Chapter 104: The Decision That Changed Fate

Chapter 104: The Decision That Changed Fate

Lu Hanchuan: "Say it one more time."

Ye Xiaoxiao ignored him.

After a while, she asked, "Are you really sure about this? Won't someone investigate your assets?"

Lu Hanchuan smiled, "I haven't embezzled or taken bribes. This was bought with my own hard-earned money."

The Lu Family's fortune began with his great-grandfather starting from scratch. By all accounts, they should have been a poor family, but his grandfather married a wealthy woman, and his father married into money.

The Yun and Cheng families were both well-off. Although wealth had to be kept under wraps in the past few years, now it's all out in the open.

The wealth built up over generations has been carefully preserved, and the money spent is just a small fraction of it.

The Lu Family hasn't faced any major losses in the past decade.

Lu Hanchuan's grandfather and father both have distinguished military records, and several men from the Lu Family gave their lives in the war.

The state has shown favor to the Lu Family.

Even in the most chaotic times, the guards wouldn't dare to storm into the Lu Family and stir up trouble.

Ye Xiaoxiao didn't grasp the details but didn't want to cause trouble for Lu Hanchuan.

"Stop buying me such pricey things..."

Before she could finish, Lu Hanchuan interrupted, "Check if we need anything else."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "..."

Actually, we have everything we need here. If Ye Xiaoxiao moved in, she'd just need to grab some toiletries and bring her clothes.

Lu Hanchuan: "How's your dorm been lately?"

Ye Xiaoxiao: "It's fine."

She filled him in on everything that had been going on in the dorm.

Lu Hanchuan: "Still because of what happened during training?"

Kids these days have no respect for the rules, brazen enough to trick someone into illegal work over a silly grudge.

But Li Meiru... Lu Hanchuan had no sympathy for her.

He used the chance to warn Ye Xiaoxiao about the earlier incident, so she'd be careful.

Ye Xiaoxiao was hearing about Li Meiru writing a complaint letter for the first time, "Why didn't you say something sooner?"

Lu Hanchuan raised an eyebrow: "That whole thing didn't amount to much, and I noticed you didn't have any more issues after that. No need to stir the pot."

He didn't mention his threats and intimidation at all!

Ye Xiaoxiao: "I'll remember this."

Even without Lu Hanchuan's reminder, she wouldn't foolishly be nice to everyone.

In Ye Xiaoxiao's view, the current dormitory relationship was already quite good. In the past, there were six people in a dormitory but eight chat groups.

Just keep the peace, don’t overthink it.

"Did the complaint letter really not affect you?"

"What effect? I’m too good-looking to take advantage of a female student."

Ye Xiaoxiao was speechless: "You’re so full of yourself. If I were your boss, I’d definitely punish you."

Lu Hanchuan grabbed Ye Xiaoxiao’s hand, forcing their fingers to interlock.

"Full of myself? Isn’t what I said true?"

Ye Xiaoxiao stared at his face, unable to refute. It was indeed the truth.

Lu Hanchuan came to see Ye Xiaoxiao just to drop off the key. They spent less than three hours together before he left.

Before leaving, Lu Hanchuan kissed Ye Xiaoxiao on the cheek and seriously asked her to think about marriage.

"Xiao Xiao, if you say yes, I’ll file the marriage paperwork right away."

Ye Xiaoxiao mercilessly pushed him away.

"You should go now. Drive safe."

...

Hao Yanyan has been distracted in class lately because of seeing Ye Xiaoxiao.

She thinks Xu Jianwen’s coldness toward her is because of Ye Xiaoxiao.

When she couldn’t figure it out herself, she had no choice but to tell He Qiaoxiang about it.

He Qiaoxiang frowned, "So they actually met."

Hao Yanyan: "Mom, what do you mean?"

He Qiaoxiang glared at her foolish daughter, "What else? Xiao Xiao got into Tsinghua University, so naturally they’d run into each other more often at the same school. If you’d been more ambitious and gotten into a good university, you might already be Mrs. Xu by now."

Hao Yanyan’s eyes widened. "But how? Wasn’t her academic performance bad?"

This was also something He Qiaoxiang wondered about.

But she couldn’t admit her own failure as a parent.

"Her grades were bad, but her foundation wasn’t terrible. It’s easy to improve."

Hao Yanyan: "..."

"But don’t worry. Even if Xiao Xiao’s grades are good, it doesn’t matter. After all, you’re the Hao family’s real daughter, and I’ll definitely make plans for you."

He Qiaoxiang looked at her timid daughter and reassured her, "Last time Xiao Xiao came home, she didn’t come alone—she brought a boyfriend."

And it was someone from the Lu Family...

They must’ve been drawn to her looks, but it’s unclear whether Mrs. Lu would approve of the marriage.

He Qiaoxiang thought, the Lu Family’s only son would surely marry someone from a suitable family. Even if they’re together now, it’s just a fling between young people.

Only someone as clueless as Hao Chengbing would actually think this opportunity could make him soar.

Hao Yanyan looked up, "I also saw that man. Are they really in a relationship?"

He Qiaoxiang: "It’s definitely real! He even came to their house."

Hao Yanyan almost laughed out loud. That chubby guy doesn’t hold a candle to Jianwen.

Who would’ve guessed Ye Xiaoxiao, who acts so high and mighty, would sell out for money?

She’s probably just after his money.

That guy must be loaded, ordering all that food just for the two of them.

He Qiaoxiang advised: "But I bet this fling won’t last. He’s just playing around with her. You’ve got to use this chance to win Xu Jianwen over."

Hao Yanyan: "But Jianwen’s heading to Ning’an County for an internship."

Xu Jianwen's major is journalism, and interning in a small town is just a box to tick.

Get some experience under his belt and then head back to Beijing for a job.

"I’ve got it all set up for you. You also go to work in Ning’an County. Take advantage of this chance to get him hooked."

He Qiaoxiang imparted her experience to her daughter. In her youth, she managed to snag the promising Hao Chengbing from under everyone’s noses.

The facts have proven that her choice was not wrong.

If she hadn’t played dirty back then, we wouldn’t have had all these years of the good life.

Hao Yanyan wasn’t thrilled about the news—she was more hesitant. If she heads to Ning’an County now, what’ll happen to her business in Beijing?

She’s already paid rent and other expenses—she can’t get that money back.

She’s out two hundred yuan, no way around it!

"Mom... I."

"What about you? If it weren’t for your uncle, you wouldn’t have landed this intern reporter gig so easily. Even for an intern, you need at least a junior college diploma."

He Qiaoxiang was annoyed by her daughter’s hesitation—it wasn’t like her at all.

Hao Yanyan lowered her head, "I understand."

Little did she know, this decision would send everything spiraling in a whole new direction.

From then on, everything turned upside down, completely different.