In a way, Big Cat had set Lu Ping'an up.
But she also (reluctantly) committed herself to Lu Ping'an.
This was her last chance, even though the timing was still not quite right, she had run out of patience to wait any longer.
She had brought Lu Ping'an onto the track, welcoming a future of unknown destruction or brilliance...
"...This is a crisis, perhaps also an opportunity; at least for now, it is my bargaining chip."
The news of the visit on that day, it seemed, had not spread widely, but the fact that two big shots had visited and then fled in a panic was visible to many.
Following that, the news of "her return" began to spread in a small circle, already known in some upper circles.
Lu Ping'an knew about it immediately, yet he didn't deny it.
After all, Lu Ping'an was someone adept at leveraging the resources at hand, good or bad, as bargaining chips...
