My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot-Chapter 106: Scandal

He was being unfairly cold toward Lin Jingshen, which made his attitude stand out too much.

Therefore, Lu Youxi decided to make an effort to adjust her attitude, suppressing the disgust she felt when facing Lin Jingshen.

Lin Jingshen’s eyes lit up at the sight of Lu Youxi’s smile.

Her behavior towards him today was much nicer than it was the day they had reported to Jing University.

Could it be that during her time at school, Lu Youxi had learned of his identity, leading to her changed attitude towards him?

However, at least for now, Lin Jingshen didn’t mind; he actually thought that this was more normal for Lu Youxi.

Still, he was somewhat disappointed, as Lu Youxi, aside from her pretty face, was no different from the other women who liked him for his appearance and background.

But it didn’t matter, since Lu Youxi was indeed beautiful.

At this stage, he was still quite fond of her face.

This only made Lin Jingshen more certain that Lu Youxi’s previous cold attitude was just a game of hard to get.

Otherwise, how could there be such a drastic change?

But then he heard Lu Youxi say, "I’m used to standing already, no need."

Following that, Lu Youxi called out, "Does anyone need a stool to sit on?"

With so many female students, there were likely some who were in the midst of their period and would find sitting uncomfortable.

Lu Youxi considerately didn’t call anyone out by name, but the girls understood each other.

Just as she finished speaking, Lu Xiaohui snatched the folding stool from Lin Jingshen’s hands, "Our dorm neighbor Su Shanshan could really use it."

Without waiting for Lin Jingshen’s consent, Lu Xiaohui said, "Thanks, senior!" and got up to take the stool to Su Shanshan.

Lin Jingshen: "..."

Lu Youxi also smirked, "Thank you, senior."

Lin Jingshen chuckled softly to himself. He had underestimated Lu Youxi.

Although she came from a remote village, she was quite scheming.

"It’s nothing; I’m just glad to help," Lin Jingshen said with a gentle smile, not minding that his kindness towards Lu Youxi had been redirected, "Let me know if you need anything else."

Lu Youxi simply smiled faintly, not responding.

After Lin Jingshen left, Lu Xiaohui said quietly, "Now there’s no doubt about it; Lin Jingshen’s intentions to pursue you are quite obvious."

Lu Youxi noticed that many people around were discussing the matter; with Lin Jingshen gone, their attention had turned to her.

Lu Youxi slightly furrowed her brows.

*

The next day, rumors about Lin Jingshen’s pursuit of Lu Youxi spread throughout the school.

The campus was mostly populated with freshmen.

But there were also some sophomores and juniors who had returned to school early.

Lu Youbang had not gone back to Hexing Village during the summer.

Lu Youxi remembered that in her previous life, Lu Youbang did return to get more money from Lu Zhenguo.

This time, however, he didn’t go back because Lu Zhenguo had fallen out with the Lu Family’s elders and Zhenjia, cutting off Lu Youbang’s funds. He told the family he would use the summer break to find a part-time job in the Imperial Capital to earn money.

The exact details were something Lu Youxi had yet to find out.

Based on her understanding of Lu Youbang, it was certain that he wouldn’t really work to earn money.

As for what he was doing in the Imperial Capital, and where he was staying, Lu Youxi planned to wait until more people arrived at school to investigate further.

The cost of living and rent in the Imperial Capital were high, and Lu Youbang definitely couldn’t afford it on his own.

But now Lu Youxi realized that not only were the rumors of Lin Jingshen pursuing her spreading, but also as she walked on campus, people would turn to look at her and whisper among themselves.

After she passed by, they would point and discuss.

Since some of the sophomores and juniors had come back early, they, too, had heard about the campus rumor involving Lin Jingshen and Lu Youxi.

With no military training required for them and time on their hands, they went to see for themselves who Lu Youxi was, especially considering Lin Jingshen’s reputation at Jing University.

*

Chengzhou Group.

Zhou Shuyan had already called back the elite members of his former team.

He hadn’t asked them to return to their original positions but instead had Yu Zeqin rent an office secretly in the Imperial Capital where they could begin working, leading a confidential review of all company decisions made in the past two months.

Research and development, sales and marketing, financial affairs, and more—their individual expertise perfectly equipped them for a thorough, secret investigation.

CEO’s office.

Yu Zeqin had just finished reporting the progress of the investigating team to Zhou Shuyan and was standing motionless in front of his desk.

Zhou Shuyan looked up, "Anything else?"

"Would you like to hear about Miss Lu’s situation?" Yu Zeqin asked, expressionless.

Zhou Shuyan wondered if he owed Yu Zeqin something from a past life that made his reticent assistant annoy him endlessly with a deadpan face.

Zhou Shuyan was inclined to refuse, but he couldn’t bring himself to do so, "Speak."

"Have you gone through the information on Lin Jingshen that I shared with you earlier?" Yu Zeqin inquired.

"I have."

Yu Zeqin nodded, "Miss Lu has started her military training, which has been ongoing for five days now. Lin Jingshen is one of the students responsible for training the new recruits. Throughout the training, he has been especially considerate towards Miss Lu. Now, the campus is buzzing with their rumored affair. While Miss Lu hasn’t shown any signs, Lin Jingshen’s pursuit of her is an open secret at Jing University."

"Is that all?" Zhou Shuyan tapped his fingertips on the desk, unable to hide his irritation.

"That’s all," Yu Zeqin stated, "I’ll step out now."

Zhou Shuyan: "..."

The vexatious assistant managed to sour his mood thoroughly and just left, brushing off his sleeves. freēwēbnovel.com

Zhou Shuyan was left unsettled by the information provided by Yu Zeqin.

He opened his phone’s email app, searching for the files on Lin Jingshen sent by Yu Zeqin.

The first page featured a photo of Lin Jingshen.

To Zhou Shuyan, Lin Jingshen’s appearance was just average.

Zhou Shuyan wanted to send Lu Youxi a message but remembered she might still be in military training and likely couldn’t reply. He put the phone down, deciding against it.

Yet he couldn’t stop thinking about it. The more he tried to focus on work, the more his thoughts would drift back to it.

Finally, it was 6 PM.

Zhou Shuyan recalled Yu Zeqin mentioning that Lu Youxi’s training ended at six.

He quickly picked up his phone, but hesitated when he was about to send Lu Youxi a message.

What should he send to Lu Youxi?

He certainly couldn’t directly mention Lin Jingshen’s pursuit.

He didn’t want Lu Youxi to feel as if he was having her watched.

Moreover, he really had no place to inquire about such matters.

Zhou Shuyan let out a breath, feeling a mix of irritation and helplessness as he leaned back in his chair.

The tips of his index and middle fingers tapped unconsciously on the armrest of the chair.