Chapter 150: The Wealthy!

Shen Qing cast a sidelong glance at the man and snatched the phone directly from his hand.

"Hey! What is wrong with you, woman? This is blatant robbery!" The man was stunned for a moment before lunging forward in a rage to reclaim his phone.

"You've been following me since the cafe," Shen Qing said calmly. She unlocked his phone with ease, navigated to the photo gallery, and found it filled with pictures of her and Lu Xuanyou. Some were taken from specific angles to make them appear intimate.

The man panicked and threatened viciously, "Give me that phone, or you're dead meat."

Most celebrities dared not offend paparazzi, let alone an ordinary person. If he leaked photos of her with the famous actor Lu, the man’s female fans would surely tear her to shreds.

"Oh," Shen Qing said, tapping the "delete all" button.

She hadn't intended to make things difficult for the paparazzo, but he was so reckless that he had actually followed her here.

"This piece-of-trash phone needs replacing," Shen Qing remarked, tossing it back into his arms.

The man froze, frantically opening the gallery. Every photo was gone.

"You... you..." The man was so furious he couldn't speak. She had wiped everything clean, including photos he had taken of other stars just days ago that he hadn't yet had time to publish! "You owe me for this!"

Shen Qing lowered her head to type something into her own phone, then looked up at him. "Oh, in that case, wait for your lawyer's letter."

"..." The man’s body stiffened instantly.

The girl’s gaze was cold, chilling him to the bone. Based on his years of experience as a paparazzo, this woman was not to be trifled with—and he couldn't afford to provoke her.

Ding!

The elevator doors opened. The man glanced at the floor indicator; he hadn't noticed when he followed her in, but this elevator led directly to the penthouse suites.

None of the celebrities he had followed in the past had ever stayed in such an expensive suite.

The man reassessed Shen Qing. Her outfit looked unremarkable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, her black windbreaker and jeans exuded a low-key, luxurious quality.

So, it wasn't Actor Lu meeting a secret lover; it was Lu Xuanyou accompanying a wealthy benefactor!

When Shen Qing stepped out of the elevator, the man remained dazed.

As the elevator doors closed again, he checked his phone, attempting to access his cloud backups. He was stunned to find them completely empty.

How could he have been hacked so quickly?

The man looked at the floor number. Dealing with a benefactor who could summon a group of thugs with a wave of her hand...

He silently pressed the button for the first floor.

***

Early the next morning, Shen Qing was awakened by a call from Lu Xuanyou.

"What?" Shen Qing glanced at the caller ID and answered in a clearly irritated tone, her voice laced with suppressed anger.

Lu Xuanyou chuckled, seemingly unfazed. "Qingqing, we agreed to go to RT Entertainment today."

His voice was gentle. Shen Qing pressed her temples, grunted a curt acknowledgment with a dark expression, and hung up.

She dozed for another minute before slowly dragging herself out of bed to wash up and change.

***

Lu Xuanyou was waiting for her outside the hotel in a minivan. As soon as Shen Qing boarded, she caught the scent of butter and wrinkled her nose slightly.

Lu Xuanyou was sitting in the back. Seeing her enter, he opened a breakfast box containing exquisitely crafted bread and a bottle of milk.

"Qingqing, come and eat."

"Mm, thanks." Shen Qing replied with cold indifference. She slid into the back seat and sat by the window, leaving enough space between them for another person to sit.

The male assistant driving the car glanced back, wondering who this person was to dare give Lu Xuanyou such a cold shoulder.

Shen Qing was looking out the window, eating her bread. From the assistant’s angle, he could only see her flawless profile—a high bridge, a delicate, upturned nose, and thick, dense eyelashes.

The assistant was momentarily stunned, his eyes filled with awe. There was no one like her in the R-country entertainment industry, and he had never heard of Lu Xuanyou having a sister.

Lu Xuanyou caught the assistant's reaction and read his thoughts. "Drive."

His voice remained gentle as ever, but the assistant, who had been with him for nearly two years, could detect the underlying displeasure.

He silently started the car and couldn't help but steal a glance in the rearview mirror, catching a glimpse of one of Shen Qing's eyes.

He sighed inwardly, thinking that this girl was truly spoiled—using Lu Xuanyou to break into the entertainment industry while treating him with such disdain.