Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 528 - 527: Can’t Stand Me Being Single

Chapter 528: Chapter 527: Can’t Stand Me Being Single

Lin Xia was quite pleased with Lin Yu’s reaction; she sneered at her and then stopped paying attention to her.

If Lin Yu hadn’t initiated the provocation, Lin Xia wouldn’t have bothered to deal with her!

At that moment, the bus arrived. After getting on, Lu Zheng led Lin Xia to sit at the back.

Lin Yu sat at the front. Even if she hated Lin Xia enough to gnash her teeth, she no longer dared to say or do anything. She even got off the bus earlier as soon as it reached the city.

After Lin Xia and Lu Zheng got off the bus, she finally asked, "Aren’t you curious why she accused me of not returning home at night?" She was a bit worried that Lu Zheng might overthink it—after all, not returning home at night was...

Lu Zheng affectionately ruffled her hat, "I remember you told me you went to the provincial city for supplies and ended up being accused by the landlord’s daughter of not returning at night..."

Even if Lin Xia had never mentioned it to him, he would still have believed her, just as he would believe in himself!

Therefore, he never doubted Lin Xia based on what others said.

Lin Xia really didn’t remember, she playfully stuck out her tongue, "Did I say that? I’ve forgotten!"

Lu Zheng always believed in her unconditionally, which sometimes made her feel quite embarrassed.

Compared to him, she wasn’t doing as well!

Lu Zheng reached out and took Lin Xia’s hand, "It’s nothing! But, wife! You should still be careful when I’m not around."

He knew quite a bit about the incidents that had taken place between Lin Xia and her former stepmother.

Just mentioning Lin Qiang getting sentenced, she had made deadly enemies; it was uncertain when someone might seek revenge and try to harm her.

Since he couldn’t always be there to protect her, he couldn’t help but worry.

Lin Xia noticed Lu Zheng’s worries and quickly reassured him, "I will be! Don’t worry! Actually, if Lin Yu hadn’t said those things today, I really wouldn’t want to deal with her!

She is quite miserable, I heard it was because she found out Chen Gang was messing around with another woman that she gave birth prematurely... I haven’t seen her since she had the baby a long time ago..."

If Lin Xia hadn’t bumped into them today, she might have almost forgotten about Lin Yu and Qian Chunli and those people.

"Wife! Remember, these people aren’t worth your pity!" Lu Zheng knew Lin Xia’s character; although she sometimes appeared tough, deep down she was kind and easily softened...

After Lin Yu got off the bus early, she transferred to a public bus in the city and made her way to Qian Chunli’s residence.

Dragging her heavy steps, she had just entered the yard when she heard a child crying.

Lin Yu entered the house with a pale face to find her mother, Qian Chunli, holding the baby and soothing it by pacing back and forth in the room.

Qian Chunli anxiously exclaimed, "Xiaoyu! You’re back! Quickly feed the baby some milk! How is your grandmother?"

Her mother had injured herself a few days earlier while gathering firewood, accidentally falling and fracturing her right wrist.

She had been extremely concerned and wanted to go back to check on her, but after all that had happened, how could she show her face and appear in the village?

All she could do was send her daughter to look in on things, buy some items, and leave some money as a show of filial piety.

"It’s alright! Nothing serious!" At that moment, Lin Yu couldn’t care less about other matters; she took off her coat, rubbed her hands together, took the baby, and began feeding it.

Gently stroking the baby’s head, Lin Yu looked at her thin, desiccated son in her arms and felt a pang of sorrow. Despite it being well over a hundred days since his birth, he was still so small and thin, his cries weak.

When Lin Yu briefly explained what she saw on her trip back to the village, Qian Chunli was finally able to let go of her worries.

Observing Lin Yu’s sickly complexion, she questioned, "Why do you look so unwell?"

"Mum! Guess who I ran into?"

"Who?" Qian Chunli immediately guessed a possibility, her eyes widening as she asked, "That little vixen?"

"Yes! She and her partner were waiting for the bus at the station, and we ran into them..." Lin Yu’s suppressed hatred and anger reignited after seeing Lin Xia.

However, she now wanted to take revenge on Lin Xia and make her life miserable, but she didn’t dare to act rashly because her situation was really difficult, and one wrong step could lead to irreparable disaster.

Qian Chunli cursed resentfully, "Heaven is blind! She caused Qiangzi and us so much suffering, yet she and her friends are thriving... Poor Qiangzi is suffering in there..."

Qian Chunli’s hatred for Lin Xia was immense, but every time she tried to settle scores, it backfired, losing more than she gained; hence, she also dared not provoke her anymore.

But how could she easily swallow this pent-up anger?

The mother and daughter plotted with resentment...

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Lin Xia and Lu Zheng went home to take out tens of thousands of yuan and deposited it in the bank first.

Later that evening, they went to eat at Jiang Mingyuan’s restaurant together.

When Song Zhiya learned that they were going to eat at Jiang Mingyuan’s restaurant in the evening, she dressed up specially.

She gave Lin Xia a clear, blunt lesson on "beauty for the sake of pleasing others."

During the meal, Lu Zheng stood up with a wine glass in hand and sincerely said, "Jiang Mingyuan! Thank you for looking after and helping Lin Xia all this time! I toast to you!"

He understood that, by comparison, Jiang Mingyuan had invested much more in Lin Xia than he had!

What he had done was still far from enough!

But love is sometimes hard to measure like this.

It isn’t always the case that the person who invests more can win over the one they like.

He admired Jiang Mingyuan’s character and was grateful for everything he had done, and now he truly regarded Jiang Mingyuan as a friend from the bottom of his heart!

Jiang Mingyuan also stood up with his glass, laughing heartily, "With our relationship now, why be so formal!"

Lu Zheng and Lin Xia married and lived happily, and Jiang Mingyuan was happy for Lin Xia when he saw it.

Initially, he and Lu Zheng were rivals in competition, but after many tests, he was convinced of Lu Zheng’s character and was willing to be his friend!

Even though his fate with Lin Xia wasn’t meant to be, he did not regret the things he had once done.

Lu Zheng also laughed heartily, "Alright! Then I won’t stand on ceremony! Let’s drink!"

The two clinked their glasses lightly and both downed the drinks in their glasses.

Jiang Mingyuan put down his glass and jokingly said, "However, Lu Zheng, shouldn’t your way of addressing me change? Shouldn’t you follow Lin Xia and call me ’second brother’?"

Lu Zheng was straightforward and immediately called out ’second brother’!

He was older than Jiang Mingyuan, but since Lin Xia called Jiang Mingyuan ’second brother’, why not?

This caused everyone at the table to burst into laughter.

Lin Xia laughed especially loudly, while Song Zhiya, sitting next to her, laughed in a more reserved manner, her gaze towards Jiang Mingyuan carrying a hint of something different.

Lin Xia noticed that Song Zhiya’s eyes kept drifting towards Jiang Mingyuan, and it seemed that ’second brother’ was not indifferent either.

She thought it might be time to quickly ask ’second brother’ about his intentions to see if there was a potential match between them.

Opportunities come that quickly; a server from Jiang Mingyuan’s restaurant came into the private room to look for him.

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