"Luo Yu?"
Hearing someone calling his name, Luo Yu looked up and saw a girl wearing a white winter dress and with a pale face standing in front of him.
"Senior Sister Bai." Luo Yu looked at Bai Xiaoxue coldly.
"Luo...Luo Yu, can I talk to you?" Bai Xiaoxue pleaded. She hadn't seen Luo Yu at school recently because he was participating in a calligraphy and painting competition. Tonight, she was out for a walk and happened to see Luo Yu getting out of a car at the entrance of a western-style restaurant, so she followed him.
Looking at Bai Xiaoxue, Luo Yu finally nodded after a moment of silence, "Okay, let's talk outside." Then he stood up and walked out. Bai Xiaoxue hurriedly followed.
Watching the two leave, Zhou Jiahao raised his eyebrows, then asked the red-haired boy standing behind him, "Who let her in? Can anyone come to Brother Hao's birthday party?" Zhou Jiahao, who had successfully lost weight, looked even more childish on his baby face, but he was still very imposing when he was angry.
"This...Brother Hao, I'm going to kick her out right now." The red-haired boy was a little nervous.
"Forget it, let's wait and see." Zhou Jiahao had heard about the Bai and Zeng families, and that both were nearing bankruptcy. He knew without hesitation that it must have been Uncle Mo's doing. All of this was because of Bai Xiaoxue. If it weren't for her, there wouldn't be so much going on. Now he was simply suffering the consequences of his own actions.
Here, Bai Xiaoxue followed Luo Yu to the corridor outside, and then began to plead with Luo Yu pitifully, "Luo Yu, I beg you, I really didn't know you were the Mo family's young master's man. Our Bai family and Zeng family are about to go bankrupt. Please, ask Young Master Mo to let us go."
Bai Xiaoxue was practically on the verge of tears. The family business had taken a heavy hit, and the company had been acquired. Because of this, she was shunned by her parents and nearly kicked out. She could only find a way to remedy the situation. Otherwise, if her family truly went bankrupt, her former life of luxury and leisure would be gone. Accustomed to being a young lady, how could she endure being an ordinary person? This was absolutely unacceptable.
Bai Xiaoxue's lips kept moving, and her eyes were red. She was biting her lips hard, trying to control herself and keep the tears from flowing. However, the unruly tears still filled her eyes and flowed down. This silent sobbing was so pitiful. If it were an ordinary boy, he would have hugged her and comforted her. Unfortunately, the person in front of Bai Xiaoxue was Luo Yu. Apart from Mo Han, he had no feelings for anyone else, so Bai Xiaoxue's actions had no effect on Luo Yu, and it was completely in vain.
Luo Yu simply stood there, arms folded, silently watching her, without any action. This scene puzzled Bai Xiaoxue. Why didn't he move, didn't he comfort her? In the past, whenever she cried, the boys around her couldn't help but send her all the stars and moons. So, Luo Yu didn't really have any feelings for her, didn't he like her? Then her previous actions had misrepresented her feelings? How could that be possible? Bai Xiaoxue was reluctant to believe it, even unwilling to accept it.
"Why do you treat me like this? This has nothing to do with my family. Why does Young Master Mo want to deal with my family? Why does he want to deal with my clan? If you have anything to say, just come to me. Luo Yu, I like you. Is there anything wrong with me liking you?" Bai Xiaoxue asked happily while swallowing her tears.
"I just like you. You're the first person I've ever liked. Even though my family is going bankrupt because of you, I've never blamed you, nor have I ever regretted ever liking you. All I need from you now is one question: Do you like me? Or have you ever liked me?" Luo Yu had become Bai Xiaoxue's obsession. Even at this moment, Bai Xiaoxue still had high hopes for him. She hoped that Luo Yu also liked her, but was afraid to express his feelings because of Mr. Mo's threats. If that were the case, then even if she lost everything, it would be worth it.
She was confessed to by a man who was the dream lover of many boys in the school. Unfortunately, if someone likes her, she likes him, and if someone doesn't like her, she doesn't like him. Luo Yu never likes to drag things out.
"Thank you very much for your kindness, Senior Sister. However, I still have to be honest. I'm sorry, I just treated you as an ordinary senior sister. As for what you just said, I will tell Mo Han, don't worry." After all, it was Zeng Xu who was targeting her, and Bai Xiaoxue had no involvement. It was all because of Mo Han's jealousy that he was targeting the Bai family. However, Luo Yu knew that although Mo Han seemed to want to destroy the Bai family, he had shown mercy because of his previous words. Even if he didn't say it, the Bai family would not be truly bankrupt. At most, they would suffer a heavy blow.
Bai Xiaoxue's mind was circling with Luo Yu's words that he didn't like her, and she had selectively filtered out the words that followed, "You don't like me? How could you not like me? But I like you! Is it because of Young Master Mo that you don't like me? It doesn't matter. I can give up everything, we can elope, we can go abroad, I can do anything as long as I am with you." Bai Xiaoxue was very excited, she grabbed Luo Yu's hand, afraid that Luo Yu would leave.
Luo Yu frowned and pulled his hand out of hers. "Senior sister, calm down. You don't like me at all, you just don't want to accept it."
As if Luo Yu had hit the nail on the head, Bai Xiaoxue flatly denied it, "No, it's not like that."
