What was wrong with chapter 54?

Lu Zifan went down the private elevator in his office. When the elevator doors opened, he saw the surprising number of people outside. Among them was a beggar holding a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates. The beggar pounced on Lu Zifan, saying, "Young Master Lu, thank you for loving me. From now on, I am your man."

"Young Master Lu, are you so sex-crazed that you even attacked a beggar?" People started talking animatedly at this point, openly criticizing Lu Zifan.

Lu Zifan's face darkened. He clenched his hands tightly, his knuckles making a cracking sound. "Who sent you to stir up trouble?" Lu Zifan asked the beggar. "If you don't tell me right now, I will call the police to have you arrested."

When the beggar heard about the call to the police, he immediately turned hostile. "Wasn't it you who sent someone to give me the flowers and tell me you love me? That's why I came. Now you're acting like a snob in front of everyone! Do you think I have no self-respect just because I am a beggar?"

The beggar spat and threw the bouquet at Lu Zifan's feet. He then left, hugging the box of chocolates.

A photo fell out of the bouquet. It was of the assassin Lu Zifan sent to attack He Lanjin. Only the back of the person was shown on the photo, but Lu Zifan was sure of the person's identity.

Lu Zifan was shocked. This assassin knew too much. He must not fall into the hands of other people.

A car stopped in front of the group of people that gathered in front of the Lu Corporation building. The leader of the resource bureau got off the car and approached the scene. He spoke to one of the people in the group for a few minutes and then turned around to walk back to his car.

"Director, weren't you going to personally deliver the documents to the land that young Master Lu just acquired?" The subordinate was puzzled to see that the director was still holding the documents.

The director sneered. "I didn't believe in the recent news about young Master Lu, thinking that his enemies just wanted to paint him in a bad light. Now even beggars are coming to his door. Giving him my land could cost me my reputation and credibility. I don't want people thinking that I associate with his kind."

"You're right," the subordinate replied, seeing the sense in what the director said.

Lu Zifan's sharp eyes caught sight of the chief of the Resource Bureau. He gave the secretary a look and the security guards immediately moved to get rid of the crowd.

"Director Chen, Director Chen," Lu Zifan called out as he strode forward, stopping the chief before he got into the car. "May I know the reason for your visit? I was just about to go to the bureau office and invite you for a drink."

Lu Zifan's gaze fell on the documents the director was holding. "What are you doing?" Lu Zifan asked in a panic. "Are these the documents to the land that we have made a deal on?"

"Young Master Lu, I'm not feeling well. I need to go to the hospital," the bureau chief said dismissively as he walked past Lu Zifan and into his car. "Let's meet another day."

Lu Zifan stood there and looked coldly at the bureau chief's moving car. Something was not right. Why did everything seem to go wrong at the same time? The events were too close together to be coincidental. He pursed his lips and ordered his secretary. "Investigate and find out what happened to Director Chen."

After some time, Lu Zifan's phone rang. It was Secretary Yang, reporting in a worried voice. "Young Master Lu, the bureau chief's assistant said that your land has just been approved. The bureau chief came to personally hand the documents over to you. What I did not find out was the reason he suddenly left."

While Lu Zifan and his secretary were trying to make sense of the mess the Lu Corporation was in, someone in a coffee shop across the Lu Corporation building was silently watching how quickly the crowd had dispersed before the bureau chief left.

A tall figure sat on the chair by the window in the coffee shop, lazily leaning against it. He took a sip of coffee and lightly tapped the table twice with his fingertips.

"Master, you're still one step ahead of me," Han Beicheng said as he scratched his head. Qiao Hanye's eyes were on Lu Zifan's figure not far away, his cold face revealing a rare smile.

Han Beicheng's gaze fell on Qiao Hanye's open palm. "Master, you clearly avoided the incident this morning," Han Beicheng asked, puzzled. "Why did you deliberately break open the wound?"

Han Beicheng could not understand. What was so good about being injured? Didn't his master want his wound to heal?

Qiao Hanye let out a small chuckle. He looked at the palm carefully bandaged by He Lanjin. In one swift stroke, he tore off the bandage, revealing his bleeding palm. "Why? Do you think it's inappropriate?"

Han Beicheng's heart felt cold. What was happening to his master? How could Qiao Hanye think that deliberately injuring himself was acceptable?