CHAPTER 578: CHAPTER 578: ENDING 4

Zhou Shuyan had booked a restaurant, and he specifically chose one that used Hexing Rice.

Although Hexing Rice had a high market share, not every restaurant used it.

One reason was cost, and another was that each brand had its own sales department striving to negotiate business.

It wasn’t as if these restaurants were monopolized by Hexing Rice.

The two entered the restaurant and were led by the waiter to their reserved seats.

While waiting for the dishes, Zhou Shuyan said, "I was thinking that when we reach middle age, we should revisit the old places."

"Which old place?" Lu Youxi asked.

"The spot near the village entrance where you found me," Zhou Shuyan said.

"Are you thinking about making it an official visit?"

"Absolutely," Zhou Shuyan now spoke of life-threatening events with ease, "If it weren’t for you finding me then, I would have died there."

"So, that place holds great significance for me," Zhou Shuyan said.

Lu Youxi couldn’t help but think of their past life.

She had no memory of Zhou Shuyan.

It seemed that back then... Zhou Shuyan was indeed no longer alive.

Lu Youxi clutched her chest, feeling pain yet relieved.

Fortunately, heaven had given her a chance to do it all over again, to save Zhou Shuyan and herself in this life.

Just thinking about Zhou Shuyan’s untimely death in the previous life was still unbearably painful.

But fortunately, in this life, they were both well.

"Why wait until we’re middle-aged?" Lu Youxi said, "Let’s go this weekend if we’re free."

"There’s no need to wait for an anniversary," Lu Youxi said, "You’ve mentioned it, and now I also want to go back and see."

"Hexing Village has been developing all these years, and the land is expanding. In some time, I’m afraid that plot of land will be used for planting," Lu Youxi explained.

"Yes, let’s go back and see this Saturday," Zhou Shuyan nodded.

As they were talking, Lu Youxi suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.

Her gaze fixed, and seeing that, Zhou Shuyan asked while turning around, "What are you looking at?"

But Lu Youxi didn’t need to answer as Zhou Shuyan also saw.

To their surprise, it was Lu Youzhen.

The man sitting opposite her looked old enough to be her father.

This person looked somewhat familiar to Zhou Shuyan.

Lu Youxi knew him and informed Zhou Shuyan, "He’s the Vice President of Cheng’s Real Estate. He’s only about five or six years younger than my father, and he already has grandchildren."

"Ever since Lu Youzhen divorced Lin Jingshen, I’ve stopped having people keep tabs on them," Zhou Shuyan turned back around, "Lu Youzhen is now..."

"I’ve heard some things," Lu Youxi explained, "After her divorce from Lin Jingshen, the children stayed with Ge Guifen. Her children’s biological father, Shim Xiagang, saw Lu Youzhen getting divorced, and with the Lin family bankrupt, the originals plans discussed between Lu Youzhen to let her children inherit the Lin family and gain some benefits herself could no longer happen."

"Shim Xiagang feared that Lu Youzhen would demand him to take responsibility, so he constantly avoided her," Lu Youxi said, "But it seems Lu Youzhen doesn’t really fancy Shim Xiagang because she thinks he’s poor."

Zhou Shuyan chuckled, "It’s clear, Lu Youzhen targeted the Lin family from the start. The Lin family fell, but after all, Lu Youzhen had experienced the wealth of the Lin family and naturally looked down on the average middle-class lifestyle of Shim Xiagang’s family."

"But because of the Lin family’s affair, everyone knows about her now. They know that although the Lin family’s bankruptcy was due to their faults, it was also largely because she had trapped them," Lu Youxi said, "So everyone is wary of her. The young and handsome ones aren’t interested in her."

"The older ones, those who are married, if they wanted to be unfaithful, had many choices, frightened by her scheming, so they wouldn’t choose her either," Lu Youxi said.

"However, she is quite bold, even disclosing openly her inability to bear children," Lu Youxi said, "She even showed them hospital reports."

"That got quite a few married men interested. Since she can’t bear children, there’s no chance of her using children to threaten them. Thus, some sly old men started showing interest in Lu Youzhen."

"At first, Lu Youzhen wasn’t happy about it; she’s young and didn’t want to be with someone old enough to be her father," Lu Youxi said, "Unfortunately, she couldn’t find anyone she liked who also liked her back. And since she was running out of money, she couldn’t keep waiting and had no choice but to settle."

"It seems she’s changed a few men recently, and I didn’t expect her to hook up with this Vice President of Cheng’s Real Estate," Lu Youxi said.

What Lu Youxi didn’t say was that Lu Youzhen aimed to make easy money and spent whatever she earned without planning for her older, less glamorous future.

When Lu Youzhen got older and could no longer earn money through beauty and her body, who knew what would happen.

Lu Youxi shook her head, "Let’s not talk about her, it’s all her choice."

Lu Youxi didn’t care anymore about Lu Youzhen’s worries.

Life’s paths are one’s own choices.

Since Lu Youzhen was sitting with her back to them, she didn’t see Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan.

When Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan finished their meal and were leaving, they didn’t expect to be seen by the Vice President of Cheng’s Real Estate sitting across from Lu Youzhen.

The Vice President of Cheng’s Real Estate quickly stood up, "President Zhou! President Lu!"

Everyone knew that when Zhou Shuyan introduced his wife, he would always call her President Lu.

At first, people thought there might be some issues between them.

Had Zhou Shuyan fallen out of love with Lu Youxi?

Why introduce her in such a detached manner?

There were even rumors for a time that Zhou Shuyan and Lu Youxi’s relation had soured.

At that time, Lu Youzhen heard the rumors and felt delighted for a while.

She hoped to see Lu Youxi being thrown out by Zhou Shuyan.

She waited to see how embarrassed Lu Youxi would become.

But unexpectedly, Zhou Shuyan also heard the rumors and personally clarified.

Their marital affection was strong; he referred to Lu Youxi as President Lu because her achievements outside were not inferior to his.

Simply calling her Mrs. Zhou was disrespectful to Lu Youxi.

Lu Youxi was an independent individual, not merely someone’s wife.

Hearing Zhou Shuyan’s explanation, Lu Youzhen scoffed with disdain.

Zhou Shuyan was merely embellishing Lu Youxi’s reputation.

How could Lu Youxi’s achievements compare to Zhou Shuyan’s?

Her companies, when combined, didn’t even match a tenth of Chengzhou’s.

Failing to see Lu Youxi ousted, Lu Youzhen was quite disappointed.

But she hadn’t expected to encounter Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan here.

Over the years, Lu Youzhen never had the opportunity to see Lu Youxi.

Their lives seemed to be worlds apart, with no chance of crossing paths.

Everything she knew about Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan was hearsay.