"Whether it is or not, you know it best." Luo Yu's eyes became sharp. "I might as well tell you, senior sister, yes, the incident with your Bai family was indeed Mo Han's handiwork, but the incident with the Zeng family was my handiwork."
"What, you are dealing with the Zeng family? Why?" Bai Xiaoxue looked at Luo Yu in disbelief.
"Senior sister, do you think that if someone is targeting me, I will be so kind as to pretend nothing happened? I'm sorry, I'm not as kind as you think. I'm a very petty person and I will never let go of any grudge. So, you don't understand me at all, so how can you say you like me?" Anyway, he had already acquired the Zeng family's company, and Bai Xiaoxue and the Zeng family would know about this sooner or later, so there was no need for him to hide it anymore.
"You... I didn't expect you to be such a person, Luo Yu, I hate you..."
After Bai Xiaoxue shouted angrily at Luo Yu, she immediately pressed the elevator button. Just then, someone came up and the elevator door opened. Zhou Jiazhi and a person whom Luo Yu had not expected stepped out of the elevator. Then Bai Xiaoxue immediately ran into the elevator crying and the elevator door closed.
"Uh... what's going on?" Hu Li, who was standing behind Zhou Jiazhi, looked at the elevator door closing behind him, then looked at Luo Yu standing not far away. He blinked and said to Luo Yu, "Sister-in-law, you're so attractive, aren't you afraid that the boss will get jealous?"
Luo Yu was really not happy with the title of sister-in-law, so she didn't answer Hu Li's question, but just asked Zhou Jiazhi, "Why are you with him?"
Zhou Jiazhi was about to speak when Hu Li grabbed his shoulder and interrupted him, "Well, I should be the one to say this. I was just passing by and saw Ah Zhi's car parked on the side of the road. He seemed to be in a hurry, so I dropped him off. I had nothing to do anyway, and I heard that the boss's nephew was having a birthday, so I came to join in the fun."
"Really?" Ah Zhi? What a skillful way to address him. Luo Yu glanced at Hu Li and Zhou Jiazhi in surprise. Luo Yu could clearly feel the corners of Zhou Jiazhi's mouth twitching.
"Yeah, that's probably it." Zhou Jiazhi nodded helplessly, then pulled down Hu Li's hand on his shoulder, "It's so hot, let go."
"Hey, Azhi, we are so familiar with each other, what's wrong with riding together? Besides, there is air conditioning here. It's hot there. Let's go, let's go. Aren't your friends waiting for you? Go in first." After saying that, Hu Li took Zhou Jiazhi and walked away in a very familiar manner.
When did these two people know each other? Luo Yu followed behind them, a little curious.
Seeing Luo Yu coming in, Sun Minghao, who had returned with Xie Minna, asked, "Is the matter resolved?"
"Solved." Luo Yu nodded, then sat down next to Zhou Jiahao, glancing at Zhou Jiazhi and Hu Li who were sitting across from him. Hu Li was constantly harassing Zhou Jiazhi, and although Zhou Jiazhi showed an impatient expression, he was clearly helpless against Hu Li's smile.
"When did they meet?" Luo Yu couldn't help but ask Zhou Jiahao.
"Oh, you mean that fox guy? He's pursuing my brother, didn't you know? I heard that when he saw my brother on the street a few days ago, he fell in love with me at first sight and started pestering me." Zhou Jiahao said with a smile, "Haha, this is the first time I've seen my brother look so helpless. Usually, my brother seems to be scheming and cunning, like a little fox. Now there's an old fox to deal with him. It's going to be interesting to watch."
Luo Yu asked, "Does your family object?" Although Zhou Jiazhi is not Zhou Jiahao's biological brother, Zhou's father seems to value Zhou Jiazhi very much.
Zhou Jiahao spread his hands. "Why would I object to this? It's the age of free love now. Besides, I heard that vixen is Uncle Mo's right-hand man, and he's quite capable. With Uncle Mo as a guarantor, what do my family have to be afraid of?"
Well, come to think of it, Zhou Jiazhi and Zhou Jiahao are still different. Looking at Zhou Jiazhi who slapped Hu Li's disruptive hand again and gave Hu Li a blank look, and then looking at Hu Li who looked at Zhou Jiazhi with a doting face, there really was no sense of incongruity in the picture!
It was almost time, and the waiter came in, pushing a five-layer cake with 19 candles. The person at the door called out, "The cake is here, Hao, hurry up and start making wishes and cutting the cake."
"I see." Sun Minghao pulled Xie Minna up and walked to the cake. After everyone sang the birthday song, he and Xie Minna blew out the candles together. Next, it was time for everyone to give their gifts.
Luo Yu handed his gift to Sun Minghao and said happy birthday to him. Although the gift Luo Yu gave was not expensive, it was original, so Sun Minghao liked it very much.
After the gifts were delivered, the group of young people began to party. Some sang, and of course some came to toast Luo Yu. However, after Sun Minghao said, "My uncle doesn't like Luo Yu drinking," no one dared to disturb Luo Yu anymore. Luo Yu was happy to watch them having fun, quietly being a handsome man. At 8:30 in the evening, Sun Minghao didn't have time to send Luo Yu home because Mo Han came to pick him up himself.
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