Chapter 1613: Partnership

“Yes.” Lei Yu nodded, “Honestly, to keep this kind of personality in a place like this, you truly are an oddball.”

Wang Wei touched his forehead, “Is that a compliment or an insult?”

“What do you think?” Lei Yu said, suppressing a smile and becoming serious, “Wang Wei, do you know why I stayed after solving the problem?”

“I would never naively think you’ve fallen in love with me.” Wang Wei shrugged, “My greatest strength is self-awareness.”

“Haha…” Lei Yu couldn’t help but laugh, “Exactly, if I said I fell in love with you now, you wouldn’t believe it.

I stayed because I genuinely want to persuade you, let’s open a bar together, shall we? It’s not just to thank you for your help.

It’s really because I want a bar that’s opened according to one’s own wishes. In most people’s minds, a bar is not respectable.

But I really don’t think so, I feel that with society’s pace of life being so fast now, everyone has times when their stress exceeds the limit.

But most people dare not go to bars to relieve stress because of misunderstandings about the bar environment, though we must also admit, many bars are indeed quite disorderly managed now.

Based on tonight, I can’t say I understand you, but I believe you are definitely someone with principles, therefore I believe you definitely wouldn’t open a bar that’s all smoke and mirrors just for money.

So why don’t we cooperate? Of course, because of my personal and my father’s work, I can only be a silent partner.

I truly hope for a bar opened entirely by my own will, a bar where high-quality people can relieve their stress, I believe you can do it.”

“Let me think about it.” Wang Wei could see that Lei Yu wasn’t speaking on a whim, but agreeing like this seemed somewhat against his principles. Refusing felt a bit embarrassing, and there was a bit of reluctance, thus he was quite conflicted.

“Wang Wei…” Lei Yu carefully sized him up before saying, “Honestly, your character doesn’t seem like that of an ordinary family’s child who hasn’t received strict education from a young age.”

“I understand what you mean, you want to say, as children from ordinary families often hope to grab opportunities immediately to create maximum benefit, enabling their families to live well and become the pride of the family, and at the same time, become objects of envy or admiration among relatives and friends.

Honestly telling you, I used to have such thoughts too, especially when others looked down on me, during times when I’d return home for holidays and weren’t valued by family and friends.

I even made vows, no matter by what means, to earn enough money for my family to be admired by everyone in the village.

Because of this vow, I overworked myself into a hospital, but it’s exactly during the hospitalization that I truly figured things out.

At that time, I was still working on a construction site, right before I broke my arm, I had a severe stomach ulcer.

The one taking care of me was my mom, wiping her tears, saying she only wanted her son safe and sound, even if just farming at home, she would be happy.

After I was discharged, Mom returned home but kept thinking about me; my sister wrote, saying Mom lost ten pounds in a month.

She even recited my name in dreams, she couldn’t feel at ease, afraid I’d overwork myself into trouble again. After getting my sister’s letter, I immediately went home once.

I promised my mom that I would continue to work hard, but definitely on the basis of ensuring my health. My mom said besides health, she also worried I’d go astray.

Because our neighbor’s brother, when working outside, fell into temptation and became a bodyguard for a big boss, ended up being caught and jailed.

To make my mother feel at ease, I knelt in front of her and vowed I would never go astray or do anything against my conscience. Knowing my character, after my vow, she was relieved.

Then, not long after coming back, I broke my arm, and after that, left the construction industry and entered the entertainment industry.

I came across various people, with temptations in between, but I remained self-controlled, as the saying goes, having no desires is just.

If I had greed in my heart, seeing you, seeing Mr. Fu, I wouldn’t be so calm, like how I go about things today.

They are all from my truest thoughts because I felt you are a decent family’s girl, so I meddled a bit, anyway, better to help someone than add blocks to them, right?”

“Right.” Lei Yu nodded, “You’re right, having no desires is just, or this is the best explanation. However, I must tell you, if you cooperate with Fu Mo, your bar can definitely become a nationwide chain, giving up like this, don’t you think it’s a pity?”

“No!” Wang Wei shook his head, “With ability comes enterprise size, my personality doesn’t fit such a large enterprise.

I know myself, so I can’t ruin Mr. Fu, he is a businessman, I am only… only an interest, an interest to support a family.”

“Alright…” Lei Yu shrugged, “I understand now, finding someone like you today is really difficult, maybe I’m not too unlucky today, although heartbroken, I’ve made a true friend.”

“Thank you, your words are the greatest reward for me.”

…

Wen Mansion.

