Zhuang Baihua couldn't stay with Chi Yue all the time, as he had to go to the company to work, so he sent his assistant and some bodyguards to the school to take care of Chi Yue and protect his safety.
Three meals a day are delivered to Chi Yue by a special person. They are a nutritious combination of meat and vegetables. In addition, there are fruit snacks, iced drinks, new clothes, and the air conditioner is turned on 20 hours a day. The assistant said that there is no need to worry about the electricity bill.
Anyway, apart from the fact that the dormitory was a little shabby, Chi Yue felt like she was living in a palace.
Chi Yue sits with his legs crossed every day, playing games out of boredom, with nothing else to do. Zhuang Baihua is quite busy and can't always be with him. When he wants to go out for a walk, a bunch of muscular men in black suits will follow him.
Fortunately, it was summer vacation and not many people witnessed this scene, otherwise the students would have thought he was hanging out.
Chi Yue felt that he could gain ten pounds before the small hole on his leg healed.
Also, the defense inside and outside is so tight that anyone trying to cause trouble has no way to break through the encirclement.
This was the first time that Chi Yue felt sorry for the troublemakers. Those people were probably trying their best to find flaws in the bodyguards and were cursing in their hearts.
There is no rush anyway, so give them enough time to plan.
Chi Yue spent more than a week leisurely, eating and sleeping, and even established a deep friendship with the assistant and bodyguard who accompanied him.
Because they were too bored, they formed a small group to play online games. The assistants and bodyguards, who were social people, could not beat Chi Yue, a college student. Chi Yue occasionally carried the whole game and became the MVP "Brother Yue" in the eyes of the bodyguards.
Chi Yue was playing games that day when his assistant suddenly came in and said to him, "Two people are looking for you downstairs."
Chi Yue didn't even bother to lift her eyelids and asked, "What does he look like?"
The assistant replied: "A man and a woman, they said they were your parents."
Chi Yue sighed, threw the phone aside, and said, "Let them go up."
After a while, Lu Hong supported Chi Jingye and walked in from outside.
There were still some marks on Chi Jingye's face, indicating that he had been injured before, and he walked with a limp, which meant that the injury was serious.
Seeing Chi Yue sitting with her legs crossed and enjoying the air conditioning with a plate of iced watermelon next to her, Chi Jingye immediately flew into a rage: "You unfilial son! Your father almost died, and you are enjoying the good food and drinks here! You are so shameless! I will beat you to death!"
As he was about to go up and beat Chi Yue, the bodyguards next to him took a step forward to protect Chi Yue. Before they could make a move, Chi Jingye cried out "Ouch", then bent down and covered his calf, grimacing with a painful expression.
He twisted himself first.
At this time, Lu Hong started crying beside him: "Xiaoyue, your father and I are so miserable. We have no money to treat your father's illness. You are such a good wife, why don't you give us some money?"
The assistant next to him couldn't help but said, "As parents, the first thing you did when you saw your son was to ask him for money. Didn't you realize that he was also injured?"
Lu Hong glanced at Chi Yue's legs and said insincerely, "Xiao Yue, it turns out you are also injured. How could you be so careless?"
Chi Yue was too lazy to respond: "Don't you just want money?" He patted his thigh and said, "When my leg is healed, I will give you money when I get home."
After hearing this, Chi Jingye's feet no longer hurt, and he stopped yelling. He immediately smiled and said, "This is a good son. I know that I have paid attention to you. Why do you have to wait until you come home? Just give me some first."
Chi Yue held his forehead and pretended to have a headache: "Actually, I don't have any money. Can I still live in the dormitory? When my injury is healed, I will go and beg the sponsor to give me money."
Chi Jingye was a single-celled animal. When he heard what Chi Yue said, he thought it made sense. Why would someone live in a shabby dormitory if he had money? He immediately said, "Then you should behave yourself and make the boss happy."
Paramecium Chi Jingye is easy to fool, but Lu Hong is difficult to deal with.
Lu Hong said to Shi Yue, "Silly child, you are injured and vulnerable now. You should go to your boss and let him see your pitiful look, then he will give you money."
