Chapter 325: Encountering a Love Rival

"I agree, Little Sister Sheng. You’re the one most suited for Senior Lu, but you should know his personality. If Senior Lu sets his mind on something, it’s useless even if the Lu Family elders object.

Little Sister Sheng, I think you should still be careful. What if..."

Cen Mulin trailed off, not finishing her sentence.

But Sheng Tian knew what she was trying to say.

"You have a point. What if Brother Yun Que gets impulsive and drags that bitch to get a marriage certificate? Then even Uncle and Aunt Lu won’t be able to do anything about him."

"I have an idea, though. I wonder if you’re interested, Little Sister Sheng?"

"What’s the idea?"

...

Yun Zijin wanted to keep listening, but the two of them seemed to be whispering to each other. Their voices were so low that Yun Zijin couldn’t make out a single word of their plot.

Only after the two left, their high heels CLICK-CLACK-CLICKING away, did Yun Zijin open the stall door. After washing her hands and smoothing out her skirt, she left the restroom and headed back to her seat.

Lu Yunque breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yun Zijin return safe and sound.

"I just ran into Sheng Tian and Cen Mulin in the restroom."

Hearing this, Lu Yunque’s brow furrowed slightly.

’Those two just won’t go away.’

Meanwhile, Sheng Hao coughed lightly to cover up his own awkwardness.

Sheng Tian was just his cousin, after all. There was a limit to how much he, as her older cousin, could control.

Still, it was awkward facing Yun Zijin.

"They didn’t do anything to you, did they?"

Lu Yunque quickly checked Yun Zijin over to see if she was hurt anywhere.

"I just overheard part of their conversation. They didn’t know I was there."

Once Yun Zijin said that, Lu Yunque and the others understood the situation.

"You’re bringing this up... Don’t tell me they’re planning to do something to you?"

That was Li Yuexing for you—blunt and outspoken.

"I’m sure they have a plan, but they were whispering while they plotted, so I couldn’t hear it."

’So... if something happens later, I’ll most likely be the one who gets framed.’

"Should I have someone keep an eye on them?"

Lu Yunque wasn’t about to show any tender mercy to Sheng Tian and Cen Mulin.

’They were about to cause trouble for his girlfriend. Did they really expect him to be nice to them?’

"I’ll have Sheng Yang take Sheng Tian home. As for Cen Mulin..."

"I’ll have Fu Yang take care of it."

Sheng Hao felt it was necessary to nip any potential problems in the bud before they could happen.

As long as they weren’t allowed to stay here, whatever they were plotting would fall apart on its own.

However, Sheng Hao glanced at Fu Ze with some suspicion. Since when was he this helpful?

’Wasn’t he usually the type to enjoy the drama and not mind when things get messy?’

Fu Ze ignored Sheng Hao’s look and immediately pulled out his phone to contact Fu Yang.

Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque had a rough idea why Fu Ze was suddenly so enthusiastic to help her, so they just let him be.

Sheng Hao didn’t waste any time either, taking out his phone to contact Sheng Yang.

Elsewhere, Fu Yang and Sheng Yang received messages from their respective older brothers. After seeing the contents, they stood up indignantly.

"That Sheng Tian! Why hasn’t she given up yet?!"

"My brother is actually telling me to get Cen Mulin out of the banquet hall. Don’t tell me those two are plotting together against Sister Yun?"

Fu Yang figured that Fu Ze wouldn’t meddle for no reason.

"What, what? What are you guys talking about? Is someone trying to cause trouble for my sis-in-law?"

Hearing what Sheng Yang and Fu Yang said, Lu Yunfeng quickly put two and two together.

The one thing Sheng Tian and Cen Mulin had in common was that they were both hopelessly devoted to Lu Yunque and stubbornly refused to give up on him.

And as Lu Yunque’s girlfriend, Yun Zijin naturally became their target.

Lu Yunfeng felt that Yun Zijin was being unfairly targeted, all because of his brother.

"Since Brother Hao and Brother Ze both sent messages, we should get a move on! We can’t let their evil plan succeed!"

Li Yue Xuan had a temper just like Li Yuexing’s; they were both impatient.

The four of them sprang into action and quickly found Sheng Tian and Cen Mulin.

"Sheng Tian, Brother Hao told me to take you home. Otherwise... say goodbye to your monthly allowance."

Although Sheng Tian was his uncle’s daughter, Sheng Hao was, after all, the current head of the Sheng Group. If Sheng Hao gave the order, even Sheng Tian’s parents would have no choice but to obey.

Otherwise, their own assets would be frozen.

The bottom line was simple: disobey, and you can forget about getting any money.

Sheng Yang now had his own bar, which was starting to turn a profit, so he didn’t care about his allowance as much as he used to.

But Sheng Tian was different. She hadn’t worked since graduation and lived off the small allowance Brother Hao gave her each month. From time to time, she even came to sponge off him.

Honestly, if they weren’t blood relatives, Sheng Yang really wanted to give Sheng Tian a few hard slaps.

"I came with my mom and dad! You have no right to make me leave!"

She was so close to ruining Yun Zijin’s reputation. How could Sheng Tian possibly be willing to leave now?

"Hmph! You’re leaving whether you want to or not. Otherwise... it won’t just be your allowance, but your parents’ dividends too! You can forget about all of it!"

Sheng Yang wasn’t joking in the slightest. If his second uncle and aunt were here, they would also make Sheng Tian leave with him.

’After all... what was a daughter compared to money?’

"Miss Cen, someone doesn’t want to see you here. I’ll have to trouble you to leave with Miss Sheng."

Fu Yang was smiling brightly. If it weren’t for the complete indifference in his eyes, he would have looked just like an innocent puppy.

"I’m from the Cen Family! You have no right to make me leave!"

Cen Mulin hadn’t expected to get dragged into this herself, and she couldn’t help but feel a surge of resentment toward Sheng Tian.

’She couldn’t even handle the Sheng family brothers and got me dragged into this. It serves her right that Lu Yunque looks down on her!’

’In Cen Mulin’s eyes, this rival in love, Sheng Tian, was even less of a threat than Yun Zijin. A brainless idiot!’

Sheng Tian and Cen Mulin refused to leave, and Sheng Yang and the other three couldn’t exactly force them out in public.

Though they couldn’t remove them, they decided to just stick close and watch them. Surely four pairs of eyes would be enough to keep two people in check.

Fu Yang and Sheng Yang messaged their respective older brothers, reporting on their progress and telling them to keep an eye on things as well.

Although Fu Ze and Sheng Hao weren’t very satisfied with this outcome, they both knew that Sheng Yang and Fu Yang had done their best.

After all, this was the Situ family’s banquet; they couldn’t make too big of a scene.

The two of them explained the situation to Yun Zijin as well. They hadn’t been able to remove the women, but watching them closely was a solution in itself.

"Yes, thank you for your help. I’ll send you all something next time as a thank you."

Yun Zijin had plenty of strange and curious items in her system’s inventory. It wouldn’t be a problem to pull some out as a thank-you gift.

"Don’t worry about it. Sheng Tian is a member of the Sheng Family. Keeping an eye on her is part of our responsibility."

If they really let Sheng Tian succeed, his friendship with Yun Zijin would likely be at an end.

That wasn’t an outcome Sheng Hao wanted.