Chapter 377: How to repay the debt of conscience?
After hearing what Wen Leyu said, Lu Jingyao couldn't help but ask, "A trust? An apology? Could it be that such an insignificant thing is more valuable than a few houses in Beijing?"
Wen Leyu immediately asked back: "Don't you think an apology is not valuable?"
Lu Jingyao: "Xiaoyu, you haven't gone out to see the vast world. I have been in Britain for more than a year and have seen through many things that I didn't understand before.
A wise man overseas once said, 'I have read the dictionary from the first page to the last page, and there is nothing that money cannot buy', so I think there is nothing wrong with my way of apologizing."
Lu Jingyao really couldn't help it. In her opinion, she had paid enough price and enough interest, but why couldn't she pay off Li Ye's debt?
Wen Leyu looked at Lu Jingyao who was obviously angry, and said calmly: "If you think that apology can be equated with money, why don't you apologize to Li Ye and save the ten thousand pounds?"
“.”
Lu Jingyao was stunned.
She suddenly felt that ten thousand pounds in exchange for an apology was not equal.
It's not equal for her, Lu Jingyao.
Lu Jingyao believed that he was able to pass the exam from the village to Beijing, then go abroad to study, and then earn a decent income, achieving a triple jump in life class in just a few years, all because of his self-reliance and self-confidence.
If Lu Jingyao were to apologize to Li Ye now, would her self-reliance and self-confidence still hold water?
However, Lu Jingyao thought of what Wen Leyu had said just now, "Just this little money?" So she asked in a low voice, "Then how much money do you think is needed to resolve the grudge between me and Li Ye?"
Wen Leyu found it extremely funny when he heard what Lu Jingyao said.
If this 10,000 pounds is placed in front of others, it is definitely a lot of money, but in front of Li Ye.
So Wen Leyu smiled and said, "Do you have five million?"
Lu Jingyao: “.”
Liu Muhan: “.”
Both of them were speechless, especially Liu Muhan, who was wondering why Wen Leyu was so confident in saying this.
But Wen Leyu has the confidence to say this, because all the profits from "A Song of Ice and Fire" are actually in her little wallet.
Teacher Ke’s share was her dowry, and Li Ye’s share was her “household expenses”, so at this moment, Wen Leyu really didn’t care about the hundreds of thousands of foreign currencies.
Lu Jingyao, on the other hand, reacted quickly and her expression turned very ugly.
Because she accompanied Jonina and her family to Hong Kong Island to sign the translation contract for A Song of Ice and Fire, but unexpectedly discovered Li Ye.
Although Li Ye didn't say anything, Lu Jingyao still guessed that "Ice and Fire" might be the work of Teacher Ke.
Think about how much money Jonina has made in the past year. Is it impossible for Teacher Ke to make five million?
Although Mr. Ke's money was Mr. Ke's money and had nothing to do with Li Ye, in this situation, even if he took out tens of thousands more pounds, he could not afford to offend these two people.
Money can buy most things, but the only problem is that you don’t have enough money.
"Ring, ring, ring~"
Just when Lu Jingyao was feeling extremely embarrassed, the phone suddenly rang.
Wen Leyu stood up and answered the phone, saying "hmm hmm" while taking out a pen and writing something down.
A few minutes later, Wen Leyu came back with the notebook.
"It has been investigated. Your brother was indeed reported by someone, but it was not Li Ye, but this person named Guan Yueshan.
He lived next door to your brother that day, and he reported it to the joint defense team because he heard Gao Xiaoyan screaming for a long time.
This is Guan Yueshan’s contact address and work phone number. You can call to verify it.”
“.”
Lu Jingyao's face suddenly turned extremely ugly, and Liu Muhan held his forehead in his hand, speechless and extremely embarrassed.
When they asked someone to bring Lu Zixue back, they did check who had reported him, but they were not capable enough to find out, so Lu Zixue was misled.
But now they even want to call the whistleblower’s workplace. What else can you say?
The most important thing is that people reported Lu Zixue not for no reason, but because Lu Zixue and Gao Xiaoyan disturbed other people's rest. Isn't it embarrassing to make such a thing known to others?
Wen Leyu looked at Lu Jingyao, who looked unhappy, and said calmly, "Did Lu Zixue take the college entrance examination this year?"
"Xiaoyu, don't!"
Lu Jingyao looked at Wen Leyu in shock and said quickly, "Don't do that, Xiaoyu. Don't tell the school about this. My brother has worked hard to repeat a year. Don't do that!"
