Chapter 5: Hooking Up

“Boss, it’s Miss Lu,” Huzi reported, running back to Fu Changqing.

Fu Changqing nodded and looked at Lu Yunshang. “Miss Lu, are you alright? Are you injured?”

Lu Yunshang looked up at the tall Fu Changqing. What luck! She’d seen this handsome man twice in one day. Fu Hanzhou was the handsome type, while Fu Changqing was exquisitely beautiful.

He looked like he’d stepped out of a comic book. She was completely captivated by his appearance.

“Miss Lu?” Seeing her stunned silence, Fu Changqing thought she was scared and called her softly.

“Ah,” Lu Yunshang’s palms were sweating. She silently cursed herself. Pathetic, look at you acting like a lovesick fool.

“I’m fine, not injured. Um, I’m really sorry, Mr. Fu. I was looking ahead and didn’t notice the car behind me… I’ll call the insurance company. It’s my fault.”

But Fu Changqing asked, “Miss Lu, you’re here for something, right? Did you have an appointment?”

Lu Yunshang nodded.

“Then Miss Lu, please go to your appointment first. Leave the other matters to my assistant.”

After Fu Changqing gestured, Huzi immediately ran over.

“Send our car and Miss Lu’s car to the repair shop.”

“Yes,” Huzi replied, turning to Lu Yunshang. “Miss Lu, please leave your phone number. I’ll contact you when the car is repaired.”

Lu Yunshang quickly gave Huzi her number.

“I’ll pay for the repair costs. I’ll settle it later.”

“Lu Yunshang!”

Fu Hanzhou suddenly appeared. He quickly darted between the two cars, glanced, then turned to yell at Lu Yunshang. “Your driving skills are so bad, and you still drive out? Are you not embarrassed enough?”

Lu Yunshang widened her eyes: “…”

“Cousin,” Fu Hanzhou turned to Fu Changqing. “I apologize on her behalf. Female drivers, you know, I’ll pay for the repairs.”

Fu Changqing smiled. “Cousin, in what capacity are you apologizing for Miss Lu? And in what capacity are you paying for the repairs? Also, cousin, car accidents are common. It has nothing to do with the driver’s gender.”

Fu Hanzhou froze: “…”

Fu Changqing stepped past Fu Hanzhou and walked to Lu Yunshang’s side. “Miss Lu, don’t you have an appointment? Let’s go in together.”

Lu Yunshang nodded vigorously and followed Fu Changqing numbly.

For some reason, she felt safe beside him. Maybe it was because he was tall. Smelling the elegant cedar scent on him, her heart felt lighter.

Fu Hanzhou watched his cousin and ex-wife’s backs, feeling a pang of jealousy.

What is this woman doing?

“Lu Yunshang, are you trying to hook up with my cousin? Was this minor accident intentional, to get close to Fu Changqing? Humph, you’re so scheming,” Fu Hanzhou muttered.

After muttering, he looked back at Huzi and realized someone was still standing there.

He walked over and patted Huzi’s shoulder. “Remind your Ninth Master that Lu Yunshang isn’t as innocent as she seems. She’s definitely after your Ninth Master’s money.”

Huzi looked disgusted. “Mr. Fu, is it appropriate to talk about your ex-wife like this?”

Fu Hanzhou paused. “Fine. You’ll be crying later. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

As soon as Fu Changqing entered the Blue Bay Club, the welcoming lady rushed forward. “Ninth Master, good evening.”

She glanced at Lu Yunshang behind Fu Changqing, her eyes full of doubt and disdain, her mouth pouting to one side.

Lu Yunshang ignored her and took a couple of steps. “Mr. Fu, I’ll go find my friend. Let’s get in touch later.”

Fu Changqing nodded. “Miss Lu, which room is your appointment in?”

“Nightingale,” Lu Yunshang replied before realizing she’d spoken too quickly. Why did she say everything?

Fu Changqing gestured, and a handsome male waiter immediately ran over. “Ninth Master.”

“Take Miss Lu to Nightingale.”

