LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 695 - 695: The Boss Behind the Entertainment City is Surnamed Yao
Chapter 695: Chapter 695: The Boss Behind the Entertainment City is Surnamed Yao
Just then, her mobile phone rang.
Lu Yanxi’s eyes lit up, thinking it was Lu Lingche calling back, but when she saw the caller ID, she discovered it was Chen Yuan.
She hesitated for a moment, but finally answered the call.
His consistently soft and pleasant voice came from the phone: “Yan Xi, you haven’t gone to sleep yet, right? I hope I’m not disturbing your rest.”
Lu Yanxi’s nose tingled: “No.”
“That’s good. I just finished up with work and arrived home. I saw your message on WeChat, so I specifically called you back.”
Who doesn’t check their mobile phone messages from dawn till dusk?
He had simply left her till last.
Lu Yanxi knew full well now, but she didn’t expose him, nor did she bother any longer about him ignoring her for an entire day. She had already decided to give up.
All she said was, “About your line of work, I already know. You shouldn’t do this job anymore; it’s illegal.”
“How can it be? My financial company is completely legal. Don’t make random guesses and don’t believe rumors; everything I do is legitimate business.”
“Stop lying to me. The casino you frequented, all the entertainment offered on the third floor and above is illegal.”
Lu Yanxi felt that he was stubbornly disregarding the truth. Angrily, she hurried: “And moreover, that casino is secretly operating under the banner of the Lu Family, tarnishing the Lu Family’s good name. My Second Brother already knows about this, he’s furious, and the consequences are severe! Don’t get involved anymore, or I won’t be able to save you. Understand?!”
Chen Yuan was silent for a moment.
As the middleman involved in recruiting for the casino, and having opened a credit company with the help of the casino owner, he knew too much more than Lu Yanxi.
Indeed, the casino operates under the guise of the Lu Family name. Many people gamble there just because of the Lu Family’s reputation. A mountain like that backing them, they feel the casino is high-class, private, and secure.
But Chen Yuan knew that the real owner who pulls the strings behind the scenes at the casino doesn’t have the last name of Lu, but Yao.
Decades ago, the Yao Family was also a prominent clan. Even though their power gradually declined, they still had a solid foundation.
More significantly, thirty years ago, a daughter of the Yao Family married into the Lu Family, becoming the Young Madam of a top-tier, wealthy household.
This is the current Madam Lu.
When Madam Lu first married into the Lu family, her footing was unsure, and she was always low-key and compliantly followed the rules.
Once she found her footing, she began vigorously supporting her birth family.
The Yao family had not produced anyone of merit for two generations, but Madam Lu managed to push a bunch of her Yao Family relatives into companies related to the Lu Family.
For those with some skills, she even managed to insert them into the Shengling Group.
For those without capabilities, she would have them open companies under the Lu Family name to handle some projects or supply goods to the Shengling Group.
After all, her son was the CEO of Shengling Group, and as long as he turned a blind eye, the Yao relatives could make a fortune.
Unfortunately, her obedient eldest son suddenly died in an accident, and the title of CEO of Shengling shifted to her emotionally distant younger son.
Not long after the new CEO took office, he disregarded Madam Lu completely, relieving his numerous cousins of their posts.
Even the suppliers for the corporation were all reselected, removing all those related to the Yao family.
This event shook the entire Yao Family. The family was almost wiped out in a month! Everyone became unemployed!
The children of the Yao Family ran to the Lu Family to find Madam Lu, crying and complaining. They accused their second cousin of being too ruthless, favoring outsiders over his own family, and asked for him to be reprimanded.