, the slap was solid. Shu Qingqing's arm instantly turned red.
In the moment Shu Qingqing was stunned, Lu Xun quickly followed up with a kick.
Memories from the original host flashed through her mind, and Shu Qingqing then remembered. Due to the original host's overindulgence, Lu Xun had become extremely domineering at home. When unhappy, he even dared to hit and kick his own mother.
She gave a cold laugh, grabbed Lu Xun by the waist, and delivered two hard spanks to his bottom.
Lu Xun momentarily forgot to cry, his eyes wide open, looking at her in disbelief.
Nanny Li and the teacher beside them were even more shocked, their mouths agape.
"My apologies for the embarrassing scene, Teacher. You must have other matters to attend to, right? Shall I have the driver take you back?"
After seeing the teacher off, Shu Qingqing returned to find Lu Xun still standing in the same spot, wearing the same expression as before.
Seeing Shu Qingqing look over, he opened his mouth wide and started crying again, even throwing himself on the floor and beginning to roll around.
Nanny Li looked at her with concern. "Madam... what should we do? Young Master he..."
Shu Qingqing waved her hand. "Don't mind him. Tell the others not to mop the floor today. Let Lu Xun handle it."
No sooner had she spoken than Lu Xun, living up to expectations, rolled out a large ten-square-meter circle on the floor, with a tendency to make it even bigger.
Shu Qingqing praised sincerely, "He's mopping it really clean."
Hearing this, Lu Xun cried even louder.
Just as Shu Qingqing was about to say a few more words, the door creaked open.
