Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1566: Chapter 912: What Is the Right Way

"Tomorrow won’t work, let’s wait until the exam is over. By then, Lianlian will be back, along with Young Master Qu and Tangtang, we can all get together. But Qiu’er must pay the bill."

"Luoluo..." Xing Nong looked at Luo Ye with a bitter expression, "Do you know where Demon wants to have the big meal?"

"Since it’s a big meal, it definitely won’t be a small restaurant..." Luo Ye thought for a moment, and a smile crept onto his lips, "Could it be the Imperial Chef?"

"Exactly!" Yaoguang blinked triumphantly, "If it were just a normal place, would it be worth betting with her?"

"Qiu’er, hehe..." Luo Ye looked at Xing Nong with a mischievous smile, full of schadenfreude.

The Imperial Chef is a newly opened top-class Chinese restaurant, where customers need to make a reservation six hours in advance. It’s a buffet-style place, costing around eighteen thousand for a meal for three, and naturally doubling for six people. For Xing Nong, that’s truly cutting into her savings.

"If I have to treat, I have to treat, what’s the big deal?" Xing Nong raised her eyebrows indifferently, "Money is meant to be spent, one meal won’t make me broke."

"I’ll notify Young Master Qu immediately. Luoluo, you inform Tangtang and Lianlian." Yaoguang said as she pulled out her phone, acting as if she feared Xing Nong would change her mind.

"Is it that necessary?" Xing Nong glanced at her, "Young Master wants to hear Luoluo’s voice, why are you getting all worked up?"

"Precisely because of that, the call to Young Master Qu should be made by me." Yaoguang sighed lightly, patting Xing Nong’s head, "Qiu’er, you’re all grown up, how can you still be so clueless?"

These times are different; our Luoluo is going to get married, she naturally needs to avoid any suspicion. Moreover, it’s also to help Young Master wake up sooner."

"There’s no need to be so deliberate about it. I’ll make the call." Luo Ye said, dialing Qu Yue’s number, "... Young Master, dinner the day after tomorrow... not at Liangyou, but at the Imperial Chef, Qiu’er is treating..."

Xing Nong stood to the side, her face twitching, feeling genuinely pained. The pocket money she had saved over the years was just gone like that...

"Luoluo, you..." When Luo Ye hung up, Yaoguang looked at her with confusion, genuinely not understanding why Luo Ye was doing what she was doing.

"If I deliberately distance myself from Qu Yue, it would backfire..." Luo Ye sighed lightly, explaining, "Having known Qu Yue for so many years, do you think after I get married, it’s possible to completely sever ties with him?"

Yaoguang thought for a moment, then shook her head. Yes, their joint business investments were so intricate, it really seemed impossible to cut ties.

Luo Ye continued: "Of course, I could give up all the investments and sever ties. However, over these years, Qu Yue has worked diligently to grow Liangyou, and only he truly understands the challenges involved.

We all know how many people are envious of Liangyou’s development. If I were to exit that and cut ties with Qu Yue, though it wouldn’t completely undo his years of effort, it would certainly take a huge toll on his life’s work.

If our decision to collaborate years ago was only to eventually give him a fatal blow, to stab him in the heart, then I would never forgive myself for a lifetime."

"Luoluo, I’m sorry. I was thoughtless." Yaoguang apologized, looking at Luo Ye, "I was just thinking about helping Young Master Qu find his own happiness sooner. I really didn’t think much further."

"I understand..." Luo Ye smiled bitterly, "I certainly understand your intentions..."

Xing Nong quickly interjected: "Alright, Luoluo, don’t blame yourself or overthink it. Everyone knows Young Master’s feelings, and everyone knows your stance as well.

But in the end, what is truly the best decision, only those involved know. What’s poison to one is honey to another, right?"

"No..." Yaoguang looked at Xing Nong with bewilderment, "What do you mean? Let Luoluo let Young Master continue like this?"

Xing Nong glared at her: "Then what else? All these years, has Luoluo advised him any less? But has it worked? I think, if Luoluo marries and lives happily, Young Master will naturally find his own happiness eventually. Saying more now is useless."

Yaoguang pondered for a while, then agreed with Xing Nong’s perspective, turning instead to persuade Luo Ye to let things unfold naturally.

"Enough, I know how to handle this. I just wanted to express a sentiment earlier, but it ended in this long debate between you two." Luo Ye glanced at the time, "Don’t talk to me; didn’t you say you wanted me to study? But now you’re just distracting me?"

Xing Nong and Yaoguang: "..." Is this behavior of kicking away the donkey after it worked not exactly what Luoluo is doing now?

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Qu Yue absentmindedly twirled a pen in his hand, lost in thought. After receiving Luo Ye’s call, he was initially delighted but then felt somewhat disheartened.

He had heard about Luo Ye’s upcoming marriage. Originally, he thought Luo Ye would intentionally distance herself from him, but unexpectedly, she behaved just as before.

Doesn’t this indirectly show that, in Luo Ye’s mind, he holds no place at all?

Although he knew he had no chance of bringing Luo Ye home, being able to occupy even a tiny corner of her heart made him happy...

He forcefully knocked his head, realizing that he was truly being irrational: when she ignores him, he’s sad; when she pays attention, he’s also sad. What exactly should he do?

