Chapter 469: Reality Keeps Slapping Us in the Face

Chapter 469: Reality Keeps Slapping Us in the Face

Lu Ya stood in the corner, lost in thought, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

This wasn't the scenario she had envisioned.

Between Bai Zhi and Lu Hai, one of them would always try to persuade her to go home...

But their indifferent attitude really chilled her heart.

She thought Bai Zhi would see her working here so late at night and advise her to quit.

But she didn't.

When she saw Lu Hai while holding the wine, her first reaction was to run away as fast as she could, not wanting Lu Hai to see her there. Later, she had other ideas.

She thought Lu Hai would curse her if he saw her working here, and then forcefully take her away.

To her disbelief, Lu Hai still didn't do that. Like Bai Zhi, he only glanced at her with that indifferent look.

It was as if he were a complete stranger.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but secretly wipe away her tears.

Has she really been abandoned by her family?

Are they really going to sever ties with him and kick him out of the Lu family?

She took a deep breath and reassured herself that their attitude might indicate that it was actually okay for her to work as a waitress at the nightclub.

This is not a dishonorable profession.

She had mentally prepared herself for a long time before applying for this job, only when she was truly desperate and had nowhere else to go did she muster the courage to do so.

She wanted to prove herself and couldn't just slink home like that.

Besides, even if they go back, they might not let it in.

Brother Yang's voice interrupted Lu Ya's thoughts, "Lu Ya, what are you standing there for? The customers upstairs are calling, hurry up and serve them drinks."

"I'm here." She wiped away her tears and hurried off to work.

Lu Hai stopped dancing. His brother wasn't sure what he meant. He asked Lu Hai to inquire about Lu Ya'e, but when he saw her, he was so cold and ignored her.

He knew that Lu Hai and his sister had a casual relationship, but he didn't expect them to be this distant.

"Brother Hai, let's go."

Lu Hai stood up and said, "You guys go outside and wait for me, I'm going to the restroom."

"good."

The girl with the perm glanced back worriedly and whispered, "It seems like Hai-ge didn't go in the direction of the restroom. I'll go give him directions."

She's familiar with this place.

"Hurry up, he's an adult, how could he not know where the toilet is? Mind your own business."

The Lu brothers glanced at each other, a slight smile playing on their lips.

He said that Lu Hai may seem indifferent on the surface, but he couldn't possibly really ignore his own sister.

...........

After Bai Zhi and Ye Tiandong returned home, it was almost 10 p.m.

The temperature dropped sharply at night, and it was quite cold.

After Bai Zhi entered the house, she first boiled water and poured a cup for each of them. "Come on, drink some water to warm up. You really can't go out tonight, the temperature is too low."

“It’s cold enough,” Cui Hua said. “I feel that the weather in Nancheng is much colder than in Bincheng.”

Luckily, she was wearing a down jacket.

In comparison...

Cui Hua glanced at Ye Tiandong, who was wearing a black coat over his sweater.

He probably felt even worse.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ye Tiandong shook his collar to show he wasn't cold. "I'm a man, I have a short temper, unlike you women."

Bai Zhi, whose only visible part was her eyes, retorted without hesitation, "Uncle, it's the young man who's hot-tempered. You're middle-aged, your body is already declining, how much hot-tempered can you possibly have?"

Cui Hua, who is usually calm, indifferent and aloof, almost couldn't hold back and sprayed water.

Ye Tiandong, "!!!"

Seeing that they had both drunk hot water, Bai Zhi said with a smile, "Uncle, Sister Cui, you should get some rest too. It's warm in bed. I'm going to sleep too."

Upon hearing Bai Zhi's words, Cui Hua's face inexplicably flushed.

I always felt that her words were too ambiguous.

Cui Hua shook her head, clearing her mind of any thoughts that shouldn't be there.

They don't even sleep in the same bed, so what's there to be ambiguous about?

Just as Cui Hua's thoughts were running wild, Ye Tiandong's voice rang in her ears, "Little Cui, you go and rest first. I need to talk to Xiao Zhi about something."

Cui Hua snapped out of her daze, stood up, and answered,

Okay, I'll go rest now.

After Cui Hua returned to her room, Ye Tiandong sat there drinking water, but remained silent for a long time.

"Uncle, what do you want to tell me?"

Bai Zhi sat opposite him, looking at him with a curious expression.

Ye Tiandong glanced at Bai Zhi's bewildered eyes and inwardly rolled his eyes.

Is this girl genuinely ignorant or just pretending?

How could such a smart child not know what he wanted to talk to her about?

That girl did it on purpose.

It was already late at night, and Ye Tiandong didn't want to play games with her anymore. He coughed lightly and simply asked, "So, did you see Deputy Director Chen today?"

When Ye Tiandong took the initiative to inquire about this matter, Bai Zhi smiled slightly, feeling very pleased.

See, her efforts finally paid off.

Even my uncle couldn't contain himself.

"Yes, I saw him," she replied truthfully.

But that was all she said; there was no more to it.

He just sat there leisurely, drinking water.

Ye Tiandong touched his nose, speechless.

That girl did it on purpose!

"And then?" Ye Tiandong glanced at her casually and said in a low voice, "It's so late, can't you just finish telling me everything at once?"

Bai Zhi was very dissatisfied with Ye Tiandong's impatience. She looked at Ye Tiandong with pitiful eyes and complained, "Uncle, what kind of attitude is this?"

"I tried so hard to ease the tension between you and my grandfather, even in this freezing weather. I begged this person, met with that person, and searched everywhere for evidence to convince you. And you just sit back and reap the benefits, and you're already getting impatient?"

Ye Tiandong, “........”

She pouted and muttered, "I'm so wronged. I've never cared this much about my own affairs."

Bai Zhi's words were not meant to be pretentious.

When she finally learned about Grandma Chen Zhen from Deputy Director Chen today, she breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense nerves finally relaxed.

I couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

She has been working tirelessly on this matter for some time now, and she is indeed very tired.

Even though she knew everything about her past life, she still went to great lengths to find evidence to prove it to her uncle.

Now she has finally achieved some success, and what makes her most gratified is the change in her uncle's attitude.

He actually brought this up himself.

This would have been absolutely impossible in the past.

In the past, even if she presented the evidence to him, the stubborn Boss Ye might not have been willing to even glance at it.

Now everyone has learned to proactively seek out information.

Bai Zhi's tearful complaint made Ye Tiandong lower his eyes in guilt, "Xiao Zhi, you've worked so hard."

He was at a loss for words when facing his niece.

He was indeed very ashamed.

At her age, she still needs her niece to solve her problems.

Whether it's his own romantic love or family relationships, he's always in a passive state.

Looking back now, it seems that ever since he recognized Bai Zhi, she has been caring for him and helping him solve problems.

But he not only refused to cooperate, he also acted hesitantly and refused to believe her.

At first, he couldn't believe his woman would betray him...

Later, he couldn't believe that the person he had hated for so long hadn't done anything to wrong his mother.

But reality seems to be constantly contradicting him.