False evidence

Chapter 270 Uninvited Guest

I rolled my eyes: "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. No way!"

Lu Xin grinned mischievously: "Are you worried that your meager income won't be enough to support Xiao Huan?"

Liang Kaiyuan shook his head and said, "That's not a problem. Even if the child still needs to go to school, she can earn enough to cover her expenses by working part-time while studying. The problem is that Sanqi doesn't seem to have any reason to take her in."

I exchanged a glance with him and discovered that there was a mischievous glint in his eyes as well.

Lu Xin chuckled: "Brother Kaiyuan, you're using a feigned retreat to advance. Yes, it seems Sanqi has no reason to take in my granddaughter. I'm willing to promise that I won't harm Sanqi, but would you believe me? I'm the kind of person who only cares about practical benefits. If you want a reason, I'll give you a reason, and at the same time, I'll give you practical benefits."

I asked, "What benefits can you offer us?"

Lu Xin said, "Forget about money, I haven't hidden any treasure. But I do have ways to make money..."

I interrupted him: "I'm not going to go see your old flame. I'm still paying him rent every month."

"Heh, actually I also dislike Chen Zudao, but if someone has value to me, what's wrong with being hypocritical?"

"I'm not as shameless as you."

Lu Xin didn't take it seriously, "That's why you won't get rich. How about this, I'll make the decision, I'll marry my granddaughter to her..."

Liang Kaiyuan frowned: "Don't you have any bottom line at all?"

Lu Xin clicked his tongue and raised his voice, saying, "What kind of talk is that? If I didn't love the child, would I have let you take her in? I was just saying, didn't that Mengniu guy complain about not having a girlfriend during the day?"

Xiao Huan, that kid, is a bit silly. Aside from her looks, she's nothing like me. This silly girl is a good match for that silly boy from Mengniu; at least neither of them will mistreat the other.

I glanced at him, closed my diary, and got up to leave.

The moment the door opened, Lü Xin and Liang Kaiyuan vanished simultaneously...

The next morning, I asked Xiao Huan about her situation.

She really has autistic tendencies; she answers only one question at a time, and most of the time she doesn't get to the point.

Fang Ling, on the other hand, was there to explain and answer a lot of questions for her.

After what happened last night, Fang Ling's gaze towards me became a bit neurotic.

I now possess the consciousness of Lü Xin. Xie Xiaohuan is his granddaughter, and she is indeed destitute.

Of course, I could ignore Jie Xiaohuan, but such a taciturn person... I highly suspect that once she leaves this place, she'll be tricked into doing "technical work" on "Fen Deng Street".

Fortunately, we learned that Jie Xiaohuan had just graduated from nursing school this year, majoring in nursing.

With Xie Xiaohuan's permission, I found Monkey and asked him if he was hiring anyone at the clinic.
The monkey said that he had actually wanted to hire a female nurse for a while, as it was really inconvenient to examine some female patients without a woman present. Like Xie Ximei last night, even though he knew she was talking nonsense, without any witnesses, it was like throwing mud into his pants – even if it wasn't shit, it would still be shit.

The monkey lowered his voice slyly and said, "There's one more thing. Your brother Monkey isn't getting any younger. The social circle he makes is narrow. Instead of having someone introduce me, I'd rather interview someone with a good figure and face myself, and develop a relationship while working..."

I readily agreed, "Sure! It would be best if you could provide room and board!"

"What? You have someone to recommend you? I treat people, I don't need veterinarians."

"Not a veterinarian, but a proper nursing professional."

When the monkey learned that I was referring to Jie Xiaohuan, he was quite speechless.

Finally, he said that Xie Xiaohuan was really not his type, but since he had no one to rely on, he would stay with him for now, and after passing a few more qualification exams, he could apply for a job at a big hospital.

Although it's not Chinese New Year yet, a bunch of "idle people" are already gathered together, either playing cards or indulging in feasts, and the festive atmosphere is already quite strong.

When Meng Chao woke up in the afternoon, he was clamoring to play cards again when an uninvited guest suddenly arrived at his house.

Fang Ling went to open the door, and her first words were, "What are you doing here?"

The second sentence is: "Get out! You're not welcome here!"

I quickly walked over and was taken aback when I saw who it was.

