"Xiao Xi."
"Um?"
Dong Zhi was actually not sure whether the rumor was related to Lu Lingxi, but several key points in the rumor matched up with Lu Lingxi. The gardening shop, the son named Lingxi, and most importantly, the appearance of Yan Yue reminded Dong Zhi of the car that hit people in the rumor. He hesitantly told Lu Lingxi about the incident: a middle-aged man who suddenly committed suicide in a busy city, his wife and children left because of gambling, his son working in a gardening shop, and the young car owner who was hit by the car was taken to the hospital, and the Jaguar that hit people. If one point is a coincidence, Dong Zhi would not think it was a coincidence if so many of them matched up.
After Dong Zhi finished speaking, Lu Lingxi was also stunned. He also felt that something seemed to be wrong. The middle-aged man in the rumor looked too much like Lu Yishui. Dong Zhi said that he suspected that the blackmailed car owner was Yan Yue, but if it was Yan Yue, why didn't he say it just now? Considering that Lu Yishui suddenly agreed to divorce yesterday, Lu Lingxi felt a little uneasy and thought about calling Wang Shuxiu to ask her.
"Thank you, Brother Dong. I'll go back first."
Lu Lingxi said goodbye in a hurry. As soon as he left, Dahei, who had been lying lazily, immediately stood up and followed closely behind him.
Lu Lingxi returned to Micro Gardening, holding his phone and hesitating about how to tell Wang Shuxiu. He didn't believe that Lu Yishui committed suicide in the downtown area. If he really regretted it, he wouldn't have threatened Wang Shuxiu to sell the house to pay off the debt before she agreed to divorce. But Brother Dong's description sounded too much like Lu Yishui, especially the car owner's question "Lingxi's father". Is there anyone else working in the gardening store nearby named Lingxi?
While he was hesitating, Wang Shuxiu called.
"Didn't the old bastard come looking for you?" Wang Shuxiu asked angrily as she came up.
Although it wasn't the first time he heard it, Lu Lingxi still had to take a few seconds to digest the words "old bastard". "No, what's wrong?"
"I don't know where the old bastard got the money from, but he paid off all his gambling debts." Wang Shuxiu had just heard the news from Brother Feng, and she immediately suspected that Lu Yishui had mortgaged the house to Lu Lingxi without her knowledge.
Lu Lingxi immediately thought of the rumor and asked softly, "A lot of money?"
Since Lu Yishui didn't go looking for Lu Lingxi, Wang Shuxiu didn't care and said casually, "Four hundred thousand. That's enough, the old bastard didn't look for you. Even if he gets rich, it has nothing to do with us. We don't care about his money. I was wondering why that bastard got divorced so easily yesterday. It seems that he got rich and is afraid that we mother and daughter will take advantage of him."
Wang Shuxiu hung up the phone after she finished speaking, but Lu Lingxi was even more uneasy because of this news. If the man that Brother Dong was talking about was really Lu Yishui, and the blackmailed car owner was really Yan Yue, then it was self-evident where Lu Yishui got the money to pay off his gambling debts. This possibility made Lu Lingxi unable to sit still, and he quickly found Yan Yue's number on his phone and called him.
When the phone rang, Yan Yue was waiting for Lu Lingxi to get off work not far from Micro Gardening. He never thought that after living for 27 years, he would find out that he had the potential to become a pervert. For nearly a week, he wandered around this street every day, secretly watching the boy. He waited for the boy to get off work, then followed him stealthily and escorted him home.
He couldn't help wanting to see the boy, and couldn't help wanting to be by his side. He even envied the stupid dog that followed the boy every day, and imagined that one day he could replace the stupid dog.
The sound of the phone made Yan Yue a little irritated. Who would call him at this time? He picked up the phone and was about to hang up, but he was stunned when he saw the name of the caller. After the initial disbelief, he was overwhelmed by unspeakable excitement and joy.
"Hello." Yan Yue was afraid that the boy would notice something strange, so he suppressed his emotions and acted cold.
"Hello Mr. Yan, I'm Lu Lingxi." The young man's voice came from the phone, soft and with a reserved politeness.
"What's up?"
The voice on the other end paused for a few seconds, and then sounded tentatively, "Are you able to talk now? I have something to ask you."
Yan Yue almost blurted out "convenient", but he quickly reacted, "I have something to do now, how about this, are you in the store? I'll come to you after I'm done."
"Yes, I'm here. Sorry to bother you." The boy said politely.
Yan Yue shouted "No trouble" in his heart, but still said lightly: "It's okay."
After hanging up the phone, Yan Yue quickly realized what the boy wanted to ask him, mostly about Lu Yishui. In fact, he hadn't thought of hiding this from the boy. After all, everyone loves gossip, and it's only a matter of time before the boy hears about things like making trouble and committing suicide. As for the money he gave to Lu Yishui, there are many different versions. Based on Lu Yishui's personality, he will definitely not tell the truth. In a few days, he won't have the chance to say it even if he wants to.
Yan Yue drove around the area for a few times. Seeing that half an hour had passed, he finally appeared in front of Lu Lingxi, pretending to have just arrived.
Before Yan Yue came, Lu Lingxi had been thinking about this matter. Although he had no social experience, he could always figure out something if he thought about it too much. He was now basically certain that the man was Lu Yishui, and that Lu Yishui must have deliberately bumped into Yan Yue's car. He must have even known in advance that Yan Yue knew him, so he deliberately mentioned his name.
