Rebirth 2010, the best

Chapter 19 Like him

Chapter 19 Like Him

"..."

Hu Li's pupils suddenly dilated a little.

His eyes fell on Lu Yao's face again.

Then... that seductiveness turned into an unbridled smile.

It's like hearing a funny joke.

"Do you know where my home is?"

"I don't know, but I know where Mr. Xu's home is."

Then, she stood up with her smile getting brighter for some reason.

He didn't order the wine, but just picked up the box of something that looked like cigarettes or cigars:
"Let's go."

Lu Yao finally greeted Sun Qian and then led her towards the door.

As time passed, LINX reached its peak of traffic at around ten o'clock.

It's very crowded.

People coming in and out were like a whirlpool.

This shows how booming its business is.

Lu Yao turned his head to look at the woman in the baseball cap, thought for a moment, put one hand on her side and the other in front of her, kept a safe distance, "half wrapped" her together, and pushed the drunks and pedestrians forward.

When he finally walked out, the air at the bar entrance made him take a deep breath.

Subconsciously, he turned his head and glanced at Hu Li.

The Queen of the Sea had a smile on her lips, and her charm was spreading unrestrainedly.

"Sister Li, are you driving?"

"You didn't open it?"

Hu Li tilted his head:

"Didn't you drive away this afternoon? I saw that you didn't drink a drop of alcohol just now, so I thought you drove here."

"I didn't drive. I took a taxi."

"You don't drink?"

"drink."

"Then why didn't you drink it just now?"

Lu Yao thought to himself, why are you fussing over this kind of thing?
But he still replied:

"Boss Xu might call me in the middle of the night, and I have to pick him up early tomorrow morning, so I definitely can't drink."

"That's it..."

Hu Li tilted his head again, seeming to believe it, but also to disbelieve it.

But he didn't hesitate, and said to the security guard at the door:
"Go drive a car over here."

Only then did Lu Yao realize that there were several more security guards around him.

Could it be that this business is run by her family?
Isn’t this Nicholas Tse’s nightclub?

He was a little puzzled, but the security guard did not dare to delay and directly took out a car key from the reception desk.

Lu Yao politely took it and found that it was a Bentley.

I pressed the unlock button, and the lights on the white Bentley next to the door, which was separated by courtesy tape, lit up.

"..."

He watched in silence as the security guard diligently opened the car door and walked straight to the driver's seat.

Soon, the Bentley drove away from the entrance of the nightclub.

He was driving and Hu Li was in the back seat.

"Sister Li, do you want to listen to some music?"

"I don't want to listen anymore. It's too noisy."

"Ok."

Lu Yao fell silent again.

But this time it didn't last long:
"Did you tell Xiaochu that I was here?"

"Yes, I saw that you were alone and didn't look like you were waiting for a friend. You drank one glass of wine after another, and I was a little worried, so I talked to Mr. Xu."

"Um……"

This time, because he didn't open the Bentley's rearview mirror, he could clearly feel the other person's eyes on him.

Or the silhouette.

After three traffic lights:

"How much does Xiaochu pay you per month?"

"Uh……"

Lu Yao thought for a moment and said:

"One thousand a day."

"I'll tell her, starting tomorrow, you can follow me. The salary is... 2,000 a day, and you can come whenever you're called."

There is nothing "unquestionable" in the words, but there is an attitude of "it's natural".

But after hearing this, Lu Yao shook his head and said:

"Sorry, Sister Li, I..."

"It's okay, I'll tell her, when I feel you're annoying, you can go back to her, I'll tell her it's okay, don't worry."

Lu Yao thought to himself that it sounded like my shelf life was too short.

He continued shaking his head and said:

"No, Sister Li, I'm not a full-time driver. I just worked as a temporary worker for Mr. Xu for ten days because of some fate. Mr. Xu praised me and paid me one thousand yuan a day, but I stopped working after ten days."

"...?"

Now, the woman in the back row finally showed surprise on her face:
"Temporary worker? ...Aren't you the driver she hired herself?"

Lu Yao always felt that there was something "problematic" about what she said.

But he couldn't tell what the problem was, so he replied:
"No. My contract is only for 10 days... Today is the third day."

