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Upstairs, Yue Min looked at the content on her phone's screen and stared for a long time, but there was no reply from Du Liqing. She couldn't help but feel displeased.

Frowning, he lowered his gaze and inadvertently glanced at Qu Yan Shi. He rested his elbow on the table and lightly touched his lower jaw, subconsciously rubbing it. He secretly changed his plans and decided to let the people around Du Liqing suffer.

"Heh, I would quite like to see who will help you next."

Yue Min suddenly thought of something and sat up straight. She picked up her phone and sent Yuan Wei a picture of Lu Juyan and Qu Yanzhi chatting intimately. The corner of his lips curled up into a mocking smile as he subconsciously muttered to himself.

He wanted to make sure that the people around Du Ruqing were no longer in peace and were unable to help her. She was so eager to see her miserable state that she secretly imagined it. Yue Min could not help but start to feel pleased with herself.

Lu Juyan's words made Qu Yan retract her gaze. She looked straight at him, an inexplicable sense of hope rippling through her heart.

"Oh? "What about him?" Qu Yan Shi urgently asked with an expectant look in her eyes.

Her hand that was lightly touching the teacup was also secretly put down. She didn't feel any pain from the hot water splashing onto her. Instead, her previous misgivings towards Lu Juyan had also dissipated.

Lu Juyan secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he detected the subtle changes in Qu Yan's expression through the light.

"He is abroad, so it is inconvenient for him to come back, so he urged me to take good care of Du Liqing."

Raising his head, he leisurely explained to Qu Yan Shi why he knew so many things. He was also the best playmate he had played with Du Daqing when he was young.

"So that's how it is. When is he going to return?"

Qu Yan Shi was very ambitious to begin with. She, who was missing a tendon, did not notice the flaw in it.

She had thought that her good friend had told all of Du Liqing to Lu Juyan, but she hadn't noticed the hesitation that flashed through Lu Juyan's eyes.

He had hoped for the return of the non-existent person and hoped that he would be able to cure Du Liqing, but in the end, all of this was just a scam.

"It might take some time." Lu Juyan kept thinking about how to lie to Qu Yan. A trace of guilt flashed through his heart when he met Qu Yan's gaze, but he had no choice but to deceive him.

How could he not tell a lie from the start? What's more, he didn't have the ability to control his entire life. If Lu Yu begged for more interference, perhaps …

Lu Juyan didn't dare to think too much about the consequences, but he understood Lu Yu's personality and methods very well. Thus, he still had to think carefully before revealing his identity or proving anything.

Qu Yan looked at Lu Juyan's indifferent face and didn't notice anything amiss. The ridiculing words resounded in his mind. He felt somewhat guilty. He picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.

"En, I was wrong before. I'm very sorry." He lowered his head and raised his cup, solemnly apologizing to Lu Juyan and missing instead the peculiar look that flashed through his eyes.

It was rare for someone to sincerely help her at such a young age. It seemed like Lu Juyan was not a bad person.

His thoughts drifted in a million directions, but he completely ignored his initial suspicions towards Lu Juyan. His lips curled up into a smile as gratitude surged from the bottom of his heart.

"You're welcome." Lu Juyan spoke faintly as he clenched his fingers beneath the table, concealing the uneasiness in his heart.

The two of them released the emotions in their hearts and sat together, discussing about how to deal with Du Liqing with a smile on their faces.

"Alright, it's time for me to leave. I'll leave my youth in your care from now on!" When Qu Yan looked at the time on his wrist watch, he realized that the time had passed so quickly.

Time was quietly lost, and the tea on the table lost its original fragrance. The two of them looked at each other and felt that it was time to change their minds.

Just as Qu Yan Shi was about to stand up and leave, she saw an angry Yuan Wei standing not far away from her. Ye Zichen's heart tightened, but when he was about to say something, he was startled by Ye Zichen's angry look.

"Lu Juyan, you're really despicable!" Not only was it not enough to have Du Liqing, but she was even fighting with him for research!

Yuan Wei didn't finish the second part of his sentence. However, he was still indignant and resentful towards his opponent. His eyes were still burning with anger.

Lu Juyan calmly looked at Yuan Wei as a feeling of doubt arose in his heart. His relaxed state of mind had now become even more agitated, making him feel as if something wasn't quite right.

"Yuan Wei, what are you doing!" Qu Yan Yan Yan stopped Yuan Wei from pointing at Lu Juyan with a slight frown. Seeing that no one was around, he knew that he must have misunderstood something. He couldn't help but pull him back a few steps.

Yuan Wei, who had been stopped, was even more annoyed. He mistook Qu Yan for protecting Lu Juyan. Looking at the calm expression on Lu Zu and Yan Yun's face, the anger in his heart grew even more intense.

Qu Yan Shi's obstruction was also ignored, her large hand gripped her own, tightly grasping the palm of her hand. He gritted his teeth and glared angrily at Lu Juyan, wanting to hear an explanation from him.

"I really don't have anything to do with him. Can you stop being angry?" Qu Yan Shi's hand was aching from being grabbed by Yuan Wei, and she started to struggle, but her grip tightened. A trace of displeasure flashed through his eyes as he spoke with dissatisfaction.

Yuan Wei was jealous, Qu Yan's research was definitely a joyous affair. However, if they were not in the same situation, it would bring her a dilemma instead.

Facing Lu Juyan's gaze, she felt a sense of guilt and even had the urge to bring Yuan Wei home quickly. She didn't want to cause trouble for herself again.

Yuan Wei didn't want to develop a temper with Qu Yan, so he kept trying to control his temper.

He'd placed all his mistakes on Lu Juyan because he was afraid that he'd be blaming the wrong person. Meanwhile, Qu Yan had studied the obstruction time and time again, which made him suspect that the two of them really had a relationship.

"Nothing? Then what is this, do you think I'm blind? " His heart was aching faintly, and his emotions were roaring angrily at Qu Yan Shi as if he had lost control of them. He placed the photo on the phone in front of her, trying to get her to explain.

Qu Yan Shi looked at the picture in front of her. She was stunned for a moment, but then a look of confusion flashed in her eyes.

"It's not like that." All of a sudden, Qu Yan suddenly had a feeling that he was at a loss for words. Looking at Yuan Wei's furious expression, he couldn't help but take two steps back.

Lu Juyan, who was sitting on a chair, happened to glance at a picture and his heart tightened. A trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes as he dashed up the stairs, wanting to see who had done such a thing.

Yue Min.

He kept thinking about it and suddenly, the figure of this person appeared in his mind. Xiao Yan frowned slightly. His footsteps were unceasingly increasing. When he went upstairs, he didn't notice her presence. This made Lu Juyan feel quite displeased.