As soon as these words left her mouth, Leng Qingqiu intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Lu Yu, then she handed the contract in her hand to Xia Bing, and immediately said, "Xia Bing, what do you think?"

Before her promotion to vice president, Xia Bing had always been Leng Qingqiu's assistant. Leng Qingqiu was fond of seeking Xia Bing's opinions on issues, which is why she asked this question.

After all, the management of a company should never be a one-person show, and Xia Bing as vice president also had the responsibility to assist the president in decision-making. Furthermore, Xia Bing's university major was relevant to this area, so it was good to have her take a look and see if she could spot any overlooked loopholes.

Hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Xia Bing took the contract and quickly skimmed through it. Upon seeing the profit distribution, she was slightly taken aback and then said, "President Leng, there's no problem. The details and terms are all in compliance. We can sign it!"

Hearing this sentence, Leng Qingqiu smiled slightly, then took out her pen, quickly signed her name on the contract, and said, "Mr. Andre, thank you so much! I believe our future collaboration will be very pleasant!"

"Pleasant! Pleasant!"

Andre quickly replied upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words.

Even if he was extremely displeased, he had to forcibly feign a happy demeanor because there was a figure within Victory Group that he dared not provoke!

Speaking of which, Andre quietly glanced at Lu Yu and found Lu Yu looking back at him with an amused smile!

Seeing this, Andre's heart jumped slightly. At this moment, he looked at Leng Qingqiu before him and said, "President Leng, now that the contract has been signed, our mission for this trip has been accomplished. In that case, we can return to the company and report back."

"In such a hurry?"

Before Leng Qingqiu could speak, Lu Yu's voice leisurely floated over, "Andre, won't you honor us by staying for a meal before you leave? After all, this collaboration marks the first between our two groups, so having a meal together to celebrate wouldn't hurt."

Lu Yu's voice was light but carried a hint of playfulness.

Upon hearing this sentence, Andre's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly replied, "No need, no need, our cooperation will be long-term, there will be plenty of opportunities for meals in the future, perhaps next time."

Andre was filled with trepidation every time he saw Lu Yu and now only wanted to leave quickly, with no other intentions.

After last night's incident, Andre was now extremely nervous even at the sight of Lu Yu!

After all, he dared not provoke the Assassin Alliance!

"Alright then."

Hearing this sentence, Leng Qingqiu couldn't help but nod and said, a little regretfully, "In that case, next time it is."

With that, Leng Qingqiu looked at Xia Bing beside her and said, "Xia Bing, please see Mr. Andre off."

"No problem!"

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu, Xia Bing nodded and said to Andre, "Mr. Andre, this way please!"

With these words, Andre seemed relieved, nodded promptly, and then quickly walked out of the guest room…

"Aren't you going to explain?"

Watching Xia Bing take Andre away, Leng Qingqiu spoke to Lu Yu, her tone calm.

"Explain?"

Hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Lu Yu smirked and said, "Explain what?"

Lu Yu's demeanor was calm, as if it were no big deal.

"Newman Company's Andre is quite a formidable presence, yet when he saw you, he was as timid as a mouse seeing a cat. Don't you want to explain that?"

Seeing Lu Yu's nonchalant look, Leng Qingqiu asked, her tone full of inquiry.

Though she was young, as a president, she just saw the naked fear in Andre's eyes when he looked at Lu Yu, nothing else!

The fact that someone could scare a top European cutting-edge tech product supplier like this intrigued Leng Qingqiu.

"Maybe it's because I said a few harsh words last night?"

Lu Yu said upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's question, "You know, that place in Europe is full of cowardly types. They may appear fierce, but they're just paper tigers. Give them a little scare, and they'll be all reverent. Isn't that normal?"

Lu Yu was actually being truthful with Leng Qingqiu this time. He had indeed merely 'slightly' frightened Andre last night, and nothing more.

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, Leng Qingqiu couldn't help but shake her head. She had already guessed that Lu Yu was evading the core of the issue again, and thus she didn't want to waste time further.

She knew now that to understand what Lu Yu had experienced over the past five years, asking him directly would be futile. She'd need to uncover it herself.

"Wait!"

Seeing Leng Qingqiu ready to leave, Lu Yu smiled slightly and said, "I have something to ask you!"

"What is it?!"

Hearing Lu Yu's words, Leng Qingqiu asked, a trace of surprise in her tone. It was the first time Lu Yu had actively sought to ask her a question since his return.

"Do you know if my parents had any associations with those companies five years ago?"

Since both the Jin and Gu families collaborated with his parents back in the day, perhaps the other families were involved too, so Lu Yu wanted to investigate things through this point now.

Upon hearing this, Leng Qingqiu's body couldn't help but shudder; even she hadn't expected Lu Yu to ask such a question.

After Lu Yu's return, though he seemed very cheerful, Leng Qingqiu noticed he rarely mentioned his parents. She had always thought Lu Yu didn't wish to bring up that past.

But now, upon hearing Lu Yu's words, a thought crossed Leng Qingqiu's mind: Could Lu Yu be investigating the events that happened to the Lu Family back then!?

Lu Yu's swift skills and mysterious experiences over the past five years all piqued Leng Qingqiu's curiosity. Given this context, investigating the Lu Family's past events wasn't impossible for Lu Yu!

Thinking of this, Leng Qingqiu was slightly taken aback, pondered for a moment, and replied, "I don't know. Although my father and your father were friends, they rarely discussed business matters. So I'm not sure about the interactions between the Lu Family and those companies, sorry."

Every business has its secrets, and Leng Qingqiu genuinely didn't know what associations the Lu Family had with those companies back then.

"It's okay."

Upon hearing Leng Qingqiu's words, Lu Yu spoke lightly, appearing unconcerned, "I was just asking. It's normal for you not to know."

He hadn't held much hope for this direction anyway, given that he himself didn't know. How could Leng Qingqiu be expected to?

Thinking of this, Lu Yu smiled, greeted Leng Qingqiu, and then turned to walk out of the meeting room.

As she watched Lu Yu's leaving figure, Leng Qingqiu's eyes gleamed with a hint of contemplation.