"Tsk, Dad, he's here!" Chen Lu chided.
"Oh, Director Wu is here? My apologies, my apologies, look at my loose tongue!" Chen Jianguo's tone immediately turned serious and humble.
"Uncle Chen, don't listen to Chen Lu's nonsense. I'm not interested in investing. You guys handle it. If it fails, just don't blame me," I said.
"How can that be! The idea was yours. This idea alone is worth at least a hundred million!"
"Uncle Chen..."
"Alright, alright. Director Wu, you have to listen to me, your elder. Just as Lu Lu said, you'll get a hundred million in shares, and she'll get 1.3 billion. If it loses money, it's my responsibility. If it makes money, all the profit goes to you!"
"But Uncle Chen—" How could I possibly accept this money!
Yesterday, I had already caused them a loss of a hundred million. Now they wanted to give me another hundred million?
I might as well have gone to their house and robbed them directly!
"Enough said, enough said. You know about this. Now, Lu Lu, I'll have Old Zhu from the planning department take people to scout the location."
"Great, Dad!" Chen Lu happily hung up. She turned to me, narrowing her beautiful eyes. Just then, a ray of morning sunlight from the mountains shot towards the platform, illuminating Chen Lu's slightly oily face. Though she hadn't washed, her skin glowed with a beautiful hue, making my heart pound.
Chen Lu sensed the intensity in my gaze and seemed a little scared. She lowered her head shyly and said, "Don't look at me like that, as if you're going to devour me!"
"I regret it now," I said, gently scraping her chin with my index finger. "I should have devoured you that night when we stayed at the hotel in Fucheng."
"Hehe, Shen Xingyue was there that day!" Chen Lu still remembered.
"Right. I do have a little fiancée," I said with a wry smile.
"Let's not worry about her for now," Chen Lu suddenly took my hand. "Whether it's sooner or later, people have to eat. Good food isn't afraid of waiting. How about eating now?"
Her intention was clear as day. I looked around. "But, this place... there's no suitable spot."
Chen Lu pointed down the mountain.
They were doing construction in Han Yin Temple below. Last night, when we ate there, Xingyao had temporarily built simple seats for us with bricks. The only flat area was the nine caves behind us, but they were all occupied by people sleeping!
What about going into the woods behind the temple?
That wouldn't work either. These demons had incredibly sharp hearing and a keen sense of smell; they would be discovered.
"Oh, not in the temple. Look at the parking lot, aren't there cars there! While everyone is still asleep, let's go into town and buy them breakfast!" Chen Lu winked.
Buying breakfast was just an excuse. The real plan was to drive a few kilometers away, find a secluded spot, and stop the car!
As expected of the class beauty, she was full of ideas!
No sooner said than done, the two of us held hands and descended the mountain. As we passed through the thorny bushes, I could barely control myself. I knew why; it was mainly because I had consumed a bit too much of the deer demon's blood the night before and still needed to release it. Looking at Chen Lu's alluring back in front of me, I couldn't help but embrace her from behind. If it weren't for the dense thorns, I might have made love to her right there.
"Oh, what are you in such a hurry for!" Chen Lu said "no" verbally, but her body wriggled cooperatively. After a few moments, she broke free and continued walking.
Entering Han Yin Temple, the human masters were meditating on brick-built stools. Perhaps this was their way of resting. Daoist Master Tong Qing was even snoring, yet he didn't disturb the others.
Lin Chi was the first to notice us enter. He opened his eyes and looked at me, "Hey, you're up so early. Is something the matter?"
"No," I said, seeing that the three masters hadn't woken up yet, and feeling embarrassed to disturb them. I whispered, "Director Lin, can I borrow your car? We're going into town to buy breakfast."
"Oh, sure." Lin Chi took the Mercedes car key from his pocket, handed it to me, and then continued to meditate with his eyes closed.
Chen Lu and I walked through Han Yin Temple to the parking lot. It was a bit cool last night, and a mist had risen in the mountains. The surfaces of several cars were covered with a layer of fine water droplets. Under the sunlight, they sparkled, more beautiful than any car paint, cover, or decoration.
This is the beauty of nature, incomparable to artificial craftsmanship...