âGrandpa Zuo, this is the Biluochun tea that my grandfather specially left for you. He knows that you like to drink these tea leaves from Chinaâs tea village the most, so this time, after someone gave him a lot of good tea, he specially divided half of it and asked me to bring it to you.â
âOh, good, good. The tea leaves havenât been brewed yet. Just by the smell, I know itâs good. Chengxin, help me thank Old Master Cheng in your family later. The two of us are almost relying on each other. If it werenât for a sensible girl like you to cheer us up every day, I think the two of us would be lonely every dayâ¦â
âGrandpa Zuo, what are you talking about? Youâre so good to me. Itâs only right for me to respect you like I respect my own grandfatherâ¦â
âYouâre just a sensible child, unlike our Zuo Yue girl. Sheâs not much younger than you, but sheâs still like a child all day long.â
â Grandfather, when Han Cheng returns, I still hope to be able to stay by your side as a relative and show you my filial pietyâ¦â
âSigh, I also hope that you can be a member of the Zuo family. It would be best if you could be my granddaughter-in-law. But I donât know when Hancheng will come back. Itâs been five years, a whole five yearsâ¦â
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Seeing Chengxinâs bitter smile, Old Master Zuoâs heart ached as he said,ââChengxin, donât be sad. Hancheng will come back sooner or later. Iâll see what happens in the next two days. Iâll find an opportunity to call that unfilial grandson and ask him personally when heâll come back! If you donât come back now, you might even miss the opportunity to send me off!â
Zuo Yue received a call from a few old classmates in Los Angeles today and was about to go out. When she passed by the front hall, she saw Miss Cheng, who ran to the Zuo family every day, come again. Hearing the conversation between her grandfather and Cheng Xin, Zuo Yue rolled her eyes at the window and walked out quickly as if she had not heard anything.
Old Master Zuo saw Zuo Yueâs expression and was about to say something, but Zuo Yue had already walked out of the door without stopping.
Old Master Zuo looked at her back, paused, and sighed faintly.
Before he could say anything, Chengxin said,âGrandpa Zuo, donât be angry. Zuo Yue grew up with us. She has been like this since she was young.â
Old Master Zuo, who was already used to it and was indeed not too angry, heard Chengxinâs words. He did not know where the anger in his heart came from. He looked in the direction where Zuo Yue left and felt that it was even more unpleasant. He snorted coldly and held his walking stick as he said angrily,âFrom Han City to Zuo Yue, none of these two grandsons are obedient!â
After Zuo Yue walked outside, she felt her nose itch. She guessed that Chengxin and her grandfather must be talking about her behind her back again. She couldnât be bothered and went out directly.
After arriving at the place where she had made an appointment with her old classmate, Zuo Yue walked in and saw a few classmates and friends who had been particularly close to her in Los Angeles sitting on a row of benches by the window. They were holding coffee or milk tea and chatting enthusiastically.
Zuo Yueâs eyes glanced inside. She did not expect to see Lian Keying here. She recalled the last time she saved her face in that shop because of her uncleâs appearance. Lian Keying seemed to have a conflict with her fiancé. After that, Zuo Yue really did not expect to see her again in her lifetime.
âZuo Yue is here!â Ai Ke, who had always had the best relationship with Zuo Yue, turned around and saw her. She immediately smiled and waved at her. She even deliberately pointed at the empty seat beside her, meaning for Zuo Yue to quickly sit there.
Zuo Yueâs expression only paused for a moment before she walked over. Just as she sat down, a waiter came over and asked her what she wanted to drink. Lian Keying, who was sitting in the innermost seat, suddenly glanced in Zuo Yueâs direction. She put down the coffee cup in her hand and said,ââWhy are you so late? Everyone is waiting for you.â
Zuo Yue acted as if she did not hear him. She asked the waiter for a cup of hot cocoa and then continued to smile and chat with Ai Ke and a few other classmates who were close to her.
Lian Keying realized that she had been ignored, and her expression immediately turned even uglier.
Last time, if it wasnât for Zuo Yueâs sinister words, causing her to quarrel with her rich fiancé, although the two of them had not completely broken up because of her pestering, her fiancé often ignored her like this now. He didnât even mention the engagement and marriage anymore.
Lian Keying knew very well that she would have to be ready to find another husband at any time. However, it was not easy to find such a handsome and rich man.
She couldnât find him, and she definitely couldnât let Zuo Yue, who had lived a carefree life since she was young, have such a smooth relationship. However, she didnât expect Zuo Yue to come alone today.
When Zuo Yue got off the car outside, she was also in the Zuo familyâs car. She did not see the tall and handsome man in the car.
Just as Lian Keying was thinking, Ai Ke, who was sitting beside Zuo Yue, suddenly smiled and said,ââToday, only a few of us are drinking and chatting together. Our class reunion is scheduled for the 15th of next month. Zuo Yue, you should be able to go to the class reunion, right?â
Zuo Yue calculated the time. He should be able to go. School hadnât started yet.â
âDo you want to bring your boyfriend along?âLian Keying suddenly interjected.
Zuo Yue immediately swept a glance at Lian Keying with a lukewarm gaze.
Seeing Zuo Yueâs seemingly unhappy expression, Lian Keying immediately smiled and said,ââDonât tell me youâve already broken up with that man?â
âWhat man?â Ai Ke asked curiously,âZuo Yue, are you in love? You have a boyfriend? Then weâll bring our boyfriends to our class reunion. Weâre planning to bring our boyfriends too! You definitely wonât be able to guess who my boyfriend is. Heâs the senior that I really liked when we were still studying in Los Angelesâ¦â
When the girls talked about relationship issues, they would babble non-stop. Zuo Yue held a cup of hot cocoa and listened without saying much.
However, Lian Keying took the opportunity to interject again and again,ââZuo Yue, you should bring your boyfriend along too. Heâs so handsome and looks so rich. He shouldnât have stage fright accompanying his girlfriend to a class reunion, right?â
âLetâs talk about it later.â Zuo Yue still did not pay attention to Lian Keyingâs provocation. She turned around and went to talk to the others.
However, Lian Keying suddenly walked over to Zuo Yueâs side and said,ââWerenât you very proud the last time you stood with that man? Why didnât he even want to mention it now?â