Chapter 139: Your Salary Probably Can’t Support So Many People

After more than half a month without seeing each other, Lu Zhixing’s entire demeanor seemed much colder and sterner. He didn’t wait for the woman behind him and wore an impatient expression on his face: “You don’t have an education, so being able to clean here is already pretty good.”

Zhou Yingyue gritted her teeth: “Zhixing, I’m just afraid I won’t do well.”

Lu Zhixing turned his head, looking at her coldly: “Xie Yunshu, a full-time worker, could stoop to selling boxed meals. You can’t even handle cleaning properly?”

Zhou Yingyue’s face went pale. Now she had nowhere to go, and aside from playing the pitiful and weak act, she had no other options.

Lu Zhixing looked at Xiao Wei’s face — only ten yuan was given to her per month. Now, forget about buying nice clothes, she even had to consider the cheapest food to eat!

“Zhixing, don’t be angry. I’ll try harder.” Zhou Yingyue cautiously placed her hand on Lu Zhixing’s arm and lowered her head, speaking softly, “I know I’m not as good as Yunshu, but I’m changing. Please don’t abandon me…”

This show of weakness did slow Lu Zhixing’s steps. He didn’t pull away her arm but spoke calmly, “Divorcing Yunshu was unavoidable. In the future, we still have to be together. I will help you, but it won’t be like before.”

After saying this, he turned back and saw a familiar figure.

“Yunshu!” Lu Zhixing hurried a few steps forward and quickly pulled away Zhou Yingyue’s hand, his eyes full of surprise. “What are you doing here?”

The light in his eyes hadn’t faded yet, but then he saw Shen Subai beside Xie Yunshu, and his expression immediately darkened. “Why are you two together?”

Xie Yunshu spat, “Bad luck! Stay far away!”

Lu Zhixing grabbed her bike, voice softening, “Yunshu, Yingyue and I have been sleeping apart. I can prove to you that there was nothing between us.”

Shen Subai looked confused, “You didn’t sleep together but still got married? So that’s what you call ‘nothing happened.’ No wonder you studied abroad — your thinking is so different from normal people.”

Lu Zhixing was provoked to want to fight: “Shen Subai, what do you mean? You know it’s impossible, yet you keep pestering her. You’re only hurting Yingyue!”

The Shen family in Jingbei was on a completely different social level from Yunshu. They were a hundred or ten thousand times incompatible!

Xie Yunshu was reluctant to bother with Lu Zhixing, but him daring to smear Shen Subai’s name was intolerable.

“Lu Zhixing, every time you show up I want to slap you!” Xie Yunshu stood in front of Shen Subai, shielding him. “What’s between Shen and me is pure. Don’t think everyone’s as rotten as you!”

Lu Zhixing couldn’t stand seeing her protect Shen Subai. He growled, “He has designs on you! His background would never allow him to marry a twice-divorced woman. He just wants to play with you irresponsibly. Can you wake up? You’re impossible together!”

After finishing, he deflated and said slowly, “Yunshu, I was sincere when I said I’d marry you. I want to remarry you sincerely now. Your background doesn’t matter. I can support your mother and brother. No other man can do that.”

Xie Yunshu found this man even more ridiculous. He said background didn’t matter, but he never went to her old apartment building, never even called her “mom.” How could he have the face to say this?

Shen Subai quietly reminded him, “Doctor Lu, your salary probably can’t support so many people.”

Lu Zhixing paused, thought of what he’d done, and painfully closed his eyes. “In the end, it’s all about money. Yunshu, you care about money, I can change. Salary, bonuses — all for you…”

Up to now, he still thought she cared only about money.

Xie Yunshu kicked Lu Zhixing: “You dog, get lost!”

Her hands were itching; she still wanted to fight.

Zhou Yingyue supported Lu Zhixing from behind, looking sorrowful: “Yunshu, I know it’s because of me. I swear I’ll give Zhixing to you. Is that okay?”

Xie Yunshu kicked her too: “You get lost as well!”

She said this and pushed her bike, leaving without looking at Zhou Yingyue, who bent over in pain, eyes like snakes staring darkly at her back.

But Shen Subai seemed to sense something. He turned, coldly scanning the two before finally resting his gaze on Zhou Yingyue.

Zhou Yingyue was startled and quickly withdrew her gaze. In the current situation, Xiao Wei was useless to her and only a burden. It was better to use him to bring down Xie Yunshu.

If she lost her child because of Yunshu…

Thinking of this, Zhou Yingyue furrowed her brows painfully. “Zhixing, Yunshu kicked me a bit hard just now, my waist still hurts.”

Lu Zhixing clenched his fists. He disapproved of Yunshu’s repeated acts of violence, but he knew she grew up in such an environment and naturally wasn’t gentle like a proper lady.

After they remarried, he would slowly help her improve these flaws but would treat her better than before.

Seeing Lu Zhixing silent, Zhou Yingyue forced a smile: “I don’t mean to blame Yunshu. I did a lot of wrong things before. If not for me, she wouldn’t have divorced you.”

Lu Zhixing’s face softened, “Let’s go.”

Zhou Yingyue stopped and said shyly, “Zhixing, can you bring a string of candied hawthorns back for Xiao Wei? I’ll come to the hotel tomorrow to help out and will repay you when I get paid.”

Lu Zhixing’s expression eased, “As long as you know to be good to Xiao Wei.”

Zhou Yingyue lowered her head, “I hurt Xiao Wei so much. No matter how I make it up, it’s not enough. Even if I gave my life to him, it would be deserved. I was beaten and hurt in the mountains. This life probably can only have Xiao Wei as my child…”

These words finally moved Lu Zhixing a bit. He pressed his lips, “As long as you admit your mistakes and change, Xiao Wei will forgive you. No child really blames their parents.”

Zhou Yingyue obediently followed behind him. Of course, she would try to be a good mother — only then would she be more pitiful if she lost her child. And the real culprit, Xie Yunshu, would become more hateful. At that time, who would Lu Zhixing support?

And what about that man beside Xie Yunshu? Who would he support?

Near the construction site gate, Xie Yunshu awkwardly thanked Shen Subai: “Don’t take Lu Zhixing’s nonsense seriously. I know you’re an honest person. How could you…”

How could you toy with me?

Shen Subai responded, “I don’t take it to heart. Friends help each other; that’s how it should be.”

Look at their attitude! Now look at Lu Zhixing!

Xie Yunshu suddenly wished she could gouge her own eyes out. How was she so blind before?

Shen Zhixing stopped the bike: “You go ahead. I have other things to do — about the chef and the night school. Remember to come to me.”

Xie Yunshu nodded hurriedly, “Captain Shen, I owe you again.”

Shen Subai’s eyes were bright, full of meaning: “Four people in one lane — not too many.”

Xie Yunshu felt like she owed so much she couldn’t repay it. She quickly blinked her amber eyes, trying to seem less shameless: “I’m really a loyal person.”

Shen Subai nodded, “Go in, straight ahead.”

Xie Yunshu waved and rode her bike through the construction site gate. Her hair fluttered up and down until she disappeared from sight. Shen Subai then turned and rode his bike the other way.

Go forward, Xie Yunshu. Don’t stop your steps because of anyone.