Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 537 What if your dad is a doting father?

This is a pretty high-end KTV. Come to think of it, Zhang Yibin wouldn't go to an ordinary KTV.

As Lu Yuanqiu entered, he paused, suddenly wondering if the disappearance of Sister Li was related to Zhang Yibin.
It shouldn't be that bad... Someone of Zhang Yibin's status can play around with women occasionally, but he wouldn't go so far as to make someone disappear. Besides, in Lu Yuanqiu's opinion, Sister Li probably wouldn't be to Zhang Yibin's liking.

He went into the karaoke bar and found the manager, asking about Sister Li. The manager and the landlord had the same story: Sister Li had stopped coming to work without even saying goodbye.

Watching the supervisor's departing figure, Lu Yuanqiu thought for a moment, then stepped forward and called out to him, "Excuse me, is there someone here named Nini?"

“Nini? Oh, her. She quit after a few months.” The supervisor suddenly laughed as he said this: “Nini is pretty. It seems she hooked up with a rich guy. Heh, luxury cars were often picking her up during that time. I guess she’s quitting this line of work.”

Do you have her phone number?

Yes, do you want it?

After leaving the karaoke bar, Lu Yuanqiu looked at the phone number on his phone, sat down on the steps outside, and made a call.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service..."

Lu Yuanqiu put down his phone, frowning in surprise. Was she trying to make peace with her past by finding a sugar daddy? He wanted to ask Nini about Sister Li's situation, since he had heard Sister Li say that she and Nini had a good relationship.

In the afternoon, Lu Yuanqiu went to the police station with Bai Qingxia to report Li Jie missing, and provided as much information as possible about her. The police officer in uniform replied as always, "Wait for news."

After leaving the police station, Lu Yuanqiu turned to look at Bai Qingxia beside him and found her somewhat lost in thought.

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Lu Yuanqiu stroked her shoulder.

"Will everything be alright?" Bai Qingxia asked.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Lu Yuanqiu pulled Bai Qingxia to sit down by the flower bed. Holding one of her hands in his own, Lu Yuanqiu looked up at the blue sky and said, "I think Sister Li is so kind, she must be very lucky and will definitely be fine."

After he finished speaking, he looked down at Bai Qingxia and smiled. Seeing that the worry on Bai Qingxia's face had not yet disappeared, Lu Yuanqiu changed the subject: "How is Uncle Bai?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingxia's eyes suddenly lit up. She sat up straight and replied to Lu Yuanqiu, "Aunt Zhang said that Dad has occasionally returned to normal recently, and can even have simple conversations with her. It's just that... they might not be able to exchange more than a few words, but this happens almost once a week."

Lu Yuanqiu was surprised: "The frequency is so high?"

"Mmm!" she responded, then lowered her head and murmured happily, "Daddy will be better soon, he must be better soon..."

She seemed to be talking to herself, or perhaps emphasizing the matter, before looking up at Lu Yuanqiu with an expectant look on her face.

"I can't even imagine how happy I would be if I could have a normal conversation with my dad, if he would stop staring at me with that silly grin and start showing other emotions on his face..."

Bai Qingxia smiled again, her face filled with beautiful anticipation: "When Dad gets better, I will tell him about everything that has happened over the years... I will introduce him to everyone who has been kind to me, and I will especially introduce you to him, telling him all your good qualities, so that he knows what a good person you are."

Lu Yuanqiu laughed and patted Bai Qingxia's hand, asking, "What if your dad is a doting father? If he sees any brat getting close to his daughter, the first thing he'll do after recovering is chase me all over the street with a stick."

"No way, hahaha." Bai Qingxia laughed, her smile incredibly bright. Other people's dreams might be grand and lofty, but this girl's dream was simply to get her father back to normal.

The next day, Lu Yuanqiu went back to his hometown in the countryside with his father. This time, he was with his three uncles and his second uncle. The group carried shovels, walked through the lush green wheat fields, and arrived at the Lu family's ancestral graves.

The old man was a bit slow; he even mixed up the graves. When he introduced the graves to Lu Yuanqiu, he made all the wrong names. This made the second master so angry that his beard stood on end, and he was about to hit him with a shovel.

Standing in the wheat field, watching the old men chasing each other, Lu Yuanqiu suddenly wondered if one day they would all be gone, and if he were to take his son and grandson to do the same thing as his father, introducing the identities of the ancestors sleeping in each grave to his son and grandson.

But if Lu Yuanqiu had made a mistake in his introduction back then, no one would have punched him, right?

So Lu Yuanqiu wanted to hear more carefully, so he waved his hand and quickly said, "Stop talking, which one is great-grandfather and which one is great-grandmother?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Second Master jumped up and slapped Lu Yuanqiu on the head: "You brat! I've told you so many times and you still don't remember! You're just like your father, heartless and thoughtless!"

Lu Yuanqiu covered his head and shouted, "Just say it again now and you'll remember it!"

Second Uncle quickly introduced each grave to him.

The next morning, Lu Yuanqiu accompanied Bai Qingxia, taking her and Uncle Bai to visit Aunt Luo Ran and Brother Ruo'an.

Lu Yuanqiu had been paying attention to Bai Songzhe's reaction and found that he was still expressionless. Last time on Qingming Festival, he hugged the tombstone and cried, but this time he didn't. He just stared blankly at the photo on the tombstone.

Bai Qingxia was also observing her father. She was somewhat disappointed that she didn't see any extra reaction from Bai Songzhe, but the fact that he "didn't react" was a huge change compared to the past.

Bai Songzhe cried every Qingming Festival in the past, without exception.

Lu Yuanqiu returned to school this afternoon, and for lunch, he and Bai Qingxia ate at Aunt Zhang's place as usual.

Time flies! It was snowing when we had dinner last time, but this time Bai Qingxia is wearing a dress.

"Really? Xiaxia is already a big boss at school?" Aunt Zhang asked in surprise.

Lu Yuanqiu echoed with an exaggerated expression: "Of course, there are 11 delivery people in total. Do you think that's an exaggeration?"

Bai Qingxia listened to Lu Yuanqiu bragging about her, and embarrassed, she kept her head down while cooking, her cheeks flushed red from the cooking fumes, without lifting her head.

During the meal, Lu Yuanqiu looked at Ranran and asked Aunt Zhang, "Auntie, Ranran has to go to school now, right?"

“Ah… I’m looking for a special education school for her. I’m looking, it’ll be ready soon…” Aunt Zhang replied quickly, but judging from her expression, Lu Yuanqiu felt that she wasn’t having an easy time with this matter.

Lu Yuanqiu planned to ask his father to help him find someone and make arrangements before telling the other party, otherwise Aunt Zhang would definitely refuse, given her personality.

The people living in this shabby alley are all conflicted.

(End of this chapter)