Chapter 18 (Second Update)
Lu Ning replied without hesitation, "I'm busy."
She clearly remembers why she had a conflict with this person in the first place.
She had just entered the school gate when she saw groups of people around her, with parents outside giving her earnest advice. This annoyed her, so she just kept walking in without even knowing where she was. She wandered around for a long time, and it was raining.
Later, she was so angry that she didn't want to go to class at all. She squatted down next to a small garden with an umbrella and threw stones at someone. Who knew that the boy would be squatting in the bushes?
He looked at her with that same indifferent, trash-like gaze: "You did this?"
"I didn't do it on purpose. You're just unlucky to have been squatting there without saying a word." Lu Ning was already in a bad mood, and his gaze only fueled her anger. "Why are you looking at me like that? If you're so capable, hit me back."
After hearing this, the boy stared at her for several seconds, then actually walked towards her, and was really about to make a move.
Lu Ning had never been at a disadvantage in this regard, so she simply and neatly put her umbrella over his head, slammed it against him, and sent him sprawling into a pile of mud.
The boy got even angrier, so the two started fighting.
In the end, no one benefited. The boy called his brother over. After thinking it over, Lu Ning could only call Qiao Wu, but Qiao Wu told her that the students in this school were all ordinary people and could be dealt with by giving them some money.
When the boy told her to pay for the clothes, Lu Ning went straight to the ATM at the bank near the school gate, withdrew 10,000 yuan, threw it all at them, and then ran away.
She hadn't seen the boy at school since, and she never expected to run into him here.
Both of us were on our first day at school, what a tragedy!
“It’s okay,” Zhong Shixia said. “It’s just paying back some money.”
He reached into his pants and pulled out a stack of red banknotes. Lu Ning's eyes widened.
Besides the red ones, she also saw coins of various colors, both blue and green, and even two one-yuan coins!
"That shirt is 18 yuan, the pants are 30 yuan." Zhong Shixia's tone was flat as she stood in front of her, counting the money clearly and precisely. "The shoes are 25 yuan."
Lu Ning felt that this person was doing it on purpose: "Why didn't you include socks and underwear?"
To her surprise, Zhong Shixia glanced at her and said calmly, "It's old, so it's not worth the money."
Lu Ning: "...?"
She suddenly wondered if this person was joking with her. Could clothes that cost only twenty-odd yuan really be worn?
Those people she'd slept with before, all of them had asked her for thousands or tens of thousands of dollars back.
This person has come to our door claiming to repay the money, but they've already thrown away their backpack. What's the difference between this and coming to settle accounts?
"Who are you insulting? I've never paid you so cheaply." She took a few deep breaths: "Don't mess with me. I don't have time to argue with you right now. I still have to pay your medical expenses later. Get out of my way. I have limited patience. Don't make me say it a second time."
Lu Ning turned slightly to the side, intending to push him aside and walk out.
But before she could even touch him, he grabbed her hand. She watched helplessly as the boy raised his other hand, which was holding money, and just like she used to throw money at him, he threw all the money at her head.
The coin hit her on the head, shattering her last shred of reason.
Her breath suddenly stopped for a moment.
A five-yuan note slowly floated down from above her head, landed on her arm, and then floated to the ground.
So this person really was looking for trouble.
Lu Ning couldn't take it anymore; if she kept this up, her granddaughter would be in trouble!
Anyway, it was Lu Yingchi who said we can't be so spineless.
She grabbed the boy's hand and pressed it against the back door of the classroom, saying fiercely, "Are you fucking deaf? Do you have to provoke me?"
As she spoke, she kicked the boy in the shin again.
The surrounding crowd cheered and became increasingly excited.
Lu Ning: "With so little skill, you dare to mess with me..."
As she spoke, she reached behind her back and pulled her away with a force that was frighteningly strong.
In an instant, Lu Ning was slammed against the door, her cheek stinging from the impact, and the boy kicked her in the calf.
She was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. She had clearly said that she would study hard, so why did someone have to provoke her!
Just then, the boy relaxed his grip: "Why are you crying?"
Zhong Shixia frowned. Why was it always like this? She was the one who hit him first, but he hadn't even cried yet, but she was the one crying.
Lu Ning was about to argue when the surrounding classmates who were watching the commotion suddenly swarmed over.