The assistant and bodyguard next to him: "..."
What kind of parents are they? They are trying to find ways to sell their son.
Chi Yue was used to it. He knew that if he continued talking, the topic would go on in an endless loop. He waved his hand and said, "It's like this anyway. There's nothing to argue about anymore."
Chi Jingye now had hope and was overjoyed. He repeatedly asked Chi Yueji to give him money, and then left happily. It was completely different from how he needed someone to support him just now. He just went out to fool around.
Lu Hong did not follow Chi Jingye, but continued to stay in the dormitory and shed tears. She cried sadly and said, "Xiao Yue, why is life like this?"
Chi Yue said nothing and let Bai talk.
"When mom was pregnant with you, I was full of hope for life. I hoped that you would grow up healthily and that our family would be well. We may not be rich, but we will be harmonious and reunited."
cried as she spoke: "But , my family members get hurt all the time, we quarrel whenever we meet, and you are not very close to us. We don't even have any money. What's going on?"
He recounted Chi Yue's childhood events one by one. At that time, Chi Jingye still had a job and the family could barely make ends meet. Everything was pretty good. But later on, the situation got worse and worse, people's hearts faded, and the family could no longer function as a home.
After hearing what Lu Hong said, the assistant and bodyguard were somewhat moved, but Chi Yue still had that expressionless face.
Lu Hong cried and complained about her life in the dormitory for about half an hour. Seeing that Chi Yue was still indifferent, she stopped crying.
"Okay, I know you find me annoying, so I won't say anything more. I'm leaving." Lu Hong said with a sad face as she walked out.
When they reached the dormitory door, Bai turned around, looked at Chi Yue with pleading eyes, and asked, "Can you please see me off?"
Chi Yue thought about it and stood up slowly.
The wound on his leg was not that serious. It started to heal after a week. As long as he didn't use force, he could walk without any problem.
He followed Lu Hong and escorted Bai downstairs, followed by a bodyguard. When they got downstairs, Lu Hong reluctantly looked at the bodyguard behind him and said awkwardly, "I want to go to the school gate to take a car."
The bodyguard thought, why is this mother so troublesome? She knows her son’s leg is injured, but she still keeps asking him to walk more.
Chi Yue accompanied Lu Hong to the school gate.
The two stood on the side of the road. Chi Yue said nothing. Lu Hong felt a little guilty. She twisted her fingers and asked, "Did you have any contact with the boss Luo who I met at school last time?"
"Yes." Chi Yue answered briefly.
Lu Hong was startled and lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking. After a long pause, she said, "You, the boss who gave you money, couldn't he be him, right?"
Chi Yue shook her head: "No."
Lu Hong breathed a sigh of relief and raised her hand to touch her hair.
Just at this moment, a car suddenly rushed out on the road and stopped quickly in front of the two of them. A man got out of the car, suddenly pulled Chi Yue into the car, and then drove away.
The incident happened so suddenly that Lu Hong was slow to react. The people beside her started crying out of fear. The two bodyguards quickly chased in the direction the vehicle was heading.
Lu Hong cried for a while, and seeing that no one cared about her, she turned away, quietly walked aside, and greeted Xiyin who was standing under the shade of a tree.
"I lured him out as you said." Lu Hong said in a low voice.
Xiyin didn't laugh, she just said: "The benefits have been deposited into your card, leave quickly if you want to."
Lu Hong listened to Xiyin, tears welling up in her eyes: "… I was also in a hurry at that time. Our family was so poor, and you were sick when you were born. If I didn't help find a good family for you, you might not be able to grow up well."
"Stop talking." Xiyin said coldly, with a hint of disgust in her expression, "Take the money and leave quickly, go as far as you can, and don't come back."
Lu Hong cried silently, and when she had cried enough, she slowly left. As she left, she looked back every few steps, listening to Xiyin reluctantly.
Lu Hong stared at Xiyin's face and wanted to say something else, but Xiyin's eyes were vicious and she spat out one word: "Get lost."
Lu Hong was frightened and left quickly.
