However, what was even more hateful was that she was now forced to get into Lu Jing's car. Otherwise, given Lu Jing's character, he would definitely continue to follow her.

And she, looking at the long road, had no other choice.

In order to avoid appearing online the next day and being exposed again, Zhou Qian took a deep breath and chose to get in the car.

After getting on the car, it quickly blended into the traffic flow.

Zhou Qian didn't ask where they were going. From the moment he got in the car, he had a tense face, a low pressure all over his body, and his eyes were fixed on the window.

The car stopped and started along the way, and Zhou Qian soon felt a little sleepy. After an unknown amount of time, the car finally stopped.

Zhou Qian woke up in a daze, looked out the window, and found that it was not the community where she lived, but the environment seemed a little familiar.

"Get out of the car." Lu Jing opened the car door and got out first.

Zhou Qian hesitated for half a minute, thinking that this place was so familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a moment, so he pushed open the car door and got out.

The quaint streets are lined with white ancient-style buildings on both sides. There are young men in ancient costumes setting up stalls on the roadside, and young ladies in Hanfu are selling their wares. In the steaming noodle shop, the waiter is shouting.

Walking on the bluestone road, it feels like dreaming back to thousands of years ago.

Zhou Qian walked for a while, and the familiar feeling became stronger and stronger. It was not until Lu Jing stopped in front of a noodle shop and saw the old lady busy and shouting at the door that Zhou Qian suddenly remembered something.

She looked at Lu Jing in surprise. How did he know this place?

Lu Jing didn't look at her, but walked straight into the noodle shop, greeted the old lady familiarly, then took a plate and scooped some food from the big iron pot at the door, and sat down at a wooden table at the door.

The noodle shop was doing good business, with several tables of customers sitting outside. Only Lu Jing was sitting on a stool with his long legs. The city alleys and his noble and noble temperament seemed out of place, but he was undoubtedly an eye-catching sight.

"Xiao Qian, is that you? Are you really Xiao Qian?"

It was not until an excited voice was heard that Zhou Qian suddenly came back to his senses.

Zhou Qian looked at the old woman in front of him with tears in her eyes, and her eyes suddenly turned red. "Grandma Liu, it's me."

The old lady excitedly grasped her hand and said, "Xiao Lu said he brought a friend here today. I didn't expect it to be you! That's great."

Zhou Qian glanced at the man sitting there looking at his phone and smiled, "Grandma Liu, how have you been these years?"

Grandma Liu wiped away the tears from her eyes and sighed, "I can't say whether it's good or bad, but I just miss you a lot."

Zhou Qian felt extremely guilty, her eyes reddened, and she choked with sobs as she spoke, "Grandma Liu, I'm sorry..."

"Good girl, don't say sorry. What's done is done." Grandma Liu patted her hands and said, "Come on, follow grandma into the house. Let's have a good talk."

Zhou Qian nodded, wiped her tears, and helped the old man walk towards the shop opposite.

As they passed the door, Grandma Liu said to Lu Jing, "Xiao Lu, you eat first. Xiao Qian and I will go to the backyard to talk."

"Just talk about yourselves, don't bother me." Lu Jing was looking at his phone without even raising his head.

Grandma Liu took Zhou Qian to meet the busy Grandpa Liu. Grandpa Liu almost didn't recognize her, but he was very happy.

Zhou Qian did not disturb Grandpa Liu from his work and went to the small courtyard at the back with Grandma Liu.

After sitting down, Grandma Liu asked her, "Would you like some more noodles? I'll ask your old man to make you a bowl."

"I'm not hungry now, I'll eat later." Since it was a rare visit, she had to have a bowl of her favorite rolled noodles.

"Okay, you can eat it whenever you want." Grandma Liu looked at her. The little girl had grown up and was more beautiful than she was a few years ago, but her eyes lacked a little light. I wonder how she has been doing in the past few years?

The old lady pondered this and then asked, "Xiao Qian, have you been doing well these years? Has your father caused you any more trouble?"

Zhou Qian shook his head. "We haven't had much contact, but he's doing better now than before."

"That's good." Grandma Liu nodded. "My old man and I have never blamed you for what happened back then. We know it's not easy for a little girl like you, so don't worry about it. It's all in the past."

Zhou Qian was so moved that her eyes turned red again. "Thank you. When I save up enough money in the future, I will definitely pay you back."

"Silly child, it's been so many years, why should you pay it back? Besides, you didn't take the money."

Zhou Qian shook his head. "No matter what, Zhou Zhicheng is my father, and I should repay the money. It's just... I need to pay it back slowly."

Grandma Liu knew Zhou Qian was a sensible child. If she had the money over the years, she would definitely come back to pay it back. But the fact that she still hadn't shown up could only mean that she was still having a hard time.

Grandma Liu smiled and joked, "I think you shouldn't pay this money back. When we old couple can't move anymore, you can just come and take care of us more."

"It's fine to take care of you, but one thing is another."

"Then we are embarrassed to trouble you. After all, we have no relatives or friends, and you have no obligation to take care of us. Unless you stop mentioning the repayment, we can ask you to come and serve us in the future with peace of mind."

Zhou Qian knew that Grandma Liu was simply concerned about her and sympathetic. Not wanting to disappoint the old lady, she nodded and agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

"That's right." Grandma Liu smiled so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes.

The fate between Zhou Qian and Grandma Liu began when she was seventeen years old.

At that time, in order to avoid debt collectors, Zhou Qian accidentally hid in the small courtyard behind Grandma Liu's noodle shop. When she was discovered, she was almost fainting from hunger.

Grandma Liu and her husband felt sorry for her and cooked her a bowl of noodles. At that time, she thought it was the most delicious bowl of noodles she had ever eaten.

Later, Grandma Liu asked her to stay and help with the work and paid her a daily salary.

So she started working at Grandma Liu's noodle shop while attending school. Grandma Liu and her husband learned about her family's situation and took good care of her.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. A few months later, Zhou Zhicheng secretly followed Grandma Liu to the noodle shop. Without her knowledge, he first became familiar with her, and then lied to her, saying that she was hit by a car and urgently needed money. He then cheated her out of more than 100,000 yuan.

Later, when Grandma Liu called to ask about her injuries, Zhou Qian realized what immoral things Zhou Zhicheng had done.

The hundreds of thousands of yuan at that time was undoubtedly an astronomical figure for a teenager like her.

Every day she was trapped in the guilt of not being able to pay back the money. She felt sorry for Grandma Liu and too embarrassed to see her again, so since then, she cut off all contact with Grandma Liu.

Only occasionally, she would come over and hide in the corner to take a sneak peek.