Before she could react, Zhong Shixia was pulled away and pushed to the ground.
Those people shielded her behind them, surrounding Zhong Shixia one by one.
"Zhong Shixia, what kind of skill is it to bully new classmates? If you're so capable, come and fight us!"
"Yeah, you're pretty good, aren't you? Come on, let me see just how capable you are."
Lu Ning wiped her eyes.
This dogcoin is called Zhong Shixia.
She always handles her own affairs and never involves others.
Moreover, she was used to hearing how others spoke to her at her previous school, so she could distinguish whether these people's tone was good or bad. These people's tone made her very uncomfortable, even worse than Zhong Shixia who threw money at her.
Within seconds, someone's fist was already aimed at Zhong Shixia.
Zhong Shixia, who had been pushed down, had already stood up and was frowning as she tried to block the other person's fist.
"Stop!" Lu Ning pushed those people away: "What are you doing?"
"New student, we're just standing up for you, what's the rush?"
“I’ll handle my own affairs.” Lu Ning stood in front of Zhong Shixia. “You don’t need to do anything.”
"Another lunatic," the leader cursed. "Fine, go ahead and fight, we won't lift a finger, okay?"
Lu Ning retorted angrily, "Watching my show? Get lost!"
The group started jeering again, but no one showed any intention of leaving. The boy in the lead, however, moved closer and closer: "So what if you don't leave? By the way, your name is Lu Ning. Who are you? I've never had anyone tell me to leave before. Who do you think you are? I'll be right here today and see who dares to leave. I'll have my dad deal with you all. Do you know who my dad is?"
At that moment, Lu Ning finally understood that people really do speak differently in different places.
Before, those people would only ask her for money, but now some people dare to compete with her based on their fathers' connections.
This is the first time I've heard of this; it's ridiculous.
She scoffed, "Do you know who my housekeeper is?"
Everyone: "???"
Lu Ning said, "I never look at your father when I fight, I only look at how much each part of your body is worth, so either get out of here or give me your bank account number."
Everyone: "..."
What the hell? The new guy is not only a lunatic, but he's also incredibly arrogant.
For a moment, everyone was taken aback and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Only one person, who seemed to have always been detached from the crowd, suddenly spoke calmly from behind.
“These pants were a bit expensive, the damage cost might be several thousand,” Zhong Shixia said. “But considering I kicked you, we’re even.”
Lu Ning: "..."
She turned around in disbelief, but couldn't see a trace of joking on Zhong Shixia's face.
Found it.
There are actually people in this world who are even less able to read the atmosphere than Lu Xuan when he's drunk!
Those nearby, who initially thought the two were doing it on purpose, were instantly enraged and rushed forward.
Lu Ning thought to herself, "This time it's not my fault," and then rolled up her sleeves and got to work.
She then saw that the people behind her were doing the same thing; they had originally planned to fight, but now they were actually fighting with others.
Lu Ning was a little distracted. Why did everyone around her seem so strange to her?
Although he came to pick up Zhong Shixia from school, Zhong Min went straight into the school after arriving. He felt that with his younger brother's personality, something unexpected might happen again.
The two were from the same orphanage, and Zhong Shixia was naturally a little slower than her peers.
It's not about intelligence; in fact, he's very smart. It's just that he's very straightforward and single-minded, and he can't understand the deeper meaning behind other people's words. So he's had a lot of conflicts with people since he was a child, and therefore doesn't have many friends.
When his younger brother first entered junior high school, Zhong Min spent money to buy him a very cheap set of clothes. Unexpectedly, he got into a fight on the first day of school.
The other party gave him 10,000 yuan, and he carefully changed his clothes. He has kept the rest of the money until now, waiting to return it to the other party, and he still remembers the other party's name clearly.
So when Zhong Min heard him mention Lu Ning today, he felt uneasy.
He thought Lu Ning was spoiled by her family back then, had a bad temper, and didn't know how to speak properly. Now that she has transferred to this school midway through the semester, it's really hard to say what her situation is.
That's why Zhong Min decided to pick her up from school.
Of course, he also had other intentions in mind.
No matter how despicable Lu Ning is, he won't back down today. Zhong Ru is using her younger brother to watch over him like a dog, and he won't let Zhong Ru get away with it.
