Don't run away, Miss Chun, you are my destiny

Shen Xiyao's sadness is real.

Her father's body was fished out of Yanming Lake in Hui City at 3 p.m. on March 20.

As it was the transition between spring and winter, it was still very cold at night and few people were playing by the lake.

It was a person walking his dog who accidentally saw something floating on the lake and called the police.

Lu Junze rushed back to Hui City on a private plane overnight, and Julia came back with him.

Julia's persistence in pursuing Lu Junze is comparable to Chun Rixi's.

The two hurried to the police station.

When Shen Xiyao, who was being questioned, saw Lu Junze, she immediately stood up and ran into his arms.

She sobbed and her pitiful look with tears in her eyes made Lu Junze feel very distressed.

"Junze, I don't have a father anymore!"

"From now on, I no longer have a father!"

"I also want him to see me in my wedding dress."

"I work part-time day and night to earn money for his medical treatment, but why is he so depressed?"

Lu Junze held her and coaxed her gently.

Julia watched all this coldly and sent messages to Chun Rixi at a rapid speed.

At this moment, she felt that Chun Rixi's loss was understandable.

This actually made her let go of her hostility towards Chun Rixi and even developed some good feelings towards her.

Chun Rixi, who was still sleeping soundly, was almost driven crazy by the message alert sounds that rang from time to time.

She picked up her phone, looked at the massive amount of information, as well as the photo of Shen Xiyao and Lu Junze hugging each other, and rolled her eyes helplessly.

She replied angrily with four words: It’s none of my business.

Julia couldn't help laughing when she saw these four words.

Suddenly, the reception room became extremely quiet.

When she looked up, she realized that her smile was inappropriate because Shen Xiyao's father had just passed away.

Julia waved her hand embarrassedly, walked out of the reception room, and took a taxi straight back to the Lu family.

The police retrieved a video of his father at the lake before his death and analyzed it, concluding that the cause of death was drowning, ruling out homicide.

In the video, Shen Xiyao's father can be seen arguing with a young man in a hoodie on the bridge.

The young man in the hoodie then walked out of the surveillance range, and his father stayed facing the lake alone for nearly two hours.

Finally, he seemed to be drunk and stumbled out of the surveillance range.

All surveillance cameras failed to capture his figure.

The autopsy results showed that there was no external force on the body surface, and the alcohol concentration in the body showed that he was drunk at the time.

Lu Junze planned to take Shen Xiyao back to the villa first.

But at this inopportune moment, the cell phone rang.

"Hey, Mom."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Junze took Shen Xiyao directly back to the Lu family’s Yunshan mansion in Hui City.

His father, Lu Jinghui, was busy developing overseas markets and was not at home. Only his mother, Fang Yu, and the servants were at home.

Her mother, Fang Yu, was a lady from a prominent family.

Whenever someone in the circle marries off their daughter, the generous dowry she brought would be talked about.

The moment when Shen Xiyao and Lu Junze stepped into the Lu family mansion.

She looked at this mansion that exuded luxury and elegance in every aspect and was as majestic as a castle, and she couldn't help feeling ashamed of herself.

She thought again of her home, which was full of poverty and ruin, and her inferiority complex deepened.

The four of them sat down at the long table in the restaurant.

The huge crystal chandelier and luxurious tableware made Shen Xiyao feel like she was in a fairy-tale diamond castle.

Julia saw her inferiority and embarrassment and chuckled.

Fang Yu was a lady from a wealthy family after all. Although she extremely disliked the innocent-looking girl in front of her, she still looked kind.

"It's rare for Junze to bring his friends back today, so let's be more casual."

The servants brought the dishes to the table one by one, and then left the restaurant quietly and orderly.

Shen Xiyao became even more nervous as she looked at the exquisite dishes on the table.

She and Lu Junze had eaten many delicious meals, and she also tried hard to learn how to eat many rare dishes.

I'm just afraid of being laughed at for being naive again.

The last time such ridicule was made by Chun Rixi, luckily Lu Junze severely taught her a lesson and vented his anger.

She had no idea which dishes on the table were edible and which were just for decoration.

She made up her mind that she would eat whatever Lu Junze ate.

As a result, Julia did not give her this opportunity. She directly pushed a plate of food in front of Shen Xiyao.

"Shen Xiyao, I'm Julia, Lu Junze's childhood sweetheart!"

"Come! Try this dish. It has a unique flavor!"

Shen Xiyao looked embarrassed. She picked up the fork carefully, but hesitated.

I don't know whether to eat the grass-like filaments or the petals scattered on the filaments.

Lu Junze saw her embarrassment and immediately put the petals on Shen Xiyao's plate.

"Julie, you're still so naughty!"

He raised his eyes and reproached coldly, then turned his head and spoke gently to Shen Xiyao.

"Xiyao, try it, this ham is delicious."

Shen Xiyao was shocked when she looked at the thin petals on the plate.

This is ham! Why does it look like dried petals?

Shen Xiyao didn't eat much during the meal, and Lu Junze thought she had a poor appetite because of her father's death.

Everyone returned to the living room, and after everyone was seated, mother Fang Yu spoke.

"Shen Xiyao, I know your father just passed away, and I express my deep sympathy."

"Here is 100,000 yuan. You can use it to take care of your father's funeral."

"But there is one thing, our Junze cannot attend your father's funeral!"

Shen Xiyao's tears suddenly flowed out.

Fang Yu felt extremely disgusted as she looked at this girl who was trying to gain sympathy with her tears.

"Do you always like to cry in front of our Junze?"

"You must know how busy he is in a day."

"Not only does he have to be busy with work, but he also has to take time out to coax you. Who can stand this for a long time?"

"Mom! Yaoyao's father..."

Lu Junze hurriedly opened his mouth, wanting to say a few words in defense of Shen Xiyao.

Shen Xiyao's tears were frightened back by these words.

She looked at Fang Yu's cold expression in panic, wanting to explain but not knowing what to say.

"Let me be frank. Your family backgrounds and upbringings are too different. You two are not suitable for each other."

"mom!"

Lu Junze stood up impatiently, took Shen Xiyao's hand, and prepared to leave.

"Jun Ze, everything you hold in your hands was given by your father. Of course, it is also inseparable from your own efforts."

"But have you ever thought that if you were asked to start from scratch, would you think you could do it? Could the person next to you do it?"

Fang Yu gently pressed her hands with exquisite manicure on Lu Junze's shoulders and pushed him back to the sofa.

"You've been paying for her father's treatment, right?"

"I looked at it and it should cost 50 in the past two years."

"If there is no 50 yuan, Xiyao, what will happen to your father?"

Fang Yu looked firmly into Shen Xiyao's tearful eyes and asked with a smile.

She did not ask stupid questions like "Suppose your son has no money, will you continue to love your son?" like other ladies did.

Anyone would say yes, and this will only make their son more devoted.

"Aunt, I am also working hard part-time,"

"I will work hard to narrow the gap between Junze and me and make myself worthy of him."

Shen Xiyao stood up excitedly, said with a look of grievance, "I have something else to do," then turned and ran away.

However, this time Lu Junze did not get up to chase her, but asked the housekeeper to drive her back to school.

"Mom, I think I need to talk to you."

Lu Junze crossed his fingers, looked up at his mother from the side, and spoke with displeasure on his face.