Chapter 69

Without waiting for Lu Xin's response, Shen Yafang came downstairs, gave Lu Xin a gentle glance, and smiled at Li Xiaoming, saying, "If Lu Xin continues working at Sanjiang Group, he has a good chance of becoming the chairman, managing billions of assets and tens of thousands of employees. Following you, he would only control you and a few hundred million assets. Which one has a better future?"

Li Xiaoming swung her arm and lightly hit Shen Yafang, "Aunt Shen, you're talking nonsense again. What do you mean by 'following me' and 'controlling me'? I just asked him to be my bodyguard!"

"Would a beautiful boss like you, asking a handsome bodyguard like Lu Xin, really just be for personal safety?" Shen Yafang smiled mischievously, "That would be a waste of talent!"

Li Xiaoming, hearing Shen Yafang's words, couldn't help but blush and lightly hit Shen Yafang again. She glanced at Li Lu, leaned over, and whispered in Shen Yafang's ear, "I haven't even said anything to you, and you're already teasing me. You say you took in Lu Xin, such a handsome, strong, and talented boy, as your godson. What are your intentions? Are you trying to raise a young wolf?"

Shen Yafang looked at her daughter Li Lu, who was walking from the kitchen to the dining room, and softly scolded, "In front of Lu Lu, you mustn't talk like that. Lu Lu likes Lu Xin. If she suspects I have any designs on him, our mother-daughter relationship will..."

Li Xiaoming, remembering her purpose for coming, smiled slyly, "So, do you have any intentions towards Lu Xin?"

Shen Yafang and Li Xiaoming had known each other for fifteen years, from initial hostility to current friendship. These two women understood each other deeply. Shen Yafang knew that her nominal stepdaughter had come to warn her to be careful with her relationship with Lu Xin and not to tarnish the Li family's reputation. She felt a bit annoyed, but she couldn't lose her temper in front of Lu Xin, so she said calmly, "I did, but since I found out Lu Lu likes him, do you think I still dare to have those thoughts?"

Li Xiaoming squinted her eyes, scrutinized Shen Yafang for a moment, and then smiled, "That's good!"

Shen Yafang, who had been smiling, suddenly stiffened her face and whispered to Li Xiaoming, "I plan to thoroughly evaluate Lu Xin and make him my son-in-law. If everything goes well, he will be Lu Lu's future husband. So, Xiaoming, you're already married, so don't have any unnecessary thoughts, and don't compete with your sister!"

Li Xiaoming chuckled, "Aunt Shen, do you think Lu Xin is as handsome and talented as Pan An and Cao Zhi? In my eyes, he's still too young and hasn't stirred any thoughts of cheating on my husband. You don't need to worry!"

Shen Yafang thought to herself, "I'm not worried at all, but your look at Lu Xin just now was very strange."

Lu Xin didn't pay attention to what the two women were whispering about. He quickly went to the kitchen to help Li Lu bring the dishes to the dining room.

Their housekeeper wasn't there today, so Shen Yafang cooked six dishes and one soup, all of which were different from last night but were still dishes that Lu Xin could enjoy.

Looking at the abundant meal on the table, Lu Xin felt a wave of warmth. Since Shen Yafang had changed her attitude towards him, she had indeed been very nice to him, almost like a real godmother.

Li Lu, with her big, dark eyes, looked shyly at Lu Xin, "Brother Sanjin, where did you go today?"

Lu Xin said straightforwardly, "A colleague's girlfriend wanted to buy some jewelry at Chow Tai Fook. Her boyfriend was back in his hometown, so she insisted I go with her for advice..." There was no need to lie about this, especially since he had run into Li Lu's cousin Shen Yifei while with Zhou Ya.

Li Lu giggled, "Brother Sanjin, you're so nice, I knew you wouldn't lie to me!"

Lu Xin, knowing the situation, deliberately put on an innocent and surprised look, "Lu Lu, what do you mean by that?"

"Yifei called me and told me," Li Lu lowered her head shyly, "Brother Sanjin, Yifei said your colleague's girlfriend seems to like you. Can you try to see her less in the future?"

Lu Xin reached out and rubbed Li Lu's slightly curly hair, "Lu Lu, I'm your teacher, and you're my student. Who the teacher goes out with is none of your business. You're really a precocious child!" This girl was a bundle of contradictions, with a childlike face and tender skin, looking only twelve years old, but inheriting her mother's good figure, appearing more mature and fuller than many women in their twenties. He didn't know how to look at her.

Li Lu pouted her pink lips and looked at Lu Xin with her big, black eyes, "Of course it's my business. If you mess around with women, it will affect your energy and time, and it will also affect your tutoring. If others find out I hired a morally corrupt person as my tutor, I would be very embarrassed!"

Lu Xin sighed inwardly, "Innocent Lu Lu, you're warning me too late. Brother Sanjin can't control himself and has already done morally corrupt things."

However, now wasn't the time to feel guilty or regretful. He still had to maintain an innocent appearance. Knowing Li Lu's thoughts, he smiled, "It seems you have a talent for following in your mother's footsteps!"

"What do you mean, Brother Sanjin?" Li Lu pouted.

"People responsible for propaganda are good at hiding their true motives when attacking others and are even better at putting big labels on others!" Lu Xin said with a hidden agenda.

The intelligent Li Lu instantly understood what Lu Xin meant, her face turning red, "Brother Sanjin, you're only twenty-two. Don't rush into a relationship. It's not too late to start dating at twenty-five."

Lu Xin glanced at Shen Yafang and Li Xiaoming, seeing they were still whispering, and said seriously to Li Lu, "I can only promise you this: after you get into college, if I don't have a girlfriend and you don't have a boyfriend, we can try dating. But for the next two years, I hope you can focus on your studies. No matter how high your IQ is, you need to be able to concentrate on your studies. It's never too late to talk about relationships!"

"It's never too late to talk about relationships!" Li Lu agreed with Lu Xin's words, muttering softly, "Even if Brother Sanjin starts dating someone else, there's a chance they'll break up. Even if Brother Sanjin marries someone, there's a chance they'll divorce. As long as I keep waiting, I will eventually get Brother Sanjin!"

Shen Yafang and Li Xiaoming seemed to have reached some agreement. Both sat at the table with smiles. This time, Lu Xin, who was tutoring Li Lu, didn't drink alcohol. After the afternoon's intense sessions with the two women, he was very tired and ate quickly. By the time the three women had finished one bowl of rice, he had already eaten four.

After the meal, Li Xiaoming stayed for a while and then left. She left with Shen Yafang's promise that they would never refer to each other as godmother and godson in public.

While Lu Xin was tutoring Li Lu in her bedroom, Shen Yafang sat beside them, lost in thought.

(Thanks to theone and Murong Yuxue for their generous donations. I'm increasingly finding that the more generous and charitable people are, the smoother and wider their path becomes!)

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