In a sleepy daze, Luo Ye was forcibly pushed awake by Ying Nuo: “Luoluo, do you think Fu Mo will come over or not?”

“Dear sister-in-law, you haven’t slept yet?” Luo Ye looked speechlessly at the bright-eyed Mou Nuo, then glanced at the time—it was two thirty in the morning.

“Couldn’t sleep.” Ying Nuo blinked her big eyes, “Luoluo, you’re a top student at the military academy, a star member of Team A, the backbone of Fierce Tiger, and the deputy captain of the women’s special operations brigade…”

Luo Ye interrupted her: “Well, I’m not made of iron.”

“I’m not saying you’re made of iron, but your stamina must be stronger than mine, right? I’m not sleepy, how can you be so sleepy?” Ying Nuo sat up and looked at her seriously, “Luoluo, how can you sleep?”

Luo Ye closed her eyes: “Wait a second, let me mourn for my brother for three minutes.”

“Hateful!” Ying Nuo slapped her, “After we get married I won’t cling to Luo Feng like this.”

“Ha?” Luo Ye angrily slapped her back, “So you’re saying you only mess with me and won’t let me sleep well?

Big sister, even if Fu Mo wants to rush over, it has to be daylight. Us sitting here not sleeping and discussing makes no sense.”

“Making no sense is making no sense, but I just want to chat with you, is that okay?” Ying Nuo pouted her lips, “People are on vacation running around here and there, isn’t it just to accompany you more?

If I had known your heart is only with Ye Xuan now, I wouldn’t have suffered this. Ah, now I understand what ignoring friends for love means.”

“Okay okay, I’ll talk with you, my dear little aunt, I’m really impressed by you.” Luo Ye quickly sat up, leaned close to Ying Nuo’s face and scrutinized her, “I’m really wondering, if I don’t talk to you tonight, would you suffocate?”

“You knew I’d suffocate, yet you slept so soundly?” Ying Nuo snorted, “And you’re a soldier? I’ve been running as much as you these days, I’m so energetic, don’t you feel ashamed to be so down?”

“Sorry, sorry, I’ll try to stay up for three days and nights.” Luo Ye chuckled, pinching her nose, “No, your energy is just because of Tangtang’s matter?”

“Well… well…, it’s my first time telling such a big lie…” Ying Nuo stammered.

“Got it, you’re feeling guilty, aren’t you? You think using this method to get Fu Mo over is unfair to Lei Yu, so you’re conflicted, right?”

“A bit, originally I thought, since I didn’t know her and she did such despicable things, what I did was totally right.

But then after doing it, I felt very despicable myself, after all, Tangtang now is a third party, no matter if she really likes Fu Mo or not, her approach was inappropriate.

From what you all described about Lei Yu, I feel she’s actually a kind girl, only blinded by love to do such things.

Also, I’ve related it to myself, you see, Jiang Yang’s actions are not as obvious as Tangtang’s and yet we’ve all disliked her, rejected her.

Putting myself in her shoes, I feel… I feel, I’m too one-sided. I feel… I feel quite sorry for Lei Yu.

But, I also feel, if I don’t do this, I’m letting Tangtang down. Anyway, thinking back and forth, I’m just getting more confused, I really don’t know what to do.”

“You’re so back and forth…” Luo Ye laughed, ruffling her hair, “It’s a good thing you got married into our family, otherwise, how many worries would I have to follow up on in the future?

Is Tangtang and Jiang Yang the same? If Jiang Yang had a childhood sweetheart romance with my brother, then you can compare them.

Unrequited love and mutual affection can’t be equated. Silly, don’t overthink it, what’s done is done, it’s also good, it forces Fu Mo to face the problem earlier.

The earlier he figures it out, the better for him, for Lei Yu, for Tangtang. But later you should properly apologize to Brother Qi.

Out of nowhere, Brother Qi has been dragged over by you and used once, and you should be careful about Tangtang finding out and scratching your face.

“I’m doing it for her own good, let her try and scratch me.” Although speaking vindictively, Ying Nuo’s tone was noticeably more relaxed.

Evidently, this whole night she had been caught in the conflict between morality and loyalty, almost worried to death.

Luo Ye patted the pillow: “Can we sleep now? I don’t mind, mainly, if you keep going, tomorrow you’ll have panda eyes…”

“Sleep.” Without waiting for Luo Ye to finish, Mou Nuo had already slipped into the quilt and lay down.

Less than five minutes later, the sound of soft snores echoed.

Luo Ye glanced at her, completely speechless.

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Chapter two delivered, followed by a big chapter. (To be continued.