Zhuang Baihua's mind has been entirely on Chi Yue and work lately. After finishing his work, he thought about going to the university dormitory to check on Chi Yue's situation.
It was the same today. Just as Zhuang Baihua was about to leave the office and go to Chi Yue, he received a call from Luo Zhenduo.
"You've said sorry countless times. I know you didn't mean it. Someone must have accidentally put the bottle opener on the chair. Chi Yue said it's okay, so it's okay."
Before Luo Zhenduo could speak, Zhuang Baihua spoke a few words to shut him up.
After returning from Luo Mansion, Luo Zhenduo called to apologize and bought a lot of things to send to Chi Yue. Considering Luo Zhenduo's status, it was very good to do this, which showed that he valued Zhuang Baihua and Chi Yue.
Zhuang Baihua thought that he was going to mention that matter again during the call, but Luo Zhenduo listened and said, "It's not that..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhuang Baihua was shocked. Why was Luo Zhenduo's voice so hoarse, as if it had been ground by sandpaper
"Can you... stay with me for a while..."
It was the first time that Zhuang Baihua heard Luo Zhenduo speak in this tone, which was slow and dull, as rough as sand, and filled with inconsolable distress.
"What's wrong with you?" Zhuang Baihua asked.
Luo Zhenduo did not answer, but repeatedly said: "You must accompany me."
Zhuang Baihua asked hesitantly: "Are you drunk?"
It's no wonder that Zhuang Baihua couldn't be sure. Luo Zhenduo had an extraordinary alcohol tolerance. Zhuang Baihua had never seen him drunk. Zhuang Baihua didn't even dare to imagine how much Luo Zhenduo would have to drink if he could get drunk.
Luo Zhenduo repeated the same sentence over and over again, urging Zhuang Baihua to leave.
Zhuang Baihua could only ask: "Where are you?"
"I'm at the winery, please leave, I'm going crazy." Luo Zhenduo said and hung up the phone.
“???” Which winery? Please tell me clearly.
Zhuang Baihua then remembered that Luo Zhenduo had once mentioned that he had a winery in the suburbs with a rich collection of wines.
Zhuang Baihua asked his secretary to check the specific location of Luo Zhenduo Winery and set off for the destination.
The winery is some distance away from the city center. When Zhuang Baihua arrived, it took him an hour to get there.
During this period, Luo Zhenduo did not call again, which made Zhuang Baihua a little worried.
The winery is quite large, with European decoration style and pleasant environment. Not only is it great for drinking, it is also a great place for vacation. However, Zhuang Baihua had no intention of enjoying the scenery. After arriving, he met the staff of the winery.
The staff told him: "After Mr. Luo came in the afternoon, he ordered people to take out a lot of wine from the wine cellar, then locked himself in the room and never came out again." He was very uneasy. "We even heard the sound of wine bottles hitting the ground. Mr. Luo has always loved wine, and the wines stored in the wine cellar are all expensive and aged. He usually doesn't do this."
If the behavior is abnormal, then something must have happened.
Zhuang Baihua asked the staff to take him there. He knocked on the door and said loudly, "Lao Luo, it's me."
After a while, the door opened and a strong smell of alcohol hit them. Zhuang Baihua saw that Luo Zhenduo's eyes were red and his hair was messy. He had completely lost his usual elegance and steadiness and turned into a drunkard who was drowning his sorrows in alcohol.
After Luo Zhenduo opened the door, he turned around and walked back. His steps were unsteady and he could not even walk steadily. After taking only a few steps, he fell heavily into the sofa.
Zhuang Baihua walked into the room and saw the floor was full of wine bottles and a lot of glass fragments. The carpet was covered with wine stains, which showed that Luo Zhenduo not only drank a lot, but also smashed a lot.
Zhuang Baihua frowned and asked, "What happened? If there is anything, let's discuss it carefully. We can find a way. Don't take it out on yourself. What should I do if I have alcohol poisoning?"
Luo Zhenduo stared at Zhuang Baihua with his cloudy eyes, almost unable to focus. After a long moment, he managed to squeeze out only a few words.
"Xiyin... may not be my child."