A Stern Mistress from the Ancient Past Becomes the Cannon-Fodder in a Wealthy Family

Chapter 73: Xu Lang

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Yuan Shu was naturally happy to have a professional invest for her. She immediately discussed some matters with Liu Lan and handed the money to her.

After lunch, Yuan Shu asked Liu Lan to sit for a while before getting the chauffeur to send her back to the law firm.

The weather had been gloomy for the past two days. It was sunny in the morning, but the temperature suddenly dropped in the afternoon.

Yuan Shu and Shi Lu stood under a gardenia tree in the garden outside the ancestral home. Even the color of the flowers seemed dull in the gloomy weather.

After a moment, a yellow gardenia petal fell and landed on Yuan Shu’s shoulder.

Yuan Shu’s hair was tied into a bun in the morning, so it was slightly curly now. Her thick black hair and the white gardenia petals gave her a serene aura.

Shi Lu raised his hand to take the petal and twirled it around his fingertip twice. Then, he threw it under the gardenia tree, allowing it to return to its roots.

He said, “It will be at least a year before the funds are transferred back to this project, so your treasury might be empty for a while.”

Yuan Shu looked at the white flowers under the gardenia tree calmly as she said, “It’s fine. I’ve expected it. However, after Shi Bin’s calculations, this project should be able to earn a profit in half a year.”

Yuan Shu suddenly changed the topic. As she stared at the cement road around the garden, she said to Shi Lu, “From tomorrow morning onwards, you will wake up every morning to go running with me.”

Shi Lu was baffled.

He followed Yuan Shu’s gaze and stared at the cement road outside. From Yuan Shu’s tone, she wasn’t negotiating at all, but making arrangements directly.

Excited, Shi Lu repeated uncertainly, “Morning jog?”

He really couldn’t get up that early! Besides, how could he run in the morning like this?!

Yuan Shu glanced at him and said concisely, “The few of you are too out of shape and need to train.”

Too out of shape? Shi Lu felt as if a rock had suddenly fallen from the sky and pressed on his shoulder. He wanted to defend himself, but Yuan Shu had already turned around and walked back.

Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at Shi Lu’s injured and bandaged arm. “Oh, you’re injured.” Hope reignited in Shi Lu’s heart.

“Then get up in the morning to go hiking.”

K.O.

The next few days were peaceful. Things were resolved one by one, and Yuan Shu finally had time to continue reading books.

She was curious about many things, such as Shi Yi’s infringement case, Shi Lu’s development in his acting career, Shi Bin’s finance course, and so on.

After the court summons was sent to the Xu family’s high-end shop, Yuan Shu received a visitation card.

It was a visitation card from the Xu family and was sent to the Shi family’s villa. Li Yue called Yuan Shu and asked her about her decision.

Yuan Shu could roughly guess why the Xu family sent a visitation letter, but the Xu family was private territory. The Xu family and the Shi family were rivals, so it didn’t seem appropriate for them to meet at home.

Hence, Yuan Shu arranged for him to meet at the cafe, the same cafe where she met up with Li Ci previously.

Having been here so many times, Yuan Shu was already familiar with the place. She went straight into the cafe to make a reservation.

“Madam Shi.”

Hearing someone call her, Yuan Shu turned around and saw a man in a suit sitting on the second floor.

He sat up straight and raised his right hand to greet Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu went straight to the second floor.

After Yuan Shu sat down, the man took out a business card and placed it in front of Yuan Shu. “Madam Shi, I’ve heard a lot about you. I’m Xu Lang, the manager of Luzy.”

Yuan Shu picked up the business card and looked at it before putting it in her handbag out of politeness.

“Hello, Mr. Xu.”

Yuan Shu had an impression of Xu Lang. He was the third son of the Xu family, but he was the illegitimate son. He was only discovered by the Xu family when he was 10 years old and brought home through legal means. His mother was abandoned and passed away when he was 18 years old, so the mother and son didn’t see each other again.

However, Xu Lang wasn’t valued in the Xu family because he was short and looked too ordinary. In a family like the Xu family that didn’t lack children, he was too ordinary.

It was also because of his mediocre appearance that the youngest daughter of the Jiang family, who was originally engaged to him, married his younger brother, Xu Mu..