He Lanjin paused the video at one point and looked at it carefully. She recognized the angle; this was definitely something she had taken.
Qiao Hanye took He Lanjin's phone, but he did not return it to her. He never even mentioned it, as if the phone did not exist. She had sneaked into his room many times to get the phone back, but she never found it.
The video He Lanjin had taken the night before her engagement with Lu Zifan had been leaked. She instantly knew that only Qiao Hanye could have done it.
"Damn it, someone's trying to frame me again!" Lu Zifan's dark eyes darkened, and a ferocious expression appeared on his now distorted face.
He Lanjin pursed her lips as she stood by, waiting to see how this event would unfold. Her smile was very deep.
"Young Master Lu, is the person you are facing in this video a man or a woman? It can't possibly be both, right?" An Nuan asked curiously.
He Lanjin knew better. With her sharp eyes, she saw that this short video had been processed to overlap Zhao Yuyi and He Ruoxue's figures. This caused confusion regarding the gender of the other person in the video, giving rise to wild speculations.
"Lu Zifan, let's end this once and for all," He Lanjin said coldly. "We are both adults. Stop asking my parents to intervene for you. They have never cared about me all these years, nor would they in the future. Remember this. Be yourself and don't lose the last ounce of respect I have for you."
Lu Zifan was clearly gay; why did he have to pretend to be so affectionate toward He Lanjin?
"You..." Lu Zifan was so angry that his face turned ashen. He ordered Secretary Yang to quickly investigate and wipe out all copies of the video on the Internet.
Before walking away, He Lanjin turned to An Nuan and said, "Get someone to change the infrared lock later."
"Okay," An Nuan nodded, deeply amused by the turn of events.
While infrared locks were now fairly common, the locks on He Lanjin's building were quite special since He Lanjin herself developed them. This meant that He Lanjin's building could only be entered by someone who knew how to decode the lock. Those who dared to break in would be killed on the spot.
"Ah Jin, Ah Jin," He Wenqing cried as he ran after He Lanjin. When he finally caught up to her, he said, "The CEO of Glory World Corporation told me that if you present yourself to him, all our problems would be solved. Otherwise, the only thing we can do is sit and wait for the eventual demise of the He Corporation."
"I'm your father. You will not disobey and watch me die, will you?"
He Lanjin stopped in her tracks. He Wenqing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that He Lanjin had changed her mind.
"I will go to Glory World," He Lanjin said in earnest. "But only if you give me the rights to the He Corporation."
He Wenqing's face instantly grew cold. He pointed at He Lanjin saying, "I'm not dead yet, but you already want to take over the business! He Lanjin, is this what you learned from the Military Academy?"
"Then you can pretend that I didn't say anything," He Lanjin said and left with An Nuan.
Lu Zifan watched He Lanjin leave as he discussed matters with Secretary Yang.
"Is the Glory World Group sure that they won't negotiate with us?" Lu Zifan asked.
Secretary Yang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead as he tried to find words to soften the blow. "Young Master Lu, we have never seen Glory World's boss. We do not know his identity, so we can't get a hold of him. Master, the Lu family has been the talk of the town lately, and with this new video, I doubt that Glory World would want to associate with us. I'm afraid that they are coming to bring us down instead."
"Come for us? Very good." Lu Zifan's dark eyes revealed a sinister look. He tightened his grip on his phone and narrowed his eyes. "Jiang City is the Lu family's territory. If The Glory World boss wants to fight me to the death, then the Lu family will accompany him to the end."
"Young Master Lu, what do we do now?"
Lu Zifan whispered to Secretary Yang, who then asked in disbelief, "You suspect that Miss He is working closely with Glory World?"
Lu Zifan nodded and said, "Keep the online scandal under wraps and find out who's responsible for this."
Lu Zifan left, feeling befuddled. The only thing he knew was that he would start with He Lanjin. He would force the He family out through He Lanjin, and if he needed to cripple her, then so be it.
Too engrossed in his thoughts, Lu Zifan did not see the motorcycle coming for him as he got off the stairs. Lu Zifan felt a chill down his spine when he realized that it was going to crash into him.
The motorcycle hit Lu Zifan, sending him flying to the ground.
Lu Zifan got up and checked himself for injuries. He was not hurt, but his pants had been sprayed with green paint. On Lu Zifan's crotch was a bright green mushroom, which made quite a comical sight.
**. "Mushrooms are usually quite short."