Rebirth: CEO's Sweetheart Reaches the Life Pinnacle!-Chapter 779 - 696: No Way Out

The lighting in the private room was somewhat dim, but it didn’t affect her ability to recognize people. The waitress wasn’t anyone else but Li Guozhi’s daughter, Wu Yue!

Leng Mochen noticed the change in her gaze and gently squeezed her fingers. "What’s wrong?"

Li Si leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "Li Guozhi’s daughter, Wu Yue! Why is she working here? Didn’t you give her mother money already?"

Logically, it shouldn’t be the case; Leng Mochen was always reliable when handling things.

But if they’d received money, why was Wu Yue still out working?

Leng Mochen nodded lightly. "Gave it!"

He didn’t like the Li Family, so he had someone directly hand Li Guozhi a check for 100,000 yuan and warned her not to bother Li Si anymore.

Li Si, now even more puzzled, scrutinized Wu Yue, who had clearly matured significantly. "That’s strange!"

The last time, on the eve of Bai Shasha’s wedding in North City, she’d run into Li Guozhi at a restaurant, who was living poorly post-divorce.

At the time, when Li Guozhi spoke about Wu Yue, Li Si had thought that if a young girl excessively compared herself to others, her vanity would eventually lead her to make questionable decisions.

A KTV was a place filled with all sorts of people. Of course, working as a waitress didn’t mean someone wasn’t good.

But for a college-aged girl whose family was still providing her with living expenses, why had she chosen to work in such a place?

Back then, Li Guozhi had claimed she’d given everything she had to Wu Yue! Now, with money also given by Leng Mochen, Wu Yue was still out working to earn more—this didn’t add up!

Leng Mochen followed her gaze to look. His lips tugged into a faint smirk.

Wu Yue was dressed in a deep red work uniform, heavy makeup on her face, her hair styled high.

She was carefully placing a plate of fruit down. Suddenly, feeling someone’s gaze on her, she instinctively looked up and locked eyes. Despite not having seen Li Si for years, she still recognized her sitting amidst a group of stunning men and women!

And next to her was a man whose looks and charisma instantly drew attention.

Wu Yue froze for a moment, then straightened her posture, covering her mouth as she exclaimed, "Li Si! Sis!"

What was she doing here??

She glanced around at the surrounding couples and suddenly understood everything.

Recalling what Li Fei had told her, about how Li Si’s current man was ridiculously rich—a tycoon among tycoons.

She observed Li Si’s companion, Leng Mochen, even more closely. This man truly looked better than a movie star.

No wonder Li Fei had spoken so bitterly; even Wu Yue herself couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy and jealousy.

How could Li Si have such good fortune?

Li Si nodded lightly but said nothing. She didn’t have a strong impression of Wu Yue, especially since, in her past life, Wu Yue and Li Fei had been inseparable.

Especially after her father passed away, their house was swindled into being sold to her younger uncle by her aunt, and she was forced to move into her eldest uncle’s home. Back then, Wu Yue had stuck to Li Fei, joining in belittling her.

After being reborn, her feelings toward Wu Yue hadn’t changed much. She still remembered how, at Grandma Li’s birthday party, Wu Yue and Li Fei had teamed up to demand she pay for the elderly’s living expenses, leaving no stone unturned.

But now, with their identities and statuses changed, it truly was something to marvel at.

Wu Yue’s eyes gleamed brightly as she enthusiastically stepped forward to greet them. "Sis! It’s been so long since we’ve seen each other! Is this my brother-in-law?"

Li Si gave her an amused look, sensing some ulterior motive behind her sudden warmth.

Wu Yue took a deep breath and turned to Leng Mochen with a sweet smile. "Brother-in-law, hello! I’m Wu Yue—the child of my sister’s aunt! I’m sure she’s mentioned me to you!"

Leng Mochen let out a cold sneer. "Never heard of you!"

Wu Yue’s face stiffened, and as she noticed the disdainful looks in the eyes of the surrounding couples, her face flushed even deeper.

Thinking back to all the issues between her family and Li Si, bitterness welled up inside her toward her parents.

If the relationship hadn’t fractured, wouldn’t all the money flow easily as long as Li Si was there? Why would she still need to toil for this little bit of cash?

But remembering what her mother had said, Wu Yue quickly approached again, saying, "Sis! Li Fei is here too. Have you seen her? Apparently, her grandfather is seriously ill and hospitalized in a major hospital."

"I also saw her dad and mom taking care of him, and she mentioned they plan to open a store here soon to start a business!"

Li Si’s gaze flickered as she shook her head. "Saw her once."

When Wu Yue brought up Li Fei’s grandfather being gravely ill and hospitalized, a sudden thought lit up Li Si’s mind.

It was as if several clues had come together at once—hospital, severe illness. Could it be that there was some connection between Tian Yaru and her?

If there were anyone intent on ruining her besides Tian Yaru and others, perhaps Li Fei might also have such intentions.

But this was just a fleeting thought; perhaps it wasn’t the case. Recently, there hadn’t been any news from the police, so the investigation was likely still ongoing.

Leng Mochen noticed the change in Li Si’s expression, his eyes brewing a dark storm. Could it be?

Wu Yue, seeing that Li Si had responded to her, quickly smiled and added, "Sis! Li Fei called me after she arrived in Beijing, inviting me to meet her. But I’ve been busy with schoolwork, so we’ve only met a few times."

"Oh!" Li Si replied indifferently, neither asking why Wu Yue was working there nor showing much interest.

This left Wu Yue feeling quite disappointed. Her plan was that if Li Si asked about her situation, she could play the poor card. Then, with Li Si’s momentary softness, wouldn’t a few tens of thousands of yuan be a trivial matter?

A male waiter noticed that Wu Yue seemed to know some of the guests but wasn’t receiving much enthusiasm in return. In fact, there was a faint air of irritation. He hurriedly urged, "Hurry up!"

The guests in this private room were all wealthy and prominent. If any of them were offended, the consequences would be severe.

Wu Yue stood firmly in place, reluctant to give up this rare opportunity that had come her way.

Biting her lip, she hesitantly looked at Li Si and said, "Sis! You might not know this, but my parents are divorced! Could you... could you lend me some money? I promise I’ll pay you back when I can!"

Li Si raised her eyebrows, surprised. From the way Wu Yue spoke, it seemed she didn’t know that Li Guozhi had money.

Then where had the money gone?

Leng Mochen placed a hand on Li Si to stop her from asking outright and said lightly, "Now that your parents are divorced, who are you living with?"

Wu Yue nodded awkwardly. "I’m living with my dad! But it’s really for my mom’s sake that I chose to live with him!"

Li Si sneered. "So, you’re saying you’re a considerate child!"

She knew full well that Wu Yue was living with her father, yet she constantly went to Li Guozhi, squeezing her dry for money.

"Sis! I didn’t have a choice; you don’t understand..." Wu Yue trailed off.

She also understood that even though Li Si had a tense relationship with her mother, no matter what, they were still aunt and niece. Blood ties couldn’t be erased.

Talking about it made her full of grievances. At the time, it had seemed like leaving such chaos would be better for her mother, so she’d chosen to live with her father.

But little did she know that she, too, would be deceived by her grandmother and father, ending up with them refusing to pay her tuition and other expenses—forcing her to continue asking her mother for money.