Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 89 - 81. Close-up

Chapter 89: 81. Close-up

Guo Minjie hadn’t expected to encounter her own student here.

As she was searching her bag for a wet wipe with her head down, she heard a familiar voice and couldn’t help but tremble in her right hand, smearing the red print of her thumb’s ink pad into her palm.

"Mm."

Guo Minjie pursed her upper lip and gave Lu Jincheng a slight nod, as a way of greeting.

Now she didn’t even bother to look for the wet wipe anymore, clutching her hand as she made room for one person and headed straight for the elevator.

She didn’t know why, but even though Lu Jincheng was the first to see through her secret, she still didn’t want to face her student.

Out of shame?

No, that wasn’t right.

Just coming to consult for legal services couldn’t be worse than the encounter on the way to buying medicine that night.

Out of a need to protect the privacy of her family?

That didn’t seem right either, as he had already seen through everything early on.

So, what was it then?

Guo Minjie had a vague feeling, but no matter what, she wasn’t willing to admit it.

"Teacher Guo!"

At the elevator entrance, the delayed elevator was keeping everyone anxiously waiting.

She didn’t leave immediately.

There were immediately two more figures behind her, one male and one female.

"Ms. Guo, about that... we haven’t exchanged WeChat contacts yet."

The short-haired legal assistant was well-known.

"Ah, okay."

Guo Minjie took out her phone, a "beep" sounded as she scanned the code, and she accepted Guan Yongyi’s friend request.

Ding.

The elevator finally arrived.

Guan Yongyi was about to turn back when he saw Lu Jincheng, holding onto the elevator’s edge, pressing his back against the client and squeezing into the elevator.

Why was he following her downstairs?

Another ding.

The elevator doors slowly closed.

The man turned around to face her, pointing his finger down and then up, the corners of his mouth slightly curved in a smirk.

All right.

Guan Yongyi understood his gesture; it turned out he was going to escort the teacher downstairs, then come back.

Unexpectedly, Lu Jincheng, who usually spoke and acted without restraint, was quite polite this time.

He was quite respectful of teachers and education, huh!

...

The elevator was crammed with people, crowded like sardines in a tin.

Lu Jincheng truly respected his teachers.

To protect his instructor, he had forcefully made room as soon as he entered, squeezing Guo Minjie firmly into the corner with his body.

The petite Guo Minjie had no strength to resist; she just thought it was others pushing from behind that caused Lu Jincheng to press in step by step, all the while he was muttering.

"Stop fucking pushing!"

Today, the instructor didn’t look as haggard, perhaps because she had dressed up for the weekend, regaining some of her alluring charm.

She wore a black suit skirt, her summer jacket unbuttoned, with a plain undershirt inside that barely covered her belly button.

To avoid pressing against a certain part, she had to hold her hands in front of her chest, accidentally revealing a slender line of pale skin below her belly.

Mr. Lu noticed that Guo Minjie had matched her skirt with black stockings, something he hadn’t really seen before.

Usually, he only noticed that the instructor’s calves were fair and flawless, but wrapped in stockings, they had quite a different charm, ambiguously revealing yet not revealing, which was even more itchy to the heart.

Tucked in the corner of the elevator, Guo Minjie was almost entirely leaning on Lu Jincheng, her temples and forehead could still feel the man’s hot breath.

The feeling of the elevator going down made her feel weightless, not just the weight of her body, but also her heart, which had risen to her throat.

She didn’t dare to look up.

As the elevator descended a few more floors and the doors opened to let people in again, the elevator became overloaded.

The buzzer warned with a buzzing sound, and those doors just wouldn’t close as commanded.

There was noisy bickering inside the elevator, and the few people at the door reluctantly left, finally restoring some order.

Only when the elevator started moving again did Guo Minjie feel that something was off.

Several people had gotten off the elevator; it shouldn’t be so crowded anymore!

Why is he still pressing against me?

Six or seven floors were left until the ground floor when Guo Minjie, feeling embarrassed to speak loudly, loosened her arms that were guarding her chest and absentmindedly pushed her hand forward, trying to give him a gentle reminder.

Unexpectedly, the palm that she pushed towards his stomach came into contact with something.

It was long and somewhat; it felt a bit uncomfortable against her hand.

What, what is this?

Her heart couldn’t help but shiver with apprehension.

"I’m sorry, Teacher Guo," the man said as if nothing had happened, his body still and his tone surprisingly calm. "I didn’t expect there to be so many family disputes and people in need. It really is too crowded."

"Indeed," Guo Minjie replied, looking down with beads of sweat forming on her forehead.

Ding.

The elevator reached the first floor, and the mundane sound was like music from heaven.

"Teacher Guo, how is it?" asked Lu Jincheng as they both stepped out of the elevator one after another.

"How is what? What are you talking about?" Guo Minjie’s mind buzzed, thinking the man was alluding to the recent awkward moment.

She took a step back and took a deep breath, lifting her head, only to see Lu Jincheng smiling at her.

Under the sunlight, the tall young man was all politeness and courtesy, revealing eight shiny white teeth.

"Ah? I’m talking about that person in your family. Didn’t you say he doesn’t like women and is planning to file for a divorce?" Lu Jincheng lowered his voice, like a gentle avalanche.

It turned out he was talking about something serious.

Her heart sank, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, right."

Guo Minjie came back to her senses, her furrowed brows slowly relaxing and her gaze toward Lu Jincheng softening.

"Just like you said, he won’t agree to a divorce no matter what, so I came to find a lawyer to prepare for the legal proceedings."

"What are you here for?"

Now that she was out of the confined space, she could finally regain her conduct as a counselor.

"Pretty much the same, the studio is taking off, and I am here to have a lawyer help negotiate the live-streaming contract."

Lu Jincheng shrugged: "These days, it’s easy to get tricked by people if you’re not careful."

"Indeed."

After several incidents, the counselor realized that Lu Jincheng, whether it was his experience, conversation, or worldliness, was far beyond his peers.

Even on certain matters, he could incisively and vividly see through to the truth!

That was terrifying.

Unconsciously, Guo Minjie no longer saw him as a boy a generation younger than herself.

Instead, he became a man a few years her junior.

"Remember to come visit our studio when you have time, it’s quite neglectful that you, as the advisor, haven’t shown up even once."

At the entrance to the office building, Lu Jincheng bent down to light a cigarette, pausing in his steps.

"With or without me, haven’t you managed to make quite the splash on your own?"

Watching his practiced movements, Guo Minjie suddenly found it interesting to have such a rebellious and uninhibited student.

"How can I network and pull strings if you never show up?"

In front of Mr. Lu, the cigarette tip suddenly lit up, a ring of smoke rising slowly, with his face obscured in the mist, unclear to the eye.

"Fine, once I get these matters settled, I’ll find time to come over."

Guo Minjie nodded.

"When I need help, I always speak up directly, not like you," Mr. Lu said with a laugh, flicking his wrist to shake off the cigarette ash. "You’d rather be a de facto widow for months, dealing with the authenticity of medicine, rather than ask others for help."

"Such a waste."

"..."

Guo Minjie blinked her eyes and subconsciously raised her hand, repeatedly straightening the hair by her ear that was already well-groomed.

She knew what that feeling was now.

It wasn’t that she couldn’t face him because he knew her secret.

It was because...

Lu Jincheng was like the Hunter at the top of the food chain in the jungle.

He was dominant and dangerous, seemingly never concealing his desires; his fiery eyes were full of stark, naked greed.