"How is it?"
"How is what?"
"Marrying into my family, you don't lose out anyway."
Lù Yīmíng: (ˉ▽ˉ；)...
Is this a deal-breaker?
"You don't lose out. I have the figure, and look at those long legs you just had, then look at this figure. How many men have drooled over it?"
Well, Lù Yīmíng found it was the first time he'd ever encountered someone promoting themselves like this.
"What are you looking at!"
While Sister Qian was enthusiastically promoting herself, she noticed Lù Yīmíng's eyes weren't on her at all. Instead, the men around were all swallowing saliva while looking at her.
Hey, am I someone you guys can covet?
She put on a fierce expression, immediately deterring any unwanted attention.
"Consider it, I have my own businesses, so it shouldn't be a problem to support you."
Although Lù Yīmíng was the sole heir of the Lu Clan Group.
But for now, he could only watch helplessly.
Sister Qian was different; all the money she had was earned by herself, and she could spend it however she pleased.
To say he wasn't tempted would be untrue for any man.
"A woman three years older brings a pot of gold."
Moreover, Sister Qian was good in every aspect.
She could host guests and cook, and her cocktails were widely praised.
And in bed...
Uh, wait, what am I thinking about?
"Sister Qian, Huh?"
Just as Lù Yīmíng was about to find an excuse, he spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.
Why is she here?
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Lù Yīmíng lost in thought, Sister Qian wondered if he'd met an acquaintance.
This was quite normal; Sister Qian's establishment was unique in Modu.
Friends from their circle would come to support her every few days, so running into a familiar face was perfectly normal.
But as Lù Yīmíng's gaze followed, Sister Qian frowned slightly.
It wasn't a friend from their circle, but a new waitress she had just hired.
At this moment, Lù Yīmíng was lost in memories from his previous life.
Chéng Xiāo.
Modu University's two campus beauties, their looks were comparable.
Sū Róngróng was cold and arrogant, disdainful of men.
She could be admired from afar but not touched.
And the other was Chéng Xiāo.
Her looks were no less than Sū Róngróng's.
However, Chéng Xiāo appeared much more low-key.
Beautiful, yes, but unfortunately, Chéng Xiāo was universally regarded by the male students of Modu University as a beauty of humble origins.
Like a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally unadorned.
Always appearing without makeup.
Never concerned with clothing, let alone fashion.
It was said that Chéng Xiāo's family background was not good.
Although she was from Modu, her demeanor always seemed a bit provincial.
At Modu University, the two campus beauties were often compared.
Sū Róngróng always had the upper hand over Chéng Xiāo.
There was a long-standing joke at Modu University about the two campus beauties.
Sū Róngróng disdained dating, while Chéng Xiāo simply had no time to date.
It was heard that after entering university, Chéng Xiāo did nothing but attend classes and work odd jobs everywhere.
She was either working or on her way to work.
She took on temporary jobs in her freshman and sophomore years, and it was said that from her junior year onwards, she even took on part-time jobs in companies.
Unexpectedly, she wasn't even letting her evenings go to waste.
"Do you know her?"
"A classmate."
"Hey, so she's one of the cream of the crop."
Sister Qian had a deep impression of this girl; she had interviewed her herself.
But for Lù Yīmíng, beyond all this, he had many more stories with Chéng Xiāo in his previous life.
In his previous life, he had completely offended Sū Róngróng, who hated him to the bone.
And the Lu Clan Group had completely collapsed under the pressure from the Su Family.
Lù Yīmíng had completely darkened, and when he regrouped, he met Chéng Xiāo, who was working hard.
For some reason, Chéng Xiāo moved to Lù Yīmíng's company.
Lù Yīmíng immediately recognized the campus beauty who was once on par with Sū Róngróng.
Perhaps due to inner turmoil, after some time together, Lù Yīmíng pursued Chéng Xiāo intensely.
Chéng Xiāo was no match for Lù Yīmíng and soon fell into the web of love he had woven.
But Chéng Xiāo didn't know that no matter how deeply in love they seemed, in Lù Yīmíng's heart, she was always just a substitute for Sū Róngróng.
The more passionate their love, the deeper the wound.
Eventually, the truth was revealed.
How could Chéng Xiāo possibly accept it?
On the night they parted, Chéng Xiāo cried her heart out.
Lù Yīmíng was her first love, but she never expected that the love she had always longed for would wound her so deeply.
Chéng Xiāo chose to leave, to leave this painful city.
Many years later, Lù Yīmíng learned that Chéng Xiāo had been pregnant when she left.
Scumbag.
His past self was the epitome of a scumbag.
No wonder he needed to repay this Sin Value throughout his life.
Lù Yīmíng admitted that Chéng Xiāo was good, truly good, but unfortunately, his heart belonged only to that one person.
In his previous life, Lù Yīmíng had wronged Chéng Xiāo, but he never expected to meet an old acquaintance so soon after being reborn.
Looking at Chéng Xiāo's busy figure now, the smile on her face seemed so genuine.
After getting together with him in his previous life, Chéng Xiāo rarely showed such a genuine smile.
She was always asked by him to adapt to the so-called upper-class life.
She had to relearn everything from etiquette and manners to even how she sat.
She was originally unhappy.
The life he provided was not what Chéng Xiāo wanted.
He was the one who had confined Chéng Xiāo's freedom.
"Yīmíng?"
"Lù Yīmíng!"
"What?"
"Ha, men, as expected, they get tired of the old and crave the new. What? Is she younger than me, and you've taken a liking to her?"
A woman's intuition is incredibly sensitive.
Sister Qian could sense that Lù Yīmíng had a special feeling for this new waitress.
"Sister Qian..."
"Alright, alright, I didn't expect her to be your classmate either. She didn't leave any information when filling out the forms."
"Temporary worker?"
"You can't say that. The young lady is quite nice and hardworking. You know, the young ladies in Modu are all quite pampered. She's so beautiful and hardworking; I was planning to train her well."
It was clear that Sister Qian really liked Chéng Xiāo.
She just didn't expect there to be such a 'fate' between them.
"But I'm afraid I won't be able to keep her now."
A top student from Modu University; university students in this era have no trouble finding good jobs.
She was afraid this young lady would not stay in her small bar.
"Her family is in quite a bit of difficulty."
"I can see that. If her family wasn't in difficulty, who would come here to suffer?"
It wasn't that the work was too hard, but the working hours were the problem.
They operated until 2 AM every day.
She had to go back to school for classes the next day; even the toughest person couldn't handle that.
Lù Yīmíng looked at Sister Qian, but before he could speak, she interrupted him.
"Alright, alright, I know what you're going to say. I'll change her position later, guarantee it'll be easier, with the same salary. All right, my Young Master Lu."
"I owe you a favor."
"Since I'm so good, why don't you consider me then?"
Lù Yīmíng: (ˉ▽ˉ；)...