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The pale-faced youth sat in the passenger seat and looked at the young man driving. “Give me the watch.”

Lu Linguan glanced at him with a smile, then turned his head back to continue driving. “A-Qing, if I give it to you, what if you just abandon me?”

“Besides, you’re on Zheng Chenke’s side now, right? To prevent you from tipping him off, I naturally have to keep you by my side at all times.”

Fooling the youth he had grown up with came effortlessly to Lu Linguan. After easily blocking the youth’s words, he smiled and said, “A-Qing, what I said earlier was serious. We like each other, so let’s be together for a lifetime, okay?”

The car slowly came to a stop. Lu Linguan turned around to look at the youth. His face still bore that extremely gentle expression, but a trace of nervousness flashed quickly through the depths of his eyes.

He had not yet realized that he had truly fallen in love with the youth; he merely wanted to trap this person firmly by his side.

Whether it was out of possessiveness or for the sake of using him, Lu Linguan wanted to keep He Qing by his side all along, spending every future day together.

Staring intently at the youth, Lu Linguan was certain he would agree. After all, he had watched him grow up and understood him even better than he understood himself.

A-Qing’s affection for him had even reached a kind of twisted obsession. As long as they could be together, he could pay any price, including his own life.

However, he heard the youth say, “No.”

No? How could it be no?

A-Qing liked him so much, didn’t he?

The smile at the corners of Lu Linguan’s mouth froze. He tried hard not to let his expression look too awful. “A-Qing, are you blaming me for tricking you into the car when we were kids?”

“I know I was wrong. I was still young back then and only knew to obey my father’s words. You also know that at that time, my status in the Lu family was worse than a servant’s.”

“You want to use me to deal with Zheng Chenke, don’t you…” No longer listening to the young man’s lengthy speech, the youth cut him off directly. The trust that once resided in his eyes had long since vanished entirely. “I won’t believe you anymore.”

“Chuyu was right. You don’t like me at all… it’s just utilization!”

The youth’s face was ashen. “The moment I lose my usefulness, you will abandon me without hesitation.”

Lu Linguan froze. “No, A-Qing, you’ve misunderstood. Actually, I…”

“You don’t need to say anymore, I understand…” He Qing smiled a dismal, self-deprecating smile. “I’ve already been abandoned by Zheng Chenke. What use am I to you anymore? Just say it directly: what will it take for you to give me the watch?”

Lu Linguan’s face darkened. “When all is said and done, you still want to protect Zheng Chenke. A-Qing, it’s only been a few short days. Could it be that our years of feelings for each other can’t even compare to one Zheng Chenke?”

Feelings? A unilaterally deceptive feeling?

He truly didn’t dare to believe Lu Linguan’s claims of liking him anymore.

He Qing gave a dismal smile and stopped talking.

Seeing his attitude clearly, Lu Linguan’s right hand, which rested on his left wrist, clenched tightly. He no longer attempted to make the youth see his true intentions. After all, no matter what he said now, He Qing wouldn’t believe it.

Lu Linguan didn’t have time to explain these things now. Anyway, the youth currently had no one else to rely on besides him; he could take his time to scheme.

With a gentle smile on his face, he shrugged. “Alright, then right now, accompany me to find someone. Remember, don’t speak carelessly when we get there.”

After speaking, he continued driving, completely failing to notice that the youth’s face had grown even paler than before.

As expected, the affection Lu Linguan spoke of was all fake…

He, who had still harbored a sliver of hope earlier, was truly too foolish.

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“A-Qing!!!”

With disheveled hair and a face full of exhaustion, the young girl practically threw herself in front of He Qing the moment she saw him. Grabbing his hand, she looked him up and down, left and right. “Where on earth did you run off to! Do you know how worried I was?!”

“Why does your face look so awful? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?” Mo Chuyu looked at the youth’s pale face with immense heartache, wishing she could drag him home right now to properly nourish him back to health.

“I’m fine…” Seeing Mo Chuyu pull his hand to examine him closely, He Qing thought of the marks Lu Linguan had made on him and hurriedly withdrew his hand, forcing out a smile.

Mo Chuyu looked at her empty hand, her expression so blank it made one’s heart ache. Only then did she remember that in A-Qing’s eyes right now, she must be the scheming bitch who stole his lover.

She utterly hated Lu Linguan for deceiving her, but in front of He Qing, she could only smile awkwardly and stiffly pull her hand back. “You guys… made up…”

He Qing froze. Looking at the young man beside him who naturally placed a hand on his shoulder, he didn’t know what to say.

“A-Qing, go sit over there for a bit. I have something to say to Chuyu.”

Being gently patted on the shoulder, the youth’s heart was endlessly bitter. Even though he clearly knew he shouldn’t like this person, seeing him and Chuyu together with his own eyes still made him sad.

Watching He Qing walk far away, the two who were just smiling brightly dropped their expressions almost simultaneously to glare at each other.

Mo Chuyu sneered. “What is the meaning of this now? Angering A-Qing into leaving and then coaxing him back, does that give you a great sense of accomplishment?”

“Cut the nonsense, Mo Chuyu. I need your help.”

“Help you?” The girl laughed exaggeratedly, rolling her eyes as if she had heard a hilarious joke. “Is there water in your brain? I would help you? The fact that I haven’t stabbed you to death is already treating you very well!”

“You still want me to help you? Wishful thinking!”

She didn’t want to waste any more words on the person in front of her. A-Qing had been missing for so long earlier; she had to ask clearly where he went, if he suffered, and also…

“If you don’t help me, He Qing will die!”

The girl’s footsteps paused. She abruptly looked at the young man, her eyes full of suspicion. “Don’t even think about tricking me again!”

“The origin of Zheng Chenke’s shares isn’t clean. Forced by circumstances, he has already convened a shareholders’ meeting and handed all the shares over to A-Qing. For the sake of these shares, he will definitely make a move against A-Qing.”

Lu Linguan’s gaze was dark, a trace of treachery flashing through his eyes. “If you don’t believe it, you can ask your father for verification and see if Zheng Chenke held a shareholders’ meeting.”

Mo Chuyu looked doubtful, but ultimately called her father. After hanging up, her expression turned ugly.

He Qing sat quietly in his seat. Seeing Mo Chuyu look over from afar, [Miss Chuyu fell for it.]

[Oh.]

[System, I’m going to die again, are you happy?]

[The system does not have emotions. You should change your question.]

[Oh, I’m going to earn points to share with you again, are you happy?]

[Happy!]

From afar, Mo Chuyu watched the youth smile as if he were reading a book. She clenched her fists tightly and ultimately looked at the young man. “Tell me, what do you want me to do.”

Seeing that she took the bait as expected, the corners of Lu Linguan’s lips curled up slightly, his eyes full of murderous intent. “Make Zheng Chenke disappear.”

“Only this way can A-Qing survive.”

As Lu Linguan’s lover.