This person was actually Liang Yuan, who lived upstairs in Xiao Hanning's building!

He stood outside the door, smiling at me, with one leg in a cast and using crutches.

Seeing his familiar gaze, I suddenly realized, "It's you!" He smiled and nodded, "It's me."

I glanced into the room and whispered to Fang Ling, "He is Liang Kaiyuan."

Fang Ling was taken aback. I nodded to her, "His lifespan hasn't ended yet."

I know what's going on, but seeing Liang Yuan, or rather, Liang Kaiyuan who has been 'reincarnated', still gives me an extremely strange feeling.

I let him into the house and let Xiao Shen San play cards with Mengniu and the others.

After Liang Yuan sat down, his first words were: "I broke up with Xiao Su. She's a good woman and deserves a better partner. I gave her the house."

"Then what are your plans now?"

"I'd like to rent an apartment nearby."

I asked, puzzled, "Why rent a place? You could just go to Li Meizhi and explain everything to her."

“But I am Liang Yuan now.” Liang Yuan asked me, “Can I have a cigarette? I just finished mine.”

He took the cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag. "Phew... I'm really addicted to cigarettes now. I just bought a pack this morning, and it's already finished. And since I was discharged from the hospital, I can't sleep without drinking. It must be an addiction that my body developed naturally, but I'm slowly trying to quit."

"Because of this physical condition, you don't dare to explain it to Li Meizhi?"

He shook his head: "The body is secondary, the main thing is consciousness. Before I left, I left you with my calculating consciousness. But that's not the point. The point is, I received another consciousness—the consciousness of my fiancée from my previous life."

I couldn't help but exclaim "Ah!" as I realized what was going on. I quickly called over Pidan and asked this "local expert" to help me find out if anyone had a house for rent.

Liang Kaiyuan lit another cigarette and said to me, "There's another reason why I'm always smoking now, and that's because of this awareness. I love Meizhi, but my fiancée will spend the rest of her life alone because of my selfish love. I owe her too much, and I feel guilty all the time. Because of this guilt, I can't be with Meizhi like before."

"Then you plan to..."

“I’ve found a job.” Liang Yuan took a deep drag on his cigarette and stubbed it out. “It’s at the bakery where Meizhi is the manager, as a pastry chef. I’ll start working there after the New Year.”

Meizhi says she runs a kindergarten, but I know she still often goes to that shop that holds so many memories for us. I can see her often, and I will continue to protect her for the rest of my life.

However, I will not let her know my true identity. Or rather, from now on, there will only be Liang Garden, not Liang Kaiyuan.

I chuckled dryly: "Still secretly in love with her? Don't you feel like you're losing out?"

"You're not satisfied with just being able to continue loving?"

As expected of a local expert, Pidan found a room after just a few phone calls.

"It's next to Monkey King's house, Min Hang's family's house."

I frowned: "That's ridiculous, that Xie Ximei..."

"They got divorced this morning. Xie Ximei left with nothing; Min Hang felt too ashamed to stay on Sanfen Street anymore, so he rented a place in the city. He's packing and moving right now."

"Ha, that kind of woman...it's better to leave her."

Pi Dan said, "Fully furnished with all furniture and appliances, move in with just your suitcase, it's 850 yuan a month, utilities (water, electricity, gas) not included."

Liang Yuan asked in surprise, "So cheap?"

"You're a big boss, of course you think it's cheap. Don't you even know what kind of place this is?"

I couldn't help but tease him: "There are even cheaper options! Just up ahead, north of Shuangshan Road, there's a hilltop villa, a detached house for only 5,600 yuan, and it even comes with a tombstone. By the way, I remember you had a 'house' there, didn't you?"

Liang Yuan couldn't help but laugh and shoved me, "Stop joking around, do me a favor. Go to the intersection and get the luggage from my car."

"You still have a car?"

"Liang Yuan was originally a ride-hailing driver."

Seeing me looking at his leg in a cast, he said, "Automatic transmission, I can drive with just one leg."

I slapped my thigh and exclaimed, "Alright! You're not busy before the New Year anyway, lend me your car! I'll go register something and earn some extra money. I have to pay my mortgage every month!"

(End of this chapter)