On this day, Mu Qian met Lu Yuan at noon, but unexpectedly met Meng Linsheng again in the afternoon.
Meng Linsheng suddenly appeared in the painting hall. When she saw him, Mu Qian was very surprised, "Are you in China? Why didn't I see you at your niece's engagement party last night?"
When Meng Linsheng heard this, he just smiled slightly and said, "I just returned home today."
"Oh?" Mu Qian raised her eyebrows slightly, "Your niece got engaged yesterday, but you returned home today. Is it intentional or an accident?"
Meng Linsheng still just smiled faintly, "No one will mind if I attend the Lu family's banquet, so I prefer to spend my time doing my own things. I have prepared a gift for you."
"Give it to me?" Mu Qian wondered, "Why do you want to give it to me?"
"You investigated the Qin family's case so thoroughly, and directly eradicated a criminal group. You calmed the grievances of my friends and countless people who died in vain, but you are unwilling to accept the position I provided you." Meng Linsheng said.
, "Then I can only give you a small gift to show my appreciation."
After Meng Linsheng finished speaking, he made a "please" gesture.
"You have paid me generous remuneration and bonuses, and you don't owe me anything."
As Mu Qian spoke, she followed him to the door of the painting hall.
Meng Linsheng's assistant happened to walk in with an item. Mu Qian saw that the shape seemed to be a painting.
"I came across this painting by chance abroad. I had no other ideas at the time, so I just wanted to bring it back to you." Meng Linsheng said.
Mu Qian stepped forward and unwrapped the oil paper on the frame with her own hands, and couldn't help but be stunned.
It turned out to be a painting by Mu Huaian. Mu Qian recognized the brushstrokes and painting style at a glance. However, Mu Qian had never seen this jasmine painting before.
"This..." Mu Qian stared at the painting in front of her quietly for a long time before speaking, "This should be my father's early painting. I have never seen it."
Meng Linsheng heard this and smiled lightly, "So, I didn't pick the wrong gift."
When Mu Qian heard this, she laughed slowly, then stood up and said, "Thank you, I like this gift very much."
After saying that, Mu Qian put away the painting and invited Meng Linsheng to sit upstairs.
When he entered Mu Qian's office, before he could put away the documents on Mu Qian's desk, the moment Meng Linsheng sat down, he immediately saw the word "Lu Family" on one of the pages.
Mu Qian realized that he saw it, but she didn't hide it, she just smiled at him.
"Are you still checking on the Lu family?" Meng Linsheng didn't pretend to be pretentious and asked straight to the point.
Mu Qian nodded, "Why not investigate? The destruction of Sha Yunping's criminal group does not mean the end. There are other evildoers behind it."
After hearing this, Meng Linsheng looked at her quietly, then nodded slowly and smiled, "Prove that I was not wrong about you at the beginning."
Mu Qian suddenly thought of something, "You must know a lot about the Lu family over the years, right?"
Meng Linsheng listened, thought for a moment, and smiled again: "I didn't expect that we would be on the same side again so soon. Although you don't work for me, there doesn't seem to be any difference."
"Yes." Mu Qian said, "In the future, I will need more people under your command."
"As long as you are in need, all the resources on my side will be at your disposal." Meng Linsheng replied.
After Mu Qian looked at him quietly for a moment, she directly pushed the information on the table in front of him, "Now, please introduce the Lu family to me."
The Lu family has quickly emerged in the public eye in recent years. Although there are many shady things secretly, on the surface it is a legitimate business, and it has grown rapidly through real estate and has successfully joined the ranks of the world.
One of the top ten enterprises in Tongcheng.
And all of this is almost entirely due to Lu Yuchuan, the second master of the Lu family.
Lu Yuchuan is a gentle man on the surface and treats others kindly, but in reality he is fierce and ruthless in his actions and treats his opponents without mercy.
Everyone in the Lu family looks up to Lu and Sichuan.
