Chapter 422: Lu Ya stood up.
Upon hearing Li Wei mention her marriage in the countryside, Zhang Qiuhua reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She looked around warily and said unhappily, "Don't mention my marriage. It has nothing to do with you."
She had kept her marriage plans in the countryside a secret for nearly four years, and at this crucial juncture, she absolutely could not reveal them.
The man had visited her at school a few times, and she claimed to others that he was her cousin.
She's about to graduate, and recently she's met a younger student she's quite happy with. This is a secret she absolutely can't let anyone know.
Li Wei thought Zhang Qiuhua was still angry with him, so he hurriedly said, "Qiuhua, I really want to help you get out of this mess. Have you forgotten? Last year I gave you money so you could take it home to return the betrothal gifts and not have any further dealings with the butcher. You said you couldn't afford to offend that family, so you didn't give them any money."
At this point, Li Wei started to blame Zhang Qiuhua for being unambitious.
She is, after all, a person who has received higher education, yet she acts timidly and hesitantly.
He grabbed Zhang Qiuhua's hand and declared his loyalty, "I've done so much for you, don't you understand my feelings?"
Afraid of being seen, Zhang Qiuhua quickly pulled her hand back, took a step back to keep her distance from him, and said in a wronged tone, "Li Wei, thank you for your kindness, but you have a girlfriend. That woman's family background is obviously not simple. I can't afford to offend her, and I can't accept your love either."
"I wish you happiness."
After speaking, she turned away sadly, intending to leave.
Li Wei stood in front of her, preventing her from leaving. His eyes were filled with fear and sadness at losing Zhang Qiuhua. "Qiuhua, I will not be happy without you."
He spoke sincerely, "I have no love for Lu Ya at all. Being with her was purely out of necessity. My heart has always belonged to only you."
He blocked Zhang Qiuhua's way, refusing to let her leave, his tone pleading, "Can you give me a little more time?"
Zhang Qiuhua was perhaps moved by Li Wei's sincerity, and her expression softened slightly.
She didn't continue walking forward, but just sulked and refused to speak to Li Wei.
"Qiuhua, please give me another chance. I will handle everything properly. I said that once I join their company and become a manager, I will break off the engagement with you immediately. By then, I will have the financial resources and the strength to support you."
Hearing Li Wei's words, Zhang Qiuhua finally couldn't keep up her airs anymore. She bit her lip, a touch of emotion appearing on her face, "Li Wei, is everything you said true...?"
The marriage arranged in the countryside was a sharp blade hanging over her head.
Her family was unreliable, and she herself couldn't stand up to the butcher's family.
She couldn't tell the boys she met at school the truth about it.
Li Wei is the only man who knows her past, yet is still willing to stay by her side, spend money on her, and help her solve her problems.
If he could really resolve the marriage between the butcher and her.
Then, she had no more worries and was completely free.
Right now, she needs to keep him calm.
Thinking of this, her eyes flickered slightly, and she pouted and said in a coquettish tone, "Then I'll give you another chance, don't disappoint me again."
"Really?" Upon hearing this, Li Wei's serious expression finally relaxed, and he grinned. "Really? I definitely won't let you down."
"Put your clothes on quickly." Seeing that he had finally coaxed her, Li Wei pretended to take the cotton-padded coat out of the bag and give it to Zhang Qiuhua.
Just then, a mocking female voice rang out, followed by applause, "What a devoted and sincere man!"
The woman's voice was very loud, and Li Wei and Zhang Qiuhua both looked in the direction of the sound.
Lu Ya pulled off her mask, revealing a gloomy, pale face.
Li Wei stared at him in horror, completely stunned. "Xiao Ya?"
When Zhang Qiuhua saw Lu Ya, she trembled with fright and wanted to run away as fast as she could.
After getting to know this woman, she found that she wasn't as easily fooled as Li Wei had described.
Zhang Qiuhua wanted to escape the scene and told Li Wei to take Lu Ya away quickly to resolve the issue elsewhere, making sure not to attract the classmates.
But how could Lu Ya let her leave?
Lu Ya blocked their way, looking at them with a touched expression, and continued clapping, "Li Wei, I'm so moved."
"Really, I have never seen you so devoted. Your love for Zhang Qiuhua has moved me to tears."
Li Wei looked flustered and hurriedly said, "Xiaoya, let me explain, I was just joking."
Lu Ya chuckled, "Don't joke around. How can you joke about such a touching and moving love story?"
Lu Ya seemed to have come prepared. When she arrived, some students who were taking a walk also gathered around. Lu Ya looked at them and asked loudly, "Aren't you moved by my boyfriend's love for Zhang Qiuhua?"
The students watching began whispering to Zhang Qiuhua, "What's going on? Is this woman involved in someone else's relationship? Isn't she a mistress?"
"This is Zhang Qiuhua from the senior foreign language class. I know her. I heard that this woman came yesterday and took away all of Zhang Qiuhua's pretentious stuff."
"How shameless."
Lu Ya looked at Zhang Qiuhua and sneered, "Zhang Qiuhua, you win."
"However, I guess if I dump Li Wei, he will lose all his usefulness, and you probably won't pay any attention to him either, since you have other backup options."
Zhang Qiuhua looked pitiful, and I felt sorry for her. She weakly said, "Miss Lu, please don't misunderstand, I have no relationship with Li Wei."
She wiped away her tears, "I've already returned what he gave you, what more do you want?"
"Do you really need to keep coming after me? I've already said I don't like Li Wei, and I'm not interested in anyone else's partner. Are you two working together to mess with me?"
Why does this woman always appear right after Li Wei delivers something?
She felt that her son had been set up.
Lu Ya looked at Li Wei, curled her lips, and said sarcastically, "Did you hear that, Li Wei? Even if you've been sucking up to her for so many years, she still has no interest in you. You're just her logistics support department."
Li Wei instantly understood Zhang Qiuhua's intention.
First, keep Lu Ya calm.
Preserving their source of income is of utmost importance.
So, he glanced at her and said something in unison with Zhang Qiuhua, "Xiaoya, I'm not interested in her either. I came here today just to remind her so you won't misunderstand me again."
Looking at their ugly faces, Lu Ya's eyes were full of coldness. She sneered, "You poor bastards, you've really lost all shame for my money. You still want to keep lying to me and make me a sucker to support you two scoundrels?"
Li Wei never expected Lu Ya to be so sharp-tongued, to humiliate them like that.
The word "poor and stingy" deeply stung his heart.
Normally, Lu Ya would never dare to talk to him like that.
At this moment, he neither wanted to indulge Lu Ya nor was he afraid of angering her, and that he would not be able to get away with this matter.
He was just thinking about how to coax her when Lu Ya suddenly slapped him across the face.
"Damn it, all my sincerity over the past year has been wasted."
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