Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

Chapter 105 Who exactly owes this?

Hong Lizhu was still crying, but she stared at Jin Yuanbao with unspoken words. Jin Yuanbao looked back at her, a hint of annoyance in his eyes.

Jin Yuanyuan saw it, which is why she asked the question.

Jin Yuanbao glanced at her, a hint of surprise in his eyes, but then he relaxed and even smiled, "Yuanyuan really knows me. She's truly my daughter."

Upon hearing this, Jin Yuanyuan couldn't help but purse her lips and steal a glance at Zhu Hongying. Cao Xiaoyu stood beside Zhu Hongying, very nervous, afraid that she might faint.

"Hong Lizhu, it's been so many years, twenty years now. I've done everything I could for you and your daughter, and I owe you nothing." Jin Yuanbao's tone was calm, yet also helpless. He slightly shifted his posture, probably because the wound on his back was still very painful.

"Brother Yuanbao," Hong Lizhu called out to him again in a tearful voice.

Zhu Hongying couldn't help but speak up, "What are you shouting for? The person isn't dead yet. Speak clearly first, don't leave things half-said."

At this moment, Jin Yuanyuan actually wanted to laugh a little, because she realized that she and her mother really did look quite alike.

Jin Yuanbao laughed too, glancing at Jin Yuanyuan, who probably had the same thought. "Hey, let me explain slowly, my wound is still hurting."

Zhu Hongying, Jin Yuanyuan, and Cao Xiaoyu didn't move. Only Zhao Zhuoran went forward to help Jin Yuanbao, but Hong Lizhu was sitting there, so he couldn't go over.

"Actually, you know very well that in these past twenty years, I've never been with you. I've only given you money and played the role of a father when Xiaojuan needed me. All of this is just a debt I owe Liu Xueli. But you're too greedy. In fact, you've been greedy from the very beginning, haven't you?" Jin Yuanbao's expression turned serious. "Even today, you still want to go into my room to search my bank cards. That's going too far."

Everyone was taken aback, but remained silent, continuing to listen to Jin Yuanbao speak.

Liu Yaozu told him about this.

After leaving Zhu Hongying, Jin Yuanbao moved to the dormitory of the ancient architecture team and gave Hong Lizhu living expenses on time every month, acting as a figurehead when she needed help.

Liu Yaozu later tried to persuade her to remarry, saying there was no need for her to stay with Liu Xueli. But Hong Lizhu felt that she could no longer have children and was already raising a child with whom she had no blood relation, which was too hard for her. She insisted that she didn't want to find another man. Later, seeing that Jin Yuanbao was gradually making achievements in ancient architecture, she was determined to truly be with Jin Yuanbao and get married.

Jin Yuanbao disagreed and continued to live in the ancient architecture team's dormitory. Later, after buying a house for Liu Yaozu and living with him, he discovered that Hong Lizhu often used the excuse of cleaning Liu Yaozu's house to rummage through his belongings.

He moved back to the ancient architecture team, only staying at Liu Yaozu's place during holidays.

Hong Lizhu took over Liu Xueli's antique business. Although she didn't do as well as Liu Xueli, with Jin Yuanbao's help, she was doing alright.

Life could continue like this. Jin Yuanbao watched Hong Lizhu's daughter grow up and gave her some money for her studies abroad. Because his work became increasingly busy, he no longer interfered in Hong Lizhu's affairs.

However, during a restoration project of an ancient building, someone recognized Hong Lizhu and recounted a story about her past. It was said that Hong Lizhu suffered severe bleeding during childbirth because she had wanted to abort the child after Liu Xueli's death, secretly taking numerous medications, but to no avail. This led to the severe bleeding just before her delivery…

"Actually, when she was with Liu Xueli, there was another man pursuing her. It's said that the man told her, 'If you abort Liu Xueli's child, I will marry you.'"

At that time, Hong Lizhu was only twenty-one years old, and finding another man was the most important thing for her. However, she never expected that she would not only spend all of Liu Xueli's compensation money, but also almost die. More importantly, because she could no longer have children, the man did not marry her and even mocked her for wanting to get married with her "plain appearance".

Hong Lizhu did attempt suicide after being traumatized, but not for Liu Xueli.

Only after that did she begin to hold onto Jin Yuanbao tightly, treating him as a money tree and a lifeline.

Jin Yuanbao was unaware of these things and always felt indebted to Liu Xueli for taking care of his widow.

After learning about this, Jin Yuanbao actually found the man and asked him what had happened. Once he understood everything, he was furious and wanted to confront Hong Lizhu immediately, refusing to give her another penny. After all, Xiao Juan had grown up, and he had done his best.

Hong Lizhu may have heard rumors, so she went to Jin Yuanbao and begged him to marry her so that she could process immigration procedures for her daughter Xiaojuan.

Jin Yuanbao asked her, "If she's immigrating, why does she need me to marry her?"

"You're an expert in ancient architecture, you're rich and famous, that can give her an advantage," Hong Lizhu said quite confidently. "When Jin Yuanyuan went abroad to study, didn't you go to the US to help her?"

"Yuanyuan got into the university on her own merit. I only went to the United States to help her get familiar with the environment. Besides, ancient building restoration wasn't as popular back then as it is now. I was just an ordinary worker at the time, and I didn't give her any extra points. In fact, I was afraid of embarrassing Yuanyuan because I was just a worker."

"Well, she's not from a divorced family, so the teacher will have a good impression of her. We've been together for almost twenty years, don't you like me?" Hong Lizhu was playing the emotional card again.

"I've never liked you. I only helped you because you're Liu Xueli's wife." Jin Yuanbao became increasingly impatient. "I can't marry you. If Xiaojuan wants to immigrate, it's up to her to decide. I can't help her."

"You owe me!" Hong Lizhu shouted.

Jin Yuanbao stared at her and asked, "What have I wronged you about? Over the years, I've given you more than enough."

The two parted on bad terms.

Jin Yuanbao hadn't told Liu Yaozu about this until New Year's Eve, when Liu Yaozu said he wanted to have a family reunion dinner and invited Hong Lizhu. As a result, when Hong Lizhu heard that they were going to a nice restaurant, she invited her parents, Xiao Juan, and her foreign husband to come and eat together.

The next day, she called Jin Yuanbao and asked him for money, saying that Xiao Juan was leaving her with her foreign husband and that her parents were seriously ill and needed money. She hoped that Jin Yuanbao would give her one million yuan as an emergency fund.

(End of this chapter)