Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Lu Yi placed the card on the table after they got into the study.
âThereâs 10 billion inside, Uncle. For the airport.â
Ye Chuji took the card and spun it around his fingers. He knew who it belonged to.
âThe Ye Family has made you suffer along with us for the past years.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Even he himself was starting to doubt whether building the airport was the right call. The investment in the early stages was huge, and he even had to impose on her sister financially.
It was a gamble in which he nearly lost the entire Ye Family.
âWe are family. Donât worry about it,â said Lu Yi tersely. If he said too much, Ye Chuji would definitely overthink. Plus, such investments werenât common, and this ten billion was likely to be the last of it.
When the airport opens up the next year, they would be recouping their investments in a few yearsâ time.
In business, opportunities and risks lie cheek by jowl.
A businessman who doesnât take risks is a bad businessman.
âBy the way, can I take some of the food on your table home?â said Lu Yi with a slight smile. This was even more embarrassing of a request than asking to eat at their table.
It was so uncharacteristic of Lu Yi that Ye Chuji had to smile.
âSure, Iâll pack it just for you,â said Ye Chuji, giving his nephew a pat on the shoulders. Now that he had accepted his money, he wouldnât leave him out in the future when there are benefits to be reaped.
When Lu Yi had returned with a bag of stuff in hand, Yan Huan was leisurely munching on snacks. She had already finished 2 packs and was on her way to finishing the third.
âItâs almost empty,â she said, waving the packet in her hand. âI would starve if you didnât come back.â
âI thought you had forgotten about me, stuffing your face with all the delicacies at Uncleâs place while I lie here starving,â she said piteously, as though she was the most miserable creature to have ever lived.
Using your acting skills on me? Lu Yi moved the computer aside and cleaned up the table before setting it with food.
Yan Huanâs eyes lit up at the variety of dishes. She was starving from not having eaten dinner. It was soup and soup and soup every day. She wanted to eat rice. She wanted to eat with her own hands.
âThese were made by Uncleâs chef,â said Lu Yi, scooping a small bowl of rice for her. He passed her a pair of chopsticks, which Yan Huan took with her left. She refused to let Lu Yi spoon feed her any longer. She had her own hands, and she could eat what she wanted if she used them.
When Lu Yi spoon-fed her, he usually made her eat food that she didnât like.
Thatâs why she had to eat with her own hands. She still had her left hand, didnât she? She wasnât going to let herself be spoon-fed for three mealsâand supperâa day for the next three months.
No, she wouldnât.
Her movements were stiff and clumsy, but she still managed to pick up the food and deliver it to her mouth.
She ate slowly, making sure that she didnât spill any grains on the table. Thankfully, all the food belonged to her. Still, the food will turn cold if she took too long, so Lu Yi occasionally tossed some food into her bowl. She ate everything without complaint.
She remembered what Lu Yi told her: youâll recover faster if you eat properly.
When she was full, she asked Lu Yi to bring her laptop over and began another boring night. But donât expect her to read books; reading was too classy for her.
âHow much longer must I stay here?â she asked Lu Yi. Sheâs had enough of this cold place. She wanted to go home.
âJust a few more days,â said Lu Yi pacifyingly, knowing that she was anxious. âIâll buy you a wheelchair when you are discharged.â
â...â
Iâm not a cripple!
Meanwhile, Ye Shuyun had just finished her dinner at home, her face dark and gloomy as it had been for the past few days.
The phone beside her rang. The sight of the callerâs number took some gloom off her face.
âHowâs the investigation going?â she asked while playing with Little Beanâs tail.
âOf course, Aunt. Have I ever failed you?â assured Lei Qingyi, thumping his chest for effect. âI found the place.â
âGood,â said Ye Shuyun with a cold sneer.
She hung up and cradled Little Bean in her arms again.
Her smile vanished as she caressed Little Beanâs soft fur.
On the following day, she spent a long time on her makeup before stepping out of the dressing room.
âYou are looking gorgeous today, Madam,â complimented the nanny when she saw her. Despite being nearly sixty, her beauty had not yet faded. She had a regal, classy air, and her movements were graceful and elegant.
âThank you,â said Ye Shuyun as she went down the stairs. Little Bean ran up to nuzzle her legs.
âI have some matters to settle today, so Iâll be leaving Little Bean in your care.â
âSure! Rest assured, Madam, I will take good care of it,â said the nanny, picking Little Bean up. Little Bean wasnât hard to care for; it wouldnât go hungry since it wasnât a picky eater, and it wouldnât get lost since it hardly moved.
When Ye Shuyun stepped out, there was a black military car waiting for her. It looked similar to Lu Yiâs, but there were some slight distinctions. Lu Yi liked pure black, but there was a hint of blueness in this one.
Ye Shuyun walked across the pavement, opened the car door, and got in.
âWhy did you dress up so nicely for the fight, Aunt?â
âWhat fight?â said Ye Shuyun, wishing to give him a smack in the head. âThis is payback. No reason I should sit home and daydream after getting nearly murdered. Ten years isnât too late for a gentleman to have his revenge.â
âYou are a lady, not a gentleman, Aunt,â said Lei Qingyi crassly, being the simple guy he was.
âShut up and drive,â said Ye Shuyun. She wouldnât be able to control her fist if she allowed her simpleton nephew to rattle on.
How did they raise him? Itâs good to be forthright, but being too direct is the same as asking for a beating.
âThis is the place,â said Lei Qingyi, pointing to the door. They had moved a couple of times, to where they were eventually at now. They had stayed low for some time, but recently they frequently went out shopping.
Ye Shuyun snorted. Like she said, they could run but they couldnât hide. Even if the mother runs, the son has nowhere to hide. As if Qin Xiaoyue could live without her son.
âLet them know when we have arrived.â