Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 513 Old Zheng's Identity Revealed

"Hey, hey." Lu Yuanqiu snapped his fingers in front of Long Liandong.

Long Liandong snapped out of her daze, blinking rapidly as she looked at him. Lu Yuanqiu immediately laughed: "Why did you start daydreaming while we were talking? Did you learn that from Bai Qingxia?"

"Oh—speak of the devil and he appears."

Lu Yuanqiu looked up and saw Bai Qingxia carrying a bowl of noodles as she walked over. He coughed and straightened up slightly.

"Your face."

Bai Qingxia placed the noodles in front of Long Liandong. She looked at Lu Yuanqiu with a calm, undisturbed gaze.

As she turned to leave, Lu Yuanqiu grabbed her hand. Long Liandong quickly glanced at their touching hands, snapped the disposable chopsticks apart with a "click," and pretended to ignore the scene as she lowered her head to pick up noodles. Bai Qingxia turned back to look at Lu Yuanqiu, a slight ripple appearing in her calm eyes: "What..."

Lu Yuanqiu smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just wanted to give you a hand."

Bai Qingxia: "...Oh."

Although her face still showed no extra expression, the ripples in her eyes widened slightly and turned into water droplets.

In the end, she couldn't hide her feelings and became satisfied. She pouted slightly and looked at Long Lian Dong, but didn't look at her for long. After glancing at Long Lian Dong's reaction, she hurriedly turned and left.

Long Liandong didn't react at all, but Bai Qingxia still took light steps.

Lu Yuanqiu asked the girl in front of him, "So, you brought up my birthday because you're going to give me a birthday present, right?"

Long Liandong focused on eating her noodles and quietly asked, "Will you accept it?"

"It depends on the nature of the gift. If it's a blessing between friends, I'll accept it without any problem. But if the gift carries other meanings, I might not feel comfortable accepting it."

Previously, Lu Yuanqiu thought that Long Liandong's "approach" was arranged by her grandfather, but now... Lu Yuanqiu seems to be certain that Long Liandong has some feelings for him. However, he can't understand it at all. This girl is a rich and beautiful woman, a child star, who is not short of money or handsome men. Why would she be interested in him? The two of them don't even have any interaction.

Moreover, she's so arrogant and cold. Even if she's expressing affection, shouldn't she at least change her attitude?
Long Liandong remained silent for a while, then looked up and snorted coldly, "Of course it's a blessing between friends, what else do you think it means?"

Lu Yuanqiu suddenly chuckled, unsure whether she was being arrogant or if he was overthinking things. He shrugged and replied, "It's nothing. Thank you in advance. I look forward to your birthday present."

The gift could be considered a present by now, but Long Liandong couldn't be happy.

She sighed almost imperceptibly, the strands of hair she had gathered behind her ears always falling down. Long Lian Dong's hands got tired of holding them, so she simply took out a rope from her bag and tied her hair into a single ponytail.

Lu Yuanqiu asked, "Are you one of the people holding the placard for the Literature Department at this spring sports meet?"

Long Liandong nodded: "Yes."

Lu Yuanqiu: "Have you submitted the project proposal yet?"

"I've reported it: four hundred, eight hundred, one thousand five." She replied in a cold and indifferent voice.

Seeing that the other person didn't respond, Long Liandong looked up: "What's wrong?"

"What a coincidence..." Lu Yuanqiu hesitated before replying, "It's nothing, keep it up."

"Thank you."

Zheng Yifeng put down his chopsticks, finished his noodles, and had been staring at Long Liandong's phone since earlier. After thinking for a moment, he finally asked, "Can I see that group photo on your phone?"

Long Liandong turned to look at him, turned on her phone, and moved it in front of him.

Zheng Yifeng looked closely at the group photo, searching for someone in it. After a moment, he finally locked onto a blurry face.

"Sigh." Lu Yuanqiu heard Zheng Yifeng sigh and asked him, "What's wrong? Do you know anyone up there?"