“Yes, Ninth Master,” the waiter replied. “Miss Lu, this way, please. Be careful, the floor is slippery.”

Fu Changqing watched Lu Yunshang enter the elevator, lost in thought.

Huzi ran in.

“Tell the manager to fire the receptionist and hire a more professional one,” Fu Changqing said.

“Yes, Boss… Oh, right, Boss, Mr. Fu said Miss Lu intentionally hit our car to hook up with you and get money.”

Fu Changqing smiled. “Oh, then I have to work hard to make money.”

Huzi: “…”

“Go and find out who’s in the Nightingale room,” Fu Changqing said.

“Yes, I’ll go right away,” Huzi said and ran off.

The waiter led Lu Yunshang into the room.

Liu Jingting quickly got up to greet Lu Yunshang and introduced Su Qitai. “Yunshang, this is Mr. Su. Mr. Su, this is Miss Lu Yunshang, our studio’s newly appointed chief perfumer.”

Su Qitai stared at Lu Yunshang with interest, but there was a hint of disgust in his smile. “If I’m not mistaken, Miss Lu is the young mistress of the Fu family, right? I cooperate with Mr. Fu and often drink with him. I’ve never heard that she can make perfume.”

Su Qitai knew that Fu Hanzhou’s beloved woman was Xiao Nianzhen, and his marriage to Lu Yunshang was an arranged marriage without feelings. The Lu family had received 100 million yuan from the Fu family as a gift, and he inherently despised women like Lu Yunshang who would sell themselves for money.

“Why did Manager Liu bring such a person to deal with me? Is it because I don’t approve of the perfume your company made, and you’re trying to humiliate me? If so, then let’s not mention the following projects.”

Liu Jingting quickly poured Su Qitai a drink. “Mr. Su, please don’t think that way. It’s precisely because your project is so important that I specially invited Miss Lu. To be honest, Miss Lu and I have known each other for many years, and she’s truly outstanding.”

“You also said she’s Mr. Fu’s young mistress, so it’s inconvenient for her to show her face. That’s why she didn’t take any orders. Now that she’s divorced from Mr. Fu—you’ll hear this news in a few days—she just joined our company today, and I brought her to see you.”

Su Qitai was stunned. “Divorced? When did that happen?”

Lu Yunshang remained calm on the surface, but her fists were clenched tightly under her coat, her chest feeling tight.

Liu Jingting smiled. “Mr. Su, I think someone as principled as you wouldn’t mind whether Miss Lu is divorced or not.”

Su Qitai was unhappy. Was Liu Jingting accusing him of being emotional?

He took a puff of his cigar. “Good perfume has a soul. I think that as a perfumer, if your private life is problematic, and your character is problematic, you can’t make good perfume.”

“Manager Liu, if your company considers changing perfumers, I can consider giving you another chance. If it’s her, then forget it. There’s more than one perfume studio in Huacheng.”

What a jerk! I don’t even want to serve you, Lu Yunshang thought.

Lu Yunshang managed a smile. “It seems Mr. Su has a great prejudice against me. In that case, senior brother, let’s have our studio change perfumers. I’ll take my leave now and not disturb Mr. Su’s enjoyment.”

She got up and strode towards the door, pulling open the heavy door and unexpectedly colliding with a man.

She looked closely and gasped. What bad luck.

“Lu Yunshang, are your eyes in the back of your head?” Fu Hanzhou said angrily. “You just crashed your car, and now you’re crashing into people.”

Liu Jingting was startled. “Yunshang, you crashed your car?”

Lu Yunshang glared at Fu Hanzhou and turned to Liu Jingting. “It’s fine, it’s all taken care of.”

Su Qitai rested his hand on the sofa and sneered. “Mr. Fu, you’re just in time. Manager Liu recommended their studio’s chief perfumer to me, and it’s Miss Lu. Mr. Fu, can Miss Lu make perfume?”

Fu Hanzhou smiled disdainfully. “Mr. Su, don’t joke. Is making perfume something just anyone can do? I’ve never seen her make perfume. She only knows how to spend money; she doesn’t know anything else.”