Chapter 97

After Shen Yafang was elated for a moment, she suddenly remembered something and immediately calmed down, staring seriously at Lu Xin: "This thing could be fatal for Zhou Yuanfu. How could it possibly fall outside and be picked up by you?"

Lu Xin had long sworn not to reveal his metal-controlling ability to anyone, not even to his future wife and children, let alone a woman with whom he had no intimate relationship. He didn't want Shen Yafang to look down on his character, so he didn't want to say that he had taken it from Zhou Yuanfu's house. He smiled slightly and said, "I went to help Deputy Factory Manager Du Haibo move today. I drank a lot of alcohol at noon and went to his house to sober up. When I woke up, my limbs were weak. I walked to a trash can and accidentally fell into it. I found a notebook and, out of curiosity, opened it and discovered that it contained a lot of important information, so I brought it back to you!"

Shen Yafang, who had previously misunderstood Lu Xin but was later convinced by his performance, trusted him greatly and didn't suspect that he was lying to her. She was a bit puzzled: "How could Zhou Yuanfu leave such a fatal thing in an outside trash can? Even if he put it in the trash can, it should have been torn up or burned, not left so intact!"

Lu Xin smiled slightly, "Godmother, why don't you first check if the content inside is real? Could it be that someone is deliberately framing him?"

Shen Yafang carefully read a few more pages and nodded seriously, "The people mentioned inside are all related to Zhou Yuanfu's power and status. This should be Zhou Yuanfu's own ledger. Outsiders couldn't possibly have such detailed information!"

Lu Xin then handed Zhou Yuanfu's diary to Shen Yafang, "Do you think his diary is real?"

Shen Yafang took Zhou Yuanfu's diary, flipped through a couple of pages, and her face turned red with embarrassment. She scolded, "Shameless! Morally corrupt!"

Seeing her reaction, Lu Xin couldn't help but smile.

Shen Yafang gave Lu Xin a coquettish glare, "Have you read it?"

Lu Xin knew that if he said he hadn't read it, it would seem too hypocritical and might make Shen Yafang look down on him. So he said frankly, "I have read it. Zhou Yuanfu's writing is quite good, far better than those online ambiguous writers. If he didn't become an official but a writer, he would be on the level of Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, Jia Pingwa, or Mo Yan. Unfortunately, his diary can't be published, or it would be a contemporary 'Jin Ping Mei'!"

Lu Xin suddenly had an idea. If he made Zhou Yuanfu's diary a bit more subtle and put it online, it would be a solid political erotic novel. Unfortunately, both political novels and erotic novels are taboo now.

Shen Yafang gave Lu Xin another coquettish glare, "Have you read 'Jin Ping Mei'?"

Lu Xin chuckled, "I've only read the abridged versions. The unedited versions are for leaders to read, not for me."

Shen Yafang felt that discussing 'Jin Ping Mei' with Lu Xin was a bit too much. She hummed and said nothing, continuing to flip through a few more pages. She couldn't bear the content described in the diary: "Too explicit! Too shameful!"

She closed the diary, wanting to scold Lu Xin but saw him looking at her with a smile, his eyes bright and sunny. She felt a bit flustered. The scenes in the yellowed diary had stirred her thoughts, and now her mind was filled with all sorts of fantasies, with herself as the heroine and the handsome Lu Xin sitting in front of her as the hero.

Shen Yafang quickly shook her head, as if shaking her head could shake Lu Xin out of her fantasies. To cover her embarrassment, her face tightened, and she scolded, "Lu Xin, you're not allowed to read such things in the future, no love action movies, and your conduct must be proper and pure, do you hear me!"

Seeing her blushing and indignant, Lu Xin thought of her diary and felt a sudden stir in his heart. Her words seemed to be not just advice to him but also a warning to herself!

Shen Yafang saw that Lu Xin looked indifferent, as if he hadn't taken her words to heart. She felt a bit helpless, waved her hand, and said seriously, "Sanjin, you go back first! I'll take these things to my brother!"

Hearing that Lu Xin was leaving, Li Lu hurriedly ran out of her room and smiled coquettishly at Shen Yafang, "Mom, let Brother Sanjin tutor me!"

Shen Yafang, worried that Lu Xin might be excited after reading Zhou Yuanfu's extremely explicit diary and that her daughter, who was just beginning to experience love, might lose control and make demands on Lu Xin, and worried that if she left Lu Xin and Li Lu alone, she would soon become a grandmother, glared at Li Lu, "Can you tutor every day? What's more important is to digest what Brother Sanjin has taught you! You and I are going to your uncle's house now. I'll call your aunt to prepare dinner for us!"

Li Lu pulled on Shen Yafang's arm and pouted, "Mom, let Brother Sanjin come with us!"

Shen Yafang and Lu Xin said in unison, "Not a good idea!"

Shen Yafang smiled, "Lu Xin, don't misunderstand. I mean the timing isn't right yet. We'll talk about it when the time is right."

Lu Xin smiled faintly, "I understand!"

He knew that Shen Yafang's brother, Shen Yazhou, was very concerned about his reputation and disapproved of his sister's divorce from Li Zhonggang and her relationship with a young man. If he appeared now, he might be seen as Shen Yafang's kept man and face suppression from Shen Yazhou. It was better to wait until he had done something to benefit Shen Yazhou's career, so he would have a better chance of being accepted.

Lu Xin had just handed over the evidence of Zhou Yuanfu's corruption to Shen Yafang, and she had already considered him one of her own. If he did a few more things to benefit the Shen family, Shen Yazhou would also consider him one of his own. Once he gained the recognition of the Deputy Mayor, his future path would be much smoother, and he would have more opportunities for development.

Leaving the leaders' villa area, Lu Xin ran back to the single apartment. As soon as he entered the apartment, he was surrounded by a group of people, "Lu Xin, congratulations, congratulations... treat us to a meal!"

Lu Xin looked closely and saw that they were all familiar faces who lived in the single apartment. Most of them were recent college graduates from Sanjiang Group, from universities like Jiangnan University of Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Jiangzhou University, and Jiangzhou University of Science and Technology. They were about the same age and often hung out together. A few of them were considered friends of Lu Xin. Hearing that Lu Xin had won the lottery, they gathered and asked him to treat them to a meal. Zhou Ya was also among them, shouting excitedly.

Lu Xin used to be somewhat introverted and didn't have deep relationships with most people. Before he gained his metal-controlling ability, he had no great ambitions and just wanted to get by. He let his personality remain isolated and didn't actively participate in social activities. But now that he had the ability and the ambition to rise to the top, it was necessary to socialize with these promising young college graduates. He smiled, "Sure!"

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