Chapter 26 A Set Up

Upon seeing the look on her face, Ms. Tian knew that Lin Wan must have forgotten about it. She couldn’t help but grumble at her again.

Lin Wan immediately apologized to her, "Alright, alright. I have a lot of things to deal with lately, so I didn't have time to think about this. But I didn't forget this on purpose. This is my fault, okay?"

"Then do you agree or not? The other party is still waiting for your reply. Lin Wan, my student personally called you. Don't let her down."

Lin Wan smiled gracefully and said to Ms. Tian, "Okay, I can agree to be her home tutor. But her parents have to agree to a condition of mine. If not, I won’t do it.”

“Okay, tell me. What is your condition? They were pretty rich, so whatever you want, they can surely satisfy you,” Ms. Tian immediately responded.

Her answer made Lin Wan a little unhappy. She suddenly felt that Ms. Tian was insolently rude, and the way she spoke made her felt very uncomfortable.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Wan still decided to let her know her condition.

"My condition is very simple. I can guide her, but I won't accept any form of remuneration. If her parents can agree to this condition, I will agree to tutor Lu Jiaxue!”

...

In a corner of the campus, Ms. Tian took a look around the surroundings. After confirming that there was no one around her, she made a phone call.

"Hello, is this Mr. Lu? I am Lu Jiaxue's teacher, Ms. Tian.”

A magnetic voice came from the other end of the line, “Hello, Ms. Tian. This is Lu Fangliang speaking!”

"Hello, Mr. Lu. I would like to tell you a piece of good news. Lin Wan has already agreed!" Ms. Tian was trying to take credit.

"Really? That's great. Ms. Tian, you’ve been a great help this time. Thank you!” Mr. Lu responded happily.

“Mr. Lu, don’t get happy too early first. She has a condition. Only if you agree to her condition, she will agree to tutor Lu Jiaxue!”

"Oh, what is her condition?"

“Well, it’s very simple. Ms. Lin is an extraordinary woman. She said that she doesn’t want any kind of remuneration. If you insist on giving her any kind of remuneration, she won’t agree to do it.”

“Oh really? Ms. Lin is really different from other women. I’m becoming more interested in her,” The man on the other end of the line said cryptically.

"Mr. Lu, then do you agree?" Ms. Tian asked.

“Since Ms. Lin has said that, there is no reason for me not to agree to it. Let’s do it the way she wants. I’ll definitely not mention the word ‘remuneration’ to her.”

“Oh, Mr. Lu, there is one more thing I would like to tell you,” Ms. Tian said mysteriously.

"What is it?"

Ms. Tian took a look around her. After confirming that there was no one around, she lowered her voice and said, “When I was passing by the music classroom just now, I heard that Lin Wan was arguing with someone. I didn’t dare to eavesdrop, but I heard a few words. It seemed that she was talking about the relationship between her and her husband. I don’t know whether she had an argument with her husband.”

The man on the other end of the line was obviously interested and hurriedly asked about the details.

Unfortunately, Ms. Tian couldn’t provide him information either. She could only reveal to the other party that Lin Wan doesn’t seem to look too good. It seemed that something was bothering her.

The man asked a few questions again. However, he could only let out a few bitter laughs when he realized that he couldn’t get any useful information out of her, and no longer dwell on this topic.

“Mr. Lu, I’ve done you a great favor this time, how would you thank me?” Ms. Tian said in a low voice.

“Ask your husband to come to my company tomorrow. Mention my name and someone will make the arrangement for him. You can also ask your younger brother to come to my company after he graduates from university.”

Ms. Tian was ecstatic when she heard his words. After expressing her thanks and saying a lot of kind words to him, she hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Ms. Tian murmured guiltily to herself, “Lin Wan, please don’t blame me. Mr. Lu is rich, powerful and good-looking as well. He is so much better than Li Mu. If the two of you end up together, you might still have to thank me for being your matchmaker!”

After putting down the phone, Lu Fangliang lit a cigarette and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office. Looking into the distance, he was in a good mood.

When recalling the whole thing, he just thought it as a joke. He had dated various girls, but he had to follow his daughter’s order to chase after the woman she admired eventually.

Lu Fangliang was thirty-seven years old this year. He was tall, handsome and the eldest son of the Lu family, as well as the current president of the Lu Corporation.

Since adulthood, there had never been a lack of women around him. He admitted that he was a playboy who was always surrounded by women.

After he got married and had a daughter under his family arrangement, he began to stay away from the other women.

Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long. His wife passed away four years ago due to illness, which made Mr. Lu became a golden bachelor again. This had naturally made a lot of women flocking to him.

Lu Fangliang had thought of remarrying. After all, he was still young, His daughter was also very young, and should have a complete family.

After careful selection, he had chosen a few suitable candidates. However, unexpectedly, all those stepmother candidates that you had chosen had been rejected by his daughter one by one.

So, he could only humbly ask his daughter what kind of stepmother she would like to have.

The little girl didn't want a stepmother at first, so she always ignored her father's proposal.

Until she met Lin Wan, she suddenly felt that it would be great if Ms. Lin can be her mother.

