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Chapter 141: Chapter 141: Although Late, Brother’s Chaotic Scene Arrives
Out of the five brothers from the Lu Family, only Lu Siyan and Lu Youye knew about the relationship between Li Muchen and Lu Sheng.
Last time, when Lu Sheng saved Mayor Lin’s son, Lin Yan, on the street, Fang Hong brought Xiao Yan to the school specifically to express their gratitude, and Lu Siyan came as well.
During the lunch they planned to have together, it just happened that Li Muchen came to pick up Lu Sheng, and Lu Youye secretly followed behind, and thus they all bumped into each other.
When introducing himself, Li Muchen didn’t deliberately hide anything and frankly stated that he was an admirer of Lu Sheng.
At that time, Lu Siyan had just met Lu Sheng as well and wasn’t very familiar with her, so he didn’t have any particular aversion to Li Muchen.
But Lu Youye was immediately on edge, guarding against Li Muchen during the meal as if he were a thief.
The Lu Family and the Li Group had business dealings before, and Lu Jingyan had also interacted with Li Muchen.
Last time when Old Mr. Fu was poisoned, Li Muchen publicly defended Lu Sheng and even put forth twenty billion to back her up.
Lu Jingyan felt at that time that Li Muchen’s behavior towards his sister was quite out of the ordinary, but later Lu Sheng told him it was because she had cured Li Muchen’s leg.
So Lu Jingyan didn’t think much of it, assuming that Li Muchen’s feelings towards Lu Sheng were merely gratitude.
Now that the term "big brother" had been spoken, Lu Jingyan trembled all over.
Such a familiar address, directly following his sister’s generation; this wasn’t simply gratitude, it was clearly that he had special feelings for his sister!
"Shengsheng, what’s going on?"
Lu Jingyan immediately turned his gaze to Lu Sheng, just moments before he had been quite respectful towards Li Muchen, but now he took on the authoritative stance of a family elder.
Lu Ziye and Lu Youye had also heard numerous rumors about Li Muchen, but this was their first time seeing him in person.
However, hearing his address towards Lu Jingyan, and then seeing the way he looked at their younger sister...
Lu Ziye still had a smile in his eyes, only now his smile took on a hint of vigilance, "Mr. Li, are you friends with our little sister?"
Li Muchen looked up.
Lu Jingyan was on high alert, Lu Siyan slightly furrowed his brow, Lu Ziye’s smile was hiding knives, and those twin brothers were outright shielding Lu Sheng.
Even a man who had weathered great storms took a deep breath in this moment.
The scrutiny from the five brothers in law, though late, was upon him.
"...Not friends," Li Muchen spoke directly, his voice deep, "I like Shengsheng."
As Lu Sheng wanted to step forward and stop him, Li Muchen had already spoken out.
Chen Yinyin’s hand holding the phone shook, Lu Jingyan and the others widened their eyes, and Han Jing had a look of someone who had bitten into a huge, scandalous piece of gossip and couldn’t close his mouth.
Only Lan Yu, who was watching the commotion from the side, was pounding with excitement and looking thrilled.
My goodness, this is the legendary chaotic scene, right?
In front of Lu Sheng’s five brothers, President Li actually dared to openly declare his affection for Lu Sheng. That took real courage.
Wasn’t he afraid that the brothers would become upset and gang up on him for a beating? It was five against one!
Li Muchen was unaware that Chen Yinyin’s phone was live streaming.
He also didn’t realize that every action he made since entering the store was being watched by the viewers in the live streaming room.
The number of viewers in the live streaming room had now surged to five hundred thousand.
At first, everyone was shocked.
They were first dazzled by the man’s stature, appearance, and aura, and even more shocked to learn that he was the mysterious mastermind behind the Li Group.
Wasn’t it said that Li Muchen was paralyzed in both legs, ugly, and disabled, as well as being a vicious and unpredictable sadist? Clearly, rumors can’t be trusted at all.
Then, they were further shocked because of Li Muchen’s declaration, "I like Shengsheng."
The heir to the Li Group with a net worth of hundreds of billions was actually in love with the bastard daughter the Lu Family had just brought back from the countryside?!
But hadn’t there been rumors online before that Master Li and Miss Fu of the Fu Family had a deep connection, suggesting that there might be a union between the two families?
At this moment, those who saw the live stream or received the news had already found their way to the dessert house.
In less than a few minutes, many people had squeezed through the door successively, and one by one, they became excited and screamed upon seeing Lu Ziye.
The dessert house, which was originally quite quiet, suddenly became very noisy, and the clamor made it so that the audience in the live stream room couldn’t hear anything.
Lu Ziye had to switch to business mode in a second, putting on his standard smile and greeting the fans.
Even if Lu Jingyan wanted to continue interrogating Li Muchen, he had to put it off.
He first pulled Lu Sheng into the storeroom with a serious expression, "Shengsheng..."
"I like him too, big brother."
Lu Sheng confessed before Lu Jingyan had a chance to question her.
"I know what big brother is worried about."
"Big brother is worried that I’m young and might be deceived by a man, worried that the vast difference in status between the Li Family and our family will lead to me being bullied, worried that Li Muchen might do something he shouldn’t to me, worried that being in a relationship will affect my studies."
"But don’t worry, big brother, Li Muchen is a really good person and treats me well. Everything you’re worried about won’t happen."