He had investigated Lu Ning; she was a child of the Lu family.
If there's a conflict with the Lu family, Zhong Ru will be in a very difficult situation.
Sure enough, Zhong Min heard a commotion coming from upstairs as soon as he reached the bottom of the teaching building. He quickly ran up and immediately spotted his younger brother in the crowd.
But the situation is... a little different?
What's going on? Shouldn't they be fighting with Lu Ning?
How come you're teaming up with Lu Ning to beat up others now?!
"Grass."
Zhong Mincai was called to school by the teacher this morning because his younger brother was not getting along with the students. Now he sees his brother being beaten up by a group of people.
The thuggishness he had developed years ago while caring for his younger brother, which led to his displacement, resurfaced in an instant. Zhong Min, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, charged forward: "You bastards, who the hell gave you permission to touch him?!"
When Qiao Wu couldn't get through to Lu Ning on the phone and came upstairs, the battle was basically over.
Seeing the scene before her, her brow twitched repeatedly, and she almost lost her composure.
A group of children lay on the ground crying and begging for their fathers.
Three people stood out prominently among them, each sitting on a child's lap, one hand on each child, like victorious roosters, strutting around proudly.
There was even someone who was slowly picking up money that had been trampled and scattered on the ground.
The teacher on duty who rushed over was completely blank-faced and flustered.
The security guards nearby were even more wronged. While pulling the people away, they explained to the teacher that they had arrived quickly, but they didn't expect these people to finish the fight so quickly as well!
Qiao Wu closed his eyes briefly: "Lu Ning, come here."
Lu Ning, who was pulled up by the security guard, shrank back, but quickly hardened her stance. She pointed angrily at Zhong Shixia and said, "I really didn't want to fight! He threw money at me first! Look, look, his head is all red from being hit by coins."
Zhong Shixia, who was picking up the money, looked up and earnestly corrected him: "I didn't hit you, I'm returning the money."
"Who would pay back the money by smashing it!"
Zhong Shixia asked, puzzled, "You gave it to me like this last time too."
Was he wrong to go back?
"Then throw it back." Zhong Shixia handed her the coin.
Lu Ning choked, then immediately turned to complain, "Look, he's provoking me!"
Qiao Wu: "..."
She pulled Lu Ning to stand beside her and looked at the only adult present, who had joined the battle. The scene looked strangely familiar.
"And who is this?"
“Oh, I remember him.” This morning, Lu Ning was so busy avoiding Zhong Shixia that she didn’t pay attention to this man, but now she knows, “He’s Zhong Shixia’s brother, he helped us fight.”
Qiao Wu sorted out his thoughts: "So Zhong Shixia came to ask you to return the money, but you got into a fight, and his brother came over and even helped you fight?"
Where exactly does this statement make sense?
There were too many people, so we decided to just relieve ourselves in the classroom.
As the first parent to arrive, Qiao Wu pulled out a chair and sat down. Lu Ning, no longer so confident, obediently sat beside her: "It really wasn't me who got into the fight. These people are so strange; I don't even know them. They just kept coming to cause trouble for me. Lu Yingchi said I couldn't back down, so..."
At this point, she realized it wasn't just her fault, so she added, "If I don't have enough money, you can ask Lu Yingchi for some. The students here are probably more expensive than at the previous school."
The teacher standing nearby, who was informing other students' parents, looked horrified: "!!!"
I've seen plenty of spoiled brats, but this is the first time I've seen one this terrifying!
What a strange way of measuring value!
"Not bad." Qiao Wu chuckled. "At least now they know to ask their uncle for help."
"Isn't that because he instigated it?"
Qiao Wu patted her head: "Study Chinese properly, and don't use every word you think of to describe your own family."
Lu Ning felt very comfortable being petted. She raised her doe-like eyes and asked shyly, "Aren't you angry?"
"It's not your fault, why should I be angry?" Qiao Wu didn't even glance at the other people's children, his smile undiminished. "Don't worry, the entire Lu family is your support."
The entire Lu family.
Lu Ning swallowed hard.
This is the first time I've felt that the surname Lu sounds so familiar: "This is the first time I've felt so comfortable bullying others."
