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It was raining cats and dogs in Peace City. Jane had asked around and finally found this place.

The Lu residence, shrouded in darkness, was eerie and solemn.

The housekeeper ran over with an umbrella and looked at the girl's face through the carved iron door. "Miss, who are you looking for?"

Jane Xin quickly took out a wet slip of paper and handed it over, "I'm looking for Lu Mubai."

Old Lu squinted his eyes. There was an address on the slip of paper. It was here, and the signature on the back was Jane Xun.

Could this be Jian Xun's daughter?

The girl dragged her suitcase and stood alone in the heavy rain, looking helpless.

Old Lu opened the door and led her into the living room, "Take a seat, I'll go up and call you sir."

Jane obediently nodded her head. She wanted to sit down, but then she remembered that her body was soaked by the rain, so she stood on the spot and waited.

In the study.

The man was in the middle of handling his duties when he heard someone knocking on his door. He didn't even raise his head as he said, "Come in."

Old Lu pushed the door open and came in, explaining the situation to him, "Jane Xun's daughter is downstairs."

The man paused for a moment, then slowly raised his gaze.

Cold light faintly gathered in the depths of his dark pupils. That sharpness was enough to make people shudder.

"If you don't want her to stay here, I'll get someone to arrange a place for her."

"No need."

Old Lu had served the Lu family for forty years, so he knew the reason.

Lu Mubai and Jian Xun were once good friends, but afterwards ? The situation had turned into chaos.

Jian Xun was older than Lu Mubai by ten years. When Lu Mubai had started his own business, he had helped him.

However, later on ? Friendship is not worth the business interest.

In the past ten years, they had barely made contact with each other.

Now that the couple had accidentally died and Jane Xin had come to depend on them, Lu Mubai was truly afraid that he would throw this young girl out on the streets to die by herself. That was why he had suggested arranging a place for her.

However, Lu Mubai's attitude had exceeded his expectations.

Thus, without waiting for Lu Mubai's orders, he had already sent people to clean up the room.

In the living room downstairs, the petite figure could be seen with a single glance.

She had a white and delicate face and a pair of round, big eyes that were looking around uneasily. She looked extremely obedient.

Lu Mubai's eye sockets suddenly widened, and his gaze fell on her slightly parted red lips.

Jane Xin had seen Lu Mubai's picture before, but this man exuded an aura that forbade strangers from approaching him. This chilling aura swept through an area of 10 miles. He was clearly good-looking, but his teeth were like those of a demon.

Hearing this, Jane felt a chill run down her spine. She hunched her shoulders and did not dare to speak.

Lu Mubai glanced over and sat on the sofa, "Jane Xin?"

"Yes."

Only then did Jane dare to reply. She took a small step forward and waited obediently for him to ask a question.

"Who told you to come?"

"My dad said if anything happens to him, let me find you."

Jane paused and then added, "He said you were his friend and would take me in."

Hearing this, the man sneered.

"Why should I take you in?" He raised his eyebrows and leaned back lazily.

Jian Xin bit her lips and whispered, "I can do anything. I'll do laundry and cook and clean. If you are willing to take me in, I'm willing to do anything ?"

"Anything?" The man's expression changed. He stood up, walked up to her, pinched her face, and lifted her up.

"Pain ?"

Jane looked at him in fear, but she did not dare to fight back.

Suddenly, Lu Mubai raised a smile. It was eerie and cold, as if he was extremely satisfied with her reaction. He released the girl and instructed Old Lu: "Arrange a place for her to stay."

"Yes."

This was how Jane Xin lived. In the past half month, she rarely came in contact with Lu Mubai.

He seemed busy every day, and when she woke up he was out and she was asleep before he came back.

Occasionally, when they met, Jane would not dare to speak, because this Mr. Lu seemed to be ? It was really hard to get close.

Although she also wanted to get on good terms with him.

The housekeeper, Uncle Lu, had arranged for her a new school, a new and unfamiliar environment, and Jane wanted to get into it as soon as possible.

However, the girls in her class all seemed to be hostile towards her. On the other hand, quite a few boys would take the initiative to come over and strike up a conversation.

"Jane Xin, do you have time to go to school? My big brother wants to treat you to a meal."

The boy pointed to the last corner of the row with his thumb. Jane Xin turned around and saw his brother leaning there with his legs crossed, looking like a playboy.

It seems like he is a hooligan who doesn't like to study.

Jane tactfully refused, "I'm sorry, I don't have the time. I want to attend the evening self-study session."

"What's so interesting about studying? It'd be more interesting if I went out to play with my brothers."

"Classmate, you're pushing my book down."

Jane didn't want to talk to him anymore, so her face turned cold. The boy felt bored and went to report the results to his big brother.

At the side, his tablemate, Gao Weiwei, leaned over and asked, "Jane Xin, is Huo Jingtian chasing after you?"

Huo Jingtian?

Jane was stunned for a moment. That "big brother"?

She lowered her head to her homework and denied, "No, I don't know him."

Gao Weiwei did not say another word, hiding her unwillingness in her eyes.

Huo Jingtian was widely acknowledged as the school grass. Needless to say, his looks and family background were heaven defying, so no one dared to interfere with his overbearing ways in school. This kind of unruly man was most liked by girls.

In the whole school, almost all the girls had a crush on him.

However, no one was able to subdue him. He always looked down on girls, but this new Jane seemed to be a bit too special.

As Jane was writing her homework, her notebook was suddenly pulled out.

She raised her head and met his unruly gaze.