"Well……"

Hu Li thought for a moment and said:

"That's perfect. You come with me in ten days. The salary and benefits are as I said before. In the next few days, you can apply for a passport and then learn English on your own. You may be required to take an international driver's license in the future."

"..."

Lu Yao thought to himself that he might as well take the aircraft carrier pilot license test.

However, he knew that no matter what the other party thought, or what they thought was "good" about him, the salary of two thousand a day was the highest it could be.

To put it bluntly, even if he knew that the other party was not short of money, giving this price was already an exaggeration to himself.

So he quickly explained:
"Thank you, Sister Li, for appreciating me so much, but I really can't do it. It's not that the money is low, it's just... this is my part-time job during the summer vacation, I can't do it for too long, and I won't do it after school starts."

"...?"

Hu Li was stunned, blinked several times, and felt like his brain was freezing.

What did he say just now?

part time?

Don’t do it?

Summer...summer vacation?
"you……"

She continued to look at Lu Yao's profile and asked in an uncertain tone:

"Are you a graduate student?"

"No, I just graduated from high school and finished the college entrance examination."

"?????"

In an instant, Hu Li was also confused.

"High school student!?"

Although she also thought that the driver looked very young, she never imagined that he was actually a high school student?
Subconsciously asked:

"how old are you?"

"Eighteen, but don't worry, Sister Li, I have been driving for a long time. When I was fourteen or fifteen years old, I could already drive a large truck into the warehouse."

"eighteen!?"

The other party's tone was full of surprise.

Lu Yao nodded:
"Yes, eighteen."

"high school?"

"The college entrance examination is over."

"..."

Although Lu Yao emphasized it again and again, Hu Li's alcohol-filled brain only had one thought left at this moment.

Good for your thick eyebrows and big eyes Xu Ruochu...

You play...quite extravagantly!

……

"..."

Wearing a nightgown that looked like it was made of satin, Xu Ruochu stood in front of a parking space in the underground parking lot, with his arms folded as he watched the Bentley slowly stop.

"Mr. Xu."

Lu Yao got off the car and quickly greeted everyone, then ran to the other side and opened the door for Hu Li.

"Sister Li, do you need help?"

"..."

In the parking lot where the lights were brighter than in the nightclub, Hu Li raised his head and looked at Lu Yao's face carefully.

Then he shook his head, got out of the car, and said directly:
"Just drive the car to the door of the bar and give the key to the security guard."

"OK, I see."

"Well... you go."

Hearing this, Lu Yao looked at Xu Ruochu, who was standing there speechless with a frown on his face.

Seeing that the other party did not respond, he nodded:

"Ok."

As he spoke, he quickly walked to the driver's seat and said to Xu Ruochu:

"Mr. Xu, I'll pick you up at five o'clock."

"..."

Xu Ruochu glanced at him again, then took out his phone and looked at it again. Nodding:
"Okay...don't be late."

"Don't worry. Sister Li, have a good rest."

After saying that, Lu Yao quickly got into the car and left.

Xu Ruochu supported Hu Li, who was not sure whether he was drunk or not, and frowned and asked:
"What's going on? Why are you going to a bar to drink alone?"

Hu Li did not answer, but a charming smile appeared on her face again:
"You're playing pretty well."

Xu Ruochu was a little puzzled:
"What do you mean?"

"Still pretending? My dear, I hired a young lady named Xu Ruochu who is a high school student who just came of age."

"..."

Xu Ruochu's mouth twitched, but he still didn't explain, he just continued to ask:
"Didn't you go to dinner with the others?"

Seeing that she was chasing him, the smile on Hu Li's face slowly faded.

Instead, there was a hint of self-mockery:
"She scolded me. She said I was unfilial, that I didn't go home after I came back and stayed in a hotel. She said I brought shame to my family... Haha."

"..."

Xu Ruochu pursed his lips and supported Hu Li as they walked into the lobby. As they walked, he said in a very rational tone:

"I told you a long time ago to go home and say hello first, so as not to leave any room for words."

"I won't!"

Hu Li broke free from her support, but his tone became more fierce:
"Why should I live according to their wishes? When my dad was alive, they looked down on my mom and called her a vixen. Then when my dad died, they cursed my mom for killing him and told me to have a baby quickly to continue the family line! They cursed me and begged me at the same time. Why should I live according to their wishes? I won't!"