“My dad,” Zheng Yifeng replied to Lu Yuanqiu without hiding anything.

Just as he was about to return the phone to Long Liandong, he suddenly took it back, zoomed in on the photo, and focused his gaze on the other man his father was embracing.

“Strange.” Zheng Yifeng suddenly frowned and muttered to himself.

Lu Yuanqiu: "What's wrong?"

Zheng Yifeng handed him the phone and asked, "This person looks a bit like Bai Qingxia's father."

Upon hearing this, Long Liandong raised her head, somewhat puzzled.

Is Bai Qingxia's father in the group photo?
Lu Yuanqiu took the phone and carefully observed the person Zheng Yifeng was pointing to. His eyes widened as he confirmed, "Yes, it's Uncle Bai."

He couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Uncle Bai actually attended my 100-day celebration? It's a bit hard to believe..."

At this time, Aunt Luo Ran should have been four months pregnant. Three years later, this family will experience a turning point in their lives.

Zheng Yifeng asked in confusion, "Bai Qingxia's father was invited to your 100-day celebration?"

Lu Yuanqiu knew that Zheng Yifeng was unaware of Bai Qingxia's background. He glanced at Long Liandong and said to Zheng Yifeng, "I'll tell you when I have the chance."

Long Liandong: "If you mind that I'm here, you can communicate by typing."

Lu Yuanqiu chuckled dryly: "It's not that bad. You can't explain things clearly in just a few words over the phone."

Zheng Yifeng: "Then why is Bai Qingxia's father standing with my father? They have their arms around each other's shoulders, did you see that?"

"Huh?" Lu Yuanqiu looked at his phone again. The photo was a bit blurry, but there was indeed someone with their arm around Bai Songzhe's shoulder. Lu Yuanqiu looked up in surprise: "Is that your dad?"

Zheng Yifeng nodded: "Yes."

The name "Old Zheng" lingered in Lu Yuanqiu's mind. This was the person Bai Songzhe had mentioned when he was in a daze. Lu Yuanqiu remembered it very clearly. He glanced at Long Liandong and finally took out his phone to send a message to Zheng Yifeng.

Long Liandong: "..."

Lu Yuanqiu: I remember your dad's phone number was out of service? What's going on?
Zheng Yifeng: He has been missing for many years.

Lu Yuanqiu looked at his phone screen, feeling that his brain was receiving too much information all at once.

Could the "Old Zheng" that Bai Songzhe mentioned be Zheng Yifeng's father?
Lu Yuanqiu: Has your father ever mentioned his relationship with a man named Bai Songzhe?
Zheng Yifeng: No, or maybe I don't remember.

Lu Yuanqiu: Has he ever mentioned his relationship with White Rhinoceros Foods?
Zheng Yifeng: Yes, my second uncle said that my father left Baixi Foods for some reason and started his own business, founding Daohe Foods with a group of partners. My second uncle didn't say what the "some reason" was.

Lu Yuanqiu placed his phone on the table, looked at Zheng Yifeng, and his eyes trembled.

Now it's really confirmed: "Old Zheng" is Zheng Yifeng's father. Zheng Yifeng and Bai Qingxia's previous generation actually had this kind of connection?!
Zheng Yifeng looked at him, then immediately lowered his head and continued typing.

Zheng Yifeng: Who is Bai Songzhe? Is he Bai Qingxia's father? What is the relationship between them and Baixi Foods?
Lu Yuanqiu: Bai Songzhe is Bai Qingxia's father and the founder of Baixi Foods. Three years after that 100-day celebration photo, Bai Songzhe was betrayed by Zhang Zhisheng, the current CEO of Baixi Foods. I don't know the specifics of the betrayal, but Bai Songzhe lost everything and, due to a series of subsequent blows, he lost his mind and became what he is now.

Bai Qingxia is actually the daughter of Bai Xi, the most famous brand in the Yangtze River Delta food industry? Zheng Yifeng turned his head to look at the girl who was cooking noodles, his eyes full of shock.

　Two chapters today.

　　
　
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