Chapter 78 A Winning Streak: Two-One Regroups

Lin Shukai stood there, his heart pierced by the scene before him.

His son, the son he had loved deeply since childhood.

He was willing to give up the college entrance examination, his promising future, and even attempt suicide by cutting his wrists, all just to be with a woman.

This is something Lin Shukai will never understand.

"Immediately start resuscitation." These were the first words he said after seeing Xingmian.

"Contact Xu Zhiyu." This is the second sentence.

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If her father's car accident was a turning point in Xu Zhiyu's attitude towards life, then Xingmian's suicide suddenly turned her life gray.

Bowen's companionship and guidance always helped Ayu recover her spirits in a short period of time.

The reason why Ma Bowen has so many insights and experiences about life at such a young age is that she is actually a person with a hard life. Her family has experienced many changes and she was relatively poor when she was young, so she has always been very ambitious.

She is an outstanding individual, a representative of excellent women. From elementary school to university, she consistently ranked at the top of her class, and she has her own principles and goals in everything she does. She has climbed out of countless setbacks and darkness; compared to her, Xu Zhiyu is far, far more fortunate.

What Bowen said in the hospital yesterday was all true. So Ayu has decided that from today onwards, she can no longer wallow in pain and must continue running her business.

Due to immense financial pressure, she decided that the dessert shop on the second floor should remain open as usual, but she didn't have the extra budget to hire another baker, so she had to make the desserts herself.

Actually, this is good. It keeps me busy so I don't have to think about my dad all the time.

Mom went to the hospital again today. Ayu didn't go to bed early last night, but she got up early this morning and arrived at the supermarket at 7 a.m.

After opening the store, she first gave it a thorough cleaning herself, then took stock of the goods, bought the ingredients, and prepared the desserts to be sold that day in advance.

After a busy morning, Xu Zhiyu's smile disappeared, replaced by a lot more sweat.

As soon as the supermarket opened, customers started arriving one after another. For a while, business in the store wasn't as good as before, but today the customer flow is exceptionally good.

This means that Mr. Xu will be exceptionally busy.

She's the only one in the shop right now, busy going up and down the first and second floors.

When she looked up from behind the counter again, she saw the clock on the wall and realized it was already three o'clock in the afternoon!

Xu Zhiyu, who used to eat at least one of her three meals a day, hasn't eaten a single meal so far today. She's been so busy that she hasn't even noticed!

She put her hands on her hips and wiped the sweat from her forehead; her abdomen was aching from being fasted for so long.

Just as she was about to go upstairs to make something to eat, the wind chimes at the door rang... It was an extremely unfamiliar sound.

Xu Zhiyu, on the stairs, turned her head to look at the entrance—a row of bodyguards in suits stood in the dark at the supermarket entrance, blocking out the sunlight. The person who walked into the store was a tall, slender mixed-race man in his forties.

The man had his hair neatly combed, and his demeanor was serious and composed. His leather shoes made a "thump, thump, thump" sound as they stepped on the wooden floor of the supermarket.

They don't look like people from Mushui City at all.

Ever since she visited Xingmian at Zhaohua Hospital, Xu Zhiyu's first thought upon seeing a bodyguard is now him—she unconsciously frowned, wondering: Could he be here to see Xingmian?

But she quickly dismissed the idea. Hadn't Xingmian already gone back to his hometown? He wasn't in Mushui now, much less here with her... So he might be a customer brought in from the internet? She'd see what he wanted to buy and let him choose for himself.

However, the man did not walk towards the shelves, but instead walked straight towards Boss Xu.

He bowed slightly to Xu Zhiyu, his expression stern: "Miss Xu, hello. I am the butler of Young Master Lin Xingmian's family. You can call me Derek. Our Master Lin is waiting for you in the car outside. He has something urgent to discuss with you. Is now a convenient time for you?"