Wu Lao said indifferently,
"That young man is extraordinary."
"With him protecting Bai Yuzhen and her daughter, your lineage might have hope of rising again in a few years."
Bai Yulou was shocked.
He couldn’t believe that these words had actually come from Wu Lao’s mouth.
"Wu Lao, are you saying that the kid can make our lineage rise again?"
"Indeed," Wu Lao nodded.
Bai Yulou took a sharp breath of cold air.
"Wu Lao, are you serious? You’re not joking, are you?"
Wu Lao glanced at Bai Yulou.
"If you don’t believe it, just wait and see."
"In a few years, you’ll know."
Seeing Wu Lao’s demeanor, Bai Yulou began to believe that Wu Lao was not joking.
Still, he found it hard to believe—how could Wu Lao think Zhou Yu would be capable of this?
While Bai Yulou was still in shock, Zhou Hongsheng, who was being treated next to him, suddenly let out a scream. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and he heavily collapsed inside the carriage, twitching a few times before his eyes bulged out, motionless.
This sudden turn of events startled Bai Yulou.
After coming to his senses, he hurried over to check and discovered that Zhou Hongsheng was already dead.
"Wu Lao, he... He’s dead!"
Wu Lao frowned, approached Zhou Hongsheng, and after grabbing his wrist for a moment, a flash of light crossed his eyes.
"His heart meridian is broken."
"His heart meridian is broken? How did this happen?" Bai Yulou asked, shocked.
"It must have been that kid’s doing."
"I didn’t expect he had also cultivated Qi Refinement, and his control of True Qi has reached a very profound level. Truly, he makes me take a second look."
This time, even Wu Lao showed a shocked expression.
Bai Yulou was stunned.
"Wu Lao, are you saying... this is Zhou Yu’s doing?"
Bai Yulou suddenly felt dispirited.
For many years, he had never misjudged a person, but he never thought that Zhou Yu, whom he deemed worthless, would have such unfathomable skills.
Was this kid really from the village?
Since when were people from the village so formidable?
Just then, Bai Yulou’s cell phone suddenly rang.
He answered the call, and after a moment, his face blanked once again.
"What happened?" Wu Lao asked.
Bai Yulou said in disbelief,
"Bai Taiwen was beaten by Zhou Yu! His Saint Realm expert was also severely injured by Zhou Yu."
Wu Lao also took a deep breath of cold air, and after a long while, he said with a profound look,
"Unexpectedly, Bai Yuzhen, who was driven out of the Bai Family, has become the biggest variable for the Bai Family today."
"It seems we won’t have to wait a few years, some people’s calculations in the Bai Family are already failing now."
After Bai Yulou and the others left, there was a heavy atmosphere inside the villa. Bai Yuzhen, Lin Chaodong, and others were all deeply worried and silent.
"Auntie Bai, what are your plans going forward?"
"If you want to go back to the Bai Family, I can accompany you."
Bai Yuzhen was silent for a moment before slowly speaking,
"Zhou Yu, thank you. But this matter, I still need to think it over."
Zhou Yu intended to accompany Bai Yuzhen on a trip to the Bai Family and also to check on the condition of the old master of the Bai Family. If he could be saved, Zhou Yu didn’t mind lending a hand.
Anyway, Ye Zhongshan also hoped that he would save Old Master Bai’s family.
But since Bai Yuzhen hadn’t decided yet, there was no hurry; they would just wait and see.
He believed that with the Bai Family’s strength, they would not let Old Master Bai fail to survive even these few days.
In the evening, Zhou Yu and Lin Luoluo returned to the bedroom to rest.
Due to the plethora of issues recently, it had been a long time since the two had lain in the same bed like now.
And for that reason, neither of them spoke.
Zhou Yu felt the unique fragrance emanating from the nearby Lin Luoluo and the delicate skin revealed beneath her silk nightgown, and suddenly a desire surged within him to embrace her.
Just then, Lin Luoluo suddenly broke the silence.
"Yesterday, Shui Tianyue, the general manager of Huan Yu Group from the provincial city, brought me a project transfer contract, specifically for the provincial city’s Metro Line 10."
"Do you know about this?"
Zhou Yu was taken aback.
This was something he had mentioned to Shui Tianyue, and he hadn’t expected her to act so quickly, let alone in person.
Surprised as he was, Zhou Yu still nodded.
Lin Luoluo bit her lower lip and then asked:
"What exactly is your relationship with her...?"
Zhou Yu was taken aback again.
Lin Luoluo’s tone seemed a bit off.
It felt almost reproachful.
She couldn’t be jealous, could she?
Zhou Yu found the thought amusing; could this icy female CEO actually feel jealousy?
After thinking it over, Zhou Yu realized that if he told Lin Luoluo now that Shui Tianyue was someone he had brought in to handle business affairs, and that Huan Yu Group was his, who knows where Lin Luoluo’s thoughts might wander.
Zhou Yu decided to evade the heavier topic and said lightly:
"I... have treated her for an illness."
"Director Lin, you aren’t jealous, are you?"
Lin Luoluo’s breath hitched, and then she turned her head, glaring at Zhou Yu.
"Hmph, as if I’d be jealous over you."
After speaking, she pulled up the blanket and covered her head.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu secretly chuckled.
When she wasn’t being cold, this girl was quite cute.
The night passed without further conversation.
Early the next morning, after having breakfast, Zhou Yu and Lin Luoluo arrived at Lin Shi Group together.
Lin Luoluo went to her office to get busy, and Zhou Yu went to the Project Management Department Four.
The formerly bustling Department Four was now eerily quiet; ever since Zheng Qiu and Wang Miao resigned, not a single person was there.
Zhou Yu brewed a pot of tea, just as he was about to drink, his phone suddenly rang.
It was Lv Fang calling.
"Zhou Yu, Shui Tianyue has been acting unusually these past two days. I always feel like she’s become a different person, and it worries me, so I wanted to tell you."
"Want to come over and have a look?"
Zhou Yu was startled.
"Unusual? Has she encountered any strange people or events these past two days?"
Lv Fang thought for a moment.
"There weren’t any particularly special events or people, oh, right, one of her college classmates came to see her and they’ve apparently arranged to have dinner tonight."
"Right, that person seems a bit strange to me."
"From the perspective of a man, he definitely has designs on Miss Shui."
Zhou Yu’s eyes narrowed.
"Alright, I understand."
"Lv Bro, I’ll set off in a while and head to the provincial city."