Shu Qingqing considered herself quite worldly since transmigrating into this book—she lived in a massive villa and rode in luxury cars worth tens of millions. Yet, none of that compared to the sheer joy this 500,000 yuan brought her.
Suddenly, she felt that transmigrating into this book wasn't so bad after all.
"Thank you, sugar daddy." Shu Qingqing happily clicked to accept the transfer and pulled Lu Xun outside. "Let's go! Today, I'll take you to eat one of those super tall ice creams~"
Lu Bochuan stood in place, waiting until their backs disappeared before turning around.
If he hadn't heard wrong, did Shu Qingqing just say "sugar daddy"?
He knew exactly what a "sugar daddy" was. For a moment, Lu Bochuan didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh.
Meanwhile, pocketing her massive windfall of 500,000 yuan, Shu Qingqing took Lu Xun to eat a luxurious ice cream that cost 158 yuan a serving. She even packed one to go for Lu Yu as an apology gift.
By the time they returned, it was time for dinner. Lu Bochuan had a business engagement and wasn't home, leaving only Shu Qingqing and Lu Xun at the dining table.
The chef had prepared squirrel-shaped mandarin fish today. The aroma alone was enough to make one's mouth water. Lu Xun tried to stand up and grab some food several times, but Shu Qingqing stopped him each time.
"Wait until your brother gets here to eat."
The two of them waited and waited, but it was already seven-thirty and there was still no sign of Lu Yu coming home.
Nanny Li came over from the annex to clean up, only to find that the table full of food hadn't been touched.
She looked surprised for a moment. "Madam, is today's food not to your liking?"
Shu Qingqing gave her a weak glance. "Nanny Li, when is Lu Yu coming back?"
Nanny Li looked up in confusion. Was the Madam waiting for the eldest young master? But...
"Madam, the eldest young master went to school."
Shu Qingqing: "I know, so what time does he get out of school and come back?"
Nanny Li: "Madam... the eldest young master is boarding at school now."
"Boarding at school? Why didn't you say so earlier?" Shu Qingqing sat up and served herself a bowl of rice, asking casually, "Isn't Lu Yu only in his second year of high school? He shouldn't have to attend evening self-study sessions, so why is he boarding?"
Nanny Li: "Madam, it was you..."
Seeing her trail off, Shu Qingqing frowned and asked, "It was me what?"
Nanny Li looked up cautiously. "It was you... who made the eldest young master board at school."
Shu Qingqing's hand, which was reaching for food, froze in mid-air.
She remembered now. It was indeed her.
After the original owner of her body discovered Lu Bochuan's will, she had grown absolutely disgusted with Lu Yu. She had mentioned several times that she didn't want to see him in the house, telling him to stay out of her sight, and ultimately forced him to board at school.
Suddenly, she lost her appetite.
Lu Yu didn't attend a prestigious private academy, but rather an old, top-tier public high school. Acceptance there wasn't based on family background, but on the student's own merit. Thus, while the school's teaching staff was excellent, the boarding conditions were quite average.
Four students shared a dorm room. Although it had air conditioning and a private bathroom, how could it compare to their own luxury mansion?
Lu Yu must be very uncomfortable living there.
She still had to clean up the mess left behind by the original owner.
Shu Qingqing asked about Lu Yu's afternoon dismissal time and took Lu Xun to the school ahead of time.
As an old, top-tier high school, the gates of First High were always exceptionally crowded at dismissal time. Because the original owner had deleted Lu Yu's WeChat, Shu Qingqing felt it would be awkward to ask someone else for his contact, so she had no choice but to wait at the gate with Lu Xun.
Fortunately, after about ten minutes, most of the students at the gate had dispersed.
Shu Qingqing pulled Lu Xun out of the car. Just as she was about to ask the security guard about Lu Yu, she saw a few boys in school uniforms walking toward the main gate.
The tallest one was Lu Yu.
Shu Qingqing gave Lu Xun's butt a gentle nudge with her foot. "Call him."
Lu Xun called out "Brother" in a low voice.
Shu Qingqing nudged him again. "Louder."
Lu Xun raised his voice a bit, but it was perfectly drowned out by a sudden honk from a car.
