Chapter 75 I Didn't Plan to End This
The car was quiet on its way back to the Lu residence.
Lu Xuan, whose face was contorted by the cold wind, finally felt that the air had become a little normal. He looked ahead and saw that Qiao Wu had kept his head turned to the window the whole time, pressed against the door and far away from Lu Jinzhi.
This is normal!
Lu Jinzhi drove the car with a strange smile on his lips.
Something's not right again.
What exactly happened while he was away from home?
When they got home, the other two were still awake, but they didn't seem surprised to see them coming back together.
Upon noticing Lu Xuan's slightly dazed expression, Lu Ning cautiously ran to fetch the breathalyzer: "Come here."
"..."
Lu Xuan grabbed her ear: "Now you dare to jump on my head and act wildly?"
Lu Ning, who was being dragged away, was fearless: "There's a little kid at home now. As Wuwu's older sister, I have to take good care of him in every way. Drunkards can't get close."
Who wants to look at your little cat?
But when Lu Xuan heard the word "wuwu," he subconsciously turned around and glanced back. Qiao Wu was drinking water at the table. Upon hearing this, she just smiled. She didn't seem to mind the nickname at all; in fact, she seemed to like it.
He shooed Lu Ning away: "Take it away, I'm not drunk, cat... where's Wuwu?"
"Second Uncle's room."
"..."
"?"
Where?
Qiao Wu only told him that there was an extra cat, but didn't tell him that it was in Lu Jinzhi's room.
Does Lu Jinzhi allow a cat to run rampant in his room?
Holding the testing device, Lu Ning sidled up to her second uncle. She was about to give him a test too, but seeing his ambiguous smile, she immediately put her hands behind her back.
"Second Uncle," she asked cautiously, "Waaah is a month old now, so I don't need to feed her so many times every night. How about we bring her to my room?"
Although her second uncle agreed to let her into his room, she felt very uncomfortable every time she went in.
Lu Jinzhi casually asked, "Aren't there final exams?"
"What does this have to do with my final exam?"
Lu Jinzhi glanced at her: "If you put it in your room, are you going to look at the cat or read a book?"
Of course, it's the other way around... to have both.
Lu Ning wasn't very confident, so she turned around and looked to Qiao Wu for help.
However, this time Qiao Wu did agree with Lu Jinzhi's approach of putting the cat in Lu Ning's room. This child definitely lacks self-control and cannot concentrate on studying. It's better to put the cat in after the final exams, so that she will get used to it when school starts.
"Listen to your second uncle."
Lu Ning's eyes lost their light: "Oh."
Ignored, Lu Xuan's face darkened: "Can you still see me? Can you hear me? I said I want to see the cat."
Lu Ning set up the breathalyzer with an air of familiarity: "Let's go, I'll take you there."
The two got into the elevator together, and Lu Xuan glanced back and asked, "Where's Lu Yingchi?"
"He's been busy studying lately, and there are some professional competitions to attend, so he doesn't have time."
So he wasn't the only one struggling with withdrawal.
Lu Xuan felt a little better, but when he looked again, Lu Jinzhi's monkey had darted in front of Qiao Wu again, which deepened his suspicions.
"Lu Ning".
"Um?"
"Don't you think Lu Jinzhi is a little strange?"
Lu Ning was used to it: "He's always been strange."
“It’s gotten even stranger lately,” Lu Xuan said. “He actually agreed to let the cat stay in his room, and today he even picked me up from get off work, driving me there himself. Has he done too many bad things and finally gotten what he deserved, and lost his mind?”
"To pick you up after get off work?"
Lu Ning looked up at him, her eyes filled with deep suspicion.
"Wait for me, I'll go down and test you again."
He's talking nonsense.
Lu Xuan smacked her on the head, exasperated: "Didn't you see we came back together?"
“Oh, that?” Lu Ning said casually, “He’s been coming back with Qiao Wu every day lately.”
She didn't know whether she drove herself or not.
"Waaah, it was originally kept in Qiao Wu's room, but then I don't know how it suddenly ended up with my second uncle."
"..."
The elevator arrived, and Lu Ning walked forward with practiced ease and opened the room door: "It's probably because Uncle's room is convenient for parkour, it's very spacious!"
Lu Xuan had no recollection of Lu Jinzhi's room. He only vaguely remembered playing hide-and-seek with Qiao Wu when they were children. He had left Qiao Wu at the door of Lu Jinzhi's room, and when he turned back, Lu Jinzhi had already kidnapped Qiao Wu and taken him hostage. No matter how much he cried, Lu Jinzhi refused to open the door.
