After rebirth, they all moved into my house.

"Bonjour~" Shen Yuzhu stepped forward and waved to the two of them. "First meeting. Are you Lu Yuan's classmates?"

"Yes." Tao Ye.

"Yes, um, may I ask who you are...?"

Xiao Yida looked nervously at the beautiful woman in front of him who looked like Gu Jiuyi but had a completely different temperament. He and Tao Ye looked at Lu Yuan for help.

"Well... I am Yiyi's sister." Shen Yuzhu smiled. Facing the surprised and unbelievable Tao Ye and Xiao Yida, Shen Yuzhu stretched out her little hand and gently pinched the soft flesh on Lu Yuan's waist at an angle where Tao Ye and Xiao Yida could not see.

Lu Yuan twitched the corners of his lips slightly, and looked into the distance unnaturally.

"She is Gu Jiuyi's sister, for sure."

Tao Ye and Xiao Yida's jaws nearly dropped to the ground, and they finally reached out to help themselves back to their original position. They really couldn't believe that Gu Jiuyi actually had a sister, and this sister seemed to have a good relationship with Lu Ge. But if that was the case, wouldn't that mean Lu Ge was two-timing? What should Gu Jiuyi do then?

Lu Yuan knew without hesitation that Tao Ye and Xiao Yida were thinking in the wrong direction again, but he couldn't explain too much now and could only sigh.

Shen Yuzhu took the initiative to help Lu Yuan break the two people's assumptions and asked with a smile: "Little Lu Yuan, are you getting along well with my sister at school?"

"Ah? Ah!" Tao Ye came back to his senses and quickly waved his hands, "It's fine, your sister and Brother Lu get along very well, really!"

"Yes, yes, I swear we are not lying!" Xiao Yida patted his chest and said affirmatively.

"I see. Then I feel relieved. Could you two classmates please take good care of our children Yiyi and Luyuan?" Shen Yuzhu asked them with a smile.

Tao Ye and Xiao Yida nodded repeatedly.

Lu Yuan scratched his head and gave Shen Yuzhu a helpless look. Looking at her playful face, he said helplessly, "Let's go. Don't we have something else to do?"

"See you next week, Brother Lu." Tao Ye and Xiao Yida said.

"Goodbye, classmates." Shen Yuzhu waved to them.

"Bye-Bye."

After saying that, Shen Yuzhu took Lu Yuan and got into the fiery red sports car in front of Xiao Yida and Tao Ye's surprised gazes. Shen Yuzhu tossed her silver hair back, and it reflected a faint light in the sunlight. After she and Lu Yuan fastened their seat belts, they stepped on the accelerator to start the car, and the super sports car made a roaring sound.

When the car passed by Xiao Yida and Tao Ye, Shen Yuzhu waved to the two stunned people.

"How is it? Is your sister cool?" Shen Yuzhu had wanted to experience picking up her brother from school for a long time. Now that her wish had come true, she asked Lu Yuan excitedly.

"handsome."

Lu Yuan felt sorry for Tao Ye and Xiao Yida in his heart.

After walking some distance away from the school, Shen Yuzhu parked the car on the side of the road, put one hand on the steering wheel, and stretched out the other hand to the side.

"cell phone."

Lu Yuan:?

"It's not on, what are you doing, sister?"

Shen Yuzhu nodded thoughtfully, then started the car again.

"It's okay if the phone is off. Isn't this because I'm worried that you'll be bombarded with calls from Yiyi soon?"

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, then nodded.

It makes sense.

According to Gu Jiuyi's personality, Lu Yuan knew that if he left without saying a word, Gu Jiuyi would definitely call him countless times!

"Haha!" Shen Yuzhu glanced to the side and burst out laughing. It was not known whether Shen Yuzhu did not treat him as an outsider, but she had not been able to maintain her ladylike demeanor in front of Lu Yuan.

"Sister, where are you taking me? If I don't contact Gu Jiuyi, I don't know whether I should cook dinner or not." Lu Yuan was a little confused. Logically speaking, since Shen Yuzhu came to Yunhai, he should treat her well as the host.

But seeing that Shen Yuzhu was driving extremely fast, almost hovering on the edge of the speed limit, and there was no navigation, and the road was long, he was not sure whether Shen Yuzhu was more familiar with the sea of ​​clouds than he was.

Shen Yuzhu glanced at Lu Yuan calmly and said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Xiaoluyuan. Wu Xinyi has already gone to pick up Gu Jiuyi and take her to the restaurant. We'll be there soon, but before that we have to pick out some gifts."

