Chapter 779 White Lies
When his cell phone vibrated, Lu Yuanqiu knew that Bai Qingxia had probably sent him another message asking about the situation, but Lu Yuanqiu didn't have time to reply at the moment.
"Putting aside any grudges between us, even if we have a normal relationship, how could we agree to such a ridiculous request?" Lu Yuanqiu asked back.
Zhang Yifei also had a sullen expression. When he heard his father take the initiative to invite Lu Yuanqiu over, he thought that he was trying to ease the relationship, which was a good thing. But now he heard that it was because of that woman Dai Yidan?
He was a little angry, but he didn't dare to show it at this moment.
"dad."
"Don't talk."
Zhang Yifei had just shouted two words when Zhang Zhisheng raised his hand to stop him.
Zhang Zhisheng returned to his seat and said to his son, "Xiaofei, go out for a walk first. Don't tell your mother what I just said, okay?"
Zhang Yifei immediately stood up, as if he didn't want to stay there any longer, but he was still a little worried. He looked at Lu Yuanqiu and the others, and heard Zhang Zhisheng say, "You don't need to worry, go out first."
"Senior Lu, Sister Wangchun..."
"It's okay, you go out first. We will tell you when we leave." Lu Yuanqiu responded to him.
"good."
There was a sound of a door closing from behind.
The food didn't taste very good to begin with, and the topic had become awkward. Liu Wangchun put down his chopsticks, crossed his arms over his chest, and leaned back.
"Uncle Zhang, who would agree to such a request without a good reason?"
Without going too far, Lu Yuanqiu felt that what Zhang Zhisheng said just now was not something he would say. It was too cheap. It could even be translated as: I slapped you, don't be angry, don't worry, I have no bad intentions.
"Would you like to drink?" Zhang Zhisheng raised his eyes.
"Huh? I'm not drinking, I'm driving." Liu Wangchun frowned.
Zhang Zhisheng smiled and said, "Xiaochun, don't worry. I'm asking about Xiaoqiu."
Lu Yuanqiu shook his head: "No."
Zhang Zhisheng stood up and walked to a shelf on the side. He seemed to be suddenly interested. Lu Yuanqiu took a deep breath and took the time to reply to Bai Qingxia's message so as not to worry her.
"Bai Qingxia": How's the situation?
『Lu Yuanqiu』: It’s not dangerous, but it’s a bit outrageous. I’ll tell you when I get back.
"When I was young, I'd always find a friend to drink with, no matter what. We'd get drunk and lose track of time. Because of this, his wife was very upset." Zhang Zhisheng chatted and said with a smile, "Even when his wife scolded me, I didn't dare say anything."
"After all, we've been friends for many years, good friends... close friends."
He placed a bottle of white wine on the table, poured himself a glass, and drank it all.
"Is that friend called Bai Songzhe?" Lu Yuanqiu asked curiously.
Zhang Zhisheng didn't say anything and filled the empty cup.
After he finished speaking, he reached out to the side, picked up a boiled egg, and began to peel it. Only then did Lu Yuanqiu realize that there was another dish on the table - six boiled eggs on the plate.
Zhang Zhisheng looked up: "Xiaoqiu, you are very curious about why Dai Yidan approached your mother for no apparent reason, right?"
Lu Yuanqiu: "Yes."
Zhang Zhisheng devoured a boiled egg in two bites and explained, "She's been searching for her biological mother for years, and for some reason she mistook your mother for her biological mother. That's why she suddenly became so purposeful in approaching your mother."
After going to the hospital last time, Zhang Zhisheng realized that it was his words at the birthday party that misled Dai Yidan. He couldn't help but reveal a little bit of things at that time. Thinking about it afterwards, he felt a little regretful, but he didn't expect that it would cause a misunderstanding.
He originally wanted to ignore it and let Dai Yidan do whatever she wanted, but something happened suddenly, forcing Zhang Zhisheng to decide to continue this misunderstanding for the time being.
Okay, okay, this is really an unexpected reply... Lu Yuanqiu's eyes widened in surprise, and Liu Wangchun also stared blankly across the table.
"If possible, I hope you and your mother can cooperate with me and weave a short... kind lie for her."
Zhang Zhisheng stared straight ahead, then paused, his eyes feeling dry. He habitually reached for the second egg, but restrained himself, saying self-deprecatingly, "Forget it, I won't eat it. My cholesterol's been high lately."
Thinking of how Dai Yidan always pretended to be nonchalant when asking about his family, Lu Yuanqiu felt that there was about an 80% chance that Zhang Zhisheng's words were correct.
But it is hard to say whether it is fake. This is just one step in Zhang Zhisheng's plan to obtain the formula.
Just as Lu Yuanqiu was trying to confirm the true relationship between the two, Liu Wangchun couldn't help but ask, "Why do you say it's short-lived? Is it enough to just lie to her for a while?"
Zhang Zhisheng took a deep breath, took out his mobile phone, found a picture and pushed it over.
"This is the checkup from yesterday. She's in the late stages of pancreatic cancer. The doctor said the cancer has spread. She only has six months left. Even the gods can't cure her."
"Ah?" Lu Yuanqiu was stunned.
He picked up his phone and checked the report, which showed that it was from the First Municipal Hospital.
Zhang Zhisheng explained, "She's known about her condition for a long time, but she kept it a secret from me. Yesterday, I saw she suddenly had a severe stomachache, so I took her for a checkup. If you don't believe me, you can take her for a checkup yourself."
"...She has been very anxious to find her biological mother recently, and I just realized that this is the reason." Zhang Zhisheng muttered to himself and finished his second glass of wine.
But he also had his own reasons for not being able to tell Dai Yidan the truth... It would be better to let Dai Yidan believe in his last days that he had really found his mother and die without regrets.
Liu Wangchun took the phone and checked it.
Lu Yuanqiu paused for a moment and looked at Zhang Zhisheng: "I'm sorry, my mother might agree out of pity, but I'm not a saint, and I'm not familiar with Dai Yidan. There are so many people in the world who are suffering... I have one by my side. I can help you, but what good will it do me?"
Liu Wangchun glanced at Lu Yuanqiu silently, a little puzzled. According to Lu Yuanqiu's personality, he would definitely help with such a task.
Zhang Zhisheng rubbed his brow and took off his glasses. "To be honest, I really wanted to get Bai Qingxia's formula... by all means. But after what happened with Dai Yidan, I suddenly realized that I'm old and can't stand the hardship anymore. If you're willing to help, I'll return the White Rhino to the Bai family later, as a way of making up for my mistakes back then."
"Bang!" Lu Yuanqiu suddenly slammed the table and shouted at Zhang Zhisheng, "Is this the only fault you committed back then?!"
Liu Wangchun was startled and gasped for breath. Lu Yuanqiu was also gasping for breath. Only Zhang Zhisheng remained calm.
He shook his head slowly: "Indeed, my fault is not limited to this one."
(End of this chapter)
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