Tang Wei clenched her fists. Was she going to give in to them like this?
"Lu Beichen…"
She slowly chewed on the man's name. After a few minutes, her eyes lit up and she had an idea. She would have to wait for the man to come back and give it a try.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, a few of Lu Garden's servants came over to call Tang Wei.
"Third Mistress, Second Mistress has finished cooking. She wishes to invite you over for a meal."
"Okay," Tang Wei replied, biting her lip.
As she arrived at Lu Garden, she heard the sound of a child crying before she even entered the door.
She frowned and said to the servant beside her, "I think Second Master must be quite busy at the moment. Why don't I go back first?"
The servant quickly shook her head and said anxiously, "Third Mistress, my responsibility is to bring you here for dinner. As for others, I… I…"
Tang Wei saw that she was in a difficult position and figured that Lu Gui must have given her a death threat.
She didn't say anything else and walked forward.
The servant looked grateful. "Thank you, Third Mistress."
Tang Wei walked into the room expressionlessly.
When she came to the entrance, a slipper flew toward her. Tang Wei quickly avoided it and looked at the direction it came from.
Lu Gui said impatiently, "Can you get your daughter to stop making a fuss? It's so annoying! Believe it or not, I'll make sure she never cries again if this continues!"
His wife, who was wearing an apron, heard the man's irritated words. She quickly covered her daughter's howling mouth and whispered, "Baby, don't cry, please don't cry."
"Wu~" The child's face flushed red as her nose and mouth were covered.
Tang Wei, who had been hesitating to say anything at the entrance, suddenly became nervous.
"She can't breathe. Let go of her!" she raised her voice.
Su Wan seemed to have been frightened when she heard the sound. She came back to her senses and quickly let go of her daughter, checking on her and apologizing.
Lu Gui's face was filled with so much anger that he couldn't hide in time. Realizing Tang Wei was here, he turned around and forced a fake smile.
Before he could say anything, Tang Wei quickly said, "You seem to have family matters to attend to. I'll go back first. Beichen will be back soon."
She deliberately added the last sentence, then nodded and turned to leave.
The man behind her narrowed his eyes dangerously. He still had a fake smile on his face as he watched the woman leave Lu Garden.
He then turned to his wife with a fierce look.
—
Tang Wei heaved a sigh of relief when she returned to Qin Garden.
Lu Beichen appeared behind the woman with his hands in his pockets. He asked calmly, "Why are you panting?"
"I went to Lu Garden just now. I haven't even entered the door yet, and a slipper flew toward my face. I think..."
Lu Beichen interrupted her. His gaze was dark as he said, "What were you doing there?"
Tang Wei was stunned at first, then she said truthfully, "When you left for work this morning, Second Master kept insisting that I go for dinner. I couldn't refuse."
"You couldn't refuse?" Lu Beichen asked rhetorically.
There was a hint of kindness in his words, but it only angered her.
Tang Wei's throat moved up and down. No matter how stupid she was, she understood that the man's question was a mockery.
She blinked her clear eyes and stared at the man who was a head taller than her.
"Third Master Lu, your second brother is your own sibling. Don't you know what kind of person he is?" she retorted. "Don't play with me like you did outside. Since you like Zheng Min, you invested in 'Secrets' for her and even let the entire internet know. Since it's come to this, let's get a divorce. You can go and marry Zheng Min."
Lu Beichen listened to her complaints and was slightly stunned. He patiently replied,
"When did I say that I like Zheng Min? I don't even know what she looks like or who she is."
Lu Beichen narrowed his eyes, his expression cold.
Tang Wei's eyelashes fluttered under the man's scrutinizing gaze.
"Well, you didn't know what I looked like or who I was back then, did you?" Tang Wei whispered.
"Tang Wei!" Lu Beichen gritted his teeth.
She did not know why she was so brave today. Ever since she saw Lu Beichen invest in 'Secrets', she felt uncomfortable, as if was constantly scratching at her back.
She pursed her lips and turned her eyes away from him. "Let's go in first," she said. "The servants are watching."
After saying that, she walked in first.
Lu Beichen's cold eyes swept across the servants in the courtyard.
The servants quickly lowered their heads and continued their work.
"It's already night time, why are you even sweeping?!" Lu Beichen said angrily.
"We apologize. We'll be leaving now, Third Master."
Lu Beichen did not say anything and walked into the room.
After entering, he saw Tang Wei sitting on the armchair with a cold face.
However, Lu Beichen had a strange feeling in his heart. In order to verify this feeling, he walked over and sat on the other side of the sofa.
"Are you perhaps jealous?" he asked.
Tang Wei looked at him and said ,"If this can make you withdraw your investment from 'Secrets', then you can take it that I'm jealous. Zheng Min is my best friend's opponent, so I want to ask you to help Chichi."
He raised his eyebrows. Seeing how she made it so easy, he suddenly felt bored.
"So that's why. Since Suntons has already invested, there's no reason to withdraw. This is my rule."
Tang Wei was anxious. "Then…"
Lu Beichen continued, "Well, it's not like I can't invest in 'Red Maze'".
Tang Wei smiled and said gratefully, "Really? Thank you so much."
"However, I have a condition," he said lightly.
Since he had agreed to invest, Tang Wei felt that she could accept any conditions.
"As long as you don't ask for anything illegal, I will consider it."
"The Su family's daughter will be coming tomorrow afternoon. You have to pretend that you're jealous and don't like me talking to her. As soon as she starts talking to me, you have to interrupt her."
"...Won't I offend her if I do that? Can I afford to offend the Su family's daughter?"
"You're my wife. What are you afraid of?" Lu Beichen frowned.
Tang Wei was speechless.
"Tomorrow, I'll get someone to draft a contract to invest in 'Red Maze'. Song Tianwen will also invest in it. So don't worry, as we'll make sure 'Red Maze' will continue filming." He was afraid that she would worry, so he repeated his words seriously.
Tang Wei was surprised. "How do you know that Chichi's uncle will also be investing?"
"He told me." He replied lightly.
She looked at him suspiciously. Could it be that Lu Beichen had already planned to invest after Song Tianwen told him about his investment into 'Red Maze'?
Then, what was the point of her begging him just now?
"Don't look at me like that. Song Tianwen looking for me and you begging me are two different concepts."
He gave her a glance after saying that. "Rest early. I'll sleep in the study tonight."
"Eh?" Tang Wei called out to him. After all, he had helped her, and he was her legal husband. It wouldn't be an issue for them to sleep in the same bed.
The man was puzzled.
"Let's just sleep together. You don't have to sleep in the study room anymore." Tang Wei pursed her lips.
His Adam's apple bobbed. After a long while, he said, "I have work to do today."
"Ah?"
She was stunned for a while. When she finally realized what her words sounded like, her face instantly turned red.
Lu Beichen's lips curled up slightly. "I'll come over after I'm done."
"..." She couldn't say a word.
—.
When Tang Wei saw the man go to the study, her red face gradually faded away as she calmed down.
She took out her phone and called Song Chichi.