Why was Lu Jingyao so nervous that she flew back from Britain and even went to find Li Ye?
One of the important reasons is that Lu has great hope of being admitted to university through self-study this year.
If there is a stain on this, your life will take a completely different path.
Wen Leyu looked at the extremely nervous Lu Jingyao and said with a smile: "Look, I didn't say anything just now, but you thought of me as a 'bad guy', so I can guess how you wrongly accused Li Ye."
"So, people like you, do you think you are the only good person in the world? Others are trying their best to frame you?"
Wen Leyu slowly became stern: "Lu Jingyao, who the hell are you? Why do you always associate Li Ye with everything that goes wrong?
Is it Li Ye who owes you, or you who owes Li Ye? Just because Li Ye treated you like a treasure, do you think you are more noble and precious than him? "
"I'm telling you, you must apologize today. You must sincerely apologize to Li Ye, otherwise this matter will not end. I'm saying this, and even if Li Ye comes to plead for you, he can't stop me!"
“.”
. . . . . .
Li Ye was cooking in the kitchen, and Fu Yiru was learning to help him.
"Brother, your method of making Spanish ham is wrong, isn't it?"
"What's the matter? Do we have to eat foreign food the way we eat it? In our area, we can cook anything."
"Oh, but it's a shame to give such good things to them."
"What are you thinking? With your sister-in-law's cleverness, how could she possibly invite them to eat? We will definitely eat all of it in the end."
"Shh~, brother, that woman is coming."
After hearing Fu Yiru's reminder, Li Ye looked up and saw Lu Jingyao walking towards him with difficulty.
Lu Jingyao was indeed walking with difficulty, as if her steps weighed a thousand pounds. The closer she got to Li Ye, the harder it was for her to move.
But in the end, she still walked in front of Li Ye.
Looking at Li Ye wearing an apron and holding a spatula, Lu Jingyao suddenly saw the boy again.
Although Li Ye used to just ask for food, he was willing to do anything for Lu Jingyao. But now he even starts cooking for Wen Leyu.
Li Ye looked at Lu Jingyao, who had a complicated look in her eyes, and asked coldly, "What's the matter?"
Lu Jingyao was silent for a long time, and finally said with difficulty: "Li Ye, I'm sorry, I apologize to you."
Li Ye was a little confused: "Apologize to me? Apologize for what?"
Lu Jingyao looked at Li Ye and said anxiously, "Let me apologize to you on behalf of my brother. He did misunderstand you.
Besides, I owed you something in the past. If you are willing to accept monetary compensation, I will do my best to repay you. If you are not willing, you can make other requests. I can apologize, insult, or…”
“Stop, stop, stop~”
Li Ye immediately stopped Lu Jingyao from continuing.
Then he said, "I can accept your apology, but I only accept your apology, it has nothing to do with your brother.
Although you are an extreme and stubborn person, at least you still have some dignity. It doesn't matter who owed whom in the past. It doesn't matter.
But your brother can't do that. He is a selfish bad guy. Tell him to avoid me next time he sees me. You know I have a bad temper and I may not be able to resist beating him up."
“.”
Lu Jingyao, who made great efforts and finally said "apology", really couldn't understand.
[Do you accept my apology? Or do you not accept it? ]
. . . . . . . .
Ten minutes later, Liu Muhan and Lu Jingyao were not invited to stay for dinner and left with empty stomachs.
The two walked along the road for a long time, passing several bus stops without stopping, as if they could dispel the sorrow in their hearts if they kept walking like this.
Finally, Lu Jingyao asked Liu Muhan: "Muhan, do you think the debt between me and Li Ye can be repaid?"
Liu Muhan looked at Lu Jingyao, who was dressed exquisitely but looked gloomy, and said softly: "Jingyao, have you heard of the debt of conscience?"
“.”
Lu Jingyao was stunned for a long time before she chuckled and said, "I've heard that if you lose your conscience, you don't have to pay back your debt of conscience, right?"
"No, Jingyao, you misunderstood," Liu Muhan said in a deep voice, "The debt of conscience cannot be repaid. It's not up to you, but the creditor. If the creditor doesn't care, why do you still have to get yourself stuck in it?"
"Li Ye, don't you care anymore?"
"Do you think he will care? Do you think Li Ye still cares about you now?"
“.”
Liu Muhan's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Lu Jingyao's heart hard and shattering her self-confidence.
Sometimes life is like this: the whole world has forgiven you, but you can't forgive yourself.
(End of this chapter)
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