"Good boy." Qiao Wu sighed. "I'll buy you a dictionary of idioms when we get back."
In contrast, the Zhong brothers, who were also called to their parents' house, were much calmer.
Although it was a bit unexpected, Zhong Ru should be in more trouble than Zhong Min, who had offended so many people at the same time, so Zhong Min was in a pretty good mood.
He was sizing up the two people sitting opposite him, one big and one small.
He felt that this person's temperament was the type he disliked the most when they met in the morning, and he had a preconceived notion, even thinking that Lu Ning's previous behavior was all taught by her.
But he didn't overlook the fact that as soon as this woman appeared, Lu Ning nervously explained that she hadn't done anything wrong.
Moreover, this person's tone of voice was different from what he had imagined—it was even quite gentle. However, her demeanor was innate, so even with a smile, she didn't seem approachable.
Is this young person Lu Ning's older sister?
Just then, the children who had finished making the phone call to their parents started shouting.
"My dad's coming, you guys wait!"
Lu Ning retorted, "My housekeeper is already here! You don't need to wait!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed a look of astonishment.
Zhong Min stared blankly at this radiant woman. She was just a housekeeper?!
"Butler?" The child laughed as soon as he heard that. "I thought it was someone important. It's just a butler. What are you so proud of? Every family has a butler."
"It's different! My family..."
Qiao Wu patted her on the shoulder: "Take a break."
After saying that, he looked at the child and asked, "Who is your father?"
"My father is Luo Zhihua, the chairman of Luo's Construction!"
Qiao Wu remembered that there was such a company on the list of invitees, which meant that the other party's company was not small, but it was only at the end, so it was insignificant.
She ignored the child and looked at Lu Ning instead: "Does he dislike you?"
Lu Ning nodded without hesitation: "How annoying!"
Why do you find him annoying?
“He’s acting very strangely.” Lu Ning was guided to answer seriously, “He says strange things to pick a fight. He’s the one who made the mistake, but he brings up his father, as if he can bully people just because he’s rich.”
"Will you become a child like him?"
Lu Ning was about to speak when it was as if she had been hit on the head with a stick.
She looked up at Qiao Wu, but saw no reproach in his eyes.
Qiao Wu even said "will become", instead of the affirmative statement "already is".
Was she like this before?
She shook her head blankly: "No."
It's really annoying.
"Hmm." Qiao Wu smiled. "Good boy, don't hang out with his friends in the future."
If she comes to this school, she will see people from similar social classes and realize that everyone is different.
"Hey, didn't you hear me?! What kind of butler are you? Don't you know anything?!"
The neglected child was so angry that his face turned red.
Just then, his father arrived at the classroom door. Seeing his son beaten up like this, he was furious: "Who did this? I'll see who dares to mess with me today..."
As he spoke, he saw Qiao Wu sitting by the back door, and paused in his speech.
Qiao Wu stood up gracefully and nodded slightly: "Mr. Luo."
Luo Zhihua wasn't sure which side she was on: "Who are you?"
"I am the Lu family's butler."
"The Lu family?"
Luo Zhihua only feared the Lu family, but their housekeeper was already old; how could she possibly be such a young woman?
So he immediately hardened his stance: "You did it? So what? My son lost a single hair today, and I'll make you pay tenfold for it!"
Qiao Wu chuckled: "So you're not going to reason with me?"
"What right do you have to reason with me?" Luo Zhihua pulled his son over. "Now make your move, and let's see who dares to stop you!"
His son stepped forward arrogantly, but as soon as he raised his hand, a slender yet strong hand grabbed his wrist.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!!!"
"You dare to lay a hand on me?!"
Luo Zhihua glared and was about to step forward.
Seeing this, Zhong Min frowned and subconsciously took a step forward.
Before he could make a move, the seemingly thin and frail woman easily restrained the short and fat man, the thin muscles on her arms looking quite beautiful.
Zhong Min's gaze flickered slightly.
Qiao Wu had learned some fighting skills from the Lu brothers before, which he used to defend himself. He was more than capable of dealing with these good-for-nothings.
She grabbed Luo Zhihua's arm and twisted it, saying slowly and deliberately, "Since you're going to talk about qualifications rather than reason, then Mr. Luo is probably going to be disappointed."