He remembered it clearly because Lu Jinzhi confiscated his snacks for a week that time.
The money was all given to Qiao Wu, supposedly as compensation for emotional distress.
This time, he entered openly and found that Lu Jinzhi's room was not so mysterious after all; it was as simple as it could be.
In the middle, there was a large nest and cage that contrasted with the otherwise austere style. There were also bottles and jars around it, and a little calico clumsily crawled around inside, its eyes round and bright.
It really does look just like a baby who couldn't walk yet.
He crouched down and gently scratched the cat's chin: "Why is it so small?"
"Waaah, call me uncle."
Lu Xuan remained silent.
What kind of idiot's brain is this? Can cats talk?
and……
"He should be called Third Uncle."
I can't even figure out the generational order; I'm doomed for the final exam.
“I’m Wuwu’s older sister.” Lu Ning also squatted down. “Of course you’re its uncle.”
"Isn't this your pet? Why are you calling me 'sister'?"
"But it was fed by my second uncle and Qiao Wu. Qiao Wu is its mother."
Lu Xuan paused, then asked, "What about Lu Jinzhi?"
“Dad,” Lu Ning said, secretly pleased with her business acumen, “Second Uncle won custody of Wuwu with a huge transfer, and Lu Yingchi, who is penniless, has been kicked out of the group chat. Are you interested in joining the competition?”
What a load of nonsense.
Lu Jinzhi could do something so childish, why is he fighting for the position of father?
Lu Xuan silently counted his earnings from this film, plus the living expenses Qiao Wu gave him. Since he stopped buying those random things and stopped attending parties, his spending speed has dropped sharply, to the point that he actually didn't finish spending the 100,000 yuan Qiao Wu gave him.
He asked very casually, "How much money did he give you?"
Lu Ning showed him her Alipay balance.
"Holy crap!" Lu Xuan's eyes widened. "You're still saying he's not out of his mind?!"
He didn't want to use the card Lu Jinzhi gave him, because in the end, it would still be Lu Jinzhi who spent the money.
However, it doesn't seem realistic to give all of this film's salary to Lu Ning.
"Next time for sure." He reluctantly pulled himself together. "Wait for me to come back after filming wraps up next time."
"Oh~"
Lu Ning saw through everything.
It seems that only the second uncle can be the true tyrant in this family.
"Sorry, you've been kicked out of the group chat too, boohoo, Uncle."
"Count me in." Although she couldn't participate in the competition for the time being, Lu Xuan could still send her a small red envelope. "Keep an eye on Lu Jinzhi for me. I still feel that something is wrong with him."
"No problem, no problem."
Lu Xuan remembered that morning when he overheard Lu Jinzhi and Qiao Wu chatting, Lu Jinzhi did not agree with the idea of quitting at all, which meant that he was still going in and out with Qiao Wu every day.
But Qiao Wu originally said to wait and see, so how could he agree?
"Are they on good terms now?"
"fine."
Although her second uncle said he liked Qiao Wu, Lu Ning always remembered that Qiao Wu had said not to mention such things in front of adults, so she didn't say anything.
Why do you think that is?
Lu Ning buried her head in the red envelope and thought seriously with her mind, which had recently been influenced by the master: "He can talk to Qiao Wu."
"We don't have mouths?"
Lu Ning didn't know how to explain: "But usually it's Qiao Wu who talks to us."
Although her words were disjointed and rambling, Lu Xuan, who was on the same wavelength as her, took them to heart.
He inexplicably recalled the notes that Qiao Wu and Lu Jinzhi had kept in the library for so many years, and suddenly realized that the two of them had been able to speak on the same level for a long time.
And he was the one who always stood behind Qiao Wu.
After a long silence, Lu Xuan pinched the back of the kitten's neck and said the same thing again: "Why is it so small?"
Why are all the other little ones all grown up, but you're still so tiny?
He stood up and patted Lu Ning's head: "Remember to do the job after you take the money, understand?"
"Don't worry, I'm a professional. Qiao Wu even found a teacher to teach me photography."
This behavior sounded very familiar. Lu Xuan thought for a long time before finding the similarity in his memory, and smacked her on the head: "...I didn't ask you to be a paparazzi."
As the end of the semester approached, Lu Ning quickly retreated to her room to study.
Lu Yingchi has been quite busy lately, so she has to adjust her schedule to match Zhong Shixia's and study together, otherwise Zhong Shixia will be going to sleep.
Thinking of her important task, she made a quick trip to the first floor. Lu Yingchi was still sitting there having a video conference with other classmates, but Qiao Wu and her second uncle were nowhere to be seen.
