The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 449: Extra Seven

"Mom, I just got a phone call from Aunt Gao; she was looking for you," her daughter said, hugging her as soon as Lu Jingqiu got off work and came home.

"What did your Aunt Gao say?"

"Aunt Gao said she will return to West City in a while."

"Oh, that’s good. When the time comes, we can go visit your Aunt Gao."

During the years Lu Jingqiu lived in Guan Mountain County, she rarely went back to West City, but during Chinese New Year, in Capital City, the opportunities to meet with Gao Qing were much more frequent.

Only, during those years, Gao Qing and Ma Song often quarreled, and their marital relationship wasn’t very good.

Ma Song was a playboy, who loved to have fun when he was a student, and even after he started working, he didn’t settle down.

Gao Qing, working as a teacher, was also very busy. In the evenings when she came back home, she often couldn’t find Ma Song, who always said he was entertaining.

At first, she believed him, but later Gao Qing found out that he was out drinking with his shady friends and going to bars almost every day.

Gao Qing was not satisfied with this and often fought with him over it.

In the second year, they had a fight during the New Year’s which became physical, leading to Gao Qing miscarriaging her hard-fought pregnancy.

In recent years, the couple barely spoke to each other.

After she followed Jiang Nanzhou to the south, she only returned to Capital City once.

When she met her that time, she didn’t mention anything about the matters between her and her husband.

On the other hand, Wu Zhengran still hadn’t married all these years.

Ah, Lu Jingqiu actually admired Wu Zhengran quite a bit; all these years, his heart had always been set on Gao Qing.

In his previous life, and even in this life, with her married to someone else, he never moved on.

On the twenty-ninth day of the year, Wu Zhengran came to their house.

He brought quite a lot of stuff with him.

Seeing Lu Jingqiu’s house, he repeatedly said, "I missed out; had I known, I would have bought a place here too. Too bad, I don’t have the money now."

Lu Jingqiu poured him a cup of tea and smiled, "You’re short of money?"

"Are you starting a business upon returning? I have recently taken over a factory."

Lu Jingqiu paused and asked, "What factory?"

"The printing factory located in the second ring of the city, my dad’s former workplace. It hasn’t been doing well these past two years, so I thought of buying it. My dad helped me negotiate, and I got it for two hundred thousand. I paid a hundred thousand upfront, and I have to pay off the remaining one hundred thousand within two years."

"Wow, that’s pretty good."

"What’s good about it? Just starting out, there’s a lot to do."

"Being busy is a good thing. You’ve been alone in Capital City all these years; it’s time you came back, after all, your relatives and friends are all here."

Wu Zhengran also thought the same, and the two chatted for a while.

Just as he was about to leave, by a strange coincidence, Gao Qing suddenly showed up at the door.

However, upon seeing Wu Zhengran inside, both of them appeared a bit awkward.

Lu Jingqiu was also quite surprised; what a twist of fate, for them to meet at her place.

Wu Zhengran, who had been about to leave upon Gao Qing’s arrival, didn’t express any intention of leaving.

From the moment Gao Qing arrived, he couldn’t take his eyes off her.

Over the years, Gao Qing had become even prettier than she was in school, and her figure had improved as well.

Gao Qing had a lot to say originally, but with Wu Zhengran there, she couldn’t speak openly.

She didn’t stay seated for long before she left, and Wu Zhengran got up and followed her out.

Lu Jingqiu sent the two of them out of the complex, then turned and left.

Those two definitely had things to discuss; she wouldn’t interrupt.

After returning home, she just happened to run into Jiang Nanzhou coming back from outside and asked, "Where are the kids?"

"They’ve gone to the club with Grandpa. Just now, Wu Zhengran and Gao Qing were here."

"The two of them? Together?"

"No, it was a coincidence, but I can tell, Wu Zhengran hasn’t married all these years; he surely hasn’t let go."

As Jiang Nanzhou hugged her and walked inside, he smiled, "Loving someone isn’t something you can just let go of on a whim; I admire Comrade Wu’s dedication."

Lu Jingqiu playfully punched him, teasing him while he wasn’t in a position to do so.

"What else needs to be done? I’ll take care of the rest."

"Almost everything’s done. Aunt Zhang has gone to prepare the glutinous rice flour; I’m going to make the dumpling filling."

"Okay."

This New Year, the family had dumplings and glutinous rice balls.

Gathering for a grand celebration, visiting relatives, and hosting friends and colleagues.

It was busy.

Gao Qing hadn’t talked much to Lu Jingqiu during her last visit.

A few days after the New Year, she came over to find her.

As they went shopping together, Lu Jingqiu asked if Wu Zhengran had looked for her that day.

"He did, he said some pleasantries, mentioning he’s now back in West City. Asked me when I would leave; I told him I’m not leaving. It shocked him - those eyes... ah, I couldn’t even bring myself to look at him directly, Qiuqiu, I regret it."

"...Why? Did you and Ma Song have a serious fight this time? Really not going back?"

Gao Qing found it difficult to say, hesitating for a long time before confessing, "I divorced him."

The moment she said that, Lu Jingqiu immediately responded with a simple, "Good."