She liked Lin Wan very much. She felt that Ms. Lin was not only beautiful, but also had a sweet voice and gentle personality. The most important thing was, Ms. Lin also liked her very much, and they have always had so many things to talk about with each other.

The little girl was still young and didn’t know how to determine what is morally right or wrong. She will just tell her father directly whenever she thought of something.

Since his daughter had a candidate in mind, Lu Fangliang naturally had to find out more about Lin Wan. Of course, the best person who knew her the best would be his daughter’s homeroom teacher, Ms. Tian.

Ms. Tian was a very smart woman who was good at currying favor with someone in authority for her own personal gain. She could roughly guess the reason when she learned that her financial backer was suddenly checking on Lin Wan for no reason.

There was no storage of suitors hanging around Lin Wan. Even after she got married, there were still many men who tried to get close to her.

It was just that Lin Wan was usually very careful with her speech and behavior, and never gave those people an opportunity to get close to her. As a result, she got her nickname as “ice beauty” in the school.

Ms. Tian felt that an opportunity had come after knowing that Lu Fangliang was interested in Lin Wan.

Lu Fangliang was a rich and powerful man. If she successfully fixed him and Lin Wan up, she believed he would definitely not treat her too badly.

Once people have an ulterior motive, they would become ill-intentioned. All Ms. Tian was thinking about was her own interests, so she didn’t bother to think about what kind of harm she will bring to Lin Wan’s marriage.

Under her deliberate beautification, Lin Wan had been portrayed as a fairy by her, which made Lu Fangliang more interested in her. Therefore, he begged Ms. Tian to let him meet Lin Wan once.

That was not a difficult thing to do at all. The first time Lu Fangliang saw Lin Wan was outside Ms. Tian’s classroom.

Lin Wan couldn’t really remember much of him. He was just a parent of a student. She had already forgotten about this person once she stepped out of the classroom.

However, for Lu Fangliang, it was different. He was astonished the moment he saw Lin Wan. At that instant, he knew that Ms. Tian was not exaggerating. This woman was really extraordinary and deserved the title of a fairy.

Lin Wan didn’t know that she had already been sold by her colleague and good friend.

Seeing that Lu Fangliang had the intention to pursue Lin Wan, Ms. Tian told him directly that Lin Wan was already married. If he pursues her in a normal way, it will definitely be fruitless.

Upon hearing her words, a shrewd man like Lu Fangliang immediately knew that Ms. Tian had an idea.

So, after he promised to give Ms. Lin a lot of benefits, he got a suggestion from her.

Her suggestion was to hire Lin Wan to be his daughter’s tutor, and then make use of this opportunity to get close to her. With his appearance, money and power, he can gradually win her heart over.

Lu Fangliang readily agreed because this was a pretty good idea. His daughter was also very happy after he went home to discuss with her. So, this was how the idea of hiring a tutor came about.

This was Lu Fangliang’s fault. Her daughter was still too young to differentiate what was morally right or wrong. However, as an adult and a successful businessman, he should have the right moral values.

It was just that this Lu family’s young master had been domineering since he was a child. He will always get what he wanted. Therefore, he will never think about whether his actions were morally right or wrong.

Perhaps in his mortality, he doesn’t think that he was wrong. All the good things or people in this world belonged to those who were capable. As long as he didn’t kill anyone, then there was nothing morally wrong with it.

...

He Xiaoyu had reached home. Upon stepping into the house, a middle-aged man quickly came over to greet her, “Ms. He, welcome home!”

"Yes, Mr. Tang, is the man here yet?”

Mr. Tang’s full name was Tang Quan. He was He Xiaoyu’s father’s personal secretary. He was not only loyal, but also very trust-worthy. To the He family, he was a very important man. He was not only a personal secretary, but also the housekeeper of the He family.

"Yes, he is already here. He is waiting for you in the living room," Mr. Tang replied with a smile.

"Alright, take me to him!"

The two of them went to the living room one after another. As soon as she walked into the living room, she saw a young man sitting on the sofa. The man immediately stood up when he saw He Xiaoyu walking in.

Mr. Tang took the initiative to introduce them, “Let me introduce you two to each other. This is Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou, this is Ms. He, the eldest daughter of the He family, who is also your client of this job.”

That man generously extended her hand and greeted her politely, "Hello, I’m Zhou Zijian. Nice to meet you!"

He Xiaoyu shook his hand briefly and motioned him to take a seat.

"Mr. Zhou, is it convenient for you to tell me where you work at?"

Zhou Zijian smiled apologetically and said, “Ms. He, please forgive me. Due to our job nature, it’s not convenient for me to provide you with this information.”

He Xiaoyu looked towards Mr. Tang, who quickly explained, “Ms. He, please be rest assured. Mr. Zhou is quite a well-known private investigator in the industry. He has investigated many big cases, and has a very strong capability.”

“Oh, I see.” He Xiaoyu smiled and said, “Mr. Zhou, please pardon my rudeness just now.”

Zhou Zijian waved his hand repeating, indicating that he didn’t mind at all.

He Xiaoyu coughed lightly and got down to business.

“Mr. Zhou, do you already know the general situation?”

“Yes, Mr. Tang has briefly mentioned to me. I know some part of it, but I still don’t want who the target is.”