The more Meng Chao listened, the more he felt that something was off.
He felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
Lu Fanghui's voice became gentler, and he sounded like a kind father.
"Now, Siya finally has the power she's always dreamed of, but she paid a huge price for it, and that includes her personality."
Lu Fanghui paused for a moment and sighed before he continued. "My daughter's personality isn't that good. She's too sharp and sensitive. As a Spirit Sensor, she can see the filth that normal people can't, and she can also see the filth in the depths of a person's heart. And she's often hurt by that filth.
"To avoid being hurt, she chose to use an aggressive style and an overly arrogant personality to arm herself. It's as if she's too weak, which is why she put on a thick, sturdy, and indestructible armor so that she can constantly fight.
"The tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Of course, there's nothing good about this personality. Right now, many people in the circle call her the Queen Bee, and that's not a compliment.
"As a father, I'm very worried for my beloved daughter, but I also know that if she hadn't used such a sharp personality to cut down all the hardships in her path of growth, she would have been unable to withstand the torment a long time ago and would have broken down completely.
"It's impossible for me to change my daughter's personality, and I can't make her change. I only hope to find someone who can complement my daughter's personality and protect her. At critical moments, that person will be able to help her.
"In the beginning, I found Lin Chuan.
"At that time, Lin Chuan was a very outstanding young man, and he had a good relationship with Siya. His cultivation potential, ability to work, image, and demeanor were all top-notch.
"I once had high hopes for Lin Chuan and did everything I could to cultivate him. In fact, I treated him sincerely as half a son of mine.
"Unfortunately, at that time, I was at a critical stage of my career's rise. I had to deal with my siblings and uncles in the Lu family, the non-family shareholders of Sky Pillar Corporation, and the competition between Sky Pillar Corporation and Universe Corporation. It was impossible for me to pour 100% of my time, energy, and resources into Lin Chuan.
"In the end, you know what happened. Lin Chuan disappointed me.
"I thought that his and Siya's personalities complemented each other, but I didn't expect that they're the same type of people. His so-called strength, cheerfulness, and ease are all just a facade. In the depths of his heart, Lin Chuan is actually a despicable person who feels incredibly inferior because of his family background.
"This inferiority complex caused him to be unable to calmly accept my kindness and properly handle his relationship with Siya.
"This inferiority complex caused him to become more and more extreme, and in the end, he fell into the path of the devil.
"How hateful, this bastard!
"My dearest daughter, it's not so easy for you to put on layers and layers of heavy armor and show your most delicate heart to others.
"But for the first time, and perhaps the only time in her life, Lin Chuan chose to stab her heart deeply with a knife!
"When I learned about the whole thing, I was horrified and furious.
"Even though you managed to escape from the Red Radiance Jade tsunami at that time and appeared to be unscathed on the surface, you were still able to escape from it.
"But I'm very worried that Lin Chuan's betrayal and hurt will completely twist Siya's heart. It will make her lose all hope and turn her into an emotionless machine.
"Fortunately, none of that happened.
"Up to now, even though her personality and way of doing things have been criticized a little, to me, Siya is already very normal and healthy.
"All of this is thanks to you, Meng Chao. It's your company that helped Siya walk out of the shadow of Lin Chuan's betrayal."
When Meng Chao heard this, he started coughing furiously.
He felt that if he did not say anything, he would not be able to get around it.
"President Lu … Oh, Uncle Lu, I think you misunderstood …"
Meng Chao was not an idiot. Naturally, he could read Lu Fanghui's thoughts from his burning gaze.
But in this matter, Lu Fanghui was just like many others. He had misunderstood his relationship with Lu Siya.
From a normal man's point of view, with Lu Siya's figure, looks, family background, and the power and authority she possessed, she would not just be able to make a person struggle for twenty years less. She would be able to make a person struggle for an entire lifetime less.
Meng Chao believed that even if Big Sis Ya, who was the Queen Bee, was ten times stronger, there would still be men who would be willing to fly into her flames and try to stop her.
Besides, honestly speaking, no matter how Lu Siya treated other people, whether she often took things by force or used schemes, she was still very kind to Meng Chao.
During the battle in the lair, if Lu Siya had not charged into the lair alone and trusted him unconditionally, he would not have been able to escape unscathed.
But aside from gratitude and trust, Meng Chao did not have any other thoughts.
On one hand, he was Kindling, and all he wanted to do was to change the future and save Dragon City.
He spent all his time training his body, cultivating his mind, and exploring the secrets of the ancient era. He was not really concerned about the marriage problems of the older men and women in the city.
On the other hand, he had traveled through the Other World in his previous life and had seen all sorts of beauties.
