The next evening, Lu Bochuan rushed home before Lu Xun went to bed.
In the living room, Wen Xin was holding Shu Qingqing's hand, chatting with her.
Lu Bochuan took Lu Xun to the dining room. "Is Grandma very good to you?"
Lu Xun nodded. "Grandma is Mommy's mommy. Grandma is good to me, and I like Grandma."
Lu Bochuan said, "Since you like Grandma so much, you can ask her to sleep with you tonight."
Lu Xun blinked. "But Daddy, you said before that boys have to sleep by themselves when they grow up."
"This is a... special situation right now." Lu Bochuan said seriously, "Grandma hasn't seen you for so many years, so she must miss you very much. But there are only 24 hours in a day, and you have to go to kindergarten and sleep. Grandma doesn't get to spend much time with you. So... well, if you ask Grandma to sleep with you at night, you can spend a little more time with her."
Lu Xun scratched his head, thinking his dad made sense. "Okay, Daddy. I'll invite Grandma to sleep with me tonight."
Lu Xun pattered over and threw himself into Wen Xin's arms. "Grandma, I like you so much! Can you sleep with me tonight? Ultraman and I will protect you."
With her adorable little grandson rubbing against her in her arms, Wen Xin's heart completely melted. "Alright, Grandma will sleep with you tonight."
"Then let's go quickly, Grandma. Mommy says children need to go to bed early and wake up early, otherwise they won't grow as tall as older brother." Lu Xun pulled Wen Xin upstairs.
Only when their figures disappeared from sight did Lu Bochuan walk over and sweep Shu Qingqing up into his arms.
As soon as they entered the bedroom, Lu Bochuan's kisses rained down on her overwhelmingly.
When the long, lingering kiss ended, Lu Bochuan rested his forehead against hers, panting.
"You did that on purpose," Shu Qingqing poked him.
Lu Bochuan's voice carried a hint of hoarseness. "What?"
"Did you deliberately trick Lu Xun into asking Grandma to sleep with him?"
Lu Bochuan chuckled softly.
"You're still laughing," Shu Qingqing pinched him. "You're a bad influence on the kid."
Lu Bochuan kissed her on the lips. "This is for his parents' happiness. How can that be considered a bad influence?"
Lu Bochuan deliberately emphasized the word happiness.
Before Shu Qingqing could pinch him again, he captured her lips once more.
Then he kissed down her neck, slowly moving lower.
Her shoulder straps were pulled down, and Shu Qingqing felt his gaze roaming over her body.
She curled her toes and crossed her arms over her chest. "Lu Bochuan, it's too bright."
"Alright, I'll dim it." Lu Bochuan reached out and turned the switch, dimming the lights in the room.
Maintaining this posture, Lu Bochuan unhurriedly unbuttoned his shirt.
In the dim light, his well-defined abdominal muscles looked like carefully polished jade, rising and falling slightly with his shallow breaths.
With so many things going on over the past half month, even though they slept in the same bed, neither had the mind for anything else.
It had indeed been a long time since she last touched Lu Bochuan's abs.
Shu Qingqing reached out. Just as she pressed her hand against him, she suddenly felt a strange sensation.
She froze.
Was she really this thirsty and desperate now...
Just as she was secretly despising herself, she realized something was wrong.
Shu Qingqing pushed Lu Bochuan away and ran to the bathroom.
Lu Bochuan was stunned for a moment and quickly followed her. "What's wrong?"
A few seconds later, the bathroom door opened. Shu Qingqing lowered her eyes. "It's over, Lu Bochuan. My Aunt Flo is here."
Lu Bochuan frowned. "Wasn't it... supposed to be in three days?"
"Maybe it's because of traveling between two places recently, and I was so worried about Ouyang Hua at the time... so it became irregular." After saying that, Shu Qingqing peeked at Lu Bochuan.
Hmm, still spectacular.
And right now, she...
So Lu Bochuan must be feeling very uncomfortable.
But Lu Bochuan had already turned around. "I'll go get you some clean underwear."
Shu Qingqing changed into the clean pair. She glanced at what had yet to subside... and ultimately couldn't bear it.
"How about... I use my hand?"
Lu Bochuan paused, then shook his head. He lifted her hand and kissed it. "It's fine."
He couldn't bear to make her do that.
But Shu Qingqing clearly saw a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
Steeling herself, she pulled him into the bathroom. "You... you guide my hand... I don't really know how."
His beloved woman had her eyes closed, her cheeks slightly flushed like a plump, juicy peach.
No matter how strong Lu Bochuan's willpower was, he ultimately couldn't hold back.
...
The next morning, Lu Bochuan went to the company feeling refreshed and energized.
The matters Zhou Zheng had to report later were not great. He had been worried, but seeing that his boss seemed to be in a good mood, his anxiety lessened a bit.
After reporting on normal work matters, he paused and first mentioned something that wasn't too serious.
"President Lu, this is the wedding invitation from President Ren."
Lu Bochuan didn't even glance at it. "From now on, directly intercept anything related to Ren Qiuyang. You don't need to tell me."
Zhou Zheng nodded, then added, "Li Dagang's lawyer called me again, saying that Li Dagang wants to see you."
Lu Bochuan: "I won't see him."
Zhou Zheng said, "Li Dagang means that if you are willing to drop the charges of intentional instigation of murder against him, he can tell you who helped him escape abroad that day."
For Li Dagang's embezzlement and duty-related crimes, if he could make up for the money in time, the sentence would be no more than ten years at most. But for the crime of instigating murder, it would be far more than that.
That was why Li Dagang had repeatedly requested to see Lu Bochuan.
But Lu Bochuan's response remained the same: "I won't see him."
Zhou Zheng then mentioned the last thing. "President Lu, we found out that eighty percent of the shares in Li Dagang's hands have been transferred to his son and wife, and it seems his wife and son are planning to sell these shares."
Lu Bochuan furrowed his brows. "Look into it immediately and find out who they are selling to."
Ren Qiuyang quickly found out about Lu Bochuan rejecting the invitation.
After the assistant relayed Zhou Zheng's exact words, he stood there, waiting for Ren Qiuyang to lose her temper.
But Ren Qiuyang wasn't angry at all. Instead, she smiled. "Doesn't want to see me? That's fine. In a few days, he'll have to see me whether he wants to or not."
The last day of March was the Lu Group's monthly shareholders' meeting.
After everyone had arrived and the meeting was about to begin, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Ren Qiuyang walked in wearing high heels, her posture proud and triumphant.
Lu Bochuan frowned.
Zhou Zheng immediately stood up. "President Ren, this is an internal company meeting. Please leave."
"What right do you have to ask me to leave?" Ren Qiuyang pushed Zhou Zheng's arm away and walked straight up to Lu Bochuan. "President Lu, we meet again. But this time, my status is different, and you have no right to kick me out."
With that, Ren Qiuyang pulled over a nearby chair and sat down. "Aren't we having a board meeting? Everyone is here, let's begin."
All the directors turned to look at her.
Ren Qiuyang raised an eyebrow. "Look at me, I almost forgot. Let me introduce myself. I am the new director of the Lu Group, Ren Qiuyang."
