Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 331: He Doesn’t Want Wealth, But Power!

Chapter 331: Chapter 331: He Doesn’t Want Wealth, But Power!

The price was pulled so high in a flash, and the surrounding people looked at each other in dismay.

Shang Lvxing glanced at Lu Xining beside him, unable to discern any discontent towards Ji Muye’s actions from her expression.

Feeling the man’s gaze next to her, she shifted her gaze from the item being auctioned above and turned to look at Shang Lvxing, indifferently asking, "What are you looking at me for?"

Previously, it was because Lu Xining wanted to bid on the exhibit herself as a stepping stone, that Shang Lvxing did not intervene.

However, Ji Muye had now joined the bidding.

As Lu Xining’s companion for the evening, and having already lost the opportunity to share the first dance with her to him, Shang Lvxing did not want the object she desired to be used by him as a stepping stone for someone else.

"You’re not angry?" He was genuinely curious.

Lu Xining tugged at the corner of her lips, "Why should I be angry? An auction is all about the highest bidder winning."

Before the gavel finally fell, she did not raise her bid again.

Eighty million was her bottom line for this auction item; three hundred million had already far exceeded the value of the exhibit by several times.

From Ji Muye hurriedly leaving after receiving the call, to appearing next to Zhuang Tian in a different set of clothes, anyone with a brain would know something must have happened in between that forced him to act this way.

She no longer participated in the bidding.

This was also because she did not want to disrupt his plans.

Seeing that she truly did not want to continue bidding, Shang Lvxing also refrained from raising his paddle after a moment of silence.

The purpose of bringing her here tonight to meet her grandfather’s old friend had already been achieved.

Everything else was just embellishment.

The sound of three gavel strikes came from the stage, followed by the excited voice of the auctioneer, "Congratulations to this gentleman for successfully purchasing tonight’s final piece."

At this moment, a pleased expression also emerged on Zhuang Tian’s face.

"Muye, I didn’t expect you would bid for this item for me. I’m really happy tonight."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding people glanced at Lu Xining with curious eyes.

The scene of Ji Muye snatching the opportunity for the first dance from Shang Lvxing still seemed to linger before their eyes. Now he was beginning to ’please’ another beauty?

Everyone was curious about the complex relationships involved.

As one of the focal points of attention, Lu Xining, after watching Huang Shaosheng personally hand over the auction item to Ji Muye, stood up and followed the crowd to leave the banquet hall.

The banquet for tonight thus ended.

There was still a dinner to follow, but Lu Xining had other matters to attend to, so she did not stay long.

Shang Lvxing offered to drive her back to the research base, which she tactfully declined.

"My driver is at the door; you would have to go back to the county afterwards. It’s too time-consuming to travel back and forth; let’s part here."

"It’s on the way."

The man’s words carried a mild warmth in the night air.

Lu Xining smiled and said, "I’ve already seen your assistant pacing back and forth anxiously."

"Shang Lvxing, since I’ve agreed to cooperate, I won’t go back on my word."

The conditions of their cooperation were...

He would help her uncover the secrets in the bracelet, find all the wealth left by her grandfather.

And she, in return, would provide him with a list.

Conveniently, this list was among the wealth left by her grandfather.

Lu Xining initially estimated that the network of connections involved in that list was even more valuable than the wealth itself.

For Shang Lvxing, who did not want to stop at his current high position, the benefits gained from controlling those on the list would far exceed the treasures left by her grandfather.

He did not want wealth, but power!

Before Lu Xining got into the car, Shang Lvxing suddenly asked her a question, "Why don’t you forgive him?"

Under the curtain of night, she looked exceptionally cold and aloof, her almond-shaped eyes more captivating than the stars and moon.

"Because, I hold grudges."

She understood that everyone has something they desire, and sometimes they have to act out of necessity, facing unforeseen circumstances along the way, which means people will inevitably hurt those they care about during their assessments.

Her goal was very clear, the person who could stay by her side must be someone who would never abandon her no matter the circumstance.

Whether it’s due to necessity or assessment, abandonment is abandonment.

Using protection as a reason for hurt is all the more ironic.

The pain and suffering are endured by the protected, while the one who secretly protects still feels that all their actions were for your own good. How can you not forgive me after I’ve admitted my mistakes?

But he had forgotten.

The one being protected almost died under this so-called protective love.

Lu Xining knew her personality wasn’t likable; everyone around her thought that Ji Muye was changing for the better, understanding how to love a woman, to love a family, so she should forgive him and accept everything he offered.

What about her?

Were the heartaches she suffered in the past just erased?

Shang Lvxing silently watched her get into the car, the moonlight elongated his shadow under the light, silent and proud.

Soon, a black low-key car appeared beside him.

Shang Lvxing turned and looked toward the banquet hall’s second-floor terrace, where a dark figure stood, starting to look forward to the final outcome between Lu Xining and Ji Muye.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

After Lu Xining got into the car, she immediately noticed something was off; the driver wasn’t from the Lu Family.

She didn’t speak up, closed her eyes to rest, and pretended not to notice there was something wrong.

In the dark spot where the driver couldn’t see, Lu Xining’s fingers gently brushed against the ring on her left hand; she only needed to activate it, and her current location would immediately appear on Haozi’s computer.

Gradually, she felt a sense of oppression emanating from the driver’s seat.

Lu Xining slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw a small mole behind the man’s ear, her finger slowly moved away from the ring, and she relaxed.

"Is cosplay fun?"

"I have to leave for half a month, if anything happens during this period contact Yan Dong."

Viewing the emotions on Lu Xining’s face through the rearview mirror, the man paused before continuing, "The affairs caused by the counterfeit, you don’t need to bother yourself with; I assure you, everything about the Zhuang Family will come to light in just half a month."

She lifted her eyelids, observing the man calmly driving.

A silent atmosphere flowed within the car.

During the latter half of the journey, neither of them spoke again.

The car steadily parked in front of the research base entrance.

"Nuonuo will be back in the country on the 3rd of next month," Lu Xining said before getting out of the car.

Hearing her unexpected remark, a dark gleam crossed the man’s eyes. The 3rd of next month was precisely half a month away; his thin lips pursed slightly, the arc of his mouth barely noticeable.

After a brief moment, a very light laugh echoed inside the car.

As Lu Xining walked into the main building, watching her enter the main building and until the lights in her office lit up, the car parked at the gate then drove away.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, she watched the black car drive away, her eyes dark as pitch.

All that needed to be investigated had been investigated during this time, Chu Yan had burned all her information before her death, and Lu Xining, following her last wishes, had burned everything clean.

She removed the valuable bracelet from her wrist, meticulously examining it in the light overhead.

Suddenly, from a certain angle, she noticed a strange pattern inside the bracelet.

It looked a bit like the paintings her mother taught her to draw when she was a child.