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“Mr. Lu, I really like you. I’m not bad-looking either. Being with you wouldn’t be beneath you.”
"......"
Lu Jiao found that his temper had improved a lot, and he even allowed the ugly man to confess his feelings to him and listened to him say several words.
What will you do if I don't agree?
Xiaoxi pursed her lips tightly, clutching her collar with one hand, her eyes slightly red. "I know Jian Yu isn't your cousin, and I know you like her. I don't know what happened to her, but from what I've observed, she seems to be avoiding something."
Lu Jiao frowned. "I don't like Jian Yu."
"You must like her."
Xiaoxi's tone was very certain, "You never give any man a second glance. Not only did you bring Jianyu here, but you also personally fed her medicine, took her to see a doctor, and talked to the doctor to find out the reason for her menstrual discomfort. If he weren't your lover, what man would have this kind of patience?"
"so what?"
“…”, Xiaoxi said, “Don’t force me.”
Lu Jiao was so angry he laughed. It was Liu Xi who was threatening him, but now she was saying that he was forcing her.
"hehe--"
Lu Jiao's laughter provoked Xiao Xi, and her mind went blank; she couldn't think of anything except jealousy.
Why can't you just look at me?
Why should I look at you?
"If you don't like me, why give me hope?"
When did I give you hope?
“Every year when you come here, you stay at my house. Even though there is a dormitory for you in the factory, you have never stayed there. No matter how late it is, even if it is 2 a.m., you will go to my house from the factory to stay.”
Lu Jiao was utterly speechless. "Do you even remember that your family owns an inn?"
With inns and delicious food available, why would he choose to live in a cold dormitory?
Xiao Xi was unwilling to give up, so she brought up the example of Lu Jiao liking to eat the food she cooked.
"Isn't it every customer's right to go to whichever chef cooks the best food? Does that mean I frequent every restaurant because someone I like works there?"
Xiaoxi couldn't think of a rebuttal, and cried, "Then if you don't want me to like you, then don't appear in front of me!"
Lu Jiao, “…”
It's perfectly normal that every woman who sees him is attracted to him, given his good looks and wealth.
Does this mean we have to hide from every single one of them?
Will he be able to go out in the future?
Lu Jiao said, "You've been on blind dates for two years now. You say you like me, but you've been going on blind dates with other guys. I don't see why you can't live without me."
When the topic of blind dates came up, Xiaoxi felt even more aggrieved. "I was forced into it. I'm already 26 years old, and some of my peers already have babies."
"You've been forced into blind dates for two years already, what are you protesting now?"
Lu Jiao truly couldn't understand it.
"That's because I've never seen you be nice to any girl before, so I thought that was just your personality, that you couldn't win anyone over. Turns out, you like Jian Yu. Luckily, Jian Yu doesn't like you, otherwise you two would have been together long ago."
"......"
Imagining things in one's head is a problem that needs to be addressed.
Lu Jiao didn't want to say anything more to a sick person.
Just as he was about to hang up, Xiaoxi seemed to have guessed what he meant and hurriedly called him back, "That day at the hospital, you used my ID card to help Jian Yu see a doctor. After I came back, I searched online everywhere. I didn't know what I was looking for until I came across a missing person notice."
It was Jian Yu's missing person notice.
Xiao Xi took a screenshot and sent it to Lu Jiao.
He even read out the last line: "A reward of one million yuan will be given to anyone who provides clues. I remember there was more than one reward; there was another one of twenty million."
Twenty million—anyone would be tempted.
Xiaoxi was torn between her beloved and the reward.
In the end, feelings prevailed.
Now, she's starting to waver again.
Lu Jiao was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Find me at Hotel 8888 in the suburbs at 11 p.m.
"......"
You agreed?
That's great, I don't have to feel guilty anymore.
Overjoyed, he thought, "Okay, wait for me."
I immediately packed my things, went downstairs to check out, and left.
She couldn't wait any longer and wanted to see that perfect face as soon as possible.
I remember there was an adult products store on the side of the road.
Xiaoxi dragged her suitcase over and bought a bunch of men's products.
Amidst the sidelong glances of others, she shyly stuffed it into her suitcase.
"With these things to liven things up, I don't believe I can't win you over."
Xiao Xi was very excited, but Lu Jiao, who was watching her through the store's security camera, had a dark expression.
Xiao Xi was about to hail a taxi when a black SUV suddenly stopped beside her. The driver, wearing sunglasses, asked, "Are you Liu Xi?"
"Who are you?"
"Mr. Lu asked me to pick you up."
Lu Xi?
I never expected Lu Xi to be so considerate.
Xiaoxi got on the bus and had many fantasies along the way.
The first thing to do upon seeing Lu Jiao is to apologize to him, so that he doesn't hold a grudge.
The driver glanced at the rearview mirror. "So happy?"
Xiaoxi couldn't help but smile. "Yes! My wish is about to come true."
"What's on your mind? Can you tell me?"
Xiaoxi covered her cheeks, becoming even more shy, "Mr. Lu has agreed to be my boyfriend."
"Yeah?"
"Um."
"How did he agree to that? After all, he doesn't seem like..."
"He is very considerate."
Jianyu was taken very seriously.
"You trust him that much? Aren't you afraid he'll be unhappy and do something to you?"
Xiaoxi wiggled her bottom twice. "No, he's a good person."
"A good person?"
The driver's tone was strange.
Xiaoxi, however, did not notice.
What makes you think he's a good person?
“My house was burned down because of him. He not only compensated my family for all the losses, but also gave us an extra 80,000 yuan to make it a round number.”
If it weren't for this incident, she wouldn't have been able to make up her mind to go find Lu Jiao.
Compared to Lu Jiao's generosity and gratitude, Xiao Tian was like a stingy miser; every time he gave her something, he would try to take something of equal value away.
Xiao Tian's family's constant spittle-flecked haggling with her parents disgusted her.
She didn't want to spend her life with someone like that.
Her parents said she was daydreaming and told her to face reality and live an honest life in the village.
She ran away.
She actually lied. She wasn't without money on her; she was deliberately loitering outside the hotel, hoping to run into Lu Jiao and his group.
She was lucky enough to see Jian Yu.
The driver nodded and said nothing more.
Perhaps because the car's heater was on too high, Xiaoxi felt a little sleepy. "I'll take a nap first, wake me up when we get there."
The driver only glanced at her in the rearview mirror.
The next second, Xiaoxi's head tilted to the side, and she had already fallen into a deep sleep.
In a luxurious European-style manor, a shirtless man hitting a sandbag stopped curiously when he saw Lu Jiao coming downstairs. "Hasn't Flying Eagle returned yet?"
Lu Jiao casually played with the snake in his hand. "I asked him to do me a small favor on his way."
"What kind of help?"
"Get rid of a sparrow."
"......"
He tilted his head back and finished a bottle of water. "Whatever you want. Just don't make it past nine o'clock and we're leaving."
Lu Jiao placed his phone on the table and tapped it back and forth with his index finger. "So slow!"
I couldn't wait to call Flying Eagle for a video call.
The moment the call connected, I saw a slender figure fall into the pool of scalding white liquid.
"Done."
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