Seeing that Lu Yu was about to leave with his classmates, Shu Qingqing had no choice but to shout at the top of her lungs.
Hearing his name, Lu Yu subconsciously turned his head and saw the mother and son standing next to the Bentley.
Seeing him stop, his classmates tugged at him. "What's wrong? Let's go."
Shu Qingqing waved her hand again. "Lu Yu, over here!"
The classmates beside him were also drawn by the voice and looked over one after another—
"Who's that, Lu Yu? She's so pretty."
"The kid next to her looks a bit like you. Is that your sister and nephew?"
"Why aren't you saying anything? Is she calling you?"
His classmates kept throwing questions at him, but Lu Yu's brows were tightly furrowed.
Why would she come to the school to look for him?
As he was thinking this, Shu Qingqing had already dragged Lu Xun over.
Lu Yu pursed his lips and said to his classmates, "You guys go ahead. I have something to take care of." He had never mentioned his family situation to his classmates.
Once the two approached, he asked, "Is there something you need?"
Shu Qingqing pointed at Lu Xun. "He has something to say to you."
Lu Yu was just wondering what a little kid like Lu Xun could possibly want with him, when he heard Lu Xun say, "I'm sorry."
Lu Yu paused.
Lu Xun reached out and grabbed his hand. "I'm sorry, Brother. I shouldn't have lost my temper at you."
Shu Qingqing chimed in at the right moment to explain, "Lu Xun only bit someone that day because he mistakenly thought they were bullying you."
With his fingers being held by those soft, chubby little hands, a strange, unfamiliar feeling suddenly rippled through Lu Yu's heart. So Lu Xun had bitten someone because he thought he was being bullied?
Seeing that he remained silent, Lu Xun shook his hand. "Brother, please don't be mad anymore, okay? I had Nanny Li make your favorite sweet and sour short ribs. Let's go home and eat together."
Lu Yu looked down at the little guy's eager-to-please face. "Sweet and sour short ribs are your favorite dish."
Lu Xun froze. Oh no! Nanny Li had said his brother liked braised eggplant, and he had remembered it wrong!
Lu Xun had no choice but to look to Shu Qingqing for help.
Shu Qingqing smiled. "Let's go home. I need to apologize to you too. I was wrong before; I shouldn't have made you move out to board at school."
Lu Yu never expected her to say such a thing, and for a moment, he actually didn't know how to respond.
Seeing this, Lu Xun shook his arm again. "Brother, come back with me! I'll have Nanny Li change the sweet and sour short ribs to braised pork!"
Lu Yu felt a tug at his heartstrings, but quickly pushed the emotion away. "I already promised my classmates we'd eat together, so I won't go back with you."
He didn't know why she was suddenly letting Lu Xun get close to him, or why she was even personally apologizing to him.
She had done similar things in the past, but within a few days, she would go back to treating him coldly and forbidding Lu Xun from getting close to him.
So this time, he didn't want to believe her so easily.
Shu Qingqing knew this was a rejection, and she didn't push it too hard. The male lead in the original novel was a very principled person. The original owner had bullied him so many times; how could she expect to win him back with just one casual apology?
She would just have to take it slow.
After giving Lu Yu the ice cream she had packed yesterday, Shu Qingqing planned to take Lu Xun back. However, Lu Xun spotted some colorful items outside a stationery store on the street and insisted on going in to take a look.
Shu Qingqing had no choice but to take him inside.
The stationery store was quite large. Besides stationery, snacks, and toys, there was also a book section. Shu Qingqing happened to see a manga she liked and casually picked it up.
Two boys walked over nearby.
"Did you find your earphones?"
"No."
"You should really take another look. Lu Yu just doesn't strike me as the type to steal. I heard those sneakers he had on the other day cost over ten thousand yuan. There is no way a guy like him would steal your two-hundred-yuan headphones."
"Lu Yu was the only one around over the weekend, and my headphones just happened to go missing. If he didn't steal them, who did? Besides, who told you rich people don't steal?"
"Hey, don't get mad. I was just sharing my thoughts. Tell you what, I'll help you search for them again when we get back."
The voices of the two boys gradually faded into the distance.
