YA Ch77: Explosion

As the members of the art team walked out of the meeting room, they heard their usually serious boss using a seductive tone to say, “Dalang, eat medicine.” The whole team was stunned, standing there in a daze.

Secretary Jiang saw them and immediately waved them to leave quickly, making a hand gesture to cut their necks, signaling them that watching too much could be dangerous.

The art team, frightened, turned and left. Some young and fearless ones wanted to stay but were forcibly dragged away by their older colleagues who covered their mouths.

Lu Yu was particularly happy. With his eyes covered, he couldn’t see anything, and the warm, sweet breath on his face felt like feathers brushing lightly.

Although it was a cruel remark, it made him tremble with excitement, and his breathing suddenly became rapid. He rubbed up against Ming Yan and secretly licked Ming Yan’s neck, saying in a low voice, “Yan-ge, you’re getting smoother with your responses.”

The wet tongue made Ming Yan ticklish, and he chuckled lightly. “Yeah, my dad said you’ve corrupted me.”

Sensitive people are easily influenced by their environment. During the past three years, Lu Dayu had become increasingly silent, and Ming Yan had also fallen into pain and anxiety. Now, with Lu Xiaoyu being so talkative, Ming Yan couldn’t help but play the straight man and follow along.

While talking, he dragged Lu Yu toward the elevator.

“Alright, stand still,” Ming Yan said as they entered the elevator, tugging on Lu Yu’s ear. “We’ll use the emergency exit. The AI has already called a car. We need to get out quickly.”

Just as they reached the first floor, Secretary Jiang, who had gone ahead to scout, ran over, panting and said, “There’s a live broadcast at the emergency exit. We can’t go that way. Should we contact the security company?”

With the development of AI, social media has become more active, and even an ordinary passerby can broadcast live. The dynamic Lu Yu had just posted turned him into the top trending topic for the day. As Niao Shu crashed, nearby live streamers, sensing the commotion like sharks smelling blood, swarmed toward Chenyu Technology.

The back door led to a narrow road and was easy to block. If they were filmed by the live streamers, the crowd would swarm in, making escape impossible.

Lu Yu took off his tie and threw the car keys to Secretary Jiang. “Xiao Jiang, go bring the car around. After parking, open the doors to the driver’s seat and passenger seat.”

“You plan to drive out?” Ming Yan frowned slightly.

Lu Yu glanced at the situation outside, silently calculated the route, and asked with a smile, “If I catch a glimpse of the Lu family while driving, does it count as a violation? If it does, I’ll just drive with my eyes closed.”

Ming Yan’s mouth twitched, helplessly saying, “It doesn’t count.” This guy was getting better and better at negotiating and making threats, though this threat involved the safety of the Lu family.

“Alright then!” Lu Yu happily agreed, grabbing Ming Yan’s hand and instructing, “When the car comes, you get into the passenger seat and fasten your seatbelt. I’ll drive.”

Before Ming Yan could agree, Lu Yu saw Secretary Jiang get out of the car and open the doors, shouting, “Go!”

Ming Yan followed him into the car and quickly fastened his seatbelt. As the seatbelt clicked, Lu Yu slammed the gas pedal and sped out. When the reporters reacted, he drifted and swerved to avoid the crowd.

The small car slipped through the edges of the crowd like a slippery loach, leaving a trail of mud on Lu Mu’s long fur coat as it slid out of the parking lot.

A few days ago, it had just snowed, and the melting snow had turned into black water on the road. With this drift, a string of mud splattered onto Lu Mu’s fur coat.

Ming Yan, holding onto the car’s overhead handle, was tossed around like on a roller coaster. As the car swerved onto the elevated road, he suddenly laughed out loud. It was quite amusing to stage an apocalyptic chase right in front of their own company.

Lu Yu was also very happy. It had been a long time since he had driven like this, and he felt so exhilarated he wanted to howl. “Our driving skills are top-notch, aren’t they?”

Ming Yan gave him a thumbs up. “Cool.”

Lu Yu was proudly showing off his driving skills, smoothly maneuvering on the elevated road.

However, the show of skill lasted only a few seconds before Ming Yan reminded him, “The speed limit on the elevated road is sixty.”

Lu Yu quickly slammed on the brakes to reduce speed, narrowly avoiding detection by the speed camera. Even a skilled driver couldn’t break the speed limit in the city.

Meanwhile, the online world was buzzing. With Niao Shu still down, people who hadn’t seen the drama were anxiously asking around, while those who had seen it had nowhere to share.

Half an hour later, Niao Shu finally came back online.

Netizens quickly downloaded and saved the audio, fearing it might be removed by the system. After all, the statements made were extremely explosive.

Previously, the types of rich family scandals usually involved illegitimate children, public fights between wives, brothers fighting over family assets, or preemptive actions to secure inheritance.

This was the first time they’d heard someone openly suggest marrying a cousin, even suggesting “if not the cousin, then the brother” in such outrageous statements.

Even in ancient times when cousins could marry, marrying a cousin was still forbidden.

The shocking nature of the scandal was almost as intense as horror or bloodshed. Such repulsive revelations left a deep impression and triggered widespread sharing.

Netizen A: “Oh my god, what kind of filthy place is the Lu family? Isn’t this just despicable?”

Netizen B: “Did Lu Yu grow up in this kind of family? How miserable!”

Insiders started revealing that Lu Yu had actually severed ties with the Lu family years ago, but the Lu family had never admitted it and had publicly claimed it was just teenage rebellion.

Netizens dug up every detail about the Lu family, from their rise to their family tree, to various scandals before Lu Yu severed ties.

After reviewing all the key information, netizens were still puzzled.

Netizen C: “Why suggest marrying a cousin? I still don’t get it.”

Netizen D: “The Lu family must be on the decline. Could it be that seeing Chenyu Technology prospering lately, they’re desperate for any advantage and losing their cool?”

The Lu family had made their fortune in phone component processing. Their components were essential for all phones. Later, as phones declined, one of their components was used in AI, allowing them to survive by a thread. 

Compared to the booming Chenyu Technology, the Lu family was indeed declining. This netizen’s guess was supported by most.

The online world was in an uproar. When Ming Yan got home, he reassured familiar people that he was safe, instructed the PR department on how to handle the situation, and had the AI block communications, only allowing family calls.

Just after Lu family’s scandal hit, Lu Yu dropped a “trump card” that left everyone stunned. At such a time, he didn’t need to respond; saying too much would only make things worse.

Ming Yan put down the executive toy and saw the merman toy holding a small toy, looking for his brother to play. Not seeing Lu Yu around, he was a bit worried and went to the study.

The study was dark except for the light from the computer screen.

Lu Yu sat in front of the computer, staring intently at the screen.

Since the AI was integrated into the merman toy, Lu Yu could only get online news through the computer. Ming Yan walked over and advised, “Don’t look at this…”

The computer screen displayed a webpage with bizarre pop-ups and bold, large-font text that pierced through the view like electronic pepper spray, making Ming Yan’s words catch in his throat.

[Lu Yu, with a devilish smile, wickedly asked Ming Yan, who was tortured to the point of consciousness fading: How is it, is it big?]

Ming Yan: “……”