Chapter 17 Lu Jingxiao learns the truth
"Weiwei, what are your plans for the future? Are you going to continue working at Lu Jingxiao's company?"
While driving, Gu Youran was concerned about Luo Zhiwei's future.
Luo Zhiwei didn't answer directly, but simply asked, "Why did you go out like this today?" She was still a little unaccustomed to the convertible top not being open.
Gu Youran sighed and opened both windows: "Sister, feel how hot it is!"
Luo Zhiwei: "......"
That makes sense.
In this sweltering heat, driving a convertible... men might think it looks cool, but women will just get sunburned and their skin will peel off.
"Turn it off quickly, it's hot."
Luo Zhiwei rarely expressed unnecessary emotions.
Gu Youran chuckled and obediently closed the window.
"Weiwei, you still haven't told me what you're thinking. Are you really planning to just keep working here?" Gu Youran had calculated that, according to Lu Jingxiao's calculations, Weiwei would have to work for him for the rest of her life.
That won't do.
The key point is that it would take 100 years of not eating or drinking to pay off the debt.
Wouldn't that mean Weiwei's entire life would be tied up?
"You Ran, I don't know either, but I can't really be his secretary forever. Let's take it one step at a time." Luo Zhiwei leaned against the car window, her voice not much inflection: "I will leave after he and Miss Bai have their wedding."
At least let me witness his happiness.
She has no one to love her anymore, and she is also unhealthy.
There's no need to delay other people's happiness any longer.
In this life, all Luo Zhiwei wants is for Lu Jingxiao to be happy.
Gu Youran felt a pang of pain in her heart. She didn't know what to say, but her heart ached terribly. She wanted to comfort her, but couldn't find the words.
"Weiwei, don't think too much."
Gu Youran wanted to say that perhaps Lu Jingxiao had never forgotten her, but... she couldn't say that.
She could only change the subject: "I found a nice restaurant, I'll take you there later, or you can stay at my place tonight, there's no need for you to go back to your place."
Luo Zhiwei was in a bad mood today and didn't want to go home and make herself unhappy.
"Okay, Youran, I'll follow your arrangements."
Meanwhile, Bai Yuxin and Lu Jingxiao returned to the Lu family's old residence.
Seeing the two of them walking home side by side, Lu Jingxiao's mother felt a wave of dizziness.
Bai Wenyu scolded in an annoyed tone: "Can you two siblings not get so close? When you two are together, I'll think of you trending on social media."
The fact that cousins are trending on social media is truly baffling.
Bai Yuxin stepped forward with a smile, took Bai Wenyu's arm, and said with a flattering look, "Auntie, there's a reason why my cousin and I are together. I have my reasons. As for my cousin... hehe."
Bai Wenyu gave a haughty snort, glancing at her son: "How could I not know him?"
"Your brother's high-profile return to China is probably for that girl from the Luo family, right? I don't know what's so great about her. They broke up so many years ago, and he still can't forget her, and... he's been living like a dead man for so many years."
Lu Jingxiao: "..."
Is this her biological mother?
Why would you let others cause trouble for your son?
"Mom...who said my high-profile return to China was for her sake?"
Bai Wenyu spat disdainfully and ruthlessly exposed her: "You know perfectly well that for the past month or so, you've been releasing company information to the public, just to attract someone's attention. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?"
"You've had a good time these past few days, haven't you? Secretary Luo knows so much about your company's affairs."
Lu Jingxiao: "..."
Wei Mingfeng, you're thinking of going to Siberia to find ants, aren't you?
Achoo!
Wei Mingfeng was lying comfortably in his spacious apartment when he suddenly sneezed.
Why do I feel a chill down my back?
It must be an illusion.
"Auntie, so you knew all along." Bai Yuxin whispered in Bai Wenyu's ear, "Auntie, you can't break up my cousin and Sister Luo. Sister Luo is a good person, really a good person. I think there must have been a reason for their breakup. Although I don't know the specifics, there must have been a reason."
Bai Wenyu simply sighed.
How could she not know?
If it were someone else, she would definitely resent the girl.
But the son... he himself didn't reveal his identity. Even though they were a perfect match, he insisted on pretending to be from an ordinary family at school.
Whose fault is that?
When Madam Luo was alive, their two families were well-matched, and the marriage was a very good thing.
Unfortunately, now...
Luo Zhiwei, that child, has had a hard life all these years.
That Zhao Tingguo is a scoundrel. After Madam Luo died, he treated their daughter like this. Doesn't he fear divine retribution?
When her son broke up with Luo Zhiwei at that time, to be honest, from her son's side, she felt sorry for him, but... when she thought about it from Luo Zhiwei's side, she felt sorry for her too.
Therefore, over the years, she has never resented Luo Zhiwei.
It would be good if they could reconcile.
"Bai Yuxin, what are you saying in my mother's ear? Shut up right now."
Bai Yuxin chuckled and dodged Lu Jingxiao's claws: "What's it to you? This is a secret between us beauties. What business is it of yours, a grown man?"
Lu Jingxiao: "..."
Bai Wenyu couldn't help but roll her eyes at her son: "You'd better settle your marriage as soon as possible. You're not young anymore. Your grandfather doesn't have much time left and wants to see you get married. Don't let him leave with regrets."
"And..." Bai Wenyu paused, then said coldly, "Resolve your matter with Xin Xin as soon as possible."
Lu Jingxiao nodded: "I understand."
During the family dinner, someone mentioned Lu Jingxiao and Luo Zhiwei again.
He is Lu Jingxiao's father, Lu Chen.
"Sigh, Jingxiao, if you really like that girl Zhiwei, you should win her over as soon as possible and marry her into the Lu family so that she can get rid of her suffering sooner."
Lu Chen is an open-minded person who only wants his son to be happy.
The Lu family doesn't need to engage in arranged marriages like others; for the Lu family's children, happiness is the most important thing.
"Yes, Mom and Dad know you still like Zhiwei. That girl hasn't had a good time these past few years. After your Aunt Luo passed away, that Zhao Tingguo brought his mistress and illegitimate daughter home. Weiwei has been suffering terribly these past few years."
Lu Jingxiao's mind suddenly exploded.
What are Mom and Dad saying?
Aunt Luo is dead?
How could that be!
Why doesn't he know anything?
What exactly is Luo Zhiwei hiding from him?
"Mom and Dad, what do you mean? Aunt Luo... passed away?"
Bai Wenyu's mind went blank for a moment, and she stared at Lu Jingxiao in disbelief: "You...don't know?"
Lu Jingxiao felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart.
He doesn't know.
He knows nothing.
"When...did this happen to me?"
"It was... around the time you broke up." Bai Wenyu seemed a little lost. She said cautiously, "The day you went abroad was the seventh day after your Aunt Luo's death. Your father and I thought you knew everything and were deliberately not attending your Aunt Luo's memorial service... This..."
The son knows nothing?
Lu Jingxiao's brain was completely blank.
The day he left the country was three days after he broke up with Luo Zhiwei.
He tried to win her back, but received only Luo Zhiwei's cold reply: "I never want to see you again. If you appear in front of me, I'll make you wish you were dead..."
He then left, feeling disheartened.
No one told him that it was Aunt Luo's seventh day since her death.
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