Lu Lingxi felt a little guilty when he thought of Yan Yue. Perhaps because of preconceived notions, he had a very good impression of Yan Yue. From the fact that Yan Yue treated Dahei on a rainy night, it can be seen that Yan Yue has a good heart. Lu Yishui played the sympathy card in front of Yan Yue and threatened to commit suicide, so it made sense why Yan Yue lent him the money. Maybe this money was nothing to Yan Yue, but Lu Lingxi couldn't pretend that he knew nothing, after all, Lu Yishui approached Yan Yue in his name.
Thinking of this, he looked at the orchid he had treated in the morning with some distress. Lu Yishui had cheated Yan Yue out of 400,000 yuan. This orchid could probably be sold for 300,000 yuan in the future. If he wanted to compensate Yan Yue for his loss, he still needed 100,000 yuan.
Lu Lingxi bit her lip, touched Dahei's head unconsciously, and whispered: "It seems that Dahei, your chicken leg is going to be gone."
Dahei's ears pricked up and he looked vigilantly at Chunlan at the table in front of him.
When Yan Yue came in, he saw a man and a dog staring at an orchid on the table. Of course, Lu Lingxi was staring at it, while Dahei was guarding it vigilantly.
Seeing Yan Yue coming in, Lu Lingxi came back to his senses embarrassedly.
"Mr. Yan, you are here."
Yan Yue calmly walked a few steps towards Lu Lingxi, stopped at a position that would not offend the boy but could allow him to get as close to him as possible, and nodded casually.
Lu Lingxi curled his eyes, asked Yan Yue to sit down, and poured a glass of water for Yan Yue.
Yan Yue followed the boy's movements, and when he finished and looked over, he immediately turned his head and pretended to admire the flower pot in the corner. This was Yan Yue's first time in Micro Gardening, and perhaps because of the boy's presence, he unexpectedly found these flowers and plants quite interesting. Especially the flower pot in front of him was blooming in a strange way, like a bunch of mushrooms squeezed together.
Lu Lingxi placed the water in front of Yan Yue and said directly without beating around the bush: "Did my dad cause you trouble yesterday?"
The boy's directness was beyond Yan Yue's expectations. He hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Lu Lingxi looked at Yan Yue seriously and asked, "Did he extort money from you?" Before Yan Yue could answer, Lu Lingxi said embarrassedly, "I heard from my mom that my dad paid off his gambling debts today, a total of 400,000 yuan. He extorted this money from you, right?"
Lu Lingxi felt a little embarrassed when he said this. He looked at Yan Yue anxiously and said, "I will pay back the money for him. But I don't have that much money right now. Can I write you an IOU first?" In order to prevent Yan Yue from not believing him, Lu Lingxi carefully showed him the orchid on the table. "Grandpa Su said that this orchid can be sold for 300,000 yuan if it is well grown. Give me some time to wait for it to grow a little bigger. I will definitely pay you back after I sell it."
As soon as Lu Lingxi moved the spring orchid, Dahei immediately straightened up and followed Lu Lingxi to Yan Yue.
Yan Yue didn't care about the reaction of this stupid dog at all. In fact, he didn't even listen to what the boy said to him. He looked at the boy's serious and nervous face, and his eyes fell on the boy's lips uncontrollably. The boy's lips were very beautiful, and the color was also a healthy pink. A crazy idea jumped out of his mind, and Yan Yue couldn't help but wonder what it would feel like to kiss him?
"I know this is a bit too much, but I really have no money right now. Can you wait?" Lu Lingxi explained embarrassedly.
Yan Yue interrupted him, "No need to pay it back."
Lu Lingxi: “…”
Yan Yue forced himself to look away from Lu Lingxi's face and said in a deep voice: "I hit your father, and the money is compensation for him."
"But……"
"Really not necessary!" Yan Yue repeated.
Lu Lingxi bit her lip and said nothing. She took out a piece of white paper, carefully wrote an IOU for four hundred thousand, signed it, and handed it to Yan Yue.
Yan Yue had not intended to take it, but when he met the boy's insistent eyes, he had no choice but to give in. He thought it was just a piece of paper, and as long as he didn't ask for repayment, the IOU would be a piece of waste paper. In addition, the boy's handwriting was very elegant, and the names Yan Yue and Lu Lingxi were listed together at the bottom, so Yan Yue was reluctant to throw it away.
The moment he took the IOU, Yan Yue couldn't tell whether he touched the boy's fingers intentionally or accidentally. The boy's fingers were very beautiful, white and slender, with rosy nails trimmed neatly, like the most perfect handicraft. He only felt that the boy's fingers were slightly cool, and the touch felt like the finest jade, moist and smooth. He watched the boy let go of his hand, feeling a little reluctant.
It was not until Yan Yue accepted the IOU that Lu Lingxi breathed a sigh of relief. He repeatedly and earnestly assured her, "I will definitely pay you back."
Yan Yue nodded without comment. He realized that as long as he didn't speak, the boy would take the initiative to talk to him. He liked to see the boy looking at him and talking to him attentively, and his eyes unconsciously fell on the boy's lips again.
Lu Lingxi didn't know what Yan Yue was thinking. In his eyes, although Yan Yue looked a little cold, he actually had a good heart. Lu Yishui's incident proved this point. He touched Dahei's head and thought, Yan Yue is really a good person.
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