Chapter 120: Really Can’t Refuse

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Her expression was perfectly calm when she said it, as if she was simply talking about what she had eaten in the morning. That was why Lu Zhuo knew in his heart that what Xu Jiaojiao said was true.

“Jiaojiao…” He frowned, wanting to say something.

However, Xu Jiaojiao interrupted him. “Lu Huan is already an adult. She has to take responsibility for what she did. If you’ve said everything you want to say, I’ll take my leave first.”

She could not and would not be an all-forgiving saintess. Everything that Lu Huan had done was her own choice, and she deserved to pay the price for it.

Lu Zhuo would not give up. “Jiaojiao…”

Xu Jiaojiao stopped in her tracks and looked down at him, still sitting in the seat opposite hers.

The anger on Lu Zhuo’s face disappeared, replaced by a look of loneliness. The corners of his mouth twitched. “The company hasn’t been doing well recently. There was a project that we had worked on for a long time, but your brother won it in the end…”

He paused for a moment and laughed self-deprecatingly. “Now the project is gone, and Huanhuan might have to drop out of school…”

His eyes were filled with fatigue.

Xu Jiaojiao had an innocent expression on her face, as if she did not understand what he meant. In fact, she was a little happy. “Really? Then I’ll have to call my brother to congratulate him.”

There should be a commission if he managed to snag the project. She could go for a nice meal on his dime.

Lu Zhuo bit his lip.”…”

Xu Jiaojiao did not specifically ask Qi Shenbai about what happened to Lu Huan. If he said that he would handle it, then she would leave it to him. Later on, she would cook a table full of sumptuous dishes as thanks.

However, Xu Jiaojiao did not expect to receive a phone call that night. It was from her grandmother, and naturally, it was about Lu Huan.

Her grandmother sounded helpless over the phone. “Your Granny Lu called me. She said that their family wronged you. She said that Lu Huan lost her mind and did something to hurt you. She wanted to apologize to you on behalf of Lu Huan. Jiaojiao, our families are old friends. She asked me to… 1 really can’t refuse…”

Xu Jiaojiao suppressed the discomfort in her heart and obediently agreed, “1 get it, Grandma. 1 won’t make things difficult for you.”

“Jiaojiao, it’s been hard on you.” The old lady sighed.

“It’s not that serious, Grandmother.” Xu Jiaojiao knew that her grandmother did not like this either. Instead, she comforted the old lady. “I just wanted to teach Lu Huan a lesson so that she wouldn’t be so cruel in the future. I still care about the friendship between our families.”

The old lady on the other end of the phone smiled in relief. “Jiaojiao, you’ve been such an obedient child since you were young.”

“Grandma, take care of yourself. Don’t think about these things and go to bed early,” Xu Jiaojiao coaxed her.

The two of them chatted for a while more before hanging up.

Tian Fanghua took the phone and put it down. She handed her a hot towel to wipe her hands and could not help but say, “Are we really going to let that girl off just like that? At the very least, we have to make her apologize to our Jiaojiao in person. Jiaojiao has suffered so much outside, but we never protected her. What if her condition relapses…?”

Old Madam Xu raised her head and glanced at her. Tian Fanghua immediately shut her mouth, but she couldn’t help but resent the old lady for her actions.

“Our families have been friends for generations. Ever since our family declined a few years ago, the Lu family has helped us a lot. Old Madam Lu called me personally today. She was sincere and apologized countless times. How was I supposed to reject her?”

“I understand. I just feel sorry for our girl. Why should we let other people bully our poor Jiaojiao…?” Tian Fanghua thought of the hardships her daughter had suffered before, and her eyes immediately turned red.

Now, she had let her child suffer for the adults’ friendship. She felt terrible, as though she had let her daughter down.

“You care about her, but so do 1.1 single-handedly raised Jiaojiao, after all.” The old lady sighed deeply. Jiaojiao had grown up by her side, so she cared about her more than anyone else.

“I’ve promised Old Madam Lu today, and I made the call, just like she asked me to. However, it’s not up to an old woman like me to decide how things will end.”

Tian Fanghua was stunned. She did not understand what her mother-in-law meant.

Old Madam Xu did not explain. “It’s late. You should rest early too.”

Ever since Xu Jiaojiao hung up the phone, she had been sitting on the sofa in a daze. She did feel uncomfortable at first, but this feeling quickly passed.

Now, she was just a little worried.. How should she approach Qi Shenbai about this?

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