After dinner.
Su's Father asked someone to make tea. He said to Lu Zhe, "This time you saved ZhiYuan, and our Su family owes you another favor. Is there anything you need our help with? Or how would you like us to thank you?"
Lu Zhe sat on a single sofa with a straight posture. His expression was calm as he replied, "Uncle Su, I don't need any thanks. If anyone else had been in danger instead of Su ZhiYuan, I would have helped them too."
During the fire, Lu Zhe had unhesitatingly saved Su's Father and Su's Mother. This time at the construction site, he had also rescued Su ZhiYuan.
Others might have considered the risk to their lives, but Lu Zhe knew his own life would be short.
Su's Father waved his hand, "No, your kindness to the Su family isn't as simple as just once or twice."
Lu Zhe had practically saved their entire family.
Su's Father said, "You were also injured this time. Your father wouldn't be happy about that when he finds out. I've thought about it, and I plan to transfer 10% of Su Corporation's shares to you. What do you think?"
Everyone knew what Su Corporation meant. Even 1% of its shares would be worth several billion, let alone 10%.
More importantly, Su's Father transferring these shares to Lu Zhe meant he valued him as much as a member of the Su family.
Beside them, Su ZhiYuan was shocked, but since Lu Zhe had saved both his life and his parents' lives, he felt his father's decision was reasonable.
Su's Mother hadn't expected her husband to make such a decision, but saving someone's life was an enormous debt of gratitude, and money was just material wealth. Lu Zhe had saved their family multiple times, so 10% of the shares was indeed appropriate.
Moreover, privately, she hoped Lu Zhe would accept the shares.
After all, to her, her daughter was more important than shares, and Lu Zhe was a smart child who should know how to choose.
The living room fell silent, with only the subtle sound of the servant pouring tea. The two little ones had already been taken upstairs by the servants to bathe, and Ji Chi had returned to his room to rest.
Su Ci sat next to Su's Mother, but her gaze remained fixed on Lu Zhe. She looked at him expectantly, hoping he would accept the shares.
Su Ci didn't think her heart was being unreasonable at all. She believed Lu Zhe deserved this, considering he had risked his life to save people both during the fire and at the construction site.
She was so worried about him.
Money wasn't nearly as important as Lu Zhe.
The bright lights fell on the young man's head. Lu Zhe wore a black T-shirt that made his features appear even more handsome. Seeing Su Ci winking at him, he curved his lips slightly and said, "Uncle Su, I cannot accept the shares."
"You won't take the shares?" Su's Father's sharp eyes examined Lu Zhe.
Even Su ZhiYuan was shocked.
Lu Zhe nodded seriously, "No."
He had stolen the Su family's little princess, which had already compensated for all the life-saving favors.
Su's Mother's gaze unconsciously turned to her daughter beside her, only to see her daughter staring at the young man opposite them with her dark eyes, not blinking once.
She sighed again.
Su's Father had originally planned to give some shares to Lu Zhe as thanks, but now that he had been refused, there was nothing he could do.
This young man Lu Zhe was nothing like that cunning Lu Chen who always put profit first.
Su's Father looked at Lu Zhe with approval, "Since you won't accept Su Corporation's shares, then the Su family will continue to owe you these favors. If you ever need anything from the Su family in the future, feel free to ask."
Only then did Lu Zhe agree.
After chatting for quite a while longer, Su ZhiYuan needed to discuss some matters about the construction project with Su's Father, so they went to the study.
Just then, a servant came to find Su's Mother, saying that little Su Ning was looking for her.
Su Ci thought her brother's timing was perfect.
Su's Mother looked at her daughter, then at Lu Zhe, frowning as she temporarily left.
Suddenly, only Su Ci and Lu Zhe were left in the living room.
The girl quickly got up and walked over to Lu Zhe, taking his hand, "I'll help change your bandages."
Yesterday, it was Su Ci who had helped change the bandages, and afterward, she had sneakily put Lu Zhe's medicine in her suitcase.
Her suitcase had already been taken back to her room by the servants.
"Come on," Su Ci pulled the young man.
Lu Zhe had no choice but to stand up and follow her upstairs.
In the hallway, Su Ci walked close to Lu Zhe, "Why won't you accept my family's shares?"
