Chapter 870 Hey, Brother Qiu has always been here.

Lu Yuanqiu, dressed in a black down jacket, stood on the steps. He looked up at the sky, stretched out his hand, and a hexagonal snowflake slowly drifted down into the center of his palm. It felt cool to the touch and quickly melted into water.

A tiny snowflake, its lifespan lasting only a fleeting moment. Lu Yuanqiu curled his five fingers and tucked them into the pocket of his down jacket. A cold wind blew, and the stray hairs on his forehead trembled.

"Lu Yuanqiu." A soft voice came from behind. Lu Yuanqiu turned his head and saw Bai Qingxia, who was also wearing a down jacket. Her long hair was covered with snowflakes, which were then blown away by the wind.

Bai Qingxia: Come on over, everyone get ready to leave, we need to set off soon too.

Lu Yuanqiu nodded: "Mm."

He went up the steps and walked towards his friends. He took a bouquet of white flowers from Bai Qingxia's hand. When his friends, who were standing in a row in front of him, saw him coming, they all moved aside and left him a spot directly opposite Cao Shuang's tombstone.

Lu Yuanqiu walked over and stood upright.

The people in the row, from left to right, are Wang Haoran, Gao Qiang, Zhang Yang, Liang Jingfeng, Xu Siyang, Song Fenfang, Xu Wenjun, Zhong Jincheng, Bai Qingxia, Lu Yuanqiu, Ruan Yueru, Long Liandong, Liu Wangchun, Zheng Yifeng, Su Miaomiao, Chi Caocao, Wei Zhiyu, and Li Luozhen.

Lu Yuanqiu placed the flowers down.

"Brother Qiu."

His eyes widened in surprise, and he turned his head to look in the direction the wind had just blown, as if he had heard a familiar voice in the gust of wind that had just passed by his ear.

Bai Qingxia looked at him with everyone. Lu Yuanqiu was in a daze for a moment, then came to his senses, took a deep breath, and looked at the photo on the tombstone again. Cao Shuang in the photo had a similar hairstyle to him, bright and piercing eyes, and a very energetic smile.

"Hey, Qiu-ge has always been here."

Lu Yuanqiu mentally recalled the person in the photograph.

Everyone bowed.

Two bows.

Three bows.

"Drive carefully, and let us know when you get home in the group chat," Lu Yuanqiu said to the others.

“Okay, the full moon celebration on the 1st, right?” Song Fenfang stepped down the stairs and asked Zhong Jincheng.

Zhong Jincheng replied seriously, "Yes, please try to come on the second day of the Lunar New Year if you can. It's okay if you can't make it on time."

Xu Siyang said self-deprecatingly, "I'll definitely come. There's hardly anyone at my house anymore; it's so deserted."

After he finished speaking, he helped the uncle down the steps. The uncle turned around and said apologetically, "Xiao Zhong, I... I might have to see how things go."

Zhong Jincheng: "It's alright, uncle."

"Let's go!"

"So are we."

"Let's go." Zheng Yifeng and the others greeted the three people on the steps and turned to leave.

Liu Wangchun: "Don't you want me to come along?"

Lu Yuanqiu waved his hand.

Soon, only he, Bai Qingxia, and Ruan Yueru remained.

Lu Yuanqiu stood still for a moment, reached into his pocket, and took out a piece of paper that was soaked in blood but the bloodstains had dried. He turned to look at Ruan Yueru and handed her the paper.

Ruan Yueru looked down: "What is this?"

"This is something Shuangzi put in his pocket before the accident. He was secretly taking it out to practice when he got off the elevator. He was planning to confess to you on New Year's Day. This is probably what he was going to say to you that day. But the accident happened just a few days ago, so I didn't dare give it to you. Now..."

Ruan Yueru took the crumpled piece of paper.

Bai Qingxia grabbed Lu Yuanqiu's sleeve and said to Ruan Yueru, "We'll wait for you in the parking lot." Ruan Yueru looked up, startled, and smiled, replying, "Okay..."

Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia descended the steps and headed towards the parking lot. The driver's side window of the Rolls-Royce rolled down, and Xiao Li Feibiao looked over with a cold expression, wearing a brand-new pair of sunglasses.

"Where is the other person?"

"Wait for her a while."

After Bai Qingxia got into the car, Lu Yuanqiu stood outside the car door and felt his pocket. There was a pack of cigarettes in his pocket. He had recently started smoking again, but he didn't dare let Bai Qingxia know... Maybe Bai Qingxia knew, but just didn't say anything.

"Fine, I won't smoke anymore." After hesitating for a moment, Lu Yuanqiu put his hand down and got into the car.

They were on their way to Luxi County to pick up Cao Shuang's mother and bring her to stay in Lucheng. Lu Yuanqiu had bought Cao Shuang's mother a house in Xingfuli, right next to Bai Qingxia's house. It was already furnished and ready for her to move in soon.

After Cao Shuang's mother and relatives finished the funeral in Lucheng, she returned to her hometown. Lu Yuanqiu had to persuade her to come and live in Lucheng. After all, she and Cao Shuang only had a few relatives in their hometown. The relatives said they would take care of her, but in reality, they would only visit every two or three days. It would be better for Shuang's mother to come to Lucheng.

Here, with Aunt Zhang and Su Xiaoya, and convenient and excellent medical facilities, Shuang's mother will live a more comfortable life than back in her hometown.

By the way, Cao Shuang's mother's name is Li Guizhi. Lu Yuanqiu was ashamed to admit that he didn't even know her surname before.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia saw Ruan Yueru walking over through the car window.

Ruan Yueru kept her head down, her long hair covering her face. When she got to the car, she only opened the passenger door, sat down, and fastened her seatbelt without saying a word.

Xiao Li glanced at her, then drove off in silence.

Neither Lu Yuanqiu nor Bai Qingxia spoke. Lu Yuanqiu looked down at his and Cao Shuang's message interface. He had already changed Cao Shuang's nickname to: Cao Dasheng.

set off.

After driving for more than an hour, the car finally entered the village where Cao Shuang lived. Ruan Yueru turned her head to look outside and saw a group of children wrapped in clothes standing blankly by the roadside, staring at the Rolls-Royce.

When Xiao Li saw that the children didn't honk their horns, he simply waved gently at them with a rare smile on his face.

Lu Yuanqiu also opened the car window and shouted, "Kids, stand to the side, watch out for the car."

As the Lunar New Year approached, many people returned to the village. As soon as one or two people recognized the luxury car, it quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers.

As the car pulled up in front of Cao Shuang's house, Ruan Yueru stared through the car window at the cement ground in front of the door. She remembered that Cao Shuang had sent her a photo of that spot, which should be the place where Cao Shuang often squatted to eat.

A large crowd gathered in front of Cao Shuang's house, including relatives and fellow villagers. The villagers were not very clear about the situation, but they all knew that Cao Shuang had done a heroic act in Lucheng to save a wealthy man, who had come to pick up Li Guizhi to enjoy a life of luxury in the city.

So it's very lively here, with discussions everywhere.

"This car must cost over ten million, right?"

"I heard that they gave us an apartment as a gift in the provincial capital."

"Shuangzi's family has actually benefited from this misfortune."

……

After getting out of the car, Lu Yuanqiu heard the discussions around him, but his face remained expressionless. He thought to himself that this was not a blessing in disguise. Cao Shuang was destined to enjoy good fortune in this life, and the blessing he received now contained a deep sense of guilt.

He was the first to walk through the gate.

After getting out of the car, Ruan Yue was still looking at the cement ground in front of the door.

"go in."

Bai Qingxia said to her, and only after she finished speaking did she notice that Ruan Yueru's eyes, which were covered by her hair, were already covered with tears, some dry and some fresh. Bai Qingxia took her arm with a heavy heart and said softly, "Let's go in, Yueyue."

(End of this chapter)

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