The Devoted Second Male Lead Decided to Favor Someone Else

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Huo Lian took Tim’s spot and crossed his legs.

“How can you have nothing with Huo Qi’s three million?”

Lu Shijin glanced at him. “Are you here to ask for the money back for your nephew? It was given to me, so it would be bad manners to ask for it back.”

The corners of Huo Lian’s mouth twitched. “Don’t worry, I’m not here for money. I’m just curious, haven’t you always thought of love as priceless? Why would you ask for Huo Qi’s money?”

Lu Shijin responded firmly. “He bought my artworks, so isn’t it natural to pay me? And besides, Huo Qi cheated my feelings, it’s only fair that I take some money from him.”

He paused and glanced at Huo Lian with suspicion. “Speaking of which, the matter of three million should only be known to Huo Qi and myself, may I ask how Mr. Huo knows of this?”

Huo Lian’s expression didn’t change. “I care about my nephew, so isn’t it to be expected?”

Lu Shijin sneered. “Then why did Mr. Huo come look for me?”

Huo Lian slowly asked, “Do you know who Huo Qi gave your art to after he bought them?”

“They’ve already been sold to him. As for who he gave them to, it doesn’t matter to me.” Lu Shijin said indifferently and took a sip from his drink.

“And what if the person is Ruan Siheng?”

Lu Shijin paused, his drink still in his hand. In Huo Lian’s eyes, he could tell that Lu Shijin still hasn’t passed the hurdle of Ruan Siheng.

Lu Shijin gritted his teeth. “It also doesn’t matter to me.”

“And what if Ruan Siheng plagiarized the ideas in your art and claimed them to be his own inspiration?”

Lu Shijin put down the glass, took off his sunglasses and stared coldly at Huo Lian.

“Just say it.”

In the end, Lu Shijin couldn’t hold it in. Huo Lian smiled, “I want to cooperate with you.”

“Cooperate? With what?”

Huo Lian coaxed, “Don’t you hate Huo Qi? Hate Ruan Siheng? One cheated you of your feelings, and the other plagiarized your work, don’t you want revenge? For them to get the punishment they deserve?”

“So what if I do?” Lu Shijin was unmoved. “Huo Qi has the support of the entire Huo family while I’m just a student with no background. How can I defeat him?”

“I can help you.” Huo Lian said seriously.

Lu Shijin glanced at him mockingly. “Has Mr. Huo given up on your act of the ‘good uncle’? You, helping me? It sounds nice, but you just want to use me to deal with Huo Qi. Huo Qi used me as a substitute and you want to use me as a chess piece. Little wonder you two are related, your style of actions are the same.”

Huo Lian smiled instead of getting angry, looking at Lu Shijin with appreciation behind his sunglasses.

“Looks like Huo Qi made you grow up quite a bit. The current you and the submissive Lu Shijin from a month ago are like two different people.”

“Of course, the Lu Shijin from back then has already died. Did you forget? You personally killed him.” Lu Shijin lifted his chin and said coldly. “The one in front of you is Niuhuru* Shijin.”

*Niuhuru is what Zhen Huan’s surname was changed to in the drama “Legend of Zhen Huan” after she’s brought to the palace by the emperor and represents how she changed from innocence to being forced to scheme.

“What did you say?” Huo Lian was confused, he didn’t understand a single word Lu Shijin just said.

711 hurriedly gave him a reminder. “You’re thinking of the wrong story!”

Lu Shijin lightly coughed. “It’s just a joke.”

Huo Lian: “. . .”

Lu Shijin stood up and lightly shook his hand. “I need to go to the washroom. If Mr. Huo’s willing to wait, then go ahead and wait. If not, then I’m afraid I won’t be able to see you off.”

Huo Lian watched the back of Lu Shijin’s dashing figure as he left and slightly sighed. This little substitute has really become different. It’ll be more fun to play with him now.

He then glanced at the intact coconut on the table and studied it carefully in his hands.

He didn’t believe in the nonsense of opening a coconut with the mind. It was only enough to fool some ignorant westerners.

There must be a mechanism on the coconut.

But he studied it for ages and was unable to find anything, so he put it down in anger.

Lu Shijin still hadn’t returned. Huo Lian thought Lu Shijin was testing his sincerity, so he could only endure his impatience and continue waiting.

During this time, he received a phone call.

“I met the person. But the substitute is harder to deal with than before. He guessed that I wanted to use him.”

“It’s actually pretty easy to deal with the substitute, it’s just that it would require you, president Huo, to make a small sacrifice.”

“What do you mean?”

“When the substitute was dating Huo Qi, he was completely devoted. If Huo Qi told him to go east, he would never go west, so . . .”

Huo Lian understood. “Are you saying that I should date him?”

“Of course you won’t actually be dating! With your charisma, wouldn’t it be easy for you to attract Lu Shijin, who hasn’t had much experience? As long as you let him love you, wouldn’t he listen to your every command?”

Huo Lian coldly interrupted the person on the other side. “Enough, don’t say any more. Although I want to use him, I still have a bottom line. I won’t do something as low as making use of his feelings. I’ll find another way to let him believe in my sincerity.”

“What sincerity?” Lu Shijin’s cold voice suddenly came out behind Huo Lian.

Huo Lian calmly hung up the phone. “Nothing. How can I make you believe that I really want to cooperate with you and not use you?”

“It’s easy.” Lu Shijin had acquired a durian from somewhere and threw it onto the sand. “Here, you just need to open this durian with your bare hands for me to believe you!”

Huo Lian: “. . .”

Looking at the durian that was covered with thorns, Huo Lian suddenly felt like it would be a lot easier to have the substitute fall for him.