"I'm already holding the Su family's most precious treasure in my hand." Lu Zhe squeezed the soft little hand that had slipped into his palm. "If I accepted your family's shares too, your parents would be angry when they found out."
Su Ci looked at Lu Zhe in surprise; it was rare to hear him praise her.
Her dark eyes lit up, and joy spread across her delicate features.
She smiled and leaned against Lu Zhe, pressing him, "If I'm the Su family's precious treasure, then am I your dearest darling?"
Lu Zhe looked down at her, "Yes."
Getting the answer she wanted, Su Ci's eyes curved into crescents with happiness.
She lifted her chin and kissed Lu Zhe's cheek with her beautiful red lips, "That's your reward."
Lu Zhe raised his eyes and looked toward Ji Chi, who had just walked out of his room and was looking in their direction.
Instinctively, Lu Zhe's large hand rested on the girl's waist.
Ji Chi closed the door. He walked past Su Ci and Lu Zhe holding a cup, nodding to them as he passed. His expression remained neutral as he walked out of the hallway and went downstairs.
When the servant saw Ji Chi with an empty cup, they quickly came forward and said, "Young Master Ji Chi, do you need water? Let me help you."
Ji Chi refused, "Thank you, but there's no need. I can do it myself."
During his time at the Su family home, even though the servants were very respectful to Ji Chi, he always did things himself and rarely asked the Su family's servants for help.
He clearly knew his position.
He was only staying at the Su family temporarily, and none of this had anything to do with him.
Ji Chi walked into the kitchen and poured himself a glass of water.
Unconsciously, the scene of the girl standing on tiptoe to kiss that young man called Lu Zhe floated through his mind.
Water spilled from the cup.
Ji Chi's lowered eyelids trembled slightly. He put down the water pitcher and took a cloth, wiping the wet countertop with practiced movements.
In the hallway, Su Ci hadn't expected someone to witness her kissing Lu Zhe, but fortunately, it was only Ji Chi and not her parents.
Lu Zhe asked the girl, "Is his room next to yours?"
Su Ci blinked, quickly realizing that "he" referred to Ji Chi. "Not next door, it's several rooms away."
Lu Zhe's hand remained on the girl's waist, pulling her even closer, "I remember you saying he's your mother's friend's son, staying here temporarily."
Su Ci nodded, "Yes, he'll move to the school dormitory after classes start. Right now, he works two part-time jobs, leaving early and returning late, so he doesn't spend much time at our house."
Lu Zhe's lips tightened slightly, "Mm."
"What's wrong?" Su Ci was curious why Lu Zhe would ask about Ji Chi, given that someone with his personality rarely showed interest in things or people.
Meeting the girl's clear, bright eyes, Lu Zhe gave a light laugh, "I'm a bit jealous."
Su Ci looked at him, not understanding.
Each person had a small eco-friendly grill in front of them, and long tables were set with plates of skewered meat.
The director announced, "This episode, we're grilling our own food."
Since the addition of Su Ci and Qin Shiyan as guests, the show has gone from being unremarkable and lacking buzz to attracting a large wave of traffic.
The director didn't care about the bickering between Su Ci and Qin Shiyan, as bickering meant heat.
The director had the staff help the guests set up their grills, "Grill whatever you want to eat."
Su Ci was glad it was just grilling and not cooking.
If she had to cook in front of so many netizens, she definitely wouldn't want to. After all, she had no cooking skills, and she didn't want to be flustered in front of so many people, damaging her image of beauty.
Su Ci casually took a few skewers of beef and placed them on the grill, waiting for them to cook.
Xie Yumin, Guan Jing, and Nan Yi all started grilling.
Grilling was no big deal for them; everyone had tried it at parties.
Nan Yi, in particular, was very skilled at flipping the skewers, which sizzled with oil.
"Who burned their food?" The director, busy with work, smelled something burning.
Su Ci felt a bit embarrassed, "Mine." The beef on the grill was completely blackened.
"CiCi, you've never grilled anything before, let me help you. Here, I've already grilled this, you can eat it first," Qin Shiyan said beside her, placing the grilled meat skewers on a porcelain plate and handing it to Su Ci.
She grilled it very well, the skewers brushed with honey sauce, golden in color, glistening with oil, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, extremely tempting.