Standing at the office door, Li Xiaoyan, holding a folder, looked at Qu Yue, who was looking frustrated and constantly hitting his head. She hesitated for a moment.

She glanced at the folder in her hand, hesitated a bit, and quietly retreated.

"If you’re here, come in!" Qu Yue suddenly shouted, scaring Li Xiaoyan into a shiver. She quickly put on a smile, "Chairman Qu, this document requires your signature."

Qu Yue took the folder, opened it, and looked at it. His expression softened somewhat, and after browsing through it, he quickly signed his name, "Have you eaten?"

"I..." Li Xiaoyan was a bit confused and didn’t know how to answer.

"I’m asking if you’ve eaten, is it that hard to answer?" Qu Yue raised his eyebrow slightly.

"No... I haven’t." It was the first time seeing the usually cheerful Chairman Qu lose his temper, and Li Xiaoyan was so nervous she stuttered a bit.

"Then let’s eat together." Qu Yue wrote down a few dish names and handed it to Li Xiaoyan, "Get the kitchen to prepare it, bring it here, let’s eat together, and bring a bottle of red wine over as well."

"I..." Li Xiaoyan took the note, looking conflicted.

"What’s wrong, got something going on?" Qu Yue glanced at her, "Then forget it, you can just have the kitchen prepare it and bring it over to me."

"I’m fine..." Li Xiaoyan quickly shook her head and then nodded emphatically, "Really, I’m fine!"

Qu Yue glanced at her twice, "If there’s nothing, then come over and we’ll eat together."

"Yes, Chairman Qu, I’ll go arrange it now." Li Xiaoyan almost ran out of Qu Yue’s office; since she knew him, it was the first time she felt such a low pressure from Qu Yue, it scared her to death.

"But, how do I explain to Xiao Xian..." Turning down the stairs, Li Xiaoyan frustratedly hit her head. Ah, if it wasn’t for seeing Chairman Qu in a bad mood, she would have refused, but now what?

While pondering, the phone rang. She pressed the answer button, and her sister Xiao Xian’s cheerful voice came through, "Sis, I’m almost there, can you come to the door to meet me?"

"Okay, I’ll be there in a while." Li Xiaoyan hung up the phone, quickened her pace, went to the kitchen first to hand the menu to the chef, and then swiftly headed toward the door.

"Sis, I’m here!" As Li Xiaoyan pushed open the revolving door, a beautiful girl of eighteen or nineteen suddenly jumped in front of her, her ponytail bouncing playfully.

"Are you frozen?" Li Xiaoyan lovingly held her sister’s little hand to feel it, "Sis had something in hand just now, got delayed a bit, come on, let’s go in, it’s warm inside."

"Sis... hehe..." Xiao Xian pulled out a lean boy from the shadows, "Look who’s here?"

"Xiao Ning?" Li Xiaoyan’s eyes widened in surprise. The boy was her younger brother Li Xiaoning, and she measured him from head to toe. Obviously, he had grown taller. "When did you get here, why didn’t you call me?"

Li Xiaoning shyly smiled, "I came for a math competition, just finished today. The teacher allowed free activities. Sis, you’re always busy, so I went to find Second Sister."

"You brat, always closer to Second Sister since you were little!" Li Xiaoyan playfully smacked her brother on the head, "Your reason, Big Sis doesn’t buy it!"

"Big Sis, I’m telling the truth." Li Xiaoning anxiously said, "When I came, Mom and Dad reminded me that Big Sis is busy with work and supporting the family, so I shouldn’t disturb your work."

Xiao Xian immediately confirmed, "Sis, he’s telling the truth. I insisted on bringing him to see you. This guy didn’t agree. If I hadn’t sworn that it wouldn’t affect your work, he wouldn’t have come at all."

"Alright, I believe you two, come on, let’s get inside quickly." Li Xiaoyan led her siblings back to her office and hesitated for a moment, "Xiao Xian, Xiao Ning, you two wait here for a little bit. I’ll go ask the boss for some time off."

Li Xiaoning hurriedly said, "Sis, don’t take time off, we’ll wait for you to finish work."

"No..." Li Xiaoyan smiled and waved, "I’m not on duty today, I’m here doing voluntary work..."

Xiao Xian quickly interrupted, "Then why even take time off?"

"Our boss doesn’t know I’m off today, you two wait here." Saying that, Li Xiaoyan dashed out of the office like a gust of wind.

Xiao Xian’s eyes rolled around, "Bro, I feel like something’s off with Sis, let’s go and check it out."

Li Xiaoning, being an honest kid, looked troubled at Xiao Xian, "Second Sis, we shouldn’t do this, what if someone discovers us, it wouldn’t be good for Big Sis."

"Don’t worry, just listen to me, hurry up." Xiao Xian didn’t give him a choice and tugged her brother along to follow. Li Xiaoning had no choice but to oblige. It wasn’t that he agreed with what Xiao Xian was doing, but he knew that if he didn’t follow, his Second Sis wouldn’t give up. So, he might as well follow along to keep an eye on her.

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Today’s update by Nu’an. Special thanks to ’Pian Ruo’ for the considerate urging ticket, three thousand words, no problem with rice, definitely delivered early tomorrow. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welcome to Qidian () to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)