Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!-Chapter 157 - No rush leave it with you for now

Chapter 157: Chapter 157: No rush, leave it with you for now

Chapter 157: Chapter 157: No rush, leave it with you for now

To Zhou Jiawang, Lu Xining’s feelings were complex.

No matter what, he had once been her closest friend, and she nodded in response to his greeting.

Ever since the last time they had eaten at “Hidden Eatery,” Jiawang had not seen her again.

Remembering how he had said just the night before how much he missed her as a friend, to then leave Jingzhou the next day, he explained, “My grandmother fell ill, so right after we finished our meal that day, I rushed back to Port City overnight.”

He explained the reason for his sudden departure, the primary one being that he didn’t have her phone number.

Ji Muye’s clear eyes measured the two people before him; a chord in his mind was taut.

Jiawang took the initiative to greet him, “President Ji, we meet again.”

Ji Muye’s tone was cold, “Hmm.”

A pair of eyes, filled with a cold light, swept past Lu Xining and he said to Jiawang, “Excuse me.”

Jiawang stepped aside.

Ji Muye, followed by his two secretaries, exited the elevator and headed straight to his room.

Lu Xining hadn’t brought any other assistants, only Fu Junhang was with her.

His room was right next to hers.

Ji Muye’s room was directly opposite hers, close to Zhou Jiawang’s room.

Seeing her, Jiawang was not in a hurry to leave either; he asked his assistants to go first, then followed Lu Xining toward her room.

“Ningning, grandma knows I’ve seen you and asked me to bring you some gifts.”

“They’re in my room, I’ll go get them for you now.”

Lu Xining’s hand tightened on her bag, her steps faltered, and her gaze lingered on Jiawang’s calm face.

Jiawang baffled, “What’s wrong, is there something on my face?”

It seemed that Jiawang didn’t know about the things Old Lady Zhou had done to her in the past. It made sense—how could Old Lady Zhou bear to let her own grandson be upset?

Lu Xining suppressed the emotions in her eyes, “There’s no rush, just leave it at your place.”

Old Lady Zhou was an old friend of Lu Xining’s grandmother. Initially, it was she who had personally gone to Yunqiao Village to take her to Port City.

But three years later, it was also she who had forced Lu Xining to leave Port City.

Jiawang unconsciously sensed the chill in Xining’s expression, reminded of her sudden departure years ago, and he became alert.

Could it be that not only was his mother involved in that matter, but his grandmother too?

He scrutinized Lu Xining’s expression, but saw that she had already composed herself, her face betraying no signs of disturbance.

Lu Xining didn’t wish to linger on the topic and bid goodbye to Jiawang, returning to her own room.

Fu Junhang also entered the suite next door.

Only Jiawang was left standing in the corridor, thoughtful. He hurried back to his room and contacted an old friend to investigate the past.

“He Yang, do me a favor.”

Next door, Ji Muye, listening to his secretaries arranging the follow-up itinerary, was already elsewhere in his thoughts.

Ji Muye, “You guys go back first.”

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Shen Molin and the male secretary exchanged a glance, quickly packed up their things, and left.

Silence returned to the room.

Ji Muye thought about the information he had previously uncovered.

Lu Xining had lived with the Port City Zhou Family for three years, residing and studying with Jiawang. Both excelled academically, cooperating tacitly, and together had won many awards.

Yet approaching the college entrance exams, Lu Xining, dragging a small suitcase, returned to Yunqiao Village.

She had taken the exams in Fuxian County and had indeed become the top scorer in the province that year, receiving a substantial scholarship from the provincial government.

However, the very next day, she transferred that money into Old Lady Zhou’s account.

Not only that, but aside from her intense studies at university, she spent all her remaining time working.

Whatever offered high pay, she would take up the job.

Even the video from the bar that Zhang Yuzhi had intentionally leaked had been because at that time, the bar had offered a condition that selling a bottle of wine would earn a cash reward.

Most importantly, sell it today! Settle today!

If she could sell a bottle of red wine worth millions, just the commission alone could be over a hundred thousand. The higher the value of the wine, the higher the commission she would receive.

Lu Xining had worked in that bar for half a year, and was the unquestioned sales champion—just from commissions, she had earned tens of millions.

That showed just how hard she had worked that half year.

Ji Muye saw the amount she had transferred to Old Lady Zhou, which was almost all of her part-time income.

No wonder when he first met her, not only was she thin, but she also had a pale complexion, looking like she suffered from chronic malnutrition.

He looked at the dilapidated school not far away, which was the only middle school in Fuxian and also where Lu Xining had once attended.

Across the room, Lu Xining stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the county town.

Compared to more than a decade ago, it had become much more prosperous.

But she still couldn’t forget that rainy night when she came back from Port City with barely two hundred yuan to her name, unable to afford even the cheapest hostel.

Even when she returned to Yunqiao Village two years earlier, she hardly ever visited Fuxian County, mostly staying in the village.

Times change, and everything was changing for the better.

Lu Xining rested in the room for a while, then took her bag and left, not calling Fu Junhang, wanting to visit Fuxian Middle School alone.

The sky was growing dark.

Nightlife here wasn’t rich, and the tourism industry wasn’t booming.

There weren’t many people on the streets.

Lu Xining walked and eventually arrived at the entrance of Fuxian Middle School.

Initially, when she followed her grandmother back to Yunqiao Village, her academic records were transferred from Jingzhou, and she studied three years of junior high here.

Later, she was taken to Port City and, under the influence of the Zhou Family’s power and wealth, ended up sitting at the same desk as Zhou Jiawang for three years.

Past events replayed before her eyes, and Lu Xining became somewhat lost in thought, so much so that she didn’t even notice the footsteps that were following her.

She wandered aimlessly nearby, and as she passed an alley, a sleazy voice rose from behind her.

“Hey, beauty, all alone?”

Lu Xining turned around calmly.

Street lamps couldn’t hide the man’s yellow, rotten teeth or the lust in his eyes.

Seeing her turn around, a flash of amazement crossed the man’s eyes, not expecting such a pretty woman to be alone.

Filled with malicious intent, he didn’t see the chill in Lu Xining’s eyes.

“Brother, I’m alone too. It’s cold at night. How about we hug each other to keep warm?”

As he spoke, he reached out his hand, only to be kicked away in the next second by someone behind him.

Ji Muye had noticed Lu Xining as soon as she arrived, as well as the man who had been following her.

“Damn it, that bastard dares to touch me!”

The man got up only to meet Ji Muye’s dark eyes, his white shirt sleeves rolled up, his black leather shoes pressing hard on the man’s knee, causing him excruciating pain.

Already suffering from osteoporosis, the man was beaten down in no time.

Ji Muye asked, “Still warm?”

“Not warm, not warm at all, I—I have a strong fire within, I’m warm enough by myself!”

The man almost crawled away from the alley, limping and fearing another beating from Ji Muye.

Seeing Lu Xining standing still and unfazed, Ji Muye felt a flicker of irritation, “Why wander around in the middle of the night instead of resting at the hotel?”

Little did he know that as soon as he finished speaking, she suddenly reached out to him, her pale wrist starkly visible against the scenery.