"Wow, I really want to eat it. To be honest, Qin Shiyan's grilling skills are really good."
"Su Ci is a rich young lady, how would she know how to do these things? Usually, the servants at home prepare everything for her."
"Now I finally understand how to distinguish between a real rich girl and a fake foster daughter. They are separated by a barbecue."
"So what if Qin Shiyan's grilling skills are good? She has a crooked mind, lies without batting an eye."
"Why do I feel Qin Shiyan is so humble? It seems like she's trying to curry favor with Su Ci."
"The one before, be bolder, remove the 'seems,' she is indeed currying favor with Su Ci."
"What's wrong with currying favor with Su Ci? I'd also like to cling to the leg of the Su family's young lady."
"I don't cling to legs, I'd be a leg hair for Su Ci, look at me, I can grill for you every day."
"Who would want to eat Qin Shiyan's stuff? Su Ci, don't eat it, I can make it for you."
...
Then, the netizens saw Su Ci directly refuse Qin Shiyan's meat skewers.
"You can eat mine." Beside her, Xie Yumin handed a skewer of grilled lamb to Su Ci, "It doesn't look very good, but the taste should be okay."
"Okay, thank you." Su Ci accepted Xie Yumin's skewer.
Su Ci refused Qin Shiyan but accepted Xie Yumin's, her attitude towards Qin Shiyan was very clear.
Rejected, Qin Shiyan's expression was forlorn, she quietly continued grilling.
At this moment, staff pushed a small cart in.
The director smiled, "I also specially prepared sugar water for everyone."
The staff served sugar water to each guest.
When the staff served the sugar water to Su Ci, he slipped, spilling the entire bowl of sugar water on the ground.
He was so scared that he quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." He had heard that this one was the young lady of the Su family, not to be offended.
Su Ci was not injured, she looked at the staff who was panicking and found it amusing, was she that scary? "I'm fine, you don't need to be nervous."
The director asked the staff to refill a bowl.
"There are clean bowls and chopsticks here." Qin Shiyan smiled and told the staff.
"Thank you." The staff quickly took the bowl and refilled a bowl of sugar water for Su Ci.
Su Ci couldn't grill, so she decided not to try and just ate the sugar water prepared by the program team.
The recording studio was filled with the aroma of grilled food, the recording was about to end, and the food on the long table was almost eaten up by the guests.
Beside her, Su Ci scratched her neck again, she felt itchy.
Su Ci frowned, what was going on?
Soon, her face also began to itch, she couldn't help but want to scratch.
Suddenly, her head also started to itch, Su Ci was stunned.
Were her rabbit ears coming out?
In the recording studio, Su Ci suddenly stood up, "I'm not feeling well."
With that, she quickly walked out, leaving everyone and the netizens in shock.
Su Ci ran back to the restroom quickly, locking the door behind her.
Her face was itchy, her head was itchy.
What was going on?
After a while, Su Ci felt the rabbit ears on her head, she opened the front camera of her phone, and saw herself with a pair of rabbit ears on her head, and red rashes on her face.
She was shocked, her eyes wide, what was happening?
Su Ci immediately called Lu Zhe, asking him to come and pick her up, then she called her brother Su ZhiYuan, asking him to control the situation.
The other guests came out of the recording studio and found Su Ci locked herself in the restroom.
No matter who knocked on the door, she didn't open it.
It was unclear how long it had been, a tall young man walked over, the crowd still wondering who this new rising star was, looking so outstanding.
The young man knocked on the door twice, whispering something.
The next second, the door opened, and the handsome young man was pulled in.
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The door was closed again.
"What is Miss Su playing at?" Guan Jing sneered.
"Whatever she's doing, it's none of your business. I advise you to mind your own mouth," Xie Yumin said coldly and left.
Guan Jing was choked with anger, "You..."
Inside, Su Ci wore a hat and a mask, only revealing a pair of dark eyes, "Lu Zhe."
Her voice was choked with tears.
Lu Zhe rushed over in a hurry, his breathing a bit unsteady, "What happened?"
Su Ci took off her hat, revealing a pair of snow-white, fluffy rabbit ears, then she took off her mask, revealing many red rashes on her fair little face.
Su Ci couldn't help but cough a few times, "My face is so itchy."
Woo, she had turned into an ugly rabbit spirit!