Lu Yuan nodded. "Oh, a restaurant. But if it's just a meal, why don't you let me treat you? Although my cooking may not be as delicious as in a restaurant, we are guests. It doesn't seem right to make you work so hard."

"Don't worry~" Shen Yuzhu's smile was still on her face. "You know Aying's family runs various restaurants, so you can ask Aying to take care of the meals. Besides, you and Yiyi just finished the exams, so you should rest for a night first. Let me try Xiao Luyuan's cooking skills tomorrow."

"Okay, sister, you arrange it."

"Well, since Yunhai is close to the sea, let's go to the restaurant near our house."

Lu Yuan nodded lightly, then frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.

He remembered that on the first day Gu Jiuyi became his deskmate, she seemed to have told him about a restaurant in her family, and the address seemed to be by the sea...

Hey, isn't that the three star restaurant?!

22. Cut in half

Lu Yuan was originally thinking about going to a three-star restaurant for dinner, but after thinking about it, he realized that this was the Gu family's own restaurant, so it seemed that it was okay.

"By the way, Sister Yuzhu, if we're going to have a meal, why don't you let me and Gu Jiuyi go together? What's the point of picking gifts?" asked Lu Yuan who was sitting in the passenger seat.

Shen Yuzhu glanced at Lu Yuan calmly, then reached out and ruffled his hair, as if encouraging a useless child. "When you grow up, little Lu Yuan, you'll understand. Raising a child is not possible without candy. If I don't tell you, don't you plan to give a gift to Yi Yi, who just finished her hard work and exams?"

"Uh..." Lu Yuan was a little confused by the question, "Indeed."

"Now that I'll reimburse you for the gift, go pick something out for Yiyi. You're the child's tutor anyway, and if spending a little money can keep the child motivated to study, it'll also make Xiaoluyuan feel a lot more relaxed, right?"

"……Yes."

Lu Yuan wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and thought to himself that she was worthy of being Sister Yuzhu, as only she had the experience of taking care of children.

Shen Yuzhu is now controlling the steering wheel with one hand and driving on the highway. He looks very handsome, but he is scared when he looks at the long road ahead. He always feels that driving like this is likely to cause an accident.

However, Miss Witch seemed to see Lu Yuan's worry and smiled at him. Just when Lu Yuan thought Shen Yuzhu was going to slow down, Shen Yuzhu suddenly stepped on the accelerator, and Lu Yuan's body was directly pressed against the seat.

"Is it exciting?" Shen Yuzhu asked.

"It's too exciting!" Lu Yuan complained.

After about ten minutes, they arrived near a commercial street in the city. Shen Yuzhu found a parking lot, registered his visitor information, and then parked in the open-air parking lot.

This was Lu Yuan's first time here. Although the surrounding environment was relatively new, Lu Yuan could still see that most of the goods in this commercial street were negotiable, unlike those stores in large shopping malls where the final word was what was paid. Lu Yuan was very surprised that Shen Yuzhu would come here.

In Lu Yuan's impression, with Shen Yuzhu's wealth, there is no need for her to come here.

After walking behind Shen Yuzhu for about ten minutes, Shen Yuzhu stopped and answered the doubts that Lu Yuan had just thought about but had not expressed verbally, as if she could see through people's hearts:

"I don't know if you've ever been to this street, Xiaoluyuan, but most of the goods on this street are discounted, and I want to test your bargaining skills," Shen Yuzhu said. "It doesn't matter how much the gift you choose is, it's just a token of your thoughtfulness."

So that's how it is. No wonder Shen Yuzhu brought him here, Lu Yuan thought.

Speaking of bargaining, Lu Yuan held his chin and thought for a while, thinking that it was quite interesting, so he decided to give it a try.

Lu Yuan was strolling leisurely on the pedestrian street, and Shen Yuzhu followed him quietly. From the perspective of passers-by, the two of them were a pair of good-looking siblings, the kind where the sister came to accompany her brother shopping.

After a while, Lu Yuan found a crystal bracelet that looked pretty good. It cost about 100 yuan. Lu Yuan bargained with the store manager and got the price down to 80 yuan, which was a 20% discount. He was quite satisfied with the result.

After buying the bracelet, Lu Yuan explained the situation to Shen Yuzhu. He thought Shen Yuzhu would praise him, as being able to get a 20% discount was already very good.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yuzhu just frowned slightly and gestured to Lu Yuan:

"Pick another one and see how I bargain."

Lu Yuan estimated that Shen Yuzhu might not be satisfied with the result and felt a little disappointed for a moment.

But when I think about how Sister Yuzhu has been fighting in the business arena for so many years, she should have her own unique insights, so it wouldn’t hurt to explain it.

So Lu Yuan picked again and found a very nice cross necklace for 299 yuan.

