Shocking! The young educated youth had just arrived and was already clashing with spies.

Chapter 659 Someone's going to die!

Lu Jianshe's eyes sharpened considerably upon hearing the names "Zhou family" and "Zhou Yichen." He sat down, supporting himself on the chair behind him, and rubbed his watch for a while before asking:

"Did Zhou Yichen make things difficult for you?"

Although he asked the question, he felt that it was unlikely; if the Zhou family had intervened, they wouldn't have handled it so lightly.

Lu Shujing, Lu Shengying, and Huo Tianci were all removed from the research group and given a public reprimand and demerit, which can be considered a minor punishment to serve as a warning.

Moreover, the Zhou family has always avoided meddling in other people's business. If anyone were to get involved, it would probably only be Zhou Yichen. Since he is not important enough, he would not cause too much trouble.

Zhou Yichen had no idea that simply making a phone call to reveal a little inside information would result in the three cheaters being expelled and given a demerit, and they would be looked down upon.

What Lu Shengying most hoped to see was his uncle's nonchalant expression, because it meant that plagiarism was not a big deal.

Actually, he himself felt quite wronged. How could it be considered plagiarism? It was clearly the result of everyone's discussion, it's just that Jia Zhenyan contributed more.

He was secretly delighted and quickly said, "No, we didn't see Zhou Yichen. It was the two siblings from the Chu family who blocked our way the whole time."

Lu Jianshe gave Lu Shengying a deep look. He disapproved of Lu Shengying's attempt to undermine the Chu family, but he didn't say anything.

He simply said, "The senior engineer who brought you here has already come to see me about this matter. The factory's punishment for the three of you is to be removed from the research group and to receive a demerit notice. For the time being, you should stay at home and reflect on your actions for now."

Lu Shengying breathed a sigh of relief but was still somewhat unconvinced, "That Jia Zhenyan..."

"Hmph, short-sighted!"

Lu Jianshe immediately dismissed them, saying, "Go back and think carefully about where you went wrong!"

What's the point of worrying about small gains and losses now? The most important thing is to see the underlying power struggles that will unfold.

With a deep sigh, Lu Jianshe looked at Lu Shengying with eyes full of disappointment. What a pity...

Lu Shengying felt a chill run down his spine from the look in his eyes. He knew he had said something stupid again and disappointed his uncle, but he didn't dare to say anything more. He could only quickly turn around and leave the study.

"Ugh!"

Another long sigh escaped his lips, leaving Lu Jianshe alone. His back slumped back in his chair, and a slight moisture seeped from his tightly closed eyes.

He murmured, "My son..."

Lu Shengying left the study and went straight downstairs. In the living room, Lu Shujing and her mother were sitting on the sofa waiting for him. When she saw him come down, she quickly stood up.

"How did it go? What did my dad say?"

However, she looked at people with a somewhat arrogant gaze, as if she did not regard Lu Shengying as her cousin, but rather as a servant whom she could order around.

Lu Shengying was already used to her two-faced behavior, since the whole family living in this Western-style house was like that.

He said calmly, "It's not a big problem. My uncle told us to stay home and avoid going to work for the time being."

He wouldn't say anything more specific; he'd rather Lu Shujing find out from her father herself, so she wouldn't go crazy at his hands again.

Lu Shujing didn't care. Since it wasn't a big deal, she didn't hesitate to kick them out.

"Then you should leave now. If you ask me, this whole thing is your fault for not being careful enough, which caused such a big fuss. I'm just an innocent victim. Jia Zhenyan, that idiot, and I used to have a pretty good relationship, but you've ruined it all!"

Hearing this, Lu Shengying almost laughed in anger.

Lu Shujing didn't say that back then. She was the first to discover that Jia Zhenyan knew a lot of people and was honest, which is why she encouraged him to go astray.

Moreover, if someone hadn't kept assuring him that Jia Zhenyan would always listen to her and there would be no problems, why would he have taken such a risky thing without any leverage over her?

But no matter how angry Lu Shengying was, she couldn't say anything harsh. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Besides, she hadn't gotten what she wanted yet.

Despite being seething with anger, he still bowed and nodded to his mother, who had been ignoring him, and said, "Auntie, I'll head back now."

Lu's mother didn't even glance at him, only uttering a soft "hmm" before falling silent.

Lu Shengying forced a smile, made sure to observe proper etiquette, and then quickly left the Lu family's house to head towards her own home.

The Chu family was also experiencing turmoil.

Chu Xin had just returned from get off work and eaten dinner when the phone in the living room rang.

Chu Yunting glanced at his grandfather, then answered the phone, his eyes widening in shock. "What the heck?!"

This prompted the other three people in the living room to look at him and ask what had happened.

Chu Yunting quickly hung up the phone, rushing upstairs while saying irritably:

"Chu Xin, wait for me to change my clothes, let's go out for a bit. Something happened at the guesthouse. Gu Beizhan angered Ge Shaoting, and the people at the guesthouse called us to come over quickly. Someone's going to die!!"