Lu Yushan, Lu's eldest son, was inactive and withdrew from the group's management early;
Lu Yujiang, the third son of the Lu family, is responsible for the legal affairs of the group. He is steady, thoughtful and equally ruthless;
The fourth son of the Lu family, Lu Yutao, is also Lu Tang's father. He is a playboy who often gets into trouble. However, with the support of the Lu family, he also has a dominant character.
Mu Qian heard this and sneered, "Like father, like daughter."
After hearing this, Meng Linsheng just smiled faintly and made no comment.
Mu Qian suddenly remembered something again and raised her eyes to look at him, "Are you familiar with this person Lu Yuan?"
"Lu Yuchuan's daughter?" Meng Linsheng said slowly, "I have only met her a few times. She is a girl who doesn't like to communicate with others."
"That's it?"
Meng Linsheng thought for a moment and suddenly remembered something, "She was not born to Lu Yuchuan's wife."
Mu Qian's eyes couldn't help but change slightly, "In other words, she is an illegitimate daughter?"
Meng Linsheng nodded, "Lu Yuchuan's wife Cheng Huiru never gave birth to a child after entering the house. Lu Yuan was brought back five months later. She was already half a year old at that time."
Mu Qian checked the timeline and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "In other words, while Lu Yuchuan was preparing for the wedding with his wife, he had a daughter with another woman outside, and in the end he brought the child back.
The family was left to his wife to take care of...ha."
No wonder Lu Yuan said something like that when he mentioned his parents this morning. Come to think of it, Lu Yuchuan and his wife don't have a bad relationship.
"Why do you ask about her suddenly?" Meng Linsheng asked.
Mu Qian shrugged slowly, "She is interested in me, and I am naturally interested in her."
Meng Linsheng heard this and reminded her: "Everyone in the Lu family has their own thoughts, so you have to be more vigilant."
Mu Qian rubbed her ears and chuckled: "Which family is not like this? I've long been used to being surprised."
As she chatted with Meng Linsheng, she lost track of time without realizing it.
By the time Mu Qian noticed the passage of time, the sky had darkened.
Meng Linsheng looked at the time, and then asked her: "Do you want to have dinner together?"
Mu Qian laughed and said, "I beg you. Thank you for the information you provided me and the painting."
Meng Linsheng happily accepted the appointment.
The two of them went downstairs together, got into the car and left, Huo Jinxi's car stopped steadily at the entrance of the painting hall.
Ahead, in the car that just left, the figure in the back seat is still vaguely visible.
"Mr. Huo, it seems that my wife just left in someone else's car." The driver said, "Would you like to give your wife a call?"
Huo Jinxi sat in the extremely dim light, staring intently at the car that gradually merged into the traffic and disappeared. After a long time, he just uttered two words: "No need."
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Mu Qian and Meng Linsheng had their dinner at a Cantonese restaurant. They chose a private room where they would not be disturbed. They still spent most of the meal talking about the Lu family.
Thanks to Meng Linsheng, Mu Qian was saved a lot of time to check one by one, so after the meal, Mu Qian was in a very high mood.
After dinner, Meng Linsheng offered to take her home, but Mu Qian politely declined.
"I have a driver, so it's safe to go home." Mu Qian said, "Paparazzi these days are good at making up stories. I am the one reporting the news, and I don't like to be the protagonist of the news."
Meng Linsheng listened and laughed slowly, "I actually made you worry about this problem. It seems that I didn't do my job well."
Mu Qian remembered his identity as a media tycoon and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Oh, I forgot that you are a person with a say in this industry. What a waste of worry... But I won't bother you today. You just came from
When you come back from abroad, go back and rest early, we will see you another day."
Meng Linsheng stopped insisting and watched Mu Qian get into the car and leave before getting in the car himself.
As the car drove slowly towards his apartment in Tongcheng, Meng Linsheng lowered the window and lit a cigarette for himself.
The assistant sitting in the passenger seat suddenly turned to look at him, "It seems that Mrs. Huo and Mr. Meng are quite compatible."
Meng Linsheng stared at the night scene outside the window. He was quiet for a moment after hearing this, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "It's a pity, she is Mrs. Huo."