"There will be plenty of opportunities for big brother to evaluate him in the future. For today, how about we just let him help little sister bake egg tarts, okay?"
After finishing, Lu Sheng blinked her eyes, looking obedient and soft.
Lu Jingyan hadn’t even spoken yet, and Lu Sheng had already voiced all the concerns in his heart.
Her preemptive strike completely blocked the lengthy speech he had prepared.
Lu Jingyan struggled to say something, but in the end, he could only manage one sentence: "... Let’s just leave it at this for today, we’ll discuss the matter regarding Li Muchen after we get back."
"Regardless, before you become an adult and before your relationship is officially confirmed, at most, you can only let him hold your hand."
"Okay," Lu Sheng immediately promised, her eyes curving into a smile, "I’ll listen to big brother."
Lu Jingyan finally felt somewhat relieved.
But as soon as he opened the door, he saw the tall and upright Li Muchen waiting outside.
Naturally, Li Muchen showed great respect, but this time he did not call him "big brother" but instead greeted him with a steady "Mr. Lu."
Upon seeing Li Muchen standing in front of him, Lu Jingyan couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
Hearing Li Muchen declaring his affection for Shengsheng in front of everyone earlier, his first reaction was shock, followed by a hundred fold unease.
His little sister was so young and new to Jiang City; it was unlikely that she fully understood Li Muchen’s background, temperament, and his position and power in Jiang City.
This was a formidable person who, just after turning eighteen, maneuvered through the business battlefield, forcing his uncle—once surrounded by many shareholders attempting to control the Li Family—to leave the country.
Wealth and power so great that moving a finger could crush an ordinary person, and making someone disappear forever was as easy as lifting a hand.
In other words, a person like Li Muchen could get whatever he wanted.
Those rumors about Li Muchen being grim, ruthless, and vicious were not without foundation. There was once a civil war in the Li Family because his uncle attempted to strip him of his inheritance rights; Li Muchen fought his way out despite being surrounded by enemies.
If he weren’t ruthless enough, not decisive in killing, cold and ruthless, how could the young Li Muchen, soon after adulthood and with his parents deceased, his grandfather passed on, his grandmother sent abroad for medical care, standing almost entirely alone, secure his foothold in the Li Group and then, for many years afterward, secretly control such a vast business empire.
Even if his confession to Shengsheng today seemed deeply sincere, and Shengsheng also said he treated her well, that was just now.
What if one day he loses interest in Shengsheng and casts her aside?
Shengsheng’s only reliance is their Lu Family, but how could the Lu Family’s power compare with that of the Li Family?
If Lu Youye were here, he might simply oppose out of personality, only considering the love of the young and whether he, as a brother, would allow it.
But as the head of the Lu Family, he must consider more and think further ahead, planning everything for Shengsheng.
He worried about his sister getting hurt, and even more, he worried that as her big brother, he wouldn’t be able to protect her well.
With these thoughts, Lu Jingyan became even more serious.
Regardless, even if the Lu Family’s power was incomparable to that of the Li Family, if Li Muchen dares to exploit Shengsheng’s feelings to harm her, he would risk everything to deal the Li Family a crippling blow.
"President Li," after pondering all this, Lu Jingyan finally spoke with a severe voice, "I was indeed very surprised to learn of your feelings for Shengsheng today."
"Regardless, Shengsheng is not yet eighteen and is still in high school. This is not the age suitable for being in love or talking about marriage."
"No matter how deep your affection for Shengsheng is or how sincere you are, I think it would be better if we have a proper talk about your relationship another day."
Lu Jingyan’s tone was cautious, clearly speaking as an elder of the Lu Family.
"Of course," Li Muchen replied with a very serious expression, taking hold of Lu Jingyan’s extended hand, "Before the Lu Family agrees, I will not presume to be Shengsheng’s boyfriend, nor will I make Shengsheng do anything she dislikes."
"With me, Shengsheng will always be free, please rest assured Mr. Lu."
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After Lu Jingyan left, Li Muchen then entered the storeroom.
The storeroom seemed to isolate the noise from the outside world.
The man raised his arm to encircle the young girl into his embrace, finally holding the person he had longed for, and bent down to kiss her forehead, "Sorry, I should’ve come earlier; there was a bit of a traffic jam."
Lu Sheng wrapped her arms around Li Muchen’s lean waist and nuzzled against his chest, "You just proclaimed your affection for me in front of my five brothers, aren’t you afraid of getting beaten up?"
"If your big brother really did give me a beating, it wouldn’t be so bad," Li Muchen said, "After all, if I had such an outstanding little sister, I would also be annoyed with her suitors. After a beating, they might look more pleasing to the eye."
Hearing this, Lu Sheng almost laughed out loud, raising her hand to cup his face, "Who would want to be beaten willingly? Didn’t we agree to keep it a secret for now..."
Lu Sheng finished speaking, and then after a moment, Li Muchen held her and spoke softly, "I don’t want to sneak around anymore."
"I don’t want to wait for your brothers to be asleep every time to see you secretly. I don’t want to have to hang up every time I call you when a brother is around."
"I want to tell everyone how much I like you..." Li Muchen whispered into Lu Sheng’s ear, his voice bewitching, "And I want my baby... to give me a proper status."