Where is Qiao Wu?
Lu Yingchi glanced back and said, "Go wash your hands."
"What about Second Uncle?"
"Wash your hands too." Lu Yingchi sneered, "Washing your hands in groups, like elementary school students."
Lu Ning nodded.
There's nothing strange about that; it's just washing your hands.
Meanwhile, at the sink on the first floor, Qiao Wu had already washed her hands with hand soap several times, but she still couldn't get rid of the strange feeling on her hands from being touched. Not believing it, she squeezed out another pump of hand soap.
Lu Jinzhi leaned against the wall behind her and laughed when he saw this: "Do you find it that bad?"
Qiao Wu replied expressionlessly, "Yes."
“You were the one who covered my face first,” Lu Jinzhi said with a smile. “Then shouldn’t I wash my face too?”
Qiao Wu rinsed her hands clean, picked up the hand sanitizer, and held it up to his face, which seemed to show no remorse whatsoever: "Do you need my help?"
Lu Jinzhi raised an eyebrow slightly, ignoring that it was hand sanitizer, and actually leaned forward slightly, closing his eyes on his own initiative: "Okay."
"..."
Qiao Wu felt a sense of powerlessness, like punching cotton; this person was completely unyielding.
Don't assume she doesn't know he did it on purpose.
Lu Jinzhi remained in that position, and without waiting for her to make a sound, he softly hummed in response.
Because he was smiling the whole time, the corners of his lips were slightly upturned, giving off a gentle and indulgent vibe.
Qiao Wu inexplicably recalled the faint touch he felt when the man deliberately leaned against his hand while speaking in the car, and suddenly felt like washing his hands again.
She put down the hand sanitizer: "I don't want to reward you."
Lu Jinzhi was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. When he opened his eyes, his dark eyes were full of laughter.
"Lu Jinzhi." Qiao Wu turned and leaned against the sink, slowly drying his hands as he asked, "Aren't you afraid?"
"What are you afraid of?"
Qiao Wu smiled and said, "There'll be no way to clean this up later."
Her relationship with Lu Jinzhi was already quite special. The reason she agreed to his pursuit was because she felt that things should take their natural course. However, Lu Jinzhi clearly did not take the idea of taking things naturally to heart.
In this way, if things don't work out in the future, she can't imagine how someone with Lu Jinzhi's personality would handle it.
Because of his unique personality, he unconsciously tries to please himself, so he only does things that make him feel satisfied and happy at the moment. Qiao Wu is worried that he will eventually crash and burn.
Lu Jinzhi straightened up slightly and took two steps closer to her, the two standing face to face.
The occasional servants who came and went remembered what Qiao Wu had said, so he kept his voice very low.
"Why did you have to end it?" he seemed to be asking himself, then looked into her eyes. "That day at the hospital, you told me you didn't know why you did it."
Qiao Wu lifted his eyelids: "Hmm?"
Lu Jinzhi: "You're willing to risk your life for a reason you don't even know yet, so why should I care about anything else now that I know my purpose?"
Qiao Wu was a little startled.
Lu Jinzhi leaned down to look her in the eye, his gaze focused, revealing the emotions in his eyes. He smiled slightly and said, "You know, I have a hard time perceiving other people's emotions, so when I can clearly say that I like you, it means that I am already hopelessly in love."
"Waaah," he called gently, his voice as soft as his watery eyes, "It's an option for you, but for me..."
He stopped speaking.
Qiao Wu, however, sensed that the man's words were unfinished, because his eyes were anything but gentle, just like when he was about to do something.
He never throws a hysterical tantrum or expresses his desires so strongly; he just looks at you quietly, his silence speaking volumes.
Reason told her that she shouldn't get close to this kind of person.
Once you're on it, there's no escaping it.
However, in her vision of love, a lover who would be devoted to her until death was her ideal.
Lu Jinzhi smiled and said, "For me, there is no other option."
Indeed, Lu Ning is right.
People like Lu Jinzhi, when they're smiling, it's never a good thing.
Qiao Wu felt that she might also have a problem, because seeing this straightforward and morbid determination, she actually felt a strange sense of security.
She raised the corner of her eye slightly: "Then what should we do, Lu Jinzhi?"
"What should we do?" Lu Jinzhi repeated her words, thought about it seriously for a while, and smiled casually, "Then it's hopeless. I don't want to end this."
Qiao Wu looked at him quietly for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "Lu Jinzhi is seventy years behind."
Thirty points were added.
It's still a negative number.
Lu Jinzhi chuckled and gently ruffled her hair: "Well, keep it up, boohoo."
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