Qiao Wu asked slowly, "Our old gentleman hasn't been in good health lately, and he's entrusted me with all the affairs of the family. President Lu is about to return from England to host a banquet, and I'm the one who drafted the guest list. Can you guess where you are on the list?"
Luo Zhihua, who had been cursing loudly, suddenly fell silent.
When you put these keywords together, apart from the one in his heart, no other Lu family could fit the description so perfectly.
"Which Mr. Lu are you referring to? Lu Jinzhi?"
Qiao Wu smiled and said, "What do you think?"
"If President Lu hadn't returned to China yet, he would have known that his only niece was being bullied on her first day of school."
She paused, then sighed softly, "It's pretty bad."
Luo Zhihua panicked completely: "No, no, no, that's not it! There must be some misunderstanding. Please let me go, and we'll explain slowly!"
Qiao Wu raised an eyebrow and let go of her hand.
Before Luo Zhihua could speak, she continued, "My Lu Ning is on her first day of school today. She was dealing with some personal matters with her classmates. I didn't expect your child to be interested in getting involved as well, and even boasted that he wanted to show our Lu Ning how powerful his father is."
Luo Zhihua's face turned pale.
"How amazing are you?" she asked with a smile.
"No, it's not that bad!" Luo Zhihua pressed down on his son. "Hurry up and apologize!"
Lu Ning turned her head away: "They also caused trouble for Zhong Shixia!"
"Zhong...Zhong Shixia?"
Who the hell is this?!
Never mind, I'll apologize first!
Luo Zhihua, holding his son, then came to the Zhong brothers.
Zhong Min looked at Qiao Wu with a complicated expression.
This person was nothing like he had imagined. With a smile and a few words, without even the slightest hint of rudeness, she made people realize her status and power.
Is this really the aura a butler should have?
Compared to her, he looked so disheveled after just winning a battle.
At this time, the parents of the other students also arrived one after another.
Zhong Min turned his head.
He originally thought it would be Zhong Ru who came, but to his surprise, it was Zhong Hejing who appeared at the door.
Zhong Min's expression changed slightly, and he stood up: "Why is it you?"
"Mom is going on a business trip today, so she sent me over."
"unnecessary."
Zhong Hejing sighed and walked into the classroom. After scanning everyone around, her gaze fell on Qiao Wu, and she was slightly taken aback.
"Qiao Wu?"
Qiao Wu nodded slightly: "Miss Zhong."
Zhong Hejing had a deep impression of Qiao Wu. The Zhong family had always had a cooperative relationship with the Lu family, so when she was a child, Zhong Ru would often let her go to the Lu family to play. After all, the Lu family had Lu Jinzhi, who was only a few years older than her, and several other sons.
But Lu Jinzhi was a genius, and a genius who was difficult to communicate with. He looked down on her for being stupid and never spoke to her.
The other children were very attached to Qiao Wu at that time, so Qiao Wu usually took her to play with the other children.
But as everyone grew up, she became more sensible and understood her mother's intentions, so she reduced the number of times she went there. As for Qiao Wu...
Zhong Hejing wasn't very willing to play with Qiao Wu after he grew up, and he seemed to look down on her as well, so they gradually lost contact.
I heard Qiao Wu went abroad, is he back now?
The last time Zhong Hejing saw Qiao Wu was at the Lu family home. She was by Lu Jinzhi's side, her eyes full of flattery.
However, the way the other person looked at him was very uncomfortable, and because of this, the two almost parted on bad terms.
But now she was wondering if she had misjudged him, because the Qiao Wu in front of her was calm and confident, with clear eyes and a bright confidence, much like the gentle and tender girl she remembered from her childhood.
"It really has been a long time," Zhong Hejing said subconsciously.
"Long time no see." Seeing that she didn't look well, Qiao Wu pulled over a chair. "Have a seat." "Thank you." Faced with Qiao Wu like this, Zhong Hejing couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh. She pulled the chair back a little. "What are you doing here?"
"Come pick up Lu Ning and take her home."
Zhong Hejing asked in surprise, "You're here to pick me up?"
"Yes," Qiao Wu said with a smile, "I am now the Lu family's butler."
Zhong Hejing's eyes widened slightly.
Does that mean the Lu family is... doomed?!
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