His tastes had long since been modified by the Other World's saintesses, witches, catwomen, leopard women, dragon women, female elves, and female giants, and so on.
Meng Chao asked himself if he was a person who had broken away from low-class tastes and only wanted to worry about the country and its people so that they could survive.
However, the bizarre, soul-stirring, magnificent, and even appalling pictures popped up from the depths of his brain every night and crawled into his dreams. He could not stop them at all.
It made him feel bored when he woke up every day. When he saw plain human girls, he was not moved in the slightest. He just wanted to talk to them about life, ideals, and how they could contribute to Dragon City.
He felt helpless, but there was nothing he could do!
Right. Recently, the deep communication with the 'microbrain' had allowed him to read the information about the primordial war. He had even turned into a primordial ferocious beast and reproduced crazily. He had unlocked countless unbelievable methods and postures in a form that was completely different from that of a human, allowing him to experience the wonders of life and the mysteries of gene transmission.
He was already used to all of this, and he could no longer turn back.
Hence, Meng Chao was not targeting Lu Siya.
Instead, he was not too interested in all the girls who were 100% human.
He had personally experienced the apocalypse, so he did not believe that a union between two people must be based on feelings.
But if they lacked even the most primitive desire, why should they force it?
"I didn't misunderstand."
Lu Fanghui's expression did not change. He said calmly, "Do you think that I'm talking about feelings with you? Even though Dragon City won the Monster War, we haven't completely broken free from the predicament of the apocalypse.
"In the cruel apocalypse, there's no room for us to talk about feelings.
"I'm talking about a deal with you. It's a deal that will benefit everyone."
"A deal?"
Meng Chao frowned.
"That's right. It's a deal that will benefit all three parties."
Lu Fanghui's gaze turned sharp again. He stared at Meng Chao deeply. "I think that you're hesitating about whether to join Heavenly Dragon Club because you're worried that once you join, you won't have much say in the nine great cultivation families and will be easily marginalized. You might even be used as a tool by others, right?
"I don't know what other people think. Perhaps some of the cultivation families are thinking about turning you into a puppet, but as long as we complete this deal, at the very least, Siya, the entire Lu family, and I will definitely stand on your side.
"You can be at ease and use my resources boldly, and I will have a legitimate reason to increase my investment in you and Superstar.
"To Siya, this deal will allow her to obtain the absolute support of the youngest Heaven Realm superhuman and blood medal bearer in Dragon City. It will also help her win over the hearts of the poor children and normal citizens, who you represent.
"You know that even though the two of you often teamed up to promote each other in the past, since Siya comes from one of the nine great cultivation families, many of the poor children and normal citizens are prejudiced against her. They don't dare to accept her wholeheartedly.
"If we complete this deal, it will naturally help Siya fight for the large market that the poor children and normal citizens represent.
"And to me, if this deal comes to fruition, I will have the help of two super newbies with limitless potential at the same time. This will help me increase my status in the Lu family and increase my power in Sky Pillar Corporation. It will be immeasurable, and I'll even be able to decide my fate with one strike.
"Look, everyone will be able to gain benefits from this deal, which means that this deal is real, sincere, and stable. In this world, there are often people who betray their relationships, but there are very few people who betray their personal interests, right?"
Meng Chao was dumbfounded.
He finally understood where Big Sis Ya inherited her ambitious, unscrupulous, and willing to use everything to make a deal!
Now that he thought about it carefully, in his previous life, due to the explosion of the Red Radiance Jade mine and Lu Siya's death, Lu Fanghui did not manage to sit on the throne of the CEO of Sky Pillar Minerals for a long time. Later on, he did not manage to become the head of the Lu family either, so he was not an outstanding person who left a deep impression on Meng Chao and could control Dragon City.
But today's conversation made Meng Chao realize that the real Lu Fanghui was much better than he was in his previous life.
In his previous life, he just lacked some luck and opportunities.
In this life, through Meng Chao's changes, he did not lack anything!
Lu Fanghui misunderstood Meng Chao's expression.
"Looks like you're a person who values relationships a lot. But it makes sense. At your age, who wouldn't want a pure and beautiful relationship?"
Lu Fanghui said. "But this isn't a problem at all. It doesn't matter at all. Once this trade succeeds and we get what we want, at that time, you can have a pure and beautiful relationship with whoever you want. Even if you have one hundred relationships with them, it doesn't matter. Do you think that Siya and I are people who will care about such trivial matters?"
Meng Chao was dumbfounded.
He had goosebumps all over his body.
He was stunned for a long time before he said, "Is this … really okay?"
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