Her tone became more fierce, but her eyes turned red.

But even though her eyes were red, she didn't cry out loud.

Tears silently slid down her pretty face, but she still stood straight, and said word by word with gritted teeth:

"You said I'm a bastard? ...Heh."

A laugh full of sadness entered Xu Ruochu's ears.

But when she heard the harsh word "bastard", her temples bulged slightly.

Then, she glanced at her friend's cheeks, which were filled with tears...

Suddenly I thought of a kind of warmth.

Or, thinking of a warm hand.

That hand... did this.

So she stretched out her hand.

No one said anything like "Okay, stop crying."

He just put one of his hands on Hu Li's head.

"Cry, Sister Xiaoli."

"I'll be with you."

After saying these two sentences, Hu Li hugged her without saying anything.

Tears flowed down Xu Ruochu's neck...

The original warmth turned into the sadness of the evening breeze.

Very wet, but silent.

……

"Hoo... I'm a little drunk. No, I have to go first. Lu Yao, take Sun Qian back."

"it is good."

At the doorstep of his home, at almost 1 a.m., Fatty Zhang, who had many contact information of "big sisters" on his phone, staggered into the community with a staggering step.

"Have you told him?"

Lu Yao asked as he watched Fatty Zhang disappear under the street light.

"I said it, and his response was: I understand. They are looking at the wine, not a fat guy like me."

After hearing Sun Qian's answer, Lu Yao realized that Director Zhang was still clear-headed.

"Come on, where do you live?"

“The Express Hotel in front.”

"...Quick?"

Seeing Lu Yao's surprised expression, Sun Qian laughed:
"Hey, what? No?"

"It's not that I can't, but... it feels a little unsuitable for you."

"My mother is thrifty."

As the two of them walked towards the hotel, Sun Qian said:
"Also, although my uncle is rich, my mother said that when a family lives together, they should be careful and thrifty, and save money wherever they can... Actually, if we are really rich, we are still fake rich people. If we were really rich, we would be like that sister tonight, giving away tens of thousands of dollars of wine at will..."

"Sister, just replace 'we' with yourself."

Lu Yao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"hey-hey."

The girl also laughed, then took off the hairband from her wrist and tied her hair into a single ponytail under the street light.

Lu Yao was in a trance again after watching this.

Because...she looked like this when she was a child.

As if she had guessed what he was thinking, the girl asked playfully:
“Is it the same as when you were a kid?”

"Yeah...exactly the same."

Lu Yao's eyes were full of tenderness.

Sun Qian once again showed her two little canine teeth:
"Come to think of it, we walked this road countless times when we were young... Alas."

Suddenly, she stopped leaving.

I stood at the door of a closed Shaxian restaurant and began to look around.

Lu Yao wanted to ask what was wrong, but when he saw the...sad expression on her face, he understood what she was thinking.

So he lit a cigarette.

Shrouded my sadness in clouds.

"Lu Yao."

"Ok?"

"You said...if the house is sold, will I never be able to come back?"

"Won't……"

Lu Yao wanted to comfort the girl, but when he met her eyes, he could no longer say anything.

Yes.

Changed nationality.

Sold the house.

Here... apart from friends who can be communicated with on the phone, there is nothing else to think about, right?

Lu Yao was not sure whether Canada was her new home.

But from now on...

Xianghe Street, XH District, even Shanghai, and even China, are all just her hometowns.

For no reason, he thought of Yu Guangzhong's poem "Homesickness".

"I don't actually want to change my nationality because I'm not Canadian, I'm Chinese."

In Lu Yao's silence, the girl looked at the place where she grew up and said to herself:

"I don't like America either. It's so chaotic over there, with blacks and whites... I really hate it. But there's nothing I can do. My uncle is very good to me and to my mother. He said he won't come back to us, and my mother has changed. If they both change, I have to change too. But I really don't like it over there..."

"..."

"But I know that they raised me. They hope to provide me with a better environment..."

"..."

"call……"

The girl's voice was trembling.

I can’t go on.

Then, she seemed to have thought of something and took out the digital camera from her bag again.

"Hey, lower your head."

Lu Yao bent down obediently.

The two faces were pressed closely together.

It looks so sweet in the lens of a digital camera.

Even other people who see this photo will definitely mistakenly think that the two are a couple.