Lu Yuan gestured to Shen Yuzhu, and Shen Yuzhu waved her hand to indicate that she was the one to watch.

I thought Shen Yuzhu would gradually bargain down the price to under 200, but I didn't expect Shen Yuzhu to cut the price in half right away.

Lu Yuan:?

Ah? ? ?

The shopkeeper obviously didn't expect Shen Yuzhu to cut the price in half right away, and was a little confused. However, Shen Yuzhu was very imposing and had a strong aura, so the shopkeeper agreed after a few moves.

"150, sell it if you want."

"200! No less."

"Oh, bye."

“…Hey, wait a minute…”

After a while, Shen Yuzhu had an exquisite little box in her hand. She chuckled and handed it to the stunned Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan pulled his chin, which was about to drop to the ground, and said to Shen Yuzhu:

“Sister, if it were me, if you said cut in half, I’m afraid I wouldn’t want to cut you in half.”

Shen Yuzhu was amused and pinched Lu Yuan's face.

"In places like this, you can just cut the price in half, especially for jewelry like this. Even if you cut the price in half, the merchant will still make a profit. It's just a matter of whether they make more or less."

Lu Yuan scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "Ah, is that so..."

"Yeah, they say girls' money is the easiest to cheat. If I had bargained for a while longer, I could have bought this necklace for less than 100. It's a pity that we have to rush to the restaurant. It's not good to let Yiyi wait too long." Shen Yuzhu shrugged and pointed to the gift shop nearby. "Go, buy a nice gift box and wrap the gift you want to give to Yiyi. Just give one. You can keep the other one for later."

Lu Yuan nodded thoughtfully and weighed the two gifts. When he saw the bracelet's packaging, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have given a bracelet to a girl before. Thinking of this, Lu Yuan shook his head. He couldn't give her a bracelet again, and the necklace he had just picked was also very good, so he would give her the necklace this time.

Shen Yuzhu observed Lu Yuan silently, and raised the corners of her lips slightly.

"Sister, please help me get it. I'm going to buy a gift box and will be back soon."

Lu Yuan handed the two jewelry boxes to Shen Yuzhu, and then bought two gift boxes that looked very exquisite in the gift shop.

Although the original box of the jewelry is also very beautiful, it is better to package it. After all, it is not his money. Even if he pays for it, it is not very expensive, just a few dozen dollars.

"Okay." Lu Yuan said.

Shen Yuzhu nodded and took Lu Yuan's hand, "Let's go, it's getting late. If we wait any longer, Yiyi will get angry again."

"Well, let's go." Lu Yuan followed Shen Yuzhu and walked out of the pedestrian street along the original route.

There are many pedestrians passing by, but no one will remember that a handsome boy and a silver-haired girl stayed here just now.

But Lu Yuan didn't know that the girl he gave the bracelet to walked out of the gift shop silently after he left, looking in the direction he left.

"Lu Yuan, you will reject me, is it because of her..."

23.Is this your gift?

"By the way, you should accompany Yiyi for dinner today."

While on the coastal highway, Shen Yuzhu said it lightly.

But Lu Yuan grasped the key point of the words.

"Sister Yuzhu, are you leaving?"

Shen Yuzhu nodded, then she smiled at Lu Yuan.

"It's almost time for our 7pm flight. You and Yiyi are still young and don't understand the glory behind us adults. Of course, you don't need to understand it so quickly."

Shen Yuzhu put one hand on the steering wheel and pinched Lu Yuan's cheek with the other hand, with a happy expression:

"Of course, as for my sister, I will take better care of your parents if I have the chance. You haven't seen them for a long time, right?"

Lu Yuan was stunned.

Shen Yuzhu continued to add:

"Don't overthink it. If the sky falls, your sister and Aying will help you hold it up. Do you understand? If you understand, then go."

The supercar began to slow down. Lu Yuan looked outside and saw an old building that looked like it was made of red bricks.

This is the only house number on the entire street.

The heavy black wrought iron gate opened, and the car drove straight in and stopped in front of the old house.

The entire old house was pitch black. Looking in through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the dining table covered with a checkered tablecloth was empty, with no one in sight.

The door of the old house was closed, and the only light was on above the door. A waiter in white had been standing there waiting for a long time.

Shen Yuzhu patted Lu Yuan's shoulder and said, "Go by yourself. I won't see you off."

"Thank you, sister. Goodbye."

Lu Yuan always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

The waiter in white opened the car door for Bing Ye and brought him into the center of a dim old house. He struck a match to light the floating wax on the table. In the warm light sat Gu Jiuyi, dressed in white, with a black butterfly hairpin in her silver hair.